World of Warcraft: Forever City of Dalaran Dungeon Guide

1. Use the Dalaran Sewer Key at the gate on the northwest wall. Confirm every faction quest before the keyholder opens it.
2. Pull Fallen Mages around a corner to break Frostbolt casts. Kill Mana Phantoms first and interrupt Mana Burn.
3. Do not cast into a Phantasm’s Reflection Field; reflected spells can kill the caster.
4. At Atrexis, remove the nearby Kirin Tor Necromancers before pulling the boss. They repeatedly Raise Dead and use Unholy Frenzy.
5. During the boss, kill the first skeletons, protect the tank through Disarm and burst damage, then focus Atrexis.

Common mistake: Pulling Atrexis with all three necromancers. Their repeated skeletons turn a manageable first boss into a long uncontrolled fight.

1. Obtain the Black Tome from Arugal’s room in Shadowfang Keep, then use it at the ley structure in Ambermill to create the Tome of Dalaran.
2. Use the Tome at Lyn’s sewer location only after clearing the room and recovering mana.
3. Interrupt or heal through Shadow Bolt Volley and control the skeletons raised during the encounter.
4. Decurse Curse of Thorns. If no curse removal is available, the affected tank should reduce rapid attacks until it expires.

Common mistake: Traveling to Dalaran before preparing the Tome. The optional boss cannot be summoned with the unconverted Black Tome.

1. Clear the full landing so the group has space to rotate in either direction.
2. Keep the tank healthy through heavy physical hits and repeated Arcane Bolt damage.
3. When Focal Blast begins, identify its direction and move around the boss with the beam rather than crossing through it.
4. Regroup after the three-second channel before resuming normal positions.

Common mistake: Standing still because the channel is short. Focal Blast deals enough repeated damage to overwhelm a healer if multiple players remain in it.

1. Stun or interrupt both Mana Phantoms, kill them first and then engage Arcanic Enigma.
2. Dispel Manamorph from affected players, move ranged characters out of the area silence and keep summoned manalings controlled.
3. At Unstable Sentinel, place the tank on the far side so Arcing Smash faces away from the party.
4. Ranged players move beyond 25 yards for Malfunction. A well-timed stun can prevent the pulsing area damage.

Common mistake: Treating the Mana Phantoms as normal adds or standing beside the tank on Sentinel. Both mistakes create avoidable group-wide damage.

1. Speak with Grindle Firespark to lower the barriers around the Fel Ancient.
2. Alliance players collect the Fel Infused Blossom from the grass around the encounter area for A Green Sample.
3. Spread loosely so Fel Timbers does not cover the entire group, then move out of every green pool immediately.
4. Remove Entangle with Blessing of Freedom or another root break when it overlaps a pool.

Common mistake: Using the root removal too early. Save it for Entangle plus Fel Timbers, when the trapped player cannot leave the damage zone.

1. Clear every enemy in the room, including packs along the edges, because they can all engage with the boss.
2. Drink and restore mana before the pull. There may be no safe recovery once Debilitate starts draining the party.
3. Keep the tank stable through Drain Vitality and use offensive cooldowns early.
4. Debilitate damages the full group and removes mana. Finish the boss before the healer and casters are exhausted.

Common mistake: Pulling with one side pack alive. The encounter then combines a mana race with extra enemies and usually collapses late.

1. Speak to Archmage Modera near the keep to open the portal to the Purple Parlor.
2. Spread around the room and keep the tank stable through repeated Arcane Bolt casts.
3. When Bounding Mana launches, move away from its outward and returning path. Ranged players stay beyond 20 yards to avoid Arcane Explosion.
4. At zero mana, the Shade casts Mass Polymorph and channels Evocation. Recover during the forced reset and resume positions when the polymorph ends.
5. After the kill, loot the Arcane Mote for Heart of Disruption and confirm Opportunistic Education plus every remaining kill or drop objective.

Common mistake: Leaving the Purple Parlor without looting the Arcane Mote. Heart of Disruption does not complete from the boss kill alone.