Ruins of Lordaeron (Dungeon)

Ruins of Lordaeron
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Zone	Tirisfal Glades
Continent	Eastern Kingdoms
Level Range	15–20
Players	5

Ruins of Lordaeron is a new dungeon in World of Warcraft: Forever set in the ruined streets of the old human capital above the Undercity, where the Scourge still holds out among the rubble.

It is the first Forever dungeon built for both factions, with separate quest lines for the Horde and the Alliance. It is a large, open, outdoor-style instance with six regular bosses, two of which must be summoned, plus a rare spawn.

Information on this page comes from the Forever beta (client builds 1.60.1.69913 to 1.60.1.70009, September 2026). Stats, drops and quest rewards can still change before launch on 4 November 2026.

Overview

Location	Ruins of Lordaeron, above the Undercity, Tirisfal Glades (Eastern Kingdoms)
Recommended level	15–20 (official Blizzard range)
Group Finder level	15
Group size	5 players
Bosses	6, plus a rare spawn (Lordaeron Captain)
Quests	10 (6 Horde, 4 Alliance)
Lockout	None seen on the beta so far

The recommended range is 15–20, but most of the quests are level 21–22, so a party averaging around level 17 gets much more out of a full run.

History

The city of Lordaeron fell to the Scourge when Prince Arthas returned home and murdered his father, King Terenas. The Forsaken have since built the Undercity in the catacombs beneath it, but the ruined city above has never been cleared.

In Forever the ruins open up into a full dungeon. The Forsaken are trying to recover heirlooms and memories of their old lives from the rubble, while the Scourge still holds much of the city and a necromancer there is preparing to strike at another city. The instance covers four districts: King's Alley, Market Street, Lordamere Overlook and the Lordaeron Graveyard. Each faction comes for its own reasons: the Forsaken and the Royal Apothecary Society to deal with the Scourge threat at their gates, and Stormwind to recover the fallen kingdom's regalia and put its restless defenders to rest.

Getting there

The entrance is in the ruined courtyard of Lordaeron's keep, on the east side of the main courtyard above the Undercity, at roughly 71.6, 11.4 on the map. The nearest flight path is the Undercity.

Horde characters can walk straight in from the Undercity or Brill. Alliance characters have a long and dangerous trip through Horde territory, coming in either through Silverpine Forest or from the Western Plaguelands.

Bosses

Witherfang

A giant spider who patrols along the long first hallway near the entrance. Her route is long, so watch for her while clearing the early packs.

Abilities

• Poison – her attacks sometimes apply a poison.

Tactics: A tank-and-spank, but she always brings a couple of adds with her. Horde players need her Highly Toxic Strain for The New Plague.

Item	Type
Segmented Spider Leg	Two-Hand, Staff
Atrophic Girdle	Waist, Mail
Witherbite Bracers	Wrist, Leather

The Baron

An abomination found at the end of the first hallway, at the first bend. The client data calls this encounter The Butcher; players know him as The Baron.

Abilities

• Cleave – a strong area cleave that hits everyone close to him.
• Knockback / stun – he knocks back or stuns his current target and turns on the next player.

Tactics: Ranged and healers stay well away from him. The tank should keep their back to a wall, and an off-tank should be ready to pick him up when he turns away. He drops the Abominable Head (Horde, starts Unending Torment); Alliance players loot the Head of the Baron for Abominable Creatures.

Item	Type
Meathook Slicer	One-Hand, Dagger
Abomination Bones	Chest, Mail
Leftover Abomination Skin	Chest, Cloth

The Abandoned

A summoned boss. Sources describe the trigger differently: one says you walk in front of a statue in the south-west corner of the map, another says he rises in the courtyard once every enemy there (including those inside the tower) is dead. Either way, three waves of enemies come first, then the boss himself.

Abilities

• Frost Armor – slows the movement speed of melee attackers who hit him.
• Drain Life – channelled on a player; interrupt or stun it.
• Frost Nova – roots everyone near him in place.

Item	Type
Rotmender's Leggings	Legs, Cloth (set piece)
Grip of Fear	Hands, Mail
Scepter of the Abandoned	Main Hand, Mace

Rath'mael

A mage in the south-west part of the ruins. You'll see him early on, but have to clear a lot of enemies to reach him.

Abilities

• Flamestrike – cast repeatedly; interrupt or stun every cast.
• Pulsing aura – regular area damage around him that melee can't really avoid.

Tactics: Assign interrupts before the pull. Killing him completes The Wrath of Rath'mael.

Item	Type
Mirror of Rath'mael	Off Hand, Shield
Rotmender's Treads	Feet, Cloth (set piece)
Coldspire Staff	Two-Hand, Staff

Viktor the Vile

A summoned boss. In a ruined house with a chimney in the south-west, click the kindling in the fireplace. Wave after wave of enemies then spawn in quick succession, and Viktor arrives with the final wave.

Tactics: The boss himself is a straightforward but hard-hitting tank-and-spank. The real challenge is the waves before him: the tank needs strong area threat, and the healer has to manage mana carefully.

Item	Type
Vilewalkers	Feet, Mail
Bloodied Chestwraps	Chest, Leather
Vileblood Scimitar	One-Hand, Sword

Bjork

A patrolling boss in the north-west of the ruins.

Abilities

• Knockback – occasionally knocks the tank back.
• Anti-magic shield – casters should wait for it to fade.

Tactics: He hits hard on a single target. The tank should watch what's behind them before he knocks them back.

Item	Type
Bonerust Leggings	Legs, Mail
Corpse Chopper	Two-Hand, Axe
Tuskwrap Belt	Waist, Cloth

Lordaeron Captain (rare)

A ghostly captain that only appears on some runs. No loot for him has been recorded yet.

Boss drops are item level 20–24 and require level 15–19. Early loot lists showed some items under different names (for example Wispcloth Leggings and Frostbane Treads where later lists have Rotmender's Leggings and Rotmender's Treads), so items were renamed or replaced between beta builds.

Quests

Horde

Quest	Level	Given by	Objective	Rewards
A Frightened Request	22	Tabitha Heartweaver, the Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest (44.5, 43.0)	Investigate the disappearance of Edward Heartweaver in the ruins.	~7,000 XP, +150 Undercity, and a choice of Edwards' Knife or Tabitha's Cuffs
Light's Justice	22	Morbin Lightbane, Royal Quarter, Undercity	Collect 25 Intact Limbs in the ruins.	~7,000 XP, 45s, +150 Undercity, and a choice of The Stitcher or Spare Part Bindings
The New Plague	22	Theodore Griffs, the Apothecarium, Undercity (46.3, 71.9)	Collect the Highly Toxic Strain from Witherfang.	~8,300 XP and a choice of Plaguefang or Blight Gloves
The Wrath of Rath'mael	22	Deathguard Kristof, camp south-east of Brill, Tirisfal Glades (65.3, 60.1)	Kill Rath'mael.	+150 Undercity and a choice of Forsaken Greataxe or Gnarled Necromancer's Staff
Unending Torment	21	Starts from the Abominable Head (dropped by The Baron)	Take the head to Master Apothecary Faranell in the Undercity.	~5,300 XP; first step of a chain (see below)
Crest of Lordaeron	22	Starts from the Crest of Lordaeron, found inside	Bring the crest to Oran Snakewrithe in the Undercity.	~8,300 XP and a Small Sack of Gems

Alliance

Quest	Level	Given by	Objective	Rewards
Abominable Creatures	21	Captain Truman (start location not confirmed)	Bring back the Head of the Baron.	~6,200 XP and a choice of Monstrous Cleaver, Grave Shroud or Slain Baron's Signet
Bloodied Insignia	22	Starts from a Bloodied Insignia, looted from undead inside	Collect 10 Bloodied Insignias for General Marcus Jonathan in Stormwind.	~9,700 XP, 45s, and a choice of Duty Bound Leggings or Remembrance Armor
Crest of Lordaeron	22	Starts from the Crest of Lordaeron, found inside	Return the crest to Lady Dena Kennedy in Stormwind.	~9,700 XP and a Small Sack of Gems
Remember That I Love You	22	Starts from a Blood-Stained Letter, looted inside	Bring the letter to Orphan Matron Nightingale in Stormwind.	~9,700 XP

XP figures are approximate beta values and may change. The quests can be picked up from level 15–16.

Unending Torment

When The Baron falls, his head comes loose; it has clearly been sewn back on several times. Looting it starts a Horde chain of around five quests that begins with Master Apothecary Faranell in the Apothecarium. The third step offers a choice of Slain Baron's Signet, Grave Shroud or Monstrous Cleaver, the same rewards the Alliance get from Abominable Creatures.

Crest of Lordaeron

Both factions have their own version of this quest, and it starts from a crest item found on the ground inside the ruins. Players have found it in different places, including inside a tower with a large open door near Bjork and in a hidden room near The Baron, so its spawn point may vary.

Denizens

• Bosses: Witherfang, The Baron (The Butcher), The Abandoned, Rath'mael, Viktor the Vile, Bjork
• Rare: Lordaeron Captain
• Others: Scourge ghouls, stitched abominations and other undead, plus the waves summoned before The Abandoned and Viktor the Vile

Tips

• Horde should collect the four outside quests first: two in the Undercity, one near Brill and one at the Sepulcher in Silverpine.
• Most Alliance quests start from items looted inside, so there's nothing to collect beforehand.
• Keep an eye out for Witherfang's patrol while clearing the first hallway.
• Interrupts matter: Drain Life on The Abandoned and every Flamestrike from Rath'mael.
• Viktor the Vile's waves are the hardest part. Only start them with full mana and cooldowns ready.

See also

• The Hall of Thanes
• Ragefire Chasm
• Shadowfang Keep
• Category:Dungeons

Sources

• WoW Forever Talents – Ruins of Lordaeron (client data)
• WoW Forever Talent – Ruins of Lordaeron quests and bosses
• WOWF.IO – Ruins of Lordaeron loot
• WoW Handbook – Ruins of Lordaeron
• Mobalytics – Ruins of Lordaeron guide
• Zockify – Ruins of Lordaeron
• Quissy – Ruins of Lordaeron quests
• Sportskeeda – Ruins of Lordaeron walkthrough