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.
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Operation: Mechagon: Workshop
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/ |
649 | Hero 1/ |
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3 | 639 | Champion 2/ |
649 | Hero 1/ |
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4 | 642 | Champion 3/ |
652 | Hero 2/ |
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5 | 645 | Champion 4/ |
652 | Hero 2/ |
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6 | 649 | Hero 1/ |
655 | Hero 3/ |
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7 | 649 | Hero 1/ |
658 | Hero 4/ |
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8 | 652 | Hero 2/ |
658 | Hero 4/ |
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9 | 652 | Hero 2/ |
658 | Hero 4/ |
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10 | 655 | Hero 3/ |
662 | Myth 1/ |
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11 | 655 | Hero 3/ |
662 | Myth 1/ |
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12 | 655 | Hero 3/ |
662 | Myth 1/ |
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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/ |
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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: Voidbound,
Xal'atath's Bargain: Pulsar or
Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour depending on the week. Here's a short overview of how these affixes work:
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Xal'atath's Bargain: Ascendant:
About every minute, Xal'atath will show up and summon a total of 10 Orbs of Ascendance that castCosmic 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:
While in combat, Xal'atath summons a Void Emissary to empower nearby enemies withDark 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.
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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 theVoid 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!
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Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour
Periodically, Xal'atath will cast aDevouring 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 or
Fortified become active, alternating each week. These affixes are quite simple,
Tyrannical increases dungeons bosses health by 30% and their damage by 15%. With
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 or
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 and
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 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. Previously known as
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.

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 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+:
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The War Within Keystone Explorer: Season Two: Complete a Mythic+ dungeon within the time limit during The War Within Season Two.
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The War Within Keystone Conqueror: Season Two: Attain a Mythic+ Rating of at least 1500 during The War Within Season Two.
Title Reward: %s the Enterprising -
The War Within Keystone Master: Season Two: Attain a Mythic+ Rating of at least 2000 during The War Within Season Two.
Mount Reward: Crimson Shreddertank -
The War Within Keystone Hero: Season Two: Attain a Mythic+ Rating of at least 2500 during The War Within Season Two.
Reward: Gallagio's HIghroller Bombstone -
Enterprising Hero: The War Within Season Two: End The War Within Season 2 with a Mythic+ Rating in the top 0.1% of all players in your region.
Title Reward: the Enterprising Hero
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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Keystone Hero: Darkflame Cleft: Complete Darkflame Cleft at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit. Portal reward: Teleport to Darkflame Cleft.
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Keystone Hero: Cinderbrew Meadery: Complete Cinderbrew Meadery at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit. Portal reward: Teleport to Cinderbrew Meadery.
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Keystone Hero: Priory of the Sacred Flame: Complete Priory of the Sacred Flame at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit. Portal reward: Teleport to Priory of the Sacred Flame.
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Keystone Hero: The Rookery: Complete The Rookery at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit. Portal reward: Teleport to The Rookery.
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Keystone Hero: Operation: Floodgate: Complete Operation: Floodgate at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit. Portal reward: Teleport to Operation: Floodgate.
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Keystone Hero: Operation: Mechagon - Workshop: Complete Operation: Mechagon - Workshop at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit. Portal reward: Teleport to Operation: Mechagon - Workshop.
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Keystone Hero: The MOTHERLODE!!: Complete The MOTHERLODE!! at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit. Portal reward: Teleport to The MOTHERLODE!!
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Keystone Hero: Theater of Pain: Complete Theater of Pain at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit. Portal reward: Teleport to Theater of Pain.