We’ve datamined the item levels of loot from the Great Vault in The War Within Season 3 that’s expected to start some time in mid-August.
Keep in mind we’ve extracted the data directly from the game files and we expect the numbers to change throughout Patch 11.2 testing.
Item Level of Rewards from the Great Vault in The War Within Season 3
Here’s the item level breakdown of loot from end-of-run dungeons and the Great Vault in Season 3. Thanks to patf0rd for pointing out the incorrect item levels.
| Mythic Level | End-of-Run Reward | Great Vault Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Mythic (base) | Champion 1 (681) | Champion 4 (691) |
| Mythic 2 | Champion 2 (684) | Hero 1 (694) |
| Mythic 3 | Champion 2 (684) | Hero 1 (694) |
| Mythic 4 | Champion 3 (688) | Hero 2 (697) |
| Mythic 5 | Champion 4 (691) | Hero 2 (697) |
| Mythic 6 | Hero 1 (694) | Hero 3 (701) |
| Mythic 7 | Hero 1 (694) | Hero 4 (704) |
| Mythic 8 | Hero 2 (697) | Hero 4 (704) |
| Mythic 9 | Hero 2 (697) | Hero 4 (704) |
| Mythic 10 | Hero 3 (701) | Myth 1 (707) |
Are We Heading for a Stat Squish in Midnight?
Season 3 rewards now reach Item Level 707, and top-end Mythic+ gear goes up to 723. That naturally sparks the question — are we heading for another stat squish in Midnight?
We’ve been here before. During Legion, item levels climbed so high that endgame gear crossed the 1,000 threshold. Blizzard responded with a full stat squish in Battle for Azeroth to bring the numbers back down to manageable levels.
In The War Within, we started at Item Level 561 with Explorer gear in Season 1. Fast forward to Season 3, and we’re already looking at a 160+ item level jump!
In fact, Blizzard announced a stat squish would be coming in the Midnight expansion, when they introduced The Worldsoul Saga.
Thanks to Panthea to pointing this out.
