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Horadric Caches (AKA "goodie bags") are awarded by [[Tyrael]] for completing all 5 randomly-selected [[bounties]] in each Act. This feature is only available in [[Reaper of Souls]], and only in [[Adventure Mode]]. These "goodie bags" are much sought since they can drop special legendary items (most notably the [[Ring of Royal Grandeur]]<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/fixing-ring-royal-grandeur Fixing the Ring of Royal Grandeur] - Diablo.IncGamers.com survey, 03/01/2015</ref> ) that can not be obtained anywhere else.
[[Patch 2.3]] added [[Horadric Cache materials]] that are required for high level item crafting and certain [[Kanai's Cube]] recipes, and that can only be found in the Caches. Patch 2.3 also added the [[Bonus Cache]], a second Horadric Cache awarded for completing all five bounties in the current Bonus Act, which doubles the total cache materials earned. When the [[bonus act ]] is completed, another act is randomly selected as the next bonus act, so players can do all 5 acts for bonus in the same game, if they go in the correct sequence, scoring a bonus cache for each. (Prior to Patch 2.3, there were 2 bonus acts in each game, but they only awarded double Blood Shards and did not switch once an act was completed.)
[[File:V230-bonus-cache.jpg|thumb|250px|Bonus Cache.]]
==Cache Contents==
Horadric Caches drop higher quality items, or have a higher % chance to drop a legendary item, when they are earned on higher difficulty levels. One Cache legendary item is guaranteed for Caches earned on T6, and there is a chance for a second Cache legendary on T8-T10. Each Cache [[snapshot]]s the difficulty level it was earned on and which Act it was earned in, so gathering caches on a low difficulty level and opening them on [[Torment 10]] will *not* increase the drop quality. (This was a functional exploit when the system went live back in 2012, but it was soon patched.)
While the difficulty level and the character level is locked in when a cache is earned, the contents and the [[smart roll]]s are not set until the cache is opened. This means that players can [[farm]] caches with their most powerful character, then [[twink]] them to another character of a different class, who can open them and get appropriate items for their class, thanks to the [[smart loot]] feature.<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blizzard-tracker/devthread/us/13348454718 Horadric Cache drops] - Grimiku forum post, 5/07/2014</ref>
The total take is doubled when the Act is on bonus, since the bonus Cache always contains the same amount of materials as the Horadric Cache.
====Bonus Cache====
The bonus cache contains only gold and materials. There are several small stacks of white, blue, and yellow materials, plus the same amount of orange, [[Horadric Cache materials]] as fall from the main Cache. This doubling of the total cache mats is the main benefit of earning Bonus Caches.
===Act One===
Act One caches are the only source of [[Khanduran Rune]] material.
[[File:Horadric-cache-loots.jpg|thumb|400px|Loot from 10 caches in one spot.]]
===Act Two===
Act Two is not a popular Act to Farm thanks to several large/slow bounties and a lack of top quality Cache legendary items. Act Two caches are the only source of [[Caldeum Nightshade]] material.
* [[Cloak Of Deception]]
Act Three is among the slowest acts to farm Caches in, and the number of legendary items makes finding one specific of these items the most challenging. The [[Pride's Fall]] helm is the one most sought, as it's arguably [[BiS]] item several builds that require high resource regen, such as the [[M6]] Demon Hunter.
Act Three caches are the only source of [[Arreat War Tapestry]] material.
* [[Avarice Band]]
Act Five is by far the slowest act to farm of the five, thanks to numerous very large areas. Patch 2.3 changed the [[Idiot Arrow]] timer from five minutes to one minute, making this act much more tolerable for hurrying players.
Act Five caches are the only source of [[Westmarch Holy Water]] material.
[[File:Horadric-cache-beta1.jpg|thumb|350px|Horadric Caches in bag form, from the RoS beta test.]]
