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The subject of this article or section is part of Midsummer Fire Festival, a seasonal event that lasts two weeks, after which it is no longer available until the next year.

Torch Juggler is an achievement related to the seasonal world event called the Midsummer Fire Festival. Completing this achievement is an objective of the meta achievements [The Flame Keeper] and [The Flame Warden].

Materials

[Juggling Torches] are not soulbound, and they are not consumed during juggling; so they can be purchased on the Auction House, or traded from an alt or another player. In addition, you can buy a stack of 5 for 5 from Midsummer Merchants or Midsummer Suppliers, and you also receive 5 from [1] Torch Catching / [1] Torch Catching.

Strategy

Preparation

Collect a minimum of 10 [Juggling Torches]. Some people have reported doing it with as few as 8, but it is common to have 9 in the air at the same time, so 10 or more is recommended. Note that the tooltip says you must "know how to juggle" to catch them; this means you must have completed Torch Catching.

Open your Achievements window, find "Torch Juggler" under World Events/Midsummer, and click "Track" to watch your progress.

Make sure you are in Dalaran; you will see no progress if you aren't in Dalaran. Further, you should be somewhere secluded, to decrease lag and minimize interruption by bystanders. Since the torches are a targeted effect, anyone (at random) in the area of effect may catch the torch. Hover over the Game Menu (computer) button on your toolbar or turn on Framerate (FPS) Display (Ctrl-R; or Options, Key Bindings, Miscellaneous Functions, Toggle Framerate Display) and check the FPS in various areas - higher is better. Also note you can usually substantially increase low FPS by standing in a corner, pointing your camera straight down, and zooming all the way in (eliminating required animations).

Drag the torches to an ActionBar key you have mapped to your keyboard (a hotkey).

Solo Performance

Hit the hotkey with your non-mouse hand, then click the ground below you. There is almost no cooldown on the torches, so you can toss torches almost as fast as you can click. Using a hotkey means you don't have to move the mouse.

Ensemble Performance

Two or more can complete this achievement together by tossing to each other. This is also more showy, and more subject to lag and interruption by bystanders. More total torches are required, because each player will have torches in the air.

Tips & Techniques

Whichever method you choose, you should use the first 15 seconds just to get up to speed. The counter will automatically reset, and you will already have torches in the air; so don't stop after the counter reaches zero - just keep mashing away.

1. Rhythm Method: Because of the minimal cooldown, sometimes you will get "Item not ready". Some players have reported success by establishing a rhythm to minimize or eliminate those errors, theoretically optimizing the delivery speed. However, not each torch is thrown to the same height, resulting in different hang times, which means they do not return to your bags at regular intervals. In addition, there also appears to be some inconsistency in the cooldown: sometimes there appears to be no cooldown at all; other times there appears to be a fraction-of-a-second cooldown.

2. Speed Freak Method: The most common method, just alternate between the hotkey and mouse as fast as you can. This results in a lot of "Item not ready" errors, but minimizes the effect of the cooldown inconsistency.

3. Spaz Method: Try not to alternate between pressing the hotkey and clicking the mouse button, rather do both at the same time. Some players believe this results in higher speeds, but some may find it difficult to press both keys together.

Try them and see which works best for you; but whichever does, persistence and high FPS are the key.

Isolated locations

Some sample isolated locations

Archmage Vargoth's Retreat
The Beer Garden behind A Hero's Welcome
Dalaran Floating Rocks, accompanying the city and considered part of Dalaran.

Notes

The timer for this starts once the first torch is caught. As it takes a second or two for the torch to come down, the timer may not start immediately.

External links

WarcraftOverachiever Torch Juggler Achievement Guide

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-'''Torch Juggler''' is an achievement related to the seasonal world event called the [[Midsummer Fire Festival]]. Completing this achievement is an objective of the meta achievements {{achievementlong|The Flame Keeper|faction=}} and {{achievementlong|The Flame Warden|faction=}}.
+'''Torch Juggler''' is an achievement related to the seasonal world event called the [[Midsummer Fire Festival]].  Completing this achievement is an objective of the meta achievements {{achievementlong|The Flame Keeper|faction=}} and {{achievementlong|The Flame Warden|faction=}}.
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+== Materials ==
+{{item|Juggling Torch|Juggling Torches}} are ''not'' soulbound, and they are ''not'' consumed during juggling; so they can be purchased on the Auction House, or traded from an alt or another player.  In addition, you can buy a stack of 5 for {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}} from [[Midsummer Merchant]]s or [[Midsummer Supplier]]s, and you also receive 5 from {{questlong|horde|1|Torch Catching (Horde)|Torch Catching}} / {{questlong|alliance|1|Torch Catching (Alliance)|Torch Catching}}.
 == Strategy ==
 ; Preparation
-You should collect a minimum of 15 {{item|Juggling Torch|Juggling Torches}} beforehand.  You will need a minimum of 15 because there is an animation of the torch flying in the air before it is caught.  During that animation, the torch is not in any inventory.  Note that these '''can be traded''', mailed, sold, etcetera.  If you are critically short on {{item|Burning Blossom|Burning Blossoms}}, you can mail these from an alt, bum them off of guildies, etc.
+Collect a minimum of 10 {{item|Juggling Torch|Juggling Torches}}.  Some people have reported doing it with as few as 8, but it is common to have 9 in the air at the same time, so 10 or more is recommended.  Note that the tooltip says you must "know how to juggle" to catch them; this means you must have completed {{quest|Torch Catching}}.
+Open your Achievements window, find "Torch Juggler" under World Events/Midsummer, and click "Track" to watch your progress.
-Second thing to note:  You must be in [[Dalaran]].  No matter how fast you catch, you won't notice any progress, if you aren't in Dalaran.  Further, you should be somewhere that you are unlikely to be interrupted by bystanders.  Juggling torches are a targetted effect, and one person (at random) in the area of effect will catch the torch.  That person might not be you.
+Make sure you are in [[Dalaran]]; you will see no progress if you aren't in Dalaran.  Further, you should be somewhere secluded, to decrease lag and minimize interruption by bystanders.  Since the torches are a targeted effect, anyone (at random) in the area of effect may catch the torch.  Hover over the Game Menu (computer) button on your toolbar or turn on Framerate (FPS) Display (Ctrl-R; or Options, Key Bindings, Miscellaneous Functions, Toggle Framerate Display) and check the FPS in various areas - higher is better.  Also note you can usually substantially increase low FPS by standing in a corner, pointing your camera straight down, and zooming all the way in (eliminating required animations).
+Drag the torches to an ActionBar key you have mapped to your keyboard (a hotkey).
 ; Solo Performance
-Put the juggling torches on a hotkey.  Hit the hotkey, click over yourself.  There is no cooldown on the torches, so you can literally toss torches as fast as you can do both clicks.  Using a hotkey means you don't have to move the mouse.
+Hit the hotkey with your non-mouse hand, then click the ground below you.  There is almost no cooldown on the torches, so you can toss torches almost as fast as you can click.  Using a hotkey means you don't have to move the mouse.
+; Ensemble Performance
+Two or more can complete this achievement together by tossing to each other.   This is also more showy, and more subject to lag and interruption by bystanders.   More total torches are required, because each player will have torches in the air.
+; Tips & Techniques
+Whichever method you choose, you should use the first 15 seconds just to get up to speed.  The counter will automatically reset, and you will already have torches in the air; so don't stop after the counter reaches zero - just keep mashing away.
+: 1. Rhythm Method: Because of the minimal cooldown, sometimes you will get "Item not ready".  Some players have reported success by establishing a rhythm to minimize or eliminate those errors, theoretically optimizing the delivery speed.  However, not each torch is thrown to the same height, resulting in different hang times, which means they do not return to your bags at regular intervals.  In addition, there also appears to be some inconsistency in the cooldown: sometimes there appears to be no cooldown at all; other times there appears to be a fraction-of-a-second cooldown.
+: 2. Speed Freak Method: The most common method, just alternate between the hotkey and mouse as fast as you can.  This results in a lot of "Item not ready" errors, but minimizes the effect of the cooldown inconsistency.
+: 3. Spaz Method: Try not to alternate between pressing the hotkey and clicking the mouse button, rather do both at the same time.  Some players believe this results in higher speeds, but some may find it difficult to press both keys together.
+Try them and see which works best for you; but whichever does, persistence and high FPS are the key.
+== Isolated locations ==
+Some sample isolated locations
+* [[Archmage Vargoth's Retreat]]
+* The [[Beer Garden]] behind [[A Hero's Welcome]]
+* [[Dalaran Floating Rocks]], accompanying the city and considered part of Dalaran.
-; Other notes
-Two or more people can complete this achievement at roughly the same time by tossing to each other.   This is also more showy, and more subject to interruption by bystanders.   More torches are required, because more torches will be in the air at the same time.  However, as few as 10 each may be required to sustain the speed needed for the achievement.
+== Notes ==
+The timer for this starts once the first torch is caught.  As it takes a second or two for the torch to come down, the timer may not start immediately.
 == External links ==
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+{{Elink|link=http://www.warcraftoverachiever.com/world-events/midsummer/torch-juggler/ |site=WarcraftOverachiever |desc=Torch Juggler Achievement Guide}}

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