Hall of Thanes Dungeon in WoW Forever

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• Hall of Thanes quests

Getting to the Hall of Thanes

Blizzard's new-dungeon roster says players will "venture into the Hall of Thanes beneath Ironforge."Confirmed, a first-party sourceBlizzard: What's Next Panel Recap, Dungeons, Raids, and Battlegrounds; checked Sept 26, 2026. The location is Old Ironforge, a sealed area in Classic that Forever opens under the High Seat.

Blizzard's BlizzCon panel set up the story: the burial halls of the dwarven kings were left alone until "someone's broken into the place.

Alliance: From the Great Forge

1. Stand at the Great Forge, facing the High Seat.
2. Walk into King Magni Bronzebeard's throne room.
3. Turn left into the cobwebbed passage at 43.5, 52.0.
4. Climb the first stairs, then take the crumbling path down.
5. Cross the bridge past Thom Filch to the portal.

Warcraft Tavern's walk puts the passage at 43.5, 52.0; Zockify starts the stairs down at 44.5, 49.4.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Warcraft Tavern: How to Find the Hall of Thanes, Hall of Thanes Location; modified Oct 5, checked Oct 7, 2026.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Zockify: The Hall of Thanes, Entrance & Map; checked Oct 7, 2026. The stairs that keep climbing lead to Afadra Dunwall and The Restless Dead.

Lava runs under the path down, and a fall kills you with no way out but a resurrection.

Share Image: WoW Forever beta loading screen for The Hall of Thanes, a golden sketch of a carved dwarven stone hall lit by a hanging lantern

Horde: The Long Walk to Ironforge

Horde groups face a long walk. Wowhead's route runs from Tarren Mill through Arathi Highlands, Wetlands and Loch Modan into Dun Morogh, and its writers found no quick travel for the opposite faction.

A Horde player on the forums reports about two hours of corpse runs past guards that kill on sight, and another names the Badlands as the closest Horde flight path.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Blizzard forums: Is there a short cut for horde to HoT?, posts 1 and 5; checked Oct 7, 2026. The panel framed that trip as part of the challenge.

After a Wipe

Expect a short run back. The nearest Spirit Healer stands just outside the city, and you collect your body when you enter the instance. Priests, Druids and Shamans learn a resurrection early; Paladins need a quest for theirs.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Wowhead's Hall of Thanes guide, Death and Wipe Recovery; checked Oct 5, 2026.

Hall of Thanes Quests

Five quests feed the run: three start outside and two inside. The table runs in pickup order. Quest levels come from Wowhead's quest records and minimum levels from Icy Veins.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Wowhead Forever: Old Ironforge Incursion and the other quest records, level and objective text; checked Oct 5, 2026.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Icy Veins: All Available Quests for Hall of Thanes, quest table; updated Sep 30, checked Oct 7, 2026.

XP shows two numbers. The first is the base XP in the beta client's quest cache.

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King Magni Bronzebeard takes both Ironforge turn-ins at the High Seat, 40.0, 55.2.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Zockify: The Hall of Thanes, The Hall of Thanes Quests; checked Oct 7, 2026. The reputation rewards are Ironforge +100 for The Restless Dead, Ironforge and Gnomeregan Exiles +100 each for Old Ironforge Incursion, and Gadgetzan +100 for Important Heirlooms.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowforevertalents: The Hall of Thanes, Quests, from the beta quest cache (builds 69913 and 70124); checked Oct 7, 2026.

The Dun Morogh Chain for Old Ironforge Incursion

Old Ironforge Incursion is the one quest with a prerequisite, and it starts in Dun Morogh:

1. Take A Visitor to Dun Morogh from Beldin Steelgrill.
2. Find Earthseer Farsen above Gol'Bolar Quarry (64.8, 58.4).
3. Nip 'Em in the Bud: kill 10 Dark Iron Spies.
4. Loot the Dark Iron Map; it starts Underground Map.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowforever.be: A Dark Iron Map opens the main Hall of Thanes quest, The chain in Dun Morogh, September 26, 2026; checked Oct 7, 2026.
5. Hand Farsen the map to unlock Old Ironforge Incursion.

Which Quests the Horde Can Take

The sources split.

Method's own quest list marks Important Heirlooms Alliance-only and The Restless Dead open to both, the reverse of its text.

Heirlooms, the Head and the Tablet

Heirlooms start appearing after the first boss. Look on the candle-lit platforms in the corridors, in burial urns and in chests.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Warcraft Tavern: Hall of Thanes Quests, Important Heirlooms; checked Oct 7, 2026.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Zockify: The Hall of Thanes, Important Heirlooms; checked Oct 7, 2026. Wowhead notes that the vaults in the Reliquary of Kings hold enough for all five players, and The Restless Dead's spirits fill the first three rooms.

The Treaty tablet "bears the personal sigils of Madoran Bronzebeard and Khardros Wildhammer," with "space for a third sigil."Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Wowhead Forever: Treaty of Understanding, item text; checked Oct 5, 2026. Icy Veins marks its quest as not shareable.

Wowhead's guide picks these as the best rewards: the Ironforge Greathammer or Deepblaze wand from Old Ironforge Incursion, the Dwarven Tome and the Catacomb Cloak.

Hall of Thanes Bosses in Order

Expect four bosses: Faldrim Anvilmar, Magmatus, Plunder and Durgen Dirgehammer, in that order.

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Jurdi, who also wrote Wowhead's Hall of Thanes guide, clears all four bosses, the quests and the trash in this run. The beta client lists four encounters for the instance in the same order. It names the second one Infurnus, while Wowhead's guide, its NPC record and the in-game nameplate say Magmatus.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedClient data: WoW Forever beta, DungeonEncounter 3493 to 3496 on map 3065; build 1.60.1.70205, checked Oct 5, 2026.

Bring a full group of five with crowd control. The trash and bosses hit hard at 13, and these tools carry the run:Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Warcraft Tavern: Hall of Thanes Dungeon, Map & Layout and Bosses; checked Oct 7, 2026.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Mobalytics: The Hall of Thanes Dungeon Guide, Magmatus mechanics; updated Oct 6, checked Oct 7, 2026.

• Polymorph or Sap for Dark Iron Engineers and Summoners
• Hammer of Justice and other stuns
• Interrupts for Summoners' summon casts
• A Shaman's Tremor Totem for Durgen's Fear
• Simple Poultice or Stoneform for the Runts' disease

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Boss abilities, tactics and details in this section come from Wowhead's guide unless another source is named; wowf.io lists all four bosses at level 16.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Wowhead's Hall of Thanes guide, Bosses section, checked Oct 5, 2026.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowf.io: The Hall of Thanes, Bosses; checked Oct 7, 2026.

Faldrim Anvilmar

Faldrim is an undead elite who patrols the center of Anvilmar's Rest, a simple fight. The risk is his patrol: clear one side of the room, wait for him to walk over, then pull so no trash joins. He does not social-aggro the ghosts around him.

Magmatus

Magmatus is a fire elemental in the natural cavern of the Dark Iron side, and he puts the pressure on the healer.

Tank: Drag Magmatus away from the group on the pull. Healer: Heal melee too, and top off each Combust target. DPS: Kill the Summoner first; ranged stay out of the pulse.

Share Image: Magmatus, a level 16 elite fire elemental, burning in a Hall of Thanes chamber while a paladin tanks it beside a Dark Iron Summoner

Plunder

Plunder is a stone golem who patrols the hallway before the final room. Wowhead and Method list one ability, Knock Away, a knockback.

Tank: Keep your back to a wall or corner. Taunt him back after each charge. Healer: Watch the charged player while the stun lasts. DPS: Stay out of melee range unless your class needs it.

Durgen Dirgehammer

Durgen Dirgehammer is the final boss, the Dark Iron leader of the incursion, in the round Reliquary of Kings. He patrols left and right of his central platform with two Lesser Stone Golems, and Dark Iron Looters line the walls. He casts an area Fear that lasts 8 seconds and puts Rend on the tank for 44 damage every 3 seconds.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Method: Hall of Thanes guide, Durgen Dirgehammer; checked Oct 7, 2026.

Kill the Dark Iron Looters around the edge of the room before the pull, or the Fear scatters players into them. Wowhead, Icy Veins, Warcraft Tavern and Mobalytics then take the two golems down one at a time; Method burns Durgen first. A golem you kill stays dead after a wipe, so each new attempt gets easier.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowforever.be: The Hall of Thanes holds four bosses and five quests, Four bosses, from Jurdi's run; checked Oct 7, 2026.

Tank: Pick up Durgen and both golems; Rend adds steady damage. Healer: Drop Tremor Totem before the pull if you play Shaman. DPS: Clear the Looters, then kill golems one at a time. Stuns and fears soften the heavy damage on the tank.

After the kill, loot the head, then open the vaults for heirlooms and the Treaty tablet before you leave the room. A switch in the back vault opens the locked doors for a short way out.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowforever.be: The Hall of Thanes holds four bosses and five quests, The trash hits hard, citing Wowhead; checked Oct 7, 2026.

Share Image: Durgen Dirgehammer, a level 16 elite Dark Iron dwarf, fighting a paladin in the Reliquary of Kings with two Lesser Stone Golems beside him

Trash to Watch, Pulls and Skips

The early rooms are easy; the Dark Iron side is where pulls get dangerous. The route is one path:Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Warcraft Tavern: Hall of Thanes Dungeon, Map & Layout; checked Oct 7, 2026.

1. Entry room with Tormented Souls and Enraged Apparitions.
2. West corridor to the Ghostly Attendant's room.
3. Anvilmar's Rest, the big tomb room, with Faldrim.
4. South-east corridor into Dark Iron territory.
5. Natural cavern with Magmatus.
6. Tunnel up to a pack of four beside two kegs.
7. Plunder's hallway.
8. Bridge north, guarded by Lesser Stone Golems.
9. Reliquary of Kings with Durgen Dirgehammer.

Wowhead's advice by mob, with Method, Warcraft Tavern and Mobalytics details where they add one:Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Wowhead's Hall of Thanes guide, Noteworthy Trash Mobs section, checked Oct 5, 2026.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Method: Hall of Thanes guide, Hall of Thanes Important Trash; checked Oct 7, 2026.

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Kegs of Seaforium Blasting Powder stand beside several Dark Iron packs. A ranged player shoots a keg and the pack takes the blast; before the pack of four after the cave, shoot both kegs at once.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowforever.be: Seaforium kegs clear Dark Iron packs, from Warcraft Tavern's route; checked Oct 7, 2026.

The last pack holds a Summoner, a Looter and a Lesser Stone Golem. Crowd control one of them with Polymorph, kill the golem, then the Looter. Method polymorphs the Summoner; Wowhead adds Hammer of Justice to make it easier.

In the run reported by sources checked October 7, Jurdi received 28 to 30 XP per kill.

Hall of Thanes Loot by Boss

Every boss drop in Wowhead's loot table is gear you can use from level 13: each is item level 18 and requires level 13, according to the item records. Stats and drop chances below are from those records; every item is new in Forever.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Wowhead's Hall of Thanes guide, Loot section, with the linked item records, checked Oct 5, 2026.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowforevertalents: The Hall of Thanes, new-in-Forever marks; checked Oct 7, 2026.

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Durgen's Crescent Axe is the drop Wowhead's walkthrough singles out, and Tim Jones said on the first developer podcast that Magmatus drops a dagger with spell power.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowforever.be: The Hall of Thanes holds four bosses and five quests, Four bosses; checked Oct 7, 2026. One beta player called the level 13 blues "insane busted drops."Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Blizzard forums: Dungeons Leave me Hollow, post 1; checked Oct 7, 2026.

Quest Rewards

Each quest offers a choice. Stats for the four items Wowhead tracks come from its item records; the rest come from Warcraft Tavern.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: Warcraft Tavern: How to Find the Hall of Thanes, Hall of Thanes Quests; checked Oct 7, 2026.

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Wands no longer gain damage from the user's spell damage since the September 24 beta notes, so Deepblaze hits for its listed numbers.Confirmed, a first-party sourceSource: Beta Development Notes, September 24, Wands; checked Oct 7, 2026.

What Changed in Forever

Hall of Thanes has no Classic version, so most of the comparison is with how Classic Era handled the same level band.

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Dungeon XP and Quest Items

On October 8, Blizzard announced an approximately 20% increase to XP from killing dungeon creatures. The XP adjustment for killing lower-level enemies uses each party member's own level instead of the highest member's level. If any member is vastly higher level than the enemy being killed, nobody in the party receives XP for that kill.

These notes do not establish XP per hour or whether repeat clears beat questing.Confirmed, a first-party sourceBlizzard: October 8 beta development notes, post 5, Changes and Updates; retained source retrieved Oct 18, 2026.

In the earlier interview, Principal Designer Kris Zierhut said dungeon monster XP came down substantially while dungeon quest XP rose sharply.Planned, first-party, in the future tenseSource: The Sun developer interview, dungeon XP passage; checked Sept 27, 2026. Wowhead's historical count described 28 to 30 XP per kill and 3,900 to 4,900 per quest before October 1; it does not establish current quest-versus-kill proportions.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowforever.be: Dungeon quests give 50% less bonus experience, citing Wowhead; checked Oct 7, 2026.

Blizzard's October 1 beta build cut the extra experience from dungeon quests, citing feedback about playtesters leveling too fast:

Blue post, Kaivax

Dungeon quests now reward 50% less extra experience beyond normal quest values.Source: WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, October 1, Quests section, checked Oct 1, 2026.

The Hall-specific numbers are in the quest table: 1,050 to 1,450 base XP per quest in the client cache, and 2,300 to 3,200 per quest in wclbox's post-cut calculation. See the WoW Forever dungeon XP guide for the broader change and its limits.

Quest item sharing changed twice. Blizzard's September 24 beta notes fixed an issue where several dungeon quests were shareable and sharing one gave the receiving player a quest item; the note names no dungeon. The October 1 notes stopped quests that start from items from being shareable, which covers the Treaty tablet and the Dark Iron Map.Confirmed, a first-party sourceSource: WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, October 1, Quests; checked Oct 7, 2026.

Fit the Run Into Your Leveling Route

Go at 15 or 16 with the quests in your log.

Before the run, work the Farsen chain while you quest in Dun Morogh, then stop at Afadra and Thom Filch on the way down.

After the run, the beta Group Finder lists Ruins of Lordaeron from 15, The Deadmines from 16 and Wailing Caverns from 17.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowforevertalents: The Hall of Thanes, Every instance; checked Oct 7, 2026. Horde characters at the same level have Ragefire Chasm under Orgrimmar. The leveling zones guide sets these brackets beside outdoor leveling ranges, and the dated dungeon XP overview covers the dated changes without ranking current repeat clears against questing.

For route planning between group runs, see RestedXP's WoW Forever leveling guide. If you would rather follow a different addon, Zygor is the other option, and our Zygor vs RestedXP page compares the two.

The Level Band and Its Week 1 Neighbor

Expect Hall of Thanes at levels 13 to 18, a bracket that overlaps Ruins of Lordaeron, its Week 1 neighbor in the beta. Blizzard's September 15 forum post gives that level bracket, and Blizzard's beta announcement lists the two dungeons together in Week 1.

The two ranges overlap from levels 15 to 18, going by Blizzard's posted endpoints. Kaivax's post gives a level band, not an entry rule that bars characters below 13 or above 18. Mobalytics prints 13 to 17 for this dungeon. Our full WoW Forever dungeons guide covers the other announced instances. The community comparison below sets the new brackets beside Classic dungeons; its Classic ranges are community estimates, not Blizzard brackets.

Share Image: Chart of WoW Forever new launch dungeons in green and original Classic dungeons in blue arranged by level range on a 15 to 60 axis, Krol'dok Stronghold at 40 to 45

Hall of Thanes was in the beta from Week 1, and the October 1 beta development notes still list it among the dungeons already available.