SHADOWLANDS SURVIVAL GUIDE

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SHADOWLANDS SURVIVAL GUIDE

Shadowlands: Season 1 Survival Guide

Go beyond the veil and enter the afterlives in the newest expansion, Shadowlands.

How to join a RUIN Guild in World of Warcraft

Discord

#getroles – Tag yourself for the different information you want to be pinged for
#rules – Please take a moment to review our organizations rules
#information – Our mission, core objectives, values, servers
#support-ruin – How to support the Ruin Gaming Community
#directory – Channel information
#communities – List of all our WoW Communities by content. You do not need to be in one of our guilds to run with us – join the communities to get the same messages.
#guildcitizenship – Request Guild Citizen promotion by posting your information (Character Name/Server/Main or Alt/Faction/Guild Name)
#ruinchat – Main Chat for all things RUIN
#giveaway – All active giveaways will be located here – CHECK BACK!
#schedule – Location of content schedule (https://teamup.com/ksdr8ac9hutyt3tqec)

Directory of Discord Roles

Check the roster on the right side of discord and direct message anyone for assistance.

@Leader | Owner
@Director | Director
@Discord Administrator | Discord Admin
@Commander | Military Welcome / Tags
@Moderator | Community Moderators
@Manager | Community Managers
@Technical | Tech/Art Contributions
@Wow Officer | World of Warcraft Officers
@SWTOR Officer | Star Wars the Old Republic Officers
@Rbg Leader | Rated Battle Ground Leaders
@Raid Leader | Current and Legacy Raid Leaders
@Military | Thank you for Military Service (DM Commanders for tags)
@Champion | Veteran of Ruin Gaming Community

General Improvement Tips (not all required)

  • Every group leader will have a different way of leading. Please communicate your expectations and strategies prior to the start of the fight.
  • Communication is the key to successful teams. This goes for leaders and team members – if you have questions or concerns it is always best to ask before or wait until after a fight.
  • Please keep Coms clear – try and use as few words as possible when communicating in high stress environments.
  • Take time to prepare for the content you want to run.
  • Check for any item level requirements.
    Read up on all relevant guides.
  • Master your class.
  • Reach out to an officer if you think you need help with your class or rotation – we are more than happy to help!
  • Take time to become a well rounded player – the more environments you expose yourself to and master the better you will become overall.
  • Do not skip steps – following these guides and steps will give you the best advantage possible. Some but not all are requirements so please check with your team leaders prior to starting fights.

Check List

  • Are you keybound?
  • ‘What addons are you using?
  • What macros are you using?
  • What talents are best?
  • What are the proper consumables?
  • Are you using a mouse?
  • What is the best strategy?
  • Are you communicating effectively?
  • What can you do to improve?

GENERAL GUIDES

SHADOWLANDS GUIDE

Wowhead Shadowlands – Guides – World of Warcraft – 

CLASS GUIDE

WoW Class Guides – Shadowlands 9.0.2

GREAT VAULT GUIDE

The Great Vault – Objectives and Weekly Chest Rewards in Shadowlands

RAIDBOTS – GEAR OPTIMIZATION

Use Raidbots to Find Your Best DPS Upgrade in the Great Vault in Shadowlands – Wowhead News

PVP GLOSSARY

PVP GLOSSARY – Google Docs

MACROS
Macro Guide – Guides – Wowhead
Making a macro – Wowpedia – Your wiki guide to the World of Warcraft (gamepedia.com)
Slash commands | WoWWiki | Fandom
Macros: Essential Information – Guides / UI and Macro – World of Warcraft Forums (blizzard.com)
Macros: Condensing Your Physical Keys – Guides / UI and Macro – World of Warcraft Forums (blizzard.com)

ADDONS
RUIN APPROVED ADDON LIST
AddOns: How to Install and Maintain – Guides – Wowhead

KEYBINDING
Keybinding for PvP – Guides – Wowhead

TALENTS
Shadowlands Talent Calculator – World of Warcraft (wowhead.com)

CONSUMABLES
Shadowlands Raid Prep and Consumables Guide Spotlight – Wowhead News
Quick Reference Guide to Raid Consumables in Shadowlands by spec – Guides – Wowhead

THEORYCRAFT & SIMULATIONS
WoW Optimizer, Simulator and Guides – Ask Mr. Robot


WARMODE

Scout reports in Discord – #scout-report

Communities – #communities in discord

GUIDEWPVP QUICK START REFERENCE GUIDE – Google Docs

Scouting

  • It’s important to keep coms clear for incoming calls. Try and use as few words as possible to address the issue. Keep it short and sweet. Use cardinal directions and locations to call targets.

IDEAL REPORTING FORMAT:

  • # OF HORDE>GUILD>CARDINAL DIRECTION>LOCATION>YOUR CHARACTER NAME

Check List  

Macros

PHASE ANCHORING MACROS

Macro to JOIN Archaos in his phase: 

 /whisper Archaosrex-Tichondrius INVITE

Macro to INVITE Archaos to your phase:  

/invite Archaosrex-Tichondrius

Addons

  • HHTD
  • WEIZPVP
  • Strategies
  • Talents
  • Keybinding
  • Using mouse –  with MMO buttons best

EPIC BGS

Self TAG for @epic bgs in #getroles for pings and announcements 

LFG in Discord – #random-bg
Community- World of Warcraft Community Invitation – WoW

GUIDES 

Best epic bg guidesEpic battlegrounds – Google Docs

Alterac Valley Alterac Valley Guide – Google Docs

Isle of Conquest Isle Of Conquest Guide – Google Docs
Wintergrasp Wintergrasp Guide – Google Docs

Check List 

Addons

  • HHTD
  • CAPPING
  • Macros
  • Keybinding
  • Talents
  • Using mouse –  with MMO buttons best

ARENA

Self TAG for @arena in #getroles for pings and announcements

LFG in Discord – #arena
CommunityWorld of Warcraft Community Invitation – WoW

GUIDES 

Utility in PvP – Guides – Wowhead
Beginner’s Guide to PvP and Arena – Guides – Wowhead


Check List – 

Addons: 

  • Gladius
  • HHTD
  • Team Comp
  • Macros
  • Talents
  • Keybinding
  • Using mouse –  with MMO buttons best

RATED BGS

Self TAG for @rated-bg’s in #getroles for pings and announcements

LFG in Discord – #rated-bg

RBG Communities:  

Warsong Gulch
Warsong Gulch – Wowpedia – Your wiki guide to the World of Warcraft (gamepedia.com)

Arathi Basin
Arathi Basin – Wowpedia – Your wiki guide to the World of Warcraft (gamepedia.com)

Eye of the Storm
Eye of the Storm – Wowpedia – Your wiki guide to the World of Warcraft (gamepedia.com)

Battle of Gilneas
Battle for Gilneas – Wowpedia – Your wiki guide to the World of Warcraft (gamepedia.com)

Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks – Wowpedia – Your wiki guide to the World of Warcraft (gamepedia.com)

Temple of Kotmogu
Temple of Kotmogu – Wowpedia – Your wiki guide to the World of Warcraft (gamepedia.com)

Temple of Kotmogu – WoWWiki – Your guide to the World of Warcraft and its universe (fandom.com)

Seething Shore
Seething Shore – Wowpedia – Your wiki guide to the World of Warcraft (gamepedia.com)
Seething Shore – WoWWiki – Your guide to the World of Warcraft and its universe (fandom.com)

Silvershard Mines
Silvershard Mines – Wowpedia – Your wiki guide to the World of Warcraft (gamepedia.com)

Silvershard Mines – WoWWiki – Your guide to the World of Warcraft and its universe (fandom.com)

Achievements
Player vs. Player achievements/Rated Battleground – Wowpedia – Your wiki guide to the World of Warcraft (gamepedia.com)

Rated Battleground Achievements – World of Warcraft (wowhead.com)

Check List 

  • Team comp
  • Strategies
  • Keybinding
  • Using mouse –  with MMO buttons best
  • Macros
  • Talents

Addons

https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/h-h-t-d

TORGHAST

  • Self TAG for @torghast in #getroles for pings and announcements 
  • LFG in Discord – #torghast 
  • Torghast Community 

World of Warcraft Community Invitation – WoW

Guides  

MYTHIC+

Self TAG for @mythic-keys in #getroles for pings and announcements

LFG in Discord – #mythic-keys
Mythic+ Sign Up: Mythic+ SL – Google Sheets


Communities

GUIDES

Tankguides for World of Warcraft

https://www.tanknotes.com/

Check List 

  • Team comp
  • Strategies
  • Keybinding
  • Macros
  • Talents
  • Addons

RAID

Self TAG for @Alliance Raider (current content) or @Ledacy Raids in #getroles for pings and announcements 

LFG in Discord – #wowraids 

Raid Community

World of Warcraft Community Invitation – WoW


GUIDESShadowlands Raid Prep and Consumables Guide Spotlight – Wowhead News

Check List 

  • Team comp
  • Strategies
  • Keybinding
  • Macros
  • Talents
  • Addons

OFFICER TRAINING INFORMATION

Those interested in becoming an officer please reach out to a Sergeant or higher rank for training.

Officer Resources