Loot & item level
Raid, The Venomous Abyss
8 bosses · drops step up per boss group (1 / 2-3 / 4-6 / 7-8)
| Source | Drop | Vault | Crests per boss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raid Finder | Drops279-289Veteran 1-4/6 | Vault292Champion 1/6 | Crests10Veteran |
| Normal | Drops292-302Champion 1-4/6 | Vault305Hero 1/6 | Crests12Champion |
| Heroic | Drops305-315Hero 1-4/6 | Vault318Myth 1/6 | Crests14Hero |
| Mythic (bosses 1 to 6) | Drops318-324Myth 1-3/6 | Vault334Myth 6/6 | Crests16Myth |
| Mythic: The Coiled Altar & Ula’tek | Drops344Myth 9/6 | Vault344Myth 9/6 | Crests20Myth |
Raid, The Unbinding of Kith’ix
New in 12.1.5 · a single boss beneath the Vaults of Ula’tek, Mythic flexible 15-25 players · item levels from community loot reports · a kill counts towards the raid row of the vault (Story mode does not), per guides, not checked in game · crest counts not confirmed yet · Heroic and Mythic kills can drop Ascendant Venomstones
| Source | Drop | Vault | Crests per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raid Finder | Drops285Veteran 3/6 | not confirmed | Crests?Veteran |
| Normal | Drops298Champion 3/6 | not confirmed | Crests?Champion |
| Heroic | Drops311Hero 3/6 | not confirmed | Crests?Hero |
| Mythic | Drops324Myth 3/6 | not confirmed | Crests?Myth |
Dungeons & Mythic+
End of dungeon vs. Great Vault · item level stops moving at +10, crests keep climbing all the way to +12 · * marks a key level where an affix is added or changed
| Source | Drop | Vault | Crests per run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heroic dungeon | Drops276Adventurer 4/6 | Vault289Veteran 4/6 | Crests10Adventurer |
| Mythic 0 | Drops292Champion 1/6 | Vault302Champion 4/6 | Crests10Champion |
| M+ 2* | Drops295Champion 2/6 | Vault305Hero 1/6 | Crests12Champion |
| M+ 3 | Drops295Champion 2/6 | Vault305Hero 1/6 | Crests14Champion |
| M+ 4 | Drops298Champion 3/6 | Vault308Hero 2/6 | Crests10Hero |
| M+ 5* | Drops302Champion 4/6 | Vault308Hero 2/6 | Crests12Hero |
| M+ 6* | Drops305Hero 1/6 | Vault311Hero 3/6 | Crests14Hero |
| M+ 7* | Drops305Hero 1/6 | Vault315Hero 4/6 | Crests16Hero |
| M+ 8 | Drops308Hero 2/6 | Vault315Hero 4/6 | Crests18Hero |
| M+ 9 | Drops308Hero 2/6 | Vault315Hero 4/6 | Crests10Myth |
| M+ 10* | Drops311Hero 3/6 | Vault318Myth 1/6 | Crests12Myth |
| M+ 11 | Drops311Hero 3/6 | Vault318Myth 1/6 | Crests14Myth |
| M+ 12 and above* | Drops311Hero 3/6 | Vault318Myth 1/6 | Crests16Myth |
Delves
Tier 4 and up need a Restored Coffer Key for the bountiful chest · without one the drop caps at Adventurer 3/6 (272), but crests and vault credit are unaffected · (+n) is the bonus for clearing every Nemesis
| Source | Drop | Vault | Crests per run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | Drops266Adventurer 1/6 | Vault279Veteran 1/6 | no crests |
| Tier 2 | Drops269Adventurer 2/6 | Vault282Veteran 2/6 | no crests |
| Tier 3 | Drops272Adventurer 3/6 | Vault285Veteran 3/6 | no crests |
| Tier 4 bountiful | Drops276Adventurer 4/6 | Vault289Veteran 4/6 | Crests5Adventurer |
| Tier 5 bountiful | Drops279Veteran 1/6 | Vault292Champion 1/6 | Crests5Veteran |
| Tier 6 bountiful | Drops282Veteran 2/6 | Vault295Champion 2/6 | Crests10Veteran |
| Tier 7 bountiful | Drops292Champion 1/6 | Vault298Champion 3/6 | Crests4Champion |
| Tier 8 bountiful | Drops295Champion 2/6 | Vault305Hero 1/6 | Crests6 (+5)Champion |
| Tier 9 bountiful | Drops295Champion 2/6 | Vault305Hero 1/6 | Crests8 (+5)Champion |
| Tier 10 bountiful | Drops295Champion 2/6 | Vault305Hero 1/6 | Crests10 (+5 Hero)Champion |
| Tier 11 bountiful | Drops295Champion 2/6 | Vault305Hero 1/6 | Crests15 (+5)Hero |
| Trovehunter’s Bounty (tier 8+) | Drops305Hero 1/6 | no vault slot | Crests12Hero |
| Delver’s Journey level 4 (tier 11)4 a week | no gear | no vault slot | Crests5Myth |
Labyrinth of Kindo’jan
New in 12.1.5 · nine Delve-like chambers on the Delve tiers, one wing at a time or all in one go · every 3 chambers count as one Delve at that tier for the vault, up to 3 a run · crests measured in game on tier 11 after 3 chambers, later chambers not measured yet · soul fragment items are armor or jewelry, never weapons or trinkets
| Source | Drop | Vault | Crests per run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 11, first 3 chambers | not confirmed | Vault305Hero 1/6 | Crests10 + 5Hero + Myth |
| 3 Heroic Soul Fragments | Drops308Hero 2/6 | no vault slot | no crests |
| 3 Mythical Soul Fragments (tier 8+)1 fragment per weekly task | Drops318Myth 1/6 | no vault slot | no crests |
Open world & PvP
Prey hunts and world content · PvP numbers are PvP item level and PvP gear upgrades with honor and conquest, not crests
| Source | Drop | Vault | Crests per run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prey hunt, Normal | Drops266Adventurer 1/6 | Vault279Veteran 1/6 | Crests10Adventurer |
| Prey hunt, Hard | Drops279Veteran 1/6 | Vault292Champion 1/6 | Crests10Veteran |
| Prey hunt, Nightmare | Drops292Champion 1/6 | Vault305Hero 1/6 | Crests10 + 5Champion + Hero |
| Nightmare weekly questonce a week | no gear | no vault slot | Crests20Hero |
| Prey: Ral’kala | Drops292Champion 1/6 | Vault305Hero 1/6 | Crests14 + 14Hero + Champion |
| Aspirant (honor) | Drops324-331PvP | no vault slot | no crests |
| Warmonger (Bloody Tokens) | Drops331PvP | no vault slot | no crests |
| Gladiator (conquest) | Drops337-344PvP | no vault slot | no crests |
Upgrade tracks
Every rank costs 20 crests of the track's own tier. Six ranks per track, and the tracks overlap: a Champion 5/6 and a Hero 1/6 are both 305.
| Track | 1/6 | 2/6 | 3/6 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 6/6 | Per rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran | 279 | 282 | 285 | 289 | 292 | 295 | 20 Veteran |
| Champion | 292 | 295 | 298 | 302 | 305 | 308 | 20 Champion |
| Hero | 305 | 308 | 311 | 315 | 318 | 321 | 20 Hero |
| Myth | 318 | 321 | 324 | 328 | 331 | 334 | 20 Myth |
Crafting
Crafted gear lands at the quality the crafter reaches, Q1 to Q5, and then upgrades along its own track like anything else. A Spark of Tides is the weekly-ish gate; the crest bill is paid once, at craft time, on top of the reagents.
| Track | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Cost to craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran | 279 | 282 | 285 | 289 | 292 | 80 Veteran |
| Champion | 295 | 298 | 302 | 305 | 308 | Spark |
| Hero | 305 | 308 | 311 | 315 | 318 | Spark + 80 Hero |
| Myth | 318 | 321 | 324 | 328 | 331 | Spark + 80 Myth |