The fastest way to gear in Midnight Season 2
Gear climbs fastest when every activity pays the crest of the next track up. This route follows the crest each activity drops.
- Clear Mythic 0. Every boss in the Season 2
dungeons drops Champion gear, and the runs pay Champion Mistcrests. - Run +2 and +3 keys. They pay Champion Mistcrests while you learn the routes.
- Move to +4 through +8. This band pays Hero Mistcrests.
- Push to +9. From +9 up, keys pay Myth Mistcrests.
- Raid every week. Normal pays Champion crests, Heroic pays Hero crests and Mythic pays Myth crests.
- Fill gaps with Delves. Tier 7 to 10 pays Champion crests, and Tier 11 pays Hero crests.
- Spend every crest. Each Mistcrest upgrades only gear of its own track.
Short on nights? A PRO can run the 
raid, the keys and the Delves with you in 1 order.
Season 2 gear, run with you
A Normal clear, 4 Mythic+ runs and Delves in 1 order, or the dungeons and keys on their own.
Gear rampSeason 2 Gear Ramp Bundle: Week One
Season 2 Gear Ramp: a Normal 8/8 Venomous Abyss clear, 4 Mythic+ runs and Delves in 1 order.
Dungeon sweepSeason 2 Dungeon Pool: All 8 Mythic 0 Sweep
Every Season 2 dungeon on Mythic 0 in 1 sweep, for Champion gear from every boss.
Mythic+WoW Midnight Mythic+ Boost: Season 2 keys from +2 to +12
Season 2 keys from +2 to +12, for Hero and Myth Mistcrests.
The 5 Mistcrests and where each one drops
Season 2 has 5 Mistcrests, 1 for each upgrade track. A crest upgrades gear of its own track only.
| Mistcrest | Upgrades gear to | Where it drops |
|---|---|---|
 Adventurer Mistcrest | 269 to 282 | Repeatable outdoor events, low Delve tiers |
 Veteran Mistcrest | 282 to 295 | Raid Finder, Heroic dungeons, Delves Tier 5 and 6 |
 Champion Mistcrest | 295 to 308 | Normal raid, Mythic 0, keys +2 and +3, Delves Tier 7 to 10 |
 Hero Mistcrest | 308 to 321 | Heroic raid, keys +4 to +8, Delves Tier 11 |
 Myth Mistcrest | 321 to 334 | Mythic raid, keys +9 and up |
The jump that matters most is +9. That key level is where Myth Mistcrests begin outside the Mythic raid.
Upgrade tracks and their item levels
Each track has 6 ranks. Crests of the matching type take an item from rank 1 to rank 6.
| Track | Rank 1/6 | Rank 6/6 |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 292 | 308 |
| Hero | 305 | 321 |
| Myth | 318 | 334 |
Adventurer and Veteran sit below Champion. Their gear tops out at 282 and 295.
The highest item level of the season sits above the Myth track. The Coiled Altar and Ula'tek drop 344 gear on Mythic, which counts as Myth 9/6.
Bosses, loot and the Ula'tek fight are in our Midnight raid guide.
Mistcrests have no weekly cap since 20 October
Blizzard lifted the weekly Mistcrest cap with a hotfix on 20 October 2026. Every crest you earn now counts toward your upgrades.
Before that hotfix, each crest type had a weekly cap. Crests earned past it dropped to the next lower crest.
For a fast gear climb, this is the biggest change of the season. A long night of keys now upgrades as far as your crests reach.
Patch 12.1.5 arrived on 13 October with the mid-season refresh. Its notes and the hotfixes after it are in our WoW patch notes.
Crafted gear with Hero and Myth Mistcrests
Crafting fills the slots your drops miss. The Mistcrest you add sets the item level of the crafted piece.
| Crest used in the craft | Crafted item level |
|---|---|
| Hero Mistcrest | 305 to 318, by quality |
| Myth Mistcrest | 318 to 331, by quality |
A Myth craft at top quality lands at 331. That is 3 item levels under a fully upgraded Myth drop.
Use Myth crafts for slots that the raid and the Great Vault have not filled.
Gearing fast with LFCarry
Our Season 2 gear ramp runs 3 jobs in 1 order. It covers a Normal 8/8 clear of the Venomous Abyss, 4 Mythic+ runs and a Delve sweep.
The larger option adds a Heroic 8/8 clear on top. That raid pays Hero crests and Hero track gear.
Want keys only? Our Mythic+ order runs Season 2 keys from +2 to +12.
New to the season? The dungeon pool order clears every Season 2 dungeon on Mythic 0 in 1 sweep.
The gear ramp is self-play by default, and Piloted lets a PRO play your character.
Normal and Heroic raid runs on their own are on our raid carry page.
Everything else open this season is in our Midnight Season 2 guide.
From the source
Official“Hotfixes, 20 October 2026, Items: Mistcrests are now uncapped. Player versus Player: Conquest and Bloody Tokens are now uncapped.”
Official“Patch 12.1.5 content update notes: Season 2 mid-season refresh.”
FAQ
Start with Mythic 0, then climb keys toward +9 and raid each week. Spend every Mistcrest on gear of its matching track.
The Season 2 upgrade crests. There are 5, 1 for each track from Adventurer to Myth.
No. A Blizzard hotfix on 20 October 2026 removed the weekly cap.
+9 and higher. Mythic raid bosses drop them too.
334 at rank 6/6. The last 2 Mythic bosses drop 344 gear, which counts as Myth 9/6.
The Heroic raid, keys from +4 to +8 and Tier 11 Delves.
318 to 331, by quality. Top quality reaches 331.
Yes. Our gear ramp runs a Normal clear, 4 Mythic+ runs and Delves in 1 order, with a Heroic option.
- New page: the fastest way to gear in Midnight Season 2, the 5 Mistcrests, track item levels, the 20 October crest uncap and crafting.