Stratholme Service Gate dungeon guide

Overview

The Service Gate side is Baron Rivendare's undead district. Baroness Anastari, Nerub'enkan and Maleki the Pallid each guard a ziggurat, and with all three dead the way opens to Ramstein the Gorger and the Slaughterhouse, where Baron Rivendare waits. The ziggurats can be done in any order, but Ramstein's gate stays shut until all three guardians are dead.

Forever keeps the 58-60 range and lists this side as its own dungeon. Baron Rivendare is the source of the Dungeon Set 1 leggings and of Deathcharger's Reins. Since 9 November mounting is disabled inside Stratholme, so the run is on foot. Above and Beyond ends here with his head.

Getting there

Northwestern Eastern Plaguelands. The Service Entrance is at the back of Stratholme; the Key to the City from Magistrate Barthilas opens its gate.

Key and attunement

No attunement. Magistrate Barthilas drops the Key to the City, which opens the Service Entrance gate.

Bosses

1Magistrate Barthilas

Undead magistrate who runs from the group. He drops the Key to the City, which opens the Service Entrance gate.

• Key to the City

2StonespineOptional

Rare gargoyle spawn on the undead side.

3Baroness Anastari

Banshee who guards the first ziggurat.

• PossessShe mind controls a player and leaves her body. Crowd control the possessed player until it ends instead of killing them.

4Nerub'enkan

Crypt lord guarding the second ziggurat.

5Maleki the Pallid

Frost caster guarding the third ziggurat.

6Ramstein the Gorger

Abomination at the gate to the Slaughterhouse. Target of the Horde quest Ramstein.

7Black Guard SwordsmithOptional

Optional Black Guard elite listed with the undead side.

• Plague Defiled BucklerShield

8Baron Rivendare

Final boss and source of the Dungeon Set 1 leggings. He also drops Deathcharger's Reins, a mount.

• Unholy AuraConstant shadow damage to everyone nearby. Healers keep the whole group topped up, not only the tank.
• Mortal StrikeA heavy hit that reduces healing on the tank. Save cooldowns for it.

• Deathcharger's Reins
• Magister's LeggingsCloth · Legs

Quests

• Above and BeyondBoth factions

  Task

  Kill Baron Rivendare and bring back his head. It closes The Archivist chain from the Main Gate.

• RamsteinHorde

  Task

  Kill Ramstein the Gorger.

• Dead Man's PleaBoth factions

  Task

  Rescue the captive inside Baron Rivendare's Slaughterhouse.

Items

Every item in our item database that comes from Stratholme: Service Gate, grouped by where it drops.

Maps

Item sets from this dungeon

• Dungeon Set 1 (Tier 0)

Tips

• Kill Magistrate Barthilas when you see him. He runs, and his Key to the City opens the Service Entrance for later runs.
• Against Baroness Anastari, crowd control the possessed player instead of killing them.
• Bring a healer who can handle group damage. Rivendare's Unholy Aura hits everyone.
• Take Above and Beyond, Ramstein and Dead Man's Plea before you enter.

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