The Drowned City is a 5-player dungeon for levels 35–40 in Off the Stranglethorn Vale coast, west of Grom'gol (Blizzard dungeon post, 20 Oct). Bosses and loot aren't public yet; we'll add them as we confirm them, on the dungeon page.

What Blizzard has said

  • Where: Off the Stranglethorn Vale coast, west of Grom'gol (Eastern Kingdoms)
  • The entrance is underwater: bring water breathing or plan the swim.
  • Open-air dungeon; the weather turns into a full storm before the last fight.

What your group has at level 40

Everyone has up to 31 talent points, enough for the 31-point milestone in one tree. Abilities that unlock around this range:

  • Warrior, level 30: Berserker Stance. Damage stance: more crit, more damage taken. Learned from a class quest. (Classic level, check in game)
  • Priest, level 30: Divine Spirit. Spirit buff. Now baseline.
  • Shaman, level 30: Call of the Spirits. A second saved totem set.
  • Shaman, level 30: Air totem. First Air totem, from a class quest. (Classic level, check in game)
  • Warlock, level 30: Summon Felhunter. Anti-caster demon. Learned from a class quest. (Classic level, check in game)
  • Druid, level 30: Travel Form. Faster movement outdoors. (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.