Delves

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Delves are a solo/small-group pillar of progression introduced in The War Within. An iteration of Scenarios from Mists of Pandaria, Delves are role-agnostic mini-dungeons for one to five players that can be completed in 10-15 minutes, with objectives that change daily. Players will tag along with a companion (Brann Bronzebeard for all of The War Within) and explore 12 different delves at launch, plus one that becomes unlockable at the start of Season 1.[1]

Delves provide experience and gear, all the way up to Mythic+5/Heroic raid-level equipment. Cosmetic and collectible rewards are also available, including customizable delve-exclusive mounts: the  [Delver's Dirigible] in season one and the  [Delver's Gob-Trotter] in season two. Delves have difficulty levels, with Tiers 1 and 2 available during the level-up process, and Tiers 3 and above at level 80, with an item level requirement starting at 530 and after completing The War Within campaign on at least one character. There are 11 difficulty levels in total.[2]

Though not queueable, Delve parties can be formed in the Premade Groups tool or by partying up normally. Players will then need to walk through the instance line to begin their delve.

Delves

The delve story changes daily. Come back on different days for a different iteration of the delve and further achievement progress. Each delve is marked on the world map with a stone door icon.

Delve locations
Delve Zone Coords
The Dread Pit Ringing Deeps [68, 39]
Earthcrawl Mines Isle of Dorn [35.5, 79.2]
Excavation Site 9 Ringing Deeps [81, 98]
Fungal Folly Isle of Dorn [51.7, 70.4]
Kriegval's Rest Isle of Dorn [63.0, 42.5]
Mycomancer Cavern Hallowfall [70, 30]
Nightfall Sanctum Hallowfall [34, 47]
Sidestreet Sluice Undermine [35, 53]
The Sinkhole Hallowfall [50, 52]
Skittering Breach Hallowfall [65, 61]
The Spiral Weave Azj-Kahet [46.5, 25.4]
Tak-Rethan Abyss Azj-Kahet [55.6, 75.7]
The Underkeep Azj-Kahet [52.6, 88.9]
The Waterworks Ringing Deeps [37, 50]

Bountiful

The golden glow from a delve entrance, indicating it is bountiful.

A Bountiful Delve is a special type of delve that rotates between each delve in a single zone, allowing one delve to be bountiful in each zone of Khaz Algar. A delve that is currently bountiful is marked on the map with the glowing stone door icon. Bountiful delves unlock at level 80.

They contain a  [Bountiful Coffer], a chest that can be unlocked with a [Restored Coffer Key]. However, the key is not needed to complete a bountiful delve. Additionally, the companion (Brann Bronzebeard in this case) once at level 15+ can only start earning experience from bountiful delves.

Seasonal

The following delves are part of a specific season. They serve only to fight the current nemesis, are not in the rotation to be bountiful, and do not count towards the Great Vault. They have two unique tiers that unlock at specific tier clears: "Tier ?" requires clearing any delve at Tier 7 with revives remaining, and "Tier ??" requires a Tier 10 clear with revives remaining.

Seasonal delves
Delve Nemesis Season Zone Coords
Zekvir's Lair Zekvir The War Within Season 1 Azj-Kahet [35.0, 78.2]
Demolition Dome The Underpin The War Within Season 2 Undermine [50, 10]

Quests

Hunting for Zek'vir
  1. N [70-73] Delve into the Earth
  2. N [70-80] Delves: The Waterworks
  3. N [70-80] Threats of Zekvir
  4. N [70-80] Delves: The Waterworks
  5. N [70-80] Delves: Nightfall Sanctum
  6. N [70-80] Delves: The Underkeep
Seasonal Journey
  1. N [80] To Delves!
  2. N [80] Seasonal Start
  3. N [70-80] Delve Hunter
  4. N [70-80] Zekvir, Hand of the Harbinger
Bountiful Delves
  1. N [80] Bountiful Delves
  2. N [80] Ship It!
Delve breadcrumb quests
Weekly quests
Season 2 intro
  1. N [70-80] Undermined Delves
  2. N [70-80] Seasonal Refresher
  3. N [70-80] I Want My Hat Back
  4. N [70-80] Defeating the Underpin

Tiers

A  [Bountiful Coffer] waiting for a [Restored Coffer Key]

Delves have 11 tiers, though rewards cap at Tier 8. Normal (non-bountiful) delves award ilvl 593 gear that is not on the upgrade track system. A  [Bountiful Coffer] from bountiful delves requires a [Restored Coffer Key], which is rewarded from world content. Starting at Tier 4, delves have a life counter, which affects the rewards from the end of the delve. Additionally, ranking up requires having lives left on the counter.

The suggested item level in the table below is what the UI recommends, but is not enforced by the game. Seasonal delves ? difficulty is equivalent to a Tier 8 delve, and ?? is equivalent to Tier 11.

Quality colors in the table below indicate the upgrade track: Explorer, Adventurer, Veteran, Champion, Hero, and Myth:

  • Delve tiers (Season 1)
    Tier Sug. iLvl Loot Vault Crests
    1 515 561 E2 584 V1 Weathered 1
    2 532 564 E3 587 V2 2
    3 545 571 A1 590 V3 3
    4 548 577 A3 593 V4 4
    5 567 E4 584 V1 600 C2 5
    6 574 A2 590 V3 606 C4 Carved 2
    7 587 V2 597 C1 610 H1 4
    8 600 C2 603 C3 616 H3 Runed 2
    9 610 H1
    10 623 M1
    11 636 M6
  • Delve tiers (Season 2)
    Tier Sug. iLvl Loot Map Vault Crests
    1 587 610 A1 n/a 623 V1 Weathered
    2 590 613 A2 n/a 626 V2
    3 593 616 A3 n/a 629 V3
    4 597 E1 619 A4 626 V2 632 V4
    5 606 E4 623 V1 632 V4 636 C1
    6 613 A2 626 V2 639 C2 642 C3 Carved
    7 626 V2 636 C1 645 C4 645 C4
    8 639 C2 639 C2 649 H1 649 H1 Runed
    9 645 C4
    10 652 H2
    11 658 H4
    Tier 11 Bountiful delves award
    7 Gilded Crests up to 3x weekly.

Maps

Hidden Trove

Players will occasionally have a  [Delver's Bounty] map drop from a Bountiful Heavy Trunk at treasure room of delves or a guaranteed drop from the Jettisoned Pile of Goblin-Bucks that The Underpin drops during a delve invasion. Use it to gain a buff that guarantees a Hidden Trove at the end of the delve.

As of Season 2, the drop rate has been increased, but characters can only loot one map per week. Should players wish to force an Underpin spawn, purchase the  [Wave Scrambler 2000] for 2,000 [Undercoin] from Sir Finley Mrrgglton and use it in any delve at the mid-delve respawn point.

At Tier 8, the Hidden Trove contains:

Companion abilities

Main article: Brann Bronzebeard (delves)

Brann Bronzebeard tags along as the companion in The War Within. His level can be tracked in the reputation interface. Brann earns XP from enemy kills, looting mislaid curiosities, and delve completions. Beyond level 15, Brann will only get XP from Bountiful delves, which can be run regardless of whether a [Restored Coffer Key] is used or not.

Curios

Curios provide specific abilities that can be useful in combat. They are unlocked by finding them as items from end-of-delve chests, with the exception of the  [Relicblood of Zekvir]. Higher-quality versions of a curio's item teach a higher rank: Common for rank 1, uncommon for rank 2, rare for rank 3, and epic for rank 4.

Only 1 combat and 1 utility curio can be equipped at a time. Curios will change with each season.

Affixes

Delves have their own kind of affixes. Some apply to all delves, some are Delve-specific, and then the seasonal affix. Each delve also has a specific affix.

General
  • Achievement legionpvptier1.png Tier 1 through Achievement legionpvp2tier5.png Tier 11 affixes apply the tier's difficulty scaling.
  • Inv ore gold nugget.png Bountiful notes if a delve is bountiful. The portal entrance also glows gold.
Seasonal
  •  [Zekvir's Influence], starts at tier 4 and only applies to one group. Tier 6 increases to 2 groups, Tier 8 to 3, Tier 9 to 4, and Tier 10 to 5.

Powers

There are powers that can be found throughout delves:

There are various objects that can provide a power, some provide a specific power while others provide a random select few:

Delver's Journey

The [Delver's Journey] is a seasonal rewards track for delves, found on the Delve Dashboard. Journey progress is granted at the end of Bountiful delves, as well as the quest N [70-80W] The Key to Success.

Current Delver's Journey progress can be checked with the following macro: 

/run local t=C_MajorFactions.GetMajorFactionRenownInfo(C_DelvesUI.GetDelvesFactionForSeason());print("Journey Stage:",t.renownLevel,"Progress:",t.renownReputationEarned,"/",t.renownLevelThreshold)
The War Within Season 2 Delver's Journey
Progress Reward Vendor Cost
4,200  [Delver's Gob-Trotter Schematic: Flamethrower] Reno Jackson 10 Resonance Crystals
8,400  [Delver's Gob-Trotter Schematic: Pipes] Reno Jackson 10 Resonance Crystals
12,600  [Delver's Gob-Trotter Schematic: Harpoon] Reno Jackson 10 Resonance Crystals
16,800  [Delver's Gob-Trotter Schematic: Balloon] Reno Jackson 10 Resonance Crystals
21,000 2x weekly [Restored Coffer Key] Sir Finley Mrrgglton 2,000 Undercoin
25,200  [Delver's Gob-Trotter Schematic: Green] Reno Jackson 10 Resonance Crystals
29,400  [Delve-O-Bot 7001] Reno Jackson 10 Resonance Crystals
33,600 Veteran 1/8 Warbound equipment Sir Finley Mrrgglton 500-2,500 Undercoin
37,800 2x weekly [Restored Coffer Key] Sir Finley Mrrgglton 1,000 Undercoin
42,000  [Nightfall Sanctum Campsite] Reno Jackson 10 Resonance Crystals

After the season, these rewards will be sold by Reno Jackson with no unlock requirement, but a much higher cost in Resonance Crystals.

Vendors

Two vendors at Delver's Headquarters in Dornogal sell delve-related gear: Sir Finley Mrrgglton and Reno Jackson. After the season, most items sold by Finley will move over to Reno's stock, and any season items sold by Reno will have their requirements removed, but will sell for significantly more [Resonance Crystals].

Strange disturbances

Main article: Strange Disturbance

Strange Disturbances are bonus objectives that might appear inside any delve that once defeated, provide a delve power.

Achievements

Delves

The War Within

Feats of Strength

Videos

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Patch changes

References

 
  1. ^
    Delves – Feature Overview The War Within Alpha | Delves – Feature Overview 
  2. ^ The War Within - Creator Summit Group Interview - Michael Bybee and Sean McCann
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