How the Mythic+ Rating System Works in WoW: Midnight Season 1
If you're pushing Mythic+ dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Season 1, understanding how the Mythic+ rating system works is essential. Your Mythic+ rating isn't just a number—it determines how other players view your experience, whether you get invited to groups, and your overall progression for the season.
What is Raider.IO vs General WoW Mythic+ Score?
For years, the community relied entirely on Raider.IO, a third-party website and addon that tracked dungeon completions and assigned players a score based on the highest keystones they completed. This became the standard for group finding.
Eventually, Blizzard integrated their own official general WoW Mythic+ score directly into the game UI, heavily inspired by Raider.IO. Today, both scores are nearly identical in calculation. When you use our Mythic+ Calculator, it accurately predicts both your official in-game score and your Raider.IO score. You can import your character directly from Raider.IO above to see exactly what runs you need to do to hit your next milestone.
Midnight Season 1 Mythic+ Changes
The structure of Mythic+ has evolved in Midnight Season 1. The most significant change is the removal of the Tyrannical and Fortified split. You no longer need to run the same dungeon on two different weeks to maximize your score.
- Single Best Run: Your single best completed key provides 100% of the score for that dungeon.
- Timer Bonus: Completing the dungeon faster (upgrading it by +2 or +3) grants bonus points.
- Affix Breakpoints: Major affixes are introduced at specific keystone levels, providing a massive boost in score for successfully completing them.
Keystone Levels and Base Rating
The foundation of your Mythic+ rating comes from the keystone level itself. A +2 dungeon starts at 155 rating. Every additional keystone level increases the base rating by 15 points.
| Keystone Level | Base Rating |
|---|
| +2 | 155 |
| +4 | 185 |
| +7 | 260 |
| +10 | 320 |
Time Bonus Explained
Finishing a dungeon before the timer expires rewards additional Mythic+ rating. The bonus scales linearly based on how much time remains, with a maximum bonus of 15 rating.
- Exactly on time: +0 Bonus
- 20% faster (2-chest): +7.5 Bonus
- 40% faster (3-chest): +15 Bonus
Dungeon Tier List & Routes
Certain dungeons in the Midnight Season 1 pool are notoriously harder than others. To maximize your score quickly, focus your efforts on the easiest dungeons first (often called "free rating"). For the most up-to-date dungeon tier lists, routing strategies, and detailed boss mechanics, we highly recommend reading the official Wowhead Midnight Season 1 Mythic+ Overview.
How to Reach Keystone Master (KSM) Fast
To reach a score of 2,000 for Keystone Master (and earn the seasonal mount), you generally need to complete every dungeon in the pool on a +7 keystone level (timed). Using our Raider.IO Score Planner above, you can tweak the sliders to find the exact combination of +6s, +7s, and +8s that gets you over the 2,000 threshold.
How to Reach Keystone Hero (KSH) Fast
To reach a score of 2,500 for Keystone Hero, you will need to aim for roughly all +10 keystone levels timed. This grants you the maximum seasonal rewards, including teleports to the dungeons. Reaching this level requires solid routing, interrupting, and coordination.
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