Highest Mythic+ Keys Last Week in Shadowlands Season 4 - Timed and Most Popular Keystones

Posted 2022/08/11 at 1:57 AM by Anshlun

Raider.ioHighest Key Completedmany nerfs applied during the weekly reset

Dungeon

Highest Key

Grimrail Depot

Iron Docks

Upper Kara

Lower Kara

Mechagon: Junkyard

Mechagon: Workshop

Tazavesh: Streets

Tazavesh: Gambit

Timed Keys Distribution92.87% of keystones completedover 20% of keysless than 10% of keys

Dungeon

Any Level

10+

15+

20+

25+

Grimrail Depot

11.02%

10.37%

9.78%

6.86%

2.90%

Iron Docks

12.60%

11.83%

11.10%

7.54%

0.79%

Upper Kara

7.68%

6.59%

5.74%

2.69%

0.79%

Lower Kara

5.19%

4.33%

3.65%

1.85%

0.79%

Junkyard

17.67%

19.17%

20.52%

26.84%

38.52%

Workshop

12.86%

12.60%

12.47%

9.70%

1.85%

Streets

15.98%

16.99%

17.75%

22.05%

27.44%

Gambit

17.00%

18.11%

19.00%

22.47%

26.91%

Mythic+ Tips for Shadowlands Season 4Tanking Tips

Grimrail Depot
Iron Docks
Lower Karazhan
Upper Karazhan
Junkyard
Workshop
Streets of Wonder
So'leah's Gambit

Healing Tips

Grimrail Depot
Iron Docks
Lower Karazhan
Upper Karazhan
Junkyard
Workshop
Streets of Wonder
So'leah's Gambit

Ranged DPS Tips

Grimrail Depot
Iron Docks
Lower Karazhan
Upper Karazhan
Junkyard
Workshop
Streets of Wonder
So'leah's Gambit

Melee DPS Tips

Grimrail Depot
Iron Docks
Lower Karazhan
Upper Karazhan
Junkyard
Workshop
Streets of Wonder
So'leah's Gambit

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Comments

Comment by Ztinktoof

People chose familiarity first.

Comment by Vinni

I am baffled by the fact that Grimrail Depot even was in the poll... People that actually did that dungeon would never... Just proves that players shouldn't be able to make decisions, because it feels like that poll was staged by people who hate M+.

If any dungeon designers are reading this: Tight spaces and time-gated RP ALWAYS feels bad. There's no challenge, just horrible player experience. (Talking about m+ PoV)

Comment by JoeLigma

People chose familiarity first.

more likely not choosing !@#$scaled content

Comment by CallistaZM

People chose familiarity first.

Not necessarily. A lot of key pushers were around for Upper and Lower Kara back in Legion but they were extremely overtuned last week leading to a lot of failed and bricked runs. Junkyard on the other hand is undertuned currently and basically free, especially if you remember it well. Also, Kara is more recent than the 2 WoD dungeons, yet the WoD ones were done a lot more as well, again, because they were easier. For sure, the high number of Tazavesh runs is a combination of familiarity and ease relative to Kara.

Comment by LeManu

Grimrail Depot is a great dungeon, you´re on a moving train, that´s awesome.
But for m+ it is just horrible.

Comment by CallistaZM

yeah the camera angles aren't great. I think if they removed the train roof it would be a lot better.

Comment by roldy27

The worst part about grimrail being picked is that we have to endure the whining about it under every thread related to m+ now for all of season 4.

Comment by Lautner

The worst part about grimrail being picked is that we have to endure the whining about it under every thread related to m+ now for all of season 4.

True. I mean, they're showing us that it's the 4th most completed dungeon at 25+, pulling ahead of Workshop, Iron Docks and both Kara.

Comment by TomatoPhalanges

What I find funny is how Upper Kara isn't even that bad if you even have remote familiarity with the mechanics, its just got a PUG-killer in the form of Medivh which will delete groups who don't have a proper understanding of that fight

Comment by Pihalecsmrti

The worst part about grimrail being picked is that we have to endure the whining about it under every thread related to m+ now for all of season 4.

True. I mean, they're showing us that it's the 4th most completed dungeon at 25+, pulling ahead of Workshop, Iron Docks and both Kara.

In my opinion, GD is tuned just fine. It's abit on the harder side, but without a doubt doable. Even easier now that the breath got nerfed. Yes the camera and navigating is very annoying, but in some cases it's not so bad.

HOWEVEEEEEEEER, check the affixes. It was inspiring (non-existant) and quaking (slightly annoying, not dangerous at all) + tyrannical. This essentially means that trash just melts. This week, we have fortified which is gonna make it more difficult (I felt trash is harder than bosses in GD), plus sanguine which is a total cluster@#$% in GD.

Thank god I timed a bunch of 17s and 18s on tyrannical, meaning I can skip GD and Lower Kara easily and still get KSM today :-)

Comment by CTEKK

I agree, I had a pug time +15 with 39-40 deaths. The only problem is the small mana wyrm room.

As soon as people begin to understand this dungeon it will be a no brainer.

Comment by Volkfire

How could anyone be geared enough for that level, already?

Comment by Elitecookie

I agree with Junkyard being undertuned (Could say that Workshop is just a tad harder but not by much). Triple timed a +14 and it felt like we were doing a +10. Meanwhile, getting almost one shot by essentially anything and everything in both Kara wings.

But i wouldn't say that unfamiliarity was what ruined people keys in some of these dungeons and 99% of Kara runs. Even if you know the fights in these dungeons, any key that's under a +20, especially under a 15, should not one shot you. Especially dots. Not when you're geared. Me as a plate wearer, nothing killed me in 2-3 secs like the Kara wings did. Dots could kill me in 2 ticks. Nothing like this happened in the other dungeons.

Comment by lovelywaz

Here's the reason "IMO" why Grimrail is at the near top on the list.

At 15ish or under 20, both Kara, ID and GD are around the same level. But it's the boss fights that get a LOT worst as you keep going higher due to scaling. It's either multiple phases, debuff dots or absorb shields (or a combo in some fights!) that makes it a LOT worse to deal with.

Grimrail bosses are pretty straight forward with just hp/dmg numbers scaling up with key level and if you do the mechanics (avoid ground damage), there's not much else to worry about.

Iron Docks have multiple bosses with shield mechanic, and second boss (council of three) has the shield that absorb damage and heal back the boss. No matter how careful you are, "some" damage still hit the boss and makes the fight longer. Third boss has a pinning the DPS mechanic where you have to damage the boss (5% hp now) ASAP and if opens the cage with dog adds, who don't have aggro table, then its another distraction and more healing required to the whole group. Last boss is multi phase fight and as the key lvl goes higher, the phases start taking longer hence more knock backs means fight goes even longer.

We all know by now about Kara boss mechanics how terrible some are to begin with and how they further increase the difficulty with key level scaling. Bigger shield on Maiden AND the damage from DoT that you need to break your stun, Moroes' DoT (also multi adds fight), Huntsman another multi phase fight and same goes for Opera. In Upper, first boss isn't too bad if people stop standing in puddles and kill orbs quickly. Medivh is another multi phase fight with DoTs that of course gets worse as the key level goes up and phase three of last boss on third plateform becomes a nightmare if fight goes longer.

Mecha Workshop can also scale badly, specially the second boss in the garden where fight gets a LOT messier near the end. Last boss with all those DoTs and high AoE damage WHILE everyone has to keep moving away from magnets as usual gets more difficult with higher key level.

And then we come to Mecha Junkyard...... Grab Shock Bots and DO NOT DIE. Get your free key done at around 5 level higher than other dungeons! 😃😃

Comment by VSozonov

There might be some small tuning issues here and there but the main problem with new (old) dungeons is that most people are completely unaware of mechanics. In a couple of weeks when they play them more and get a sense of timers and things like that they will feel much better.

Comment by pawpurr

Interesting article. Although, I think the Kara bosses clap and the trash is fairly easy, so will be interesting to see how it shakes out on fortified + the nerfs in play. Moroes bulldozing newb tanks in half a second has been some of my favorite moments of the season XD

Comment by Soifon

Junkyard does not feel undertunned. It feels the same as it has always been.

Workshop is the same as it has always been once you got the gear. You know the tactics, it is a walk in the park.

Karazhan is a mixed bag. In the Upper you have Shade and arguably Mana Devourer. Arguably because mana devourer instantly kills you if you let him reach 100 energy which is, technically speaking, "if you dont do this it is a wipe" but at the same time you have time to fix it if you start taking all the orbs as you should before he gets to 100 energy. The Curator is annoying at best, meele because they have to play at the maximum range of their meele range, and range because....well, constant movement. The last boss is a walk in the park, really. you just have to avoid the blast to not be pushed off. In Lower you have Opera with a mix of mechanics to follow, lots of "do this or die instantly". Moroes and Maiden are just a dps race. Kill Moroes before garrote does unhealable damage. Burst Maiden's bubble before it wipes you. Attumen is easy, assuming the dispeller does not kill you.

GD, on the other hand. The last boss is a nightmare on tyrannical mostly because the healer has to actuallly be good and do constant healing. It is not a boss you want to bring someone to learn how to heal.

ID. I dont know what to say about it. Aside of needing a purger in your group, for the first boss, I can't think of anything that can be mandatory or annoying in this dungeon.

Comment by PassionButt

How could anyone be geared enough for that level, already?

Cause this season is honestly pretty easy. A 15 now isn't an 18 like last season, if anything it feels more like a 14 or 13 even. I was a 278 hunter last patch and have swapped to a 256 rogue and I'm doing 15s without much issue.

Like even if you look at the raiding side of this patch. My guild primarily goes for AotC which usually takes us like around 2 months, we're not only doing full normal runs but also getting 9/10 heroic with 2 raid nights 6 hours total.

Comment by yager05

The worst part about grimrail being picked is that we have to endure the whining about it under every thread related to m+ now for all of season 4.

Comment by EastB

Week one of the season and people are already timing 25-27s. I understand junkyard is a cakewalk compared to some other dungeons, but seriously what are people complaining about.

Between pugs not knowing mechanics/routes yet and considering everyone will be 20 ilvl higher once they get gear from this season I estimate we will see the highest keys ever timed during this season.

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