The Steamvault — Burning Crusade dungeon · WoW WotLK

Level: 68–70
Group size: 5 players
Location: Zangarmarsh
Continent: Outland
Difficulty: Normal · Heroic at 70
Bosses: 3
Quests: 5
Reputation: Cenarion Expedition
Availability: Open from launch
Access: No key needed to enter
Heroic access: Coilfang Reservoir – Heroic

Classic guide shown for ForeverThis guide describes the instance as it was in the expansion it comes from. Its encounters and loot carry over to Wrath of the Lich King, but keys and attunements changed: see the Attunements guide.More

Overview

The highest-level Coilfang dungeon combines naga packs, engineering platforms, and two control panels that unlock the final chamber.

How to get there

Swim into Coilfang Reservoir beneath Serpent Lake and choose the Steamvault portal in the central chamber.

Show entrance on the World Map

Alliance

Fly to Telredor, then swim down to the pumping station in the middle of Serpent Lake.

Horde

Fly to Zabra'jin, then travel east to the pumping station in the middle of Serpent Lake.

Warlord Kalithresh in his chamber at the end of the Steamvault — Warlord Kalithresh

Mekgineer Steamrigger's mechanical suit in the Steamvault — Mekgineer Steamrigger

Requirements & attunements

No Normal key. Activate the control panels after Hydromancer Thespia and Mekgineer Steamrigger to open Kalithresh's route. Heroic requires the Reservoir Key.

Coilfang Reservoir – Heroic →RequiredUnchanged in Wrath of the Lich King. Heroic keys went only with the keyring in a later expansion.

Attunement steps that lead here

The Master's Key — part of the route to Karazhan
The Tempest Key — part of the route to Tempest Keep: The Eye

All attunements and keys →

Map

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Hydromancer Thespia in the north, Mekgineer Steamrigger in the southern chamber, then east to Warlord Kalithresh.

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Bosses

Hydromancer Thespia
- Lightning Cloud
- Lung Burst
- Enveloping Winds
Move out of Lightning Cloud, remove harmful magic when possible, and control or kill her water elementals.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →
Loot · Hydromancer Thespia
- Item level 115 · Hands · Cloth · Requires level 70~20%
- Item level 112 · Waist · Leather · Requires level 68~20%
- Item level 112 · Finger · Requires level 68~20%
- Item level 112 · Chest · Leather · Requires level 68~20%
- Item level 112 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 68~20%
- Requires level 60~0.5%
- ~5%
Mekgineer Steamrigger
- Super Shrink Ray
- Saw Blade
- Electrified Net
Kill the mechanics attempting to repair him before returning damage to the boss.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →
Loot · Mekgineer Steamrigger
- Item level 112 · Head · Plate · Requires level 68~20%
- Item level 112 · Two-Hand · Staves · Requires level 68~20%
- Item level 112 · Neck · Requires level 68~20%
- Item level 112 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 68~20%
- Item level 112 · Ranged · Guns · Requires level 68~20%
- ~5%
Warlord Kalithresh
- Spell Reflection
- Impale
- Head Crack
- Warlord's Rage
Destroy the naga distiller immediately when he begins channeling from it to prevent his damage boost.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →
Loot · Warlord Kalithresh
- ~5%
- Item level 115 · Finger · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 115 · Shoulder · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 115 · Shoulder · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 115 · Shoulder · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 115 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 115 · Waist · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 115 · Chest · Plate · Requires level 70~17%
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Item level 115 · Legs · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 115 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 115 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 115 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 115 · Hands · Plate · Requires level 70~17%
~5%
Requires level 60~0.5%
~0.2%
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