PvE players should prepare to spend a lot of time in dungeons with the launch of patch 9.0.5. Because World of Warcraft requires you to catch up on a lot.
The small patch 9.0.5 is a significant improvement for many PvE players. Gear from “Mythic+” dungeons can then be upgraded with Valor points. However, to get them, one must farm a lot. There is again a weekly cap, but at the start, you will receive a substantial “advance.” Those who want to upgrade a lot will also have to farm a lot.
What is Blizzard planning? In fact, there is a weekly increasing cap of 750 Valor points. That means, per week you can only gather 750 Valor points. However, the developers want players to have a bit of lead time with the system and can immediately start upgrading some items, so the cap is set higher from the start.
Already in week 1, you can gather a whopping 5,000 Valor points from “Mythic+” dungeons. This cap then increases by 750 with each passing week. In week 2, you can thus collect a maximum of 5,750, in week 3 it rises to 6,500, and so on.
What you need to pay attention to: With the high caps, one should note that each character can only have a maximum of 1,500 Valor points at the same time. Even if the “general collection cap” is higher, you must first spend some of the 1,500 points to be able to accumulate more Valor points. Players are therefore encouraged to invest their points in upgrades for items as soon as possible.
Valor points are earned for completing “Mythic+” dungeons as well as in small quantities from your covenant’s daily calling quests.
What can be upgraded? With Valor points, all loot items that players have earned after the release of patch 9.0.5 in dungeons can be upgraded. Items that players already owned before cannot be upgraded.
However, to upgrade items, certain achievements must be completed. The highest achieved achievement determines how high items can be upgraded. You can find the exact values in this table:
| Required Achievement | Maximum Item level |
| No Achievement | 200 |
| All Dungeons on M+5 (on time) | 207 |
| All Dungeons on M+10 (on time) | 213 |
| All Dungeons on M+15 (on time) | 220 |
Are there also alternatives to spending? Those who do not want to upgrade items with Valor points can also spend the points at a new vendor. They have various crafting materials, such as cloth, leather, or herbs on offer. This way, all players benefit from the Valor points, even if they can’t make use of the upgrades.
Are you excited about the valor system? Or is this just another grind that you are not interested in?
After the mini patch, Blizzard will likely be working at full speed on patch 9.1 Chains of Domination.
