WoW Forever City of Dalaran Dungeon Guide

City of Dalaran takes your group through the sewers and streets of the Kirin Tor’s restored city. This guide covers preparing for your first run, collecting faction quests, handling dangerous enemies and defeating the encounters currently documented in beta.

Beta databases and walkthroughs disagree on encounter counts. This guide covers eight named encounters, including the summoned boss Lyn the Ignored. It does not treat the additional Mana Wraith database entry as a confirmed separate fight.

Alliance: Speak to Image of Archmage Modera for initial access. Inside the city, head to Cantrips & Crows in the Dalaran Sewers and follow the gated pipe to the instance portal.

Horde: Use the exterior sewer entrance near Lordamere Lake, reported around 8.8, 59.6 in Alterac Mountains. The gate requires a Dalaran Sewer Key, but only one player needs to unlock it for the group.

• Visit Magus Wordeen Voidglare in Tarren Mill. Accept Prison Break In and Key to the City.
• At Lordamere Internment Camp, defeat Ricter, Alina, Dermot and Kegan Darkmar for the required items.
• Loot the Warden’s Footlocker near Kegan Darkmar upstairs for the Grimy Key.
• Return to Tarren Mill, turn in the quests and accept Dalaran Patrols. Complete the kills listed in your current quest log.
• Return for Blood in the Streets, then deliver it to Image of Archmage Modera.
• Accept Heart of Disruption to receive the sewer key. Collecting the dungeon’s Arcane Mote comes afterwards.
  
  Important: Accepting Heart of Disruption provides the key, you do not need to clear the dungeon before receiving it. Published kill counts for Dalaran Patrols differ, so follow your in-game objective.

Pick up your faction’s quests before travelling. Heart of Disruption has prerequisites and cannot simply be shared to bypass them.

Alliance

Alliance Heart of Disruption is listed as following An Alarming Request.

Horde

The Mana Elemental objective corresponds to Arcanic Enigma in current beta guides. Check quest completion after the kill.

Exact floor positions for the book, blossom and mote are not consistently documented in the sources reviewed. Use the quest tracker and confirm collection before leaving.

Agree on an interrupt order and who handles Magic and Curse removal. Bring drinking water, healing potions and bag space. Pause before bosses so the healer starts with enough mana.

Dangerous Enemies

• Mana Phantoms: Interrupt Mana Burn and kill these non-elite casters promptly.
• Saturated Remnants: Their deaths leave mana-restoring areas; use them when safe.
• Angry Tomes: Clear nearby packs before pulling Unstable Sentinel.
• Arcane immunity: Many enemies are reported immune to Arcane. Prepare another damage school and avoid relying on Counterspell against immune targets.

The sections below follow the sewer opening, then cover the city encounters. They are not a mandatory city boss order.

Atrexis the Grave Knight

An early encounter in the Underbelly.

• Tank the boss and gather his summoned skeletons.
• Wait for the tank to establish threat before using heavy area damage.
• Healers should watch the tank during hard melee hits and disarm.
• Horde players should check The Grave Knight after the kill.

Lyn the Ignored — Optional Summoned Boss

To summon Lyn:

1. Collect the Black Tome from Archmage Arugal’s room in Shadowfang Keep.
2. Use it near the Ambermill Leyline Focus, around 63.4, 64.3 in Silverpine Forest, to create the Tome of Dalaran.
3. After Atrexis, continue to the small ritual room in the sewers and use the tome at the summoning circle.

Reported mechanics include Shadow Bolt Volley, Curse of Thorns and skeleton summons. Remove the curse promptly: attacking while cursed can damage the attacker. Gather and kill skeletons, and keep the group healthy through Shadow damage.

Arcane Anomaly

Focal Blast is the main danger. Watch the cast and move clear of the sweeping beam immediately. Stay within the platform circle to avoid the enemies around its edges. Maintain healing on the tank between blasts.

Arcanic Enigma

Kill the two starting Mana Phantoms first. Dispel Manamorph as Magic, keep the healer away from the boss’s nearby Silence and cleave down summoned Arcane Manalings.

Unstable Sentinel

Clear Angry Tomes first. When Malfunction begins casting, melee should move beyond 25 yards. Ranged players and the healer should already be outside that radius. Return after the damaging pulses finish.

Mana Devourer

Clear the surrounding enemies before engaging.

• Debilitate damages the group and drains mana.
• Drain Vitality causes ongoing damage to the tank.
• Start with full mana and use damage cooldowns to shorten the encounter.

Fel Ancient

Move out of the green ground effects from Fel Timbers. Entangle roots players and causes damage; use an appropriate root-removal ability if it traps someone in a damaging area. Healers should prioritise dangerous root-and-ground-effect overlaps.

Shade of the Archmage

The documented final encounter.

• Spread out and avoid the path between the boss and Bounding Mana’s target.
• Ranged players should stay beyond 20 yards to avoid Arcane Explosion.
• Keep steady healing on the tank through Arcane Bolt.
• When his mana empties, expect Mass Polymorph, followed by Evocation.
• Stay inside the encounter room to avoid resetting him.

These are currently listed drops, not guaranteed rewards. Beta tables may change.

Also listed: Blueprint: Spinning Wheel from Unstable Sentinel and Blueprint: Arcane Salvager from Shade of the Archmage.

Check every quest objective, loot remaining quest items and confirm nobody still needs a boss. Choose quest rewards against your current equipment, weapon skills and role.

Video Guide: https://youtu.be/h5SPkRVZsrs