Weekly Mythic+ Dungeon MDT Routes with Fortified/Spiteful/Volcanic Affixes

This page will provide you with optimal MDT routes for each of the 8 Shadowlands dungeons. It is updated for the current week's Mythic affixes ( Fortified, Spiteful, and Volcanic, in addition to the ever-present Prideful for Mythic+ 10 and higher keys).

The dungeons on this page are listed alphabetically. For a difficulty ranking of this week's Mythic dungeons, we recommend our dedicated guide, linked below.

Making use of your Covenant's dungeon-specific buffs is crucial for having a smooth and efficient run. While by no means necessary to time your key, these buffs are extremely helpful. You can find out all about that on our dedicated page.

Interrupt Healing Wave from Atal'ai Hoodoo Hexxer at all cost; it will otherwise nearly fully heal any random enemy mob since it is Fortified.

Once the Spiteful Shades from Spiteful spawn, use your crowd-control abilities to prevent them from autoattacking you. Pay special attention in the Ardenweald area where the majority of the pulls are rather large. Furthermore, try to kill enemies at the same time to prevent staggered spawns of Spiteful Shades which will be hard to deal with if you have melee DPS or Healers.

Volcanic is extremely easy to deal with. Nothing in particular makes it hard in this dungeon except for the narrow corridors leading towards Hakkar the Soulflayer; be aware and pay close attention.

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The massive health difference between mob types will make Spiteful hard to deal with especially when you fight Shard of Halkias. Focus on priority-damage and make sure things die equally. Moreover, the Shard is not influenced by any crowd-control abilities, so as soon as you see Spiteful Shades you can use slow and immobilize effects to prevent them from attacking you.

Fortified will make Vicious Gargon a high-priority mob. Kite them at all cost if you have high stacks of their lethal Jagged Swipe bleed effect.

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Furious Thrashing from Drust Boughbreaker is extremely painful to heal on a Fortified week. Consider out-ranging its damage effect by standing 50 yards away from the mob. They begin to cast this ability upon reaching 50% Health, so try to "phase" them at the same time and out-range collectively!

Spiteful will be mostly time-consuming. Although easy to handle, it will prevent you from going through the "maze" so make sure to kill the Spiteful Shades as fast as they spawn so you can continue with the dungeon.

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If you decide to run the dungeon by using the Rigged Plagueborer strategy, know that their Plague Bomb lethal explosion is target capped to 5 targets, which includes the Spiteful Shades from 0 Spiteful — it is also affected by elevation. Consider delaying the "explosion" until the spirits are gone.

Volcanic can be extremely dangerous in this dungeon if paired with any other boss ability such as Globgrog's Slime Wave frontal or Margrave Stradama's Plague Crash. If you get caught in a Volcanic Plume spawn around these times, you are highly at risk of death.

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Luckily, Spiteful is one of the best affixes to have in Sanguine Depths because it extends the Sinfall Boon effect if a spirit is killed on top of the Anima Cages a Venthyr player can activate. It also works with Prideful, so having a member of the Venthyr Covenant will be a high priority.

Volcanic will be tough to handle due to the narrow dungeon design. Pay close attention to Volcanic Plume spawns under you and dodge them at all cost.

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Remember to save cooldowns for Klotos, located in the Seat of the Archon, prior engaging the last boss of the dungeon - Devos. This singular mob is extremely dangerous on Fortified and it requires the use of all defensive and offensive cooldowns to secure its death.

Spiteful will not be much of a trouble since the majority of the pulls are rather small; this also makes Volcanic easy to manage.

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Spiteful will be extremely rough to manage, despite the dungeon being one of the easiest this week. Make sure to always kite the mobs as they start to die so you can move the remaining enemies away from the Spiteful Shades.

Volcanic will not be much of a trouble, as the vast area of the dungeon will allow you to freely sidestep any Volcanic Plume spawns under you.

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Volcanic will be hard to manage as, unlike the other dungeons, the majority of Theater of Pain is corridor-based. Avoid the Volcanic Plumes at any cost, even stopping your cast if you have to, or else you risk death since the majority of non-boss-enemies here have lethal frontal abilities.

Spiteful will be extremely tough to play against not only because of the lack of space, but also because you will be prevented from traveling through the platforms of Altars of Agony — leading towards Kul'tharok — while Spiteful Shades are alive; make sure to kill them quickly!

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This page will provide you with optimal MDT routes for each of the 8 Shadowlands dungeons. It is updated for the current week's Mythic affixes ( Fortified, Sanguine, and Quaking, in addition to the ever-present Prideful for Mythic+ 10 and higher keys).

The dungeons on this page are listed alphabetically. For a difficulty ranking of this week's Mythic dungeons, we recommend our dedicated guide, linked below.

Making use of your Covenant's dungeon-specific buffs is crucial for having a smooth and efficient run. While by no means necessary to time your key, these buffs are extremely helpful. You can find out all about that on our dedicated page.

Make sure to use knock-back effects or effective "kiting" of the mobs in the narrow areas of the dungeons, due to Sanguine being present.

Avoid stacking as much as possible to prevent "clipping" of party members due to Quaking being in this week's affix rotation. This is especially dangerous on Dealer Xy'exa, when you are about to "pass" the Arcane Lightning; make sure you have a healthy distance to prevent overlapping the Quaking affix.

Additionally, pay extra attention to the narrow corridors of De Other Side leading to Hakkar the Soulflayer and The Manastorms, as this is where you will struggle the most.

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Vicious Gargon can be quite dangerous on Fortified, especially when paired with Sanguine, due to the kiting required. Make sure to coordinate your externals such as slows, stuns, and knock-backs to prevent them from healing, as these mobs are very tank-intensive due to Jagged Swipe bleed.

There are two stationary mobs in this dungeon — Shard of Halkias and Depraved Houndmaster — beware of pulling low health mobs on top of them, as they can get healed quite quickly, which will slow you down.

While fighting Halkias, make sure you avoid being stacked to prevent "clipping" from Quaking and Glass Shards. Be spread and have a decent distance between each other without going out of the Light of Atonement.

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Pay extra attention to Drust Spiteclaw, as their jumps can mess up the Sanguine placement; consider stunning them once they are low HP. In addition to that pull, beware of Tirnenn Villager as he becomes stationary while casting Overgrowth, so pre-knock-back the mobs beneath it and do not let them die on top of the mob.

Make sure to avoid stacking on Mistcaller due to Quaking being present, and be aware of your party member's position at all times.

Consider using Bloodlust/ Heroism on trash packs due to Fortified being active this week, as all the boss fights are relatively easy!

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Utilizing Unstable Canister to your benefit can greatly speed up your Plaguefall run, especially on Fortified.

Pay extra attention for Gushing Slime and their low HP, as this makes it extremely easy to heal a mob with Sanguine to full health, if you are not being careful. Split the pull to two if you are not confident you can execute it. At last, beware of stationary mobs such as Slime Tentacle and Defender of Many Eyes during his Bulwark of Maldraxxus; use knock-back abilities or drag away the low HP mobs from them.

When fighting Domina Venomblade, make sure you are spread when Quaking occurs and quickly get back into a stacking position, due to Solitary Prey. This boss fight can be difficult in the hands of an inexperienced group, so make sure you communicate and move accordingly.

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Pay attention to General Kaal, as this will be the "make or break" of this key due to Quaking. Spread accordingly to avoid overlapping from the Quaking and Wicked Gash.

The narrow corridors of this dungeon makes it extremely hard to manage both affixes, so coordinating with your party members is the key to time it. Use your disturb or interrupt abilities when Gluttonous Tick is casting Engorge, which can become lethal upon death if it has high stacks of Gluttonous Burst.

When fighting Executor Tarvold, be spread when Quaking overlaps with Castigate. If you use Vanish, Feign Death, or Shadowmeld after the first tick of the cast, you can completely "skip" the cast damage and duration, quite neat trick!

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Quaking can be lethal when fighting Oryphrion; pay attention to Empyreal Ordnance cast and nearby allies to avoid overlapping the debuff.

Be aware of Rake from Forsworn Stealthclaw, as the stacking DoT can turn lethal especially on Fortified week.

Spires of Ascension consists of tons of uneven HP mob pulls, which can become problematic, especially with Sanguine affix, so plan accordingly when your tank is going to "kite" and use all of your party utilities to ensure to mob is healed from the Sanguine. Additionally, there are two stationary type of mobs in this dungeon, Forsworn Skirmisher and Kyrian Dark-Praetor — make sure to knock them if they are stuck in a Sanguine or out-range them, so they walk closer to you.

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Make sure you do not over-pull a lot of mobs due to Sanguine being present in the dungeon; take your time and plan your next move accordingly. The more mobs you have, the harder it will be for your tank to survive on Fortified week. Additionally, there are 2 type of mobs that do not spawn Sanguine: Blight Bag and Shuffling Corpse, and you can safely pair them with any other type of mob without worrying about their massive HP difference.

Pay attention to Quaking when fighting Amarth and using the common strategy to stack on the boss so Land of the Dead can come closer to melee.

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The majority of the dungeon consist of narrow corridors, which makes both Sanguine and Quaking hard to handle. Pay attention to Blighted Sludge-Spewer and their "leap" which can misplace Sanguine pool and become time consuming for the whole party. The common strategy is to stack in melee to prevent them from leaping away, but due to Quaking being active, you have to be extra careful, so make sure you communicate and plan accordingly.

Additionally, it is important to note that some mobs do NOT spawn Sanguine, such as Disgusting Refuse, which is located in the Upper and Lower Barrow of Carnage, leading towards Gorechop. You can freely pair them with any other type of mob, without worrying about Sanguine placements!

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