Blizzard has added a fresh mechanic, Titan Rune Dungeons, something not present in the original Wrath of the Lich King version. This new feature serves both as new content and as a method to catch up. People have labelled Titan Rune Dungeons as “Heroic Plus” as the enemies and bosses inside will have more powerful attacks and more health, plus new mechanics.
How to activate Titan Rune Dungeon
In every Heroic Dungeon, near the entryway is a Mysterious Device, an item which players can interact with. The procedure to initiate the Mysterious Device and activate Titan Rune Dungeon difficulty is detailed below:
- Use Mysterious Device;
- Select ‘Activate Defense Protocol’;
- A new object will appear near Mysterious Device, which players need to interact with and channel;
- Once activated, a Light will shine on the Mysterious Device and enemies will be buffed.
Empowered Runes List
When the Mysterious Device is turned on at the Heroic Dungeon entrance, an Empowered Rune will come into effect for each and every adversary in the instance, be it a regular enemy or a boss. The type of rune that is enabled will depend on the Heroic Dungeon, and is often appropriate to the theme of the dungeon. Empowered Runes for each Heroic Dungeon are provided below:
- Utgarde Keep – Empowered: Frost Rune
- Damage increased by 30%.
- Health increased by 100%.
- Melee attacks have a chance to Glaciate a random nearby target.
- Utgarde Pinnacle – Empowered: Frost Rune
- Damage increased by 30%.
- Health increased by 100%.
- Melee attacks have a chance to Glaciate a random nearby target.
- Azjol-Nerub – Empowered: Shadow Rune
- Damage increased by 30%.
- Health increased by 100%.
- Attacks have a chance to Web Wrap a victim.
- Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom – Empowered: Shadow Rune
- Damage increased by 30%.
- Health increased by 100%.
- Attacks have a chance to Web Wrap a victim.
- Drak’Tharon Keep – Empowered: Blood Rune
- Damage increased by 30%.
- Health increased by 100%.
- 100% Lifesteal when standing in Blood of the Loa.
- Gundrak – Empowered: Blood Rune
- Damage increased by 30%.
- Health increased by 100%.
- 100% Lifesteal when standing in Blood of the Loa.
- Halls of Stone – Empowered: Titan Rune
- Damage increased by 5%.
- Health increased by 190%.
- Pulsing Saronite-Corrupted Titan energy that increases enemy damage done by 1% and damage taken by 2% per stack for 12 sec.
- Halls of Lightning – Empowered: Titan Rune
- Damage increased by 5%.
- Health increased by 190%.
- Pulsing Saronite-Corrupted Titan energy that increases enemy damage done by 1% and damage taken by 2% per stack for 12 sec.
- The Nexus – Empowered: Arcane Rune
- Damage increased by 30%.
- Health increased by 100%.
- Attacks have a chance summon Mirror Images of the caster.
- The Oculus – Empowered: Arcane Rune
- Damage increased by 30%.
- Health increased by 100%.
- Attacks have a chance summon Mirror Images of the caster.
- The Violet Hold – Empowered: Arcane Rune
- Damage increased by 30%.
- Health increased by 100%.
- Attacks have a chance summon Mirror Images of the caster.
- The Culling of Stratholme – Empowered: Plague Rune
- Damage increased by 30%.
- Health increased by 100%
- Damaging attacks can infect victims with You’re Infected!.
Rewards
Completing the last battle in a Daily Heroic Dungeon on Titan Rune level will provide a Bounty Satchel, which currently holds 3 Emblem of Conquest. Only one player from the group can get the bag. Bosses in Titan Rune Dungeons give out the same type of Emblems as regular Heroic Dungeons, the Emblem of Valor.
Bosses in Titan Rune Dungeons with Defense Protocol Alpha enabled will drop the regular loot plus extra loot from 10-player Naxxramas. The final bosses in every Titan Rune Dungeon will yield Item Level 213 loot from the 10-player Kel’Thuzad, 10-player Malygos or 10-player Sartharion.
Achievements
In order to complete the accomplishments for the Titan Rune Dungeons, the only requirement is to beat each boss with the Empowered Rune of the Heroic Dungeon active. Upon the successful defeat of each boss in the Heroic Dungeon, you will gain a Defense Protocol achievement for that particular Dungeon.
- Defense Protocol Alpha: Terminated
- Defense Protocol Alpha: Halls of Stone
- Defense Protocol Alpha: Halls of Lightning
- Defense Protocol Alpha: The Oculus
- Defense Protocol Alpha: Utgarde Keep
- Defense Protocol Alpha: Azjol-Nerub
- Defense Protocol Alpha: Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom
- Defense Protocol Alpha: Utgarde Pinnacle
- Defense Protocol Alpha: Drak’Tharon Keep
- Defense Protocol Alpha: Gundrak
- Defense Protocol Alpha: The Culling of Stratholme
- Defense Protocol Alpha: The Nexus
- Defense Protocol Alpha: The Violet Hold
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