Riding on the battlefield of World of Warcraft has been an integral part of the MMO's endgame from the very beginning. It's been a long-standing way to play at max-level without losing a feeling of progress, and with the release of the raid finder for the public known in the form of Looking For Raid (LFR) allowed this content to more novice players.

While raiding can be performed by nearly anyone at the normal difficulty level however, doing it on Mythic difficulty is a different tale. In the case of WoW the best guilds determined to push the boundaries and establishing a name for themselves, raiding isn't a side quest to casually pick up some better loot . It's a way of life.

The launch of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Patch 9.1 in the middle of June comes an exciting new raid that is a perfect match for Castle Nathria - The Sanctum of Domination. Castle Nathria is the only accessible raid within the game's eighth expansion since its launch in November 2020. it proved to be a game changer for many guilds. Castle Nathria is where Echo which is comprised of ex-members of Method and Method, achieved their first Top 5 finish in the world, and a variety of other guilds exhibited themselves as well in this particular rotation.

Practice is among the guilds that has recently managed to break into the top 10 of Mythic Castle Nathria. It was founded in the year 2019 using Ragnaros, the EU server Ragnaros The guild burst onto the scene from out of the blue and has since been consistently been ranked within the top 10 positions of each Mythic raid they have played.

In Castle Nathria from Shadowlands, they were the 10th guild to defeat Sire Denathrius. Then, in Battle for Azeroth, they finished eighth in Ny'alotha and they placed 10th on The Eternal Palace.

Aversion is one of the top guilds within the EU It is also likely to be the most renowned raiding guild in Germany. They've consistently placed in the within the top 10 of Mythic raids , since beginning of Battle for Azeroth as well as in Castle Nathria were only the ninth guild to down Denathrius.

Following a recent server switch to Blackhand, the guild has grown stronger than ever and has its goals of gaining more prominence in the world and recognition as the best guild for raiding in Germany.

Memento was formed in the year 2018. Despite describing itself as a semi-hardcore-style raiding guild, it holds the 8th spot in Castle Nathria. It started as an World of Warcraft Classic guild but later switched to Shadowlands after spotting the potential the guild had for success.

The guild was only 12th in the final raid from Battle for Azeroth, climbing into the top 10 for Castle Nathria shows the rapid potential for the success Memento possesses.

BDGG which is also known as Big Dumb Gaming Golden Guardians The BDGG guild was established from two former guilds Big Dumb Gaming and the Golden Guardians. Big Dumb Gaming and the Golden Guardians were both top North American guilds before the merger. They then they became the top guild in the NA region.

The guild has a seventh-in-the-world place for Mythic Castle Nathria, a ninth-in the world on Ny'alotha, and multiple top 20s throughout the rest of the Battle of Azeroth. It is a highly-community-oriented one, hosting numerous events in-game and on-stream and offering information and guides for its members. The guild also is aiming for the number one spot on the map in North America.

Exorsus is the top Russian guild bar none and placed number six in the world on Castle Nathria. It has had its fair share with controversy during the last few years though, as multiple members were disqualified during the Legion expansion due to exploiting bosses. In their defense, they claimed they were unsure why being punished for their crimes when others went unnoticed.

Since then, Exorsus has been a regular among the most prestigious WoW guilds that specialize in Mythic raiding. In Shadowlands, they even made the guild-wide decision to change factions from Horde to Alliance in order to take on the content of the new expansion. This was due to it was the Dwarf in addition to the Dark Iron Dwarf racial ability removes bleeding, a common feature in Castle Nathria.

Method is a guild that is roiling after a controversy. When a member of the upper leadership was accused of several sexual offenses, the guild divided, with several members joining a new guild as well as the Method guild leaders establishing new policies to avoid something like this from ever happening again.

In the past, Method was considered to be one of the most respected guilds in WoW, with multiple world firsts during its 15-year existence. When it came to Shadowlands, Method placed number fifth in the world, in Castle Nathria, perhaps signaling that it is a bright future for the guild that wants to cleanse itself of its negative associations.

FatSharkYes is an organization with a snarky name whose ambitions aren't what you would call. With pride, they claim to be "the no-one world's number four-ranked guild,"" FatSharkYes is a guild that has several places in the top 5 spots of Mythic raids dating up to Legion as well as being active since the year 2013.

FatSharkYes is ranked as number 4 in Mythic Castle Nathria in Shadowlands, number 4 in Ny'alotha and number 6 in The Eternal Palace. Based on the current situation the guild hopes to crack the top 3 in the next available raid tier.

Pieces celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2020, and, after years of growth, are now among the top WoW guilds when it comes to playing raids. They were the first guild in the world on The Crucible of Storms quest in the Battle for Azeroth expansion and have been a mainstay in the top 5 ranking of guilds that raid since Legion.

Pieces is solely focused on The Race To World First, an initiative to push boundaries and motivate players. They came in third place worldwide in Castle Nathria and are looking to "put the #PiecesTogether" to make it to the top three once again.

After Method was split to two separate groups the members who chose to leave the infamous guild formed an entirely new group called Echo. As the name implies, Echo's leadership Echo is made up members of the members of the former Method elites who did not want to follow the former method's leadership.

Echo has seen success as its own entity in ways that the members could not have foreseen. The mix of years of experience, extremely knowledgeable leader, as well as a dedication towards the sport and to the guild unlike any other guild earned Echo the number two place in the world for Castle Nathria, three places ahead of their former guild.

Complexity-Limit is an organization like no other, and could more accurately be described as an e-sports group instead of a traditional World of Warcraft guild. The group has a litany of world records under its belt, and most recently, they were the first to be top of the line for Castle Nathria. They also secured the first place in the world for Ny'alotha earlier in Battle for Azeroth against one of the toughest end-game enemies within World of Warcraft history.

Complexity-Limit came into existence in 2015, when some of WoW best guilds across North America combined forces to create a raiding team unlike every other. They've since expanded into other competitive arenas, like Hearthstone and Counter-Strike, and Their World of Warcraft raiding teams are undoubtedly the best in the world.