WoW Forever · Dungeon guide · Levels 58–60

Strat holme

Two sides of a plagued city: the Scarlet half and the undead half with Baron Rivendare.

The Main Gate side has the Scarlet Crusade and Balnazzar. The Service Gate side has the ziggurats and Baron Rivendare, with a famous 45-minute timer.

Level 602 sidesAbout 16 bossesBaron run

Before you go

Get ready

Getting there

In the far north of the Eastern Plaguelands. The Main Gate is at the front; the Service Gate is around the side and needs the Key to the City, which Magistrate Barthilas drops.

Zone: Eastern Plaguelands, the far north

Grab these quests

The Archivist and The Truth Comes Crashing Down: Archivist Galford and Balnazzar.
Dead Man's Plea: save Ysida from Baron Rivendare (45 minutes).
The Medallion of Faith and The Active Agent: classic chains.
Dungeon Set 1: many pieces drop here.

Who and what to bring

A group that can kill fast for the Baron run.
Poison and disease cleansing.

WoW Forever

What's different in Forever

Same fights as Classic

In WoW Forever the bosses here keep their Classic levels and abilities. The loot has been reworked: many drops have new Forever stats, so read the tooltip.

Quest XP

Dungeon quests below level 40 pay extra XP in Forever (the 1 October build halved the bonus, but it's still there). From level 40 on, most pay their Classic XP.

Mob XP

Dungeon mobs give about a third of their Classic XP. If anyone in the group is far above the mobs' level, nobody gets XP for those kills.

Group Finder

It's a listing board, not a queue, and meeting stones don't summon. A Warlock and two others can cast Ritual of Summoning at the stone.

The bosses

Boss by boss

Main Gate (Scarlet side)

The Unforgiven

What it does

Frost Nova and spirits: Frost damage.

How to beat it

Kill the spirits that come with him.

Loot

Wildheart Gloves Leather hands · ilvl 59
Wailing Nightbane Pauldrons Changed 7 Nov Plate shoulder · ilvl 57
Item 13404 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13408 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13409 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet

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Timmy the Cruel

What it does

Ravenous Claw: Big hits.

How to beat it

He appears after you clear the square.

Loot

Lightforge Gauntlets Plate hands · ilvl 59
Item 13400 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13401 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13402 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13403 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet

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Cannon Master Willey

What it does

Cannons and riflemen: Ranged damage.

How to beat it

Kill the riflemen.

Loot

Shadowcraft Spaulders Leather shoulder · ilvl 60
Item 12839 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13377 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13380 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13381 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13382 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 18721 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 22403 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 22404 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 22405 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 22406 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 22407 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet

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Archivist Galford

What it does

Fire Nova and Burning Winds: Fire damage.

How to beat it

Burn the archives for The Archivist.

Loot

Tome of Knowledge Changed 7 Nov Off hand · ilvl 61
Devout Gloves Cloth hands · ilvl 59
Item 12811 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13386 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13387 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 18716 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 22897 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet

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Grand Crusader Dathrohan / Balnazzar

Last boss of this side

What it does

Crusader Strike: As Dathrohan.
Mind Control, Sleep and Shadow Shock: As Balnazzar.

How to beat it

At about half health he turns into Balnazzar. Watch for mind control.

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Service Gate (undead side)

Magistrate Barthilas

What it does

Heavy melee: A short fight.

How to beat it

He drops the Key to the City for the Service Gate.

Loot

Crimson Felt Hat Changed 7 Nov Cloth head · ilvl 59
Peacemaker Changed 9 Nov Two-hand · ilvl 59
Item 12382 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13376 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 18722 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 18726 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 23198 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet

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Nerub'enkan, Maleki the Pallid and Baroness Anastari

Three ziggurats

What it does

Webs and scarabs / frost and mana drain / mind control: One per ziggurat.

How to beat it

Kill the boss in each ziggurat to unlock the Slaughterhouse.

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Ramstein the Gorger

What it does

Trample and Knockout: Big hits.

How to beat it

After him, waves of abominations come: AoE them.

Loot

Animated Chain Necklace Changed 9 Nov Neck · ilvl 62
Gauntlets of Valor Plate hands · ilvl 59
Item 13372 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13373 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13374 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13375 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13515 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet

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Baron Rivendare

Last boss

What it does

Death Pact and Raise Dead: Raises skeletons and eats them to heal.
Shadow Bolt and Cleave: Damage.

How to beat it

Kill the skeletons before he eats them.
For Ysida: get here within 45 minutes of entering.

Loot

Cape of the Black Baron Changed 9 Nov Cloth back · ilvl 63
Ritssyn's Wand of Bad Mojo Changed 9 Nov Ranged · ilvl 63
Beaststalker's Pants Mail legs · ilvl 61
Devout Skirt Cloth legs · ilvl 61
Dreadmist Leggings Cloth legs · ilvl 61
Kilt of Elements Mail legs · ilvl 61
Legplates of Valor Plate legs · ilvl 61
Lightforge Legplates Plate legs · ilvl 61
Magister's Leggings Cloth legs · ilvl 61
Shadowcraft Pants Leather legs · ilvl 61
Wildheart Kilt Leather legs · ilvl 61
Item 13335 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13344 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13345 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13346 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13349 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13361 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13368 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 13505 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 22409 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 22410 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 22411 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet
Item 22412 Classic list, not checked for Forever yet

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Watch out

Trash that can wipe you

Mob	What to do
Crimson and Scarlet packs	Main Gate: crowd-control healers.
Plague ghouls and gargoyles	Undead side: diseases.
Acolytes at the ziggurats	Shadow casters in tight groups.

Tips and tricks

Run it better

Baron run

Clear fast and skip what you can. The 45-minute timer starts when you enter.

Key to the City

Keep the key from Barthilas: it lets you use the Service Gate on every later run.

Buster's tip

Let Bonkr Compass+ call your buttons

Boss fights go smoother when you're not thinking about your rotation. Build one on the portal's Rotations page and Compass+ shows the next button to press, so you can watch the floor instead.

Loot lists come from WoW Forever's own game data, through the open-source WoW Forever simulator, and are checked for changes every week (last checked 2026-11-09). "New" and "Changed" tags show for 30 days. Hover an item for its WoW Forever stats; click it for Wowhead, which shows Classic's numbers.