Dastardly Duos
Dastardly Duos is a 5-person instance event. In this event, players will be pitted against animatronic versions of past bosses and fight for glory. The event features a variety of rewards, including cosmetics, toys, and even some dungeon items!With the first week of this event, four bosses will be available to fight. Each additional week of the event will add additional bosses, with a total of ten bosses to face throughout the event. The next few sections will cover the specifics surrounding this event.
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How to Access Dastardly Duos
There are three main hubs players can use to access this event: one in Stormwind City, one in Orgrimmar, and one in Dornogol. Located at each hub are three main NPCs:
- Vinnie Sweets: Offers Weekly Quests.
- Xyggie Marou: Allows Players to Queue in Dastardly Duos Instances.
- Wodin the Troll-Servant: Reward and Food Service Vendor.
Hub Positions
Dornogal Hub
The hub for Dastardly Duos in Dornogol is located past the PvP vendors and target dummies at:
- /way 61.6, 78.4.
Ogrimmar Hub
The hub for Dastardly Duos in Ogrimmar is located directly above the portal room in the Valley of Strength at
- /way 49.7, 91.0.
Stormwind City Hub
The hub for Dastardly Duos in Stormwind City is located directly above the main entrance to the city at
- /way 67.7, 80.0.
Quest Chain of Dastardly Duos
Talking to Vinnie Sweets will start players out with: Who are the Dastardly Duos? Completing Who are the Dastardly Duos? will reward players with a Dastardly Banner Toy and a Dastardly Prize Purse that contains a piece of armor on the Champion track. From there, a new quest will drop each week, allowing players to earn more Toys, Cosmetics, and other goodies, along with more Dastardly Prize Purses for even more Champion-track gear.
Here are the other weekly quests and their associated rewards:
Week 2: Week 2: We're Really Taking Off - Rewards Winner's Podium Toy and Dastardly Prize Purse
Week 3: Week 3: Spread the Word - Rewards Mean-Ball Ball Bag Pet and Dastardly Prize Purse
Week 4: Week 4: They've Heard of You - Rewards Winner's Podium, High Score allowing players to display their high scores on their Winner's Podium Toy. Also rewards Dastardly Prize Purse
Week 5: Rewards Tyrannotort's Treat Mount and Dastardly Prize Purse
Week 6: Rewards the ability to display average item level on Winner's Podium Toy
Gameplay of Dastardly Duos
Pit off against bosses of old in the Dastardly Dome. Here is how the basic gameplay and mechanics of Dastardly Duos works:
Preparation Stage
Players can queue into Dastardly Duos with up to 5 players. Any unfilled spots will be filled with Volunteers, which function identically to Follower Dungeon NPCs. Once players enter the Dastardly Dome, they can prepare a strategy and consume various foods and drinks for combat buffs, etc., before pitting off in a fight for glory. If you want more of a challenge, talk to Xyggie Marou to dismiss the Volunteers and enter the ring on your own.
Additional food options can be ordered by talking to Wodin the Troll-Servant. From there, players have the choice of which food they want in their next instance of Dastardly Duos. There are a multitude of options to select from, so feel free to get creative and maybe even challenge yourself a bit!
Additional food options
Additional food options can be ordered by talking to Wodin the Troll-Servant. From there, players have the choice of which food they want in their next instance of Dastardly Duos. There are a multitude of options to select from, so feel free to get creative and maybe even challenge yourself a bit!
Here are all of the food and drink buffs available to players:
Food Buffs
Beefy Burger: Increases Damage Done by 30% and decreases Damage Taken by 30%.
"Challenging" Shrimpy Fish: Decreases Damage Done by 20% and increases Damage Taken by 25%. Kill and Survival Bonuses are now doubled.
Hearty Haunch (Ordered from Wodin): Physical Damage Taken reduced by 80%, Magical Damage Taken reduced by 40%, Damage Done reduced by 40%, Threat Generation increased by 600%.
"Challenging" Hot Dog (Ordered from Wodin): x2 Kill and Survival Bonus, but sometimes leave acid puddles on the ground and create a large knockback effect to yourself and enemies.
Drink Buffs
Vial of Healing: Gain 8% health every 2 seconds.
Bottle of Invisibility: Turns the player invisible.
Can of Amps: Increases speed by 50%.
Combat
Once players approach the entrance gate to the arena, a pop up will display asking if the players are ready to enter the Dome. Clicking "Yes" starts a 10-second timer after which the gates open and the fight begins!
Towards the top of the UI is a display showcasing a group's overall score along with the time they have remaining, which will contribute to the bonus score once all enemies in the Arena have been defeated. The instance starts with typical dungeon and elite mobs and then will feature two animatronic bosses at the end.
Completing a Run of Dastardly Duos: Score
Once players have completed a run of Dastardly Duos, their performance is displayed at the end, by their overall score. There are three main contributors to how much score a group earns:
Damage to bosses, props, and trash.
How quickly the match was completed.
Avoiding deaths.
Earning Bonus Score: Cherry Bombs and More
There are a few ways for players to earn bonus score during their runs. During the fight, interactable items called Cheery Bombs can be found throughout the arena, which have a large, green circle around them. Right-clicking a Cheery Bomb kicks it in the direction the player is facing. Any trash or bosses defeated within a Cheery Bomb will net the player double score. Other bonus to score include using Burner Clocks, BIG Burner Clocks, and consuming challenging foods before combat, such as "Challenging" Shrimpy Fish.
Rewards Available with Dastardly Duos
Item Level Rewards
Completing an instance of Dastardly Duos rewards a Prize Chest containing Warbound Veteran-track gear. With each week of the event, Vinnie Sweets will drop a weekly quest that rewards players with a Dastardly Prize Purse that contains Champion-track armor. This is a great leveling opportunity for any alternate characters.
Toys
Item Level gear is not the only reward players earn with the Weekly Quests. There are also a variety of different Toys players can earn, including a Dastardly Banner, Winner's Podium, and more. Some of these Toys have special interactions within an instance of Dastardly Duos. For example, placing a Dastardly Banner at the start of the instance will cause all mobs to aggro over to the player. Be ready for mayhem!
