Raid
Emberthrone Palace — Mythic Clear Route
Full 8/8 pull order with soak assignments and lust timings.
New raid tier drops every Tuesday
The raid log for players who read the fine print
Frame-by-frame boss breakdowns, spreadsheet-backed build guides, indie gems worth your weekend, and honest esports takes — written by a Toronto crew that actually clears the content.
What we cover
Coverage built for the try-hard in you
Four editorial tracks, published on a fixed schedule so you always know when the next drop lands.
Raid Strategy Breakdowns
Phase-by-phase mechanics, positioning maps and cooldown timelines for every mythic-tier encounter. Each guide ships within 48 hours of a raid opening, updated after each hotfix.
Published Tuesdays & Fridays · Free · Premium video VOD from CA$6/mo
Build & Theorycraft Labs
Simulation-backed stat priorities, talent trees and gear paths, complete with the sim inputs so you can reproduce every number yourself. No hand-wavy "trust me" builds.
Updated each patch · Downloadable sim profiles · Free
Indie Spotlight Weekend
Every Saturday we surface three under-the-radar releases with honest playtime notes, price checks and a "worth your weekend?" verdict. Toronto studios get a dedicated Local Loot column.
Saturdays 10:00 EST · Includes Steam & itch.io links · Free
Latest guides
Fresh from the raid log
Filter by track to find exactly the kind of read you came for.
Build
Season 4 Frost Mage Sim Report
Stat weights, rotation and the CSV to reproduce it yourself.
Indie
Local Loot: 3 Toronto-Made Roguelikes
Playtime notes and price checks from Liberty Village devs.
Esports
Playoffs Meta: Why Dive Comps Fell Off
Draft-by-draft look at the patch that reshaped the bracket.
Raid
Prog Guide: The Voidbound Twins
Split-phase healing plan and the DPS check that trips groups.
Build
Tank Survivability Tier List
Ranked by pull-to-pull effort, not just log-topping numbers.
Indie
Cozy Deckbuilders Under CA$20
Five weekend-sized picks with honest runtime estimates.
Esports
Rookie Watch: 5 Players to Track
Stats, VODs and why scouts are quietly circling their names.
By the numbers
Six years of clearing content, on the record
1,240+
Guides published
318K
Monthly readers
92%
First-week clear rate
48 hrs
Avg. time from patch to guide
From the community
Guilds that pulled it off with us
Emberthrone Mythic — first-pull VOD
12:47
"We'd been stuck on the Twins for two weeks. Followed the split-phase healing plan to the letter and downed it on Tuesday reset. The cooldown timeline alone saved our runs."
"The sim CSVs are what sold me. I could plug in my own gear and stop arguing with pugs about stat weights. No other blog shows its work like this."
"Local Loot put my little studio's roguelike on the map. Honest write-up, real playtime, and a spike in wishlists the same weekend it went up."
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Every written guide, sim profile and indie review is free and stays free. Our optional CA$6/month membership only adds annotated video VODs and an ad-free reading experience. Nothing behind the paywall is required to clear content.
Our average is 48 hours from a raid opening to a first full clear route. Build sims usually land within 24 hours because we pre-stage the profiles on the public test realm. Everything gets a revision pass after each hotfix, dated at the top of the article.
Absolutely, and Toronto-area studios get priority for our Local Loot column. Email us a build key and a one-paragraph pitch. We only cover games we actually play, and every write-up discloses whether a key was provided — coverage is never paid.
Our core beat is endgame MMO raiding and the competitive scene around it, plus a rotating indie section. We follow the content our own guild is progressing, so coverage shifts with each season rather than trying to cover every title at once.
Get in touch
Pitch a story, request a guide, say hi
We read every message from the studio in Liberty Village. Expect a reply within two business days.
Reach the crew
- Phone+1 (416) 555-8274
- Email[email protected]
- Studio56 Portland Street, Liberty Village, Toronto, ON M5V 2M9
- HoursMon–Fri 10:00–18:00 EST