What is Mythic+?

Mythic+ is new a new dungeon difficulty unveiled for Legion. It starts as Mythic Level 2 (example), which is a little harder than ordinary Mythics are now (+9% health+dmg from enemies). The twist is that your group is put on a timer, and beating that timer upgrades your Keystone. Upgrading the Keystone will again increase health+dmg of bosses and add special abilities at later Mythic levels. No loot is awarded from individual bosses in Mythic+; your loot comes from chest(s) at the end of the run.

How do I get a Keystone I enter a Mythic+?

If you don't already have one: completing your first regular Mythic for the week, you will receive a Mythic+ Keystone from the final boss. Each Keystone will be for a random dungeon and start at Mythic Level 2. There's a small vessel at the start of every dungeon that will accept a keystone for that dungeon to activate Mythic+ mode. Your Keystone will tell you what dungeon it's for. Read on to find out how you can get a Keystone without running a regular Mythic first.

How long is the dungeon timer?

It varies by dungeon. About 30-45 minutes, though.

What happens if we beat the timer?

The person who initiated the Mythic+ will receive a +1 upgrade to their Keystone. Your group will get a guaranteed two pieces of loot at the end of the dungeon that is better than Mythic, from ilvl 845 all the way up to ilvl 880 at higher Mythic+ levels. The chest is personal loot, so it will respect your class/spec, but the chest will only reward two pieces total to the group. Good luck! NOTE: The Mythic+ Keystone will be upgraded to a new level for another randomly-selected dungeon. You won't have to run the same dungeon over and over.

What happens if we fail the timer?

Your group will still get the loot from the chest at the end of the dungeon, however the person that initiated the Mythic+ will deplete their Keystone. That keystone cannot be used for a loot-giving run again until it is recharged. How to recharge: run the depleted Keystone's dungeon again and beat the timer. No loot is awarded during a recharge run.

What if we really beat the timer?

If your group is rockin' good and you beat the timer by 20%, you will get two chests each with two pieces of loot for your group when the run is complete. The group's Keystone holder will also have their keystone upgraded by two levels, instead of just one, because you're so awesome. If you beat the timer by 40%, your group will get three chests each with two pieces of loot, and the group's Keystone holder will get a three-level Keystone upgrade. Example: if you beat a 45 minute Mythic Level 2 in 27 minutes or less (40% faster), your group will receive six pieces of loot and the Keystone holder will jump to a Mythic Level 5 Keystone at the end of that dungeon!

• Beat timer by 1-19%: Challenger's Cache
• Beat timer by 20-39%: Superior Challenger's Cache (plus prior cache)
• Beat timer by 40%+: Peerless Challenger's Cache (plus prior caches)

Why would I run Mythic+ if the group only has two pieces of loot? The odds are bad for me...

Every Tuesday, a chest in your Order Hall will award you a guaranteed piece of loot based on your best completed run from the previous week. Not the best run that beat the timer, just the best run that cleared the dungeon with an active Mythic+ keystone. So, if you were in a group that successfully completed a Mythic Level 5 dungeon, you will still get an ilvl 865 item the following week regardless of whether or not you beat the timer. BONUS: This chest will also give you a random Mythic+ Keystone that's two levels lower than your best completed run from the previous week, or a Keystone Level 2, whichever is higher.

• Mythic Level 2 or 3 gives 845 from the dungeon chest(s), and 860 from your Order Hall on Tuesday
• Mythic Level 4 or 5 gives 850 from the dungeon chest(s), and 865 from your Order Hall on Tuesday
• Mythic Level 6 or 7 gives 855 from the dungeon chest(s), and 870 from your Order Hall on Tuesday
• Mythic Level 8 or 9 gives 860 from the dungeon chest(s), and 875 from your Order Hall on Tuesday
• Mythic Level 10 gives 865 from the dungeon chest(s), and 880 from your Order Hall on Tuesday
• Mythic Level 11 or 12 give 870 from the dungeon chest, and 880 or 885 from your Order Hall on Tuesday
• Mythic Level 13 gives 875 from the dungeon chest, and 890 from your Order Hall on Tuesday
• Mythic Level 14 gives 880 from the dungeon chest, and 895 from your Order Hall on Tuesday
• Mythic Level 15 gives 885 from the dungeon chest, and 900 from your Order Hall on Tuesday

The Order Hall chest is guaranteed to Warforge or Titanforge.

Does everyone get a Keystone upgrade at the end of a run?

No, just the person who started the Mythic+ will receive upgraded keystones. However, your group can cycle through different dungeons (all of you will have a Keystone). Provided you continue to beat the timer(s) of these various dungeons, you'll create an infinitely long chain of loot.

Wait, does this mean there's no lockout for Mythic+?

Yep! Running Mythic+ does not lock you out of that dungeon. Everyone will have a keystone, and your group can keep doing Mythic+ dungeons for as long as you have active Keystones. If you fail, you'll have to suffer through a loot-free timed recharge run, but not even that will lock you out.

How high to Mythic+ keystones go?

Infinitely high, but the rewards stop getting better at Mythic Level 10. There is a realm first achievement for Mythic Level 15, though. A successful Mythic+15 also awards a special Artifact Weapon appearance.

You noted that higher Mythic Levels get harder. How, exactly?

• Mythic Level 2: +9% health and damage for all enemies
• Mythic Level 3: +17% health and damage for all enemies
• Mythic Level 4: +26% health and damage for all enemies
• Mythic Level 5: +36% health and damage for all enemies
• Mythic Level 6: +45% health and damage for all enemies
• Mythic Level 7: +59% health and damage for all enemies
• Mythic Level 8: +71% health and damage for all enemies
• Mythic Level 9: +85% health and damage for all enemies
• Mythic Level 10: +100% health and damage for all enemies

But wait, there's more! At Mythic Level 4, 7 and 10, your Keystone will also trigger "affixes" that add abilities to bosses and/or trash. These affixes can compound, e.g. a Mythic Level 10 keystone will also bring with it the affixes from Level 4 and Level 7. The active affixes will be printed on the Keystone's tooltip, and their actual effect(s) will be described when you insert the Keystone into the vessel at the start of the dungeon. You don't need to start the Mythic+ to learn the effect, just insert the Keystone into the vessel.

The affixes are:

• Bolstering: enemies that die buff other enemies within 45y by +20% health/damage. Bolstered MOBs cannot be CCed, except for stuns.
• Necrotic: Melee attacks apply a stacking 3% reduction to heals and absorb. 10 second timer, refreshed on a new hit.
• Overflowing: Overhealing a target places a debuff on your ally called "Overflow." Overflow is an absorb that's 3x larger than the amount you overhealed. Players will still take damage with Overflow, but your heals will not actually heal the target until you heal through the amount of Overflow on your ally.
• Raging: Enemies deal 100% additional damage starting at 30% health until they are defeated.
• Sanguine: Leaves a pool of bad at the foot of defeated enemies. It heals enemies +5% for every second they stand in it, and does 15% damage per second for players who stand in it.
• Skittish: MOBs don't respect the regular rules of aggro. Tanks will really only keep threat on the target they're actively targeting. Watch your AOE.
• Teeming: extra mobs in trash packs!
• Volcanic: Volcanic plumes will spawn under ranged players, dealing 50% damage after 2 seconds to that player and anyone within 2y.
• Fortified: Only for Mythic Level 10+, all trash MOBs have 30% more health and damage. ON TOP of your Keystone's boost.
• Tyrannical: Only for Mythic Level 10+, all bosses have 30% more health and damage. ON TOP of your Keystone's boost.

Some of these affixes are blacklisted from appearing together, lest a dungeon be literally unwinnable.

Can you replace someone in the run?

No. If someone leaves, crashes, goes LD, or whatever else might happen, you're now at a 4-man.

Do Keystones expire?

Yes, they're cleared from your inventory at the end of the week. You get a new one from your Order Hall at the start of next week: a random Mythic+ Keystone that's two levels lower than your best completed run from the previous week, or a Keystone Level 2, whichever is higher.

Is my Order Hall chest based on my personal best Keystone?

No, it is based on the best run you were a member of, regardless of whether or not that keystone was yours.

How will I know I'm in a group with a depleted Keystone?

There's an icon next to the timer that designates "no loot."

As our awesome Tuesday night intro raid was a "soft trial" for the progression team, it went really well. While some of us were limited by gear, everyone's performance was promising; things like learning from mistakes, correcting bad mechanics, and avoiding damage all went extraordinarily well for a first run of a newly-assembled group.

At this point the officers have discussed, looked at the logs, and determined that the 21 people who were in the raid on Tuesday are capable of continuing on Normal progression this Sunday. We would like to see some effort put into gearing up (Where we will be REQUIRING 830 or you sit, but 835+ before Sunday would be really nice!), and making sure you have your rep/campaign quests on the cutting edge; these are all minor things that will make the raid even that much smoother.

We'll continue progression on NORMAL, and when we get to a point where Heroic feels possible with little frustration, we may pare the team down a bit for heroic progression while maintaining this roster for normal. PLEASE REMEMBER: If you are asked to sit out a particular raid, IT IS NOT PERSONAL and you are STILL A VALUED MEMBER OF THE TEAM and you WILL be given an opportunity to get back on the roster. This is pretty standard operating procedure for raiding guilds so please don't think this is something we are doing to be jerks. It will be objective, based on logs and numbers and will be decided by all the officers, not just one.

In all honesty though, it's entirely possible that at this time nobody will have to sit out on heroic progression. If everybody keeps putting effort into improving and gearing up the way you have been so far, this is looking like a very solid group.

I'd like to also draw attention to the fact that right now Icrontic is TOP 100 on Kel'Thuzad; ranked at 74, which is fantastic. We had the 44th realm kill on Elerethe and 54th on Nythendra. This is not to be underestimated; as a new group this is phenomenal

I also want to draw attention to something important: I've heard a few people say that they asked for help in guild chat but nobody was around or took them up on their requests and they got frustrated and felt ignored. This guild is very willing to help people run dungeons, world quests, help with crafting/farming/gearing, etc... BUT, asking once in guild chat and then getting frustrated that nobody said anything and then assuming you're unliked is NOT the way to go. Guild Chat is probably the worst way to get help since it's so sporadically monitored, it's often spammed with other messages (achievements, trade chats, whatever) and it's not "on the radar" for a lot of people. You should still continue to utilize guild chat for stuff but please consider other channels of communication if you really need help with something or want a guild run of a dungeon. Many of us are in Mumble all day; Mumble is probably the single best way to get help. Also consider that often people are already running things and cannot stop to answer "Hey I'm in the middle of mythic HoV right now but later on after dinner I'm willing to run another" or some such. Mumble, Guild Chat, or even posting here on the forums are all valid ways of getting a group together. Scheduling them helps a LOT too. Some people cannot be spontaneous due to RL but if you say, hey at 8pm I'd like to get a group together to run Eye of Azshara mythic, you're more likely to get a group together.

For Sunday we will NOT be requiring gems and enchants. They're way too stupid expensive right now and the gear will be replaced soon anyway.

We will continue monitoring logs and seeing where we can improve but for now the core seems tight. You guys did great and we're only going up from here ☺

HARD REQUIREMENTS FOR SUNDAY'S RAID

• 830 ilvl minimum, 835+ encouraged
• Enough flasks to last the raid (three). I know they're expensive, but at 1300+ to your primary stat, they are essential. We're coordinating group herb farming and alchemy to help people out, so please get involved on mumble to help the group out or if you need help with flasks. We realize they're expensive but that can be mitigated with farming.
• Your own stat food, or the mats to make it

Potions will not be required yet but they are encouraged if you can swing it