Timezones, Tooth Claws & Trophies

By Gizmo Goldscrap
Published on 2025-08-20 09:56:43

Well, well, well. Look who's still alive. Welcome back to another thrilling, soul-crushing, score-sniffing week of the Keystone Challenge: Season 3 – War Within Edition. The servers are humming, the keys are rolling, and somewhere in the shadows, Macheteclaw is hard-carrying a pack of sleepy DPS who still think interrupts are optional.

Let's get into it.


The Rules (Yes, You Have to Read These)

You want glory? Titles? The admiration of exactly three people in your guild? Great. Then earn it.

  • Keystone Master Supreme – 2000+ rating in any one of the official challenge brackets. Entry-level excellence. Still counts.
  • Keystone Hero Supreme – 2500+ rating. Bigger numbers, bigger flex. Your tank better not be made of wet paper.
  • Keystone Legend Supreme – 3000+ rating. Oh, you fancy, huh? Absolute sicko behavior. I respect it.

Hit those numbers in any of the posted challenges, and you get the title. Hit them in multiple? Now we're talking spicy.


News, Rumors & Goblin Gossip

  • Midnight announced. That's right—housing is coming, and I expect nothing less than an indoor waterfall, six anvils, and your best attempt at recreating North's raid room. If I see one more tavern-themed outhouse, I swear…

  • Guild Raid Update:

    • Day One: 8/8 Normal. First pull, clean sweep.
    • Day Two: 4/8 Heroic. That's 50% more boss deaths and 100% more smug healers. Love to see it.
  • Timezones are fake. Server Time (ST) is the only real measurement of reality. Everything else is just alternate timeline fanfiction.

  • MVP of the Week: Macheteclaw, the feral druid with claws of steel and the patience of a saint. Helped a whole herd of you get your vault 10s in. Give the cat a raise. Or at least some fish.


Standings Report: Honorable Mentions & Mild Flexes

Not a ton of movement this week—turns out everyone's been grinding mains like their vaults depend on it (because they do). But that doesn't mean there isn't tea to spill or scores to admire. Here's your Supreme/Supreme+/Free-For-All spotlight:


Alex

  • Syke is the only one pulling weight this week with 2386 in Ranged DPS.
  • Myxira got out of bed long enough to post a spicy 166 in Melee DPS.
  • No healer or tank love here. Sad horns.

Faerlina

  • Faerlina (Tank) shows up swinging with a crisp 2475. Big shoulders, bigger ego.
  • DPS Faerlina is warming up with 446. We'll allow it.
  • Healing? Not even once.

Kat & The Katpack

  • Gnamethistle is the MVP here: 2475 and smug about it.
  • Miaomiao drops in with 594, bless 'em.
  • Katkick, Katchi, and Katastrophe? Honestly, the names are doing more work than the keys right now.

SimplyEdvin & Friends

  • SimplySigil hits 2012 and claims the Master badge.
  • SimplyEdvin shows up with 474, which is adorable.
  • ImNewBenice still finding the keyhole.

Skirlink & Crew

  • Skirlink is on fire with 2628. That's dangerously close to Legendary.
  • Headflipping flippin' in with 428.
  • Bandages and Reduction—bandaged and reduced. Zeroes across the board.

Healer-All-Star Check-In: Paging Dr. Kat

Kat's been hyperfocused on her main this week, which means the Marty Medical Corps is... selectively active.

  • Unamithil (Holy Priest): Clocking in at 2308 and carrying the team with glowy wings and life-saving sass.
  • Asibia (Paladin): 776 rating, probably distracted by shiny things.
  • Elarien (Druid): 333—which is either a lucky number or just half effort.
  • Everyone else? Hamorra, Vulph, Zalvorada, Dinagosa—flatlines. Paging you to ICU: Intense Combat Underperformance.

Tank-All-Star: Clash of the Beefcakes

In tank land, it's less of an all-star lineup and more of a one-monk show with a demon backup dancer.

  • Faerlina (Monk): 2475 and absolutely vibing. That keg's not for sharing.
  • Dejauwu (DH): Solid 1833, proving you don't need eyes to see boss mechanics.
  • Storkitt, Xepros, Hellciglys, Smolegg: Not to be dramatic, but where are you? The dungeons miss your damage sponges.

Top 5 Leaderboard: Week 1 Mayhem Milestones

It's only week one, and already some of you are out here treating Mythic+ like it owes you money. Here's the current top 5:

1st – Skirlink (Skirlink): 2628

The only thing sharper than their key timing is their name consistency. Peak form.

2nd – Macheteclaw (Mocheteclaw): 2538

The cat clawed their way to second place and helped everyone else. Showoff.

3rd – Nevayrah (Neek): 2526

Quiet name. Loud rating. We see you, shadow champ.

4th – Faerlina (Faerlina): 2475

Tank supremacy continues. Monk mode: engaged.

5th – Gnamethistle (Kat): 2475

Healer. DPS. Possibly feral. Definitely fabulous.


Don't Forget – You Can Still Join

This is your official get-off-your-hearthstone moment: It's not too late to sign up. The challenge runs until the end of the season. All the info lives in the pinned post in the Mythic+ channel.

Bring your mains. Bring your alts. Bring your ego—we've got scoreboard space for all of it.


Gizmo Out

That's your weekly dose of spicy keys and spicier scores. Congrats to the grinders, shame on the slackers, and a moment of silence for the people who still think +2ing a key means it's done. (It's not.)

Catch you next week—unless you get benched. Stay frosty, stay focused, and as always…

Earn your points or get roasted.

—Gizmo Goldscrap Challenge Overseer, Sass Dispenser, Probably Watching You Right Now

Who's Gizmo Goldscrap?

Gizmo Goldscrap is the sassiest goblin this side of Kezan, a self-proclaimed Mythic+ expert, numbers enthusiast, and roast master supreme.

With a sharp tongue and a love for chaos, Gizmo breaks down your dungeon runs, celebrates your wins, and absolutely obliterates your fails (with love, of course).

Expect equal parts tough love, banter, and genuinely solid tips to help you climb those ratings.

He's here to make you laugh, cry, and maybe... just maybe... play a little better.