Ruins of Lordaeron dungeon guide

Overview

The Forsaken are taking back the old capital of Lordaeron from the Scourge, and a necromancer is gathering power somewhere in the ruins. You walk in through Kings Alley, a long corridor full of fast spider packs and banshees, with Witherfang patrolling it. The Baron waits at the first bend.

The rest of the ruins open up: Lordamere Overlook, Market Square and a centre patrolled by Bjork. Two bosses only show up when you trigger them. A quaking statue in Market Square starts The Abandoned, and the chimney of a house southwest of the Overlook starts Viktor the Vile's waves. Watch for Flesh Golems that knock you back, Living Monstrosities that should always be pulled alone, and tightly packed ghouls.

Getting there

The ruined city sits on top of the Undercity in Tirisfal Glades; the entrance is east of the courtyard at 71.6, 11.4. Horde takes the Orgrimmar zeppelin to Tirisfal (Tauren from Mulgore). Alliance has a long boat trip: Stormwind to Auberdine, Menethil, then Southshore.

Bosses

1Witherfang

A giant spider patrolling Kings Alley with two adds. A simple fight once his path is clear.

• Leech PoisonA poison on the tank that drains health. Cleanse it if you have a poison removal; otherwise heal through it.
• Two addsTwo spiders walk with him. Burn Witherfang down before you turn to the adds.

Tank

Clear the spider packs on his patrol route first. Broodwidows, Venom Lurkers and Tarantulas move fast and are easy to overpull.

DPS

Everything on Witherfang. He also drops the Highly Toxic Strain for The New Plague.

Healer

Watch the poison on the tank and stay out of the patrol lanes while the group clears Kings Alley.

• Atrophic GirdleMail · Waist
• Segmented Spider LegStaff · Two-hand
• Witherbite BracersLeather · Wrist

2The Baron

A huge abomination at the first bend of the corridor. He hits the tank very hard and knocks him around.

• KnockoutTakes close to half the tank's health and then stuns. Keep the tank near full at all times; The Baron himself can be stunned.
• Cleave and knockbackHis swings cleave in front and push the tank back. Ranged stay well clear. If the tank flies too far, The Baron turns to someone else.
• Abominable HeadDrops when he dies and starts the Horde quest Unending Torment.

Tank

Fight with your back to a wall so the knockback has nowhere to send you. Clear the three-man Skeletal Soldier and Mage packs around him first.

DPS

Stay out of the cleave. Save a stun for the moment the tank is low.

Healer

Never let the tank drop under half. One Knockout from there can kill.

• Meathook SlicerDagger · One-hand
• Abomination BonesMail · Chest
• Leftover Abomination SkinCloth · Chest

3Viktor the VileOptional

A hidden event boss. Click the chimney of the house southwest of Lordamere Overlook, survive five waves, and Viktor comes in the sixth.

• WavesFive waves of adds arrive with almost no break between them. Viktor himself joins on wave six.
• Leech PoisonViktor poisons his target the same way Witherfang does. By then the tank needs solid threat on everything still alive.

Tank

AoE threat is the whole job. Gather each wave on top of you before the next one lands.

DPS

Kill the wave you are given, then switch to Viktor the moment he appears.

Healer

There is no time to drink between waves. Start the event full and spend mana carefully.

• Vileblood ScimitarSword · One-hand
• Bloodied ChestwrapsLeather · Chest
• VilewalkersMail · Feet

4The Abandoned

An event boss in Market Square, reached from Lordamere Overlook. Walk past the quaking statue, clear three waves, and the boss arrives in the fourth.

• ChilledMelee attackers get slowed by his frost armor. Keep melee to the people who need to be there.
• Life DrainDrains health from the tank. Stun or interrupt it the moment the cast starts.
• Frost NovaFreezes everyone around him in place. Ranged and healers stand far enough back that it misses them.

Tank

Hold each wave in one spot so the group can cleave it, then turn the boss away from the group.

DPS

Keep a stun or interrupt ready for Life Drain. Melee step out after a Frost Nova breaks.

Healer

Stand outside Frost Nova range. A frozen healer cannot answer a drain on the tank.

• Scepter of the AbandonedMace · Main hand
• Grip of FearMail · Hands
• Rotmender's LeggingsCloth · Legs

5Bjork

A heavy hitter who patrols the centre of the ruins. Mostly a tank-and-spank, with one short shield to wait out.

• Anti-Magic ShieldA shield that lasts about 3 seconds. Casters hold their big spells until it drops.
• Heavy hitsHigh single-target damage and a push on the tank. Same answer as The Baron: back to a wall.

Tank

Wait until his patrol takes him away from the ghoul packs nearby, then pull him alone.

DPS

Casters stop for the shield, physical damage keeps going.

Healer

All the damage is on the tank. Keep him topped and the fight is safe.

• Corpse ChopperAxe · Two-hand
• Bonerust LeggingsMail · Legs
• Tuskwrap BeltCloth · Waist

6Rath'mael

The final boss, a fire-casting caster in the southwest of the ruins. Keep out of the fire and keep him locked down.

• FlamestrikeHe keeps casting fire circles on the ground. Step out as soon as one appears under you.
• Pulsing AoEDamage pulses around him. Only the tank needs to stand close.
• Stuns workRath'mael can be stunned and interrupted. Rotate stuns and kicks so his casts never finish.

Tank

Pull him away from the ghoul pack to the left of his arena; Edward Heartweaver's body lies next to it.

DPS

Agree on an interrupt order before the pull. Move out of Flamestrike before you finish your cast.

Healer

Fire hits whoever stands in it. Heal the tank first, then anyone too slow to move.

• Mirror of Rath'maelShield
• Coldspire StaffStaff · Two-hand
• Rotmender's TreadsCloth · Feet

Quests

• Light's JusticeLevel 15Horde

  Quest giver

  Morbin Lightbane, Royal Quarter, Undercity (57.8, 89.7)

  Task

  Collect 25 Intact Limbs from the skeletons and ghouls inside.

  Rewards

  The StitcherSpare Part Bindings

• The New PlagueLevel 16Horde

  Quest giver

  Theodore Griffs, Apothecarium, Undercity (46.7, 71.9)

  Task

  Bring back the Highly Toxic Strain from Witherfang. It unlocks after the A Recipe for Death chain from Apothecary Renferrel at The Sepulcher (43, 41).

  Rewards

  PlaguefangBlight Gloves

• The Wrath of Rath'maelLevel 15Horde

  Quest giver

  Deathguard Kristof, on the road between Brill and the Undercity (65.2, 60.1)

  Task

  Kill Rath'mael. First finish both Rear Guard Patrol quests from Deathguard Linnea, who stands beside him.

  Rewards

  Forsaken GreataxeGnarled Necromancer's Staff

• A Frightened RequestLevel 15Horde

  Quest giver

  Tabetha Heartweaver, The Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest (44.6, 42.9)

  Task

  Find Edward Heartweaver. His body lies on the ground next to the ghoul pack left of Rath'mael's arena.

  Rewards

  Edward's KnifeTabitha's Cuffs

• Unending TormentLevel 16Horde

  Quest giver

  Abominable Head, dropped by The Baron; turn in to Master Apothecary Faranell, Apothecarium (49.2, 69.9)

  Task

  Reattach the head (46.0, 62.1), gather Blisterweed (54.1, 49.4), a Toxic Skullcap from Tawny Grisette in the Trade Quarter and Essence of Agony from Ezekiel Graves (75.7, 51.5), then pour the Hissing Serum from the railing (45.0, 62.9).

  Rewards

  Monstrous CleaverGrave ShroudSlain Baron's Signet

• Crest of LordaeronBoth factions

  Quest giver

  The Crest of Lordaeron inside the dungeon. Horde hands it to Oran Snakewrithe, Magic Quarter, Undercity (73.3, 32.6); Alliance to Lady Dena Kennedy, Stormwind Keep

  Task

  Find the crest. It spawns in one of five places: the tower top on the right at the entrance, behind the banshee door in the southeast, the tower next to The Abandoned, the foot of the stairs in the empty room in Bjork's area, or the gazebo wall northwest of Bjork.

  Rewards

  Small Sack of Gems

• Abominable CreaturesAlliance

  Quest giver

  Captain Truman, inside on the left of the entry

  Task

  Bring him the Head of The Baron.

• Bloodied InsigniaAlliance

  Quest giver

  Starts from an insignia that drops inside; turn in to General Marcus Jonathan, Stormwind

  Task

  Collect 10 insignias and take them to General Marcus Jonathan.

• Remember That I Love YouAlliance

  Quest giver

  A Crumpled Paper next to Edward Heartweaver's body

  Task

  Take the letter to Orphan Matron Nightingale in Cathedral Square, Stormwind, then to Avette Fellwood in Darkshire.

Items

Every item in our item database that comes from Ruins of Lordaeron, grouped by where it drops.

Screenshots

Item sets from this dungeon

• Rotmender's Raiment

Tips

• A full quest run is worth about two levels, so collect all six Horde quests before you go in.
• In ghoul packs of three or four, kill the Ragged Ghoul first.
• Never pull a Living Monstrosity together with another pack.
• Loot the Abominable Head from The Baron; it starts Unending Torment, which rewards Slain Baron's Signet.
• Casters should look for Leftover Abomination Skin from The Baron. It is a strong cloth chest for levels 15 to 25.
• Start the Viktor event with full mana. The waves leave no time to drink.

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