Catalyst
The Catalyst is a system that allows players to empower equipment added since patch 9.2, transforming it into an equivalent tier set piece. The system is accessible through the Creation Catalyst Console in Zereth Mortis, the Revival Catalyst Console in Thaldraszus, and the Matrix Catalyst in Dornogal.
The result of conversion depends on the original equipment's source. For example, a Zereth Mortis item will turn into a Sepulcher of the First Ones set item, while a Dragonflight Season 1 item will turn into a Vault of the Incarnates set item.
Eligible items
Equipment that comes from the following sources can be transformed through the Catalyst:
- Raids
- Timewalking
- Mythic+
- Rated PvP
- The Great Vault
- World bosses
- War Mode activities (epic gear only)
- Expansion-specific
Fyrakk Assaults- Primal Storms (epic gear only)
Rafiq in Pilgrim's Grace
Only items in the head, shoulder, chest, hands, and legs slots will contribute to set bonuses after conversion. Items in other slots will convert to "off-set" pieces, which grant no bonuses beyond their regular stats. However, it can still be useful to convert an off-set piece if the source item has poor secondary stats and the target item has stats better suited to a character's class or specialization.
Costs
Dragonflight
Converting a current-season item costs a currency that recharges once every week. Items from a previous season have no cost.
Each new season has a new currency, with the last season's currency being completely removed.
| DF Season | Currency |
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| Season 4 |  [Renascent Awakening]
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| Season 3 |  [Renascent Dream]
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| Season 2 |  [Renascent Shadowflame]
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| Season 1 |  [Catalyst Charges]
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During Dragonflight Season 1, players needed to complete the weekly 
[70W] Revival Catalyst quest by completing group content to add [Catalyst Charges] to the console. These charges were earned account-wide, but are spent on a per-character basis. That is, each character on the account can individually use the same charge. During Dragonflight Season 2, players were offered [70] The Catalyst's Boon which removed the weekly quest requirement. Simply logging in was enough to add [Renascent Shadowflame] (the new currency for the season). A new charge was provided every other week since and would continue through Dragonflight Season 3 and later switched to "new charge each week" mid-season. Dragonflight Season 4 continued with the "new charge each week".
Shadowlands
During Shadowlands Season 3 and Season 4, converting equipment cost 
[Cosmic Flux], with the amount varying by slot.
| Slot | Cost |
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| Head, chest, legs | 1500
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| Shoulder, hands | 1200
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| Waist, feet | 800
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| Wrist, back | 600
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Notes
- Catalyst consoles are not restricted to items within their own expansion. For example, the Creation Catalyst can transform Dragonflight items into their respective tier equivalents.
- In Shadowlands, the catalyst initially had a cooldown of 7 days after use, which was then reduced to 4 days. The cooldown has since been removed—presumably with the addition of the charges system in Dragonflight.
Patch changes
- Patch 10.0.5 (2023-01-24): The Revival Catalyst is now available to turn gear earned from the Great Vault, Mythic+, Raids, PvP, Tier 2 (Epic) Storms, Tier 2 War Mode, and World Bosses into the corresponding tier gear for that slot. Travel to the northern side of Tyrhold in Thaldraszus to find the Revival Catalyst located next the NPC Antuka.
- Each week, an account-wide quest will be available which awards a charge to the Revival Catalyst. Progress towards this quest will require players to complete relevant Raid, Mythic+, PvP, and/or world content. This can be done on a single character or combined across multiple characters on the account. Completion will then award a separate charge for each character on the account which includes any characters that get created in the future! The total number of charges that can be stored for an individual character is currently capped at 6. If a character vendored, disenchanted, or destroyed a Dragonflight Season 1 item that you want to use for this system, please visit the World of Warcraft Item Restoration page for assistance.
- Each week, an account-wide quest will be available which awards a charge to the Revival Catalyst. Progress towards this quest will require players to complete relevant Raid, Mythic+, PvP, and/or world content. This can be done on a single character or combined across multiple characters on the account. Completion will then award a separate charge for each character on the account which includes any characters that get created in the future! The total number of charges that can be stored for an individual character is currently capped at 6. If a character vendored, disenchanted, or destroyed a Dragonflight Season 1 item that you want to use for this system, please visit the World of Warcraft Item Restoration page for assistance.
- Hotfix (2022-05-10): Creation Catalyst's cooldown time reduced to 4 days (was 7 days).[1]
- Hotfix (2022-04-05): Equipment purchased from Rafiq in Pigrim's Grace, Zereth Mortis is now compatible with the Creation Catalyst and can be converted to tier set pieces.
- Patch 9.2.0 (2022-02-22): Added with the Creation Catalyst.
References
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Kaivax. Re: Creation Catalyst recharge buff?. Archived from the original
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