City of Dalaran WoW Forever Dungeon Guide

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Last Updated: 11th Oct, 2026

Introduction

Hey everyone, and welcome to the City of Dalaran Dungeon guide for World of Warcraft: Forever. This is a level 26-33 Dungeon. In this guide, we’ll be going over all trash, bosses, loot, and quests for this dungeon.

City of Dalaran Video Guide

City of Dalaran Location

The City of Dalaran is located in the Alterac Mountains and is an instanced version of the actual City.

The entrance to the dungeon portion is located outside the city on the northwest side. Players will need the Dalaran Sewers Key to open the gate to the dungeon (see Attunement section below).

city of dalaran dungeon entranceCity of Dalaran Dungeon Entrance WoW Forever

City of Dalaran Dungeon Quests and Attunements

There are 4 quests for both Horde and Alliance in the City of Dalaran. Horde, however, will have to do an attunement to get the Dalaran Sewer Key before entering, whereas Alliance only needs to pick up a breadcrumb quest in Southshore to get their key. Along with that, there is a secret boss, Lyn the Ignored, that can only be summoned if players have the Tome of Dalaran.

Attunements

Both Horde and Alliance have an attunement in order to get the Dalaran Sewers Key. Horde involes a chain quest, whereas Alliance is just one pickup quest.

Horde Attunement

Hordes Attunement takes place in Hillsbrad and Alterac Mountains, starting from Magus Wordeen Voidglare in Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad Foothills.

  1. Key to the City (with optional Prison Break In and Stone Tokens side quests)
  2. Dalaran Patrols (with optional Bracers of Binding side quest)
  3. Blood in the Streets
  4. Heart of Disruption

Alliance Attunement

Alliance attunement is just a pickup quest in Southshore's Town Hall in Hillsbrad Foothills.

  1. An Alarming Request
  2. Heart of Disruption

City of Dalaran Dungeon Quests

Quest Faction Level Location
Heart of Disruption Alliance 24 Archmage Modera, Silverpine Forest (right outside the dungeon entrance)
Breadcrumb quest: An Alarming Request from Emissary Jacques - Southshore, Hillsbrad Foothills
Starving Arcane Alliance 24 Archmage Modera - Silverpine Forest (right outside the dungeon entrance)
Power Overwhelming Alliance 24 High Sorcerer Andromath - The Mage Quarter, Stormwind City
A Green Sample Alliance 24 Shylamiir - The Park, Stormwind City
Source of Power Horde 24 Doctor Martin Felben - The Apothecarium, The Undercity
The Grave Knight Horde 24 Melisara - Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad Footh
Opportunistic Education Horde 24 Rexxie Copperclutch - Dalaran City Dungeon
Heart of Disruption Horde 24 Archmage Modera - Silverpine Forest (right outside the dungeon entrance)
Starts with Key to the City from Magus Wordeen Voidglare - Tarren Mill, Southsore

The Tome of Dalaran

In order to activate the secret boss, Lyn the Ignored, players must first obtain the Tome of Dalaran. Players will need to complete a full run of Shadowfang Keep or enter a cleared instance ID. Located in Arugal's room is a Black Tome, found on the table by the boss's position.

After looting the book, players must make their way to Ambermill in Silverpine Forest, enter the town hall, and use the Black Tome and the Ley Line structure. Once you do so, you will create the Tome of Dalaran.

City of Dalaran Dungeon Map

The City of Dalaran has two sections: The Dalaran Sewers and the city proper.

Dalaran Sewers WoW Forever

The above map shows Dalaran Sewers, where you will start, in the Sewers at the Cantrips and Crows Tavern side.

Dalaran City WoW Forever

After making your way through the sewers, you will progress through the actual city of Dalaran.

Sunreaver's Sanctuary: Currently on the Beta, there is no way to access Sunreaver's Sanctuary. If we find a way to enter or Blizzard updates the dungeon, this guide will be updated.

City of Dalaran Important Trash

Trash in this dungeon comes with a variety of unique abilities and mechanics. As you get out of the sewers and into the city, it should be noted that a lot of the damage, including melee attacks, is arcane damage.

For Prot Paladins and Prot Warriors, this means you will not be blocking a lot of attacks. If your party lacks interupt abilities, stock up on water, as there are also mobs who mana burn.

Fallen Mage and Fallen Warrior

  • When pulling Fallen Mages, use line-of-sight (LoS) areas to pull them in, as they'll cast Frostbolt on their primary threat target.
  • Fallen Warriors will cast Hamstring on their primary threat target.

Kirin Tor Necromancer

  • Will cast Raise Dead multiple times until killed, summoning skeleton adds.
  • Buffs themselves and skeleton adds with Unholy Frenzy, increasing attack speed by 75% for 20 seconds.

Seeking Remnant and Saturated Remnant

  • Seeking Remnants can detect stealthed players.
  • Saturated Remnants' auto-attacks deal arcane damage, meaning Warriors and Paladin tanks cannot block their melees.

Phantasm

  • Will protect themselves and any of their allies with Reflection Field, placing a large shield around the NPC and reflecting all magic spells back to the players.

Fragmented Sentry

  • Deals damage to all players in front of the Sentry with Arcing Smash.

Mana Phantom

  • Will cast Mana Burn on primary threat targets.

City of Dalaran Bosses

There are a total of 8 bosses in the City of Dalaran. One boss, Lyn the Ignored, requires the Tome of Dalaran to be summoned.

Atrexis the Grave Knight

This is the first boss players will encounter in Dalaran. He patrols by three Kirin Tor Necromancers, and we recommend taking out a couple before pulling the boss.

Atrexis will Disarm his primary threat target and continue to Raise Dead until killed. Along with that, his auto attacks can Thrash, deal instant damage with Strike, and he’ll buff himself and allies with Unholy Frenzy . He will deal intense damage to the tank, and you don’t want to get overwhelmed with adds. Take out the first few adds that spawn and then focus the boss down.

Lyn the Ignored

Lyn the Ignored is a secret boss in Dalaran. When summoned, he will continuously cast Raise Dead like Artexis and cast Shadow Bolt Volley on everyone. He’ll also cast Curse of Thorns on the tank, dealing damage to them whenever they deal damage. Decurse this if possible.

Arcane Anomaly

Arcane Anomaly is located in Krasus Landing in the City of Dalaran. This boss deals heavy physical damage and will blast the tank with Arcane Bolt, dealing around 500 arcane damage.

Arcane Anomaly will also cast Focal Blast, a channelled arcane beam that will go either clockwise or counterclockwise for 3 seconds. Survive the damage and take this boss down.

Arcanic Enigma

Arcanic Enigma is located by the southern bank of Dalaran, patrolling the garden area. He has two Mana Phantoms with him that need to be taken down ASAP. The Mana Phantoms will open with Mana Burn that needs to be interrupted and stunned. Do not let these go off.

Arcanic Enigma will cast Manamorph on random targets, a polymorph effect that can be dispelled. This effect will not work on druids in cat form. He will also cast an AoE Silence that ranged players can avoid. Throughout the fight, he’ll Summon Manalings, so make sure you balance out killing the adds versus the boss.

Unstable Sentinel

Unstable Sentinel is located in the trade area of Dalaran and has two main abilities: Arcing Smash and Malfunction.

Arcing Smash is a frontal cleave that hits all targets, so the tank should face the boss away from everyone else. Malfunction deals pulsing AoE damage to anyone within 25 yards, so ranged players can avoid it completely. You can also stun the boss before he starts the cast to prevent it.

He hits the tank relatively hard, so this can be a fun fight for healers!

Fel Ancient

The Fel Ancient boss can only be engaged if you talk to Grindle Firespark to take down the barriers around him. This boss is located in the center of Dalaran City and has two main mechanics: Entangle and Fel Timbers.

Entangle roots players for 10 seconds, dealing damage while rooted, and Fel Timbers places a green pool on the ground, dealing damage to those who are in it. Combined, these mechanics can be deadly. Move out of the pools ASAP and use Blessing of Freedom to remove the roots.

Mana Devourer

The Mana Devourer is located near the Violet Hold in Dalaran City. Before starting this encounter, clear the entire room, as anyone not killed will engage during the encounter.

Mana Devourer will cast Drain Vitality on the primary threat target, dealing Arcane damage over time, and will hit everyone with Debilitate, dealing Arcane damage to everyone and draining 200 mana from all players. Take down this boss before he drains all your team's mana!

Shade of the Archmage

Shade of the Archmage appears to be the Shade of Aran from Karazhan and is the final boss of the City of Dalaran. Players must speak to Archmage Modela near the keep of Dalaran to gain access to the portal to the Purple Parlor. Once you enter the room, the Shade will spawn.

The Shade will hit the tank with Arcane Bolt, dealing intense arcane damage. He will also cast Bounding Mana, summoning a mana sphere that propels outwards and then returns back to its original position. Move the Shade from the spot it was cast to avoid anyone getting hit by it.

After the Mana sphere returns, Shade will also cast Arcane Explosion, dealing damage to anyone within 20 yards. When the Shade reaches 0 Mana, he will cast Mass Polymorph and then regain his mana through Evocation. After the Polymorph wears off, the fight essentially just restarts.

City of Dalaran Dungeon Loot

Atrexis the Grave Knight Loot

The loot table below shows all drops from Atrexis the Grave Knight in City of Dalaran.

Type Item Boss
Cloth Wrist Atrexis the Grave Knight
Finger Atrexis the Grave Knight
Crossbow Ranged Atrexis the Grave Knight

Arcane Anomaly Loot

The loot table below shows all drops from Arcane Anomaly in City of Dalaran.

Type Item Boss
Mail Chest Arcane Anomaly
Cloth Hands Arcane Anomaly
Finger Arcane Anomaly

Arcanic Enigma Loot

The loot table below shows all drops from Arcanic Enigma in City of Dalaran.

Type Item Boss
Back Arcanic Enigma
Cloth Chest Arcanic Enigma
Wand Ranged Arcanic Enigma

Unstable Sentinel Loot

The loot table below shows all drops from Unstable Sentinel in City of Dalaran.

Type Item Boss
Axe Two-Hand Unstable Sentinel
Leather Shoulder Unstable Sentinel
Mail Legs Unstable Sentinel
Tailoring Unstable Sentinel

Mana Devourer Loot

The loot table below shows all drops from Mana Devourer in City of Dalaran.

Type Item Boss
Mail Feet Mana Devourer
Leather Waist Mana Devourer
Staff Two-Hand Mana Devourer

Fel Ancient Loot

The loot table below shows all drops from Fel Ancient in City of Dalaran.

Type Item Boss
Cloth Waist Fel Ancient
Leather Chest Fel Ancient
Polearm Two-Hand Fel Ancient

Lyn the Ignored Loot

The loot table below shows all drops from Lyn the Ignored in City of Dalaran.

Type Item Boss
Shield Shield Lyn the Ignored
Leather Hands Lyn the Ignored
Dagger Main Hand Lyn the Ignored

Shade of the Archmage Loot

The loot table below shows all drops from Shade of the Archmage in City of Dalaran.

Type Item Boss
Held In Off-hand Shade of the Archmage
Neck Shade of the Archmage
Cloth Shoulder Shade of the Archmage
Quest Item Shade of the Archmage
Enchanting Shade of the Archmage