Fastest Delves for Great Vault Slots in TWW Season 1

Filling Your Great Vault Delve Slots in TWW Season 1

During The War Within Season 1, Delves became a fast, solo-friendly way to fill three extra Great Vault reward slots each week. The trick most players used was simple: find the quickest Delve, then run it enough times to unlock all three slots. This guide looks back at how that farm worked and which Delves were the fastest, so it reads as a snapshot of Season 1 rather than current advice. Anyone who wants a hand clearing them can Speed up your Delve farm with a carry.

The three Delves that anchored the farm were The Spiral Weave, The Sinkhole, and Tak-Rethan Abyss. Each rewarded a different mix of speed and safety, and a couple of class tricks shaved even more time off the runs.

Key Takeaways

• During The War Within Season 1, Delves fed three Great Vault reward slots that unlocked at 2, 4, and 8 completed Delves in a week.
• Any Delve of Tier 1 or higher counted toward the slots; Bountiful runs were only needed for the bonus Bountiful chest, not the vault thresholds.
• The Spiral Weave, The Sinkhole, and Tak-Rethan Abyss were the community-favorite fastest Delves for filling all three slots.
• The Spiral Weave was quickest on its Strange Disturbances story, where you freed eight captives before the final boss.
• The Sinkhole and Tak-Rethan Abyss were underwater Delves where the Kobyss Necromancer's Necrotic Bolt was the main threat to interrupt.
• A Priest's Mind Soothe and Fade let you slip past humanoid packs, and a Warlock's Unending Breath covered the underwater sections.
• Reward item level scaled with Delve Tier, so spamming low tiers filled slots fast while higher tiers gave stronger vault picks.

Here is how the vault math worked before we get to the routes themselves.

How the Delve Vault Slots Worked

The Great Vault's Delve row handed out three reward choices, and the thresholds were 2, 4, and 8 completed Delves in a single week. Clear two Delves and you unlocked the first slot; four unlocked the second; eight filled all three. That is why the fast-farm approach worked, since running the same quick Delve eight times was enough to max the row.

Importantly, the runs did not have to be Bountiful. Bountiful Delves gated a bonus chest behind a Restored Coffer Key, but any Delve of Tier 1 or higher still counted toward the vault thresholds. The one nuance worth remembering is that your reward item level scaled with the Delve Tier you cleared, so spamming Tier 1 filled the slots quickly but yielded lower-item-level vault picks. Players optimizing gear ran the highest tier they could handle; players just filling slots took the fastest route.

The Fastest Delves to Farm

All three of the Delves below sat in Khaz Algar and could be cleared solo in a few minutes with the right approach.

The Spiral Weave

The Spiral Weave, in Azj-Kahet, was the standout when it rolled its Strange Disturbances story, the "puppets" version. The objective was to free all eight captives before defeating the final boss, and there was no combat requirement to reach most of them. A Priest could lean on Mind Soothe to walk past humanoid packs, then pop Fade to shrink aggro range and reach captives tucked next to enemies. Cleared cleanly, it was often the single quickest run in the rotation.

The Sinkhole

The Sinkhole, in central Hallowfall, was an underwater Delve where the main hazard was the Kobyss Necromancer's Necrotic Bolt, a heavy single-target hit that punished anyone who let it land. Interrupting it kept the run smooth. Because the environment was submerged, a Warlock's Unending Breath, or an alchemy option like the Draenic Water Breathing Elixir, made moving through the water pockets far more comfortable.

Tak-Rethan Abyss

Tak-Rethan Abyss, in Azj-Kahet, played out much like The Sinkhole. It was another underwater route, and it featured the same Kobyss Necromancer casting Necrotic Bolt, so the same interrupt discipline and water-breathing prep applied. It was quick and dangerous in equal measure, and it rounded out a three-Delve rotation that never asked players to leave the same two zones.

Class Tricks That Sped Up Runs

Two classes made the farm noticeably faster. A Priest's Mind Soothe reduced the aggro range of Humanoid enemies and generated no threat, so entire packs could be skipped on the way to captives or objectives. Pairing it with Fade, whose retail version drops threat and cuts aggro range for a short window, let a Priest reach objectives that sat almost on top of enemy groups.

For the two underwater Delves, a Warlock in the group solved the breathing problem with Unending Breath. Solo players without a Warlock leaned on a water-breathing elixir instead. Neither trick was mandatory, but both trimmed seconds off every run, and seconds added up fast across eight clears a week.

FAQ

How many Delves filled the Great Vault in TWW Season 1?

Two Delves unlocked the first Great Vault slot, four unlocked the second, and eight filled all three. Running the fastest Delve eight times in a week was enough to max the Delve row.

Did Delves have to be Bountiful to count for the Vault?

No. Any Delve of Tier 1 or higher counted toward the vault thresholds. Bountiful status only mattered for the bonus Bountiful chest, which needed a Restored Coffer Key.

What were the fastest Delves to farm?

The community favorites were The Spiral Weave on its Strange Disturbances story, The Sinkhole in Hallowfall, and Tak-Rethan Abyss in Azj-Kahet. All three could be cleared solo in minutes with the right class tricks.

How do you speed up The Spiral Weave?

On the Strange Disturbances story you freed eight captives before the final boss. A Priest could use Mind Soothe to skip humanoid packs and Fade to shrink aggro range near captives, making it one of the quickest Delves available.

How do you handle the underwater Delves?

The Sinkhole and Tak-Rethan Abyss were both submerged. Interrupt the Kobyss Necromancer's Necrotic Bolt to avoid big hits, and bring a Warlock's Unending Breath or a water-breathing elixir so you can move freely through the water.

Does higher Delve Tier give better Vault rewards?

Yes. Reward item level scaled with the Delve Tier you cleared. Low tiers filled the slots fast, but if you wanted the strongest vault picks you ran the highest tier your character could clear.

Last reviewed 2026-07-01 against Patch 11.0.2, The War Within Season 1 — Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team. This is a historical guide to a past season; The War Within Season 1 has ended and the live game has moved to a new expansion.