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Season 2 Mythic+ Guide - The War Within

Season 2 Mythic+ Guide - The War Within

Season 2 Mythic+ Guide - The War Within

With The War Within Season 2 introduces a new M+ Season Dungeon lineup. As always, the new Mythic+ season features new rewards, new achievements, and more! This guide covers what players will need to know for The War Within Season 2 Mythic+.

The War Within Season 2 Mythic+ Dungeon Pool

The Mythic+ Dungeon pool for Season 2 has players returning to a mixture of previous expansion dungeons, the four The War Within dungeons that were left out in Season 1, and one brand new dungeon. Operation Mechagon: Workshop is the first dungeon that has been brought back for a second time.

New Dungeon
Previous Expansion Dungeons

The table below organizes all of the dungeon timers for The War Within Season 2 Mythic+ along with time requirements for a +2 and +3 completion.

Dungeon Timer +2 +3
Cinderbrew Meadery 30:00 24:00 18:00
Darkflame Cleft 30:00 24:00 18:00
The Rookery 30:00 24:00 18:00
Priory of the Sacred Flame 30:00 24:00 18:00
Operation: Floodgate 32:00 25:36 19:12
The MOTHERLODE!! 39:00 31:12 23:24
Theater of Pain 38:00 30:24 22:48
Operation: Mechagon - Workshop 32:00 25:36 19:12

 

Interactive Buffs Available in Season 2 Dungeons

There are a variety of interactive buffs available in the Season 2 Mythic+ Dungeons. These interactions are available to certain professions, classes, and races which we will detail below:

Priory of the Sacred Flame: Sacred Flame Well

In the center courtyard, there is a fountain with an interactable Sacred Flame orb in the center. Paladins and Priests can interact with this orb to give their team a 30-minute  Blessing of the Sacred Flame buff. This buff causes all spells and abilities to inflict additional Holy damage. This buff does not persist through death.

Cinderbrew Meadery: Cooking Pot and Flamethrower

Cinderbrew Meadery has two interactable buffs available. The first one, the Cooking Pot, is off to the left side of the bar in the start of the dungeon. Players with Khaz Algar Cooking or Alchemy of at least Skill 25 can interact with this pot and gain an extra action button of  Sticky Honey. This  Sticky Honey can be used on any player or mob reducing their Haste by 15% and their movement speed by 80% for 9 seconds.

The next interactive buff in this dungeon is a Flamethrower found in the hallways splitting off from the bar. Picking up the Flamethrower will require Goblins, Gnomes, Mechagnomes, or Khaz Algar Engineers of at least Skill 25. The Flamethrower gives an extra action button spell,  Flame On!. When channeled,  Flame On! strikes enemies inflicting 1% of their maximum health every second for 4 seconds and disorients them for 5 seconds.

The Rookery: Captured Stormrooks

After the Kyrioss boss fight, players will soar down to the next level using Stormrook feathers. While descending, there are Captured Stormrooks that players can dash into with  Lightning Charge. Dashing into a Captured Stormrook will free it giving the player  Stormrooks Favor. This buff lasts 5 minutes and inflicts extra Nature damage every second while in combat.

Mythic+ Season 2 Item Level Loot Table

Below is a table noting item level and crest reward drops based on the Keystone Level completed.

Keystone Level End of Dungeon Initial Upgrade Level Great Vault Initial Upgrade Level Crest Rewarded
2 639 Champion 2/8 649 Hero 1/6 Runed Harbinger Crest Runed Harbinger Crest x10
3 639 Champion 2/8 649 Hero 1/6 Runed Harbinger Crest Runed Harbinger Crest x12
4 642 Champion 3/8 652 Hero 2/6 Runed Harbinger Crest Runed Harbinger Crest x14
5 645 Champion 4/8 652 Hero 2/6 Runed Harbinger Crest Runed Harbinger Crest x16
6 649 Hero 1/6 655 Hero 3/6 Runed Harbinger Crest Runed Harbinger Crest x18
7 649 Hero 1/6 658 Hero 4/6 Gilded Harbinger Crest Gilded Harbinger Crest x10
8 652 Hero 2/6 658 Hero 4/6 Gilded Harbinger Crest Gilded Harbinger Crest x12
9 652 Hero 2/6 658 Hero 4/6 Gilded Harbinger Crest Gilded Harbinger Crest x14
10 655 Hero 3/6 662 Myth 1/6 Gilded Harbinger Crest Gilded Harbinger Crest x16
11 655 Hero 3/6 662 Myth 1/6 Gilded Harbinger Crest Gilded Harbinger Crest x18
12 655 Hero 3/6 662 Myth 1/6 Gilded Harbinger Crest Gilded Harbinger Crest x20

 

Mythic+ Season 2 Affixes

An affix is an additional property that affects the way enemies within the dungeon will behave. These affixes began at Keystone Level 2, with more affixes being added, removed, or replaced along the way up to Keystone Level 12. The next few sections will cover all of the affixes that come with The War Within.

General Keystone Health/Damage Modifiers

Baked into the Mythic+ system is a general health and damage modifier that enemies will have throughout the dungeon. This system follows an easy trend: the higher the Keystone Level, the more health and damage of the dungeon enemies. For more specific values, see the following table.

Enemy Health/Damage Modifiers
Mythic+ Level Modifier % Mythic+ Level Modifier %
2 +7% 9 +72%
3 +14% 10 +84%
4 +23% 11 +102%
5 +31% 12 +122%
6 +40% 13 +145%
7 +50% 14 +169%
8 +61% 15 +196%

 

Keystone Level 4 - Xal'atath's Bargain

At Mythic Keystone level 4, players will see their first affix, Xal'atath's Bargain: Ascendant Xal'atath's Bargain: AscendantXal'atath's Bargain: Voidbound Xal'atath's Bargain: VoidboundXal'atath's Bargain: Pulsar Xal'atath's Bargain: Pulsar or Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour depending on the week. Here's a short overview of how these affixes work:

  • Xal'atath's Bargain: Ascendant Xal'atath's Bargain: Ascendant:
    About every minute, Xal'atath will show up and summon a total of 10 Orbs of Ascendance that cast  Cosmic Ascension. If the casts go off, these orbs will buff other mobs with +20% movement speed and Haste per orb/cast. However, if players stop the cast through interrupting, displacing them, crowd controlling them, or purging them, players will receive a 2% movement speed and Haste buff per orb/cast stopped netting players a maximum of +20% movement speed and Haste that lasts 30 seconds.
  • Xal'atath's Bargain: Voidbound Xal'atath's Bargain: Voidbound:
    While in combat, Xal'atath summons a Void Emissary to empower nearby enemies with  Dark Prayer. For any mob that has this cast on them, it will reduce their damage taken by 10% every 3 seconds. This effect stacks. Upon defeating the Void Emissary, players will net themselves a +30% ability cooldown rate and +20% Versatility buff that lasts 30 seconds.
  • Xal'atath's Bargain: Pulsar Xal'atath's Bargain: Pulsar:
    While in combat, Xal'atath manifests pulsars that tether and orbit around players for 15 seconds. The goal here is to absorb the  Void Pulsar before the 15 seconds are up. Players that absorb these crystals will gain increased Mastery and Leech for 30 seconds. If the pulsars are not soaked, the mobs will gain a +10% damage buff and 20% damage reduction buff per orb!
  • Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour
    Periodically, Xal'atath will cast a  Devouring Rift that puts a shield debuff on all 5 players that can be removed either by healing done or dispelling using any dispel type. The shield placed on players is NOT a healing absorb shield! Failure to remove the shield will heal mobs for 10% of their health. Removing an absorb shield grants a stack of  Rift Essence which grants players +2% maximum health and +4% Critical Strike that lasts 30 seconds!

Keystone Level 7 - Fortified and Tyrannical

At Keystone Level 7, Tyrannical Tyrannical or Fortified Fortified become active, alternating each week. These affixes are quite simple, Tyrannical Tyrannical increases dungeons bosses health by 30% and their damage by 15%. With Fortified Fortified, non-boss enemies have 20% more health and have their damage increased by up to 20%. These two affixes rotate each week; you will never see Tyrannical Tyrannical or Fortified Fortified for two consecutive weeks in a row at Keystone Level 4.

Keystone Level 10 - Fortified and Tyrannical: Again!

At Keystone Level 10, both Tyrannical Tyrannical and Fortified Fortified become active at the same time. Whatever affix that is not active starting at Keystone Level 7 will become active at Keystone Level 10. Again, these two affixes rotate weekly, so if Tyrannical Tyrannical is active one week at Keystone Level 4, the next week it will become active at Keystone Level 10.

Keystone Level 12 - Xal'atath's Bargain Removed: Xal'atath's Guile Introduced

At Keystone Level 12, Xal'atath removes her bargains, and Xal'atah's Bargain is replaced with Xal'atath's Guile Xal'atath's Guile. Previously known as Challenger's Peril Challenger's Peril, Guile makes it so that any deaths during a Keystone will subtract 15 seconds from the time remaining.

The War Within Season 2 Mythic+ Seasonal Rewards

With a new Mythic+ Season means new rewards. The next few sections will detail all of the rewards available with The War Within Season 2 Mythic+.

New Seasonal Mythic+ Achievements: Keystone Legend and Resilient Keystone

Two brand new Achievements are coming with The War Within Season 2 Mythic+. The first one, Keystone Legend, involves reaching 3000 Mythic+ Rating.


The War Within Keystone Legend: Season Two The War Within Keystone Legend: Season Two: Attain a Mythic+ Rating of at least 3000 during The War Within Season Two.



Earning this achievement will net players the Enterprising Shreddertank mount. This looks similar to the Crimson Shreddertank, but with a Chrome polish instead of a Crimson one.

The next achievement, Resilient Keystone, involves completing all Mythic+ Dungeons at a certain Keystone Level. The achievement starts at Keystone Level 12 and has a unique achievement for each increasing level.


The War Within Season 2: Resilient Keystone 12 The War Within Season 2: Resilient Keystone 12: Complete all Mythic+ dungeons within the time limit at keystone level 12 during The War Within Season Two.



The reward for earning this achievement will make it so that Keystones no longer deplete below the respective Keystone Level of the achievement. For example, if a player earns the Resilient Keystone 12 achievement, their Keystone will never deplete below level 12 for the remainder of the season. This repeats for Keystone Levels 13, 14, and so on. This is especially helpful for players who push the higher Keystone levels and are going after Title achievements for the season.

Returning Seasonal Mythic+ Achievements

Numerous achievements will be returning for The War Within Season 2 Mythic+:

In addition, there are separate Achievements for completing a Mythic Keystone of level 10 or higher within the time limit for each dungeon in The War Within Season 2, awarding portals to the entrance of these dungeons. Because of the addition of Warbands, once these portals are unlocked on one character, they will be unlocked for all other characters on players' accounts!

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