Raid Strategy Guides
Phase-by-phase breakdowns, tank swaps and DPS checks for current-tier raids across major MMOs.
Includes downloadable timers, callout sheets and a video log for each first clear. Updated within 48 hours of a patch.
Hoxton · London · Est. 2019
Dispatches from the raid frontier.
A London gaming blog built for people who read patch notes for fun — raid strategy, indie deep-dives, hardware teardowns and the culture around them.
Newsroom: +44 20 7739 8127
As referenced by readers across UK games communities
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A note from the founder
We started this in a Hoxton flat with three monitors and a spreadsheet.
I kept a private doc of raid timings and boss mechanics for my clan. When friends outside the guild started asking for it, ShadowRaid Frontier became a blog. Six years on, we still write the way we did then — clearly, with receipts, and without pretending every launch is the best game ever made.
We publish two long-reads a week from our desk on Hoxton Street, plus a Friday roundup. No sponsored scores, no review embargoes we can't disclose. Just careful play, honest notes, and a stubborn love of the endgame grind.
— Mara Ellison, Founding Editor
What we cover
Four beats, updated every week.
Hover any column to read what actually lands in it. Membership tiers below keep the archive open and the ads off.
Indie Deep-Dives
Long reviews of small-studio releases we actually finished, with dev interviews where we can get them.
We hold indie scores until credits roll — no impressions dressed up as verdicts. Two features published every month.
Hardware Teardowns
Handhelds, keyboards and GPUs benchmarked on real games, not synthetic loops, from our Hoxton bench.
Thermal photos, frame-time graphs and a plain-English buy/skip call. We keep review units on record.
Reader
Free
Weekly roundup and full access to guides older than 30 days.
Frontier
£5/mo
Day-one guides, ad-free reading and the members' Discord.
Raid Lead
£12/mo
Everything, plus monthly strategy calls and printed zine mailings.
Latest dispatches
Straight from the desk on Hoxton Street.
Scroll sideways through this week's published pieces.
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Good to know
Frequently asked
How often do you publish?+
We post two long-form features every week, usually Tuesday and Thursday, plus a shorter roundup every Friday. Breaking patch coverage goes up within 48 hours. Members get day-one access; free readers see guides after 30 days.
Do sponsors influence your scores?+
No. We never sell review scores or accept payment for coverage. If a studio provides a review key or hardware unit, we say so clearly at the top of the piece and keep it on record. Membership fees, not advertisers, keep the lights on.
Can I pitch a guest article?+
Yes — we run one or two guest pieces a month, and we pay for them. Send a two-paragraph pitch and a writing sample to our contact address. We especially want raid logs, accessibility deep-dives and UK scene reporting.
What does a membership include?+
Frontier at £5/month unlocks day-one guides, ad-free reading and the members' Discord. Raid Lead at £12/month adds monthly strategy calls and a printed zine posted to you. You can cancel any time and keep access until the period ends.
Do you cover consoles as well as PC?+
We do. Most raid content skews toward PC MMOs, but our indie and hardware beats cover console and handheld regularly. If a game only exists on one platform, we test it there and note any performance differences we find.
No questions match your search.
Get in touch
Pitch a story, or join the reading list.
Drop us a line, or subscribe for the Friday roundup. We read everything from the desk on Hoxton Street.
- Phone
- +44 20 7739 8127
- [email protected]
- Studio
- 89 Hoxton Street, Hoxton, London N1 6QG
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 10:00–18:00 GMT