City of Dalaran guide: key, hidden boss, 8 bosses and loot NEW

City of Dalaran guide

Beta data: things may change at launch.

A new five-player Forever dungeon for levels 28–33 in Dalaran, Alterac Mountains; the entrance is the sewer north-west of the city. First the sewers (the Grave Knight and the hidden boss Lyn), then five bosses in the city, then a portal to the Violet Citadel for the Shade of the Archmage. In beta footage the Grave Knight and the Arcane Anomaly come first; the next four city bosses can be done in any order. Many city monsters are immune to Arcane; constructs and elementals take no bleed or poison.

Hidden boss: Lyn the Ignored

Black TomeTome of Dalaran

1. In Shadowfang Keep, after Archmage Arugal dies, loot the Black Tome on the table in his room.
2. Use it at the Leyline Focus, a blue crystal in a back room at Ambermill in Silverpine Forest: it becomes the Tome of Dalaran (soulbound, unique).
3. In the sewers past Atrexis, clear the north-east room with market stalls and a small pink summoning circle (not Atrexis's large one).
4. The player carrying the tome clicks the circle and Lyn comes out of the large round grated door.

Some guides call it the Book of Dalaran; the client name is Tome of Dalaran (item 275989). ⚠ On 10-18 the CN beta server didn't know Lyn's three drops, so whether she and her loot are live there is unconfirmed.

The 8 bosses, one by one

1

Atrexis the Grave Knight

Sewers, ritual circle

• He stands at a ritual circle in the sewers with Kirin Tor Necromancers around him: clear them first.

Unholy Frenzytankmagic

Attack speed +75% for 20 sec. Magic: Purge or Dispel Magic removes it.

Thrashtank

Now and then two extra swings: heavy hits on the tank.

Raise Deaddamage

Skeletons keep rising around the circle. They're weak: kill them as they come.

Disarmtank

The tank loses the weapon for about 6 sec (beta observation).

Drops: Graveweave Bindings 35.3%Bonebinder's Signet 36.0%Gravespike Repeater 28.8%

2

Lyn the Ignored

HiddenSewers, north-east room (summoned)

Shadow Bolt Volleydamagehealer

Shadow bolts at everyone within 30 yards: group-wide damage.

Curse of Thorns1.5s castcurse

1.5-sec cast, 3-min curse that hurts the victim when they attack. Decurse it.

Skeletonsdamage

Skeletons rise beside her. Kill them.

Drops: Cartilage Shapers 38.9%Tendonscraper Dagger 18.5%Bonepile Gaze 42.6%

3

Arcane Anomaly

The city, Krasus' Landing

• Its melee is physical, so shields block it (beta footage).

Focal Blast3s castdeadlyimportant

After a 3-sec cast, a beam in front of it for 6 sec, four hits a second. Get out of its path as soon as the cast starts.

Arcane Bolt1.5s casttank

1.5-sec Arcane Bolt on the tank between beams.

Drops: Runemender's Seal 29.7%Ephemeral Grips 39.4%Mana-Warped Chain Shirt 30.9%

4

Arcanic Enigma

The city

• Two Mana Phantoms come with it: kill them first so they don't burn mana (beta footage).
• The Alliance quest Power Overwhelming (High Sorcerer Andromath, Stormwind) asks for its kill.

Manamorph1.5s castmagicimportant

Turns a player into a critter for 8 sec. Magic: dispel it.

Silencehealer

Silence for 10 sec. Healers, keep your distance.

Arcane Manalingsdamage

Keeps calling small Arcane Manalings: use area damage.

Drops: Drape of Shifting Energy 31.4%Violet Sorcerer's Robes 38.7%Wand of Mana Concentration 29.9%

5

Unstable Sentinel

The city, Magus Commerce Exchange

• Tank it facing away from the group; it hits the tank hard (beta footage).

Malfunction2s castdeadly

2-sec cast, then for 6 sec arcane damage to everyone within 25 yards every 2 sec. Ranged stay beyond 25 yards; melee step out during the cast.

Angry Tomesdamage

Angry Tomes come at you on the way: kill them before the pull.

Drops: Guardian's Dualblade 34.9%Refractory Scaleguards 31.9%Unstable Crystalline Shoulderpads 33.1%Blueprint: Spinning Wheel 8.4%

6

Mana Devourer

The city, Violet Hold entrance

• A race against your mana bar: bring water.

Debilitate2s casthealer

2-sec cast: drains up to 200 mana from everyone within 45 yards.

Drain Vitalitytankmagic

Magic debuff on the tank: arcane damage every 2 sec for 10 sec. Dispel it.

His roomimportant

Everything still alive in his room joins the fight (in beta footage, at half health): clear the room first.

Drops: Spine of the Devourer 33.3%Manascale Treads 30.7%Slitherwrap Girdle 35.9%

7

Fel Ancient

City centre, behind a magic barrier

• He waits behind a magic barrier in the city centre with Suffused Treants in front: kill the treants, then talk to Magus Fansy Goodbringer just south of the barrier to bring it down.
• The treants can bleed but take no Nature damage.
• The Alliance quest A Green Sample's blossom is in the corners of this plaza.

Fel Timberspoisonimportant

Vines run to a player, hit everyone within 5 yards, and leave poison fumes for 10 sec. Move out.

Trampletankdamage

Tramples players next to him: melee, don't bunch up.

Entanglemagic

Roots up to two nearby players for 6 sec (client value) with damage over time. Magic: dispel it, or Blessing of Freedom.

Drops: Blightleaf Rope 33.1%Garb of Fallen Felbark 31.3%Felbough Arm 35.5%

8

Shade of the Archmage

Violet Citadel (portal)

• Talk to Archmage Modera at the foot of the Violet Citadel: she opens the Portal to the Violet Chamber for the group.
• Both factions' Heart of Disruption need the Arcane Mote from him.
• Beta footage shows a 20-yard arcane burst when the orb returns; the client tooltip doesn't mention it, unconfirmed.

Bounding Manaimportantmagic

An orb flies to a random player and back; anyone in its path takes arcane damage and is silenced for 6 sec. Don't stand between him and that player.

Mass Polymorph1.5s castimportant

When his mana runs out he polymorphs the whole group for 8 sec, then channels Evocation: burst him then.

Slowimportant

Slows everyone near him for 3 sec: attacks and casts 30% slower, movement 70% slower.

Stay in the roomdeadly

If anyone leaves the room mid-fight, he resets to full health.

Drops: Ponderous Orb 26.4%Violet Sorcerer's Mantle 35.1%Archmagister's Faceted Pendant 37.9%Blueprint: Arcane Salvager 7.5%

Camp blueprints

Blueprint: Spinning Wheel · Unstable Sentinel · ~8.4% of 166 beta kills

Blueprint: Arcane Salvager · Shade of the Archmage · ~7.5% of 174 beta kills

• Sewer trash (beta footage): fallen warriors Hamstring, fallen guards stun for 2 sec with Shield Bash, fallen mages cast Frostbolt. Packs are dense: pull them around corners.
• City trash (beta footage): most melee hits are arcane, so shields can't block them; bring water. Illusions put up a reflecting shield: pull mobs out of it. Mana Phantoms burn mana: interrupt and control them first.
• Boss locations are read from the minimap in beta footage.
• Immunities: many city monsters take no Arcane; constructs and elementals take no bleed or poison (Rake, Rip, Rend, rogue poisons, Serpent Sting). A Blizzard developer said on the 10-08 official podcast that the arcane immunity is intended.
• The Horde quest Source of Power needs 6 Cracked Sentry Cores each, not shared; a run has only 12–15 Fragmented Sentries, so a group of five needs two or three runs.

Sources: Client 1.60.1.70532 (spells, set, key and quest items) + CN beta in-game probe (official item names) + foreverchanges.pro beta observations (boss order, abilities, tactics, drop rates) + beta footage (boss locations, trash notes; leads only)