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Introduction
Hey everyone, and welcome to Method's guide to the Scarlet Monastery: Armory (or SM Arm) Dungeon in WoW: Forever. In this guide I'll be going over the mechanics of both the trash and bosses of the dungeon, the quests, and last but definitely not least, the loot.
Scarlet Monastery - Armory Location
Scarlet Monastery is located in the far northeast of Tirisfal Glades.
How To Get To Scarlet Monastery: Armory in WoW Forever
Getting to Scarlet Monastery is very easy for Horde, but can be quite challenging for Alliance.
The easiest way to get to Scarlet Monastery as Alliance is to venture north from Hillsbrad Foothills or Alterac Mountains, making sure to steer clear of the Undercity. Alternatively, you could travel west from the Western Plaguelands, but it's unlikely you will have flight paths to this zone at the level range for Scarlet Monastery.
Follow these steps and skip step 1 if you have Dalaran unlocked:
- Travel north from Southshore, Hillsbrad Foothills until you reach Dalaran.
- Skirt around the outside of Dalaran until you reach Lordamere Lake.
- Swim/make your way around Lordamere lake until you reach the border of Silverpine Forest and Tirisfal Glades, and exit the water.
- Make your way around Undercity using the road next to it.
- Travel up through Tirisfal Glades to Scarlet Monastery in the north-east.
- Enter the 2nd portal from the right inside the Monastery for Armory! This is behind a locked door, and requires The Scarlet Key from the Library wing.
The easiest way to get to Scarlet Monastery as Horde is to first make your way to the Undercity. For most players this will be via a zeppelin from Orgrimmar.
Once there, simply exit the Undercity or Zeppelin terminal and head to the Scarlet Monastery in north-east Tirisfal Glades.
Scarlet Monastery - Armory Dungeon Quests
Scarlet Monastery: Armory has 1 quest for Alliance, and 2 quests for Horde.
| Quest | Level | Location | XP |
| In The Name Of The Light | 34 | Raleigh the Devout - Hillsbrad Foothills (Starts with Down The Scarlet Path from Brother Anton - Desolace) | 15,300 |
| Quest | Level | Location | XP |
| Hearts Of Zeal | 30 | Master Apothecary Faranell - Undercity(Starts with Going, Going, Guano! from the same questgiver) | 7,850 |
| Into The Scarlet Monastery | 33 | Varimathras - Undercity | 12,250 |
Total XP from quests: 20,100 XP
Scarlet Monastery - Armory Dungeon Map
Scarlet Monastery - Armory Important Trash
Scarlet Monastery: Armory makes up for its singular boss with several types of mobs - the important ones are listed below.
Fleeing Mobs: Almost all enemies in Scarlet Monastery flee when at low HP. Stun or kill them quickly to ensure they don't pull other packs.
Scarlet Protector
- Quite tanky, and have Devotion Aura, greatly increasing the armor of themselves and other nearby enemies. Kill them ASAP to make everything else die faster too.
- Heals themselves or other low enemies with Holy Light. This is interruptible, so kick it!
Scarlet Myrmidon
- These hit very hard, and use Enrage at low health (~30%), increasing attack power and attack speed, making it a very dangerous enemy for your tank. This should be high priority, especially at low health!
Scarlet Guardsman
- Can use Disarm, removing your tank's weapon for 10 seconds. Burn this down fast to help them keep uptime.
Scarlet Conjuror
- Casts Fireball. Kick or LoS (line of sight) this to pull them into melee and prevent them pulling more enemies.
- Has a Fire Elemental pet that melees. Treat this like a normal enemy.
Scarlet Evoker
- Casts Fireball. Kick or LoS (line of sight) this to pull them into melee and prevent them pulling more enemies.
- Uses Fire Shield. Heal through this, but be aware of the extra damage!
Scarlet Monastery - Armory Bosses
Scarlet Monastery: Armory is the only dungeon in the game to contain only one boss!
Herod
Herod, the sole boss of the Armory, should be tanked at the centre of the room on the bottom level. Melee should stand as far away from the tank as possible so they can dodge his Cleave, which targets the closest player within melee range of his tank.
The main mechanic to pay attention to for Herod is Whirlwind. When Herod yells "Blades of Light!" he will begin spinning, dealing incredibly high damage to anyone in melee range of him. To avoid this mechanic, casters should stay at the top of the stairs where you enter, and melee should simply move out of range when it begins. Additionally, during this mechanic, he is immune to magic damage, so don't waste resources casting on him!
After Herod dies, many Scarlet Trainees will enter the room from the door you came in through. These are non-elite and do nothing but melee, so just let your tank grab aggro or root them and AoE them down.
Scarlet Monastery - Armory Dungeon Loot
Herod Loot
The loot table below shows all drops from Herod in Scarlet Monastery - Armory.
| Type | Item | Boss |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Head | Raging Berserker's Helm | Herod |
| Axe Two-Hand | Ravager | Herod |
| Finger | Band of Crimson Light | Herod |
| Mail Shoulder | Herod's Shoulder | Herod |
| Mail Legs | Scarlet Leggings | Herod |