550 challenge solution

550 Challenge Solution

The 550 Challenge

• Select a character from Inevitable Betrayal

• Based on their current item level, devise a strategy on what they need to do to get to a 550 average item level

Average Item Level

• Shown as two numbers on your character sheet : Equipped / In bags

Average Item Level

• The average item level of all 16 gear slots– 2 hand weapons count as 2 slots.

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

1

6

5

4

3

2

15 16

SlotsSlot # Items Slot # Items

1 Helm 9 Legs2 Neck 10 Feet3 Shoulder 11 Ring 14 Cloak 12 Ring 25 Chest 13 Trinket 16 Wrist 14 Trinket 27 Gloves 15 Main Hand8 Waist 16 Off hand

The 550 Challenge

• My method: – Backwards by design:

• 550 average for 16 slots

• 550 X 16 = 8,800

• So, looking to get as close to 8,800 as possible

The 550 Challenge

• Remember: – Gear item levels & upgrades have a cost

Item Level Source Upgrades to Upgrade

Cost528 Siege of Orgrimmar LFR 536 500 VP

535 Timeless Isle Token + Burden of Eternity 543 500 VP

540 Siege of Orgrimmar Flex 548 500 VP

553 Siege of Orgrimmar Normal 561 500 VP

553 Crafted Belt and pants 561 500 VP

553 Tier hands and Legs from Celestials 561 500 VP

The 550 Challenge

• Constraints: – Limited to earning only 1,000 VP each week.

– Gear drops are all random

– Celestials have a chance to drop 553 gear, but only have one chance each week

– Can get a bonus roll by getting Warforged Seals (weekly quest from Elder Liao - Collect 50 Lesser Charm of Good Fortune), but limited to 3 each week.

The 550 Challenge

• Constraints: – Crafters can make 553 Belts and Pants, However

• Takes 21 days to make the mats for the Belt

• Takes 28 days to make the mats for the Pants

– Legendary Cloak with a 600 Item Level can be earned ; however it takes time (lots of it)

• Exalted with Black Prince

550 ChallengeNo Legendary Cloak With Legendary Cloak

Slot # Type Level Slot # Type Level1 Head 543 1 Head 5432 Neck 548 2 Neck 5433 Shoulder 548 3 Shoulder 5484 Back 548 4 Back 6085 Chest 548 5 Chest 5366 Wrist 548 6 Wrist 5437 Hands 561 7 Hands 5618 Waist 561 8 Waist 5619 Legs 561 9 Legs 561

10 Feet 548 10 Feet 53211 Ring 1 548 11 Ring 1 54812 Ring 2 548 12 Ring 2 54813 Trinket 1 548 13 Trinket 1 54814 Trinket 2 548 14 Trinket 2 54815 Main Hand 548 15 Main Hand 53616 Off Hand 548 16 Off Hand 536

Total 8802 Total 8800Average 550.125 Average 550

550 Challenge

With Legendary Cloak with 4-Piece Tier Set*Slot # Type Level Upgraded

1 Head* 528 5362 Neck 535 5433 Shoulder* 528 5364 Back 600 6085 Chest* 528 5366 Wrist 535 5437 Hands* 553 5618 Waist 553 5619 Legs 553 561

10 Feet 535 54311 Ring 1 535 54312 Ring 2 535 54313 Trinket 1 540 54814 Trinket 2 540 54815 Main Hand 540 54816 Off Hand 540 548

Total 8678 8806Average 542 550

Without Cloak Strategy

Need:

• 1 – 543 piece – 496 TI Token + Burden of Eternity

– Upgraded twice , costing 500 VP

• 12 – 548 pieces– 540 Flex Gear

– Upgraded twice, costing 500 VP each (6,000 total)


Need: • 11 or 12 – 548 pieces

– 540 Flex Gear


– Remember 2H weapon counts double

– Only if you are in a spec that uses 2H weapons

– Upgrade cost for 2 pieces (5,500 total)


Need:

• 3 – 561 pieces– 553 crafted belt + 553 Celestial hands and legs

– 553 crafted belt and legs + 553 Celestial hands

– Upgraded twice, costing 500 VP (1,500 VP total)

With Cloak Strategy

Need:

• 1 – 608 piece – 600 Legendary Cloak

– Upgraded twice , costing 500 VP

• 1 – 532 piece– 528 LFR Gear

– Upgraded once, costing 250 VP

With Cloak Strategy

Need:

• 2 or 3 – 536 pieces – 528 LFR pieces

– Upgraded twice , costing 500 VP each (1,500 total)

– Remember 2H weapon counts double

– Only if you are in a spec that uses 2H weapons

– Upgrade cost for 2 pieces (1,000 total)

With Cloak Strategy

Need:

• 3– 543 pieces – 496 TI Token + Burden of Eternity

– Upgraded twice , costing 500 VP (1,500 total)

• 5 – 548 pieces – 540 Flex Gear



Need:

• 3 – 561 pieces– 553 crafted belt + 553 Celestial hands and legs

– 553 crafted belt and legs + 553 Celestial hands

– Upgraded twice, costing 500 VP (1,500 VP total)

Strategy Comparison

Cost:

• No Cloak, No 2H requires 8,000 VP

• No Cloak, with 2H requires 7,500 VP

• Cloak, No 2H requires 7,750 VP

• Cloak, with 2H requires 7,250 VP

My recommendation

Do the run for the Legendary cloak

• Cloak strategy is more about time than luck and is more flexible

• Guaranteed a cloak, if you put in the time

• Either way requires lots of time, patience and luck.

KuwapiCurrent Items Equipped

Slot # Type Level1 Head 5432 Neck 5283 Shoulder 5484 Back 5485 Chest 5366 Wrist 5487 Hands 5488 Waist 5619 Legs 561

10 Feet 54811 Ring 1 53512 Ring 2 53613 Trinket 1 54814 Trinket 2 53615 Main Hand 53616 Off Hand 536

Total 8696Average 543.25

Recommended strategy

Currently at 8,696

Needs to be at 8,800

(104 points to go)


• Get Legendary Cloak, upgrade twice (+ 60 points)

• Run Celestials to get 553 gloves and upgrade twice (+13 points)

• Run Timeless Isle for neck token and upgrade once (+ 11 points)

• Get 540 Trinket and upgrade twice (+12 points)

• Upgrade 535 ring twice (+8 points)


• Need: – Legendary Cloak

– Celestial 553 gloves

– TI neck token

– 540 Trinket

– 9 upgrades @ 250 VP each = 2,250 VP

KonishikiCurrent Items Equipped

Slot # Type Level1 Head 5482 Neck 5363 Shoulder 5104 Back 5305 Chest 5366 Wrist 5367 Hands 5618 Waist 5619 Legs 536

10 Feet 54811 Ring 1 53612 Ring 2 53013 Trinket 1 53014 Trinket 2 53015 Main Hand 54816 Off Hand 548

Total 8624Average 539


Currently at 8,624

Needs to be at 8,800

(176 points to go)


• Get Legendary Cloak, upgrade twice (+ 78 points)

• Run Celestials to get 553 legs and upgrade twice (+25 points)

• Run LFR for 528 Shoulders and upgrade twice (+26 points)

• Run Timeless Isle for neck token + Burden of Eternity and upgrade twice (+ 7 points)


• Get 540 Trinket and upgrade twice (+18 points)

• Get 540 ring twice (+18 points)

• Run Timeless Isle for wrist token + Burden of Eternity and upgrade twice (+ 7 points)


• Need: – Legendary Cloak – Celestial 553 legs– 528 LFR Shoulders– TI neck token – TI wrist token– 2 Burdens of Eternity– 540 Trinket & Ring– 14 upgrades @ 250 VP each = 3,500 VP

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