WoW MoP Classic Phase 2 PvE & PvP Gear Upgrade Guide | Costs & Required Currency
Posted: Sep 19, 2025 Views: 29
Patch 5.5.1 of Mists of Pandaria Classic Phase 2 has been announced, titled Landfall, and will be released on September 23rd. While this isn't a major update compared to Phase 1, with no new raids, it does include some noteworthy new content, including the new Brawler's Guild and the upcoming PvP activities and quests in Krasarang Wilds Campaign.
Since the game's release, there hasn't been much PvP activity on MoP Classic servers, which has been a bummer. However, Phase 2's PvP updates and full cross-server support for Group Finder make participating in PvP easier than ever.
Additionally, level 496 items can now be obtained through the new faction in Krasarang Wilds PvP zone. Landfall also introduces PvE and PvP gear upgrades, allowing you to upgrade your favorite gear by spending Justice Points. This means you can craft epic gear that's perfect for your build without investing tons of WoW MoP Classic gold!
So, here we want to talk about gear upgrades in WoW MoP Classic Phase 2, which is clearly one of the fastest ways to boost your character's damage after the update.
PvP & PvE Gear Upgrades
If you've acquired PvE gear using Valor Points in dungeons and raids, you can upgrade it using Justice Points. However, if you own PvP gear, you can only upgrade it using Honor Points.
Both PvE and PvP items can be upgraded by 8 item levels. PvE items are upgraded in two steps, each increasing by 4 item levels. Each item level increase counts as a 1% power increase, so each item actually increases its power by 8% in total.
Points Required For Upgrades
So, let's talk about the actual number of points you need to upgrade.
PvE Gear
Each upgrade for Epic PvE items requires 1,000 Justice Points, meaning if you have 16 slots total, or if you're a Warrior with a two-handed weapon and 15 slots, you'll need at least 32,000 or 30,000 Justice Points, respectively, to fully upgrade each item.
But the problem is, you can only have 4,000 Justice Points at a time. So, what's the best way to solve this problem?
Actually, there's a new exchange method where you can convert 125 Valor Points into 500 Justice Points, a 4:1 exchange rate. This means that for every Valor Point you earn, you'll receive 4 Justice Points.
So, if you've already accumulated 4,000 Justice Points before WoW MoP Classic Phase 2, you only need to have 7,000 Valor Points to fully upgrade your gear. This can be easily accomplished by using this new redemption method to convert them into Justice Points.
You can obtain a Commendation of Justice from Commander Oxheart in Siege of Niuzao Temple for 125 Valor Points, which grants you 500 Justice Points.
So on September 23rd, you can go to this vendor, spend your 7,000 Valor Points to acquire all Commendations, and then travel to the item upgrader next to Reforger in Shrine to upgrade your gear.
Just be careful not to exceed the redemption limit, as this will waste your hard-earned Valor Points.
PvP Gear
However, there's a slight difference with PvP gear. In patch 5.5.1, epic PvP gear will no longer be upgradeable because of concerns about disruptive mid-season upgrades and an attempt to balance player gear upgrade pressure. However, this adjustment only applies to epic PvP gear.
Rare PvP gear can be upgraded once, in increments of 8 item levels, from 457 to 465, at a cost of 1,000 Honor Points.
Assuming you have 12 slots, you'll need to spend at least 12,000 Honor Points to upgrade this piece of PvP gear to the highest item level.
Alternatively, you can obtain a Commendation of Honor from Commander Oxheart vendor for 125 Conquest Points. This converts 125 Conquest Points into 500 Honor Points, a 4:1 exchange rate.
Since our weekly Honor Points cap is also 4,000, this means we'll need 2,000 Conquest Points on top of that to upgrade our rare PvP gear.
How To Earn Valor Points And Conquest Points?
Earning Valor Points is actually quite easy, as we still have three resets worth of Valor Points before the patch.
So, even if you've used up all your Valor Points, you can still accumulate 4,800 Valor Points before Phase 2. Add to that the 1,600 Valor Points you'll earn after the patch cap increases, and you'll have 6,400 Valor Points by the time the patch releases.
If you've already spent a lot of Valor Points on your alts, don't worry; you can quickly catch up and get all the gear upgrades you want.
To earn enough Conquest Points before Phase 2 begins, you can earn them by participating in Arena and Rated Battlegrounds events in MoP Classic WoW, winning daily Random Battlegrounds, completing weekly PvP quests in Adventurer's Journal, and participating in Battleground Blitz events.
Notably, victories in Arena and Rated Battlegrounds will also reward you with more Conquest Points and help increase your weekly Conquest limit.
That's everything you need to know about upgrading items in WoW Classic Mists of Pandaria Phase 2. This is a great opportunity to boost your character's potential, so hurry up and collect these special points to help your warrior dominate Azeroth!
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