Will this be the week to push to obtain a higher ranking in Mythic+ dungeons inWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflight? As players increase the level of their Mythic+ keystone new challenges arise that change every week. Read through this guide as we break down how to overcome the new challenges brought on by this week’sMythic+ Affixes.
Mythic+ Dungeons are a very popular endgame content as analternative to Raidingand offer new challenges for players to tackle and still achieve some of the best gear out there. Players can increase the difficulty of the Mythic+ dungeon by choosing a higher “keystone level” when they enter the dungeon. The higher the keystone level, themore difficult the dungeon will be, but the greater the rewards will be upon completion.
In Mythic+ dungeons, players are also on a timer, and the goal is to complete the dungeon as quickly as possible. The time it takes to complete the dungeon will determine the final “Mythic+ score” for the group, which is used to individually rank players based on their performance in each separate dungeon. The item level of the loot obtained at the end of the dungeon increases with higher keys. Depending on the highest level of dungeons completed in the week, players will also receive even better loot in the Great Vault.
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Players will have to battle harderbosses, counterenragingmobs, and avoidtornados, all the while continuing to coordinate the clearing ofPrimal Overloadfrom the seasonal affix Thundering.
WoW Dragonflight Mythic+ Affix Strategies
Level 2+
The first level of Mythic Plus dungeons alternates betweenFortifiedorTyrannicaleach week. This week’s Affix isTyrannical.
Tyrannical Strategy
Bosses have 30% more health. Bosses and their minions inflict up to 15% increased damage.
Tyrannicalis a very straightforward affix but places the emphasis on boss encounters. Make sure that you have a talent build that accounts for this that focuses a bit more on single-target damage. Do note, however, that since packs of trash mobs are less of a threat, Tanks may also opt to pull larger groups to help speed up timed keystones.
Additionally, due to the boss’s higher health pool and damage a lot of fights will last longer and a focus on staying alive is more important. Make sure that bothoffensive and defensive cooldownsare available for boss fights as certain mechanics are now more dangerous.
Level 4+
The second threshold is at level 4 of Mythic Plus dungeons, it includes the previous affix assigned at level 2. The possible affixes at this level areBolstering,Bursting,Raging,Sanguine,Spiteful. This week’s Affix isRaging.
Raging Strategy
Non-boss enemies enrage at 30% health remaining, dealing 50% increased damage until defeated.
Ragingcauses trash mobs to enrage when low on health. The best way to deal with this affix is to focus damage on mobs that are below 30% health. Usingstunsand other crowd control effects also help to mitigate damage. Groups that have classes with anEnragedispel are encouraged to use it on mobs that have higher HP and dangerous abilities.
Level 7+
The third threshold is at level 7 of Mythic Plus dungeons, it includes both of the previous affixes as well as one of the following:Explosive,Grievous,Quaking,Storming,Volcanic. This week’s Affix isStorming.
Storming Strategy
While in combat, enemies periodically summon damaging whirlwinds.
Stormingcauses gray swirls to appear on the ground, after a few moments a Tornado will spawn from that swirl and spiral around for 10 seconds. Being hit by a tornadowill knock players up and cause a small amount of damage, proportional to a player’s health. Being hit alsocauses the tornado to disappear. The more enemies there are the more tornados that can appear.
Tornados spawn close to the mobs, so Melee will have a harder time avoiding these tornados than Ranged classes. Stunning enemies reduces the chance that tornados will spawn as they will not appear if the enemy is currently stunned.
Level 10+
The fourth and final threshold is at level 10 of Mythic Plus dungeons, it includesall three of the previous affixesas well as the seasonal affix:Thundering.
Thundering Strategy
Enemies have 5% more health. While in combat, players are periodically overcharged with primal power from Raszageth’s unending storm. This power comes with great risk, and failure to discharge it quickly can have stunning consequences.
Thunderingis a new affix introduced in Season 1 that firstly, provides a minor health buff to enemies, and secondly introduces a new mechanic that can be very dangerous. Every 75 seconds of combatRaszagethwill speak and castPrimal Overloadcausing the room will fill with blue swirls that cause a short stun. All players will also be given one of two buffs,Mark of LightningorMark of Wind. Mark of Lightning is the Positive Sign Buff and causes ablue electric sphereabove the character. Mark of Wind is the Negative Sign Buff and causes awhite tornadoeffect above the character.
Both buffsincrease the player’s damage and healing by 30%and makes them immune to root and slow effects for 15 seconds. At the end of the 15-second buff players will be stunned and take damage for 5 seconds. Toremove the buffa player must come into contact with another player with the opposite buff. If there areno other players with opposing buffs within 100 yards, the buff will simply fade away.
The best strategy is to get close to a player that has the opposite buff but to not touch until either the buff is about to expire or a mechanic would cause players to be unable to come into contact to clear it. This strategy maximizes damage and healing for the duration of the buff. Clearing the buff from Tanks will require a bit more coordination to ensure that no one gets hit by front-facing attacks. It’s best to have a melee (with the opposite buff) quickly pop in and out when it is safe to do so.
Many players use addons that track their debuff andautomatically output a Blue Square or Red Xin chat to make it a little simpler to quickly spot who has what debuffwhen a lot of spell effects are cluttering the screen.
Finally, Mages can use Ice Block, Hunters can Aspect of the Turtle, and Paladins can Blessing of Protection to prevent the negative effects from the buff expiring without being neutralized.
WoW Dragonflight Season 1 Affix Schedule
This table shows every affix combination on rotation that we expect for the current season of Mythic+
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