The era of Dragonflight is almost upon us, which means that World of Warcraft players are about to start a brand-new leveling and endgame grind. Obviously hitting the new level cap will be the first order of business, but after that players can start to decide how they want to split up their time in the expansion's different endgame content.
Some fans maybe drawn to working through the expansion's first raid release, but that isn't the only option. World of Warcraft players who are more partial to 5-player content can also dedicate their time and skills to the Mythic+ ladder climb. These extra challenging versions of the expansion's dungeons offer great gear rewards and lots of rotation challenges to keep things fresh from week to week.
A big part of the Mythic+ grind is all about adjusting strategy to deal with the current Affixes on each keystone. Players master all of the boss fights early on in the expansion and instead of just adding more health or more trash to increase the difficulty, WoW also adds rotating conditions to each dungeon that force players to rethink their strategies. Step one is knowing when each affix is going to be in place...
Dragonflight Season 1 Mythic+ Afflix Schedule (First 10 Weeks)
|
Week |
Affix 1 (Level 2+) |
Affix 2 (Level 4+) |
Affix 3 (Level 7+) |
Seasonal Affix (Level 10+) |
|
1 |
Fortified |
Raging |
Quaking |
Thundering |
|
2 |
Tyrannical |
Bursting |
Grievous |
Thundering |
|
3 |
Fortified |
Sanguine |
Volcanic |
Thundering |
|
4 |
Tyrannical |
Raging |
Storming |
Thundering |
|
5 |
Fortified |
Spiteful |
Grievous |
Thundering |
|
6 |
Tyrannical |
Sanguine |
Explosive |
Thundering |
|
7 |
Fortified |
Bolstering |
Storming |
Thundering |
|
8 |
Tyrannical |
Spiteful |
Quaking |
Thundering |
|
9 |
Fortified |
Bursting |
Explosive |
Thundering |
|
10 |
Tyrannical |
Bolstering |
Volcanic |
Thundering |
That should cover just about everything that player need to know to understand when each rotation affix will appear at the various keystone levels. Players should plan on adjusting their specs (and sometimes event their party composition) to adjust to the affix challenges at the higher keystone levels. As players prepare for their Mythic+ grind, they might want to take some time to familiarize themselves with the current meta game and the power rankings for each role in the era of Dragonflight.
Be sure to check back soon for more WoW Dragonflight news, updates, and strategy guides. Until then, For the Horde!
World Warcraft is available now on PC. Dragonflight releases November 28.