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'''City of Dalaran''' — announced levels '''28–33'''.<ref name="levels">Kaivax, Blizzard, [https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/krol%E2%80%99dok-stronghold/2349672 Dungeon level clarification], 15 September 2026. Reviewed 27 September 2026.</ref> The announced adventure concerns magical disturbances in Dalaran.<ref name="preview">Blizzard, [https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24303862/world-of-warcraft-forever-whats-next-panel-recap Forever What’s Next written recap], 12 September 2026. Reviewed 27 September 2026.</ref>
'''City of Dalaran''' — announced levels '''28–33'''.<ref name="levels">Kaivax, Blizzard, [https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/krol%E2%80%99dok-stronghold/2349672 Dungeon level clarification], 15 September 2026. Reviewed 27 September 2026.</ref> The announced adventure concerns magical disturbances in Dalaran.<ref name="preview">Blizzard, [https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24303862/world-of-warcraft-forever-whats-next-panel-recap Forever What’s Next written recap], 12 September 2026. Reviewed 27 September 2026.</ref>
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== Setting and access ==
== Setting and access ==
The October 8 written Forever guide describes sewer access. It reports a Horde gate requiring a key held by at least one player, rather than a completed chain on every party member.<ref name="current-guide">[https://www.wowhead.com/forever/guide/city-of-dalaran-dungeon-overview-location-rewards Wowhead Forever dungeon guide], updated 8 October; reviewed 9 October 2026.</ref> [[Blood in the Streets]] and [[Heart of Disruption]] independently document the approach and provided key; their pages do not establish every prerequisite. No coordinates are supplied here.
[[Blood in the Streets]] directs the approach along Lordamere Lake and provides [[Grimy Key]]. The two [[Heart of Disruption]] variants provide [[Dalaran Sewer Key]]; their pages preserve the different recipients and rewards. These original quest fields establish preparation without proving every access condition.


Wowhead’s written preview says the city’s barrier has fallen and the Kirin Tor need help restoring control.<ref name="overview">Serenal, Wowhead, [https://www.wowhead.com/forever/guide/dungeons-overview-locations-details Forever dungeons overview], updated 23 September 2026. Written location summary reviewed 27 September 2026.</ref> Its older '''20–35''' prose conflicts with Blizzard’s corrected '''28–33''' level table; this page follows Blizzard.<ref name="levels" />
The guide reports that one key holder can open the Horde gate.<ref name="guide">[https://www.wowhead.com/forever/guide/city-of-dalaran-dungeon-overview-location-rewards Riyani’s written Forever dungeon guide], updated 9 October; reviewed 10 October 2026. Gameplay build unreported.</ref> Exact entrance coordinates and Alliance transport conditions have not been independently established in this review. The guide's access table mixes pickup and recipient roles; the original quest records take precedence for the fields they actually display.


== Beta client evidence ==
== Beta client evidence ==
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== Encounter preparation ==
== Encounter preparation ==
These are concise written-guide reports, not wiki-tested mechanics. Exact gameplay build is unreported.<ref name="current-guide" />
Each article separates its short written-guide preparation from independently checked Forever spell tooltips, client identity and item drop records. Capture builds remain unreported for rendered database pages.


{| class="wikitable"
* [[Atrexis the Grave Knight]]
! Guide encounter !! Preparation
* [[Arcane Anomaly]]
* [[Arcanic Enigma]]
* [[Unstable Sentinel]]
* [[Mana Devourer]]
* [[Fel Ancient]]
* [[Lyn the Ignored]]
* [[Shade of the Archmage]]
 
For common enemies, see [[Mana Phantom]], [[Angry Tome]], [[Saturated Remnant]], [[Seeking Remnant]] and [[Mana Echo]]. The last three have separate [[Starving Arcane]] kill counters.
 
== Quest preparation ==
Read the individual records before entering; the following grouped references are not one combined chain or a claim that every quest is required.
 
{| class="wikitable fw-data-table"
! Purpose !! Linked records
|-
|-
| Atrexis the Grave Knight || Let the tank establish threat before attacking summoned skeletons.
| Approach and key research || [[Prison Break In]] → [[Dalaran Patrols]] (displayed series); [[Key to the City]]; [[Blood in the Streets]]
|-
|-
| Arcane Anomaly || Avoid the rotating Focal Blast; stay clear of perimeter adds.
| Mote variants and follow-ups || [[Heart of Disruption]] (96984) → [[Shrewd Negotiations]]; [[An Alarming Request]] → [[Heart of Disruption]] (92458) → [[Friend of the Kirin Tor]]
|-
|-
| Arcanic Enigma || Prioritize Mana Phantoms, dispel Manamorph, and keep the healer outside close-range Silence.
| Boss and kill objectives || [[The Grave Knight]]; [[Power Overwhelming]]; [[Starving Arcane]]
|-
|-
| Unstable Sentinel || Move away during Malfunction’s wind-up; clear nearby Angry Tomes first.
| Collection objectives || [[Opportunistic Education]]; [[Source of Power]]; [[A Green Sample]]
|-
| Shade of the Archmage || Spread for Bounding Mana and keep ranged players clear of Arcane Explosion.
|}
|}


The guide leaves '''Fel Ancient''' and '''Lyn the Ignored''' mechanics unresolved. It does not supply a verified loot table.<ref name="current-guide" />
The articles link the documented equipment choices. Quest rewards remain distinct from boss drops below. [[Dalaran Patrols]] uses the original eight-slave counter; [[Power Overwhelming]] preserves Mana Elemental versus Arcanic Enigma labels.
 
'''Name discrepancy:''' [[Power Overwhelming]] says Mana Elemental in its prose but Arcanic Enigma in its linked objective. This does not prove that every similarly named historical encounter row is an alias.
 
== Quest preparation ==
The linked articles inspect each original Forever quest record; use them to check your actual log and reward variant.
 
* [[Blood in the Streets]] → [[Heart of Disruption]] → [[Shrewd Negotiations]]: the Magus Wordeen sequence.
* [[Heart of Disruption]] also documents the separate Image of Archmage Modera record and reward choices.
* [[The Grave Knight]]
* [[Opportunistic Education]]
* [[Starving Arcane]]
* [[Power Overwhelming]]
* [[A Green Sample]]
 
Minimum acceptance levels, faction eligibility and mandatory breadcrumbs are not inferred from the dungeon level band. These quests are not presented as one combined chain.


== Historical client encounter names ==
== Historical client encounter names ==
The client associates these names with map 2959.<ref name="DungeonEncounter">Blizzard client table, [https://wago.tools/db2/DungeonEncounter?build=1.60.1.70009 DungeonEncounter, Forever beta 1.60.1.70009], enUS. Matched by MapID. Export retrieved and reviewed 27 September 2026.</ref> They are research leads, not a tested route or a statement that every encounter is mandatory. Mechanics, optional-event conditions and drops need separate evidence.
The client associates these names with map 2959; the current-build check below preserves their historical identity.<ref name="DungeonEncounter">Blizzard client table, [https://wago.tools/db2/DungeonEncounter?build=1.60.1.70009 DungeonEncounter, Forever beta 1.60.1.70009], enUS. Matched by MapID. Export retrieved and reviewed 27 September 2026.</ref> They are research leads, not a tested route or a statement that every encounter is mandatory. Mechanics, optional-event conditions and drops need separate evidence.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Client encounter name !! Record ID
! Client encounter name !! Record ID
|-
|-
| Arcane Anomaly || 3298
| [[Arcane Anomaly]] || 3298
|-
|-
| Fel Ancient || 3299
| [[Fel Ancient]] || 3299
|-
|-
| Mana Devourer || 3300
| [[Mana Devourer]] || 3300
|-
|-
| Mana Elemental || 3301
| [[Mana Elemental]] || 3301
|-
|-
| Unstable Sentinel || 3302
| [[Unstable Sentinel]] || 3302
|-
|-
| Shade of the Archmage || 3303
| [[Shade of the Archmage]] || 3303
|-
|-
| Lyn the Ignored || 3310
| [[Lyn the Ignored]] || 3310
|-
|-
| Atrexis the Grave Knight || 3311
| [[Atrexis the Grave Knight]] || 3311
|-
|-
| Mana Wraith || 3312
| [[Mana Wraith]] || 3312
|}
|}


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The client places this dungeon under '''Experienced Spelunker''' in the [[Legacy system|Legacy]] completion criteria (row '''230769''').<ref name="CriteriaTree">Blizzard client table, [https://wago.tools/db2/CriteriaTree?build=1.60.1.70009 CriteriaTree, Forever beta 1.60.1.70009], enUS. Export retrieved and reviewed 27 September 2026.</ref> Completion rewards and availability should be checked in the active build.
The client places this dungeon under '''Experienced Spelunker''' in the [[Legacy system|Legacy]] completion criteria (row '''230769''').<ref name="CriteriaTree">Blizzard client table, [https://wago.tools/db2/CriteriaTree?build=1.60.1.70009 CriteriaTree, Forever beta 1.60.1.70009], enUS. Export retrieved and reviewed 27 September 2026.</ref> Completion rewards and availability should be checked in the active build.


== Rewards ==
== Database-listed boss drops ==
<div class="fw-query-table">
The equipment below has an individually inspected Forever tooltip and a named drop source. These are database associations, not a wiki-measured loot log. Equipping levels are kept separate from the announced dungeon level band.
{{#ask:[[Category:Items]][[Obtained in::{{FULLPAGENAME}}]]
 
|?Acquisition source=Source
{| class="wikitable fw-data-table"
|?Acquisition method=Method
! Listed source !! Equipment
|?Game version=Version
|-
|?Verification status=Review
| [[Atrexis the Grave Knight]] || [[Graveweave Bindings]] · [[Bonebinder's Signet]] · [[Gravespike Repeater]]
|format=table
|-
|class=wikitable fw-data-table
| [[Arcane Anomaly]] || [[Ephemeral Grips]] · [[Runemender's Seal]] · [[Mana-Warped Chain Shirt]]
|mainlabel=Item
|-
|limit=25
| [[Arcanic Enigma]] || [[Violet Sorcerer's Robes]] · [[Drape of Shifting Energy]] · [[Wand of Mana Concentration]]
|searchlabel=All documented rewards
|-
|default=No item sources have been documented for this dungeon yet. This is a gap in the wiki, not a claim that the dungeon has no loot.
| [[Unstable Sentinel]] || [[Guardian's Dualblade]] · [[Unstable Crystalline Shoulderpads]] · [[Refractory Scaleguards]]
}}
|-
</div>
| [[Mana Devourer]] || [[Slitherwrap Girdle]] · [[Manascale Treads]] · [[Spine of the Devourer]]
|-
| [[Fel Ancient]] || [[Felbough Arm]] · [[Garb of Fallen Felbark]] · [[Blightleaf Rope]]
|-
| [[Lyn the Ignored]] || [[Cartilage Shapers]] · [[Bonepile Gaze]] · [[Tendonscraper Dagger]]
|-
| [[Shade of the Archmage]] || [[Archmagister's Faceted Pendant]] · [[Violet Sorcerer's Mantle]] · [[Ponderous Orb]]
|}


See [[Dungeon loot]] for the evidence needed to connect an item to its source; compare level bands in [[Dungeons]].
[[Spinning Wheel blueprint]] independently lists [[Unstable Sentinel]] as its source. [[Arcane Salvager blueprint]] records its tooltip and the unresolved boss association. See [[Dungeon loot]] and [[Equipment sources]] for the broader acquisition lists.


== Client check: 9 October 2026 ==
== Client check: 10 October 2026 ==
The archived '''1.60.1.70245''' export still pairs map '''2959''' with a five-player difficulty row '''5923'''.<ref>[https://wago.tools/db2/MapDifficulty?build=1.60.1.70245 MapDifficulty], row 5923; retrieved 8 October, reviewed 9 October 2026.</ref> The historical encounter names below remain present in the newer '''DungeonEncounter''' table.<ref>[https://wago.tools/db2/DungeonEncounter?build=1.60.1.70245 DungeonEncounter], MapID 2959; reviewed 9 October 2026.</ref> These checks cover client identity and capacity only; gameplay tactics retain their separately stated source dates.
The archived '''1.60.1.70291''' export still pairs map '''2959''' with five-player difficulty rows '''5923''' and '''6340'''.<ref>[https://wago.tools/db2/MapDifficulty?build=1.60.1.70291 MapDifficulty], retrieved 9 October; rows reviewed 10 October 2026.</ref> Its nine encounter rows retain the historical names above, including Mana Elemental and Mana Wraith.<ref>[https://wago.tools/db2/DungeonEncounter?build=1.60.1.70291 DungeonEncounter], MapID 2959; reviewed 10 October 2026.</ref> The separately named map 2980 remains ''Dalaran City'', not this dungeon. Internal difficulty and ordering fields do not establish playable modes or a required route.


== Help document this dungeon ==
== Help document this dungeon ==
{{Research tasks|kind=Dungeon|needs=Entrance route and access; Required versus optional encounters; Encounter abilities and loot; Dungeon quests|source_conflict=Power Overwhelming prose says Mana Elemental; its linked objective and the written guide name Arcanic Enigma.}}
{{Research tasks|kind=Dungeon|needs=Build-tagged entrance and access tests; Required encounter route; Loot eligibility and drop observations; Quest acceptance conditions|source_conflict=Power Overwhelming prose says Mana Elemental; its linked objective and the written guide name Arcanic Enigma.}}


== Sources and scope ==
== Sources and scope ==

Latest revision as of 18:45, 9 October 2026

Source checkedVersion: Forever announced preview / historical 1.60.1.70009 / current client 1.60.1.70291SourceLast reviewed: 2026-10-10
City of Dalaran
Dungeon reference
Zone Not recorded
Range begins 28
Range ends 33
Party size 5
Loot records Archmagister's Faceted Pendant, Blightleaf Rope, Bonebinder's Signet, Bonepile Gaze, Cartilage Shapers, Drape of Shifting Energy, Ephemeral Grips, Felbough Arm, Garb of Fallen Felbark, Gravespike Repeater, Graveweave Bindings, Guardian's Dualblade, Mana-Warped Chain Shirt, Manascale Treads, Ponderous Orb, Refractory Scaleguards, Runemender's Seal, Slitherwrap Girdle, Spine of the Devourer, Spinning Wheel blueprintAll documented loot

City of Dalaran — announced levels 28–33.[1] The announced adventure concerns magical disturbances in Dalaran.[2]

Related quest and reward references

An Alarming Request records the approach step for the Modera quest sequence. Heart of Disruption, Starving Arcane, Power Overwhelming, The Grave Knight and A Green Sample link their individually checked equipment rewards. Quest variants and reward locations remain distinguished in those articles.

Before you go

Start with access notes, then match your Heart of Disruption variant and review other objectives. Dungeon checklists offers a preparation list. Historical client names below are kept separate from current written-guide advice.

Availability

Blizzard opened City of Dalaran for testing on October 8.[3] See Beta update (October 8, 2026) and Beta guide. The announced level band remains separate from a verified minimum entry requirement.

Setting and access

Blood in the Streets directs the approach along Lordamere Lake and provides Grimy Key. The two Heart of Disruption variants provide Dalaran Sewer Key; their pages preserve the different recipients and rewards. These original quest fields establish preparation without proving every access condition.

The guide reports that one key holder can open the Horde gate.[4] Exact entrance coordinates and Alliance transport conditions have not been independently established in this review. The guide's access table mixes pickup and recipient roles; the original quest records take precedence for the fields they actually display.

Beta client evidence

The dungeon is map 2959, with a five-player difficulty record (5923). A separate map named Dalaran City (2980) must not be treated as this instance.[5][6] The instance’s area records include Fel Grove (16559).[7] These records do not locate the entrance or prove that the dungeon is open on a beta realm.

Encounter preparation

Each article separates its short written-guide preparation from independently checked Forever spell tooltips, client identity and item drop records. Capture builds remain unreported for rendered database pages.

For common enemies, see Mana Phantom, Angry Tome, Saturated Remnant, Seeking Remnant and Mana Echo. The last three have separate Starving Arcane kill counters.

Quest preparation

Read the individual records before entering; the following grouped references are not one combined chain or a claim that every quest is required.

Purpose Linked records
Approach and key research Prison Break In → Dalaran Patrols (displayed series); Key to the City; Blood in the Streets
Mote variants and follow-ups Heart of Disruption (96984) → Shrewd Negotiations; An Alarming Request → Heart of Disruption (92458) → Friend of the Kirin Tor
Boss and kill objectives The Grave Knight; Power Overwhelming; Starving Arcane
Collection objectives Opportunistic Education; Source of Power; A Green Sample

The articles link the documented equipment choices. Quest rewards remain distinct from boss drops below. Dalaran Patrols uses the original eight-slave counter; Power Overwhelming preserves Mana Elemental versus Arcanic Enigma labels.

Historical client encounter names

The client associates these names with map 2959; the current-build check below preserves their historical identity.[8] They are research leads, not a tested route or a statement that every encounter is mandatory. Mechanics, optional-event conditions and drops need separate evidence.

Client encounter name Record ID
Arcane Anomaly 3298
Fel Ancient 3299
Mana Devourer 3300
Mana Elemental 3301
Unstable Sentinel 3302
Shade of the Archmage 3303
Lyn the Ignored 3310
Atrexis the Grave Knight 3311
Mana Wraith 3312

Legacy connection

The client places this dungeon under Experienced Spelunker in the Legacy completion criteria (row 230769).[9] Completion rewards and availability should be checked in the active build.

Database-listed boss drops

The equipment below has an individually inspected Forever tooltip and a named drop source. These are database associations, not a wiki-measured loot log. Equipping levels are kept separate from the announced dungeon level band.

Listed source Equipment
Atrexis the Grave Knight Graveweave Bindings · Bonebinder's Signet · Gravespike Repeater
Arcane Anomaly Ephemeral Grips · Runemender's Seal · Mana-Warped Chain Shirt
Arcanic Enigma Violet Sorcerer's Robes · Drape of Shifting Energy · Wand of Mana Concentration
Unstable Sentinel Guardian's Dualblade · Unstable Crystalline Shoulderpads · Refractory Scaleguards
Mana Devourer Slitherwrap Girdle · Manascale Treads · Spine of the Devourer
Fel Ancient Felbough Arm · Garb of Fallen Felbark · Blightleaf Rope
Lyn the Ignored Cartilage Shapers · Bonepile Gaze · Tendonscraper Dagger
Shade of the Archmage Archmagister's Faceted Pendant · Violet Sorcerer's Mantle · Ponderous Orb

Spinning Wheel blueprint independently lists Unstable Sentinel as its source. Arcane Salvager blueprint records its tooltip and the unresolved boss association. See Dungeon loot and Equipment sources for the broader acquisition lists.

Client check: 10 October 2026

The archived 1.60.1.70291 export still pairs map 2959 with five-player difficulty rows 5923 and 6340.[10] Its nine encounter rows retain the historical names above, including Mana Elemental and Mana Wraith.[11] The separately named map 2980 remains Dalaran City, not this dungeon. Internal difficulty and ordering fields do not establish playable modes or a required route.

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Evidence still needed

Build-tagged entrance and access tests; Required encounter route; Loot eligibility and drop observations; Quest acceptance conditions

Unresolved source conflict: Power Overwhelming prose says Mana Elemental; its linked objective and the written guide name Arcanic Enigma.

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Sources and scope

The level band comes from Blizzard’s announcement. Client records are from the Forever beta build stated above; a record’s presence does not demonstrate live availability. No entrance, strategy, drop rate or quest chain is inferred from another WoW edition.

  1. ↑ Kaivax, Blizzard, Dungeon level clarification, 15 September 2026. Reviewed 27 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Blizzard, Forever What’s Next written recap, 12 September 2026. Reviewed 27 September 2026.
  3. ↑ October 8 notes.
  4. ↑ Riyani’s written Forever dungeon guide, updated 9 October; reviewed 10 October 2026. Gameplay build unreported.
  5. ↑ Blizzard client table, Map, Forever beta 1.60.1.70009, enUS. Export retrieved and reviewed 27 September 2026.
  6. ↑ Blizzard client table, MapDifficulty, Forever beta 1.60.1.70009, enUS. Export retrieved and reviewed 27 September 2026.
  7. ↑ Blizzard client table, AreaTable, Forever beta 1.60.1.70009, enUS. Export retrieved and reviewed 27 September 2026.
  8. ↑ Blizzard client table, DungeonEncounter, Forever beta 1.60.1.70009, enUS. Matched by MapID. Export retrieved and reviewed 27 September 2026.
  9. ↑ Blizzard client table, CriteriaTree, Forever beta 1.60.1.70009, enUS. Export retrieved and reviewed 27 September 2026.
  10. ↑ MapDifficulty, retrieved 9 October; rows reviewed 10 October 2026.
  11. ↑ DungeonEncounter, MapID 2959; reviewed 10 October 2026.
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