Dire Maul West

Capital Gardens

12

Court of the Highborne

3

Prison of Immol'thar

45

Dire Maul was closed on the beta, which stopped at level 30. This guide follows the dungeon as it was in Classic, with the boss levels from the Forever data. Blizzard has not said whether the dungeon changes for Forever.

Getting there

The west wing, the Capital Gardens, opens from two doors close together on the western wall of the central courtyard of Dire Maul. One player in the group needs the Crescent Key, which Pusillin drops in Dire Maul East.

The pylons

Five pylons power the force field around the Prison of Immol’thar. Kill every Arcane Aberration and Mana Remnant around a pylon to shut it down.

1. The first pylon stands in the middle of the Capital Gardens, straight ahead of the entrance.
2. The second and third stand upstairs in the Court of the Highborne.
3. The fourth and fifth stand on either side of the door into the Prison of Immol’thar.

The route

The numbers match the map above.

1. The courtyard. Tendris Warpwood (1) walks the gardens. Kill the patrolling Ancients first: he calls them all when the fight starts.
2. The archer. Illyanna Ravenoak (2) fights with her bear Ferra.
3. The Court of the Highborne. Magister Kalendris (3) floats at the bottom of the ramps. The rare Tsu’zee sometimes stands near him.
4. The prison. Immol’thar (4) waits in his prison once the five pylons are down.
5. The Athenaeum. Prince Tortheldrin (5) waits in the library, through a small tunnel from the prison.

The Athenaeum connects Dire Maul West with Dire Maul North. If you walk in from the North side without shutting down the pylons, Prince Tortheldrin is not there.

The bosses

Tendris Warpwood

Trample knocks down everyone in melee range, and Entangle cannot be dispelled. The tank keeps him away from the healer and the ranged players.

Illyanna Ravenoak

Stand in melee range: that stops her ranged attacks. Hibernate Ferra if the group has a Druid, kill Illyanna first and then the bear. Everyone takes some damage from Immolation Trap and Volley.

Magister Kalendris

A ghostly Shadow Priest. Pull him away from the group and interrupt Mind Blast and Mind Flay. Dispel Shadow Word: Pain. Dominate Mind takes over one player: crowd control that player, and heal them up after.

Tsu’zee

A rare that does not always spawn. Keep her in front of the tank because of Backstab. After Gouge she switches target, so the tank taunts her back. Dispel Blind.

Immol’thar

He calls Eyes of Immol’thar around the room; give one damage dealer the job of killing them. He teleports players to the middle of the room and drops their threat; if that hits the tank, everyone stops until the tank has him again. Infected Bite hits the tank hard, and he enrages at 50% health.

Prince Tortheldrin

Put him in a corner. Arcane Blast knocks back and resets threat, so the tank takes him back before damage starts again. Whirlwind hits everyone in melee, and Counterspell can hit the healer.

What is not known yet

• The rewards of the four quests in the Forever data.
• The loot: none of the 33 Classic items is in the Forever data yet.
• Changes for Forever: the dungeon was closed on the beta. In Classic, Lord Hel’nurath was summoned in the prison for the last step of the Warlock epic mount; whether that quest exists in Forever is not known.