Do you want to quickly get good gear in World of Warcraft? A simple method gives you a heroic item of item level 259 every week.
The hunt for the best gear is a great motivation for many in World of Warcraft. Especially at the beginning, individual gear pieces can make a big difference. Strong “Hero” gear is almost among the best available. We’ll tell you how to get a guaranteed item at item level 259, which you’ll likely use for quite some time – and you can even obtain it solo without relying on a group.
Where can you find loot with item level 259? The simple answer: from a_depth_ of at least level 8. However, to snag it, you first need an epic treasure map. This guarantees that a special chest awaits at the end of your next depth when used. If this depth is at least level 8, a “Hero” category item – thus item level 259 – will await you from the chest.
How do you get the treasure map? You can relatively easily earn your first treasure map – even though it may take some time. To do this, you need to interact with the “loot” system and gather sufficient progress to receive the quest “A Nightmarish Task” from Astalor.
For this quest, you must complete 3 loot hunts on the difficulty “Nightmare”. This can be completed in just a few minutes if you use our tips to quickly complete loot hunts.
As a reward, you’ll receive a “Ray of Hope.” You will use this in the next depth near the waypoint (the “summoning stone” in the depth that grants you an extra life).
This summons the depth boss Nullaeus. It doesn’t matter whether you defeat him or die; he will leave behind a small treasure that will definitely contain the treasure map.
Use the treasure map on your next visit to a depth (level 8 or higher) and enjoy an additional reward chest at the end!
Guaranteed loot every week
Can this be repeated every week? Yes, although with some detours. The “Ray of Hope” can only be obtained once from the loot quest line. But don’t worry: you can also find it in depths. It can be found both in small mini-chests and in the final reward chests. Additionally, it’s possible that you’ll directly obtain this treasure map from the same sources.
If you have no luck, you can also buy the “Ray of Hope” from Naleidea for 5,000 Lore coins – she is located in the depth headquarters at coordinates 53 / 78 in Silvermoon.
By the way, you can farm the treasure map with all your characters, so you can also snag a strong item on your alt characters every week. This requires a relatively high time investment. However, considering that no group is necessary and you can approach the whole thing at your own pace, this should be a lucrative way to score really strong rewards.
As long as you haven’t set up your keyboard like my raid leader, a depth of level 8 should pose no challenge at all.
