Warcraft Crest Thresholds

I watched a video on gearing up today and learned that there are crest thresholds, and I had no idea.

What does this mean? Well, normally when I get a nice piece of gear, I focus on that single piece and try to level it as many ranks as I can.

This is ‘wrong’ – not wrong, but inefficient. See, if ALL your gear is upgraded to a certain threshold, you will then have no use for those crests, and Warcraft will let you (at a 3:1 ratio) convert them to the next crest up. How did I not know this is a thing?! Right now my paladin is sitting at ilevel 686, and had I followed this method, I’d be converting all of my weathered crests to carved. The problem is I have ONE necklace that is already 8/8 and is my weakest piece, so even maxed out, it doesn’t reach that first threshold. I’ve been doing my weeklies and questing, trying to get a piece to replace it but I haven’t had any luck at all and there are none on the auction house. I imagine that on Tuesday I’ll finally (maybe) loot a neck piece, and be able to get all of my gear above that first threshold so I can convert the now defunct crests to the next tier up.

Sometimes YouTube actually teaches me something (I suppose paying attention in game could have also resulted in the same response, but let’s face it, that’s not likely to happen).

Happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!