Jump to content
FORUMS
Sign in to follow this  
Stan

Undergeared DPS (Item Level 345) Soloing Mythic+ Ruby Life Pools

Recommended Posts

3D2nQii.jpg

Before the nerfs that resulted in tanks taking 11% more damage, Rextroy challenged himself and soloed Mythic Ruby Life Pools with an undergeared character.

Background:

After reading about the upcoming tank survival nerfs, that will make most tanks take about 11% more damage, I decided to challenge myself to solo a mythic dungeon on an undergeared DPS... https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow...

The main reason was after reading the reason for the tank nerfs, being that tanks shouldn't be able to easily solo large portions of encounters after the group has died. It seems really weird why this change is made the same week as hard content is being unlocked... Since m0 is very easy content, and it is not surprising that tanks can solo large portions of them...

This change is giving me flashbacks to Death Strike being nerfed because of random battlegrounds...

Anyway, that was the reason why I set out to try it! And below you will see the strategy I went with:

Malidrussa Chillworn:

This boss was fairly easy overall, the hard part was when the pack of whelps arrived at 75%. It proved really hard for my undergeared unholy DK to survive it before I had gotten enchants for my gear (I did manage the first wave, but died shortly after) After improving my character, and changing talents to obtain more damage, it wasn't too bad. Unholy DK overall has a lot of magic defense available to survive, and the boss does a large amount of magic!

Kokia Blazehoof:

This has to be one of the buggiest bosses I tried to solo so far!

Originally I tried to brute-force it, but there were too many obstacles to overcome (DPS-wise) for my undergeared DK.

The adds would keep spawning, so I had to find a way to get rid of them.

I tried to outrange them, and that worked for a while but she kept spawning a new one by the time I got away from them.

I also tested her abilities, it seems like she won't be able to do anything at all if you stay mounted and run away from her (for example, the activation range on her summon ability is about 20 yards). But while mounted I couldn't do anything to her either... so that didn't work. The thing I tried, that actually got me progress to solo her, was that certain locations (the rocky parts on the sides) gave her trouble when spawning adds...

She wasn't able to find a valid location to spawn the blazebound firestorm, for at least 1 minute! And then I noticed that her pathing was really weird and slow around those parts..

When I tested the same thing on the other side, she got completely stuck!

And she was close enough for my Unholy Blight, to be able to hit her through walls It's even odder that I made her get stuck since she does have the ability to teleport targeted players to her, if she feels like they are "unreachable"... Perhaps Death Knights are immovable juggernauts after all. So I kept damaging her with Unholy blight for about an hour, and she fell after 67 minutes of combat! Not the most honorable solo but clean nevertheless!

Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein:

I almost thought I would get stuck unable to solo this boss because Stormslam (Stormvein ability) stacks up really fast... Faster than I can get rid of the magic debuff with anti-magic shell It also goes through line of sight! The two things that saved me, and gave me a chance to solo it, was that he won't start casting the ability unless he is close to you... And his movement speed is REALLY slow! Oh, and the boss room is perfectly made to be able to kite them on the bridge... it almost feels like an intentional strategy...

Anyway, after kiting them for a while, and being really careful with my abilities, I managed to finish them off! Was a tough fight however

My highest HPS reached in the dungeon was about 47k... about 85% of that being Death Strike...

Maybe another nerf is in order?

Here's the full video soloing the Mythic Dungeon with his Item Level 345 Unholy Death Knight!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
12 hours ago, Stan said:

This change is giving me flashbacks to Death Strike being nerfed because of random battlegrounds...

 

12 hours ago, Stan said:

It seems really weird

Well Rextroy, since you've been playing this game a bit shorter than me despite me having stopped since BFA, I'll tolerate it seeming weird to you.

... But I still judge you, for Blizzard has been well known for making changes like these arbitrarily.

Maybe you forgot about the GCD changes in BFA that made certain tanks terrible and clunky (RIP warriors) and it took them half a year to figure out they needed to do something about it. Or a certain expansion that made warriors have a CD that made them 100% CC immune for 30 entire seconds in PVP, because THAT seemed reasonable to the devs at the time?

 

No, these changes and odd timings of them isn't strange nor weird.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Quote

Here's the full video soloing the Mythic Dungeon with his Item Level 345 Blood Death Knight!

Unholy, not Blood. As stated in the title of the video - It was an undergeared 'DPS' challenge.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
18 hours ago, fayiep32 said:

Unholy, not Blood. As stated in the title of the video - It was an undergeared 'DPS' challenge.

Good catch, thanks! It's fixed now.

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
Sign in to follow this  

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

  • Similar Content

    • By Stan
      In a recent Reddit thread, players shared their regrettable experiences with the game's infamous Black Market Auction House (BMAH).
      The highest bids often come with stories of disappointment and frustration, as highlighted by these popular comments:
      Reddit user MadsenAn regretted spending a whopping 700,000 gold on a Tabard of Brilliance, only to receive it from a Twitch drop the same day, calling the coincidence "personal."
      Redditor DM_ME_KUL_TIRAN_FEET shared a tale of woe about spending 180,000 gold on a BMAH mystery box, which contained a Goblin Weather Machine that they had already received from a Twitch drop just a day earlier.
      Sammywitchdr recounted how they spent over 1 million gold on a Swift Zulian Panther thinking it was the rare ZG Tiger from vanilla WoW, only to realize they already owned the panther from a previous expansion.
      Thoms689 was duped into bidding 1.2 million gold for a Tabard of Frost by a friend who was secretly outbidding him to inflate the price, a betrayal that cost him both gold and a friendship.
      Vitchman shared a frustrating experience with a 600,000 gold bid for what turned out to be an Ordos drop that was unsuitable for his character class, illustrating the risks associated with the mysterious contents of BMAH boxes.
      Caronry discussed a close call with bidding 5 million gold on an Arcanite Ripper, thankful to have been outbid, which potentially saved them from later regret.
      Sigilweavers told a comedic yet painful tale of bidding 900,000 gold for a Firelands mount only to discover they already owned it after winning the auction. This story serves as a cautionary reminder to double-check what you already have before entering a bidding war.
      MattyIce8998 recounted an almost regrettable bid of 800,000 gold on Frostfire shoulders, narrowly avoided by being outbid. They eventually acquired the item when it became craftable, much cheaper.
      These stories encapsulate the high-risk, high-reward nature of the Black Market Auction House, where players' fortunes can swing dramatically with each bid and the lengths to which gamers will go for the rarities WoW has to offer.
      Do you have any interesting BMAH story for us? Don't forget to share it in the comments!
      Source: Reddit
    • By Stan
      Find out how to obtain the new Spark of Awakening in Season 4.
      Spark of Awakening is used to set the item level of crafted gear to Item Level 502 in Season 4, but how can you obtain one on live servers?
      Abandon the "Aiding the Accord" quest if it's in your Quest Log.
      Pick up the weekly quest from Therazal in central Valdrakken. As you can see, there are now three possible quests for you to receive that will change every week.

      The weekly quest options (and objectives) will always be the following:
      Dragon Isles Quest
      Participate in a Community Feast Participate in a Hunt Lay siege to Dragonbane Keep Zaralek Cavern Quest
      Protect the Researchers Under Fire Loot a Secured Shipment (Suffusion Camp) Complete a Time Rift Amirdrassil Quest
      Earn 50 Bloom during the Superbloom Complete a Superbloom Plant 3 Dreamseeds Quest Rewards
      After completing the weekly quest you will receive 1 Splintered Spark of Awakening) via Weekly Awakened Activity and a Cache of Awakened Storms (containing gold or gear).
      You will need two Splintered Spark of Awakening and 250 Flightstones to create one Spark of Awakening.
      Awakened Raid Bosses
      Apparently, Splintered Spark of Awakening have a chance to drop from Awakened Raid bosses, as spotted by @azatoth668!
    • By Stan
      We'd like to introduce you to a game-changing nameplate addon for Season 4 that's essential for excelling in Mythic+ dungeons.
      Tracking every mob and their abilities in Mythic+ can be overwhelming, but this addon excels by replacing standard mob nameplates and cast bars to enhance your gameplay.
      Once installed, mobs with critical interrupts will display a thick orange cast bar, while less crucial ones will show a thinner yellow bar.

      Mobs with less crucial interrupts will have a thinner yellow cast bar.

      Additionally, any mobs that inflict heavy frontal cone damage are marked with an arrow and feature orange cast bars. A voice alert will also prompt you to move by announcing "front."

      The addon further assists by indicating non-interruptible spells that require crowd control with a purple cast bar and a vocal "cc" alert.

      For tanks, if you're not holding aggro, the nameplates of the mobs will turn red, quickly showing you which ones to target.

      There's also a handy visual cue on the cast bar, surrounded by a green border, signaling when you can interrupt an ability and your interrupt skill is off cooldown.

      Ready to try it out?
      You can download Quazii Plater here.
      For setup assistance, watch Quazii's comprehensive video guide.
      Quazii has also created a Mythic+ cheatsheet that details all critical abilities for Season 4 dungeons, available in a text format.
      If you appreciate Quazii's contributions, consider supporting him on Patreon.
    • By Stan
      Players are currently unable to catalyze gear from the Black Temple Timewalking cache into class set piece.
      It's unclear whether this limitation is a bug or an intended feature, but the gear obtained from completing this week's Black Temple Timewalking quest cannot be converted into a set piece using the Revival Catalyst, as reported on Reddit.
      I personally checked this at Antuka and can confirm that gear from the weekly quest cache cannot be catalyzed. I received the Grips of Damnation from the Essence boss yesterday, and found that the item was ineligible for conversion at the Catalyst.

    • By Stan
      Here's how you can upgrade your legendary weapons in Dragonflight Season 4 next week!
      This one is for Fyr'alath and Nasz'uro owners. You must first farm 2 Antique Bronze Bullions. However, you can only acquire 1 Antique Bronze Bullion per week from Awakened Raid bosses. The bullion will drop in Raid Finder difficulty too.
      Next week, the cap will be raised to 2 and a catch-up method will be implemented, so players who didn't have the chance to get their first bullion can get it from the weekly quest in Valdrakken.
      Anyway, the soonest you can upgrade your legendary to the base item level of 502 is during the week of April 30th (so next week).
      Once you have 2 Antique Bronze Bullions, head to the Parting Glass in Valdrakken.

      Evokers need to buy Scale of Awakening from Iszinormi for 2 Antique Bronze Bullions. Death Knights, Paladins, and Warriors need to buy Scale of Awakening from Iszinormi for  2 Antique Bronze Bullions. Once purchased, use the consumable to upgrade your legendary to item level 502, the base item level for Season 4.
      After that, you can further upgrade your legendary using Flightstones and crests. Check out our gear upgrading guide for more info!
×
×
  • Create New...