WoW: Forever Hall of Thanes Guide: Bosses, Loot and Quests

Hall of Thanes quick facts

Hall of Thanes is the Alliance's first new dungeon in Forever. Blizzard describes it as the Alliance counterpart to Ragefire Chasm. The table below covers level, location and what the dungeon contains.

The dungeon has a reputation for wiping groups. Blizzard's beta statistics named The Hall of Thanes as the deadliest dungeon of the whole beta. Most groups find that careful pulls matter more here than gear.

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Where is the Hall of Thanes entrance?

The entrance is beneath the Throne of Ironforge, inside the dwarven capital in Dun Morogh. Alliance players reach it straight from their own capital. Horde players have to travel deep into Alliance territory.

Blizzard has not published a Horde-specific route, so Horde groups should plan the trip as a group and expect hostile ground the whole way. Forever will probably have no in-game dungeon maps either. The team wants dungeons to feel like exploring, not running a fixed route, so learn the layout on your first run.

Hall of Thanes bosses and loot

Per Wowhead's Forever zone page, the four bosses each drop three items found only on that boss, all new in Forever and all requiring level 13. The bosses are listed here by level, which is not necessarily the order you meet them in.

Every boss in order of level, with the items that drop only from that boss. Pick a boss below to see its full loot table; hover any item for the Wowhead tooltip.

Drop rates are not published. Blizzard keeps raid and dungeon item data hidden from the client until players find it, so treat any percentage you see elsewhere as a guess.

Hall of Thanes quests

Hall of Thanes has four quests. Three are Alliance-only and one, An Ancient Grudge, is open to both factions. Quests now give most of a dungeon's experience in Forever, so pick them all up before you go in.

Old Ironforge Incursion has the best reward. Per Wowhead it offers three rare items new in Forever: the Ironforge Greathammer (two-hand mace, 15.97 DPS), the Calibrated Blunderbuss (gun, 9.57 DPS) and Deepblaze (wand, 18.53 DPS). Each of those ranks among the strongest weapons of its type below level 10 requirement.

What level should you be for Hall of Thanes?

Aim for level 14, which Wowhead rates as at level for this dungeon. At 13 it plays as medium difficulty and at 11 it is hard. By 19 it is easy and most of the quest experience is no longer worth much.

Can Horde run Hall of Thanes?

Yes, Horde can enter Hall of Thanes, but only An Ancient Grudge is available to them as a quest. Without the three Alliance quests, the run is mostly for the loot. Horde players at this level usually get better value from Ruins of Lordaeron, which is their own 15-20 dungeon.

Is Hall of Thanes worth running more than once?

Repeat runs became worth more on November 8, 2026, when Blizzard hotfixed dungeon kill experience up by 50%. Before that, most players ran each dungeon once for the quests and left. Transmog also helps groups: bind-on-pickup uncommon and rare dungeon drops grant their appearance to every eligible looter, not only the winner.

Why do groups wipe in Hall of Thanes?

Hall of Thanes wipes groups because many players reach it with their first real group experience and no map. Blizzard keeps threat and crowd control meaningful in Forever dungeons, so pulling extra packs at level 13-15 ends runs quickly. Mark targets, let the tank build threat and use crowd control on the larger pulls.

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Frequently asked questions

How many bosses are in Hall of Thanes in WoW: Forever?

Per Wowhead's Forever zone page, Hall of Thanes has four bosses: Faldrim Anvilmar, Plunder, Magmatus and Durgen Dirgehammer. Each one drops three items found only on that boss, and all twelve drops were added in WoW: Forever and require level 13.

What level is Hall of Thanes?

Blizzard's dungeon overview lists Hall of Thanes as a level 13-18 dungeon. Wowhead's difficulty bands rate it hard at level 11, medium at 13, at level at 14 and easy at 19. Level 14 is the sweet spot, because the quest experience still counts and the pulls are manageable.

Where is the Hall of Thanes entrance?

The Hall of Thanes lies beneath the Throne of Ironforge, inside the dwarven capital in Dun Morogh. Alliance players reach it directly from their own capital. Horde players can enter the dungeon too, but they have to travel deep into Alliance territory to get there.

What is the best quest reward in Hall of Thanes?

Old Ironforge Incursion has the best reward. It is an Alliance quest that offers a choice of three rare items new in Forever: the Ironforge Greathammer two-hand mace, the Calibrated Blunderbuss gun and the Deepblaze wand. Each one is among the strongest weapons of its type at that level.

Can Horde do the Hall of Thanes quests?

Horde players can do only one Hall of Thanes quest, An Ancient Grudge, which is open to both factions. The other three, Old Ironforge Incursion, The Restless Dead and Important Heirlooms, are Alliance-only. That makes the dungeon mostly a loot run for Horde characters.