The God-Queen's Fury: a Legion Timewalking Mage Tower Guide

Patch 10.0.5 has re-opened the Mage Tower Challenge, meaning you can once again complete and collect the various rewards offered! As it stands, the Mage Tower will remain open until the end of the expansion, so there should be plenty of time.

This challenge, The God-Queen's Fury is meant for most of the following DPS specializations: Arcane Mage, Assassination Rogue, Demonology Warlock, Enhancement Shaman, and Retribution Paladin. You can queue for the Mage Tower challenges with the Mage Tower NPC (War Councilor Victoria) in the Broken Shore hub area.

In order to reach this NPC, you can take a portal from Orgrimmar / Stormind's portal room to Azsuna and then fly or take the flight path to the Broken Shore hub, Deliverance Point, or use your Dalaran Hearthstone and fly.

In this challenge you will need to defeat Sigryn and her two henchmen whilst dealing with a number of mechanics that will force you to constantly move around the arena.

Everything on this encounter spawns on a set timer so cooldown management is a must for success. These will be detailed in the strategy section below.

Inside the Timewalking Mage Tower Challenge, you will be scaled down to Level 45 and have your gear scaled to item level 120. You should focus on items containing sockets, as these are still active (but scaled down) in the Mage Tower. Additionally, all challenges can be completed with current gear, but you can optimize gear sets to gain even more power. A complete list of Best in Slot gear for every class can be found on the Timewalking Discord.

Timewalking Discord

The effects below will not function within the Timewalking Mage Tower event:

• Dragonflight Embellishments
• Any Covenant-related effects (Covenant Ability, Signature Ability, Soulbinds, Conduits)
• Legendary Powers from Shadowlands or Legion (the items will still provide stats, their equip effects will not)
• Legendary items from Questlines ( Ashjra'kamas, Shroud of Resolve, Warlords of Draenor Legendary Rings, Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest, Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings)
• Any Shards of Domination
• Any Battle for Azeroth systems (Azerite Gear, Traits, Essences)
• Any tier set bonuses
• Mists of Pandaria Legendary Meta Gems

With the current tuning of the Timewalking Challenges optimising your gear is not required by any means.

A quick and easy way to obtain gear for the Mage Tower is to run through Legion raids. These items can also randomly roll with a socket on them which can give you additional stats and are eligible for old enchants.

If you have a friend who is Level 44/45 or a second account with a character that is Level 44/45 you are able to make full use of Chromie Time to get even better gear for the Timewalking Mage Tower.

You will run dungeons with that Level 44/45 character and when they loot an item you need, they will trade it to you.

You will want to target items with a high amount of sockets as gems do not scale down and legacy gems from the TBC/Wrath era contain primary stats which significantly outweigh the value of item level in many cases.

Crafting Mists of Pandaria Dreadful gear with Relic of the Past IV or Relic of the Past V is a very good alternate source of Timewalking gear as it will have sockets and will be of a low enough item level to receive legacy gems/enchants.

Disclaimer: The below table are for Timewalking gear pieces only. If you are using Dragonflight armor the enchants listed will not work and you should instead use your regular Dragonflight enchants; a majority of these enchants will not work if your gear is above item level 120.

To begin, please select an option below enable tips, enchants, and gem recommendations for your specialization:

• Arcane Mage
• Assassination Rogue
• Demonology Warlock
• Enhancement Shaman
• Retribution Paladin

Slot	Option 1	Option 2
Neck	Enchant Neck - Mark of the Hidden Satyr	Enchant Neck - Mark of the Claw / Enchant Neck - Mark of the Trained Soldier
Shoulder	Greater Tiger Fang Inscription	Secret Tiger Fang Inscription (if Scribe)
Cloak	Enchant Cloak - Minor Power	Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech
Chest	Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats	Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats
Bracers	Enchant Bracer - Exceptional Strength
Gloves	Enchant Gloves - Eternal Strength
Belt	Living Steel Belt Buckle	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle / Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs	Angerhide Leg Armor
Boots	Enchant Boots - Greater Assault	Enchant Boots - Pandaren's Step
Rings	Accord of Haste/Versatility/Critical Strike/Mastery
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Dancing Steel	Enchant Weapon - Crusader

Slot	Option 1	Option 2
Neck	Enchant Neck - Mark of the Hidden Satyr	Enchant Neck - Mark of the Claw / Enchant Neck - Mark of the Trained Soldier
Shoulder	Greater Tiger Claw Inscription	Secret Tiger Claw Inscription (if Scribe)
Cloak	Enchant Cloak - Minor Power	Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech
Chest	Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats	Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats
Bracers	Enchant Bracer - Greater Agility
Gloves	Enchant Gloves - Major Agility
Belt	Living Steel Belt Buckle	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle / Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs	Shadowleather Leg Armor
Boots	Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility
Rings	Accord of Haste/Versatility/Critical Strike/Mastery
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Dancing Steel

Slot	Option 1	Option 2
Neck	Enchant Neck - Mark of the Hidden Satyr	Enchant Neck - Mark of the Claw / Enchant Neck - Mark of the Trained Soldier
Shoulder	Greater Tiger Claw Inscription	Secret Tiger Claw Inscription (if Scribe)
Cloak	Enchant Cloak - Minor Power	Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech
Chest	Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats	Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats
Bracers	Enchant Bracer - Greater Agility
Gloves	Enchant Gloves - Major Agility
Belt	Living Steel Belt Buckle	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle / Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs	Shadowleather Leg Armor
Boots	Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility
Rings	Accord of Haste/Versatility/Critical Strike/Mastery
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Dancing Steel

Slot	Option 1	Option 2
Neck	Enchant Neck - Mark of the Hidden Satyr	Enchant Neck - Mark of the Claw / Enchant Neck - Mark of the Trained Soldier
Shoulder	Greater Crane Wing Inscription	Secret Crane Wing Inscription (if Scribe)
Cloak	Enchant Cloak - Minor Power	Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech
Chest	Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats	Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats
Bracers	Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect
Gloves	Enchant Gloves - Major Spellpower
Belt	Living Steel Belt Buckle	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle / Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs	Brilliant Spellthread	Powerful Ghostly Spellthread
Boots	Enchant Boots - Greater Haste / Enchant Boots - Greater Versatility / Enchant Boots - Greater Precision	Enchant Boots - Pandaren's Step
Rings	Accord of Haste/Versatility/Critical Strike/Mastery
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Machinist's Brilliance	Enchant Weapon - Jade Spirit

Slot	Option 1	Option 2
Neck	Enchant Neck - Mark of the Hidden Satyr	Enchant Neck - Mark of the Claw / Enchant Neck - Mark of the Trained Soldier
Shoulder	Greater Crane Wing Inscription	Secret Crane Wing Inscription (if Scribe)
Cloak	Enchant Cloak - Minor Power	Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech
Chest	Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats	Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats
Bracers	Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect
Gloves	Enchant Gloves - Major Spellpower
Belt	Living Steel Belt Buckle	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle / Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs	Brilliant Spellthread	Powerful Ghostly Spellthread
Boots	Enchant Boots - Greater Haste / Enchant Boots - Greater Versatility / Enchant Boots - Greater Precision	Enchant Boots - Pandaren's Step
Rings	Accord of Haste/Versatility/Critical Strike/Mastery
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Machinist's Brilliance	Enchant Weapon - Jade Spirit

Gem Type	Name	Stackable?
Helm Meta Gem	Reverberating Primal Diamond / Reverberating Shadowspirit Diamond	No
7 Strength	Leviathan's Eye of Strength (BfA)	No
6 Strength	Kraken's Eye of Strength (BfA) / Saber's Eye of Strength (Legion)	No
5 Strength	Sovereign Tanzanite (TBC - The Shattered Halls)	Yes

Gem Type	Name	Stackable?
Helm Meta Gem	Agile Primal Diamond / Agile Shadowspirit Diamond	No
7 Agility	Leviathan's Eye of Agility (BfA)	No
6 Agility	Kraken's Eye of Agility (BfA) / Saber's Eye of Agility (Legion)	No
4 Agility	Delicate Queen's Garnet (Cataclysm)	Yes

Gem Type	Name	Stackable?
Helm Meta Gem	Agile Primal Diamond / Agile Shadowspirit Diamond	No
7 Agility	Leviathan's Eye of Agility (BfA)	No
6 Agility	Kraken's Eye of Agility (BfA) / Saber's Eye of Agility (Legion)	No
4 Agility	Delicate Queen's Garnet (Cataclysm)	Yes

Gem Type	Name	Stackable?
Helm Meta Gem	Burning Primal Diamond / Burning Shadowspirit Diamond	No
7 Intellect	Leviathan's Eye of Intellect (BfA)	No
6 Intellect	Kraken's Eye of Intellect (BfA) / Saber's Eye of Intellect (Legion)	No
5 Intellect	Timeless Tanzanite (TBC - The Black Morass)	Yes

Gem Type	Name	Stackable?
Helm Meta Gem	Burning Primal Diamond / Burning Shadowspirit Diamond	No
7 Intellect	Leviathan's Eye of Intellect (BfA)	No
6 Intellect	Kraken's Eye of Intellect (BfA) / Saber's Eye of Intellect (Legion)	No
5 Intellect	Timeless Tanzanite (TBC - The Black Morass)	Yes

An honorable mention for the above gems are that Queen's Garnets can be easily obtained via the Auction house and from the Dragon Soul raid which can be used to craft +4 Primary Stat gems.

• Pocket-Sized Computation Device ( Mechagon) with the Cyclotronic Blast red card inside provides a high amount of burst damage.
• Unstable Arcanocrystal (Withered J'im Legion World Boss) / Chipped Soul Prism (Supreme Lord Kazzak Warlords of Draenor World Boss) both provide a high amount of stats if you have them.
• Decanter of Anima-Charged Winds is potentially bugged and deals a very large amount of damage in timewalking.
• Pocket-Sized Computation Device (Mechagon) with the Cyclotronic Blast red card inside provides a high amount of burst damage.
• Pocket-Sized Computation Device (Mechagon) with the Cyclotronic Blast red card inside provides a high amount of burst damage.
• Unstable Arcanocrystal (Withered J'im Legion World Boss) / Chipped Soul Prism (Supreme Lord Kazzak Warlords of Draenor World Boss) both provide a high amount of stats if you have them.
• Unstable Arcanocrystal (Withered J'im Legion World Boss) / Chipped Soul Prism (Supreme Lord Kazzak Warlords of Draenor World Boss) both provide a high amount of stats if you have them.
• Decanter of Anima-Charged Winds is potentially bugged and deals a very large amount of damage in timewalking.
• Decanter of Anima-Charged Winds is potentially bugged and deals a very large amount of damage in timewalking.
• Pocket-Sized Computation Device (Mechagon) with the Cyclotronic Blast red card inside provides a high amount of burst damage.
• Pocket-Sized Computation Device (Mechagon) with the Cyclotronic Blast red card inside provides a high amount of burst damage.
• Unstable Arcanocrystal (Withered J'im Legion World Boss) / Chipped Soul Prism (Supreme Lord Kazzak Warlords of Draenor World Boss) both provide a high amount of stats if you have them.
• Unstable Arcanocrystal (Withered J'im Legion World Boss) / Chipped Soul Prism (Supreme Lord Kazzak Warlords of Draenor World Boss) both provide a high amount of stats if you have them.
• Unblinking Gaze of Sethe (Shadow-Lord Iskar from Hellfire Citadel) has a high proc rate and can deal a respectable amount of damage.
• Unblinking Gaze of Sethe (Shadow-Lord Iskar from Hellfire Citadel) has a high proc rate and can deal a respectable amount of damage.

Whilst it may be tempting to use Shadowlands flasks in the Timewalking Mage Tower, when you are scaled down to level 45 so are the effects of the flasks. For comparison, a flask from Battle for Azeroth will give you +31 Primary Stat, a flask from Legion will give you +21 Primary Stat, and a flask from Shadowlands will give you +20 Primary Stat. Because of this, it is recommended for you to use your specialization's primary stat flask from Battle for Azeroth.

This is a fairly long encounter where there are 3 bosses who all share a health pool. Jarl Velbrand will die first, followed by Runeseer Faljar and then the encounter will end just before Sigryn dies.

An enrage has been added to this encounter of 6 minutes and 30 seconds. This will mean that you will want to keep the bosses stacked together for more efficient DPS to beat the timer.

Each boss has their own mechanics with some mechanics happening independently from the bosses:

Jarl is very melee-focused and as such you will want to avoid taking damage from him by moving away from him where possible. His main abilities are detailed below:

Hurl Axe: Axes will be thrown toward your area and spin. Simply move away from the location to avoid taking any subsequent damage.

Bladestorm: This Bladestorm will pull you toward his location and deal damage based on your distance from him.

• You can Hammer of Justice Jarl to stop this, however it is better used for Sigryn or the Berserker's Rage.
• You can stun Jarl with Kidney Shot to stop the Bladestorm.
• You can stop Jarl by stunning him with Capacitor Totem or Sundering.

Berserker's Rage: This increases the damage dealt by Jarl by 500% and slows his movement speed. You want to kite him during this 20 second period.

• Slow and Frost Nova can be used to keep Jarl away, alternatively the talent Chrono Shift can be used.
• Hand of Hindrance can slow him to make him easier to kite, alternatively you can Blessing of Protection / Divine Shield and stay still to get more damage out.
• You can stay close with Evasion whilst Evasion is active.
• Place Earthbind Totem down and stay away from him.
• Use Curse of Exhaustion to slow Jarl even more and be ready to Demonic Gateway to safety.

The Runeseer will repeatedly cast Shadowbolt on you which can be interrupted, however you should save your interrupts for Ancestral Knowledge.

• As your interrupt cooldown is shorter than the Ancestral Knowledge cast you can safely interrupt this cast with Rebuke to reduce your damage taken.
• As your interrupt cooldown is shorter than the Ancestral Knowledge cast you can safely interrupt this cast with Wind Shear to reduce your damage taken.

Ancestral Knowledge is his main cast to be aware of. It is a 20 second long cast and must be interrupted. However you are unable to interrupt the Runeseer until you have damaged through the large shield.

After Jarl Velbrand has died this will be cast repeatedly so you do not want to interrupt straight away, interrupt toward the end of the cast to reduce the amount of shields you need to destroy.

• If Counterspell is still on cooldown from the previous shield use Ice Block / Greater Invisibility to survive the cast.
• You should save a cooldown such as Final Reckoning/ Avenging Wrath/ Crusade for this DPS check.

A common strategy for this encounter is to keep Sigryn in some form of CC and deal with the other two bosses. Repentance's duration is not reduced on this encounter and can be used to keep Sigryn out of action for a majority of the encounter.

Sigryn will Throw Spear at you. When these land a green puddle will spawn on the ground which deals damage if you are inside of it.

Blood of the Father is her main ability to be mindful of. If this 3-second cast completes Sigryn will pulse out large amounts of Fire damage every second for 27 seconds. You can stop the cast with a form of crowd control.

• Polymorph can be used here to prevent the buff from being applied.
• Repentance / Hammer of Justice can be used here to prevent the buff from being applied.
• Blind can be used here to prevent the buff from being applied, however if Blind is not available you can rotate Kidney Shot, Cloak of Shadows, and Feint to survive the damage.
• Hex can be used here to prevent the buff from being applied.
• Mortal Coil or Fear can be used here to prevent the buff from being applied.

Dark Wings will spawn a wave of Valkyr outside of the arena. There will be a gap in their ranks and you should move to this gap before they charge through the arena. If you are hit by the Valkyr you will take a large amount of damage and likely die. Sigryn will cast this even if she is in a form of crowd control such as a Stun or Fear.

• If you get stuck for space you can Blessing of Protection / Divine Shield to survive the hit.

These mechanics will always happen throughout the encounter:

Runic Detonation: Three purple runes will appear on the ground within the inner circle of the arena. They will spawn at different sizes and shrink. If any Rune shrinks completely they will deal a large burst of Shadow damage to you. You can step on these runes to make them disappear.

• Save your Divine Steed to collect these quickly.

Orb of Valor: Throughout the fight friendly Valkyr will place these Orbs in the arena. If you walk into one you will be healed to full. Use this as needed.

Your reward for completing the challenge is a transmog set of armor which is a recolored version of the Tomb of Sargeras set for your class.

If you can manage to do all of the 7 different challenges at least once, you will obtain the Mage-Bound Spelltome mount and the A Tour of Towers achievement. Completing every challenge across all classes and specializations awards the Tower Overwhelming Feat of Strength.

You can learn more about this mount and all the others added in Patch 9.1/9.1.5 below.