# Episode 14 - Core Calamity
## News
Patch 9.1 is finally out after a long content drought. Welcome back to the players that took a break or went to play other games.

We drew our winner of our 6 month anniversary contest and @KrucifixxA won. They also won a contest over at Wow What the Bell? Maybe it's time to buy a lottery ticket. They were also our latest review, so maybe leaving reviews brings luck into your life.

Polly is still out of the country, which means that there might be weird background noise in today's podcast. However, not only will she be back before our next episode, but we will be on our way across the country. If you want to see pictures, videos, animal shenanigans, and more, check out our Adventures of Polly and Mud channel at discord.io/Grats

## Our week in WoW
### Polly
* Midsummer Fire Festival Hearthstone. I am really behind on the holiday hearthstones.
* Adventurer of Bastion
* Explore Korthia. I'm totally stoked about 9.1! I'm really enjoying Korthia and the new quests. I'm all about lore and quests.
* I'm also excited about the new six month subscription mount!
### Mud
* Finally got my Midsummer Fire Festival Hearth Stone. Aside from the purchaseable headpiece and Frostlord Ahune's Scythe. I am done with the holiday until something else is added.
* Adventurer of Bastion
* Sanctum Superior
* The Anima Must Flow
* Dedication to restoration

## What did Mud miss?
Way back in the Gnomeregan Dungeon I failed to list Friender the blue Mechanowolf that is tameable by hunters.
* To get this mechanopupper you'll need to enter Gnomeregan and jump down at the Hall of Gears, head to the Launch Bay and jump down there too. Then go to the Engineering Labs.
* In the Engineering Labs take the elevator down to the lower level. You'll see Friender sleeping in the middle of the room.
* On three of the walls you'll see a series of buttons. 6, 7, and 8 buttons. To solve the puzzle you'll have to make all of the buttons light up. When you press a button you'll toggle the lights on the button you push as well as the buttons adjacent to them.
* Once all of the puzzles are solved Friender will become hostile and start running around the room. Pop Aspect of the Turtle and Tame Beast in order to survive the taming of Friender.

# Main

## Raid: Molten Core
When you return to Blackrock Mountain, head to the island chained in the air. From there you'll be able to climb down it and talk to Lothos Riftwalker. Or just fly. During this raid you'll get reputation with the Hydraxian Waterlords. This raid was the first end game content avalible in WoW. It was originally not going to be released when WoW shipped at first, so the dev team finished this raid in less than a week.

### Lore Bite:
The Molten Core is where Dark Iron Emperor Thaurissan accidentally summoned the Firelord, Ragnaros. The burning lake where Ragnaros rests connects directly to the plane of fire which allows his elementals to pass through.

### Achievements:
There are only two achievements in this Raid that is [Molten Core]([https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=686/molten-core]) for defeating Ragnaros and [So Hot Right Now]([https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=11741/so-hot-right-now]) for collecting any of the class armor sets from Molten Core
As you go into the instance, follow the path and go over the bridges. This will take you into a cave with corehounds and flame imps. The last area of this cave will have our first two bosses, Lucifron and Magmadar. They're both quick fights. Just make sure that when you kill the corehounds, you let them despawn before you pull another group as it will bring them back to life.
Head out the way you came in and back over the bridges. You're going to turn left and head down the slope to our next two bosses. First the flamewalker Gehennas and then Garr. Garr has a chance to drop the right half of Thunderfury Blessed Blade of the Windseeker.
Head along the path and into the next chamber. There you'll meet Baron Geddon patrolling around this zone. He drops the left side of Thunderfury Blessed Blade of the Windseeker. Move on the the outcropping of the room and kill Sulfuron Harbinger.
Head up the hill until you see a cliff you can jump down on the left. When you jump down you'll come across Golemagg the Incinerator. Slap him around a bit until he dies. But now you're going to have to climb your way back up. Instead of going forward up to Majordomo Executus take the path down and to right and go around to the left. There you'll run into Sulfuron Harbinger and his friends. Take care of them and...
Now go back up the way you came down and continue up the hill. There you'll meet Ragnaros' second-in-command. Kill his minions and he says he will meet you at Ragnaros. To get to Ragnaros you'll have to back track almost all the way back to the beginning. But, instead of heading up the hill, follow the cavern around to the right.

You can choose to run all the way around the spiral where there is land.... or jump in the lava and try not to die. Once you get to the center you can talk to Executus and have him summon Ragnaros so you can defeat him.
### Pets

The battle pets avalible in Molten Core weren't there when WoW launched. They were added in patch 5.1 and are part of the [Raiding with Leashes](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=7934/raiding-with-leashes) achievement.

The pets you want to look out for are:
#### Rewards
* Corefire Imp - Drops from Magmadar
* Harbinger of Flame - Drops from Sulfuron Harbinger
* Ashtone Core - Drops from Golemagg the Incinerator

### Notable Rare Drops

* Luciferon
* Sorcerous Dagger - a simple dagger with a green glow
* Magmadar
* Obsidian Edged Blade - a large 2h sword with a glowing gem by the hilt
* Flameguard gauntlets - plate hands that are gold and pink
* Gehennas
* Robes of Volatile Power - a pink chest piece with a leaf pattern on the bottom
* Garr
* Aurastone Hammer - A 1h hammer engulfed in light
* Gutgore Ripper - An orange dagger with a purple hilt and faint black smoke surrounding it
* Drillborer Disk - a simple spiky shield with a lava animation going around the outside
* The right side of Bindings of the Windseeker
* Barron Geddon
* The left side of Bindings of the Windseeker
* Sulfuron Harbinger
* Shadowstrike and Thunderstrike - Polearms that when used turn into each other
* Golemagg the Incinerator
* Staff of Dominance - Has a purple gem that glows occasionally and lightning bolts come out of it
* Majordomo Executus
* Finkle's Lava Dredger - A geared 1h mace with a wind up key on the side

* Ragnaros
* Eye of Sulfuras - a reagent to make the Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros mace
* Illusion: Flametongue
* Crown of Destruction - a red gem with fire going around it
* Tailoring Pattern - Clothes Chest: Molten Core. Temporary costumes inside are:
* Arcanist Regalia
* Vestments of Prophecy
* Felheart Rainment
### Extras
https://mashthosebuttons.com/podcast/the-tauren-the-goblin-se-on-thunderfury-blessed-blade-of-the-windseeker/

## Raid: Blackwing Descent

This raid is accessed by flying up to the balcony on the side of the mountain. Make sure you run this on heroic so you can get the heroic achievements as well as the mechanic achievements.
### Lore Bite:
Deathwing resurrected his son Nefarian. Nefarian is using Blackwing Descent to create a new flight of Black Dragons. Inside of this raid we find Nefarian and his twisted experiments.

For more about the lore, check out Episodes 87 and 88 of Dungeon Fables. Ali does a great job of explaining all of the bosses.
### Achievements:
First thing, you are going to head to the left when you enter the instance, kill some adds, and then take on Magmaw our first boss of Blackwing Descent. He's a giant lava worm.

* [Heroic Magmaw](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5094/heroic-magmaw) - Kill Magmaw on Heroic mode.
* [Parasite Evening](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5306/parasite-evening) - To earn the Parasite Evening achievement you need to down Magmaw without anyone in the raid becoming infected with a parasite.
* At max level this is cake; just burn down the boss.
* If you plan on doing this raid at level, kill the parasites quickly before they can infect someone.
After Killing Magmaw, cross the foyer and head to Omnotron Defense System. These golems were created by the Dark Iron Dwarves. All four golems share a health pool and two will be up at any given time.

* [Heroic: Omnotron Defense System](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5107/heroic-omnotron-defense-system) - Kill the Omnotron Defense System on heroic mode.
* [Achieve-a-tron](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5307/achieve-a-tron) - Defeat the Omnotron Defense System in Blackwing Descent while neutralizing the following attacks: Static Shock, Arcane Annihilator, Poison Bomb, and only one player hit by each flame thrower.
* At max level just make sure you avoid those attacks and burn down one of the golems since they all share a health pool.
* At raid level you'll need to interrupt Arcane Annihilator from Arcanotron, and kite the bombs from other raid members for Poison Bomb. Static Shock only happens if you hit Electron while Unstable Shield is active. For Flame Thrower just make sure that the player that is marked with 'Acquiring Target' turns Magmatron away from the rest of the raid.
Head back to the foyer and go north, but be careful of the elevator boss which is known to take down the best achievement hunters. Once you're down on the main level, head to the east to take on Maloriak. Maloriak was a human alchemist that Nefarian kidnapped and fused with the corpse of a dragon.

When you kill Maloriak you will get the best title in the game. (Name), Slayer of Stupid, Incompetent and Disappointing Minions. Sadly this title is missing the Oxford comma after Incompetent. It shows up as a debuff with a thumbs up and you only get it for 30 minutes.

* [Heroic Maloriak](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5108/heroic-maloriak) - Kill Maloriak on heroic mode.
* [Aberrant Behavior](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5310/aberrant-behavior) - Kill 12 Aberrations within 10 seconds on the Maloriak encounter in Blackwing Descent.
* At max level hit Maloriak until he is down to 25%. Wait until you have 12 Aberrations up then AoE them down. Since they've reduced how much damage we do in older content that actually works in our favor.
Head back out to the circle and go north to Artramedes. Be sure to kill the dragons on the way. Before you engage Atramedes you will have eight Dark Iron Dwarf spirits to kill. You are treated to little cutscene between Maloriak and Nefarian in his humanoid form Lord Victor Nefarius. Atramedes is also knows as Experiment 25463-D which might lead you to wonder how many experiments Nefarian has run. This dragon is a failed attempt at giving a black whelp enhanced senses. The salve robbed him of sight, but it did give him a better sense of hearing and smelling.

* [Heroic: Atramedes](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5109/heroic-atramedes#) - Kill Atramedes on Heroic mode.
* [Silence is Golden](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5308/silence-is-golden#) - Defeat Atramedes in Blackwing Descent without any raid member's sound bar going over 50%.
* At max level you can just burn Atramedes down and your sound bar will stay at 0.
* If you're doing this raid at level then things are a little trickier. You have to make sure that people in your group don't get hit by the AoE. If a raid member's sound bar gets close to 50% you can reset the bar and stun Atramedes for a brief period of time.

Head back out of the room and go to the western chamber. You'll find a sleeping Chimaeron and Finkle Einhorn (a reference to the movie Ace Ventura), the gnome stuck in a cage. If you'd like to talk to him there's a fun exchange; just make sure not to wake the boss.

* [Heroic: Chimaeron](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5115/heroic-chimaeron) - Kill Chimaeron on Heroic Difficulty
* [Full of Sound and Fury](https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5309/full-of-sound-and-fury) - Kill Chimaeron in Blackwing Descent with no more than 2 raid member deaths.
* At max level there's no challenge just burst him down.
* If you do this at level it's quite challenging and I would recommend using a 10 person group. One tank should tank during the phases where Bile-o-tron is up. During the phases, that last anywhere from 2-5 seconds, the tanks should alternate aggro to the one that doesn't have stacks of Break. Continue switching back and forth after stacks fall off. Take Chimaeron down to 21%, top everyone up on health, wait for the next Feud phase, and then burn him as quickly as possible the rest of the way down. Good luck.

Head back north and you'll see a winged orb with green lines coming out of it called the Orb of Culmination. You're going to have to use this before the boss will spawn. You're going to want to head back south, but make sure you take the stairs down. You'll see Lord Victor Nefarius on the balcony resurrecting Onyxia. From the balcony you have a clear jump down to a pillar to kill Onyxia, and then Nefarian.

* Heroic: Nefarian - Defeat Nefarian in Blackwing Descent on Heroic Difficulty
* Keeping it in the Family - Damage Nefarian below 50% before he lands for the final confrontation and then, defeat Nefarian in Blackwing Descent.
* Jump down into the pit and don't hit Onyxia. Just keep running until Nefarian is in range. Once you can hit Nefarian, get him down to about 60% then you can kill Onyxia. Magma will rise from the floor. Make sure that you get up on the pillars. Take Nefarian's health down to about 40-45%. Wait for him to land after the lava recedes. After he lands, go ahead and burn him the rest of the way down.
### Pets
* Tinytron drops off the Omnotron Defense System as a Rough-Hewn Remote. It's a miniature mechanical-type golem.
* Experiment in a jar drops off of Maloriak giving you the Discarded Experiment pet. This is one of the cutest ugly things in game.
* Nefarion drops a Shadowy Pile of Bones which lets you collect the Rattlejaw pet. \

### Notable Rare Drops
Warriors and Paladins both have decent plate sets that I quite like.

Hunters can receive a Murloc skull head item from the class set from Nefarian. There is an updated Ashkandi on the Nefarion encounter, as well. I didn't find any of the other options all that appealing.

Nefarion also drops a WoD music roll called: Legends of Azeroth as well a weapon Illusion: Power Torrent

# This fortnight in WoW
## Calendar

* Week 1 patch 9.1 - 2021/06/29 - 2021/07/06:
* Players are able to start crafting their Rank 5/6 legendaries
* Layer 9 of Torghast unlocks and awards Soul Cinders for rank 5/6 legendaries
* Renown level 42 Max
* Week 2 patch 9.1 - 2021/07/06 - 2021/07/13:
* Renown level 43 unlocks a new soulbind row
* Renown 44 Max
* Sanctum of Domination Raid opens up for Normal and Heroic.
* [Sanctum of Pineapples](https://tacticalairhorse.itch.io/sanctum-of-pineapples) is a great way to learn the new mechanics
* Shards of Domination sockets open up which will upgrade gear
* Layer 10 of Torghast unlocks
* Season 2 of Shadowlands starts for Mythic+ and PvP - Season 1 rewards are no longer avalible
* Dungeon item levels are increased by 26 item levels including Mythic+
* The new MegaDungeon Tazavesh, the Veiled Market opens
* Pet Battle Bonus Event - 2021/07/06 - 2021/07/13
* On July 12th, battle the Squirt team in your WoD garrison. It's a super quick way to level up pets.
* PvP Brawl: Temple of Hotmogu - 2021/07/06 - 2021/07/13
* Week 3 patch 9.1 - 2021/07/13 - 2021/07/20
* Sanctum of Domination Mythics opens and the race to World First starts
* LFR wing 1 of Sanctum of Domination opens: The Tarragrue, Eye of the Jailer, and The Nine
* Great Vault Loot upgrades to Season 2 item levels
* Layer 11 of Torghast unlocks
* Renown level 46 Max
* unlocks flying
* covenant mounts
* More soulbind rows
* World Quest item levels increase
* New adventure table champion
* Luminous Luminaries - 2021/07/13 - 2021/07/14
* Micro Holiday in the Abyssal Depths.
* You'll find a submarine at /way 44.3, 36.1 and two NPCs there.
* Swim around and find glowing sea creatures and bring them back to the submarine for study. You'll earn Luminescent Research Notes.
* Make sure you watch out for the Whale Shark and turn your head lamp off when it is around.
* Warlords Timewalking Dungeon Event - 2021/07/13 - 2021/07/20
* Will award Normal Sanctum of Domination loot for completing the quest

# Outro

## Reviews
Reviewed By Sirithe on 2021-06-26

Star Rating: 5

Gratz is a phenomenal show! Mud does excellent research and the information is laid out in a very clear and concise manner, this show is a must listen for any achievement hunter!

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## Shout outs

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Thanks for joining us today, I'm Mud and I'm Polly and remember to celebrate your achievements no matter how large or small.