WoW Forever Hall of Thanes: Entrance, Quests & Loot

Archive boundary: The beta is closed. Historical beta access and level caps below are not current server status or verified launch-client requirements. This October 29 review updates preparation and sources, not an in-game completion.

Entrance and access · Quests and prerequisites · Encounter preparation · Loot and rewards

Hall of Thanes is a level 13–18 five-player dungeon beneath Ironforge, introduced during the opening WoW Forever beta phase. Blizzard confirms the level range and availability. The entrance directions, encounter names, quests, and drops below come from beta-client records and player reports; check them again after a client update.

Hall of Thanes at a glance

Question	Current answer	Evidence
What level?	13–18; the opening beta cap was 20	Blizzard beta announcement
Where?	Beneath Ironforge	Blizzard panel recap
How do I enter?	From the Great Forge, head toward the High Seat and take the left passage into the webbed corridor; a player-recorded entrance is near 43.5, 52.0	Community route report
How many bosses?	Four names appear in client-derived records; one name differs in player reports	Beta records and Wowhead comments
How many quests?	Five have been reported, including one with a Dun Morogh prerequisite chain	Wowhead player reports

Entrance and first-run route

The reported approach starts inside Ironforge, not at a separate outdoor portal. From the Great Forge, face the High Seat and take the passage on the left toward the webbed corridor. Players place the entrance near 43.5, 52.0 on the Ironforge map. Treat the pin as a beta report rather than an official coordinate.

Before entering, pick up Old Ironforge Incursion if you are doing the Dun Morogh chain. Player reports place Earthseer Farsen at Gol'Bolar Quarry. The reported chain goes through Farsen's Watch, the Dark Iron Map item and Underground Map before Farsen offers the dungeon quest. Important Heirlooms and The Restless Dead have been reported near the instance entrance, so check there before your group moves on.

Inside, look for An Ancient Grudge after the first room and Treaty of Understanding in the final boss room. A player report also describes a lever in the final vault that opens a shortcut toward the entrance for the return trip. These pickup and shortcut locations should be rechecked in the current build.

Bosses and map

Client-listed encounter	What remains uncertain
Faldrim Anvilmar	Loot and mechanics may change during beta.
Infurnus	A Wowhead player report instead names the corresponding encounter Magmatus. Do not treat either name as final yet.
Plunder	The client list is not a verified room-by-room route.
Durgen Dirgehammer	Reported as the final encounter near the shortcut lever.

The client-derived list above is useful for recognizing names, not a claim that every group must fight in this order. A beta minimap is available from Warcraft Forever; we have not published an annotated route map for the current build.

Dungeon quest checklist

Quest	Where players report finding it
Old Ironforge Incursion	Earthseer Farsen in Dun Morogh, after the reported prerequisite chain
Important Heirlooms	Near the entrance
The Restless Dead	Near the entrance
An Ancient Grudge	Inside, after the first room
Treaty of Understanding	Inside, in the final boss room

The reported quest list may differ by faction or beta build. The Dun Morogh prerequisite is especially worth checking before forming a group. See WoW Forever quests for other beta quest help.

Loot status

Player comments on Wowhead report examples such as Ephemeral Choker from Faldrim Anvilmar, Fang of Magmatus from the second encounter, Golemheart Stave from Plunder, and Durgen's Crescent Axe from Durgen Dirgehammer. These are reported examples, not a complete or confirmed drop table. The second encounter's naming conflict is another reason to check the live item source before farming a particular drop.

For the other beta dungeon, see Ruins of Lordaeron. The dungeon overview compares all nine announced instances and their level ranges.

Evidence note, September 23: Level range, location and beta availability are official. Coordinates, quest pickups, boss names, shortcut and loot examples are beta-client or player-reported findings and may change. We have not independently completed a full run.

For a searchable cross-dungeon item view, use the Dungeon Loot Database. This dungeon page remains canonical for entrance, quests, bosses and route context.

Faction and prerequisite checks

The official dungeon overview warns Horde groups that the approach crosses Alliance territory; it does not promise a safe teleport. For eligible Alliance characters offered Old Ironforge Incursion, resolve its Dun Morogh prerequisite chain before the group trip. That quest chain is not a verified universal entry requirement for Horde. Check other entrance and inside pickups separately.

Quest faction records disagree. Method lists The Restless Dead and An Ancient Grudge for Horde; Important Heirlooms has an Alliance database flag but a firsthand beta comment reports Horde access. Treat neither “all five for everyone” nor “all Alliance-only” as verified. Check the NPC offer on the character doing the run.

Reported encounter precautions

Method's October 15 beta guide adds three useful cues:

Encounter	Watch for
Magmatus / older Infurnus record	Nearby summoner; close-range Fire Nova.
Plunder	Knock Away; leave cleared space behind the tank.
Durgen Dirgehammer	Fear; clear the surroundings before engaging.

The updated report supports using Magmatus as a practical encounter name, while the older Infurnus record remains here for recognition. A source's run order is not a rule that the current client must enforce.

• Important Heirlooms — quest record / beta comment

Put the party's plan ahead of a damage rotation

Agree on the tank, healing, interrupt and crowd-control assignments before the first pull. Keep pets on a deliberate target and leave controlled enemies untouched. A class macro can simplify targeting, but cannot decide whether a pull is safe. Review your role in Classes.

Gear lookup before deciding to farm

These examples come from the existing September 24, 42-item beta snapshot; no new October item capture is claimed. Minimum levels below are item-use requirements, not dungeon-entry levels. Boss attribution, full stats, class restrictions and final drop rates are not established by this dataset.

Item	Recorded slot	Required level	Lookup
Golemheart Stave	Two-Hand Staff	13	Reviewed record
Durgen's Crescent Axe	Main Hand Axe	13	Reviewed record
Golemguard Chest	Chest Mail	13	Reviewed record

Check the actual tooltip and weapon training before rolling. These are lookup examples, not guaranteed upgrades or a launch BiS list. Compare your role in the class guides and use Enchanting and Camping for preparation.

Sources

• Blizzard — The World of Warcraft: Forever Beta Now Live
• Blizzard — What's Next Panel Recap
• Wowhead — Hall of Thanes beta player reports
• Warcraft Forever — client-derived encounters and beta map