The Deadmines
Defias miners, goblin engineers, a pirate ship, and Edwin VanCleef on the deck.
Eight bosses and a rare. The classic Alliance dungeon, with the Defias set and some of the best early weapons in the game.
Get ready
Getting there
In Moonbrook, Westfall. Go into the house with the mine shaft and walk down. The instance portal is at the bottom of the mine.
Zone: Westfall, under Moonbrook
Grab these quests
- The Defias Brotherhood (Gryan Stoutmantle's long chain): ends with Edwin VanCleef's head.
- Red Silk Bandanas: from Defias miners and overseers.
- Oh Brother...: Foreman Thistlenettle's badge.
- Underground Assault: a part from Sneed's Shredder.
- Collecting Memories: miners' cards from the mine.
Who and what to bring
- A tank with a good weapon: Rhahk'Zor and Mr. Smite hit hard.
- Someone to interrupt or dispel fear on the Shredder.
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.
Set bonuses in Forever
Defias Leather gets a new 4-piece bonus: a chance on rear strikes to make the target bleed. Partners in Crime has new bonuses too, including a chance on melee swings to gain Strength.
Quest XP
Forever pays these quests about 1.9 times the XP Classic gave.
Boss by boss
Rhahk'Zor
Ogre foreman- Rhahk'Zor Slam: Hits the tank very hard.
- Pull him to the tank and burn him. Healers keep the tank high.
Rockslicer
Ogre Loincloth
Rhahk'Zor's HammerSneed's Shredder
- Terrify: Fears a player.
- Distracting Pain: Stops a spell being cast.
- When it dies, Sneed jumps out. Be ready for him.
Buzz Saw 
Buzzer Blade 
Dull Sawblade Changed 9 Nov
Sneed
Goblin, out of his Shredder- Disarm: Takes the tank's weapon for a few seconds.
- A quick fight. Kill him before you move on to the foundry.
Taskmaster Axe 
Gold-flecked Gloves 
Bandsaw Wristbands Changed 7 Nov
Gilnid
Goblin smelter- Molten Metal: Fire damage.
- Adds: Goblin craftsmen and engineers join in.
- Clear the foundry floor first so the adds come in slowly.
Goblin Hammer
Lavishly Jeweled Ring
Smelting PantsMr. Smite
On the ship- Smite Stomp: At about 66% and 33% he stuns everyone and runs to his chest.
- Weapon swap: Comes back with a new weapon each time and hits harder.
- Use the stun time to drink and heal. Tank picks him up again when he comes back.
First Mate Band
Smite's ReaverCaptain Greenskin
On the ship- Cleave: Hits the tank and anyone beside them.
- Poisoned Harpoon: A poison on a player.
- Melee stand behind him. Cure the poison if you can.
Blackened Defias Belt Changed 9 Nov 
Emberstone Staff 
Impaling Harpoon
Edwin VanCleef
Leader of the Defias, top deck- Thrash: Extra quick hits on the tank.
- Blackguards: He calls in Defias Blackguards as he loses health.
- Kill the Blackguards as they come, or crowd-control them, then finish him.
- Loot his head for The Defias Brotherhood.
Cape of the Brotherhood
Blackened Defias Armor
Corsair's OvershirtCookie
Murloc cook on the ship- Cookie's Cooking: Heals himself.
- Acid Splash: Acid on a player.
- Interrupt the cooking. Drops Cookie's Stirring Rod.
Lookie's Spyglass
Cookie's Stirring Rod
Cookie's TenderizerRare: Miner Johnson, near the start.
Trash that can wipe you
| Mob | What to do |
|---|---|
| Goblin Engineers | They run to a lever to open doors and set off the cannon: kill them early. |
| Defias Overseers and Taskmasters | Hard hits; packs link together. |
| Defias Pirates and parrots | On the ship: the parrots are fast and annoying, not dangerous. |
Run it better
Use the cannon
The Defias Cannon blows open the big doors before the ship. Stand clear when it fires.
The jump back
From the ship, you can jump down and swim out instead of walking the whole mine.
Gear up
Cruel Barb, Smite's Mighty Hammer and the Defias set are all here. The set bonuses are better in Forever.
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.