Hall of Thanes is a 5-player dungeon for levels 13–18 in Beneath Ironforge, Dun Morogh (Blizzard dungeon post, 20 Oct). Bosses and loot aren't public yet; we add them from our own runs after launch, on the dungeon page.

What Blizzard has said

  • Where: Beneath Ironforge, Dun Morogh (Eastern Kingdoms)
  • Access: Next to the Alliance capital. Horde groups have to travel into Alliance territory.
  • Earliest of the nine new dungeons.

What your group has at level 18

Everyone has 9 talent points: below the first milestone talent. Abilities that unlock around this range:

  • Warrior, level 10: Defensive Stance. Tanking stance: less damage taken, more threat. Learned from a class quest. (Classic level, check in game)
  • Paladin, level 10: Seal of Fury. Tanking seal: Holy damage per swing, an absorb shield, and Judgement taunts from 10 yards.
  • Hunter, level 10: Tame Beast. Tame your first pet. Learned from a class quest. (Classic level, check in game)
  • Shaman, level 10: Fire totem. First Fire totem, from a class quest. (Classic level, check in game)
  • Warlock, level 10: Summon Voidwalker. Your tanking demon. Learned from a class quest. (Classic level, check in game)
  • Druid, level 10: Bear Form. Tank form. Learned from a class quest. (Classic level, check in game)

Tanks

  • Protection Warrior (S): Shield Wall no longer shares a cooldown (15 min); Thunder Clap in Defensive Stance.
  • Protection Paladin (S): Consecration hits the first four enemies hardest; Judgement taunts from 10 yards.
  • Feral Combat Druid (A): Lacerate at 16 points, potions and enchants work in Bear Form; no interrupt.

Healers

  • Holy Priest (S): Prayer of Mending, several Priests' Renews on one target, Prayer of Healing heals pets.
  • Restoration Shaman (S): Chain Heal, Riptide at 31 points, resistance totems that cover the whole raid.
  • Holy Paladin (A): Strongest single-target healer per Blizzard; Light's Vigil at 31 points for group damage.

Damage

  • Frost Mage (S): Frost Nova plus Cone of Cold for packs; water for the whole group.
  • Enhancement Shaman (A): Windfury Totem is now a raid-wide buff; can off-tank a pull with Spirit Weapons.
  • Elemental Combat Shaman (A): Lightning Overload reaches 30%; Lightning Bolt raised 80% at max rank on 3 Nov.
  • Affliction Warlock (A): Curse of the Elements now covers all magic damage; Soulstone for wipes.

Ranks are from our dungeon tier list (v1, Beta data). All dungeons: dungeon list.