The Weekly Route Series showcases Mythic+ strategies that are tailored towards the Beginner and Intermediate levels of Mythic+ with the following criteria in mind:

• Easy to execute - particularly in pick-up-groups (PUGs)
  
• Good tradeoffs between skipping the most difficult enemy forces while not requiring overly complicated strategies or “tech” to do so

This week, the affixes are Tyrannical, Volcanic, and Sanguine.

This week is all about watching your feet – don't stand in volcanoes and don't stand in Sanguine puddles!

Certain enemies in each dungeon can be difficult to maneuver or are flat out immune to crowd control (CC) so it is imperative that you avoid dropping Sanguine pools onto stationary or stubborn mobs. You may find it easier to keep a dying mob away from the group and drop Sanguine far away versus trying to move any mobs out of an existing Sanguine puddle.

Your group can contribute to good Sanguine management by using knockbacks and slows, or having your tank kite lower-health mobs away from packs. It may be helpful to identify which abilities work best to help your tank avoid sloppy Sanguine pulls!

Use these abilities if a mob is standing in Sanguine:

• Death Grip
  
• Gorefiend's Grasp
  
• Typhoon
  
• Ring of Peace
  
• Wing Buffet
  
• Thunderstorm
  
• Blast Wave

Use these abilities if a mob is about to move into Sanguine or about to die and spawn puddles under other mobs:

• Hammer of Justice
  
• Blinding Light
  
• Entangling Roots
  
• Paralysis
  
• Leg Sweep
  
• Tail Swipe
  
• Sleep Walk
  
• Landslide
  
• Binding Shot
  
• Freezing Trap
  
• Intimidation
  
• Holy Word: Chastise
  
• Psychic Scream
  
• Ursol's Vortex
  
• Mortal Coil
  
• Imprison
  
• Chaos Nova
  
• Intimidating Shout
  
• Storm Bolt
  
• War Stomp

If you need a refresher on the affixes, be sure to check out our affixes guide!

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Table of Contents

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ATAL’DAZAR

The most important enemies to be aware of when dropping Sanguine are as follows:

• On the way to Vol'kaal: Shieldbearer of Zul
  
• On the way to Priestess Alun'za: Gilded Priestess, Dazar'ai Juggernaut, and Dazar'ai Colossus
  
• On the way to Yazma: Dinomancer Kish'o, T'lonja, and Monzumi

Dazar’ai Juggernauts can absolutely decimate your group, even on Tyrannical weeks, if your positioning is sloppy. Learn some handy tricks to manage these mobs more carefully with our RIO Snapshot:

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BLACK ROOK HOLD

The most important enemies to be aware of when dropping Sanguine are as follows:

• On the way to Amalgam of Souls: Ghostly Protector and Lady Velandras Ravencrest
  
• On the way to Illysanna Ravencrest: Risen Archer and Commander Shemdah'sohn
  
• On the way to Smashspite the Hateful: Wrathguard Bladelord and Wyrmtongue Scavenger
  
• On the way to Kur’talos Ravencrest: Risen Swordsman and Risen Lancer
  

This is a great week to burn down the first boss, Amalgam of Souls, with this cool trick from our RIO Snapshot series:



You’ll want to manage your personals carefully this week on Tyrannical Kur’talos Ravencrest with the tips in this RIO Snapshot:

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DARKHEART THICKET

The standard route will require an invisibility potion, as the double Festerhide Grizzly pull before the first boss has been decreasing in popularity each week of this season. This dungeon has loads of routing options for enemy forces, so we suggest using a popular shortcut (REMEMBER to dismiss pets). Check out the clip below to see this early skip in action:



The most important enemies to be aware of when dropping Sanguine are as follows:

• On the way to Archdruid Glaidalis: Festerhide Grizzly
  
• On the way to Oakheart: Rotheart Dryad and Nightmare Dweller
  
• On the way to Dresaron: Bloodtainted Fury
  
• On the way to Shade of Xavius: Taintheart Deadeye and Taintheart Stalker

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DAWN OF THE INFINITE: GALAKROND’S FALL

The most important enemies to be aware of when dropping Sanguine are as follows:

• On the way to Chronikar: Epoch Ripper
  
• On the way to Manifested Timeways: Timestream Anomaly
  
• On the way to Blight of Galakrond: Risen Dragon
  
• On the way to Iridikron: Epoch Ripper

There is way too much trash in this place! Unless you want to be at ~120% enemy forces before the end of the dungeon, we advise skipping the first several packs or the last several packs of trash with an invisibility potion.

Manifested Timeways is an extremely challenging boss to heal, so please make sure you have a way to track your own debuffs. You will cause major damage to your group if you do not know when you have the Chrono-Faded debuff. Here is a Chrono-Faded WeakAura to help you track the duration on your debuff; be sure you are moving to the LIGHT-colored pie slices before being dispelled, or your resulting Chronofade ring will be truly dangerous to your teammates! I prefer to prioritize dispelling in this order: Healers first, followed by Hunters, Shamans, Priests, Druids, and Evokers. I choose not to dispel Demon Hunters, Rogues, or Warriors when grouped with other classes.

In order to skip the single Infinite Infiltrator on the way to Blight of Galakrond, check out this RIO Snapshot:



If your group has a Rogue & Distract, a Hunter, or Shadowmeld, you’ll have a few extra tricks to use to get around this Infinite Infiltrator.

Iridikron can be terrifying on high Tyrannical keys, so arm yourself with the tricks imparted in our RIO Snapshot:

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DAWN OF THE INFINITE: MUROZOND’S RISE

The most important enemies to be aware of when dropping Sanguine are as follows:

• On the way to Tyr, the Infinite Keeper: Valow, Timesworn Keeper and Lerai, Timesworn Maiden
  
• On the way to Time-Lost Battlefield: Timeline Marauder, Timestream Anomaly, and Alliance Archer
  
• On the way to Chrono-Lord Deios: Timeline Marauder

On the first platform there are three mini bosses: Valow, Timesworn Keeper, Lerai, Timesworn Maiden, and Spurlok, Timesworn Sentinel. You must defeat these three mini bosses in order to trigger the boss’ 30 second RP event. If you are pushing key levels, remember to focus-fire these named mobs to progress the time-gated event quickly.

We all know sections of this dungeon are very RP-heavy; to save yourself some time, check out our RIO Snapshot on skipping through the RP in the portal room:



Note that the trash on the portal platform is especially intense for healers, even on Tyrannical weeks. Your healer will likely need to save their dispel for Timestream Anomaly’s Bloom and will have to dedicate their attention to the massive damage output this trash is capable of, so DPS should be especially careful in watching for bursts of damage and staying clear of Sanguine puddles.

Is your team struggling with Time-Lost Battlefield? This boss can be brutal if you’re not handling the mechanics correctly! Check out our RIO Snapshot to avoid critical mistakes on this finicky fight:

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THE EVERBLOOM

The most important enemies to be aware of when dropping Sanguine are as follows:

• On the way to Witherbark: Melded Berserker
  
• On the way to Ancient Protectors: Twisted Abomination
  
• On the way to Archmage Sol: Putrid Pyromancer

Everbloom has a lot of extra trash, so we will need to take advantage of a wall hug to skip some trash near the second boss. No special tricks or abilities are required; all you need to do is walk your character into the wall and slowly inch your way towards the other side of the room. This skip is marked with a gold exclamation point (!) on our weekly route. Check out the clip below to see this skip in action:



Ancient Protectors is where pugs are feeling the most pain. Before you engage the boss, try to coordinate two critical interrupts: Toxic Bloom cast by Earthshaper Telu, and Revitalize cast by Life Warden Gola. I prefer to have the tank interrupt for Telu and the healer interrupt for Gola, if possible. Everyone else should be liberal with both their interrupts and personals. Remember to watch your feet: each time the tank gets the big green Noxious Charge and runs it out, the rest of the group will also get green swirlies at their feet. Noxious Charge occurs roughly every 15 seconds until Dulhu dies.

Yalnu is a relatively easy boss, but it’s also easy to pull him early and wipe the group! Avoid this mistake with help from a quick RIO Snapshot:

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THRONE OF THE TIDES

The most important enemies to be aware of when dropping Sanguine are as follows:

• On the way to Lady Naz'jar: Naz'jar Ravager and Naz'jar Sentinel
  
• On the way to Erunak Stonespeaker: Faceless Watcher
  
• On the way to Ozumat: Tainted Sentry

Take a look at Roiben’s sketch below to help manage Lady Naz'jar’s Focused Tempest:



TL;DR: Make certain that the group organizes into a diamond surrounding the boss/tank. Every player needs to be spaced evenly, taking up positions at the corners, and keeping the tank as the closest player to anyone positioned along the diamond’s perimeter.

Erunak Stonespeaker casts a brutal magic debuff called Flame Shock, which deals burst damage upon application and leaves a heavy-hitting DoT. Healers will do their best to dispel quickly, but Flame Shock is cast every 6 seconds, while most healers have an 8-second cooldown for their single-target Magic Dispel. Be kind to your healer and rotate your personals on Flame Shocks! The initial damage is surprisingly painful on Tyrannical, so be prepared to use personal defensives or healing potions if you aren’t at full health when the cast goes out.

For some quick tips on handling Ozumat, take a peek at our RIO Snapshot:

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WAYCREST MANOR

The most important enemies to be aware of when dropping Sanguine are as follows:

• On the way to Heartsbane Triad: Heartsbane Runeweaver
  
• On the way to Soulbound Goliath: Matron Bryndle and Heartsbane Soulcharmer
  
• On the way to Raal the Gluttonous: Banquet Steward and Heartsbane Runeweaver
  
• On the way to Lady Waycrest: Matron Alma, Coven Diviner, and Heartsbane Soulcharmer

On Tyrannical weeks, most groups prefer to use Bloodlust on the first pull, with bonus points if you can get that extra damage on a boss. However, did you know there is a quick way to proceed directly to the Heartsbane Triad? Take a look at our RIO Snapshot to find out how:



When Soulbound Goliath has high Soul Harvest stacks, the tank will take increased damage. The tank may move the Goliath into a fire patch to reset the boss’ stacks. The resulting Burning Brush deals massive group-wide damage and spawns untargetable Burning Souls who will fixate players, hitting them with Burning Fists if they are within melee range. Use personals for the fire and avoid red ghosts; don’t forget to stay close to the boss in the event that you are targeted by Soul Thorns!

Would you like to master the final boss, Gorak Tul? Check out our quick RIO Snapshot for the specifics:

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