The blacksmith is only a few steps away, and the stash is right there at the bottom. The gold vendor is almost adjacent to the portal as you can see. But that's a pretty big minority of your portal trips so it won't be a problem. When you need more advanced services like the Occultist, Jewler, Stables etc., you'll still have to go to a town. Now sure, it will take you a few more seconds and some annoyance to click the map, go to the Sanctuary overmap (when you're in a dungeon) and then find and click the Tree of Whispers waypoint, but I cannot tell you just how much time, pointless running around and tedium this will save you in the long run. So what's the tip? Instead of Town Portaling out of wherever you are, open the map and head to the Tree of Whispers instead. It will take you a while to get to them, sell/repair, go to the stash to put the gems in etc.

Unlike in Diablo 3, all towns that you arrive at with Town Portal have their vendors scattered around in 4. It's a pretty simple one: don't use the default Town Portal key to go to town. You may already know this trick/tip, but if you don't, it's going to save you a LOT of time and annoyance. While the title may sound a little lofty and exaggerated, I assure you it is not.

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