On 7.3.5 gear doesn't come along one road but several at once: World Quests, Argus, Mythic+, the raid and crafting. Here are all the sources with their item levels and the order to take them in.
Sources and ilvl
| Source | Item level |
|---|---|
| Normal Legion dungeons | 845 |
| Heroic dungeons | 865 |
| Mythic dungeons (no keystone) | 885 |
| Argus World Quests | 880–895 |
| Emissary caches | same as the zone's World Quests, with a chance to forge |
| "Relinquished" items for Veiled Argunite | 910 (about 650 apiece) |
| Greater Invasion Points | from 930, once a week |
| Mythic+, chest at the end | 890–940 (capped at +15) |
| Mythic+, weekly chest | 905–960 (capped at +15) |
| Antorus: LFR / Normal / Heroic / Mythic | 915 / 930 / 945 / 960 |
| 7.3 crafted gear + Primal Obliterum | 900, upgrades to 935 |
The last bosses of the raid drop 5–10 levels above the listed number. Relinquished items are tokens that give a random item for a slot; they are sold by Thaumaturge Vashreen on the Vindicaar.
How to raise item level
- There is no currency upgrade system in Legion: neither Valor nor the Curious Coin (that one goes to Xur'ios for toys and pets) upgrades your gear.
- Only crafted gear can be upgraded: Obliterum raises older items to 900, Primal Obliterum raises 7.3 recipe items to 935, in steps of 5 levels.
- Legendaries drop at 970 and go up to 1000 for an Awakened Titan Essence (300 Wakening Essence), each one separately.
- Everything else — only a new drop and titanforging.
Titanforging
- Almost any item can drop upgraded: +5…+10 is "warforged", +15 and above is "titanforged".
- The bonus is random, and on top of that you can get a socket or a tertiary stat (speed, leech, versatility).
- That is why the old sources never die: a +10 Mythic+ keystone sometimes hands you an item at Heroic raid level.
Don't hoard items "for later" and don't ignore Mythic+ for the sake of the raid: the weekly chest for a single completed keystone is the fattest item of the week for most players.
Where to go with what
- 880+ — Mythic dungeons and your first keystone, Argus World Quests.
- 900–910 — keystones from +5 to +10, invasions on Argus, argunite gear to fill out your slots.
- 915 — the threshold for Antorus Raid Finder.
- 930+ — Normal Antorus and keystones above +10.
- 945+ — Heroic Antorus.
Order for the week
- Pick up a keystone and run at least one Mythic+ — for the weekly chest.
- Close out your emissaries: cheap epics, Artifact Power and a chance at a legendary.
- Once a week — Greater Invasion Points on Argus.
- The raid on your difficulty, and fill the missing slots with crafted gear and argunite.