New in ForeverLevel 40–45

Krol'dok Stronghold Dungeon Guide

Krol'dok Stronghold is a new WoW Forever dungeon for levels 40–45, an enormous open-air ogre fortress in the north of the Riverglades. It is not open in the beta yet, and Blizzard lists it for the launch on November 4.

Level: 40–45
Bosses: ?
Full clear: 45–60min
Difficulty: 6/10

RivergladesEntrance 48.4, 25.9 Show on the map

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Overview

Inside Krol'dok Stronghold

Blizzard showed Krol'dok Stronghold, which many players type as Kroldok, at BlizzCon on September 12 as one of nine new dungeons. Ogre outrunners from the fortress have been kidnapping people and raiding settlements all over the region, and the developers added that weird chanting comes from the place at night. Cultists, maybe.

The stronghold is already built into the open Riverglades map, a walled fortress with about 135 ogre buildings. Bosses, quests and loot are not announced yet. The game names one boss so far, Overlord Mugg, and nothing about his fight.

Level 40–45 is the range the dungeon is tuned for, not a minimum entry level. Blizzard announced this range for Forever.

Beta status

Krol'dok Stronghold in the WoW Forever beta

Not open in the beta yetConfirmedChecked October 4, 2026

Krol'dok Stronghold is not open in the beta. Blizzard's beta notes of October 1 list every dungeon you can enter, Krol'dok is not among them, and the beta stops at level 30. The Riverglades zone itself is open in the beta, but nobody has reported a look inside the walls yet. Blizzard lists the dungeon for the launch on November 4, and the day it opens we add the way in, the bosses with tactics, the quests and the loot within 24–48 hours.

Forever vs Classic

What changed in Krol'dok Stronghold for WoW Forever

What is different from the Classic version you may know. Everything else works as it did in Classic.

An open-air ogre fortressAnnounced
Krol'dok is new in Forever, not a Classic dungeon. Blizzard calls it an enormous outdoor dungeon, and the fortress already stands in the open Riverglades map with its walls and buildings and no instance of its own so far. Whether a part of it becomes a separate instance is still open.
Krol'dok BattlegearBeta data
The game already holds an item set called Krol'dok Battlegear with five pieces. The pieces are still hidden, so their slots, armor type and set bonuses are unknown, and nothing says yet who drops them.

Location

Where is Krol'dok Stronghold? Entrance and how to get there

Krol'dok Stronghold takes up the north of the Riverglades, right under the cliffs of the Badlands. The middle of the walled fortress is at about 48.4, 25.9, and the ogre town of Bolder'ok sits right east of it. The game has no dungeon portal for it yet, so the exact way in is still open.

Tap a place for its /way coordinates.Open full map

1Fly to Powderfuse Port at about 76.8, 53.0 or to Farholde Keep in the south of the Riverglades at about 60.6, 81.6.
2Ride to the fortress around 48.4, 25.9, north-west of Powderfuse Port and north of Farholde Keep.
3Morgan's Vigil in the Burning Steppes is closer as the crow flies, but nobody has reported a way over from there yet.

1Fly to Rog'mar in the Riverglades at about 59.6, 45.1, the closest flight path to the stronghold.
2Ride north-west to the fortress, its middle is at about 48.4, 25.9.

Dungeon areaMap coordinates, Riverglades48.4, 25.9

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Encounters

Boss roster

Roster not published yet

The boss cards with abilities, tactics and loot follow the day the dungeon opens in the beta. The status section above names the bosses the game files already list.

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Achievements from Krol'dok Stronghold

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Experienced SpelunkerEarned in Krol'dok Stronghold, Needs Final boss of Krol'dok Stronghold

FAQ

Questions players ask

What level is Krol'dok Stronghold?

Levels 40–45. The BlizzCon panel gave 40–55, and Blizzard corrected the range to 40–45 on September 15.

Where is Krol'dok Stronghold?

In the north of the Riverglades, right under the Badlands cliffs, with the middle of the fortress at about 48.4, 25.9. The Horde flies to Rog'mar, the Alliance to Powderfuse Port or Farholde Keep.

What is the Riverglades?

A new zone in the Eastern Kingdoms for the mid-30s to mid-40s with more than 150 quests. Blizzard describes it as a rough frontier of rivers, grasslands, trade routes and struggling settlements.

Is Krol'dok Stronghold an outdoor dungeon?

Blizzard calls it an enormous outdoor dungeon. In the current beta build the fortress is part of the open Riverglades map with no instance of its own, and Blizzard has not said yet whether a part of it will be instanced.