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#11076931 May 21, 2015 at 02:43 PM · Edited 11 years ago
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Challenge Modes in Warlords of Draenor are a great way to get gear, learn more about your class, and acquire vanity rewards!
In this guide, we've previewed all the rewards you can achieve, from transmog gear to mounts, and gone over special gearing and zone rules.




* Challenge Mode Overview

Challenge Modes are timed instance runs in which your gear is scaled down to ilvl 630. This ensures that running these instances will be challenging even in later tiers--you can't outgear it. In addition, the pulls are more complex than on Heroic mode, and mobs do much more damage.

There are three tiers of rewards: Gold, Silver, and Bronze, which are obtained based on how quickly you complete the zone. We've listed these rewards below, which include mounts, titles, and transmoggable weapons with special effects.

Mechanisms have been added to prevent skipping trash, primarily a requirement that you kill a minimum number of trash mobs to complete the zone.

The daily Challenge Mode quest in Warlords of Draenor awards an ilvl 640 epic. In Patch 6.1, these rewards will be ilvl 660 instead.

* Zones Overviews and Strategy Guides

All eight new dungeons added in Warlords of Draenor have challenge mode versions. We've listed the qualifying Gold, Silver, and Bronze times below, as well as links to our Warlords of Draenor dungeon guides which include tips for Challenge Mode difficulty.

Auchindoun Dungeon Strategy Guide : http://www.wowhead.com/guide=2663
Bloodmaul Slag Mines Dungeon Strategy Guide : http://www.wowhead.com/guide=2664
Everbloom Dungeon Strategy Guide : http://www.wowhead.com/guide=2665
Grimrail Depot Dungeon Strategy Guide : http://www.wowhead.com/guide=2666
Iron Docks Dungeon Strategy Guide : http://www.wowhead.com/guide=2667
Shadowmoon Burial Grounds Dungeon Strategy Guide : http://www.wowhead.com/guide=2668
Skyreach Dungeon Strategy Guide : http://www.wowhead.com/guide=2669
Upper Blackrock Spire Dungeon Strategy Guide : http://www.wowhead.com/guide=2670

* Gearing Rules
Any item above ilvl 630 are scaled down to ilvl 630; items that are 630 or below are not affected or scaled up.
In general, save items of any ilvl >= 630 that have your favored stats (such as from Mission rewards). It is much easier to swap item setups now than it was in Mists.

Any trinket of ilvl 630 or higher is a valid choice because of the wide selection of unique procs, so you have a wide array of trinkets to consider compared to armor. In general, trinkets that drop Highmaul and Foundry still have high amounts of stats when scaled down to ilvl 630.

Tier set bonuses are not active, and neither are tertiary stats or gem sockets.
Stats from consumables and enchants are not reduced.

* Instance Rules
Mass Resurrection cannot be used in a Challenge Mode.

If you release, you get rezzed at the instance's entrance or at checkpoints that are sometimes created when you kill a boss.
Unlike other dungeons, Challenge Modes can be reset as many times as you like (the group leader will have a special menu option that sends you back to the beginning, respawns the zone, and resets the timer). There is no hourly cap or daily lockout.

Bosses do not drop loot and gear does not take a durability loss.

You cannot swap party members without exiting and fully resetting the zone.

All class cooldowns longer than 3 minutes reset when you reset the zone, as well as item cooldowns like Lesser Invisibility Potion and Invisibility Potion.

You can swap between your two stored specializations during the run, but cannot change individual talents/glyphs within each one.

Challenge Mode Gold Guides :

Warlords of Draenor - Auchindoun - Challenge Mode Gold : Your text to link here...
Warlords of Draenor - Skyreach - Challenge Mode Gold : Your text to link here...
Warlords of Draenor - Iron Docks - Challenge Mode Gold : Your text to link here...
Warlords of Draenor - Grimrail Depot - Challenge Mode Gold : Your text to link here...
Warlords of Draenor - Upper Blackrock Spire - Challenge Mode Gold : Your text to link here...
Warlords of Draenor - Bloodmaul Slag Mines - Challenge Mode Gold : Your text to link here...
Warlords of Draenor - Shadowmoon Burial Grounds - Challenge Mode Gold : Your text to link here...
Warlords of Draenor - The Everbloom - Challenge Mode Gold : Your text to link here...

Guys this is some primary info about Challenge Mode.

Have fun watching & reading.

P.s. when Arkkan will come back from town we will discuss with officers for make some events in calendar for challenge mode

Regards /ham
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#11097010 May 26, 2015 at 11:42 PM
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Up!
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#11097812 May 27, 2015 at 05:48 AM
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Thanks for the invite tonight! I will consider it depending on some plans that might have priority :D
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#11098274 May 27, 2015 at 09:19 AM
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Let's start one 1st group to see how it goes.

- Arkkan DPS
- Hamfero DPS
- Thynite TANK
- Open DPS
- Open Healer


We will set the day and hour when we will have 1 full group.
Each one of us will learn the tactic and mechanics for 2 dungeons and will lead us .
Be prepared with everything we need: Food, Potions, Invis Pots, Flasks.

1st grp who will complete all Gold CM's will make a screenshot and it will be posted on the website wall.


Good Luck and sign up.

PS. if we have 2 grps, we can make it more even challenge as a competition.
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#11098330 May 27, 2015 at 09:42 AM · Edited 11 years ago
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#11098274 Arkkan wrote:

Let's start one 1st group to see how it goes.

- Arkkan DPS
- Hamfero DPS
- Thynite TANK
- Open DPS
- Open Healer


We will set the day and hour when we will have 1 full group.
Each one of us will learn the tactic and mechanics for 2 dungeons and will lead us .
Be prepared with everything we need: Food, Potions, Invis Pots, Flasks.

1st grp who will complete all Gold CM's will make a screenshot and it will be posted on the website wall.




Good Luck and sign up.

PS. if we have 2 grps, we can make it more even challenge as a competition.


We have on up on calendar for tonight 23:00 after raid. Iron Docks and Skyreach
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#11098811 May 27, 2015 at 12:38 PM
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i also can heal but it's depend on sign up .
we will see ..
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#11098888 May 27, 2015 at 01:07 PM
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cool. Sign me up for tonight!
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