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Ruins of Lordaeron

DungeonLevel 15+5 playersNew in Forever

Dungeon Map, Bosses & Location

The shattered streets above Undercity, where royal boulevards hold echoes of patricide. A level 15+ dual-faction dungeon through King's Alley.

Tirisfal Glades
Tirisfal Glades world map artRuins of Lordaeron interior terrain map
Undercity, Tirisfal
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Map Art shows Ruins of Lordaeron in Tirisfal Glades. Terrain shows the dungeon interior.
Level
15+
Group Size
5
Bosses
7
Quests
10
Location
Tirisfal Glades
Continent
Eastern Kingdoms

About Ruins of Lordaeron

Everyone who has ever set foot in Tirisfal Glades knows the sun-bleached ramparts guarding the elevators to the Undercity. For decades, those fallen colonnades served merely as scenic transit corridors. World of Warcraft: Forever blasts open the barricaded avenues, palace courtyards, and forgotten catacombs of the lost capital, transmuting them into a sprawling five-player dungeon frozen on the night of its fall.

The layout winds through four fully realized urban districts: teams push through the barricaded barricades of King's Alley, purge frenzied ghouls and stitched monstrosities across Market Street, ascend to the fog-drenched balustrades of Lordamere Overlook, and fight down into the somber crypts of the Lordaeron Graveyard. Walking across the withered red carpet where Prince Arthas once returned triumphant, the ambient clatter of clashing steel still echoes off crumbling cathedral spires.

Both factions descend upon the ruins for radically divergent motives. Stormwind sends paladins and Infiltrators to recover royal regalia and lay restless defenders to peace; Sylvanas and the Royal Apothecary Society dispatch deathguards to cleanse lingering Scourge vectors threatening their subterranean gates. Clashing with Witherfang, the butchering monstrosities, and the ghostly Lordaeron Captain, every cobbled stone whispers of ancient betrayal.

First Run

  • The instance portal stands behind ironwork portcullises in the surface courtyard of the ruins. Horde step right in; Alliance must trek through Silverpine waterways or cross from Western Plaguelands.
  • Target level 15 to 18. While early trash packs are defeatable at 15, key attached dungeon quests span levels 18 to 21, making an average party level of 17 ideal for full quest credit.
  • Street corners and collapsed archways conceal dense ghoul packs. Beware stacking necrotic debuffs; prioritize necromancers and diseased hulks.
  • Both factions possess dedicated quest chains. Collect all assignments in Stormwind or Undercity before arriving on site.

Veteran Notes

  • Seven sequenced bosses in client DB2: Witherfang, The Abandoned, The Butcher, Rath'mael, Lordaeron Captain, Viktor the Vile, and Bjork.
  • Ten brand-new quests attached in the client data: 4 Alliance, 4 Horde, and 2 unaligned, providing exceptional leveling XP.
  • Single-floor open-air urban layout with wide sightlines, requiring disciplined pulling to avoid chaining adjacent street patrols.

Changes in Forever

  • An Iconic Setting Fully Instanced. Classic never offered a five-player dungeon inside Lordaeron's capital streets. Forever realizes one of Warcraft's greatest lore monuments into active group gameplay.
  • Rich Faction Asymmetry. Distinct quest paths, lore perspectives, and turn-ins for both Alliance and Horde adventurers.

Ruins of Lordaeron Quests

Plan all 10 dungeon quests before you enter. Open a quest for its objective, pickup and turn-in details; rewards appear only when verified for Forever.

Abominable CreaturesLevel 21AllianceNew in ForeverCollect the Head of the Baron in the Ruins of Lordaeron and bring it back to Captain Truman.Turn inCaptain TrumanUnending TormentLevel 21HordeNew in ForeverDeliver the Abominable Head to someone within the Undercity.Use itemAbominable Head ★A Frightened RequestLevel 22HordeNew in ForeverInvestigate the disappearance of Edward Heartweaver in the Ruins of Lordaeron.Pick upTabitha Heartweaver · The Sepulcher, Silverpine ForestSilverpine Forest · 44.5, 43.0Turn inTabitha Heartweaver · The Sepulcher, Silverpine ForestSilverpine Forest · 44.5, 43.0Bloodied InsigniaLevel 22AllianceNew in ForeverCollect 10 Bloodied Insignias and take them to General Marcus Jonathan in Stormwind City.Use itemBloodied Insignia ★Turn inGeneral Marcus Jonathan · High Commander of Stormwind DefenseCrest of LordaeronLevel 22AllianceNew in ForeverReturn the Crest of Lordaeron to Lady Dena Kennedy in Stormwind City.Use itemCrest of Lordaeron ★Turn inLady Dena KennedyCrest of LordaeronLevel 22New in ForeverBring the Crest of Lordaeron to Oran Snakewrithe in Undercity.Use itemCrest of Lordaeron ★Turn inOran SnakewritheLight's JusticeLevel 22HordeNew in ForeverCollect 25 Intact Limbs within The Ruins of Lordaeron for Morbin Lightbane in the Undercity.Pick upMorbin Lightbane · Royal Quarter, UndercityTurn inMorbin Lightbane · Royal Quarter, UndercityRemember That I Love YouLevel 22AllianceNew in ForeverBring the Blood-Stained Letter to Orphan Matron Nightingale in Stormwind City.Use itemBlood-Stained Letter ★Turn inOrphan Matron NightingaleThe New PlagueLevel 22HordeNew in ForeverCollect the Highly Toxic Strain from Witherfang in Ruins of Lordaeron for Theodore Griffs in Undercity.Pick upTheodore Griffs · The Apothecarium, UndercityUndercity · 46.3, 71.9Turn inTheodore Griffs · The Apothecarium, UndercityUndercity · 46.3, 71.9The Wrath of Rath'maelLevel 22New in ForeverKill Rath'mael in the Ruins of Lordaeron for Deathguard Kristof in Brill.Pick upDeathguard Kristof · Skinning camp southeast of Brill, Tirisfal GladesTurn inDeathguard Kristof · Skinning camp southeast of Brill, Tirisfal Glades

Bosses

7 bosses wait in Ruins of Lordaeron.

  1. 01Witherfang
  2. 02The Abandoned
  3. 03The Butcher
  4. 04Rath'mael
  5. 05Lordaeron Captain
  6. 06Viktor the Vile
  7. 07Bjork

Getting There

  1. ContinentEastern Kingdoms
  2. ZoneTirisfal Glades Levels 1–12 · Horde territory