The Weekly Route Series showcases Mythic+ strategies that are tailored towards 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, Afflicted, and Bolstering.

Welcome to another great push week! Only Tyrannical scales with key level, so if you’re attempting higher keys this week, you may want to consider defensive or survivability talents for the long boss fights. Don't underestimate Afflicted and Bolstering, as both will greatly extend your keys timers if not managed properly. To avoid adding too much time on the clock, be careful with your trash pulls this week, and keep an eye on the difficult Bolstered mobs we’ve listed below for each dungeon.

During Afflicted weeks, up to two Afflicted Souls will appear every 30 seconds. Unlike last week’s Incorporeal affix, which required rotating single-target crowd controls, stuns, and interrupts on the Incorporeal Beings, Afflicted Souls will cast an uninterruptible Afflicted Cry that must be stopped by dispelling the Souls or healing them to full health before the cast is completed.

For handling Afflicted, classes that can dispel are your friend:

• Poison Dispel (Druid, Evoker, Monk, Paladin, Shaman)
  
• Disease Dispel (Evoker, Monk, Paladin, Priest)
  
• Curse Dispel (Druid, Evoker, Mage, Shaman)

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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ALGETH’AR ACADEMY

This week with Bolstering, be sure to focus damage into the following:

• On the way to Overgrown Ancient: Aggravated Skitterfly and Vile Lasher
  
• On the way to Crawth: Guardian Sentry and Alpha Eagle
  
• On the way to Vexamus: Arcane Ravager and Spellbound Scepter
  
• On the way to Echo of Doragosa: Spectral Invoker

Remember that your healer will need to save their dispel for Vexamus’s Oversurge debuff (caused by soaking Arcane Orbs), and Echo of Doragosa’s Energy Bomb, leaving DPS responsible for handling Afflicted during those fights.

The Arcane Forager and Arcane Ravager mobs on the way to Vexamus can be both unruly and a little scary, especially if they are Bolstered! Learn how to handle these slippery eels with this quick and easy Raider.IO Snapshot:

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THE AZURE VAULT

This week with Bolstering, be sure to focus damage into the following:

• On the way to Leymor: Crystal Fury and Arcane Tender
  
• On the way to Azureblade: Rune Seal Keeper and Scalebane Lieutenant
  
• On the way to Telash Greywing: Drakonid Breaker

Remember that your healer will need to save their dispel for Conjured Lasher’s Mystic Vapors and Umbrelskul’s Dragon Strike, leaving DPS responsible for Afflicted at these points in the dungeon.

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BRACKENHIDE HOLLOW

This week with Bolstering, be sure to focus damage into the following:

• On the way to Hackclaw's War-Band: Bracken Warscourge and Claw Fighters
  
• On the way to Treemouth: Fetid Rotsinger and Wilted Oak
  
• On the way to Gutshot: Gutchewer Bear
  
• On the way to Decatriarch Wratheye: Filth Caller and Vile Rothexer

Remember that on Hackclaw's War-Band, your healer will need to save their dispel for Decayed Senses, leaving DPS responsible for handling Afflicted for the duration of this fight.

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HALLS OF INFUSION

This week with Bolstering, be sure to focus damage into the following:

• On the way to Watcher Irideus: Refti Defender and Containment Apparatus
  
• On the way to Gulping Goliath: Primalist Shocktrooper and the double mini bosses (Flamecaller Aymi/ Squallbringer Cyraz).
  
• On the way to Khajin the Unyielding: Glacial Proto-Dragon and Primalist Galesinger
  
• On the way to Primal Tsunami: Infuser Sariya

Remember that your healer will need to save their dispel for Flamecaller Aymi’s Molten Subduction, Glacial Proto-Dragon’s Deep Chill, and Aqua Rager’s Boiling Rage, leaving DPS responsible for Afflicted at these points in the dungeon. You can line-of-sight Afflicted Cry, so the many hallways and corners in this dungeon can be used to your advantage if you are struggling to dispel Afflicted during particularly difficult pulls!

If you find it particularly difficult to dodge the waves through the gauntlet up to Infuser Sariya, try this handy line of sight trick:

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NELTHARUS

This week with Bolstering, be sure to focus damage into the following:

• On the way to Magmatusk: Qalashi Thaumaturges
  
• On the way to Chargath, Bane of Scales: Overseer Lahar
  
• On the way to Forgemaster Gorek: Qalashi Irontorch and Qalashi Lavabearer
  
• On the way to Warlord Sargha: Apex Blazewing and Qalashi Lavamancer

Remember that on Overseer Lahar, your healer will need to save their dispel for Imbued Magma, leaving DPS responsible for handling Afflicted for the duration of that fight.

On the way to Chargath, you’ll find several interactable Burning Chains. You can learn how to utilize these chains to speed up your run in our RIO Snapshot below:



When fighting Forgemaster Gorek, positioning for the Blazing Aegis is key, as shown in our RIO Snapshot video:

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THE NOKHUD OFFENSIVE

This week with Bolstering, be sure to focus damage into the following:

• On the way to Granyth: War Ohuna
  
• On the way to The Raging Tempest: Primalist Stormspeaker
  
• On the way to Teera and Maruuk: Soulharvester Mandakh and Ukhel Deathspeaker
  
• On the way to Balakar Khan: Batak

Remember that on Balakar Khan, your healer will need to save their dispel for Conductive Strike, leaving DPS responsible for handling Afflicted.

If you run with a more coordinated group who prefers to go straight to Balakar Khan and skip the mini bosses, Balara and Batak, invest some time into learning the handy skip detailed in our RIO Snapshot video:

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RUBY LIFE POOLS

This week with Bolstering, be sure to focus damage into the following:

• On the way to Melidrussa Chillworn: Primal Juggernaut and Defier Draghar
  
• On the way to Kokia Blazehoof: Primalist Flamedancer and Flamegullet
  
• On the way to Kyrakka: Tempest Channeler and High Channeler Ryvati

Remember that your healer will need to save their dispel for Melidrussa Chillworn’s Primal Chill and Erkhart Stormvein’s Stormslam, leaving DPS responsible for Afflicted during these boss fights.

Some groups utilize an invisibility potion as a pre-pot before they start the key in order to skip the first Primal Juggernaut. The idea is to do a larger and riskier first pull with Bloodlust. This strategy may become more popular as the season progresses. The downside of skipping this first Primal Juggernaut is that if anyone dies, players must use another invisibility potion to rejoin the group.

Here is an excellent Kyrakka weakaura to help you visualize the way the Flaming Embers move during the fight. The arrows show you which way the puddles will shift with the next cast of Winds of Change. Try it out and let me know what you think!

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ULDAMAN

To find Uldaman, take the portal to The Badlands in Valdrakken, shown on the map below:



This week with Bolstering, be sure to focus damage into the following:

• On the way to The Lost Dwarves: Hulking Berserker
  
• On the way to Bromach: Hulking Berserker
  
• On the way to Sentinel Talondras: Refti Custodian
  
• On the way to Emberon: Runic Protector
  
• On the way to Chrono-Lord Deios: Infinite Timereaver

Remember that on Chrono-Lord Deios, your healer will need to save their dispel for Time Sink, leaving DPS responsible for handling Afflicted during this fight. You can line-of-sight Afflicted Cry, so the many hallways and tight corners in this dungeon can be used to your advantage if you are struggling to dispel Afflicted during particularly difficult pulls!

After Emberon, you can utilize a wall hug skip to avoid a painful Ebonstone Golem. 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 route. Check out this clip to see the skip in action:



Depending on your count, you may not want to pull the double Infinite Timereaver pack in the room right before the final boss. There are a few ways to skip this pack without needing to use an invisibility potion, which we discuss in a quick R.IO Snapshot:

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