WoW Forever Scholomance Dungeon Guide - Bosses, Loot & Quests

Schlomance is a dungeon in WoW Forever. Schlomance, the School of Necromancy, is an academy for those looking to practice in the dark arts and become, you've guessed it... a necromancer! It is located in the now ruined House of Barov in the far North of The Easten Kingdoms in The Western Plaguelands. This dungeon is designed for levels 58 - 60.

Kirtonos is summoned by using the Blood of Innocents on the brazier in the alcove beside the Chamber of Summoning. He switches between humanoid and vampire forms and uses Wing Flap to knock players backwards. The fight takes place near a window, so positioning is especially important.

Tank

• Tank Kirtonos at the top of the stairs, away from the window.
• Keep him facing away from the group to avoid Wing Flap.
• Be prepared for Disarm and the armour reduction from Pierce Armor.

Healer

• Watch the tank's health when Pierce Armor reduces their armour.
• Be prepared for Shadow Bolt Volley and Swoop damage.
• Remove Curse of Tongues where possible.

DPS

• Stay out of the frontal Wing Flap attack.
• Avoid standing near the window where knockbacks could send you out of the instance.
• Be ready to control a player affected by Dominate Mind.

Jandice creates multiple illusions of herself during the encounter. The real Jandice reappears among them, and the group needs to identify her and focus damage on her rather than wasting time attacking the images. She also uses Curse of Blood, increasing physical damage taken by nearby players.

Tank

• Maintain threat on the real Jandice when she reappears.
• Use a target macro to reacquire her quickly after the illusion phase.
• Keep her positioned away from nearby enemies.

Healer

• Watch the tank's health, especially while Curse of Blood is active.
• Remove Curse of Blood where possible.
• Be prepared for additional damage when the illusions appear.

DPS

• Use a target macro to identify the real Jandice.
• Focus all damage on the real boss rather than the illusions.
• Interrupt her where possible to prevent her from summoning more illusions.

Rattlegore is a powerful bone golem found in the Great Ossuary. He hits hard with melee attacks and uses War Stomp, which damages, knocks back and stuns nearby players for five seconds. He also uses Knock Away, making positioning important.

- Tank

• Clear the surrounding room before engaging.
• Build threat before allowing DPS to attack.
• Use defensive abilities to manage his heavy melee damage.

- Healer

• Stay outside War Stomp range where possible.
• Be prepared for the tank to take significant damage.
• Watch for the tank being stunned or knocked back.

- DPS

• Allow the tank time to establish threat.
• Stay outside War Stomp range.
• Have a Priest ready to use Shackle Undead if additional enemies become a problem.

Marduk is a Scourge Death Knight found in the Viewing Room alongside Vectus and several students. The students are initially neutral, but attacking either boss without dealing with them first can cause the entire room to become hostile. Marduk uses Cleave, Shadow Bolt Volley and Shadow Shield.

Tank

• Make sure the students are dealt with before engaging Marduk.
• Maintain threat and keep Marduk away from the rest of the group.
• Be prepared for his Cleave and Shadow Bolt Volley.

Healer

• Watch for group damage from Shadow Bolt Volley.
• Keep the tank healthy during Cleave.
• Be prepared for additional damage if the students are accidentally pulled.

DPS

• Complete Dawn's Gambit beforehand if available, as it makes the students easier to kill.
• Use AoE damage to clear the transformed skeleton students.
• Watch for Shadow Shield and avoid wasting damage into it.

Vectus is found in the Viewing Room with Marduk Blackpool. He uses Flamestrike to damage players in a targeted area and Blast Wave to damage and slow nearby players. He also has a fire aura that damages players standing close to him.

Tank

• Clear the students before engaging.
• Keep Vectus controlled and avoid unnecessary movement through the group.
• Be prepared for Blast Wave damage.

Healer

• Watch for players caught in Flamestrike.
• Heal group members affected by Blast Wave.
• Be prepared for additional damage if players remain close to Vectus.

DPS

• Deal with the students before attacking Vectus.
• Move out of Flamestrike as soon as it appears.
• Ranged DPS should stay at distance to avoid his fire aura and Blast Wave.

Ras Frostwhisperer is a powerful Lich found in the Laboratory. He uses Frostbolt Volley, Chill Nova and Freeze to deal Frost damage and control players. He also uses Fear and Knock Away, making it important for the healer to keep the tank alive through periods of interrupted positioning.

Tank

• Maintain threat throughout the fight.
• Be prepared for Knock Away and Chill Nova to interrupt your positioning.
• Use defensive abilities when affected by Freeze or when taking heavy Frost damage.

Healer

• Keep the tank healthy through Frostbolt Volley and other Frost attacks.
• Be prepared for the tank to be stunned by Freeze.
• Watch for players affected by Fear and Chill Nova.

DPS

• Interrupt Frostbolt Volley where possible.
• Be prepared for Fear and Chill Nova to disrupt your attacks.
• Continue damaging Ras while avoiding unnecessary time in melee range if Frost Armor is active.

Doctor Theolen Krastinov is known as the Butcher and is primarily a melee encounter. He uses Rend to apply a bleeding effect, Backhand to stun his target and Enrage towards the end of the fight, increasing his attack speed and physical damage.

Tank

• Maintain threat and keep Krastinov facing away from the group.
• Use defensive abilities when he enrages.
• Be prepared for Backhand to stun you.

Healer

• Keep the tank healthy through Rend and his melee attacks.
• Watch for the increased damage during Enrage.
• Be prepared to heal another player if Krastinov charges away from the tank.

DPS

• Watch your threat, as Krastinov can charge players regardless of his threat list.
• Maintain damage while avoiding unnecessary pulls.
• Use defensive abilities if he targets you.

Lorekeeper Polkelt uses Corrosive Acid to reduce the armour of nearby players and Volatile Infection to infect a target. Infected players deal Nature damage to nearby allies periodically, so the affected player needs to move away from the group.

Tank

• Maintain threat and keep Polkelt positioned away from the group.
• Be prepared for reduced armour from Corrosive Acid.
• Use defensive abilities if your armour is significantly reduced.

Healer

• Watch for Volatile Infection and heal players affected by it.
• Keep the infected player away from the rest of the group.
• Be prepared for additional damage from Noxious Catalyst.

DPS

• Spread out if a player is affected by Volatile Infection.
• Avoid standing close to the infected player.
• Maintain damage while watching for the Nature damage effects.

Instructor Malicia is a High Elf priestess who relies on healing spells to keep herself and nearby allies alive. She uses Heal, Renew and Flash Heal, alongside Slow and Call of the Grave. Draining her mana is an effective way to reduce her ability to heal.

Tank

• Maintain threat throughout the encounter.
• Keep Malicia positioned away from other enemies.
• Be prepared for Slow to reduce your attack and movement speed.
• Interrupt Heal and Flash Heal whenever possible.

Healer

• Watch the tank's health while Malicia casts her spells.
• Be prepared for Call of the Grave damage.
• Keep the group healthy if the encounter takes longer than expected.

DPS

• Use mana-draining abilities where available.
• Interrupt Heal and Flash Heal whenever possible.
• Focus damage on Malicia rather than spreading damage across other targets.

The Ravenian is a powerful Undead boss who uses Cleave, Sundering Cleave, Knock Away and Trample. Sundering Cleave stacks an armour reduction on the tank, making the encounter increasingly dangerous if the fight lasts too long. Trample damages players close to him.

Tank

• Keep the Ravenian facing away from the group.
• Watch for stacking armour reduction from Sundering Cleave.
• Be prepared for Knock Away and use threat abilities to regain control.

Healer

• Keep the tank healthy as Sundering Cleave reduces their armour.
• Watch for group damage from Trample.
• Be prepared for increased healing pressure as the armour reduction stacks.

DPS

• Stay away from the boss's frontal Cleave attacks.
• Ranged DPS should remain outside Trample range.
• Maintain damage while watching your threat.

Lord Alexei Barov is accompanied by two guardians that are linked to him, so all three enemies engage together. His Unholy Aura deals regular Shadow damage to nearby players, while Veil of Shadow reduces healing received by 75%. The guardians should be controlled or killed before focusing on Alexei.

Tank

• Pick up Alexei and keep him away from the rest of the group.
• Use Shadow protection where available.
• Be prepared for Veil of Shadow to reduce healing received.

Healer

• Remove Veil of Shadow from the tank as soon as possible.
• Keep the tank healthy while managing damage from Unholy Aura.
• Be prepared for increased healing pressure if the guardians are still alive.

DPS

• Prioritise controlling or killing the two guardians.
• Use Shackle Undead or Turn Undead where available.
• Stay away from Alexei's Unholy Aura where possible.

Lady Illucia Barov is a Shadow caster who uses Dominate Mind to control players, Fear to send a target running and Silence to prevent nearby players from casting spells. She also uses Shadow Shock and Curse of Agony, making Shadow protection and careful positioning useful.

Tank

• Maintain threat throughout the encounter.
• Be prepared for Fear and Dominate Mind to interrupt your control.
• Use Shadow protection where available.

Healer

• Stay at range to avoid Silence.
• Remove Curse of Agony where possible.
• Be prepared to heal players affected by Shadow Shock and Fear.

DPS

• Use stuns or crowd control on players affected by Dominate Mind.
• Interrupt her casts where possible.
• Be prepared for Silence and Fear to interrupt your damage.

Darkmaster Gandling is the final boss of Scholomance. He uses Shadow Portal to teleport a random player into a side room containing several enemies. The affected player must defeat or bypass these enemies to return to the group. This can separate the tank or healer from the rest of the party, so having backups is important.

Tank

• Maintain threat on Gandling throughout the fight.
• Be prepared for Shadow Portal to teleport you away.
• Arrange for an off-tank or another player to take over if you are teleported.

Healer

• Be prepared for Shadow Portal to remove you from the main encounter.
• Arrange for a backup healer before starting the fight.
• Watch for damage from Arcane Missiles and Shadow Shield.

DPS

• Be prepared to take over tanking or healing responsibilities if required.
• If teleported, clear the side room or make your way back to the group.
• Keep Gandling controlled while the affected player returns.