Antorus Race Fails to Impress as Method Clears 10/11 Within 20 Hours

With Antorus as the final World of Warcraft: Legion raid, many progression guilds seeking the "world first" clear are jetting through at an unprecedented pace. Antorus launched in North America on Tuesday and in Europe on Wednesday. Two guilds, Limit & Exorsus, are 8/11, while Method has pulled ahead to 10/11. Many others sit at 6/11. The final boss is always the most difficult, of course, but it's disappointing to see such a large raid cleared so quickly.

Normally when a raid is released, guilds spend a lot of time wiping as they progress allowing Blizzard to spend two to five weeks tuning the raid to be more competitive. This can include nerfing or buffing various mechanics, trash mobs and bosses and can take place during and after the world first race. However, the ultra fast clearing of Antorus has left many wondering if Blizzard opted to forego the tuning pass to go straight to raiding for a wider audience.

In another illustration of how weak Antorus is, Limit (NA) achieved a world first kill of Coven of Shivarra without a single melee DPS class represented.

You can keep track of the world first race over at Method.gg or by checking out any number of raid videos on YouTube.