Dungeons

Dungeon reminders: before entering, during a pull, and before leaving.

Hall of Thanes (13–18)

Quests

  • Dun Morogh — before entering
    • Kill Dark Iron Spies → loot Dark Iron Map; right-click it in your bags to accept Underground Map. (in RXP)
    • Earthseer Farsen → turn in Underground Map; accept Old Ironforge Incursion. (in RXP)
  • Old Ironforge
    • Afadra Dunwall → accept The Restless Dead. (in RXP)
    • Thom Filch → accept Important Heirlooms. (in RXP)
  • Inside the dungeon
    • Ghostly Attendant → accept An Ancient Grudge before killing Faldrim Anvilmar. (in RXP)
    • Kill Faldrim → return to Ghostly Attendant; turn in An Ancient Grudge. (in RXP)
    • Ghost section → finish The Restless Dead before leaving; you may not get another chance. (in RXP)
Underground Map on Wowhead

Boss mechanics

  • Faldrim Anvilmar
    • Clear nearby apparitions before pulling.
  • Magmatus
    • Skull: Dark Iron Summoner → Cross: Magmatus.
    • Ranged: stay outside Fire Nova.
  • Plunder
    • Clear nearby packs before pulling.
    • Back against a wall: knockback can throw you into other packs.
  • Durgen Dirgehammer
    • Clear nearby packs before pulling: AoE fear.
    • Skull: Lesser Stone Golem → Cross: other Lesser Stone Golem → Durgen.
    • Paladin: Hammer of Justice on Cross while the party kills Skull.
Beta boss guide

Hidden

  • Durgen's final room — enter the vault doorway on the right; click the Treaty of Understanding stone tablet to start its quest.
  • Collect Dwarven Heirlooms from the floor as you go; more are available near the end.

Rare mobs

N/A

Dangerous trash

  • Dark Iron Engineer — bombs target the tank’s position; move before impact.
  • Dark Iron Looter — rapid melee damage; avoid pulling several.
  • Final pack before Durgen
    • Skull: Dark Iron Summoner → Cross: Dark Iron Looter → Lesser Stone Golem.
    • Paladin: Hammer of Justice on the Summoner to stop casts.
Trash guide

Route / exit

  • Before leaving: loot Durgen's head, collect the Treaty, and check that your quest objectives and heirlooms are complete.
  • Take the corridor straight from the final boss room for the quick exit.

Ruins of Lordaeron (15–20)

Quests

  • Entrance — Alliance pickups start inside
    • Captain Truman, left of entrance → accept Abominable Creatures; loot The Baron’s head. (in RXP)
  • During the run
    • Undead mobs → loot Bloodied Insignia; right-click it to accept its quest, then keep collecting. (in RXP)
    • Crest of Lordaeron → loot and right-click the crest to start its quest; see Hidden for locations. (in RXP)
    • Ground near Rath’mael → click Crumpled Paper to accept Remember That I Love You. (in RXP)
Alliance quest reference

Boss mechanics

  • Witherfang
    • Clear its King’s Alley patrol before pulling.
    • Paladin: Purify Leech Poison.
  • The Baron
    • Tank: back to wall.
    • Melee DPS: stand behind the boss.
    • Healer: top tank before Knockout.
    • Paladin: Hammer of Justice to reduce incoming damage.
  • Viktor the Vile — optional
    • Wait for everyone to have full HP and mana before starting.
    • DPS: wait until tank gathers each wave.
    • Paladin: Purify Leech Poison.
  • The Abandoned — optional
    • Shaman: Earth Shock Drain Life.
    • Paladin: Hammer of Justice if Earth Shock is unavailable.
    • Ranged/healer: stay outside Frost Nova.
  • Bjork
    • Clear nearby ghouls.
    • Tank: back to wall.
    • Casters: wait out Anti-Magic Shield.
    • Physical DPS: keep attacking during the shield.
  • Rath’mael
    • Shaman: Earth Shock Flamestrike.
    • Paladin: Hammer of Justice if Earth Shock is unavailable.
    • Move out if Flamestrike lands.
    • Healer: watch melee AoE damage.
Beta boss guide

Hidden

  • Viktor the Vile
    • Burned house southwest of Lordamere Overlook, by the graveyard.
    • Click the fireplace → defeat the waves to summon Viktor.
  • The Abandoned
    • Market Square courtyard, reached from Lordamere Overlook.
    • Approach the glowing-eyed statue → defeat the waves to summon the boss.
    • If waves stall: check both corridors for stuck enemies.
  • Crest of Lordaeron — possible locations
    • Behind the door near The Baron.
    • Inside the building by Bjork.
    • Upper ramparts: check walls and floors.
Hidden encounter locations

Rare mobs

N/A

Dangerous trash

  • Skull: Ragged Ghoul → Cross: Ghoul.
  • Flesh Golem / Living Monstrosity — pull alone; wall behind tank for Flesh Golem knockback.
  • Stone Watcher — Stone Slumber
    • Warlock: cast Shadow Bolt until it dies; it heals and ignores physical attacks.
    • Physical DPS: switch to another enemy already in combat.
  • Ghoul Plague → Paladin: Purify.

Route / exit

  • Check Crest, Bloodied Insignia objectives and Crumpled Paper before leaving. (in RXP)
  • Captain Truman (entrance) → turn in Abominable Creatures, then Hearthstone out.

Deadmines (17–26)

Quests

  • Stormwind — Dwarven District
    • Shoni the Shilent → accept Underground Assault; loot Gnoam Sprecklesprocket from Sneed. (in RXP)
    • Wilder Thistlenettle → accept Oh Brother… and Collecting Memories. (in RXP)
  • Sentinel Hill — before entering
    • Gryan Stoutmantle → finish the Defias chain and Traitor escort; accept the final The Defias Brotherhood to kill VanCleef. (in RXP)
    • Scout Riell, atop the tower → accept Red Silk Bandanas; loot bandanas from Defias. (in RXP)
  • Undead side tunnel — outside the dungeon portal
    • Foreman Thistlenettle → loot Thistlenettle’s Badge for Oh Brother…. (in RXP)
    • Skeletal Miners / Undead Dynamiters / Undead Excavators → loot Miners’ Union Cards for Collecting Memories. Slow, no dungeon bonus XP; skip if the party agrees. (in RXP)
  • Edwin VanCleef — cabin at the top of the ship
    • Loot Head of VanCleef and An Unsent Letter; right-click the letter in your bags to accept The Unsent Letter. (in RXP)
  • Optional — outside RXP
    • Alba Fairmoon, Sentinel Hill inn → finish her Testing the Wells chain before entering; bring Destruction in Deadmines and its explosives. See Hidden.
    • Paladin, level 20+: if The Test of Righteousness from Jordan Stillwell (Ironforge gates) is active, loot Whitestone Oak Lumber from Goblin Woodcarvers in Sneed’s room.
Quest pickups and prerequisites

Boss mechanics

  • Rhahk’Zor
    • Pull the two Defias Watchmen separately before the boss.
    • Healer: watch tank HP during Rhahk’Zor Slam’s stun.
  • Sneed’s Shredder → Sneed
    • Clear nearby goblins before pulling: Terrify fears the party.
    • Shaman, level 18+: place Tremor Totem before the pull.
    • DPS: let the tank pick up Sneed when the Shredder dies.
  • Gilnid
    • Skull: Goblin Engineer → Gilnid; kill the summoner before its golems overwhelm you.
    • Paladin, level 18+: Blessing of Freedom for Molten Metal’s slow.
  • Mr. Smite
    • Kill both Defias Blackguards first: Smite Stomp stuns everyone during weapon swaps.
    • Healer: top the tank before each Stomp.
  • Captain Greenskin
    • Skull: Defias Squallshaper → Cross: Defias Pirate → Greenskin.
    • Melee DPS: stay behind Greenskin to avoid Cleave.
  • Edwin VanCleef
    • Kill the starting Defias Blackguards first; switch to the new Blackguards at half HP.
  • Cookie
    • Shaman: Earth Shock Cookie’s Cooking to stop his heal.
Boss reference

Hidden

  • Destruction in Deadmines — forge
    • Gilnid’s foundry, after Sneed’s lumber room → move near the forge in the room’s center.
    • With the quest active: use Extra-Destructive Explosives from your bags; confirm the objective completes.
Forge location and quest

Rare mobs

  • Miner Johnson — optional spawn
    • Check the side alcove between Rhahk’Zor and Sneed; clear nearby Defias Miners first.
    • Healer: Pierce Armor increases damage taken by the tank.
Rare spawn reference

Dangerous trash

  • Defias packs
    • Skull: Defias Evoker → Cross: Defias Overseer; Flamestrike and Battle Command are the threats.
    • Shaman: Earth Shock Flamestrike.
    • Tank: move out if Flamestrike lands.
  • Foundry packs
    • Skull: Goblin Engineer → Cross: Goblin Craftsman; stop extra golem summons.
    • Paladin: Hammer of Justice the Engineer during Summon Remote-Controlled Golem.
  • Goblin Woodcarver → melee DPS stand behind it to avoid Cleave.
Trash abilities

Route / exit

  • Cannon — before the ship
    • Loot Defias Gunpowder from the nearby side room; use it on the cannon to open the door.
    • Tank: meet the patrol triggered by the cannon at the doorway.
  • After VanCleef: finish Cookie, then take the rear tunnel behind the ship to Westfall.
  • If carrying Destruction in Deadmines: meet Alba Fairmoon outside at Westfall 38.6, 83.6; turn in and use the follow-up detonator.
  • Continue to Captain Grayson at the lighthouse, then turn in head/bandanas at Sentinel Hill. Hearthstone to Stormwind when the guide calls for city turn-ins. (in RXP)