Mythic+ Gearing Guide

Gearing up in Mythic+ comes down to three rewards: the loot from the chest at the end of each key, a weekly pick from the Great Vault, and Mistcrests to upgrade what you already wear. In Midnight Season 2, dungeon gear starts at item level 295 from a +2 key and stops climbing at 311 from a +10, while the Great Vault adds a Myth-track choice at 318 for any +10 or higher. In the guide below, you'll find the item level of every key level, Great Vault rewards, Mistcrest tiers, bonus rolls with Nebulous Voidcores, Ascendant Venomstones, and the fastest route from a fresh character to +10 keys.

How Mythic+ Gearing Works in Midnight Season 2

Traditionally, Mythic+ dungeons are the best source of PvE gear in World of Warcraft. The advantage of this mode is that there aren’t any limitations except your free time. While raid bosses give you a chance at valuable loot only once per week per difficulty, dungeons can reward you with end-of-run loot after every single run — if you’re lucky enough. So even if you’re not the biggest fan of this in-game activity, let’s take a closer look at all the possible Mythic+ gearing options. If you would rather skip the key grind, an M+ carry gets you there faster.

End-of-Run, Great Vault, and Crest Upgrades

Generally, there are three ways to gear up your character through weekly Mythic+ runs. All of them pair well with raiding.

• End-of-run rewards: A timed key awards the group two items from the chest at the end of the dungeon, at item level 295–311 depending on the key level.
• Great Vault rewards: Based on the keys you completed during the week, the Great Vault offers up to three choices at item level 305–318 after the weekly reset.
• Mistcrests: Every completed key rewards Champion Mistcrest, Hero Mistcrest, or Myth Mistcrest, depending on the key level, which you spend to upgrade your gear.

Keep in mind that with no limits on dungeon runs, you can use this source to quickly power up your character.

How M+ Gear Compares to Raid and Delve Gear in Midnight Season 2

The three main PvE activities in Midnight reward players with gear across different item level ranges. Let’s take a look, from the lowest to the highest:

• Delves: Item level 266–295 from Bountiful coffers, up to 305 from the Great Vault at Tier 8 and higher.
• Mythic+ dungeons: Item level 295–311 end-of-run rewards, 305–318 Great Vault rewards.
• Raids: In The Venomous Abyss, item level 279–289 Raid Finder, 292–302 Normal, 305–315 Heroic, and 318–324 Mythic rewards, with 344 from the last two Mythic bosses.

Yes, the highest item level gear still comes from Mythic raiding. But Mythic+ closes most of the gap: a +10 Great Vault pick starts on the Myth track at 318, and Myth Mistcrests from +9 and higher keys upgrade it all the way to 334, the top of the Myth track.

Mythic+ End-of-Run Loot

As mentioned, every player has a chance to get loot after each completed dungeon run. You can also trade items you don’t need to other players and pick up gear that way. To maximize your chances of getting the reward you want, consider teaming up with players who share your armor type.

Complete End-of-Run Item Level Table

Mythic+ dungeon gear starts at item level 295 in Season 2. The table below shows the item level and upgrade track of the end-of-run rewards for every key level.

Gear item level stops scaling at +10. Higher keys still pay Myth Mistcrests, award Ascendant Venomstones, and raise your Mythic+ rating, but the chest itself does not get any better.

How Many Items Drop at the End of a Key

Each player has to loot the chest at the end of the dungeon to see whether they received gear. A timed key awards two items to the group, and each of them is personal loot for the player who gets it. Key level raises the item level of those rewards, but not the number of items. On top of that, you can spend a Nebulous Voidcore on a bonus roll for an extra piece, which we cover below.

Which Item Slots Can Drop from Mythic+ End-of-Run Chests?

Mythic+ dungeon loot tables cover every armor, weapon, trinket, and jewelry slot. Tier set pieces don't drop from the end-of-run chest, but they can appear among the Great Vault dungeon choices. Warband gear can also drop from the chest, though it can't be traded to other players. Our Midnight Season 2 Mythic+ loot table lists every drop by dungeon and slot.

The Great Vault Item Levels for Mythic+

Completing Mythic+ keys fills the dungeon row of the Great Vault: 1, 4, and 8 keys unlock the first, second, and third choice. Those choices use the item level of your highest, fourth-highest, and eighth-highest key of the week, and any +10 or higher unlocks a Myth 1/6 item at 318. The table below shows the exact item level for every key level.

The item pool is based on the dungeons you ran during the week, and dungeon choices can also roll tier set pieces. You still take only one reward from the whole vault each week. Slot thresholds, reset timing and the raid and world rows are covered in our Midnight Great Vault guide.

Bonus Rolls with Nebulous Voidcores

Bonus rolls return in Season 2. At the end of a Mythic+ dungeon, you can spend one Nebulous Voidcore on an extra item from a separate loot table for your class, and an item you win this way leaves that table. The item level matches the Great Vault reward for the content, so a +10 roll pays a Myth 1/6 piece at 318.

Voidcores come from two places. You can take one from the Great Vault instead of an item once at least three vault slots are filled, and from week 8 of the season, Orin Straylight at the Catalyst in Silvermoon hands out one more each week.

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Ascendant Venomstones from +10 Keys

Since the weekly reset of October 20, every +10 or higher key awards an Ascendant Venomstone, unlocked once per warband through a short quest from Orin Straylight. Ten stones lift a fully upgraded weapon, trinket, or necklace past the end of its track: a Myth 6/6 piece goes to 341, the equivalent of Myth 8, and a Hero 6/6 piece goes to 328. Items that already drop at 344 can't be upgraded this way, and an upgraded item can't be upgraded again.

Upgrade Tracks Explained

Gear in Midnight is divided into five upgrade tracks: Adventurer, Veteran, Champion, Hero, and Myth. Each track has six ranks, and every rank costs 20 Mistcrests of the matching tier, so taking a piece from 1/6 to 6/6 costs 100 crests. The tracks overlap at the seams: a Champion 6/6 piece sits at 308, the same item level as Hero 2/6.

How Upgrade Tracks Work in Midnight Season 2

Each track covers its own item level range and comes from specific content:

• Adventurer Gear (266–282): Heroic dungeons, low-tier Delves, and Normal Prey hunts.
• Veteran Gear (279–295): Raid Finder, mid-tier Delves, and Hard Prey hunts.
• Champion Gear (292–308): Normal raids, Mythic 0 dungeons, +2 to +5 keys, and high-tier Delves.
• Hero Gear (305–321): +6 and higher keys, Heroic raids, and Great Vault rewards for +2 to +9 keys.
• Myth Gear (318–334): Mythic raids and Great Vault rewards for +10 keys and Heroic raids.

Myth 6/6 at 334 is not the absolute ceiling. Very Rare items and loot from the last two Mythic bosses of The Venomous Abyss drop at 344, and Ascendant Venomstones push a finished weapon, trinket, or necklace to 341.

Mistcrests Currency Overview

Every completed Mythic+ key rewards Mistcrests for gear upgrades. Mistcrests replaced the Season 1 Dawncrests, so old crests don't carry over. The table shows which crest each key level pays.

Mistcrests have a weekly cap that rises with every reset, and once you hit it, keys pay crests of the tier below instead. Each track also has a warband achievement, from Adventurer of the Mist to Myth of the Mist, that halves its upgrade costs once you outgrow it. For crest sources outside Mythic+ and exchange rates, read our WoW Midnight Mistcrests guide.

The Fastest Mythic+ Gearing Roadmap for a Fresh Character

In most cases, you can't jump straight into spamming high-tier dungeon runs. The process takes some preparation, including world-quest completion and diving into lower-level dungeon encounters. So let's go over a basic Mythic+ gearing roadmap for the Midnight expansion.

Step 1: Heroic Dungeons and Mythic 0 World Tour for Baseline Gear

To prepare your character for Mythic+ pushing, start by collecting Adventurer-track gear from Heroic dungeons through the Dungeon Finder. After that, run the seasonal dungeons on Mythic 0: every boss drops Champion 1/6 gear at item level 292, and you learn the routes and tactics you'll need for future keys.

Step 2: Push Your Own Key to +2 and Start the M+ Loot Cycle

Once you've completed at least one Mythic dungeon, you'll receive your own Mythic+ key, which you can use to run at +2. From there, you can start building your Mythic+ score and earning Champion-track gear at item level 295 and above.

Step 3: Target +6 Keys for Hero Track Gear and Crest Farming

Your next milestone is +6, where the chest drops Hero-track gear at 305 and every key pays Hero Mistcrests to upgrade it. Prioritize upgrading your Best-in-Slot items first: a Hero piece with the right stats is often worth more than a Myth piece with the wrong ones.

Step 4: Push +10 Keys for Myth Track Vault Rewards

Your final goal is +10, which drops item level 311 loot, unlocks a Myth 1/6 Great Vault choice at 318, and awards an Ascendant Venomstone. Higher keys give the same gear, so pushing past +10 is mainly for rating, Myth Mistcrests, and more Venomstones.

Mythic+ Gearing Strategy

At the start of the season, the main goal for players is to collect a tier set, which greatly empowers your character. If you don't raid, your tier pieces come from the Great Vault dungeon choices and the Catalyst. You'll also want to identify your list of Best-in-Slot weapons, trinkets, and non-set items, and farm the specific dungeons that drop them until you get what you need.

Once you have Hero- or Myth-track gear equipped, you can start spending Mistcrests on upgrades. We'll cover this in more detail in the following sections.

The Upgrade Priority Order

In most cases, you should follow a specific order based on how hard an item is to get. The Great Vault can save you a lot of time, so it's generally best to choose the item that would otherwise cost you dozens of dungeon runs. The ideal priority order looks like this:

1. Weapon
2. Trinket
3. Tier set item
4. Highest item level upgrade

That last point reflects the standard situation you'll face toward the end of the season.

How to Use the Catalyst to Complete Your Tier Set from Mythic+ Gear

As mentioned, you should focus on obtaining your class tier set as quickly as possible. If you can't get it through the Great Vault, you can always use Venomblight Manaflux charges to transform an eligible item into a tier set piece.

The first Venomblight Manaflux charge becomes available at the start of Season 2. After that, players earn a new charge every two weeks. In Season 2, a catalyzed item keeps its secondary stats and any special effect of the original piece, so a Mythic+ drop with the right stats is now a safe Catalyst target.

To use Manaflux, head to one of the two Matrix Catalysts in Silvermoon. The first, neutral, can be found near the Sanctum of Light (/way 40.6 64.6).

The second, Horde-only, is located in the Court of Blood (/way 70.0 83.3).

Keep in mind that only items of at least Veteran quality can be transformed into tier set pieces.

We hope our Midnight Mythic+ Gearing Guide has been helpful. Good luck in your adventures, and don't forget to check our Midnight Season 2 Mythic+ rotation and loot guide for the dungeon pool and seasonal rewards, or use our Gearing service to empower your character.

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