5 Paladins Darkheart Thicket Level 9

[davidmage]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_GZx4Xi3DE

My plan this week was just to do some quick low level mythic plus. The first affix this week was Teeming. There are easier affixes, and there are harder ones.
I managed to complete a level 5 within a 2 chest timer, and saw that the second affix was Skittish. For a team of 5 tanks, skittish hardly does anything at all.

So I decided to really push my team to the limit on mythic plus levels this week. I've never done that before, and I probably will not do it again in the near future.

I'm using strength flasks and potions of prolonged war. I also used invisibility potion once. I'm not using the potions of old the old war. They do a lot of damage, but cost much compared to the other potions which are cheap.

I didn't complete this on my first attempt. Without using old war pots, the timer does not leave much room for mistakes.
Anyway after learning how to handle the trash (and bosses) in an effective way, I made it.

[Kager]

This is awesomely inspiring!

I am getting tired of trying to drag even t2's with my disc priest and would love to invest in 3 more accounts so I can attempt doing this stuff on my own.

Great work.

[davidmage]

This is awesomely inspiring!

I am getting tired of trying to drag even t2's with my disc priest and would love to invest in 3 more accounts so I can attempt doing this stuff on my own.

Great work.

Thanks :)

Yeah when I went from 3 boxing to 5, it took my multiboxing to another level and it was very fun. But it costs a bit more, regardless if you pay for it with gold or real money :p

[Kicksome]

Wow - that is pretty awesome! Nice work! Wonder what you'll get in your chest today.

[Ellay]

Enjoyed the video, this team is quite potent! :)

[Void]

Nice job, this video will keep me gearing so i can do the same!

[davidmage]

Cheers all :)

@Kicksome: I did also complete the level 10 key (not within the timer tho) after this. So in my chest I got some nice 880 upgrades for the team :)

[Toned]

Cheers all :)

@Kicksome: I did also complete the level 10 key (not within the timer tho) after this. So in my chest I got some nice 880 upgrades for the team :)


What item level did you start running mythic at?

[davidmage]

What item level did you start running mythic at?

I was 828 when I did my first mythic, Darkheart Thicket.

[valkry]

That's insane, great job.

[Andreauk]

Very nice David :) I must say I'm impressed.. now for you to get some +9 in all the others :D

[davidmage]

Very nice David :) I must say I'm impressed.. now for you to get some +9 in all the others :D

Thanks. Hehe we will see about that, I guess some are possible, with the right affixes of course :p

[sethlan]

Thanks. Hehe we will see about that, I guess some are possible, with the right affixes of course :p

very nice, been thinking about 5x Paladins for some time - do you think they could do 5v5 arenas as tank :)?

[davidmage]

x5 Paladins is solid for PvE. I'm sorry to say I have no idea how they are in PvP, I have not engaged in that for Legion yet :P
I'm guessing 5 prot palas would be a pain to kill, being able to heal eachother and what not (unless the heal is nerfed in PvP or similar)

[Andreauk]

How far have you progressed in your Paladins artifacts now?

[Toned]

I was 828 when I did my first mythic, Darkheart Thicket.

Tried it for the hell of it with ilvl 820 on my guys and was able to 1 shot all the bosses... Thanks for the suggestion of Darkheart Thicket was pretty easy.

What other "easy" Mythic would you suggest?

[Lyonheart]

Tried it for the hell of it with ilvl 820 on my guys and was able to 1 shot all the bosses... Thanks for the suggestion of Darkheart Thicket was pretty easy.

What other "easy" Mythic would you suggest?

Maul of Souls is pretty easy

[Toned]

Maul of Souls is pretty easy

I'll check it out... Was able to get Halls of Valor down as well... Tried to +2 it and yea not enough gear :)

Worm boss in Neth Lair also a cock block, but got loot off the others :P
I got lucky on my bosses in Violet Hold and pwned that too :) Almost 830 now

[davidmage]

I'll check it out... Was able to get Halls of Valor down as well... Tried to +2 it and yea not enough gear :)

Worm boss in Neth Lair also a cock block, but got loot off the others :P
I got lucky on my bosses in Violet Hold and pwned that too :) Almost 830 now

I agree on Maw of Souls, I find it at the same level as DHT.
Nice going with Hov and VH. For VH the RNG of the bosses are everything yeah. When I was lowly geared, Shivermaw was a tough boss, but doable. And the Vampire boss was impossible because I did not have the dps to finish it before my chars became mind controlled. Finally the last boss I prefer the female instead of the male Demon, he does some ability where you have to spread 2 chars away from the rest of the group, it's troublesome.

Neltharion's lair Naraxas is indeed a challenge. But as I have fought it many times now, I find that it's doable. As most I have defeated Naraxus on +100% hp and dmg without old war pot. The higher mythic+ the more defensive I play (prio not standing in crap over dps time).
I try to place a rancid maw pool far away from the boss, to use later for slowing a spiked tongue and avoid getting eaten. If Naraxas eats (char or minion) the dmg he does increases by 50%, stacking.

If I fail to place a rancid maw in a useable position before spiked tongue, I try to run past the eggs to the right side (right as you run away from the boss). about 50% of the time I can manage to get "stuck" with an egg between me and the boss, pwning the spiked tongue.
Even if you get eaten once or twice (well maybe not twice on evel 10 with+100% dmg/hp) it's fine, as long you don't let him eat any minions on top of that.

Before the minions come, you should already be in the position where they jump down. Just before they are even targetable, and you can use ranged abilities before they jump down. Don't be afraid to go to the adds position early, or just move out of range at times to recover. Standing with all chars out of range and taking the AoE he does without any char in range, is often less than his melee damage + any kind of AoE that will be present close to the boss.

When he is close to dying, ignore the last pair of minions. Instead of hitting on you, he will be busy eating both of the adds for a while. If he still is alive after that he will be mega strong, that is the perfect time for bubbling up, giving you a little while longer to finish him off :)

[davidmage]

How far have you progressed in your Paladins artifacts now?

Last week I got my third golden trait. I still have some of the suckiest traits to place some points in before I get the 4th golden trait (10% armor). Tbh armor really doesn't help very much for the whole team, just some for the current tank. A flat reduction on all damage would have been much more welcome, most often AoE magic damage is the problem anyway.

[Multibocks]

5v5 arena is pretty much dead, so probably wouldn't try that.

edit: 5v5 has been removed, woops!

[Toned]

I agree on Maw of Souls, I find it at the same level as DHT.
Nice going with Hov and VH. For VH the RNG of the bosses are everything yeah. When I was lowly geared, Shivermaw was a tough boss, but doable. And the Vampire boss was impossible because I did not have the dps to finish it before my chars became mind controlled. Finally the last boss I prefer the female instead of the male Demon, he does some ability where you have to spread 2 chars away from the rest of the group, it's troublesome.

Neltharion's lair Naraxas is indeed a challenge. But as I have fought it many times now, I find that it's doable. As most I have defeated Naraxus on +100% hp and dmg without old war pot. The higher mythic+ the more defensive I play (prio not standing in crap over dps time).
I try to place a rancid maw pool far away from the boss, to use later for slowing a spiked tongue and avoid getting eaten. If Naraxas eats (char or minion) the dmg he does increases by 50%, stacking.

If I fail to place a rancid maw in a useable position before spiked tongue, I try to run past the eggs to the right side (right as you run away from the boss). about 50% of the time I can manage to get "stuck" with an egg between me and the boss, pwning the spiked tongue.
Even if you get eaten once or twice (well maybe not twice on evel 10 with+100% dmg/hp) it's fine, as long you don't let him eat any minions on top of that.

Before the minions come, you should already be in the position where they jump down. Just before they are even targetable, and you can use ranged abilities before they jump down. Don't be afraid to go to the adds position early, or just move out of range at times to recover. Standing with all chars out of range and taking the AoE he does without any char in range, is often less than his melee damage + any kind of AoE that will be present close to the boss.

When he is close to dying, ignore the last pair of minions. Instead of hitting on you, he will be busy eating both of the adds for a while. If he still is alive after that he will be mega strong, that is the perfect time for bubbling up, giving you a little while longer to finish him off :)

Yea, I went through and 1 shot Maw of Souls after reading the post. Hoping to get a Mythic+ done this week with the reset. Your videos are pretty crazy, I just need to get my gear going.

Using the pool to slow down a spiked tongue sounds like the missing piece. I was wiping to him at like 20% and it was after the second spiked tongue every time.