The War Within Season 2 Mythic+ Guide Darkflame Cleft Dungeon Overview
Minecart Mini-Game
After defeating the Candle King, players will need to escort a minecart through Darkness. This entire mini-game is full of threatening mobs including Corridor Creepers and Shuffling Horrors that will try and drain the candlelight atop the minecart. The goal of this mini-game is to keep the cart pushing while finding candles throughout the zone to keep the cart’s flame lit. Stepping into Darkness or allowing the cart’s light to run out gives players a Smothering Shadows debuff, reducing healing and damage done by 99%.
Optimizing Cart Movement
There is a unique strategy to keeps the cart moving at all times that can save a significant amount of time in Mythic+ runs of the dungeon. While stepping into Darkness gives the Smothering Shadows debuff, grabbing a nearby candle and holding it removes the debuff. The cart itself is designed to halt movement whenever elite mobs, Corridor Creepers and Shuffling Horrors, are within range of the cart’s light.
The strategy here is to have the Tank grab a nearby candle and instead of running it back to the cart, they run further ahead into the Darkness and pull all elite mobs away from the Minecart. The healer will hug close to the tank, providing any necessary healing to keep the Tank alive while they kite mobs. By doing this, the cart keeps moving and will not have unnecessary stopping points mid-way through the mini-game. While this strategy is useful, there are a few extra notes to keep in mind:
- Picking up a Candle provides temporary light for 30 seconds. Anyone further out in the Darkness will need to watch this timer and be ready to pick up a new candle to prevent getting the Smothering Shadows debuff.
- How far the Tank pulls ahead is largely based on their own survivability and coordination with the Healer. Only pull further ahead if you can guarantee Tank survivability.
- DPS will continue to patrol the Minecart in case any loose elite mobs find their way to the cart and stop its progression. Tanks will need be ready to kite back to the cart if this happens to keep the group alive.
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