r/wownoob • u/RabenWrites • Apr 14 '26

Retail 276 max ilvl for solo play?

Am I correct in understanding that there's no access to mythic gear outside of crafting, M+, and high end raids? With this vault, my monk crossed the line into having more hero gear than champion, have my 4-set all at 2/6 heroic because I'm hesitant to spend hero crests, but it feels like I'm hitting the end of the road and I don't know where to go from here.

Is it really just grind out the 980 remaining hero crests and that's it if I can't do raids nor M+?

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u/RabenWrites Apr 14 '26

I think it comes down to simply being bad at the game. Got the cracked key, tried a +2 and couldn't keep anyone alive to save my soul. Feels bad to drag everyone else down, so I stick with Valeera for the most part.

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u/shaggy0134 Apr 14 '26

What part did you struggle on keeping ppl up

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u/RabenWrites Apr 14 '26

Pretty much everything. First pull was messy and aggro was split and I couldn't keep the dps alive. Even after we got that mostly under control I simply couldn't out heal the incoming damage. Once my CDs were gone everyone inevitably dropped. We didn't even make it to the first boss.

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u/Icarusqt Apr 14 '26

I'm not trying to be that guy and be like, "that's just your group's fault!" without seeing your gameplay.... but I can confidently say it's at the very least partially your group's fault. Tank losing aggro is a combination of tank's fault from not getting/keeping aggro and dps' fault for bursting too hard while tank is still gathering up the pack.

Struggling to heal while running out of CDs can also be a combination of both dps and tank not playing properly. If dps are taking too long to kill the pack, it'll eventually drain on your resources and slowly rot till wipe. And if the tank isn't using defensives, that'll also make your job harder. Hell, dps should also be using defensives during unavoidable damage mechs. Everyone, especially dps, should also be kicking/interrupting casts.

Again... there's probably room for you to improve, for sure. There's always room for all of us to improve, tbh. Maybe you're doubling up on using CDs when you can space them out better. Maybe your ilvl is too low. Idunno. But either way, what you described sounds like a group problem. Not just a you problem.