To craft legendary items in World of Warcraft, you need a new resource. We reveal where you can farm “Cosmic Flux”.
In Patch 9.2 of World of Warcraft, there are some major tasks ahead. Although Blizzard has done quite well this time to ensure that there are only a few “mandatory tasks,” a little effort is still necessary. Because if you want to keep your Legendary up to date, you have to collect a new resource.
What is the resource needed for? The “Cosmic Flux” is solely required for the creation and upgrade of legendary items. You need it when:
- You want to upgrade any Legendary to Rank 7.
- You want to craft a new Legendary directly at Rank 7.
Rank 7 corresponds to an item level of 291 in Patch 9.2 – the absolute maximum of the patch. No item can reach a higher level.
How to obtain Cosmic Flux? Unlike Soul Ash and Soul Cinders, you cannot exclusively get the Flux from Torghast – but you can if you want. The Flux is available from numerous different sources, so there is a way for most players to farm it conveniently.
In Torghast, it depends on the layer you are completing.
| Torghast Layer | Cosmic Flux |
| Layer 1-12 | No Flux, only Soul Ash & Soul Cinders |
| Layer 13 | 70 Cosmic Flux |
| Layer 14 | 80 Cosmic Flux |
| Layer 15 | 90 Cosmic Flux |
| Layer 16 | 100 Cosmic Flux |
Aside from Torghast, there are also numerous other sources for Cosmic Flux. These include:
| Source | Amount of Cosmic Flux |
| Mythic+ Dungeons | ~100 |
| One-time treasures in Zereth Mortis | 200 |
| Weekly quest in Zereth Mortis | 400 |
| Daily quests in Zereth Mortis | 75 |
| Rare enemies in Zereth Mortis | 50-75 |
| Daily treasures | ~10 |
| Small treasures | ~10 |
The information currently still comes from the PTR. It would be possible that the exact numbers change upon release.
How much Flux is needed? You need exactly 2,000 Cosmic Flux to upgrade a legendary item from Rank 6 to Rank 7. The same amount is also needed if you want to create a new Legendary from Rank 1 – only the last step requires the 2,000 Flux.
Anyone who plays the new content somewhat actively will easily gather the necessary Flux in the first weeks to soon bring the first (and later the second) Legendary to Rank 7.
However, keep in mind that you still need Soul Ash and Soul Cinders for all previous ranks. The costs have not changed.
Do you think it’s good that the Flux comes from so many different sources? Or should Blizzard have solved this differently?
