How to Gear Up in Mists of Pandaria Classic

In this guide, we will take a look at how to gear up in Mists of Pandaria Classic via every major gearing method available from level 90 onward. Gearing up is essential for players who want to get into the endgame or speed up all other activities. Gear is obtained from a ton of different sources, like questing, clearing dungeons, earning reputation, crafting items, clearing raids, and killing world bosses. Let’s take a look at gear sources in more detail.

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Mists of Pandaria Classic How to Gear Up Fast

To gear up fast in Mists of Pandaria Classic, focus on hitting level 90 and immediately buying or crafting ilvl 450 to 476 gear from the Auction House. This lets you skip normal dungeons and queue directly for heroic dungeons or early raids. Other recommendations:

• Prioritize heroic dungeons that drop gear for your spec.
• Another important thing to remember is to always cap Valor Points each week.
• While doing that, you should also complete Golden Lotus dailies first, as they unlock other factions with better rewards.
• You should also remember to kill world bosses like Sha of Anger once a week for a chance at getting ilvl 496 gear.

Avoid slow gear paths like farming rare mobs or reputation without dailies. Focus only on the highest return activities per time spent.

Below, we will cover all the best ways to gear up in MoP Classic in detail.

Dungeon Gearing in Mists of Pandaria Classic

Dungeon gearing in Mists of Pandaria Classic is one of the earliest and most important gearing steps reaching level 90. Normal difficulty dungeons drop item level 435 to 442 gear. Heroic dungeons drop item level 463 rare-quality gear, which is the minimum requirement for early raiding.

Here is a breakdown of dungeon gear item levels:

• Normal dungeons: ilvl 435 to 442;
• Heroic dungeons: ilvl 463.

Heroic dungeons will be your main way of gearing up for initial raids in Phase 1 of MoP Classic. Most classes can obtain full sets of heroic dungeon gear with correct secondary stats for their role, making it a reliable gearing path.

Valor Points are also earned from dungeon runs. These can be used to purchase additional 489 ilvl gear from faction vendors. Want to purchase your gear but are short on Valor points? Here is where Overgear comes to the rescue. Check out our Valor Point Farming service and let us handle the rest.

Keep in mind, you will need to be at least Revered to be able to purchase this gear.

Mists of Pandaria Classic Reputation Gear

Getting reputation gear in MoP Classic is an important part of the gearing process. Several factions sell gear at item levels ranging from 458 to 489, with item availability gated behind reputation levels. For example, most 489 items are usually locked behind the Revered or Exalted reputation level.

Here is the breakdown of MoP factions and which pieces of gear you can purchase from them:

Most of this gear is epic-quality (ilvl 476–489), depending on the faction.

Prioritize reaching Revered or Exalted with factions that offer gear for your main spec. Usually, the fastest way of gearing via this method is by completing daily quests.

Raid Gearing in Mists of Pandaria Classic

Raid gearing in Mists of Pandaria Classic is the main way to obtain the highest item level epic gear. The raid tier gear is categorized by phases, all with different item levels. Raids are available in several formats: 10-player, 25-player, and Looking for Raid (LFR). Each difficulty tier drops progressively better gear.

LFR is the easiest to access and requires only an ilvl 460, which makes it perfect for early raids. Normal and Heroic raids require a coordinated group and often higher gear levels to be successful.

Here we have prepared a full ilvl breakdown of WoW MoP raid gearing:

Another huge benefit of clearing raids is the fact that they drop Tokens for tier sets. They can be redeemed at faction hubs. Want to get your hands on some of this juicy loot, but don’t have a guild to run raids with? We’ve got you covered! Check out our Heart of Fear raid services here at Overgear.

Questing Gear in Mists of Pandaria Classic

Questing is the first source of MoP gear after reaching level 90. It helps to reach the stats needed to enter dungeons and raids later on. Most quests in max level zones offer blue items in the item level range of 430 to 450.

You should aim to complete full quest chains, focusing on hubs that unlock factions that also offer gear. In essence, it is useful only to replace your leveling gear.

Mists of Pandaria Classic World Boss Gear

Mists of Pandaria Classic world boss gear provides powerful epic items that can fill key gear slots. There are multiple world bosses that drop loot weekly. Here is a breakdown of each boss and what ilvl gear they drop:

Mists of Pandaria world bosses reset weekly, meaning they can be looted only once per week per character.

Mists of Pandaria Classic Crafted Gear

Characters who have just hit level 90 should take a look at the crafted gear. Players with professions can make gear with ilvls 450 to 476. These items are BoE, meaning that you can buy most of them on the Auction House.

Some crafted gear can be upgraded using the item upgrade system in Phase 2 of MoP Classic.

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To gear up fast in Mists of Pandaria Classic, you will need to farm reputation, buy BoEs, clear dungeons, and raids. To speed this up, you should plan around raid lockouts, world boss resets, and farming Valor to speed up your progression!