WoW Dragonflight Season 4 Gearing Quick Guide - Best Ways to Gear Up in Dragonflight S4

5/1/2024 9:05:15 AM

The final season of Dragonflight begins this week, and here's what's happening to the best of our knowledge virtually all of Dragonflight is getting a plus 39 item level upgrade the activities and rewards that you're used to are getting a big power boost.

4-5 Reflecting recent update that crafted gear will work the same as S3

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460

463

467

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473

476

480

483

486

489

493

496

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502

506

509

512

515

519

522

525*

528*

Flightstone
And Crest
Upgrades

Explorer (454-476)

Veteran (480-502)

Hero (506-522)

No Crest Needed

Whelping's Crest

Drake's Crest

Wyrm's Crest

Aspect's Crest

Adventurer (467-489)

Champion (493-515)

Myth (519-528)

No Crest Needed

Whelpling's Crest

Drake's Crest

Wyrm's Crest

Aspect's Crest

Crest Trading

When a Crest type is no longer needed for upgrades in ALL slots, you can start trading them for a higher level.
Requires 90 Crests for 15 of the higher level (6:1 ratio).

(When ALL gear is ilvl 450 and higher)
Can trade Whelpings for Drakes

(When ALL gear is ilvl 463 or higher)
Can trade Drakes for Wyrms

(When ALL gear is ilvl 476 or higher)
Can trade Wyrms for Aspects

Dungeons

Affixes

No Affixes

1 Affix

2 Affixes

3 Affixes

End of Dungeon
Reward

Normal
460

Heroic
476

Mythic 0
493

M+2
496

M+3-4
499

M+5-6
502

M+7-8
506

M+9+
509

Great Vault
Reward

Heroic
489

Mythic 0
506

M+2-3
509

M+4-5
512

M+6-7
515

M+8-9
519

M+10+
522

Crest Reward

Completion = 5 Crests
Timed 12 = Crests
Any M0 clear = 10 Drakes
15 Crests needed to apply 1 upgrade
Season cap goes up 90/week
Drops off outdoor content

Drake
Mythic 0

Wyrm
+2 to +5

Aspect
+6 and higher

Soul's Personal Strat For Stress-Free Progression

Just want to give a big thank you to everyone who is finding this reference guide to be useful.
It's not a snazzy infographic but I'm glad it's helping just a little bit!
- Soul

Run 9s for Champion Gear + Drake Crests to upgrade to 4/8. Run heroics to fill up the Dungeon Vault rewards.

Run 11s for Wyrm Crests to upgrade to 8/8 + extra Champion gear

Run 16s as needed for Aspect Crests to maximize crafted gear

Amirdrassil

Bosses 1-7 = 10 Crests
Bosses 8-9 = 15 Crests

Raid Finder
441-450
Awards Whelpling Crest

Normal
454-463
Awards Drake Crest

Heroic
467-476
Awards Wyrm Crest

Mythic
480-489
Awards Aspect Crest

Professions

Starter (Rare) Gear
434-447
Needs 30 Whelpling's Crest

Heroic
Epic Craft
463-476
Needs 45 Wyrm's Crest

Normal
Epic Craft
450-463
No Crest Needed

Mythic
Epic Craft
470-486
Needs 60 Aspect's Crest

Outdoor Activities

Repeatable Activities
Explorer up to 4/8 (415-424)

Weekly Legacy Activities (Soup, Research)
Adventurer up to 4/8 (428-437)

Quests:
The Superbloom
Blooming Dreamseeds
A Worthy Ally
Veteran up to 4/8 (441-450)

World Boss
Champion (454)

"Stress-Free"
Progression

Clear normal dungeons and outdoor activities until item level 476

Clear Heroic dungeons and outdoor activities until close to item level 490

1 M0 per week to earn Hero gear from vault, full clear for Champion gear

Clear as needed to upgrade Champion, Hero gear

Run 6s for Aspect crests. Stay here if just crafting

Run 7s for Hero gear each clear

Run 8s for Myth gear from vault

Do not run higher than 8s

Raids

Awakened
Raids

Raids and outdoor bonus activities will rotate biweekly

Raid Finder
480-489
Awards Whelpling Crest

Normal
493-502
Awards Drake Crest

Heroic
506-515
Awards Wyrm Crest

Mythic
519-528
Awards Aspect Crest

Awakened Gear

Purchased with 2 Bullion at an income rate of 1/week
Counts as a seasonal currency with a cap that goes up 1/week

Awakened Gear
(493-528)

Crest Trading

When a Crest type is no longer needed for upgrades in ALL slots, you can start trading them for a higher level.
Requires 90 Crests for 15 of the higher level (6:1 ratio).

(When ALL gear is ilvl 489 and higher)
Can trade Whelpings for Drakes

(When ALL gear is ilvl 502 or higher)
Can trade Drakes for Wyrms

(When ALL gear is ilvl 515 or higher)
Can trade Wyrms for Aspects

World
Content

Professions*

Starter (Rare) Gear
473-486
Needs 30 Whelpling's Crest

Heroic
Epic Craft
502-515
Needs 45 Wyrm's Crest

Normal
Epic Craft
489-502
No Crest Needed

Mythic
Epic Craft
512-525
Needs 60 Aspect's Crest

Outdoor Activities

Weekly Time Rift
Season Activities (unempowered)
Explorer up to 4/8 (454-463)

Dreamsurge Weekly
Veteran up to 4/8 (480-489)

Last Hurrah Weekly Quest
(Each week a zone is "Awakened")
Champion (493)

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