How to Use the Great Vault in WoW Retail

In Midnight Season 2, the Great Vault gives a character a weekly reward choice based on eligible raid bosses, dungeon runs, and world activities completed before reset. Open the Great Vault panel to see what this character has earned and which activities can improve it. After reset, pick one reward from the options you unlocked. Filling more slots gives you more choices, not more gear claims.

Check your character's progress before you queue

1. Open the Great Vault from the Adventure Guide. Check that you're on the character whose reward you want to improve.
2. Look at the three rows and hover the slot you're aiming for. Read the activity requirement and the difficulty that would determine the reward.
3. Pick a short, achievable objective. For example, if you already have three qualifying dungeon completions, a fourth can open another dungeon choice.
4. Complete the activity and check the panel again before committing to another run. The panel is the quickest way to confirm that the content counted.

The counts apply to the eligible activities shown in the panel. Don't assume every outdoor quest advances the World row, or that a boss from an older raid advances the Raid row. If you're unsure about a World activity, hover the row before and after your first completion.

Improve a choice instead of only filling slots

In the Dungeon row, the difficulty of your strongest eligible runs matters. The first option looks at your best run, the second at the fourth-best, and the third at the eighth-best. This means a single tough run can improve the first option without changing the second. To improve the second, build up four runs at the difficulty you're targeting.

For example, if your four highest runs are +8, +7, +6, and +4, a new +6 replaces the +4 among the top four. That can improve the second choice while leaving the first based on the +8. Doing an easier run can still help you reach eight completions for another option, but it won't displace one of the stronger runs used for the earlier slot.

Use the same principle when choosing how much time to spend on your week. Another eligible activity is most useful when it opens a new choice or changes the difficulty used for a choice you already have. Don't keep running content solely because the row is incomplete if its remaining reward wouldn't help your character.

Claim one reward after the weekly reset

After the reset, inspect the earned items in the Great Vault and choose the one you want. Use the Great Vault location indicated by the game's interface when you need to claim in person. Look beyond item level: check whether the item replaces a weak slot, completes a set bonus, or has a useful effect for your role. A high-level trinket is less helpful if its effect doesn't fit what you play.

If none of the gear choices are worthwhile, inspect the alternative rewards shown in the current season interface before accepting anything. Season 2 also offers a Nebulous Voidcore option. Decide what you can use this week and compare it to the best gear choice. A currency or bonus-roll option has a different value depending on what you already own and what content you plan to run.

Confirm the choice only after reviewing it. Once you claim your weekly reward, the other items in that selection aren't additional rewards you can take later. If you play several characters, check each one's Vault separately.

Troubleshoot missing credit

If a choice doesn't unlock, check whether the activity was eligible, whether you completed it before your region's reset, and whether you're looking at the same character that did it. A partial dungeon run isn't the same as a completed one. A Raid row also won't move simply because you reentered an instance you already cleared.

If the panel shows a lower reward difficulty than you expected, hover the specific slot. The best dungeon result doesn't set the difficulty for all three slots. Check the run that actually determines that option before deciding which activity to repeat. The most useful weekly habit is to read the panel early enough that you can still change your plan.