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Dungeons 1 to 60

Forever has 35 five-player instances: 26 vanilla dungeons and wings plus 9 new ones, 217 bosses in the foreverchanges count. Every one of them has been re-itemized, and every one of them now pays out in quest XP rather than kill XP. That second point changes how the guild uses this list: each dungeon is one quest-cleared run at level, then a gear source. This page is the reference table. The overview explains the XP rules; the route pages say when to go.

Changes that apply to every dungeon

Section titled “Changes that apply to every dungeon”
  • Itemization overhaul. “Every dungeon drop across the game has been re-examined, including all returning Classic dungeons.” “Hundreds of new drops have been added.” “Unique boss drops are being upgraded to blue quality across the board.” Caster weapons get real spell power. Hit and crit are one stat each across spell, melee and ranged. verified changed in Forever
  • Horizontal progression sets. “First Mate Band from Deadmines can combine with an endgame ring to create a two-piece set bonus.” Do not vendor leveling blues at 60 until you know which ones pair. verified changed in Forever
  • Kill XP gutted, quest XP raised, in vanilla dungeons too. Ragefire elites give 9 to 18 XP; dungeon quest rewards are roughly 200% higher than Classic. verified changed in Forever
  • Camping Blueprints for profession campsite objects (Alchemy Lab, Tanning Rack) drop from dungeon bosses. verified See professions.
  • Steamwheedle Lost and Found: “Loot forgotten inside dungeons can be mailed to players later.” verified
  • Design targets: tanks hold “three or four enemies, not a room”; crowd control “can be the right answer”. Bring a CC class. verified
  • Deadmines redesign: the one article claiming layout or boss changes went 410 before it could be read. Treat “Deadmines was redesigned” as unverified.
  • No source claims any vanilla dungeon lost a boss or moved its level band.

The nine new dungeons

Section titled “The nine new dungeons”

Level ranges are Blizzard’s, confirmed by the beta post for the first two and by a Kaivax bluepost of 09-15 and the wiki for the rest. Krol’dok was listed as 40 to 55 early and corrected to 40 to 45 on 09-15. verified

# Dungeon Level Faction / location Entrance Bosses known Notable loot Quests worth bringing
1 The Hall of Thanes 13 to 18 Alliance-leaning, Dun Morogh / Ironforge Inside Ironforge, the royal burial chambers (Old Ironforge) 4: Faldrim Anvilmar, Magmatus, Plunder, Durgen Dirgehammer verified 13 rare drops, see below Dun Morogh chain plus 4 inside, see below
2 Ruins of Lordaeron 15 to 20 Both factions, most quests need 16; Tirisfal Glades Above Undercity 7: Witherfang, The Baron, Viktor the Vile, The Abandoned, Bjork, Rath’mael, plus rare Lordaeron Captain verified 20 drops, names not public 9 quests, see below
3 Excavation Site: Wetlands 24 to 29 Contested, Wetlands Above Whelgar’s Excavation Not public Not public Not public; Wetlands gains 25+ quests
4 City of Dalaran 28 to 33 Contested, Alterac Mountains Dalaran Not public Not public Not public
5 The Drowned City 35 to 40 Contested, Stranglethorn Vale Off the STV coast Not public (BlizzCon demo dungeon) Not public Not public
6 Krol’dok Stronghold 40 to 45 Contested, Riverglades Riverglades, outdoor Not public Not public Not public; Riverglades has 150+ quests
7 Alcaz Prison 48 to 53 Contested, Dustwallow Marsh Alcaz Island, NE of Dustwallow Not public Not public Not public
8 Blackmaw Hold 55 to 60 Contested, Azshara Behind the never-opened furbolg gate, northern Azshara Not public Not public Not public
9 Shaper’s Terrace 58 to 60 Contested, Un’Goro Crater Un’Goro Not public Not public Not public

Premises, all verified from the wiki, classicwowforever, games.gg, wowsod and zockify:

  • Hall of Thanes: something has broken into the dwarven tombs beneath Ironforge.
  • Ruins of Lordaeron: the Forsaken reclaiming the ruined capital from lingering Scourge.
  • Excavation Site: “Strange lights, drifting mist, malfunctioning Titan constructs, and rogue machinery.”
  • City of Dalaran: “the barrier is down and the Kirin Tor need help”: unstable enchantments, constructs, demonic activity. Dalaran is a “failing city”.
  • The Drowned City: an ancient troll ruin “that has just risen out of the sea”, naga, trolls, a wrecked pirate ship. This was the BlizzCon 2026 playable demo.
  • Krol’dok Stronghold: a “large outdoor ogre dungeon” in the Dire Maul style, ogres running nighttime rituals and raiding settlements, Twilight’s Hammer links.
  • Alcaz Prison: the long-locked prison tied to the Varian Wrynn disappearance; Defias Brotherhood and naga inside.
  • Blackmaw Hold: a “great furbolg city” with corruption stirring in the depths; tunnels reach toward the Barrow Deeps raid.
  • Shaper’s Terrace: a Titan facility, “ancient machinery, power crystals and uncontrolled wildlife”.

games.gg states it directly: “Boss rosters for all nine dungeons remain officially unconfirmed” beyond the two in beta. verified

Coverage gaps: the new dungeons leave 21 to 23, 34, 46 to 47 and 54 without a new instance, which is where Deadmines, WC, SFK, RFD, SM, Maraudon, ZF, Sunken Temple and BRD fill in. verified

The Hall of Thanes (13 to 18)

Section titled “The Hall of Thanes (13 to 18)”

Beta week 1 dungeon. Four bosses in order, all loot Rare quality. verified from theclick.gg’s datamined loot table, warcraft.wiki.gg and foreverchanges.

Boss Type Drops
Faldrim Anvilmar Dwarf Ephemeral Choker (neck), Aetherwisp Bracers (cloth wrists), Spiritwraith Drape (cloak)
Magmatus (“Infurnus” in one datamine) Fire elemental Kindlegem Girdle (mail waist), Flamefist Grips (leather gloves), Fang of Magmatus (dagger)
Plunder Golem Golemheart Stave (staff), Treads of the Protector Golem (mail boots), Golemguard Chest (mail chest)
Durgen Dirgehammer (final) Dwarf Durgen’s Crescent Axe (1H axe), Direhammer Leggings (leather legs), Robes of the Disgraced Thane (cloth chest)

Quests. Outdoor lead-in chain in Dun Morogh: A Visitor to Dun Morogh (breadcrumb), Farsen’s Watch, Nip ’Em in the Bud, Underground Map, Old Ironforge Incursion. Inside: Important Heirlooms, The Restless Dead, An Ancient Grudge, Treaty of Understanding. verified

Guild use. The entrance is inside the Alliance capital, so Dwarf and Gnome pods do it with zero travel at 14 to 15. Humans and Night Elves should tram or walk over; the quest XP repays the trip. Horde can technically enter but the lead-in chain is in Dun Morogh, so it is not practical at level. Item stats are beta values and may change.

Ruins of Lordaeron (15 to 20)

Section titled “Ruins of Lordaeron (15 to 20)”

Beta week 1 dungeon, both factions, most quests require level 16. Seven bosses and 20 loot drops per foreverchanges. verified

Bosses. Witherfang, The Baron, Viktor the Vile, The Abandoned, Bjork, Rath’mael (end boss), plus a rare Lordaeron Captain. One datamine also lists “The Butcher”. verified

Quests (nine). Abominable Creatures, A Frightened Request, Bloodied Insignia, Crest of Lordaeron, Light’s Justice, Remember That I Love You, The New Plague, The Wrath of Rath’mael, Unending Torment. verified

What the beta says about the fights. “Much less about complicated raid-style phases than it is about clean pulls, interrupts, positioning and not dragging nearby undead packs into the fight.” Six quests turned in at once gave one tester nearly three levels; another reached 18 on Tirisfal, RFC and Ruins of Lordaeron quests alone. verified

Guild use. This is the best XP event in the Horde 1 to 20 experience. Orc, Troll and Tauren pods should zeppelin to Undercity at 15 to 16 with the full quest set. Alliance pods can do it too; it is above Undercity in Tirisfal, so a PvP-ruleset trip is a walk through Horde home territory. Loot names are not public yet.

Returning vanilla dungeons

Section titled “Returning vanilla dungeons”

All original dungeons return. Level ranges are Classic Era Group Finder bands, “not confirmed for Forever”. Entrances, bosses and named loot are vanilla baseline. Forever has re-itemized all of them, so stats will differ and named items may have changed. Quests are the vanilla chains and are vanilla baseline, unconfirmed for Forever; the quest XP buff makes them worth more, not less, if they survived.

Dungeon Level Faction / location Entrance Bosses Notable loot (vanilla names) Quests worth bringing
Ragefire Chasm 13 to 18 Horde, Orgrimmar Cleft of Shadow Taragaman the Hungerer, Jergosh the Invoker, Bazzalan First Horde blues Orgrimmar and Thunder Bluff RFC quests (Slaying the Beast, Hidden Enemies, Searching for the Lost Satchel, Testing an Enemy’s Strength)
Wailing Caverns 15 to 25 Horde-leaning, contested, Barrens NW of Crossroads Lord Cobrahn, Lady Anacondra, Verdan the Everliving, Mutanus the Devourer Cobrahn’s Grasp, Deep Fathom Ring, Dagmire Gauntlets Leaders of the Fang, Deviate Hides, Disciples of Naralex escort
The Deadmines 18 to 23 Alliance-leaning, contested, Westfall Moonbrook mine Rhahk’Zor, Sneed, Gilnid, Mr. Smite, Captain Greenskin, Edwin VanCleef, Cookie Cruel Barb, Smite’s Mighty Hammer, Emberstone Staff, Cape of the Brotherhood, First Mate Band (pairs with an endgame ring, verified) The Defias Brotherhood chain (Sentinel Hill), Underground Assault, Collecting Memories
Shadowfang Keep 22 to 30 Horde-leaning, contested, Silverpine South end of Silverpine Baron Silverlaine, Commander Springvale, Odo the Blindwatcher, Arugal Assassin’s Blade, Shadowfang, Robes of Arugal, Butcher’s Cleaver Arugal Must Die (Horde), The Book of Ur, Deathstalkers in Shadowfang
The Stockade 22 to 30 Alliance, Stormwind Canal district Targorr, Kam Deepfury, Hamhock, Bazil Thredd, Dextren Ward Kam’s Walking Stick, Defias Renegade Ring Crime and Punishment, The Color of Blood, What Comes Around, Quell the Uprising, The Fury Runs Deep
Blackfathom Deeps 24 to 32 Contested, Ashenvale Zoram Strand, NW coast Ghamoo-ra, Lady Sarevess, Gelihast, Twilight Lord Kelris, Aku’mai Rod of the Sleepwalker, Strike of the Hydra, Gaze Dreamer Pants Knowledge in the Deeps, Twilight Falls, Blackfathom Villainy, Allegiance to the Old Gods
Scarlet Monastery (4 wings) 26 to 45 Horde-leaning, contested, Tirisfal NE Tirisfal Graveyard: Bloodmage Thalnos. Library: Houndmaster Loksey, Arcanist Doan. Armory: Herod. Cathedral: Whitemane and Mograine Illusionary Rod, Hypnotic Blade, Herod’s Shoulder, Ravager, Whitemane’s Chapeau, Triune Amulet In the Name of the Light (Alliance), Compendium of the Fallen (Horde), Hearts of Zeal, Into the Scarlet Monastery
Gnomeregan 29 to 38 Alliance-leaning, contested, Dun Morogh West Dun Morogh Grubbis, Viscous Fallout, Electrocutioner 6000, Crowd Pummeler 9-60, Mekgineer Thermaplugg Electrocutioner Leg, Manual Crowd Pummeler, Charged Gear The Sparklematic 5200, Grime-Encrusted Ring, Data Rescue, A Fine Mess, Essential Artificials
Razorfen Kraul 30 to 40 Contested, Southern Barrens Southern Barrens Roogug, Aggem Thorncurse, Death Speaker Jargba, Overlord Ramtusk, Charlga Razorflank Corpsemaker, Heart of Agamaggan, Agamaggan’s Clutch Willix the Importer escort, Blueleaf Tubers, Agamaggan’s Clutch and A Vengeful Fate (Horde)
Razorfen Downs 40 to 50 Contested, Southern Barrens East of RFK Tuten’kash, Mordresh Fire Eye, Glutton, Amnennar the Coldbringer Coldrage Dagger, Robes of the Lich, Icemetal Barbute Bring the Light (Alliance), Extinguishing the Idol, An Unholy Alliance (Horde), Scourge of the Downs
Uldaman 42 to 52 Contested, Badlands North Badlands Revelosh, Ironaya, Ancient Stone Keeper, Galgann Firehammer, Grimlok, Archaedas Stoneslayer, Ironaya’s Bracers, Archaedic Stone Power Stones, Solution to Doom, The Lost Dwarves, The Platinum Discs, Necklace Recovery. A trinket plus a lot of XP
Zul’Farrak 44 to 54 Contested, Tanaris NW Tanaris Antu’sul, Witch Doctor Zum’rah, Nekrum and Sezz’ziz, Gahz’rilla, Chief Ukorz Sandscalp Sul’thraze the Lasher (Sang’thraze plus Jang’thraze), Big Bad Pauldrons, Jinxed Hoodoo Skin, Carrot on a Stick Gahz’rilla (Mallet from Hinterlands; Carrot on a Stick is a mount-speed trinket), Divino-matic Rod, Troll Tribal Necklace, Nekrum’s Medallion, Tiara of the Deep
Maraudon 46 to 55 Contested, Desolace Central Desolace Noxxion, Razorlash, Lord Vyletongue, Celebras, Landslide, Rotgrip, Princess Theradras Gatorbite Axe, Blackstone Ring, Princess Theradras’ Scepter, Blade of Eternal Darkness Legends of Maraudon (Scepter of Celebras, permanent teleport into the back half), Corruption of Earth and Seed, Twisted Evils, Vyletongue Corruption
Sunken Temple (Temple of Atal’Hakkar) 50 to 60 Contested, Swamp of Sorrows The lake Atal’alarion, Jammal’an, Dreamscythe and Weaver, Morphaz and Hazzas, Shade of Eranikus Dragon’s Call, Eye of Eranikus-era loot, class quest rewards Level 50 class quests for every class (Warrior, Hunter, Druid, Paladin, Shaman rewards are pre-raid quality), The God Hakkar, Into the Depths, Secret of the Circle
Blackrock Depths 52 to 60 Contested, Blackrock Mountain Lower mountain Emperor Dagran Thaurissan, Princess Moira, Ambassador Flamelash, General Angerforge, Golem Lord Argelmach, the Ring of Law, Bael’Gar, Magmus Hand of Justice, Savage Gladiator Chain, Force of Will, Ironfoe, Kindling Stave Dark Iron Legacy, Hurley’s Frustrations, Ribbly Screwspigot, the Jail Break (vanilla Onyxia key chain, now presumably optional), The Heart of the Mountain, Kharan Mighthammer. Huge 52 to 58 XP dump
Lower Blackrock Spire 55 to 60 Contested, Blackrock Mountain Upper spire Highlord Omokk, Shadow Hunter Vosh’gajin, War Master Voone, Mother Smolderweb, Overlord Wyrmthalak Pre-raid loot, Smolderweb Carrier pet, Truestrike Shoulders Seal of Ascension chain (UBRS key), Mother’s Milk, Bijou’s Belongings, Warlord’s Command (Horde Onyxia chain, now presumably optional)
Upper Blackrock Spire 58 to 60 Contested, Blackrock Mountain Same, Seal of Ascension in vanilla Pyroguard Emberseer, Solakar Flamewreath, Rend Blackhand, The Beast, General Drakkisath Dal’Rend’s Sacred Charge plus Tribal Guardian, Finkle’s Skinner, Draconian Deflector, Dungeon Set 1 pieces Drakkisath’s Demise, General Drakkisath’s Command, Finkle Einhorn, Doomrigger’s Clasp
Dire Maul (East, West, North) 58 to 60 Contested, Feralas Center of Feralas East: Pusillin, Lethtendris, Alzzin. West: Immol’thar, Prince Tortheldrin. North: Guard Mol’dar, Guard Fengus, Guard Slip’kik, Captain Kromcrush, King Gordok Tribute run loot, Quel’Serrar, Warlock Dreadsteed, Foror’s Compendium Pusillin and the Elder Azj’Tordin, Lethtendris’s Web, The Madness Within, King of the Gordok (Tribute), Foror’s Compendium, Warlock Dreadsteed chain
Stratholme (Live, Undead) 58 to 60 Contested, Eastern Plaguelands North EPL Live: Timmy, Cannon Master Willey, Balnazzar. Undead: Baroness Anastari, Nerub’enkan, Ramstein, Baron Rivendare Deathcharger’s Reins, Dungeon Set 1, Runeblade of Baron Rivendare, Argent Dawn trinket The Active Agent, Houses of the Holy, Of Love and Family, The Flesh Does Not Lie, Aurius’ Reckoning, Dungeon Set 1 chains
Scholomance 58 to 60 Contested, Western Plaguelands Caer Darrow Kirtonos, Jandice Barov, Rattlegore, Ras Frostwhisper, Darkmaster Gandling Headmaster’s Charge, Alanna’s Embrace Paladin Charger chain, Kirtonos the Herald, Barov Family Fortune, The Lich Ras Frostwhisper, Dungeon Set 1 chains

Level ranges for Deadmines differ between fan sites (17 to 26 vs 18 to 23). That is different band conventions, not evidence of a change. verified

Keys and attunements

Section titled “Keys and attunements”
  • No attunements for the three launch raids. Lead Software Engineer Ana Resendez and Associate Production Director Clayton Stone, BlizzCon interview with But Why Tho: “None of the launch raids require players to complete a mandatory attunement before entry.” Stone would not say whether future raids follow suit. verified See raids overview.
  • So the vanilla Onyxia attunement (Alliance: Dragonkin Menace through BRD, UBRS and the Stormwind jail break; Horde: Warlord’s Command through Eitrigg and Rend’s head) is not required for Onyxia’s Lair on 12-09. If Blizzard kept the chain as optional story it is still a great quest line, but nothing says it exists at all. unverified
  • Molten Core is not a launch raid, so its attunement is moot.
  • Dungeon keys (UBRS Seal of Ascension, Dire Maul West Crescent Key from East, BRD Shadowforge Key from Prince Ironbarrel inside): no statement. Assume vanilla until told otherwise. vanilla baseline Scholomance and Stratholme keys were already removed in Classic Era 1.12.

How the guild uses this list

Section titled “How the guild uses this list”
  1. One run per dungeon at the low end of its band, with every quest in hand. Ruins of Lordaeron’s nine quests were worth almost three levels. Expect roughly that from every new dungeon and a good share of it from vanilla dungeon chains if they survived.
  2. Nobody enters without the chain. Wait at the stone or share. The whole payout is the turn-in.
  3. Bring crowd control. Blizzard tuned tanks for 3 to 4 mobs. A Mage, Rogue, Priest or Warlock in the group is the difference between a run and a wipe.
  4. Bank every blue. Set bonuses pair old items with new. First Mate Band is the confirmed example; there will be others.
  5. 58 to 60: Blackmaw Hold and Shaper’s Terrace first. They are the pre-raid gear dungeons for a 12-09 opening.
  6. Post gear splits per the loot rules in /guild/loot-rules/.

Unknown as of 2026-09-24

Section titled “Unknown as of 2026-09-24”
  • Bosses and loot for Excavation Site, City of Dalaran, Drowned City, Krol’dok Stronghold, Alcaz Prison, Blackmaw Hold and Shaper’s Terrace.
  • Ruins of Lordaeron loot names.
  • Quest lists for the seven new dungeons not yet in beta.
  • Whether Deadmines or any vanilla dungeon has layout or boss changes beyond itemization.
  • Whether vanilla dungeon keys and the Onyxia chain still exist.
  • Which leveling items pair into horizontal sets beyond First Mate Band.
  • Whether the beta dungeon XP tuning is the launch tuning.
  • Whether Classic Era level bands match the Forever Group Finder bands, if Forever has one.

Sources

Section titled “Sources”