How to Gear Up in The War Within

1. Early Game: Fresh 80 Starting Point

Your first objective after hitting level 80 is to stabilize your gear so you can enter endgame content without constant wipes.

🔸 Priority Actions:

1. Complete the Campaign
2. Buy Starter Gear on the Auction House
3. Queue for Heroic Dungeons

2. Dungeons — Core Progression Path

Dungeon content is the backbone of fast gearing in The War Within.

🔸 Season 3 Dungeon Difficulties & Rewards

💡 Pro Tip:

• Aim to clear M+10 weekly for 707 Vault gear.
• If undergeared, farm M0 → M+2 → M+5 in sequence for smooth progression.

3. Raid Gear — Manaforge Omega

Raids remain the highest single-source loot path.

🔸 Raid Difficulties & Gear

🔸 High-Value Boss Drops (714 ilvl Mythic):

• Dimensius: Band of the Shattered Soul
• Fractillus: Diamantine Voidcore
• Soulbinder Naazindhri: Voidglass Spire
• Nexus-King Salhadaar: Maw of the Void

💡 Pro Tip: Even if you can’t raid Mythic, Heroic loot plus Vault upgrades can rival it.

4. World Bosses

K’aresh World Boss: Reshanor, The Untethered

• Drops 688 ilvl loot (good filler gear).
• Examples: Feasting Fiend’s Barbute, Void-Bound Hauberk.
• Spawns on a predictable weekly rotation — worth killing for catch-up gear.

5. World Quests

• Great for transition gear between Campaign rewards and dungeon loot.
• Only target WQs offering gear rewards — check the map before committing.
• Can drop ~680 ilvl gear early in the season.

6. Crafted & Profession Gear

Crafted gear is flexible and customizable via Embellishments:

• Examples: Arathor Armor Patch, Blessed Weapon Grip, Earthen Master's Arsenal.
• Ideal for filling stubborn slots or pre-BiS weapons.
• Early patch tip: craft key slots ASAP — prices will spike.

7. Reputation Gear — K’aresh Trust

• Renown 7: 668 ilvl chest.
• Renown 16: 681 ilvl bracers.
• Mostly cosmetic beyond this — low gearing priority.

8. PvP Gear

PvP gear is powerful in PvP and viable in PvE at lower levels.

🔸 Season 3 PvP Gear

• Honor Gear: Entry-level PvP — farm BGs, skirmishes.
• Conquest Gear: Weekly caps, upgradeable, PvP BiS.
• War Mode Gear: Purchased with Bloody Tokens from WPvP.

9. The Great Vault

Weekly loot selection from Raids, M+, World Content.

• Up to 9 choices (3 per activity type).
• Vault ilvl can exceed direct drop ilvl — especially for Tier Sets.
• Always fill as many slots as possible each week.

10. Weekly Cache

• Rewards Veteran-tier gear from weekly activities.
• Open immediately — loot ilvl is fixed on acquisition.

🔸 Optimized Gearing Path — From Fresh 80 to 723

1. Complete Campaign → 660–665 ilvl.
2. Buy key AH pieces to fill gaps.
3. Heroic Dungeons → M0 → M+5 progression.
4. Target M+10 clears weekly for Vault 707 ilvl.
5. Join Normal/Heroic Raids ASAP.
6. Supplement with Crafted/World Boss/WQ gear.
7. PvP for extra weapons/slots if needed.
8. Farm Great Vault weekly for best upgrades.

By combining M+ dungeons, raids, crafted gear, and Vault rewards, you can hit the 723 ilvl cap efficiently and stay competitive for all Season 3 content. Whether your focus is PvE or PvP, the key is to keep all gearing avenues active so you’re never dependent on a single loot source.