The Purveyor of Curiosities is the gambling vendor in Diablo 4 and can be found in major towns. In exchange for Murmuring Obols that you collect completing tasks they will give you a particular unidentified piece of gear which could be normal, magic, rare or legendary.
How to get Murmuring Obols
Murmuring Obols are an account-bound currency that is mostly used for gambling at the Purveyor of Curiosities. They can also be used to buy Whispering Keys which are used to open Silent Chests.
Murmuring Obols are acquired by:
- Completing World Events
- Cleansing cursed chests
- Cleansing cursed shrines
- Drops in Dungeons (as a Mumuring Cache automatically placed in your inventory)
How to increase your Max Carrying Capacity
Like gold, Obols do not take up an inventory slot, they are collected virtually in the inventory along with gold. You can see the amount you have when you expand your inventory screen.
To begin with, the maximum number of Obols you can carry in your inventory is 500, however, this can be increased by earning Renown and visiting certain Altars of Lilith. Doing so will increase the Obol carrying capacity by 5 for each Altar and as there are 20 that adds 100 more capacity. Below is a map showing all the Altars that have that reward and the closest Waypoints to help you quickly navigate between them.
You can add a further 400 to your max carrying capacity by achieving 500 Renown points in each of the 5 areas (80 Max Obols each).
Obols Renown rewards increase the maximum carrying capacity by 400 Obols
See what your Obols carrying capacity is
When you open any Murmuring Caches the Obols will be added to your total however, if you're at or near your Max you can store the Caches in your Bag/Stash and open them later. If you have reached your maximum capacity and are rewarded some Obols as loot in an Event you can return to town to spend some of your Obols and the Obols on the ground at the Event location will be there waiting for you to pick up. Be quick though, they do disappear.
Uses for Murmuring Obols
How to Target Farm Gambling
Gambling will reward you with Normal, Magic, Rare and Legendary items so it's a long shot you'll get the exact Legendary Aspect you are looking for. However, you can improve your chances by focusing your gambling on the cheapest item type that Aspect can appear on. For example, the Aspect of Hardened Bones can only appear on a Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield and Amulet. All of those items are 40 Obols but to gamble on an amulet would cost 60 so you wouldn't choose that item.
Keys
The Purveyor of Curiosities also sells Whispering Keys which are used to open Silent Chests which can be found all around Sanctuary. When purchased they are stored in the Consumables tab of your inventory.
Trading Obols
Murmuring Obols cannot be traded between players.
Gambling Costs
| Item Type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Axe | 50 Obols |
| Mace | 50 Obols |
| Sword | 50 Obols |
| Two-Handed Axe | 75 Obols |
| Two-Handed Hammer | 75 Obols |
| Two-Handed Sword | 75 Obols |
| Polearm | 75 Obols |
| Bow | 75 Obols |
| Crossbow | 75 Obols |
| Wand | 50 Obols |
| Staff | 75 Obols |
| Focus | 40 Obols |
| Cap | 40 Obols |
| Tunic | 40 Obols |
| Pants | 40 Obols |
| Gloves | 25 Obols |
| Boots | 25 Obols |
| Ring | 40 Obols |
| Amulet | 60 Obols |
| Whispering Key | 20 Obols |