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 Fortified, Entangling, and Bolstering.

This week's affix combination is interesting, as Entangling is a relatively low-impact affix, whereas Bolstering combined with Fortified can get out of hand quickly if you’re not careful. The effects of Entangling do not adjust with key level, but Bolstering management can vary dramatically depending on pack size, health pool disparity between different mobs, and the dangers of some already-formidable Fortified mobs getting their Bolstering stacks accidentally refreshed. To avoid adding too much time on the clock, be careful with your trash pulls this week to keep an eye on those Fortified Bolstered mobs and watch your feet for Entangling!

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

Keep Entangling in mind when positioning for the following boss abilities: Overgrown Ancient’s Germinate, Crawth’s Roving Cyclones, Vexamus’s Arcane Fissure, and Echo of Doragosa’s Power Vacuum.

Pay special attention to the Unruly Textbook’s Monotonous Lecture, as this can stun your healer and wipe your group!

The Arcane Forager and Arcane Ravager mobs on the way to Vexamus can be both unruly and a little scary, especially this week with Raging. 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

Keep Entangling in mind when positioning for the following boss abilities: Leymor’s Erupting Fissure, Azureblade’s Ancient Orb, Telash Greywing’s Absolute Zero, and Umbrelskul’s Crackling Vortex.

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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

Keep Entangling in mind when positioning for the following notable trash abilities: Stinkbreath’s Violent Whirlwind, Bonebolt Hunter’s Toxic Trap, Bracken Warscourge’s Ragestorm, and Wilted Oak’s Stomp.

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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

Keep Entangling in mind when positioning for the following notable trash abilities: Primalist Geomancer’s Seismic Slam, Flamecaller Aymi’s Molten Subduction, and Squallbringer Cyraz’s Gale Force Charge. Try to move in advance for boss mechanics so Entangling doesn’t catch you off guard in dangerous ground effects like Khajin the Unyielding’s Glacial Surge, Infuser Sariya’s Flash Floods, and Primal Tsunami’s Crashing Tsunami.

If you find yourself struggling with dodging 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

Keep Entangling in mind when positioning for the following boss abilities: Magmatusk’s Lava Spray, Chargath’s Magma Wave, Forgemaster Gorek’s Blazing Aegis, and Warlord Sargha’s The Dragon’s Kiln.

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:



On 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

Keep Entangling in mind when positioning for the following boss abilities: Granyth’s Tectonic Stomp, The Raging Tempest’s Electrical Overload, Teera and Maruuk’s Earthsplitter/Frightful Roar, and Balakar Khan’s Iron Spear/Iron Stampede.

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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

Keep Entangling in mind when positioning for the following notable trash abilities: Primal Juggernaut’s Crushing Smash, Defier Draghar’s Blazing Rush, and Blazebound Destroyer’s Inferno. Try to fight as much trash as you can in open spaces so Storming doesn’t catch you off guard and knock you over the edge between Kokia Blazehoof and Kyrakka.

Some groups utilize an invisibility potion as a pre-potion 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. Similarly to Dragonflight Season 1, 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.

Depending on the Fortified or Tyrannical, each route may or may not include Thunderhead or Flamegullet. However, there are several ways to walk past these two mini bosses, if you keep in mind their landing spots and patrol patterns:



Here is an excellent Kyrakka WeakAura that will show you the next direction fire pools will move during the fight. If you are looking at the boss towards the ledge with the room’s entrance behind you, the arrows will tell you the next direction the winds will push the flame puddles. 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

Keep Entangling in mind when positioning for the following boss abilities: The Lost Dwarves’s Longboat Raid, Bromach’s Thundering Slam, Sentinel Talondras’s Resonating Orb, Emberon’s intermission and Chrono-Lord Deios’s Sand Breath.

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:

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