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Tank Gearing Guide — Standard Track

Midnight Season 2 • All numbers from live season data • Updated 2026-08-11

Near-instant M+ queues make you the most efficient dungeon farmer. All content shown — solo and group activities ranked by efficiency.

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Track

Time

Group

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Your Situation

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Current ilvl

M+ Score (Raider.IO)

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📊 Ilvl Breakpoints

Recommended ilvl targets — not strict requirements

269

LFR raid — recommended minimum

282

Adventurer of the Dawn — warband crest discount

284

Normal raid — comfortable for most groups

295

Veteran of the Dawn — warband crest discount

299

Heroic raid viable

308

Champion of the Dawn — warband crest discount

314

Mythic raid

These are recommended targets, not hard requirements. You can attempt content below these ilvls — it'll just be more challenging. Highlighted breakpoints are within your selected track.

⚡ Your Weekly Guide

Step-by-step — do these in order for maximum efficiency

Bountiful Delves (Tier 11)

~12 min each

Guaranteed loot with a Coffer Key — no RNG. Great filler between M+ runs or when you want a break from groups.

📍How: Open the World Map → look for Delve icons. Use a Coffer Key at the final chest for guaranteed loot.

💎 Champion crests per completion

Mythic+ Dungeons

~31 min/run

The Standard track targets +2–9 keys. A +9 gives 315 ilvl vault rewards — that's why we suggest this level. M+ is the most repeatable source of high-ilvl gear — run 4 keys to unlock vault slot 2 (best value-per-time). As a tank, you control the pace — zero queue.

📋Apply to +9 groups. As a tank, queues are shorter but your score still matters. Enter your M+ score above for a realistic invite estimate.

📍How: Open the Group Finder (I key) → Mythic+ Dungeons.

🏆 4 runs = vault slot 2 (315 ilvl from +9)💎 Hero + Myth crests per timed run

Ritual Sites (Tier 6)

NEW 12.1.0

~12 min each — no weekly limit

No weekly cap — spam as many as you want. Tier 6 rewards 15 Myth crests per ~12-min run — the fastest Myth crest farm available in 12.1.0.

📍How: Open World Map → find an active Ritual Site. Activate exactly 5 challenges to unlock Tier 6. Choose fast modifiers: Manifestations (can be interrupted or sidestepped) or Patrols (clearly marked on map). Avoid the enemy health +15% challenge — it significantly slows clears. Defeat the final boss and repeat for crest capping (~12 min/run).

💎 15 Myth crests per run (uncapped)

Heroic The Venomous Abyss

~120 min full clear

8 bosses dropping 311–321 ilvl gear. Heroic drops the highest raid loot for your track. Each boss counts toward your Raid vault row.

📍How: Find a group in Group Finder → Raids → Heroic. Speed/farm groups typically want 308+ ilvl. Chill, progress, and alt-run groups are more relaxed (~299+). Most farm groups require AOTC (Ahead of the Curve). Progress groups usually don't.

🏆 8 bosses fills all 3 raid vault slots💎 Champion crests per boss (+ Hero from later bosses)

Bonus Steps

These activities give diminishing returns but help if you have extra time.

Cracked Keystone

~15 min

One-time per season (first T11 Delve clear grants the item; turning it in requires clearing a +2 or higher Mythic+), rewards bypass weekly cap

📍How: Check your weekly quest log for this activity.

💎 20 Hero + 30 Myth crests (uncapped)

Nightmare Prey

~15 min

Weekly quest, rewards bypass weekly cap

📍How: Check your weekly quest log for this activity.

💎 20 Hero crests (uncapped)

Nemesis Boss (Delves)

~15 min

First kill only, rewards bypass weekly cap. Splits across two difficulty tiers in-game (lower grants Hero only, higher grants both) — rewards here reflect the higher-difficulty kill; needs re-verification once exact tier gates are confirmed.

📍How: Check your weekly quest log for this activity.

💎 30 Hero + 30 Myth crests (uncapped)

🏆 Vault Strategy

Fill order and ilvl per slot

Category	Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
M+Fill first	315 1 run at +9	315 4 runs at +9	315 8 runs at +9
Raid	311 2 Heroic bosses	315 4 Heroic bosses	318 6 Heroic bosses

M+: Your M+ score affects how quickly you get invited to +9 groups. Enter your score above for personalized guidance.

Recommended fill order: M+ → Raid

⏱️ Time Budgets

What you can accomplish per session

⏱️

30 minutes

🧍 Solo

• 2 Bountiful Delves (T8)
• 1 Ritual Site T6 + 1 Void Assault

👥 Group

• 1 M+ +2 (faster clear)

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1 hour

🧍 Solo

• 3 Delves + 2 Ritual Sites
• Cracked Keystone + 2 Bountiful Delves + 1 Ritual Site

👥 Group

• 2 M+ +9 runs (vault slot progress)
• Heroic Raid first 4 bosses (~60 min)

⏱️

2 hours

🧍 Solo

• 5-6 Delves + 3 Ritual Sites (near crest cap via solo)
• LFR full clear + 3 Bountiful Delves

👥 Group

• Full Heroic clear (~150 min)
• 4 M+ +9 (vault slot 2) + Bountiful Delve

💎 Crest Roadmap

Sources, caps, and fastest-cap plans

Champion Mistcrest

100/week cap

The bar above shows cap progress — log in to see your real numbers

Source	Amount	Time	Type
M+ +2–3	10/run	~31 min	Group
Normal Raid	10/boss	~15 min/boss	Group
Delve T7	4/run	~10 min	Solo
Delve T8	6/run	~10 min	Solo
Delve T9	8/run	~10 min	Solo
Delve T10	10/run	~10 min	Solo
Ritual Site T1–3	10/site	~15 min	Solo

💡 Fastest cap: 10× Delve T10 = ~1h 40min

Hero Mistcrest

100/week cap

The bar above shows cap progress — log in to see your real numbers

Source	Amount	Time	Type
M+ +4–8	10/run	~31 min	Group
Heroic Raid	10/boss	~15 min/boss	Group
Delve T11	5/run	~10 min	Solo
Ritual Site T4	10/site	~15 min	Solo
Ritual Site T5	20/site	~15 min	Solo

💡 Fastest cap: 5× Ritual Site T5 = ~1h 15min

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