Blighted Gear Evolution Guide

Blighted Gear Evolution Guide

Blighted Shadowsbane armor begins in Crushbone and evolves as you earn experience-bearing kills through later chapters of Shadowed Eclipse.

<c style="color:#ffcc00">Current live requirement: every active evolution step is now 2,500 experience-bearing kills.</c>

The important rule

Kills only count when the kill produces experience. If the target is trivial, too weak, or otherwise gives no experience, it will not advance Blighted gear.

Wear the evolving piece while fighting in one of the listed zones for that tier.

Current kill requirements

Stage	Requirement	Valid zones
Tier 1 -> Tier 2	2,500 experience-bearing kills	Mines of Gloomingdeep, Befallen, Unrest, Najena, Arena, Brell's Arena, Plane of Hate
Tier 2 -> Tier 3	2,500 experience-bearing kills	Plane of Hate B, Kaesora, Droga, Nurga, Dalnir, Howling Stones, City of Mist, Veksar, Karnor's Castle, Sebilis, Chardok
Tier 3 -> Tier 4	2,500 experience-bearing kills	Veeshan's Peak, Iceclad, Tower of Frozen Shadows, Eastern Wastes, Crystal Caverns, Great Divide, Velketor's Labyrinth, Cobalt Scar, Siren's Grotto, Wakening Lands, Dragon Necropolis, Plane of Growth, Sleeper's Tomb, Blackburrow
Tier 4 -> Tier 5	2,500 experience-bearing kills	Temple of Veeshan, Temple of Veeshan Upside Down, Neriak Foreign Quarter, Neriak Commons, Neriak Third Gate, Shadeweaver's Thicket, Paludal Caverns, Echo Caverns, The Deep, The Deep Upside Down, Maiden's Eye, Akheva Ruins, Tenebrous Mountains, Katta Castellum, Katta Castellum Upside Down, Twilight Sea, Fungus Grove, Grimling Forest, Scarlet Desert, Mons Letalis, The Grey, Ssraeshza Temple, Ssraeshza Temple Upside Down
Tier 5 -> Tier 6	2,500 experience-bearing kills	Plane of Disease, Crypt of Decay, Plane of Nightmare, Plane of Nightmare B, Plane of Innovation, Plane of Justice, Plane of Torment, Plane of Time B

Total current requirement: 12,500 experience-bearing kills per piece from Tier 1 to Tier 6.

Versioned-zone note

Some normal and upside-down versions share the same underlying zone for evolution credit. If the zone is listed above and the kill gives experience, it can count for the active tier even when the guide route uses a special version of that zone. Temple of Veeshan and Temple of Veeshan Upside Down are the clearest example.

Where the armor starts

The first Blighted Shadowsbane pieces begin in Crushbone. The orc champions have been receiving chests of glowing armor, and their named champions may drop the starter pieces.

Slot	Starter item	Starts evolution line	Drop notes
Wrist	Blighted Shadowsbane Bracer	Bracer line	Crushbone named champions
Hands	Blighted Shadowsbane Gauntlet	Gauntlet line	Crushbone named champions
Arms	Blighted Shadowsbane Vambraces	Vambraces line	Crushbone named champions
Legs	Blighted Shadowsbane Leggings	Leggings line	Crushbone named champions
Head	Blighted Shadowsbane Helm	Helm line	Crushbone named champions
Feet	Blighted Shadowsbane Boots	Boots line	Crushbone named champions
Chest	Blighted Shadowsbane Chest	Chest line	Emperor Crush

Evolution flow

Each armor slot follows the same kill-count structure:

1. Find the starter piece in Crushbone.
2. Wear the piece while earning experience-bearing kills in the Tier 1 zone list.
3. When the piece evolves, move on to the next valid zone list.
4. Continue through Tier 6, the final result.

Practical notes

• If the item does not move, first check whether the target gave experience.
• Grey/trivial kills are not useful for evolution.
• Different armor slots evolve independently; each piece needs its own kill credit.
• Every active step is now the same length: 2,500 experience-bearing kills.