The large professional guilds of World of Warcraft are in the race for the World First kill of Gallywix. We will show you what it’s all about and how you can watch.
In World of Warcraft, the Patch 11.1 Lorenhalt has been released, and thus the second season is ready to start. This comes with the “Race to World First,” the competition to see who can defeat the current final boss at the highest difficulty. This time it is “King Gallywix” who presents the ultimate challenge.
The mythic raid guilds are getting ready – and starting today (March 4, 2025), the first guilds will attempt to unseat Gallywix from his throne and free Lorenhalt. We will reveal how you can watch.
Where can you watch the streams? Most major professional guilds offer multiple streams. Some are from the perspective of individual players, while others are accompanied by extensive commentary. Here are the biggest streams for you:
The first streams are expected to start today around 5:00 PM. Tomorrow, after the maintenance work – that is, in the morning – the European guilds will also start.
How long will the race last? This is not so easily said in advance. Sometimes the race lasts only a few days, while other times it stretches over several weeks. The mythical bosses are often a bit of a “mixed bag” and can be so tough that only a very small fraction of players with excellent skills can defeat them. Sometimes even nerfs from Blizzard are necessary to be able to defeat the bosses at all.
There are a total of 8 bosses to defeat, including Gallywix. Usually, the professionals first approach the raid on Heroic to equip themselves with good gear before they then attempt the Mythic raid. How long the race will last remains to be seen.
Why do some only start tomorrow? This is due to the different start times. In America, the weekly maintenance occurs on Tuesday, while in Europe it happens on Wednesday. This means that US players can start a good half a day earlier and thus have a time advantage. However, the race is not officially supported by Blizzard; it has grown out of the community.
Since the large professional guilds now publicly stream their progress, a delayed start can also bring some advantages – for example, one can adopt the tried-and-tested strategies of other guilds and thus get through the first bosses faster.
Although many in the community feel that the time advantage is unfair, it has seldom been decisive for the outcome of the race in the past – it has always remained exciting in almost all cases. It will also be interesting to see how the latest buffs and nerfs of the classes affect the professionals.
