Scenario

Scenarios, introduced in Mists of Pandaria, are short, 3-player instances, with progressive objectives and a story arc. Scenarios are completely role-less, meaning tanks or healers aren't necessary to succeed - any class combination can work. Smaller scenarios play similar to group quests and help players earn faction reputation, while larger scenarios play out like epic PvE battlegrounds with major objectives and plenty of scripted events. They are instanced areas.

Scenarios are available at level 90. Most scenarios have a minimum average item level of 425 in order to queue for them. The four scenarios added in patch 5.3.0 have an average minimum item level requirement of 496. Heroic mode versions of scenarios do not have an item level requirement.

From Warlords of Draenor onwards, there are no new endgame scenarios, and thus, no scenario rewards. Instead, some quests use scenario mechanics, which are seamlessly integrated into the main world using phasing, rather than being their own instances. In Legion, the Deaths of Chromie was added.

Queuing for scenarios works identically to queuing for a dungeon, and is accomplished via the Scenarios pane of the Group Finder interface (default hotkey: ). Players can choose a specific scenario, or opt for a random scenario. Completing a random scenario will reward the player with roughly and a Greater Cache of Treasures that may contain either additional gold or a randomly enchanted piece of level 90 equipment tailored to their class (though not necessarily their spec).

The scenarios group finder is not available for players level 91+.

Starting from level 91 you can't use the Group Finder interface for scenarios anymore. At the Seat of Knowledge you can still talk to Lorewalker Fu to queue for Normal scenarios, Lorewalker Shin for Heroic scenarios and Lorewalker Han for old LFR raids.

Starting from a very rare drop, warlocks can undertake a very difficult solo-scenario to turn their fire green in Pursuing the Black Harvest.

There are a handful of scenarios on the Isle of Thunder that are designed for a single player. None of these single-player scenarios may be queued for the normal way by using the scenario-finder interface. Instead, the quest giver will provide a gossip option to queue for and start the scenario. All but one of these scenarios can only be completed once per player during the Isle of Thunder storyline. As such, the documentation and walk-throughs for these scenarios are provided in the quests where the scenarios take place:

• 1) The Assault on Shaol'mara / The Assault on Zeb'tula
• 2) Tear Down This Wall! (quest)
• 3) To the Skies! (quest)
• 4) A Bold Idea / Decisive Action
• 5) The Fall of Shan Bu

The one repeatable single-player scenario is Troves of the Thunder King, the loot-grabbing scenario that requires a Key to the Palace of Lei Shen to begin.

Additionally, as part of Wrathion's legendary quest, he starts the solo scenario The Thunder Forge (quest).

The Proving Grounds, added in Patch 5.4.0, uses the scenario mechanic. There is also one repeatable scenario as part of the Timeless Isle cooking chain. The quest The Secret Ingredient Is... is the walk-through and completion of this opens the dailies Noodle Time and Noodle Time: Bonus.

The Celestial Tournament takes place in a single-player pet battle scenario, where players face a series of pet tamers and battle pets. This scenario is repeatable.

These scenarios were planned, and appear in the game files, but have not been released.

• Peak of Serenity
• Temple of Kotmogu
• Black Ox Temple

• Warfronts and Island Expeditions, another types of scenarios.

Gesta Scenario