Ruins of Lordaeron
From the BlizzCon preview buildInside the ruined capital, where a necromancer commands the Scourge. Horde-side. One of the two dungeons open in beta week one.
Why it is these ruins and not new ones
Forever is set after the Forsaken Kingdom campaign in Warcraft III Reforged and before Molten Core - so the Forsaken have just taken Lordaeron and dug the Undercity beneath it, and Ragnaros is still undisturbed. A levelling dungeon in that capital, reachable by a Horde group before level 20, is the clearest statement Blizzard has made about what "new storylines in the old world" is meant to mean. One warning on the name: players who came in later know Ruins of Lordaeron as a Burning Crusade arena above the Undercity. That is a different place, and its guides do not apply here. The background is on our page about [the Forsaken Kingdom campaign](/lore/forsaken-kingdom).
Where this comes from
This dungeon is open in the beta and people are running it. What follows comes from the beta client and from reports by those who were inside - not from a Blizzard announcement. Anything several sources report the same way independently is in; where they disagree, the disagreement sits under the open questions instead of a decision we are in no position to make. A build can change all of it tomorrow.
Viktor the Vile
A summoned encounter - no source claims to have killed him
Reported, not confirmed
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A summoning chain, not a boss you walk into
The described route: kill Rath'mael, take a flame buff from the brazier behind his altar, then light a second brazier near Witherfang's cloister before it runs out. He cannot be summoned while Rath'mael is alive.
Source: Beta guides, build 1.60.1.69913 - described consistently, but unverified
Open questions
- Whether the chain works as described. One guide states outright that it has neither completed the summon nor seen anyone else do it.
- The buff duration. Three minutes is the figure given, by a single source.
Loot
- Vileblood Scimitar One hand, sword Reported the same way repeatedly Item level 22, 26-50 damage, +4 Strength, +2 Agility, requires level 17
- Vilewalkers Feet Reported the same way repeatedly No values reported
- Bloodied Chestwraps Chest Reported the same way repeatedly No values reported
Where this comes from matters: which boss drops what is not in the client. The table for it (CollectableSourceEncounter) is empty and loot is handed out server-side. The assignment below therefore comes from players who ran the dungeon and reported what dropped - several sites carry the same figures, which argues against coincidence but does not prove they are independent of each other. The item itself is read from the client. Where it says the values differ, sources give different figures; take the name, not the number.
Quests
- The Wrath of Rath'mael Horde Level 15, shareable, from Deathguard Kristof southeast of Brill. Rewards a choice of weapon.
- Intact Limbs Horde Collect 25 and hand them in to Morbin Lightbane in the Undercity.
- Bloodied Insignias Alliance Ten of them, for General Marcus Jonathan.
- Blood-Stained Letter Alliance Handed in to Orphan Matron Nightingale.
- Crest of Lordaeron Alliance Goes to Lady Dena Kennedy in Stormwind.
10 quests are reported, 5 of them by name so far. No source names the rest.