Scholomance (Dungeon)
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| Zone | Western Plaguelands |
| Continent | Eastern Kingdoms |
| Level Range | 55–60 |
| Players | 5 |
Scholomance is the Cult of the Damned's school of necromancy, hidden in the crypts beneath Caer Darrow in the Western Plaguelands.
It is one of the classic endgame dungeons: a winding set of classrooms, laboratories and crypts where the Barov family's former servants teach necromancy to the Scourge's recruits. Its level range is above what the Forever beta had opened at the time of writing, so this page is mostly based on Classic data.
Very little Forever-specific data exists for this dungeon yet. Content marked as Classic data may change before launch on 4 November 2026.
Overview
[edit | edit source]| Location | Caer Darrow, Darrowmere Lake, Western Plaguelands (Eastern Kingdoms) |
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| Recommended level | 55–60 |
| Group Finder level | 57 |
| Group size | 5 players |
| Key | Skeleton Key (from a quest chain) |
| Lockout | None seen on the beta so far |
History
[edit | edit source]- Lore from Classic – Forever may differ.
Caer Darrow was once the seat of the Barov family, nobles of Lordaeron. When the Cult of the Damned rose, the Barovs gave their castle to the cult in exchange for promises of immortality. The cult turned its crypts into the Scholomance, a school where necromancers are trained for the Scourge. The Barov heirs, Alexei and Illucia, now linger inside as undead. Headmaster Darkmaster Gandling, a former Barov servant, rules the school.
Getting there
[edit | edit source]Caer Darrow sits on an island in Darrowmere Lake, in the south-east of the Western Plaguelands. Walk across the shallow water to the island, enter the castle, and take the stairs down into the crypts. The door needs the Skeleton Key. The Alliance get it through Alchemist Arbington's chain at Chillwind Camp, and the Horde through Apothecary Dithers' chain at the Bulwark.
Bosses
[edit | edit source]- Classic data – Forever may differ.
- Kirtonos the Herald – a vampiric gargoyle, summoned on the balcony with the Blood of Innocents.
- Jandice Barov – a Barov illusionist who creates copies of herself.
- Rattlegore – a giant bone construct in the bone-pit room.
- Marduk Blackpool and Vectus – death knight and dragonkin instructors in the dragon whelp room.
- Ras Frostwhisper – a lich.
- Instructor Malicia, Doctor Theolen Krastinov, Lorekeeper Polkelt, The Ravenian, Lord Alexei Barov and Lady Illucia Barov – the six teachers in the rooms around the Great Ossuary. All six must be defeated before Gandling appears.
- Darkmaster Gandling – the headmaster and final boss. He teleports players into sealed side rooms full of undead during the fight. In Classic, he's the main source of the Dungeon Set 1 (Tier 0) helmets.
- Death Knight Darkreaver – summoned for a Shaman quest.
Full loot tables: wowtbc.gg – Scholomance.
Quests
[edit | edit source]- Classic data – Forever may differ.
- The Key to Scholomance (Alliance) / Skeleton Key (Horde) – the chains that make the Skeleton Key.
- Barov Family Fortune – recover the Barov family deeds from inside. The Alliance and Horde versions come from different heirs.
- Kirtonos the Herald – summon and kill Kirtonos.
- Doctor Theolen Krastinov, the Butcher and Krastinov's Bag of Horrors – Eva Sarkhoff's chain on Caer Darrow.
- Plagued Hatchlings and Healthy Dragon Scale – collect a scale in the whelp room.
- The Lich, Ras Frostwhisper – a chain from Magistrate Marduke on the island.
- Several Argent Dawn quests lead here too.
Tips
[edit | edit source]- Get the Skeleton Key before you go; you can't enter without it.
- Gandling's teleports split the group. Anyone who gets sent to a side room should kill the undead there to get out.
- Bring shadow resistance and plenty of dispels for the curses and diseases.