The Soloist's Pocket Guide to Dungeon and Raid Meta-Achievements

By Grummulthrus Last Updated: 2019/01/09 Changelog Patch: 8.1.0

Key to this Guide

The term "meta" is shorthand for "meta-achievement" throughout.

A boldface, italicized meta whose name is preceded by an exclamation point ("not") cannot be soloed due to game mechanics.

For these metas, achievements that cannot be soloed reliably are included in a nested list.

Each individual achievement is followed by the minimum group size required for completion (e.g. "6").

If a number is followed by a "plus" sign (e.g. "5+"), the optimal number is higher than the minimum.

Footnotes to an achievement -- e.g. "(c)" -- describe special circumstances required for completion.

italicizedWrath of the Lich King

Glory of the Hero

Glory of the Raider (10 player)

Glory of the Raider (25 player)

Glory of the Ulduar Raider

Glory of the Icecrown Raider (10 player)

Been Waiting a Long Time for This (10 player) 2 (p,u)

Portal Jockey (10 player) requires a class that can cast a targeted heal on the NPC.

Glory of the Icecrown Raider (25 player)

Been Waiting a Long Time for This (25 player) 2 (p,u)

Portal Jockey (25 player) requires a class that can cast a targeted heal on the NPC.

Cataclysm

! Glory of the Cataclysm Hero

I Hate That Song: 2+

Crushing Bones and Cracking Skulls: 2 (u,w)

Glory of the Cataclysm Raider! Glory of the Firelands Raider

Only the Penitent...: 6+

Glory of the Dragon Soul RaiderMists of Pandaria

! Glory of the Pandaria Hero

School's Out Forever: 5

! Glory of the Pandaria Raider

Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better...: 2+ (w)

One character must be in a tanking spec to interact with the Nullification Barrier.

A tank cannot self-target the spell reflect granted by Nullification Barrier; hence, at least one other character is required.

Progress on this achievement can be split across multiple runs. It is not necessary to reflect all five abilities in one kill.

Sorry, Were You Looking for This?I Heard You Like Amber...! Glory of the Thundering Raider

Soft Hands: 2+ (u)

! Glory of the Orgrimmar Raider

Go Long: 5+

Criss Cross: 2

Giant Dinosaur vs. Mega Snail: 5

Warlords of Draenor

Glory of the Draenor Hero

! Glory of the Draenor Raider

Ashes, Ashes...: 2+ (w)

(Changed in 7.3.5) Ashes now fall on the platform edge. It is not necessary to jump off to catch them.

Most soloable by a pet class, a Monk with Chi Torpedo, or a Demon Hunter, but none of these is required.

He Shoots, He Ores

A common bug exists where a character catches the Volatile Ore but the extra action button disappears. This ruins the attempt; the encounter must be reset.

All button and toolbar addons should be disabled to minimize the risk of encountering the bug.

Tauren and Highmountain Tauren likely cannot complete this achievement due to a model size issue that causes the bug, even with addons disabled.

On Mythic difficulty, any damage from fire waves also destroys the Volatile Ore.

Hurry Up, Maggot!

(Changed in 8.0.1) This can reportedly be completed in LFR, making it soloable by any class.

On Normal or higher difficulty, a pet or second character is mandatory; invulnerabilities (e.g. Mage Ice Block) don't remove stacks of Gushing Wounds.

Lineage of Power

Reliably soloable by a Death Knight due to Death Grip and Gorefiend's Grasp; unreliable for others.

(Changed in 8.0.1) Gorian Warmage no longer moves if a solo character uses an invulnerability (e.g. Mage Ice Block).

Would You Give Me a Hand?! Glory of the Hellfire Raider

Don't Fear the Reaper: 2 (p,u)

Get In My Belly!: 3+

Can be done by 2 characters if one has a combat resurrection ability (e.g. Rebirth).

Nearly Indestructible

Soloing requires multiple movement speed increases and/or teleports; best at level 110-115 with Legion legendary items (e.g. Sephuz's Secret, The Sentinel's Eternal Refuge).

Legion

! Glory of the Legion Hero

Black Rook Moan (u)

Druid Entangling Roots and Death Knight Chains of Ice are the only crowd-control abilities that work on the Restless Soul; one of these is mandatory.

Restless Soul is immune to all other CC, including undead-specific abilities like Priest Shackle Undead and Paladin Repentance.

"Burn" strategies are not reliable as Restless Soul can despawn when the boss reaches 15% health.

I Got What You MeadPoor Unfortunate Souls! Glory of the Legion Raider

Fruit of All Evil: 10

Great Soul, Great Purpose: 2

Imagined Dragons World Tour: 2

Sky Walker: 6+ (u)

Because characters who fall into the well nearly always die, a large group is strongly recommended.

The ideal group includes at least 5 Havoc Demon Hunters, for Fel Rush, Vengeful Retreat, and Glide.

Footnotes to Achievement RequirementsSummon Black Ox StatueUpdates and Changes

Comments

Comment by grimrepo941

That's a great guide, thank you! It has helped me well in the past few months :)

Comment by casaroli

I don't know how to link the achievements, so I'll just say it.

I have solo'd ''Sorry, Were You Looking for This?.''
In my warlock, I didn't use any of his class abilities.
The boss despawns but you get the achievement.

Comment by drummerboof

This guide has proved very useful! One thing to note is that I Hate That Song is soloable - you just have to kill the boss straight away.

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