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Key Takeaways
- Who it is for: Blizzard lists Hall of Thanes, the new five-player dungeon beneath Ironforge, for levels 13-18, and the wiki and Method give the same 4 bosses in the same order.
- The XP is in the quests: the wiki quest pages add up to 13,300 XP for the 5 dungeon quests (our sum), and the Dun Morogh lead-in adds 2,640 more, so the whole route is 15,940.
- Do the lead-in first: the biggest quest, Old Ironforge Incursion, only unlocks after a short chain in Dun Morogh.
- Horde is unclear: three sources give three different answers on which quests Horde players can take, so check in game and do not plan around any of them.
- Launch-day data: most figures come from beta pages. Clear time, role requirements and drop chances are not published, and this guide leaves them out.
Should You Run It? Pick by Situation
The answer depends on your faction, your level and what you want out of the run. Blizzard says the dungeon sits beneath Ironforge in Dun Morogh, easy to reach for Alliance and a long trip for Horde. Use the table to decide before you walk down.
| Situation | Pick this | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance, level 13-14 | Do the Dun Morogh chain first, then run | The boss levels are 14, 16, 16 and 16, and the wiki lists the chain quests at 13 to 16, so the whole route sits close to your level. |
| Alliance, level 15-17 | Same route, quests as the main goal | The dungeon quests are listed at level 15 and 16 and the gear needs level 13, so you lose nothing by going for both. |
| Horde, any level | Check in game, or use Ruins of Lordaeron (15-20) | Blizzard says Horde groups must cross Alliance land, and the wiki calls the dungeon ill-advised for Horde because it is a well-guarded spot near the city leader. Ruins of Lordaeron is the dungeon Blizzard names as the easy Horde option. |
| Gear hunt for a caster | Run it for Magmatus and Plunder | The two strongest spell-power items listed come from those bosses (see the loot section below). |
| Level 18 or higher | Run it for loot and group fun | The range tops out at 18. No source says how quest rewards scale past it, so treat the XP as unknown. |
Note: if you would rather skip the grind, Onlyfarms offers WoW Forever dungeon runs and powerleveling, but the route below is built for doing it yourself.
What Drops and Who Wants It
Each of the 4 bosses drops 3 items: Faldrim Anvilmar first, then Magmatus, Plunder and Durgen Dirgehammer. The wiki lists all 12 as item level 18 and Bind on Pickup, and every one needs level 13 to use. We regrouped them by the stat you care about, because that is how most players shop for a 13-18 upgrade. Drop chances are not published by any source we could verify, so we give none.
| You want | Item | Boss | What the wiki lists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spell power | Fang of Magmatus | Magmatus | +4 Intellect, up to 18 spell damage and healing |
| Spell power | Golemheart Stave | Plunder | Up to 18 spell damage and healing, +9 Fire Resistance |
| Spell power | Robes of the Disgraced Thane | Durgen | +4 Spirit, up to 8 spell damage and healing |
| Spell power | Aetherwisp Bracers | Faldrim | Up to 3 spell damage and healing |
| Spirit | Ephemeral Choker | Faldrim | +5 Spirit |
| Agility | Spiritwraith Drape | Faldrim | +3 Agility, +4 Spirit |
| Agility | Flamefist Grips | Magmatus | +5 Agility, +5 Spirit |
| Agility | Direhammer Leggings | Durgen | +4 Agility, +7 Stamina |
| Strength | Durgen’s Crescent Axe | Durgen | +4 Strength |
| Strength | Treads of the Protector Golem | Plunder | +5 Strength |
| Stamina | Kindlegem Girdle | Magmatus | +7 Stamina |
| Stamina | Golemguard Chest | Plunder | +6 Stamina |
Casters have the clearest wishlist: the stave and the Fang are the only items that list 18 spell power. The quest rewards in the ledger further down add more choices, so compare before you commit a reward pick.
The Dun Morogh Lead-In and the Dungeon Chain
The wiki shows the order as an optional opener and then four steps. Skipping the opener loses nothing we could count, but skipping the rest means the largest dungeon quest never appears. All of it starts in Dun Morogh with Earthseer Farsen at 64.8, 58.4.
- A Visitor to Dun Morogh (optional): the wiki lists it first in the chain; we left its XP out of every total.
- Farsen’s Watch: level 13 quest, needs level 9, worth 680 XP. Use Farsen’s Farsight as the quest asks.
- Nip ’Em in the Bud: kill 10 Dark Iron Spies at Ironband’s Compound for 910 XP. One spy drops the Dark Iron Map. Warcraft Tavern puts the spies around 76.7, 60.7. The wiki places Captain Beld in the basement of the same compound, but no source we checked names him as a map carrier, so farm the spies.
- Underground Map: the map starts it, hand it in to Farsen for 1,050 XP and 7 silver.
- Old Ironforge Incursion: Farsen gives you the big one, listed at level 16 for 3,200 XP. You finish it by taking Durgen Dirgehammer’s Head to King Magni Bronzebeard at 39.4, 55.8 in Ironforge.
The other 3 quests come once you are in Old Ironforge. Thom Filch hands out Important Heirlooms, which asks for 8 Dwarven Heirlooms. Afadra Dunwall gives The Restless Dead: 15 Enraged Apparitions, 10 Tormented Souls, and then put Anvilmar’s spirit to rest. Both stand in Old Ironforge on the way down, so take them while you walk. We give no coordinates for them because the wiki’s quest pages and NPC pages disagree.
Inside, the Ghostly Attendant appears after the first room and gives An Ancient Grudge, which you finish by killing Faldrim. The last quest, The Treaty of Understanding, comes from the tablet in a vault of the final room, the Reliquary of Kings. Turn it in to King Magni, like the Incursion.
XP Ledger by Pickup Point
All figures are what the wiki lists for each quest. They are listed values, not a promise of what you will gain at your level, and only the two bottom rows are our own arithmetic.
| Pick up at | Quest | XP and money | Reward pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farsen, Dun Morogh | Farsen’s Watch (+75 Ironforge, +75 Gnomeregan Exiles) | 680 XP | None listed |
| Farsen, Dun Morogh | Nip ’Em in the Bud (+100 Ironforge, +100 Gnomeregan Exiles) | 910 XP | None listed |
| Dark Iron Map drop | Underground Map (+100 Ironforge, +100 Gnomeregan Exiles) | 1,050 XP, 7 silver | None listed |
| Farsen, Dun Morogh | Old Ironforge Incursion (+100 Ironforge, +100 Gnomeregan Exiles) | 3,200 XP, 8 silver | Calibrated Blunderbuss, Ironforge Greathammer or Deepblaze |
| Thom Filch, Old Ironforge | Important Heirlooms (+100 Gadgetzan) | 2,950 XP, 7 silver | Dwarven Tome or Tomb Robber’s Gloves |
| Afadra Dunwall, Old Ironforge | The Restless Dead (+100 Ironforge) | 2,300 XP, 7 silver | Dusty Belt or Cryptwalker Bracers |
| Ghostly Attendant, inside | An Ancient Grudge (no rep) | 2,300 XP | Catacomb Cloak or Deepgrave Trousers |
| Tablet, final room | The Treaty of Understanding (+100 Ironforge, +100 Gnomeregan Exiles) | 2,550 XP, 16 silver | No item reward |
| Derived: 5 dungeon quests | 2,300 + 2,950 + 2,300 + 3,200 + 2,550 | 13,300 XP, 38 silver | – |
| Derived: whole route | 13,300 + 680 + 910 + 1,050 (optional opener not counted) | 15,940 XP | – |
Note: the lead-in rows add up to 2,640 XP (680 + 910 + 1,050). Gamer Guides says the five dungeon quests give around 6,000 XP, but its own silver total matches ours, so we treat that XP figure as an outlier. More in the disagreement section below.
Getting Down to Old Ironforge
Old Ironforge sits beneath the High Seat, the throne room of King Magni. Warcraft Tavern and Inven both put the way down to the left of the High Seat, and Warcraft Tavern gives the cobweb corridor at 43.5, 52.0. Follow it carefully: Warcraft Tavern warns that the path crosses lava and that a fall is lethal. If you start in Stormwind City, the wiki describes the Deeprun Tram as the free link to Ironforge, but no Forever source we checked mentions it, so confirm it on your realm.
Horde players have a harder road. Method describes a land route through the Undercity, Silverpine Forest, Hillsbrad Foothills, Arathi Highlands, Wetlands, Loch Modan and into Dun Morogh, and it found no Horde teleport quest. Warcraft Tavern calls Hall of Thanes the Alliance counterpart of Ragefire Chasm, the Horde dungeon the wiki places in Orgrimmar. Treat that comparison as a hint about the intended audience, not as a rule.
Forming the group works the old way. Warcraft Tavern reports (14 Sep) that the LFG tool is the Classic-style listing and does not build groups or teleport you, and several sources agree there are no summoning stones. So every member walks down on their own legs. Plan the meeting point in Ironforge, and if you would rather have help, our WoW Forever services page lists what we offer.
Run Route, Pull by Pull
The wiki and Method agree on the order Faldrim, Magmatus, Plunder, Durgen. Here is what to expect on the way, with the abilities that matter.
Packs on the way
- Dark Iron Summoner: casts Fireball and Summon Fiery Assistant. Interrupt the casts or stun it, for example with a paladin’s Hammer of Justice. Method also suggests a mage Polymorph the Summoner in the last pack before Durgen.
- Dark Iron Engineers: throw bombs and dynamite at an area, so step out of the targeted spot.
- Dark Iron Looters: Method says they carry poisoned blades. Lesser Stone Golems hit hard and move fast, per the same page.
- Bloodhound Runts: Warcraft Tavern says they apply Infected Wounds, more physical damage taken for 5 minutes, removable by a cleanse, a Simple Poultice or Stoneform.
- Seaforium kegs: Warcraft Tavern says ranged players can shoot them to hurt nearby packs.
Faldrim Anvilmar (level 14 elite)
Faldrim uses Mind Blast and Anvilmar’s Curse. The curse cuts attack and casting speed by 20% and makes the target immune to poisons and bleeds for 10 minutes. Warcraft Tavern recommends dispelling it but calls it manageable without. Method says the real danger is pulling him together with the undead dwarves around his tomb, and Inven describes him patrolling there. Killing him lets the Grudge quest finish.
Magmatus (level 16 elite)
Magmatus uses Fire Nova and Combust. The wiki lists Combust as 69 Fire damage plus Fire damage every 2 sec for 12 sec. A Dark Iron Summoner comes with him, and both Method and Warcraft Tavern say to kill it first.
Plunder (level 16 elite)
Method lists Knock Away as his only ability, and Warcraft Tavern also names a single knockback attack. The wiki also lists Charge (a 2 sec stun) and Crush Armor (up to 5 stacks for 30 sec), plus Knock Away at +30 damage with a knockback. Fight him with your back to a wall or in a corner, away from other packs.
Durgen Dirgehammer (level 16 elite)
Durgen waits in the Reliquary of Kings with 2 Lesser Stone Golems. Clear the Looters and the room first. His Fear lasts 8 seconds (the wiki calls it Intimidating Shout), and Warcraft Tavern suggests a Shaman’s Tremor Totem against it. Rend ticks every 3 sec for 15 sec, and Method puts each tick at 44 damage. He also uses Heroic Strike, and Inven says he charges the healer. He drops his head for the Incursion. Empty the vaults before you leave, since the Treaty tablet is in one of them.
Where Sources Disagree
We compared Blizzard’s news post, warcraft.wiki.gg, Method, Warcraft Tavern and Gamer Guides. These are the places where they differ or conflict, and which one we followed.
| Topic | One source says | Another says | We used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level range | Blizzard and the wiki: 13-18 | Method (updated 15 October): 13-20 | 13-18, the official figure |
| Quest levels | The wiki: 15, 15, 15, 16, 16 | Method: all 5 at level 14 | The wiki, which Gamer Guides matches |
| Horde quests | Warcraft Tavern: none | Method: The Restless Dead and An Ancient Grudge; the wiki tags only Grudge as Neutral | No claim. Check in game |
| Total quest XP | Our sum from the wiki: 13,300 | Gamer Guides (26 October): around 6,000 | 13,300, since the silver total matches |
| Plunder abilities | Method: Knock Away only; Warcraft Tavern: one knockback attack | The wiki adds Charge and Crush Armor | Both listed in the boss notes |
| Boss spelling | Durgen Dirgehammer on the wiki NPC page, Warcraft Tavern and Inven | Method mixes Dirgen forms; the wiki loot table writes Direhammer | Durgen Dirgehammer |
Method’s page carries an update date of 15 October and the wiki pages come from beta weeks, so all of these are snapshots.
Mistakes to Avoid
- Pulling Magmatus with the Summoner alive: two guides say to kill it first, and its fiery assistant makes the fight messier.
- Pulling Durgen before the Looters are down: he already brings 2 golems, so extra Looters on top of the fear and Rend fill the room with adds.
- Falling off the lava path: Warcraft Tavern says a fall kills, so take the cobweb corridor slowly.
- Skipping the Dun Morogh lead-in: without the map chain, Old Ironforge Incursion never appears and you lose 3,200 XP.
- Hearthing out with the Grudge still open: Warcraft Tavern says you meet the Attendant again on the way out if you walk, so walking out is the simple way to hand it in.
- Leaving the vault tablet behind: the Treaty of Understanding starts from a tablet in one of the final-room vaults, so check them all before you leave.
- Assuming Horde gets the quests: the sources disagree, so verify before walking the whole road.
Launch-Day Note: Patch 1.60.1
The wiki records Hall of Thanes as added in patch 1.60.1. WoW Forever launches on 4 November 2026 at 23:00 UTC. The beta ran from 17 September, with an end-of-beta event from 22 October. Everything in this guide comes from beta-era pages, so numbers may shift after the first hotfixes. If you want a hand with the wider levelling road while you wait, our WoW Forever powerleveling page covers it. We will update the guide when live numbers settle.
Frequently Asked Questions
What level is Hall of Thanes?
Blizzard lists it for levels 13-18. Method lists 13-20, but the official range is the one we follow.
Where is the entrance?
Beneath the High Seat in Ironforge, down a corridor to the left of the throne. Warcraft Tavern gives 43.5, 52.0 and warns about the lava.
Can Horde run Hall of Thanes?
Blizzard says Horde groups must travel into Alliance territory, and the sources split on which quests they get. If you are Horde, Ruins of Lordaeron (15-20) is the easier choice.
How many bosses are there and in what order?
Four: Faldrim Anvilmar, Magmatus, Plunder and Durgen Dirgehammer.
How much XP do the quests give?
The wiki quest pages add up to 13,300 XP for the 5 dungeon quests and 15,940 including the Dun Morogh lead-in, all open to Alliance characters. It is a listed total, not a promise for your level.
Where do I find the Treaty of Understanding?
In a vault of the Reliquary of Kings, the final room. Turn it in to King Magni in Ironforge.
Do I need a healer, or can I solo it?
No source we verified states a required role, a clear time or a solo option, so we will not guess. Our WoW Forever page lists what we can help with.
