The Great Push in Dragonflight Season 4: Format and Schedule
Dragonflight Season 4's Great Push explained: the MDI score-push format, the mandatory healer rule, the July 2024 schedule, and the prizes.
By:
John Langan
Key Takeaways
- The Great Push returned for Dragonflight Season 4 in 2024 as the score-push spinoff of the Mythic Dungeon International, built around scaling Mythic+ keystones as high as possible.
- Season 4, named Awakened, was enabled by Patch 10.2.6, which released March 19, 2024, with the season itself starting April 23, 2024.
- The defining rule change was a mandatory team of one tank, one healer, and three DPS, the first time a healer was required in the format.
- Each Group Stage weekend ran six teams over three days, 15 hours of play total, on a 3/2/1 dungeon rollout.
- The top three teams from each group advanced to the Global Finals, judged on the fastest runs in the highest dungeons.
- The Global Finals carried a $200,000 prize pool, the lion's share of a season total that reached $260,000.
- Group A ran July 5-7, Group B July 12-14, and the Global Finals July 19-21, 2024, broadcast on the official Warcraft Twitch and YouTube channels.
Season 4 kept the core of the competition intact while changing one rule that reshaped every roster, so it is worth breaking down what the event was, how it ran, and when it played out.
What The Great Push Is
The Great Push, usually shortened to TGP, is a spinoff of the Mythic Dungeon International. Where the MDI is a speedrun, TGP is the opposite test: teams push pre-assigned Mythic+ keystones as high as they can rather than racing a fixed dungeon for time. The team that clears the highest keys, with the fastest times settling ties, comes out on top. Blizzard announced the return in its Dragonflight Season 4 reveal, confirming the format alongside the season's launch details.
Season 4 itself carried the Awakened banner. The season was enabled by Patch 10.2.6, released March 19, 2024, and Awakened began on April 23, 2024, reworking Dragonflight's earlier raids and dungeons into a fresh seasonal rotation. The Great Push ran on top of that as the competitive showcase for high-end Mythic+ play.
Season 4 Format and Rules
Six teams competed each Group Stage weekend. The headline change for Season 4 was the team composition: every roster had to field one tank, one healer, and three DPS. Earlier pushes had let teams stack damage and skip a dedicated healer, so requiring one forced a real rethink of pull sizes and survivability.
Each weekend ran across three days with 15 hours of tournament play in total, roughly five hours a day including 20 minutes of mandated breaks. The dungeon load followed a 3/2/1 rollout: three dungeons on the first day, two on the second, and a single decider on the third. The top three teams from each group advanced to the Global Finals. Players who want to test their own keys can compare our Mythic+ dungeon carries rather than grinding the ladder solo.
Schedule and Prize Pool
The competition played out across three weekends in July 2024, with each stage starting at the same time in the listed regions.
| Stage | Dates (2024) | Start (PDT / CEST) |
|---|---|---|
| Group A | July 5-7 | 10:00 AM / 7:00 PM |
| Group B | July 12-14 | 10:00 AM / 7:00 PM |
| Global Finals | July 19-21 | 10:00 AM / 7:00 PM |
The money sat mostly at the end of the road. The Global Finals carried a $200,000 prize pool, the lion's share of a season total that reached $260,000 once the group-stage prizing was counted in.
How to Watch
Every match streamed on the official Warcraft channels, Twitch.tv/Warcraft and YouTube.com/Warcraft. Each competing team also had to put at least one of its players on stream, and fans could run their own co-streams by filling out the official Co-Streaming and Watch Party form. Schedule updates and bracket news ran through the @WoWEsports account on X throughout the event.
FAQ
What is the difference between The Great Push and the MDI?
The Mythic Dungeon International is a speedrun: teams race a set dungeon for the fastest clear. The Great Push is a score-push: teams scale pre-assigned Mythic+ keystones as high as they can, and the highest keys win, with run times breaking ties. Both are run by Blizzard, and TGP is the MDI's spinoff.
When did Dragonflight Season 4 start?
Dragonflight Season 4, Awakened, was enabled by Patch 10.2.6 on March 19, 2024, and the season itself began on April 23, 2024. The Great Push followed in July 2024 as the season's competitive Mythic+ event.
What was the new team composition rule?
Season 4 required every Great Push team to field one tank, one healer, and three DPS. It was the first time a healer was mandatory in the format, which had previously allowed damage-stacked rosters that skipped a dedicated healer.
How did the Group Stage work?
Six teams competed each Group Stage weekend over three days, with 15 hours of play on a 3/2/1 dungeon rollout: three dungeons on day one, two on day two, and one on day three. The top three teams from each group advanced to the Global Finals.
When were The Great Push Season 4 dates?
Group A ran July 5-7, Group B ran July 12-14, and the Global Finals ran July 19-21, all in 2024. Each stage started at 10:00 AM PDT, which was 7:00 PM CEST for European viewers.
How big was the prize pool?
The Global Finals carried a $200,000 prize pool, the largest single share of the season. Counting the group-stage prizing, the full Season 4 total reached $260,000.
Last reviewed 2026-06-24 against Patch 10.2.6 Dragonflight Season 4 (Awakened). Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.