9.1.5 Dungeons & Raids

Blizzard Blue Post: 

  • TIMEWALKING
    • NEW: LEGION TIMEWALKING
      • This event will run for two weeks the first time it runs within the game and then will resume a regular one week schedule for subsequent bonus events.
      • Timewalking Dungeons: Black Rook Hold, Eye of Azshara, Darkheart Thicket, Vault of the Wardens, Neltharion's Lair, and Court of Stars.
      • TIMEWALKING MAGE TOWER
        • Now that Legion Timewalking has arrived, with it comes a wondrous way to return to the moments of heroism from the past: Azeroth's champions will be able to enter the Mage Tower again. The original seven different Challenges (grouped by your specialization’s role) will be available to try repeatedly, for the duration of Legion Timewalking.
        • Each Challenge comprises a series of solo encounters that must be completely survived to earn rewards, and in Legion Timewalking, they will not require that you have an Artifact, or even that you originally played Legion.
        • Success in a Mage Tower challenge will now award a Legion-themed armor set for your class. There’s also a new Achievement for the most well-rounded champions of the Kirin Tor. Players who complete all seven of the Challenges on different characters across their Battle.net account will be rewarded with a unique flying mount: the Soaring Spelltome. Additionally, Guardian druids who complete The Highlord's Return challenge will also receive a new fel variant of the "werebear" form.
    • The weekly bonus events schedule has been adjusted and now Timewalking dungeon events will occur every three weeks (was alternating every third or fourth week).
    • Defeating Timewalking raid bosses will now also provide credit towards the Timewalking weekly quests, "A Burning Path Through Time," "A Frozen Path Through Time," and "A Shattered Path Through Time."
    • The list of available dungeons during Timewalking holidays has been adjusted:
      • THE BURNING CRUSADE
        • NEW
          • The Blood Furnace
          • The Botanica
          • The Underbog
        • REMOVED
          • The Arcatraz
          • The Black Morass
          • The Slave Pens
      • WRATH OF THE LICH KING
        • NEW
          • Azjol-Nerub
          • The Forge of Souls
          • Utgarde Keep
        • REMOVED
          • Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom
          • Pit of Saron
          • Utgarde Pinnacle
      • CATACLYSM
        • NEW
          • Blackrock Caverns
        • REMOVED
          • Grim Batol
      • MISTS OF PANDARIA
        • NEW
          • Scholomance
        • REMOVED
          • Siege of Niuzao Temple
      • WARLORDS OF DRAENOR
        • NEW
          • Grimrail Depot
        • REMOVED
          • Iron Docks
  • TIMEWORN KEYSTONES
    • While Legion Timewalking is active, players can speak to Ta'hsup in Oribos to acquire a Timeworn Keystone, allowing access to max-level, Mythic+ difficulty for the 6 Legion dungeons.
    • Legion Mythic+ dungeons accessed in this way have their own set of affixes, reward loot of the same item level as Shadowlands Mythic+ dungeons, and count toward weekly Great Vault reward options.
      • Items acquired from Legion Mythic+ dungeons can be upgraded with Valor points, but will not appear in the Great Vault.
    • New Infernal affix – Infernal Beacons can be found near some bosses. Activating a Beacon or engaging a nearby boss will trigger a Legion invasion. Available on Legion Timeworn Keystone level 10 or higher.
  • MYTHIC+
    • Going forward, the top rated Mythic+ players per region and per faction for the Mythic+ Season will receive a special title. The title for Season 2 will be Tormented Hero.
    • AFFIXES
      • Bolster now has a 20 second duration (was permanent).
      • Necrotic Wound duration now lasts 6 seconds (was 9 seconds).
      • Raging damage bonus is now 50% (was 75%).
  • LEGACY RAIDS
    • The following encounters have been adjusted to be less challenging:
      • ANTORUS, THE BURNING THRONE
        • Antoran High Command
        • Eonar the Life-Binder
        • Varimathras
        • Coven of Shivarra
        • Aggramar
      • TOMB OF SARGERAS
        • The Desolate Host
        • Fallen Avatar
        • Kil'Jaeden
      • THE NIGHTHOLD
        • Gul'dan
      • TRIAL OF VALOR
        • Helya
  • All cooldowns of 2 minutes or longer now reset at the end of raid encounters or when starting a Mythic+ dungeon (was 3 minutes or longer cooldowns). This does not apply to Shaman's Reincarnation or Warlock's Ritual of Doom.
  • Legacy loot rules are now in place for Battle for Azeroth raids and dungeons. These encounters will now drop a fixed quantity of class-agnostic loot, regardless of group size.
  • The prompt to enter into the Timewalking Campaign random dungeon queue for all expansions will now occur after 5 minutes in the queue (was 15 minutes).
30 Oct 2021