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Previewed at BlizzCon 2011, Challenge Modes will be a new system of dungeon challenges, like time trials. Players race to the end of the dungeon, competing for fast times in order to win medals (Gold, Silver, or Bronze).

Contents 1 Background 2 Information 3 Leaderboard 4 Rewards 5 References 6 External links

Background Edit

From the official World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria website:^[1]

The clock is ticking. Your group is making good progress, but you realize that if you don't hurry and work as a team, you will never make it in time. You approach the dungeon's last boss with a look of grim determination on your face; you will get that gold medal this time, come what may. He's almost down, but there are only seconds left on the timer. You yell at your group mates to give it their all for one last push, fingers flying across your keyboard. Finally he drops, and your group screams triumphantly: you've beaten the dungeon's best time. You've mastered its Challenge Mode.

Information Edit

From the official World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria website:^[1]

Mists of Pandaria's Challenge Mode presents a new way to reward great team players and seasoned dungeon specialists. The idea is simple: if you select Challenge Mode for a dungeon, you and your group will be racing against the clock to finish the dungeon as quickly as possible. The faster you finish, the greater your reward.

You select Challenge Mode before you enter a dungeon. In this mode, your objective is to clear the instance and down all the dungeon's bosses as fast as you can. Your gear will be normalized, meaning that instead of your own equipment you will be fighting using a set of items that's appropriate for the instance. That way, the challenge level will be equal for all players. Depending on how quickly you clear the dungeon, your group can earn one of three possible medals: gold, silver, or bronze. Working together as a team, communicating well, and supporting and encouraging each other is the best way to get those shiny gold medals.

So practice your pulls, lay out your strategies, and remember that communication and coordination are key. Challenge Mode is coming. Are you ready?

Challenge modes should be enabled for all 9 of the expected Pandaria dungeons.^[2]

Leaderboard Edit

Challenge participants can compare their performance to others who attempted the various challenges, their ranks, times and medals.^[3] The UI will give info about potential rewards based on the medals achieved.

Rewards Edit

Rewards are recieved at the end of each challenge. The best rewards are given to those who can achieve gold medals. Things such as armor, titles, and mounts have been mentioned as possible rewards for those who are willing enough to complete the hardest difficulty and earn a gold medal. ^[1]

• Completing the Bronze level rewards an achievement and title.
• Completing the Silver level rewards sweet looking gear with no stats. Looking at vanity gear, and gear intended for use in the Transmogrification system. These are all class-specific and have effects that proc off different class abilities.
• Completing the Gold level rewards a unique mount, the Kwai-Lan, that is a flying mount that looks like a "Chinese dog statue with a Mogu like head"^[4][5]

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