If your raid finally downed a boss in World of Warcraft after weeks of progression, record with DOR, trim the kill, and send a link. WoW became a DOR 'full-play recording' game in the October 2026 app update. When you launch the game, DOR detects it and keeps everything from launch to exit as one video. On raid night, that means hours of forming up, clearing trash, multiple pulls and wipes, and loot distribution in a single file. This guide covers how to find the moments your raid team actually wants to rewatch, such as the kill and a timed Mythic+ key.
Record the whole raid night, but plan your disk first
Raids start at a set time and run for hours, so leaving recording on from start to finish that night is the surest way not to miss the kill. The recording grows a lot, though, so free up plenty of disk space before the raid. On days when you only do dailies, you can switch WoW's full-play recording off in settings. For general checks on recording multi-hour sessions without stutter, see the long gameplay recording guide.
Finding the kill in a raid recording and sending it
- 1Check recording status and disk space before the raidConfirm WoW is on under 'Full-play recording' in DOR settings and that you have comfortably more than 20GB free. Then launch WoW on your Windows PC; automatic detection starts recording and it continues until you quit the game.
- 2Count attempts using scenes that repeat each pullAfter every wipe the raid regroups, buffs up and walks back to the boss in a similar way. Scrubbing quickly and counting those scenes tells you which pull you are on, and the kill pull is usually near the end of the recording.
- 3Find the kill by working backward from the endWhen the boss dies there is a quiet stretch where the raid stands still and checks loot. Find that stretch first, then rewind one to two minutes so the final phase and the kill land in the same clip.
- 4For Mythic+, keep only the last boss and the completionA whole keystone run is long, so trim just the tight final boss fight and the moment completion appears. Keep the full screen in 16:9 so the remaining time is visible.
- 5Pick a ratio with the edge UI in mindWoW puts raid frames, action bars and addon windows around the screen edges. Cutting to 9:16 crops that information away, so make 16:9 the default for kill videos your raid will watch and use 9:16 only for character-focused moments.
- 6Collect wipes and merge them into oneTrim a few wipes that made everyone laugh, then merge them in DOR Studio in your browser and add text with the pull numbers. Alongside the kill video, it keeps a record of the raid's mood.
- 7Paste the link in your raid channelVideos from the library trim tool or the studio can be shared as a dor.gg link. Paste it in your raid's Discord channel or guild chat and raiders watch it right away in a browser without the app.
Finding WoW raid, Mythic+ and battleground moments
| Moment | Clue in the recording | Where to send it and how long |
|---|---|---|
| First raid boss kill | After the final pull, the boss falls and the raid checks loot | Raid channel, the last 1-2 minutes plus the kill |
| Wipe compilation | Right before the raid regroups after a wipe | Among raiders, 10 s of each funny moment merged |
| Timed Mythic+ key | Right after the last boss dies and completion appears | Your party, 1-2 minutes of the last boss and completion |
| Battleground turnaround | Where the score flips or you take the flag or base | The friend you queued with, 30-60 s |
| Rare mount or item drop | The loot window appears and voice chat erupts | Guild chat, 10-15 s either side |
| First step into a new zone | Arriving in a new expansion zone as the scenery changes | A friend taking a break from WoW, 20-30 s |
Before you send
- WoW is on under 'Full-play recording' in settings.
- I freed up comfortably more than 20GB before the raid started.
- The kill clip includes both the final phase and the moment the boss falls.
- The kill clip is cut in 16:9 so raid frames stay visible.
- The Mythic+ clip includes the moment completion appears.
- The wipe compilation is separate from the kill video.
How DOR records WoW
DOR is a free Windows desktop app. Launch WoW and it detects the game and records until you quit, as one mp4 video; it does not cut boss kills or Mythic+ completions into automatic highlights. You find the moment in the app library and trim it, and choosing 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 gives you a dor.gg link. Tips for start and end points are in how to trim game clips. To bundle several wipes into one video, use DOR Studio, which opens in a browser with no install, for merging, text and background music; for joining clips smoothly, see how to merge multiple game clips. Game sound and microphone are recorded together, so your own shout at the kill stays in. On days you do not want WoW recorded, switch it off per game under 'Full-play recording' in settings; a confirmation prompt appears when you do.
