Getting into a Flexible Raid

Flexible raid groups are more complicated to get into than looking for raid groups.  You will not be automatically put into a flexible raid group.  Instead, you will be put on a list or "queue" and groups will choose whether to invite you to their group based on what role you fill (tank, healer, or DPS), the class you play, and the gear level you are listed at.  I will introduce how to get on that list so you'll better understand how to join other groups.

The best way to access the flexible raid queue is to press the "o" button while in-game.  This brings up a menu with four tabs on the bottom, the last of which is named "Raid."  Once you click on this, you'll see a button at the top named  "Other Raids" (see left picture), which is where you'll find what you're looking for.

The menu this button opens (bottom picture) has a lot of options, but the flexible raids for Siege of Orgrimmar are listed under the heading "Mists of Pandaria Raid (Flex)".  You can select the role(s) you wish to take by checking the shield (tank), positive sign (healer), or the dagger (DPS) at the top.  Then, all you need to do is check which flexible raids you wish to queue for and press the "List My Name" button when you're ready.  If you wish to attach any notes to your name, you can type them into the bottom of the window before listing your name.


Each flex boss will drop either gear, gold, or a miscellaneous chest for each player that participated in taking them down, but they will only do so once a week.

However, the flex raids reset once you exit out of them. This means it is entirely possible to do the same flex raid multiple times in a day if you haven't beaten all the bosses.

For instance, you might queue up for Vale of Eternal Sorrow and get invited to a flex group. That group may only do the first boss before disbanding for some reason. You can still join another group immediately after leaving the previous one.  You may have to do the same boss over again, but you can still get things from the other 3 bosses in that raid.

Note that you do not have to start at the beginning of a raid every time, groups can invite you even if they're on the last boss, so it is good to keep track of which bosses you've done for the week and communicate with groups to see whether they're going to do the bosses you need.