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WotLK Guide: Raids and Dungeons
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Wrath of the Lich King features a plethora of instanced content for all players. There are many differences in Wrath of the Lich King compared to how things were done in The Burning Crusade.
All 5-man dungeons will have a Heroic version, but the Heroic keying/attunement has been removed and the instances will not have reputation requirements as they did before. Heroics will also have separate loot tables than their normal counterparts.
In an effort to make end-game content available to more players, raid instances will now have both 10-man and 25-man versions. Of course, the 25-man raids will yield higher quality rewards but this allows for players who normally may not have been able to participate in previous end-game content because of progression hindrances to experience the same encounters and instances as their hardcore cousins. These raids can be completed separately from each other, meaning that if you wanted you could run both the 10-man and 25-man versions of a raid in the same week.
Utgarde Keep
Dungeons:
Utgarde Keep
(70 - 72),
Utgarde Pinnacle
(80)
Located in the
Howling Fjord
, Utgarde Keep features two different 5-man wings -
Utgarde Keep
, which is catered to level 70-72 players as an entry-level expansion dungeon and
Utgarde Pinnacle
, a level 80 dungeon.
The Nexus
Dungeons:
The Nexus
(71 - 73),
The Oculus
(80) – Raid:
The Eye of Eternity
(80)
Located in the Coldarra region of the
Borean Tundra
, The Nexus features two different 5-man wings -
The Nexus
intended for 70-72 and
The Oculus
for level 80 players. In addition, the Nexus features a 10/25-man raid at the The Eye of Eternity in which you battle the blue dragon
Malygos
(similar to pre-TBC's Onyxia raid)!
Azjol-Nerub
Dungeons:
Azjol-Nerub
(72 - 74) –
Ahn'kahet
(73 - 75)
The Nerubian kingdom of
Azjol-Nerub
will feature two 5-man instances filled with the spider-like nerubians and some of the most brilliantly detailed architecture seen in World of Warcraft.
Azjol-Nerub
is intended for players level 72-74 and
Ahn'kahet
"The Old Kingdom" is intended for players level 73-75.
Dungeon:
Drak'Tharon Keep
(74 - 76)
Located in
Grizzly Hills
, Drak'tharon Keep is the next step up for Wrath of the Lich King leveling instances, featuring a 5-man wing intended for level 74-76 players. The dungeon is filled with Scourge who have driven out the Ice Trolls.
Dungeon:
The Violet Hold
(75 - 77)
Dalaran, which formerly resided as a mysterious bubble out near the
Alterac Mountains
will be relocated to Northrend, where it will exist similar to Outland's
Shattrath City
and serve as a neutral city featuring a 5-man instance intended for level 75-77 players,
The Violet Hold
.
Dungeon:
Gundrak
(76 - 78)
Gundrak is located in the Ice Troll nation of
Zul'Drak
. The fierce Ice Trolls worship animal aspects which in turn assist them in battling the Scourge, and will serve as formidable enemies for even the most seasoned player.
Ulduar
Dungeons:
Halls of Stone
(77 - 79),
Halls of Lightning
(80) – Raid: Ulduar Raid (80)
Ulduar, located in the mountainous
Storm Peaks
, features three different instances - the
Halls of Stone
, a 5-man instance intended for 77-79 players,
Halls of Lightning
, a 5-man intended for level 80 players, and a currently unnamed Ulduar Raid zone, which will serve as the next step up from the newly relocated Naxxramas.
Dungeon:
Stratholme Past
(80)
The Caverns of Time out in
Tanaris
is being revisited, as well, with the addition of the
Stratholme Past
level 80 5-man. Here you will fight alongside
Prince Arthas
against
Mal'Ganis
, purging the (now-decimated) city of
Stratholme
which has been infected by the plague (just like in the
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
mission 'The Culling').
Raid:
Naxxramas
(80)
The bad-boy of pre-TBC raiding
Naxxramas
is getting a lift in more ways than one and will reside in Northrend and serve as the entry-level raiding dungeon of the expansion - only this time, with no attunement. Encounters have been re-worked to support the new 10 and 25-man raid format, and classic Naxxramas will no longer be available in-game.
Raid:
The Obsidian Sanctum
(80)
Located inside Wyrmrest Temple in
The Dragonblight
, The Obsidian Sanctum (in addition to being one of the
coolest places ever
in lore) will feature an
Onyxia
-style raid encounter against Sartharion the Onyx Guardian, and is intended for 10/25-man raid groups.
Raid: Icecrown Citadel (80)
Icecrown Citadel will be released in a future patch of the expansion (similar to the
Black Temple
in the Burning Crusade) and will feature a 10/25-man raid eventually facing players off against the Lich King himself, Arthas Menethil.
