WoW SoD Dungeons and Raids: Phase 8 Progression Guide

All SoD dungeons and raids are open on Phase 8, the last released phase: three level-up raids, the level 60 raids from Molten Core to Naxxramas, and the Scarlet Enclave on top. Two new 5-player dungeons, Demon Fall Canyon and Karazhan Crypts, sit next to the classic level 60 dungeons. Thanks to catch-up changes you don’t have to clear every old tier in order before you reach the newest raid. This guide was checked on November 2, 2026.

SoD raids list in order

The raids came out phase by phase, and that order is still a sensible way to gear up. Group sizes are listed only where we could confirm them for Season of Discovery.

Phase 4 also turned the world bosses Lord Kazzak and Azuregos into instanced fights. Not every SoD raid is a 40-player raid, so check the size before you build a group.

Level-up raids: Blackfathom Deeps, Gnomeregan and Sunken Temple

These three raids were the endgame of the first three phases, when the cap was 25, 40 and 50. Today they are stops on the way to 60, and you can run them with fewer players than they were made for. Their loot is the strongest for its level, which makes them worth a run for a good weapon. The crafted Gnomeregan helmets lose their special effects above level 59, so they are leveling gear only. Phase-locked community guilds still run these raids at the old caps. How to fit them into your route is in our SoD leveling guide.

Level 60 dungeons: Demon Fall Canyon and Karazhan Crypts

Demon Fall Canyon is a dungeon for level 55 and up in southwest Ashenvale. Karazhan Crypts is a level 60 dungeon for five players with a 24-hour lockout, and its darkness mechanic forces your group to stay together in the light. Despite the name, it has nothing to do with the Karazhan raid from The Burning Crusade. Since Phase 8 you can enter the Crypts without the intro questline, but you still need that questline to hand in Karazhan Curios for rewards.

Both dungeons drop more Tarnished Undermine Reals since Phase 8. The classic dungeons such as Blackrock Depths, Blackrock Spire, Dire Maul, Scholomance and Stratholme drop Reals too, once per boss per day. If you would rather have the Crypts done for you, see our Karazhan Crypts boost.

From Molten Core to Naxxramas

A new 60 can start with dungeons and spend Reals at Pix Xizzix in Booty Bay, who sells Tier 1 and Tier 2 tokens along with relics, rings and trinkets. From there Molten Core, Zul’Gurub, Blackwing Lair and Ahn’Qiraj fill the remaining slots. Phase 8 made the tier items from Ahn’Qiraj and Naxxramas about half as expensive, so catching up costs much less than it did. Naxxramas has an extra Empower difficulty with Sanctified gear, which you upgrade with the Seal of the Dawn trinket. Many groups skip older raids once their gear is good enough, so treat this order as a suggestion.

Scarlet Enclave entry and preparation

You enter the Scarlet Enclave by the Scarlet Base Camp in Eastern Plaguelands, to the west of Tyr’s Hand. The raid needs no attunement or quest to enter. It has eight bosses, one difficulty, is designed for 20 players and lets in up to 40. Blizzard built it to challenge organized groups that already wear gear from Naxxramas. At launch it also said it could lower the difficulty step by step later, but whether that has happened has not been confirmed. One boss can drop the Ruined Lightforged Blade, which starts a legendary questline for Warriors, Hunters and Paladins. If you want a clear with a ready group, see our Scarlet Enclave boost.

The town of New Avalon is a separate unlock. You enter it in disguise after a questline that starts at Light’s Hope Chapel, with a Scarlet Insignia and four crafted pieces, and you don’t need it for the raid. Our New Avalon unlock covers that part.

Attunements, lockouts and group sizes

For Blackwing Lair, the Scarshield Quartermaster near the Blackrock Spire entrance drops Blackhand’s Command. That quest sends you to touch the orb behind General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire, and after that the Orb of Command takes you straight into the raid. A second entrance inside Upper Blackrock Spire, past Warchief Rend Blackhand, works without the quest, but only in a raid group. If you want it done, there is our BWL attunement service.

Naxxramas needs Honored with the Argent Dawn and a hand-in to Archmage Angela Dosantos at Light’s Hope Chapel. At Honored it costs five Arcane Crystals, two Nexus Crystals and a Righteous Orb, at Revered two Arcane Crystals and one Nexus Crystal, and at Exalted it is free. These costs are from Phase 7 launch, so check them in game. Raid reset days are not covered here, so check your raid info in game.

Where to find the entrances

If your group needs help with a raid, our SoD raid boosts cover the current raids. Which class to bring is in our SoD DPS tier list and SoD tank tier list.

Frequently asked questions

Change Log

• November 2, 2026: SoD dungeons and raids guide published.