Hour of Twilight Mythic+ guide: Arcurion, Asira and Benedictus

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Hour of Twilight Mythic+ guide on Warspring: loading screen of the Hour of Twilight dungeon in World of Warcraft Cataclysm
Hour of Twilight, the Caverns of Time, on the way to the Dragon Soul.

Hour of Twilight Mythic+ guide for Warspring, the free Cataclysm 4.3.4 private server. Hour of Twilight is one of the eight dungeons of Mythic+ Season 2, with a 15 minute timer and 3 fights to learn. Below you find the story of the dungeon, what every boss does and how to beat it, and everything that is special about running HoT on Warspring.

About Hour of Twilight

Thrall leads a small band through the Twilight's Hammer fortress to reach the Dragon Soul before Deathwing's servants can use it. The dungeon is a straight march through three stages, with the orc warchief fighting beside you and the Twilight cult pouring out of every hall.

In a Warspring Mythic+ key the story steps that need a conversation with Thrall are played for you, so the group keeps moving and the timer only measures how well you fight.

Hour of Twilight on Warspring Mythic+ (Season 2)

  • Timer: 15 minutes. Beat it to time the key; a timed key upgrades your keystone and pays the full rewards, an untimed run pays less and depletes the key.
  • Affixes: Fortified (every pack of trash is tougher), Tyrannical (bosses have more health and hit harder) and Get Excited (kills give you haste and speed). The set is the same for every Season 2 key.
  • Key levels: keys start at +2 and go up to +60. Every level is a bigger step than in Season 1, and the rewards keep growing up to +45.
  • Entering: the Teleporter Stone has a Mythic menu that takes you straight into Hour of Twilight on Heroic difficulty. Start the key at the entrance and the countdown begins.
  • Rewards: from key level +20 every Season 2 dungeon drops Dusktide Crests, the currency for the Level 15 to Level 20 Mythic+ gear upgrades at Zaphon (weapons) and Vorgash (armor and jewelry). Higher keys drop more crests, and the Legend (VIP 8) gems are bought with them as well.
  • Daily contract: Warden Veyra, standing next to Zaphon, gives one daily quest for every Season 2 dungeon. Complete Hour of Twilight in time at +20 or higher and you receive five times the crests that key drops.
  • Leaderboards: your best timed run in Hour of Twilight counts for your rating. See the Mythic+ leaderboards, the latest runs and the best runs.

Hour of Twilight bosses and strategy

Arcurion

A twilight sorcerer who protects himself with frost and shadow. Interrupt his big casts, keep the group out of the frost fields and use a defensive when his burst arrives.

Asira Dawnslayer

The assassin hunts one player at a time. Stay close to the group, kill her adds first and let the tank pick her up quickly whenever she vanishes and returns.

Archbishop Benedictus

The cult leader of the last stage. He splits the fight into phases with purifying light and shadow, so follow the phase changes, step out of the beams and keep Thrall alive, because the dungeon is much harder without him.

Tips for a timed Hour of Twilight key

  • The dialogue steps are automatic in a key, so never wait for Thrall: keep pulling.
  • Tyrannical makes Benedictus much tougher; bring all the cooldowns you saved on the first two bosses.
  • The 15 minute timer is tight on big keys, so skip optional packs only if your trash count is safe.

More about Season 2

New to the season? Read the Mythic+ Season 2 Is Live! news post for everything that is new, and the Season 2 announcement for the mount rewards. The Mythic+ guide explains ratings, brackets and the leaderboards.

All Season 2 dungeon guides

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Hour of Twilight Mythic+ timer?

The Hour of Twilight timer is 15 minutes.

Do I have to talk to Thrall in a Mythic+ key?

No. On Warspring the key plays the conversation steps for you, so the group does not wait for dialogue.

Which bosses are in Hour of Twilight?

Arcurion, Asira Dawnslayer and Archbishop Benedictus.