How to get Dawncrests in Midnight expansion: All sources and changes
If you’re wondering how to get Dawncrests in Midnight expansion, you’ve come to the right place. Here is our WoW crest guide for Season 1 of Midnight!
Key takeaways:
- Essential for gear upgrades: Dawncrests are crucial for upgrading gear to higher item levels, especially for endgame content like Mythic+ and raids.
- Crests types: Champion, Veteran, Heroic, and Mythic Crests correspond to different gear progression tiers.
- Weekly cap: Players can earn up to 100 Dawncrests of each type per week, with a cumulative cap allowing for catch-up in later weeks.
- New source: Prey drops Dawncrests, offering an additional way to farm upgrade materials alongside Mythic+ and raid content.
Table of Contents
In this guide, we’ve gathered the best ways to farm Dawncrests in Midnight Season 1. Some methods may seem tough, as higher tiers are aimed at players who enjoy challenges like Mythic-difficulty raids and Mythic+ dungeons at higher Keystone levels. Still, we hope this guide helps you find the easiest way to earn this valuable currency, and since we’ll keep it updated with new methods as they become available, be sure to bookmark the article to stay tuned.
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This article has been updated to include information on Dawncrests obtained through Midnight expansion.
What are Dawncrests
Dawncrests are newly implemented crests specifically for Midnight Season 1; they are the key currency used to upgrade your gear in Midnight. However, there are several key changes to the Crest system compared to what we had in TWW.
- Dawncrests changes: No longer we have Gilded, Weathered, or Carves crests. Now crests are tied to you gear tier.
- Fixed amount required: Crests required for upgrade is fixed to 10, so if you want to up your 4/6 gear item to 6/6 you will spend 20 Crests. Here’s how it works:
- 1/6 -> 2/6 = 10 Crests
- 2/6 -> 3/6 = 20 Crests
- 3/6 -> 4/6 = 30 Crests
- 4/6 -> 5/6 = 40 Crests
- 5/6 -> 6/6 = 50 Crests
And here is the full upgrade table:
|
Upgrade Track |
Item Level |
|---|---|
|
Unranked (Not Upgradeable) |
207 |
|
210 |
|
|
214 |
|
|
217 |
|
|
Adventurer |
220 |
|
224 |
|
|
227 |
|
|
230 |
|
|
Veteran |
233 |
|
237 |
|
|
240 |
|
|
243 |
|
|
Champion |
246 |
|
250 |
|
|
253 |
|
|
256 |
|
|
Hero |
259 |
|
263 |
|
|
266 |
|
|
269 |
|
|
Myth |
272 |
|
276 |
|
|
279 |
|
|
282 |
|
|
285 |
|
|
289 |
What is the weekly limit on Dawncrests
Each week in Midnight Season 1, you’re allowed to earn up to 100 Crests of each gear track.
There’s a catch-up system in place: if you’ve missed previous weeks of Season 1 content, your weekly cap increases accordingly. For example, by Week 4, the cumulative cap for Crests would be 400 each, allowing you to earn extra to make up for lost time.
To check your current crest progress, you can look in your currency tab (Shift + B → Currency). If you’re close to the cap and need more upgrades, consider trading lower-tier crests up through the Crest Exchange in Silvermoon.
Where to spend Dawncrests
You can spend Dawncrests at the gear upgrade vendors, Cuzolth and Vaskarn. Cuzolth upgrades your item levels, while Vaskarn lets you trade Crests. You can find them in Silvermoon.
You can also trade lower-tier Crests for higher-tier ones, but this system is tied to your gear progression, specifically to certain achievements, such as Carved of the Undermine that was tied to Season 2 of TWW.
The exact item levels for these gear upgrades and the official names of the related achievements are not yet confirmed. We’ll update the article with accurate information as soon as Patch 12.0 goes live.
Midnight Dawncrests sources
Midnight makes farming Crests both more restrictive and more streamlined. You now earn Crests tied directly to the upgrade track of the activity you complete. In practice, this means that running Tier 8 Bountiful Delves rewards you with Hero track gear and matching Hero track Dawncrests.
Here is the full table for Dawncrests sources.
|
Dawncrest Type |
Typical Activities that Earn Them |
Content Examples / Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
|
Adventurer Dawncrest |
Repeatable outdoor events and low‑tier Delves |
Outdoor Events; Prey Hunts (Normal); Delves Tiers 1–4 |
|
Veteran Dawncrest |
World events, LFR raids, Heroic dungeons, mid‑tier Delves, bounty maps |
Weekly Outdoor Events; LFR raids (Voidspire / Dreamrift / Quel’Danas); Heroic Seasonal Dungeons; Delves Tiers 5–6; Delver’s Bounty Maps T4–5 |
|
Champion Dawncrest |
Normal raids, low‑tier Mythic+ keys, mid‑to‑high Delves, bounty maps |
Normal Raid Difficulties; Mythic+ +2 to +3; Delves Tiers 7–10; Delver’s Bounty Maps T6–7 |
|
Hero Dawncrest |
Heroic raids, mid‑tier Mythic+ keys, high Delves, high bounty maps |
Heroic Raid Bosses; Mythic+ +4 to +8; Delves Tier 11; Delver’s Bounty Maps T8+ |
|
Myth Dawncrest |
Mythic raids and high Mythic+ keys |
Mythic Raid Bosses; Mythic+ +9 and up |
Additionally, the amount of Crests rewarded can vary depending on the activity’s difficulty level or how well it’s completed (e.g., beating a Mythic+ timer vs. failing it). Always check the specifics of each source to understand the exact Crest yield.
As you can see, the final two tiers of Dawbrests are difficult to obtain, especially for non-hardcore players. If you’re looking for an easier way to farm Gilded and Runed Crests, consider checking WoW boost to see if it’s the right option for you.
Here, we wrap up our “How to get Dawncrests in Midnight” article. If you’ve found this article informative and beneficial in your adventures, let us know in the comments below. Either way, happy farming!
FAQ
How to get Crests in WoW?
Crests in World of Warcraft are earned by completing Mythic+ dungeons, raids, and PvP activities, with the tier of Crest depending on the difficulty.
How do Crests work in WoW?
Crests in World of Warcraft are a currency used to upgrade gear. Earned from activities like Mythic+ dungeons, raids, and PvP, they come in four tiers, each tied to progressively harder content. Players can spend them at gear upgrade vendors to enhance their items, with a weekly cap limiting how many can be obtained. This system streamlines gear progression, ensuring upgrades align with the difficulty of the content completed.
How much Dawncrests I can get?
Players can obtain up to 100 of each Crests type per week from various activities. If you’ve skipped one week dont’ worry as this cap is cumulative. So if you’ve skipped one week, you can earn next week 200/300 etc. crests. There is no total cap of Dawncrests that you can carry.
Are Dawncrests crucial for high-end content?
Yes, Dawncrests are essential for upgrading gear in World of Warcraft’s high-end content of Midnight. Without them, tackling higher end content can become problematic, if not outright impossible.
How to trade Crests in WoW?
Trading up Crests in WoW is a straightforward process that allows you to convert lower-tier crests into higher-tier ones, making gear upgrades more accessible. Simply visit Vaskarn in Silvermoon, where you can exchange 90 lower-tier crests for 15 crests of the next tier. This system is especially useful if you’ve accumulated a surplus of lower-tier crests and want to speed up your endgame progression without relying solely on high-end content.
Are Crests account-transferable?
As of the latest updates, Dawncrests are not account-transferable. This means each character must earn and use their own crests for gear upgrades.
Comments
last thing this post helped me realize I do not need any gilded crest or enchanted crest for I will not be getting any myth gear. champion and some hero drops are good enough for the time I spend.
Thank you that was the best breakdown for crest,from any source. I am a solo player,that does Bountiful Delves tier 8 + with vault drops. I do not craft and want nothing to do with it.
Hey, glad you found this guide helpful! If you’re running Delves and relying on vault drops, you might find our guides on the best curios for Delves and the Delves tier list pretty useful. Happy grinding!
Hello. Since Patch 11.0.7 the number of Crests needed for exchanging to higher ones changed from 90 down to 45 Crests.
So please update your article to “If you own a surplus of 45x Carved Harbinger Crests, you can purchase a Celebratory Pack of Runed Harbinger Crests.” for example. All Crest cost have been reduced. Otherwise its a full comprehensive guide and i thank you for the effort!
Greetings, Kentrickz! Thanks for your useful insight. We added you to our contributors list.