This table shows scores for each key level at percentages of par time, based on The War Within Season 3 base score rules.

This shows only up to +20 keys at 1.5-point (4%) increments to keep the size under control. The calculator supports higher keys, and all values in between. 😀

Scoring rules are shown below the table.

Time scoring rules

These rules are for Dragonflight Season 2 - 4 and The War Within Season 1 and 2, are an extra bonus on top of the base score rules (which changed in DF Season 4 and again in TWW).

The first matching rule applies in this list applies:

1. if the completion time is ≤ 60% of par time:
   • Dragonflight: add 5 timing bonus points
   • The War Within: add 15 timing bonus points
2. if the completion time is exactly par time (100%), or over time by less than 1 second, there are no timing bonus points or penalties
3. if the completion time is > 140% of par time, the run is worth no points at all
4. if the completion time is < 100% of par time:
   • Dragonflight: add (1 - fractional_time) × 12.5 timing bonus points (ie: 5 points for 60%, 0 points for 100%, on a linear scale)
   • The War Within: add (1 - fractional_time) × 37.5 timing bonus points (ie: 15 points for 60%, 0 points for 100%, on a linear scale)
5. otherwise (ie: > 100% and ≤ 140% of par time):
   • Dragonflight:
     • deduct 5 + ((fractional_time - 1) × 12.5) points (ie: 5 - 10 points on a linear scale)
     • Dragonflight Seasons 2 and 3: if it is higher than a +20 key, score it as a +20 key
     • Dragonflight Season 4: if it is higher than a +10 key, score it as a +10 key
   • The War Within:
     • deduct 15 + ((fractional_time - 1) × 37.5) points (ie: 15 - 30 points on a linear scale)
     • if it is higher than a +10 key, deduct 15 points for each level above +10

Caveats

• The War Within Season 1 only: increased the par time for +7 and higher keys by 90 seconds (ie: the 60% and 140% target are 54 and 126 seconds longer respectively). Scoring is based on the percentage of the effective par time (after those 90 seconds added, if applicable).
• The War Within Season 2: many issues, see here

Sources

This was derived from my independent analysis of:

• 8,000 M+ runs of key levels 2 - 28 on 5th - 8th April 2023 (Dragonflight Season 1)
• 2,900 M+ runs of key levels 2 - 21 on 10th May 2023 (Dragonflight Season 2)
• Many Dragonflight Season 3 and 4 runs
• 13,000 M+ runs of key levels 2 - 13 in Sep-Oct 2024 (The War Within Season 1)
• 20,000 M+ runs of key levels 2 - 15 on 6th - 10th March 2025 (The War Within Season 2)

When I originally started this (in Shadowlands), the timing bonus formula did not seem to be correctly documented anywhere. Since then, there have been several attempts at documenting this part of the M+ scoring formula, but even very popular fansites' featured guides contain errors.