How One Trinket Changed the Race to World First - Season of Discovery
With the Molten Core Heat Level 3 Race to World First over, players are starting to question, just how did <none of the above> complete the raid so quickly, while many other guilds struggled with Garr and Baron Geddon?
Molten Core Overview & Loot Guide — Season of Discovery
One of the largest factors in the success of <none of the above> was the guild's rotation of the Duke's Domain trinket, which created areas where players could stand in and further increase their overall Fire Resistance. Many guild members even used a Weak Aura to help them coordinate the cooldowns of this trinket.
While this answers the question of what set <none of the above> apart from other guilds, this also raises an additional question — how were so many of these players able to reach Exalted with the Hydraxian Waterlords before the release of Molten Core? After completing the raid, takenotetv from <none of the above> answered this question.
takenotetv from <none of the above> discusses their strategy for farming Hydraxian Waterlords Reputation.
Killing the 8 mobs shown in the above clip during the Blackrock Eruption Event would earn each player around 1,400 — 1,600 Reputation with the Hydraxian Waterlords per event! This means that each player spent around ~30 hours grinding these enemies to reach Exalted with the Hydraxian Waterlords to earn their Duke's Domain.
