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Shadowfang Keep

DungeonLevel 18+5 players

Dungeon Map, Bosses & Entrance

A gothic fortress above Silverpine Forest, overrun by cursed worgen under Archmage Arugal. A premier level 18+ dark fantasy dungeon experience.

Silverpine Forest
Floors
Silverpine Forest world map artShadowfang Keep interior terrain map
The Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest
Shadowfang Keep entrance
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Map Art shows the Shadowfang Keep entrance in Silverpine Forest at 44.7, 67.8. Terrain shows the dungeon interior.
Level
18+
Group Size
5
Bosses
8
Quests
4
Location
Silverpine Forest
Continent
Eastern Kingdoms

About Shadowfang Keep

When the Scourge swept down through Lordaeron, Silverpine Forest had no army left to forestall the tide. In sheer desperation, Kirin Tor Archmage Arugal sought salvation in madness: delving into the forbidden extra-planar researches of Ur, he forced open a rift to summon savage, otherworldly predators—the worgen. Arugal was certain his formidable intellect could command the beasts as weapons of war, but he drastically underestimated the lupine hunger for flesh.

The pack instantly turned upon its summoners, tore through Pyrewood Village, and overran Baron Silverlaine’s ancient fortress on the cliffs. Arugal alone survived the massacre, but his fractured mind snapped entirely. Rather than fleeing in disgrace, he embraced the beasts as his 'children,' establishing a macabre mock-court within the keep and raising the ferocious beast Fenrus at his right hand like a beloved son.

Today, Shadowfang Keep stands as an atmospheric mausoleum to hubris. From the blood-stained courtyard cells to the dizzying observatory ramparts, feral shadowstalkers and wailing noble apparitions patrol the darkness. Defeating Arugal demands scaling treacherous helical stairs, dodging sudden rooftop ambushes, and snapping mind-controlled comrades out of lethal stupors.

First Run

  • Perched dramatically on the coastal ridges of southern Silverpine Forest, accessed via the road winding north past Pyrewood Village.
  • Target level 18 to 21. Highly revered for its gothic art direction and tight vertical level design, but staircase pulls easily cascade into wipes if line-of-sight is mismanaged.
  • The main courtyard portcullis is locked from behind. Slay Rethilgore and release the prisoner in the adjacent dungeon cell to trip the gate mechanism.
  • Archmage Arugal teleports across the high balconies, mind-controls your hardest-hitting party members, and rains Voidbolts. LoS his ranged casts around the observatory doorway and interrupt his channels.

Veteran Notes

  • Eight bosses spanning the ramparts: Rethilgore, Razorclaw the Butcher, Baron Silverlaine, Commander Springvale, Odo the Blindwatcher, Fenrus the Devourer, Wolf Master Nandos, and Archmage Arugal.
  • Four attached quests primarily serving Horde and Forsaken storylines, though Alliance players frequently make the long pilgrimage for the keep's iconic loot table.
  • Arugal's Robes and Meteor Shard remain legendary BiS leveling items prized by spellcasters and rogues alike.

Shadowfang Keep Quests

Plan all 4 dungeon quests before you enter. Open a quest for its objective, pickup and turn-in details; rewards appear only when verified for Forever.

Deathstalkers in ShadowfangLevel 25HordeFind the Deathstalker Adamant and Deathstalker Vincent.Pick upHigh Executor Hadrec · The Sepulcher, Silverpine ForestSilverpine Forest · 43.4, 40.9Turn inDeathstalker Vincent · map 33The Orb of Soran'rukLevel 25Both factionsFind 3 Soran'ruk Fragments and 1 Large Soran'ruk Fragment and return them to Doan Karhan in the Barrens.Pick upDoan Karhan · Southern Barrens, The BarrensThe Barrens · 49.3, 57.2Turn inDoan Karhan · The BarrensThe Barrens · 49.3, 57.2The Book of UrLevel 26HordeBring the Book of Ur to Keeper Bel'dugur at the Apothecarium in the Undercity.Pick upKeeper Bel'dugur · Ruins of Lordaeron, Tirisfal GladesRuins of Lordaeron · 53.7, 54.5Turn inKeeper Bel'dugur · UndercityUndercity · 53.7, 54.5Arugal Must DieLevel 27HordeKill Arugal and bring his head to Dalar Dawnweaver at the Sepulcher.Pick upDalar Dawnweaver · The Sepulcher, Silverpine ForestSilverpine Forest · 44.2, 39.8Turn inDalar Dawnweaver · Silverpine ForestSilverpine Forest · 44.2, 39.8

Bosses

8 bosses wait in Shadowfang Keep.

  1. 01Rethilgore
  2. 02Razorclaw the Butcher
  3. 03Baron Silverlaine
  4. 04Commander Springvale
  5. 05Odo the Blindwatcher
  6. 06Fenrus the Devourer
  7. 07Wolf Master Nandos
  8. 08Archmage Arugal

Getting There

  1. ContinentEastern Kingdoms
  2. ZoneSilverpine Forest Levels 10–20 · Horde territory
  3. Nearest flight pathThe Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest Horde · 45.6, 42.4
  4. Entrance44.7, 67.8