The Hall of Thanes — Forever dungeon · WoW Forever
- Level
- 13–18
- Group size
- 5 players
- Location
- Ironforge
- Continent
- Eastern Kingdoms
- Difficulty
- Normal
- Bosses
- 4
- Quests
- 5
- Availability
- In the beta · Launches November 4, 2026
- Access
- No key needed to enter
Forever beta guideWritten from the WoW Forever beta. Bosses, loot, quests and level ranges can still change before launch on November 4, 2026.MoreLess
Legacy: The Hall of Thanes is part of the “Novice Spelunker” challenge, worth 1 Legacy Point for your account. Legacy challenges
Overview
Old Ironforge, the sealed halls beneath the city where the thanes of old lie entombed. Dark Iron dwarves have dug their way in to loot the tombs, and their digging has woken the dead: restless spirits, a fire elemental and the halls' stone guardians stand between you and the Dark Iron leader, Durgen Dirgehammer.
How to get there
The portal is in Old Ironforge, below the city. From the High Seat, take the cobwebbed passage on the left of the throne room and follow it down into the old halls.
Alliance
Start in Kharanos with Beldin Steelgrill's A Visitor to Dun Morogh. Earthseer Farsen's chain leads to Old Ironforge Incursion, the run's main quest, which King Magni Bronzebeard takes in. Afadra Dunwall and Thom Filch give two more quests in Ironforge on the way down.
Horde
The portal lies past King Magni's throne in a guarded Alliance capital, so Horde groups have to fight or sneak through Ironforge. Most of the quests are for the Alliance; An Ancient Grudge, given by a ghost inside the dungeon, is open to both factions.
On the leveling routes
- Alliance, levels 10–18: Westfall (Human start)
- Alliance, levels 11–18: Loch Modan (Dwarf and Gnome start)
Requirements & attunements
No key or attunement. Built for levels 13–18.
All attunements and keys →Bosses
Faldrim Anvilmar
Anvilmar's Curse
The thane's restless spirit, waiting in his tomb with apparitions around it. Clear those first, then tank him where he stands. Anvilmar's Curse turns the tank's skin to stone: attacks and casts slow down, though poisons and bleeds stop working on them. Remove it, and interrupt his shadow blasts.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →Loot · Faldrim Anvilmar
- Item level 18 · Wrist · Cloth · Requires level 13
- Item level 18 · Neck · Requires level 13
- Item level 18 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 13
Magmatus
Combust
A fire elemental that arrives with a Dark Iron Summoner. Kill the summoner first while the tank holds Magmatus away from the group: he pulses fire around himself, and Combust burns its target with more fire damage over the following seconds, so healers should watch whoever it lands on.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →Loot · Magmatus
- Item level 18 · Main Hand · Daggers · Requires level 13
- Item level 18 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 13
- Item level 18 · Waist · Mail · Requires level 13
Plunder
A stone golem guarding his own hallway. Clear the packs along it, pull him alone and drag him back into the tunnel you came from. Knock Away hurls players across the room, so stand where a throw can't land you in another pack.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →Loot · Plunder
- Item level 18 · Chest · Mail · Requires level 13
- Item level 18 · Feet · Mail · Requires level 13
Durgen Dirgehammer
The Dark Iron leader, with two Lesser Stone Golems at his side. Clear the Dark Iron looters along the walls first but leave the golems, which fight with him. He fears the group and makes the tank bleed: keep a fear break or Fear Ward for the tank and heal through the bleed. His head is the objective of Old Ironforge Incursion.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →Loot · Durgen Dirgehammer
- Item level 18 · Main Hand · One-Handed Axes · Requires level 13
- Item level 18 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 13
- Item level 18 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 13
Quests
Old Ironforge Incursion Level 9+ · Alliance
Starts:
- Earthseer Farsen · Dun Morogh (64.8, 58.4)Show on World Map
Requires: Underground Map
Objectives: 1 × Durgen Dirgehammer's Head
Rewards
See also: The Hall of Thanes
Important Heirlooms Level 10+ · Alliance
Starts:
- Thom Filch · Ironforge (32.4, 44.8)Show on World Map
Objectives: 8 × Dwarven Heirloom
Rewards
See also: The Hall of Thanes
The Restless Dead Level 10+ · Alliance
Starts:
- Afadra Dunwall · Ironforge (33, 48)Show on World Map
Objectives: 15 × Enraged Apparition slain · 10 × Tormented Soul slain
Rewards
See also: The Hall of Thanes
An Ancient Grudge Level 10+ · Both factions
Starts:
- Ghostly Attendant · inside the Hall of Thanes
Objectives: Faldrim Anvilmar slain
Rewards
See also: The Hall of Thanes
The Treaty of Understanding Level 9+ · Alliance
Starts:
- Treaty of Understanding (item)
See also: The Hall of Thanes
Loot & rewards
Notable boss drops. Full loot tables are longer.
- Item level 18 · Wrist · Cloth · Requires level 13
Faldrim Anvilmar
- Item level 18 · Neck · Requires level 13
Faldrim Anvilmar
- Item level 18 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 13
Faldrim Anvilmar
- Item level 18 · Main Hand · Daggers · Requires level 13
Magmatus
- Item level 18 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 13
Magmatus
- Item level 18 · Waist · Mail · Requires level 13
Magmatus
- Item level 18 · Chest · Mail · Requires level 13
Plunder
- Item level 18 · Feet · Mail · Requires level 13
Plunder
- Item level 18 · Main Hand · One-Handed Axes · Requires level 13
Durgen Dirgehammer
- Item level 18 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 13
Durgen Dirgehammer
- Item level 18 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 13
Durgen Dirgehammer
Tips & preparation
- Clear the apparitions around Faldrim's tomb before you pull him, so you fight him on his own.
- Kill the Dark Iron Summoner that comes with Magmatus first, and keep Magmatus facing away from the group.
- Pull Plunder back into a cleared corridor: Knock Away throws players a long way, and landing in another pack can wipe the group.
- Bring curse removal for Anvilmar's Curse, which slows the tank's attacks.
