Dungeons
Dungeons and raids
Nine new dungeons, the Classic ones that are open at the level-30 beta cap, and the two raids that unlock on December 9. Level ranges come from Blizzard; boss lists are mostly not public yet.
Blizzard Confirmed CGN checked October 9, 2026
- New dungeons9Hall of Thanes to Shaper's Terrace, levels 13 to 60
- Open in the beta143 new, 11 Classic, at the level-30 cap
- Dungeon quest XP-50%Bonus experience cut in the October 1 build
- First raidsDec 9Barrow Deeps (10) and Hyjal Summit (20)
All dungeons in one table
New dungeons are in level order. Classic dungeons show a level only where Blizzard gave one for Forever (Razorfen Downs and Uldaman); Blizzard has not published Forever ranges for the rest.
| Dungeon | Levels | Where | In the beta? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall of ThanesNew | 13 to 18 | Beneath Ironforge | Open since week 1 (September 17) | Community write-ups of the BlizzCon material mention Dark Iron intruders and undead. Blizzard has not published boss or loot lists. |
| Ruins of LordaeronNew | 15 to 20 | The ruined capital of Lordaeron (Tirisfal Glades)Location: community report | Open since week 1 (September 17) | The Forsaken try to reclaim their old capital from Scourge remnants. Blizzard's recap frames it as helping the Forsaken. |
| Excavation Site: WetlandsNew | 26 to 31In the October 1 beta notes. Sept 15 table: 24 to 29 | Wetlands, above Whelgar's Excavation | Added October 1 | Blizzard calls it a mysterious excavation site above Whelgar's Excavation. Added to the beta with the level cap raise. |
| City of DalaranNew | 28 to 33 | Alterac MountainsLocation: community report | Open for testing since October 8 | Strange magical trouble in the city. The October 1 notes mention faction spawns just outside the city entrance; Blizzard opened it for beta testing on October 8. |
| The Drowned CityNew | 35 to 40 | Stranglethorn Vale coastLocation: community report | Not open in the beta as of the October 8 notes | Naga and pirates around a sunken settlement. |
| Krol'dok StrongholdNew | 40 to 45 | RivergladesLocation: community report | Not open in the beta as of the October 8 notes | An ogre stronghold; developers hinted at Twilight's Hammer influence (community report). |
| Alcaz PrisonNew | 48 to 53 | Alcaz Island, off Dustwallow MarshLocation: community report | Not open in the beta as of the October 8 notes | Listed by Blizzard as Alcaz Prison. A community write-up places naga inside the prison. |
| Blackmaw HoldNew | 55 to 60 | Azshara (far north)Location: community report | Not open in the beta as of the October 8 notes | Blizzard's summary mentions unsettling corruption in its depths. |
| Shaper's TerraceNew | 58 to 60 | Un'Goro CraterLocation: community report | Not open in the beta as of the October 8 notes | Blizzard's recap mentions titan mysteries in Un'Goro. |
| Ragefire ChasmClassic | Not published for Forever | Orgrimmar | Open | |
| Wailing CavernsClassic | Not published for Forever | The Barrens | Open | |
| The DeadminesClassic | Not published for Forever | Westfall | Open | |
| Shadowfang KeepClassic | Not published for Forever | Silverpine Forest | Open | |
| The StockadeClassic | Not published for Forever | Stormwind City | Open | |
| Blackfathom DeepsClassic | Not published for Forever | Ashenvale | Open | |
| GnomereganClassic | Not published for Forever | Dun Morogh | Open | |
| Razorfen KraulClassic | Not published for Forever | The Barrens | Open | |
| Scarlet MonasteryClassic | Not published for Forever | Tirisfal Glades | Open | |
| Razorfen DownsClassic | Level 25 and up | The Barrens | Open | Level gate from Blizzard's October 1 notes. |
| UldamanClassic | Level 30 and up | Badlands | Open | Level gate from Blizzard's October 1 notes. |
Reading the "In the beta?" column. It follows Blizzard's build notes: the October 1 notes list every dungeon open at the level-30 cap, and the October 8 build added City of Dalaran. A dungeon marked "Not open" may open in a later beta build or only at launch.
Blizzard Confirmed Blizzard, Sep 15, 2026 ↗ · Blizzard, Sep 12, 2026 ↗ · Blizzard, Sep 17, 2026 ↗
Beta Build Blizzard, Oct 1, 2026 ↗ · Blizzard, Oct 8, 2026 ↗
Community Observation Warcraft Tavern ↗ (locations marked as community reports)
Level ranges Blizzard has published
Blizzard published the nine level ranges in a forum post on September 15, when it corrected Krol'dok Stronghold's range. This is the whole table:
| Dungeon | Blizzard's range | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Hall of Thanes | 13 to 18 | |
| Ruins of Lordaeron | 15 to 20 | |
| Excavation Site: Wetlands | 24 to 29 | Blizzard's October 1 build notes list it as 26 to 31. That is newer and tied to the beta build, so CGN treats 26 to 31 as the current in-beta range and shows the September 15 table value for the record. |
| City of Dalaran | 28 to 33 | |
| The Drowned City | 35 to 40 | |
| Krol'dok Stronghold | 40 to 45 | Blizzard corrected an earlier listing on September 15: it is 40 to 45, not the wider range some BlizzCon coverage printed. |
| Alcaz Prison | 48 to 53 | |
| Blackmaw Hold | 55 to 60 | |
| Shaper's Terrace | 58 to 60 |
Community tables differ in places. Warcraft Tavern's dungeon guide prints Hall of Thanes as 13 to 20, Ruins of Lordaeron as 15 to 22 and Excavation Site as 26 to 33. Those do not match Blizzard's table or the beta notes, so this page uses Blizzard's numbers.
Blizzard Confirmed Blizzard, Sep 15, 2026 ↗
Community Observation Warcraft Tavern ↗
Experience, loot and the group finder
Experience
- October 8 build: kills inside dungeons give about 20% more experience, and a bug that cut your XP when a higher-level player was in the group is fixed: only your own level counts, as in Classic Era. Blizzard's Aggrend says dungeon leveling should now come close to, but not beat, the best questing pace.
- October 1 build: dungeon quests give 50% less extra experience than before. Blizzard made the cut after tester feedback on leveling speed and has said it is still talking about it.
- Dungeon quests exist for most dungeons, and the quest text for the new ones is part of the content Blizzard has not detailed.
Beta Build Blizzard, Oct 1, 2026 ↗ · Blizzard, Oct 8, 2026 ↗
Blizzard Confirmed Blizzard, Oct 8, 2026 ↗
Loot
- Blizzard re-examined every dungeon drop and added hundreds of new ones. Unique dungeon boss items are now blue quality, and set bonuses were improved.
- When a bind-on-pickup Uncommon or Rare drops in a dungeon, every eligible looter gets its transmog appearance, so nobody needs to roll just to collect it.
- Advanced camp-object Blueprint recipes drop from specific dungeon bosses. See the table below.
Blizzard Confirmed Blizzard, Sep 13, 2026 ↗
The group finder
You still travel to the dungeon yourself, but the Looking for Group tool lets you list a group and browse others. When creating a listing, community testers report a required Playstyle choice: Learning, Relaxed, Competitive or Carry Offered.
Beta UI. The Playstyle selector was seen in the beta by community testers. Blizzard has not confirmed it as a launch feature, so treat it as something that may change.
Community Observation Warcraft Tavern ↗ (screenshots of the beta group finder)
Camp blueprint drops
Blizzard says the advanced camp objects come from Blueprint recipes that drop from specific dungeon bosses. Blizzard has not published the list, so the rows below are community reports from the beta. The tier 3 (skill 300) blueprints have no known source yet.
| Blueprint | Boss | Dungeon |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint: Fermenter (Alchemy) and Blueprint: Arcane Salvager (Enchanting) | Rath'mael | Ruins of Lordaeron |
| Blueprint: Greenhouse (Herbalism) | Shadetooth | Excavation Site: Wetlands |
| Blueprint: Rock Garden (Mining) | Relic Guardian | Excavation Site: Wetlands |
| Field Guide (Skinning, tier 2) blueprint | Lady Anacondra | Wailing Caverns |
| Blueprint: Anvil (Blacksmithing) | Gilnid | The Deadmines |
| Blueprint: Repair Bot (Engineering) | Sneed | The Deadmines |
| Blueprint: Cookie's Feast (Cooking) | Cookie | The Deadmines |
| Blueprint: Tanning Rack (Leatherworking) | Razorclaw the Butcher | Shadowfang Keep |
| Blueprint: Toxin Study (First Aid) | Commander Springvale | Shadowfang Keep |
| Blueprint: Fishing Rack (Fishing) | Gelihast | Blackfathom Deeps |
Community Observation Icy Veins, Oct 6, 2026 ↗ · Warcraft Tavern ↗
Legacy dungeon challenges
Three of the 65 Legacy challenges are dungeon challenges. Each asks you to defeat the final boss of every dungeon in a level band:
- Every dungeon from level 15 to 25
- Every dungeon from level 26 to 45
- Every dungeon from level 46 to 60
Blizzard has not said which dungeons fall in which band. Using its published ranges, a dungeon's band presumably follows its level range, but CGN is not guessing at the edge cases (a dungeon that spans two bands).
Blizzard Confirmed Blizzard, Sep 23, 2026 ↗
Raids
- Barrow Deeps: a max-level 10-player raid with 8 bosses.
- Hyjal Summit: a 20-player raid at the top of Mount Hyjal with 13 bosses.
- Onyxia: "Defeat Onyxia" is a Legacy challenge, so she is in Forever. A reported BlizzCon roadmap slide lists Onyxia's Lair as a 40-player raid opening December 9. Blizzard's own articles have not said that.
- Unlock date: Blizzard says new raids unlock on December 9, about five weeks after launch.
- Rewards: new tier sets and a legendary reward Blizzard says it is "looking forward to revealing in full". Epic raid drops only grant their transmog appearance to the player they bind to.
Blizzard Confirmed Blizzard, Sep 12, 2026 ↗ · Blizzard, Sep 23, 2026 ↗ · Blizzard, Sep 13, 2026 ↗
Press Report Onyxia's 40-player December 9 listing comes from press coverage of the BlizzCon roadmap: see the roadmap page.
The PAX Aus dungeon deep dive: no written recap yet
Blizzard said associate production director Clay Stone would give an in-depth look at one of the new dungeons at PAX Aus, including design philosophy and a dungeon deep dive. The keynote was scheduled on the Warcraft and PAX Twitch channels for October 8 at 6:00 p.m. PDT (October 9, 12:00 p.m. AEDT).
As of October 9, Blizzard has not published a written recap or named the dungeon. CGN will add what Blizzard publishes about the talk, labeled as such.
Blizzard Confirmed Blizzard, Sep 28, 2026 ↗
What we don't know yet
- Boss lists, mechanics and loot for most of the nine new dungeons. Blizzard has said little beyond the level range and a one-line premise.
- Forever level ranges for the Classic dungeons Blizzard has not listed, and which Classic dungeons beyond the beta cap are in at launch.
- Which dungeons fall in each Legacy dungeon band.
- Attunements, lockouts, loot tables and tier set structure for Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit, and whether Onyxia reopens on December 9.
- The legendary reward Blizzard has teased for early raid content.
CGN will not copy Classic Era answers into these gaps.
Sources on this page
- Krol'dok Stronghold (Blizzard forum post with the nine dungeon level ranges) ↗ Blizzard, Sep 15, 2026
- World of Warcraft: Forever What's Next Panel Recap ↗ Blizzard, Sep 12, 2026
- The World of Warcraft: Forever Beta Now Live ↗ Blizzard, Sep 17, 2026
- WoW Forever Beta Development Notes (updated October 1) ↗ Blizzard, Oct 1, 2026
- WoW Forever Beta Development Notes (updated October 8) ↗ Blizzard, Oct 8, 2026
- Dungeons guide (Warcraft Tavern) ↗ Warcraft Tavern
- Aggrend on the dungeon XP fix (WoW: Forever Podcast episode 3 thread) ↗ Blizzard, Oct 8, 2026
- World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap ↗ Blizzard, Sep 13, 2026
- Warcraft Forever Camping System Guide (Icy Veins) ↗ Icy Veins, Oct 6, 2026
- Camping Objects & Buffs (Warcraft Tavern) ↗ Warcraft Tavern
- Get to Know the World of Warcraft: Forever Legacy System ↗ Blizzard, Sep 23, 2026
- Watch Holly Longdale and Clay Stone's Keynote Presentations Live from PAX Aus ↗ Blizzard, Sep 28, 2026
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