The Stockade
A prison riot in the middle of Stormwind. Short, packed and full of quests.
Five bosses and a rare in four short corridors. Lots of mobs, no patrols to speak of, and five quests in Stormwind. An Alliance dungeon.
Get ready
Getting there
In Stormwind City, by the canal between the Mage Quarter and Old Town.
Zone: Stormwind City, the Mage Quarter
Grab these quests
- What Comes Around...: Targorr the Dread's head.
- The Fury Runs Deep: Kam Deepfury's head.
- Crime and Punishment: Dextren Ward's hand.
- The Stockade Riots: Bazil Thredd's head.
- Quell the Uprising: kill prisoners.
Who and what to bring
- AoE works well: the halls are tight.
- An interrupt for Hamhock.
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.
Boss by boss
Targorr the Dread
- Frenzy: Attacks faster at low health.
- Burn him fast at the end.
Blackrock Harness Changed 9 Nov 
Dark Horde Band 
Executioner Mantle Changed 9 Nov
Kam Deepfury
- Shield Bash / Defensive Stance: A warrior with a shield.
- Slow to kill but easy.
Bridgebreaker Bindings
Demolition Girdle
Kam's Walking StickHamhock
- Chain Lightning: Jumps between players.
- Bloodlust: Speeds up his allies.
- Interrupt Chain Lightning.
Hamhock's Cleaver Changed 9 Nov 
Ogre Grips 
Repurposed Rack
Bazil Thredd
- Smoke Bomb: Stuns players nearby.
- Loot his head for The Stockade Riots.
Concealed Hand Crossbow
Debt Collector
Defias Jailbreakers
Red Wool CloakDextren Ward
- Fear: Fears a player.
- Mortal Strike: Cuts healing.
- Tremor Totem or Fear Ward help. Keep the tank topped up.
Boneslicer
Graverobber's Shovel
Nightskulker RingRare: Bruegal Ironknuckle.
Trash that can wipe you
| Mob | What to do |
|---|---|
| Prisoners in cells | They run out as you pass. Pull slowly so you don't get two cells at once. |
Run it better
Do all the quests at once
Every quest is in Stormwind and every boss is close. It's one of the best XP runs for its level.
Use AoE
Mobs come in tight groups in short halls.
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.