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Mythic+ / Murder Row
Mythic+ · Midnight

Murder Row

Timer 34:00Bosses 4Must-kicks 6
Key level

Fel-soaked criminal district. Lots of random-target bleeds, a clock-in event before the second boss, and a warlock end boss.

Interrupts and stuns

Rebuke · Hammer of JusticeMind Freeze · Asphyxiate (talent)
Mob / spellDoPriority
Felonious MageFel MissilesPurge Fel Crazed if you have one.kickmust
Seductive SayaadSeductionkickmust
Wrathguard FlayerFel RageOr soothe.kickmust
Fel InvokerHealth Funnelkickmust
DoomguardDoom Boltkickmust
Lithiel CinderfuryChaos BoltBoss 4. Keep a rotation.kickmust
Unleashed ImpFelfire Burstkickhigh
Lithiel's Wild ImpsFelfire BurstBoss 4. Kick or CC.kickhigh
Kystia's Mirror ImagesChaos BarrageBoss 1. Interrupt or CC the 5 images.cchigh
Influential ReviewerScathing ReviewClock-in event.kickhigh

Spare-priority kicks appear from +7. Below that, save your kick for the must and high rows.

Trash to respect

  • Bribed Captainpriority
    CC immune. Deep Corruption buffs nearby mobs, so kill it first.
  • Shivan Punisherprioritydodge
    CC immune. Burst it at 50% when Demonic Frenzy starts. Dodge Whirlwind around it.
  • Corrupted Warlockdispeldefensive
    CC immune. Curse of Doom: dispel it or stack in it. A death summons a Doomguard. Dark Pact shield at 50%.
  • Massive Felwyrmdodgedispel
    CC immune. Large AoE on death, so dodge it. Corroding Spittle is a magic dispel.
  • Felwyrmdodge
    Fel Infused leaves an AoE on death.
  • Keen Taskmastersoothe
    Back To Work enrages nearby Warehouse Workers.
  • Felmaster Lucseihealdodge
    CC immune. Blade Dance stacks a group DoT. Eye Beam is a frontal.
  • Defiled Golemdodge
    CC immune. Fel Beam lines leave puddles toward every player.
  • Row Hooligan, Warehouse Worker, Wrathguard Flayerbleeddefensive
    Random-target bleeds (Cutpurse, Sharp Nail, Flay). Use a defensive if you're low.

Video guide

Route and setup

  • Talk to the 4 Snitches to start the dungeon and unlock the first boss.
  • Clock-in event before the second boss: each role (Server, Entertainer, Cleaner, Bouncer) earns satisfaction. Five stars gives Five Star Review (+10% damage and healing for 5 minutes).
  • Interrupt or CC the Influential Reviewers' Scathing Review during the clock-in event.
  • Fel Crystal vendors sell one-per-player items: Felwyrm Egg, Heartstop Blade, Suntouched Special Reserve, Exquisite Painting, Concealed Pistol.
  • Method's PUG-friendly route is linked from its Murder Row guide.

Affixes at this level

Lindormi's Guidance+2 to +5
Marked enemies have 5% less health and deal 5% less damage, and deaths cost no time. Gone from +6.
Xal'atath's Bargain+5 to +11
One of four rotating Bargains (Ascendant, Voidbound, Pulsar, Devour). Solve it for a stat buff or eat a penalty.
Fortified or Tyrannical+7 to +9
Alternates weekly. Fortified: trash hits harder and has more health. Tyrannical: bosses do.
Fortified and Tyrannical+10 and up
Both at once. Plan a defensive for every big trash pull and every boss ability that hurts.
Xal'atath's Guile+12 and up
Replaces the Bargain. Each death costs 15 seconds until the last minute, so a death on a pull is often a depleted key.
The four Bargains
  • Ascendant: Stop 10 Orbs of Ascendance with interrupts, stuns, knockbacks or purges. Your kick, Hammer of Justice and Asphyxiate all count.
  • Voidbound: Break the Void Emissary's shield before Dark Prayer finishes. Swap to it immediately.
  • Pulsar: Intercept another player's tethered orb within 15 seconds.
  • Devour: Heal or dispel the shield on all five players.

Retribution Paladin tips

  • Lots of random-target bleeds here. Word of Glory yourself instead of waiting on the healer.
  • Hammer of Justice on a Fel Invoker or Felonious Mage when the kick is down.
  • Blinding Light (if talented) stops Wild Imp Felfire Bursts on Lithiel.

Death Knight (Frost / Unholy) tips

  • Death Grip pulls a Felonious Mage or Fel Invoker into the pack and interrupts it.
  • Lichborne makes you immune to Seduction.
  • Anti-Magic Shell soaks Fel damage (Chaos Barrage, Searing Fel Flame).

01 Kystia Manaheart

Kystia has Felshield, so focus her pet Nibbles. It turns friendly at 20%. Stop the Mirror Images.

Fel SprayFel NovaKystiaNibblesT★MRHImages
YouMeleeTankRangedHealerBossAdd / objectAvoidFrontal
0:00 / 0:08
  1. 0:00Hit Nibbles, not Kystia
  2. 0:02Fel Spray rotates away from the group
  3. 0:05Fel Nova: step out
Tank faces Nibbles away so Fel Spray rotates away from the group. Everyone steps out of Fel Nova.

Your job (melee)

  • Hit Nibbles, not Kystia. Felshield reduces her damage taken.
  • Interrupt or CC the 5 Mirror Images. Chaos Barrage is dangerous while they're up.
  • Step out of Fel Nova.
  • Save cooldowns for the damage amp.

Abilities

  • Felshieldpriority
    Reduces Kystia's damage taken. Focus Nibbles. At 20% it turns friendly and channels Destabilized.
  • Mirror Imageskickcc
    5 images. Interrupt or CC.
  • Corroding Spittledispeldefensive
    Dispel fast. Use a defensive if you have it during Mirror Images.
  • Fel Novadodge
    AoE around Kystia.
  • Fel Spraytankdodge
    Rotating frontal from Nibbles.
  • Chaos Barrageheal
    Hits the tank, then jumps to others.

02 Zaen Bladesorrow

Barrel cover fight. Hide behind your own barrel for Murder In A Row, and cleave the Fel-Infused Freight.

ZaenTBarrel★MRHFel Freight
YouMeleeTankRangedHealerBossAdd / objectFrontal
0:00 / 0:08
  1. 0:00Barrels land around the room
  2. 0:03Murder In A Row: hide behind your barrel
  3. 0:06Killing Spree: defensive
For Murder In A Row, each player hides behind their own barrel, putting the barrel between them and Zaen.

Your job (melee)

  • Avoid the Same-Day Delivery barrels as they land.
  • If Fire Bomb targets you, cleave the Fel-Infused Freight to remove its group damage.
  • Murder In A Row: put your own barrel between you and the boss to avoid the bleed.
  • Killing Spree is AoE. Use a defensive if a Freight is still alive.

Abilities

03 Xathuux the Annihilator

Tank at the edge facing out. Spawn the Legion Axe in cleave range and kill it. Demonic Rage is the burn window.

Demonic Rage kiteXathuuxT★MRHLegion Axe
YouMeleeTankRangedHealerBossAdd / objectFrontal
0:00 / 0:08
  1. 0:00Axe Toss: spawn the Legion Axe in cleave
  2. 0:03Swap to the axe
  3. 0:05Demonic Rage: tank kites along the edge
Boss at the edge facing outward. During Demonic Rage the tank kites along the edge, using less than half the room.

Your job (melee)

  • If Axe Toss targets you, stand next to the boss so the Legion Axe spawns in cleave range. Swap to it right away, because its AoE grows.
  • Spread loosely for Infernal Crush. Use a defensive if it overlaps Demonic Rage.
  • Save cooldowns for Demonic Rage.

Abilities

  • Legion Striketank
    Frontal. The tank faces it out at the edge.
  • Axe Tossaddpriority
    The Legion Axe spawns at the target, and its AoE grows over time.
  • Infernal Crushspread
    Hits that cleave allies.
  • Demonic Ragemovepriority
    Damage amp. The tank kites along the edge to avoid puddles.

04 Lithiel Cinderfury

Kick Chaos Bolt, keep the unkillable Infernal away, overlap Fingers of Gul'dan circles, and take the gateway once the far side is safe.

FingersLithielTInfernalGatewayGateway★MRHVilefiendImps
YouMeleeTankRangedHealerBossAdd / objectSoak
0:00 / 0:08
  1. 0:00Fingers of Gul'dan: overlap your circles
  2. 0:03Wild Imps spawn: kick and cleave
  3. 0:06Malefic Wave: kill adds before it touches them
The Infernal fixates the tank until the boss dies, so the tank keeps it far from the gateways. Spread with overlapping Fingers circles.

Your job (melee)

  • Keep the Chaos Bolt kick rotation going.
  • Fingers of Gul'dan: spread but overlap the circles. Each hit spawns a Wild Imp, so fewer circles means fewer imps. Kick or CC the imps.
  • Cleave adds down before Malefic Wave touches them, or they gain Malefic Empowerment.
  • On Demonic Gateway, wait for Malefic Wave to finish, then take the gate when the far end is safe.

Abilities