Cutting Edge is awarded for killing the final boss of the current raid on Mythic difficulty before the next raid tier goes live — after that patch flips, the achievement is locked out permanently and the Feat of Strength turns legacy. A Cutting Edge carry is a full Mythic progression run handled by a vetted team, starting from EUR 280. The only truly hard requirement is the deadline.
Cutting Edge: the quick facts
- What it is: a Feat of Strength for defeating the raid's last boss on Mythic while the tier is still current.
- When it expires: the moment the next raid tier opens. There is no grace period and no later catch-up.
- Difficulty required: Mythic only. Heroic last boss gives Ahead of the Curve, not Cutting Edge.
- Raid size: Mythic is fixed at 20 players, no flexing down.
- What it takes solo: a stable 20-man roster, weeks of progression, near-perfect attendance, and gear from the full Mythic clear behind the last boss.
- Reward: the Feat, the title where the tier grants one, and the flex value of a date-stamped achievement nobody can farm later.
What a Cutting Edge carry actually covers
The last boss does not exist in a vacuum. To reach it on Mythic you need the bosses in front of it cleared, and you need gear that comes from those bosses. That is why a Cutting Edge run is priced as progression work rather than a single kill.
| Service | What it gets you | Price |
| Mythic Cutting Edge | The final Mythic boss and the achievement while it is still obtainable | from EUR 280 |
| Mythic Raid — Full Clear | Every boss on Mythic, the full tier | from EUR 180 |
| Heroic Raid — Full Clear | Heroic clear, gear and the AOTC path | from EUR 55 |
| Heroic Last Boss | Ahead of the Curve target only | from EUR 28 |
| Raid Single Boss Kill | One specific boss you are stuck on | from EUR 9 |
| Raid Loot Run | Gear-focused clear | from EUR 57 |
Is Cutting Edge the same as Ahead of the Curve?
No, and the gap between them is large. Ahead of the Curve comes from the Heroic final boss and stays obtainable for the whole tier — most guilds get it. Cutting Edge is the Mythic version, and historically only a small slice of the raiding population ever earns it in a given tier.
If you only want the Heroic feat, the cheaper route is a Heroic Last Boss run from EUR 28 or a Heroic Raid full clear from EUR 55. Do not pay Mythic prices for a Heroic goal.
When exactly does the window close?
When the next raid tier launches with a content patch. Blizzard does not publish a countdown for it, so the practical rule is: if a new raid has been announced on the PTR, your remaining runway is measured in weeks, not months.
Late-tier is also the easiest time to get it — class tuning has settled, gear is deeper, and strategies are solved. Late-tier is also when demand spikes. Booking early in that final stretch is the difference between comfortable and impossible.
Can I get Cutting Edge from an old raid now?
No. Once a tier is past, the achievement is gone for good, even if you solo the raid later at max level. That permanence is the entire reason it carries weight — a Legacy Raid Mount Farm from EUR 26 can still get you the old mounts and transmog, but never the Feat.
What should I have ready before the run?
A max-level character on a realm and region the team supports, reasonable gear so you are not the reason a pull dies, and a clear read on which raid tier you actually want. Beyond that, the requirement is the calendar. Everything else is solvable; a closed window is not.
At PewPewShop, Cutting Edge is handled by vetted human players — real raiders, no bots, no cheats, and a long zero-ban record. Mythic Cutting Edge starts from EUR 280, with Mythic full clears from EUR 180 for the bosses that come before it. Prefer to be in the fight yourself? The same pros do coaching and play-together progression help, so you learn the tier instead of just watching it clear. Either way, the clock on this tier is the part nobody can renegotiate.