DUNGEON · LEVEL 58-60
Scholomance
Beneath the Barov family castle, on the island of Caer Darrow, the Cult of the Damned founded a school of necromancy in exchange for the fortune of the nobles who sold it out. Today Darkmaster Gandling runs the classes, the students practice on corpses, and the Barovs who betrayed their people roam the classrooms as undead. It is a dark, convoluted dungeon, with many rooms and optional bosses.
How to get there
Caer Darrow island, in the southeast of Western Plaguelands, behind a locked gate at the top of the old Barov castle. It opens with the Skeleton Key (item 13704), the reward from the The Key to Scholomance chain (Alliance: Alchemist Arbington at Chillwind Camp; Horde: Apothecary Dithers at The Bulwark). It can also be opened by a rogue with high lockpicking, a Powerful Seaforium Charge, or someone who resurrects on the other side. Inside you need the Viewing Room Key dropped by Rattlegore.
What changes in Forever
Forever range: Icy Veins (beta) 58-60 and Warcraft Tavern 58-60 (same as the original). It counts toward the «Master Spelunker» Legacy challenge (Icy Veins). Dungeon sets (Tier 0): in Classic Gandling drops the helms of every set and other bosses drop more pieces; in the Forever data those pieces exist with reworked stats (e.g. Helm of Valor: +27 stamina and health regeneration instead of spirit; Magister's Crown and Devout Crown gain spell power) and set bonuses at 2/3/4/5/6 pieces (2 pieces = +8 all resistances), according to Wowhead's Forever tooltips. Icy Veins warns that the vanilla T0 is visible and that Blizzard might use other variants: it's not confirmed that it will drop the same. According to Icy Veins, Stratholme + Scholomance have 362 hidden items and 40 revealed, so the Classic loot may change. Loot unlocks appearances for everyone and experience moves mainly to quests. The beta only goes up to level 30: it hasn't been possible to test it.
Bosses and loot
1Kirtonos the Herald
Optional: summoned with Blood of Innocents on the balcony; knocks down and can throw the tank out the window.
2Jandice Barov
Optional: vanishes and fills the room with copies; find the real one.
3Rattlegore
Heavy damage on the tank and stuns that reduce threat; drops the Viewing Room Key.
4Marduk Blackpool and Vectus
Optional bosses in the students' room: they only activate with Dawn's Gambit.
5Ras Frostwhisper
Lich with frost and fear: interrupt his bolts and tank him facing away from the group.
6Instructor Malicia
Guardian of Gandling's arena: interrupt or dispel her Heal and Renew.
7Doctor Theolen Krastinov
The Butcher: knockdown and enrages at 50%; save cooldowns for the end.
8Lorekeeper Polkelt
Diseases and acid; low damage, dispel if the group is struggling.
9The Ravenian
Guardian on the lower floor of the arena; straightforward tank and spank.
10Lord Alexei Barov
Guardian on the lower floor of the arena (and a target for Barov Family Fortune).
11Lady Illucia Barov
Guardian on the lower floor of the arena.
12Darkmaster Gandling
Final boss: appears once all six rooms are cleared and teleports players into them, where skeletons rise.
13Blood Steward of Kirtonos
14Death Knight Darkreaver
15Lord Blackwood
16Kormok
Dungeon loot
WoW Classic loot (data from the AtlasLoot Classic addon): Blizzard has refreshed the loot of the classic dungeons in Forever, so it may change.
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Notable loot
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Quests
| Quest | Faction | Where to pick it up |
|---|---|---|
| The Key to Scholomance | Alliance | Chain from Commander Ashlam Valorfist and Alchemist Arbington, Chillwind Camp |
| The Key to Scholomance | Horde | Chain from High Executor Derrington and Apothecary Dithers, the Bulwark |
| Doctor Theolen Krastinov, the Butcher | Both | Eva Sarkhoff, Caer Darrow (start of the Ras Frostwhisper chain) |
| Barov Family Fortune | Alliance | Weldon Barov, Chillwind Camp |
| Barov Family Fortune | Horde | Alexi Barov, the Bulwark |
| Dawn's Gambit | Both | End of the chain that starts with Broodling Essence; Betina Bigglezink, Light's Hope Chapel |
Tips
- In the first room, pull each pack back towards the entrance: there are casters that drag in other packs and cause wipes.
- In Gandling’s arena, clear the three lower rooms first and then the upper ones, so you don’t trigger the boss too early.
- On Rattlegore, give the tank a few seconds’ head start: his stuns drop threat, and whoever pulls aggro off the tank won’t last.
Sources: warcrafttavern.com · icy-veins.com · icy-veins.com · icy-veins.com · icy-veins.com · icy-veins.com · warcraft.wiki.gg · nether.wowhead.com · nether.wowhead.com · nether.wowhead.com. WoW Forever beta data: may change before launch.