In Dragonflight season four, you’ll need two currencies to upgrade your gear—Flightstones and Awakened Crests. Since gearing up and upgrading your gear isn’t straightforward in the latest season, here are all the basics you need to know, including all types of gear and how to upgrade them.
In season four, there are six unique types of gear—Explorer, Adventurer, Veteran, Champion, Hero, and Mythic gear. Each type of gear has its own item level range and once you reach the maximum item level of that gear type, you’ll have to swap your gear for the next type of gear. Here’s how you can upgrade your gear in Dragonflight season four.
All types of gear in Dragonflight season four
As mentioned, Dragonflight season four has six types of gear to offer. Each type of gear, except Mythic, has a specific item level range and can be upgraded. Here’s a quick overview of all types of gear, their item level range, and the main sources of this gear.
| Gear type name | Item level range | Source |
| Explorer gear | 454 to 476 | Quest reward |
| Adventurer gear | 467 to 483 | Heroic dungeons, Awakened events |
| Veteran gear | 480 to 502 | Looking for Raid raids, and Mythic+ dungeons |
| Champion gear | 493 to 515 | Normal raids, the Great Vault, weekly bonus events, and Mythic+ dungeons |
| Hero gear | 506 to 522 | Heroic raids, the Great Vault, and Mythic+ dungeons |
| Mythic gear | 519 to 528 | Mythic raid and the Great Vault |
Which gear can you upgrade in Dragonflight season four?
All types of gear can be upgraded in Dragonflight season four, including Mythic gear. But once you reach the highest upgrade, you should switch to the next type of gear to get upgrades.
How to upgrade your Dragonflight season two gear
To upgrade your gear in the second season of Dragonflight, you need two currencies—Flightstones and Awakened Crests. Flightstones are awarded for completing any activity on the Dragon Isles, from world quests to Mythic+ dungeons and raids. Awakened Crests are more difficult to stumble upon and generally drop from more demanding content like Mythic+ dungeons and raids. There are four different types of Awakened Crests, and each of them upgrades your gear to a certain item level.
| Type of Shadowflame Crest | Source |
| Whelpling’s Awakened Crest | Regular and world quests, and outdoor events |
| Drake’s Awakened Crest | Elite quests, raids on the Normal difficulty, and Mythic zero dungeons |
| Wyrm’s Awakened Crest | Mythic+ dungeons from levels +2 to +5, and raids on the Heroic difficulty |
| Aspect’s Awakened Crest | Mythic+ dungeons from level +6, and raids on the Mythic difficulty |
To upgrade your gear, you need to collect Flightstones and Awakened Crests. Once collected, head to a gear upgrades NPC, select the desired item level, and click Upgrade.
Where can you upgrade your gear in Dragonflight?
When upgrading your gear, you have four choices of location—Valdrakken, Forbidden Reach, Zaralek Cavern, and the Emerald Dream.
In Valdrakken, you can find Corxian at the coordinates 43, 37.
If you’re hunting in the Forbidden Reach, you can speak to Researcher Baneflare at the coordinates 35, 59.
In Zaralek Cavern, Cuzolth at the coordinates 56, 56 will help you out with your gear upgrading needs.
Finally, there’s a gear upgrade NPC in the Emerald Dream, too. Look for Cuzolth at the coordinates 49.83, 62.82. Naturally, this is the Central Encampment.
You have four places to choose from, so gear upgrades are accessible in almost any corner of the Dragon Isles.
