Gnomeregan Guide — Dungeon guide · WoW Wrath of the Lich King
- Level
- 29–38
- Group
- 5 players
- Bosses
- 6
- Difficulty
- Normal
- Location
- Dun Morogh
- Key
- None needed
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How the run goes
A long run through the irradiated gnome capital, from the front gate and its Emi Shortfuse event down through the tunnels and labs to Mekgineer Thermaplugg. The Electrocutioner 6000 drops the Workshop Key, which opens the shortcut back door for later runs.
Group: A tank, a healer and three damage dealers around level 32. Radiation and poison hurt over time, so a healer with poison and disease removal helps, and the alarm bots need someone quick to kill them.
Map and route
From the front gate past Grubbis into the irradiated tunnels for Viscous Fallout and Electrocutioner 6000, then through the Launch Bay and the Engineering Labs to Mekgineer Thermaplugg in Tinkers' Court.
! marks a quest giver inside the instance; select it for the quest.
1.The front gate
Through the gate from Dun Morogh. Blastmaster Emi Shortfuse waits near the entrance: help her seal the tunnels and fight off the waves of troggs and the boss Grubbis.
2.The tunnels and labs
Down into the lower tunnels, where Viscous Fallout oozes, then into the engineering labs for the Electrocutioner 6000. His Workshop Key opens the workshop and the back entrance.
3.The launch bay and the engineering core
On to the Crowd Pummeler 9-60 in the launch bay (the Dark Iron Ambassador is a rare spawn in the same part of the city), then down the long ramp to Mekgineer Thermaplugg's control room.
Boss by boss
The front gate
On the way: Leper gnomes and irradiated troggs. Kill alarm bots as soon as they appear.
- Level
- 28 · Elite
- Health
- 4,265
- Armor
- 1,111
The last wave of Blastmaster Emi Shortfuse's event: a trogg brute with his pet. He has no special abilities.
- Tanks
- Pick up every trogg wave and keep it off Emi; then hold Grubbis.
- Healers
- Save mana across the waves. Heal Emi if she gets hit.
- Damage dealers
- Kill the waves fast so they don't stack up, then Grubbis.
The tunnels and labs
On the way: Irradiated slimes and pillagers. Pull them back so you don't fight two groups at once.
- Level
- 28 · Elite
- Health
- 2,559
- Armor
- 1,111
A radioactive ooze. No special abilities, but the area is full of irradiated enemies.
- Tanks
- Pull him away from the other slimes so he comes alone, and hold him while the group kills him.
- Healers
- Poison and radiation damage over time: remove what you can.
- Damage dealers
- Kill him where he stands and don't drift into the other slimes around him.
- Level
- 28 · Elite
- Health
- 4,265
- Armor
- 1,111
MegavoltInflicts 5 Nature damage to enemies in a cone in front of the caster.
ShockInstantly throws a bolt of lightning at an enemy, inflicting 261 to 277 Nature damage.- Chain BoltStrikes an enemy with a lightning bolt that arcs to another nearby enemy. The spell affects up to 3 targets, causing 138 to 156 Nature damage to each.
A robot that zaps with Shock and Megavolt and throws Chain Bolt between players. Drops the Workshop Key.
- Tanks
- Hold him in the open so the group has room to spread around him.
- Healers
- Chain Bolt jumps between players standing close: spread out.
- Damage dealers
- Spread out against his chain lightning and burn him; loot the Workshop Key he drops.
The launch bay and the engineering core
On the way: Mechano-tanks and Dark Iron agents. The ramp to Thermaplugg is lined with packs: clear them on the way down.
- Level
- 28 · Elite
- Health
- 5,400
- Mana
- 1,940
- Armor
- 1,249
Crowd PummelPummels nearby enemies for normal damage plus 10 and interrupts any spell being cast 75% of the time for 5 sec.
TrampleInflicts normal damage plus 8 to nearby enemies.
Arcing SmashLashes out in a vicious arc, inflicting damage to enemies in a cone in front of the caster.
A crowd-control robot that tramples everyone near it and knocks players away with Crowd Pummel and Arcing Smash.
- Tanks
- Keep your back to a wall: his knockbacks throw you across the room otherwise, and he turns on the healer.
- Healers
- Trample and Crowd Pummel hit everyone in melee; stay out of melee range.
- Damage dealers
- Ranged stay back. Melee watch for knockbacks off the platform.
- Level
- 28 · Rare elite
- Health
- 3,660
- Mana
- 1,512
- Armor
- 1,110
Frost ArmorEncases the caster in a layer of frost that lasts 30 min. The thick ice increases armor by 12, slows melee attackers' movement to 25%, and increases the time between their attacks by 30%.
Summon Burning ServantSummons 1 Burning Servant to aid the caster in battle for 4 min.
Fire Shield IISurrounds an ally with a shield of flame that inflicts 15 Fire damage to nearby enemies every 3 sec. Lasts 1 min.
FireballInflicts Fire damage to an enemy.
A rare Dark Iron caster who casts Fireball, wears Fire Shield and summons a Burning Servant.
- Tanks
- Clear his group first, then hold him and pick up the servant.
- Healers
- Fire damage hits the group; heal through it, and keep the tank up while the fire elemental is alive.
- Damage dealers
- Kill his fire elemental servant first, then the ambassador; he's a rare and isn't always there.
- Level
- 28 · Elite
- Health
- 6,824
- Armor
- 1,111
Knock AwayInflicts normal damage plus 30 to nearby enemies and knocks them back.
The final boss. Bomb dispensers around his room spawn walking bombs; he knocks the tank away.
- Tanks
- Hold him near the middle, back to a wall for the knockback.
- Healers
- Walking bombs come out of the wall and explode on contact: heal whoever they hit and stay mobile.
- Damage dealers
- Assign one player to the buttons that shut the dispensers. Others kill bombs that reach the group, then focus Thermaplugg.
Before you go
- Kill alarm bots promptly; letting them summon help can multiply a pull.
- Bring Empty Leaden Collection Phials for the relevant radiation quest and use punch cards at their matching terminals.
- Avoid jumping to lower floors without agreeing on the route; recovery can require a long run back.
- No instance key. The Workshop Key from Electrocutioner 6000 opens the workshop entrance for later runs.