Stratholme: Service Gate Dungeon Guide
The Stratholme Service Entrance, Service Gate in the Group Finder, is the way into the Undead side of the ruined city, a level 58–60 Classic dungeon in the far north of the Eastern Plaguelands in WoW Forever. Here is the Eastwall Gate with Forever coordinates, the Key to the City, the three ziggurats, Ramstein, Baron Rivendare and the Baron run, the quests of this side and the Forever loot.
- Level
- 58–60
- Bosses
- 8
- Full clear
- 55–80min
- Difficulty
- 8/10
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Overview
Inside Stratholme: Service Gate
Behind the Eastwall Gate the Scourge holds the eastern half of Stratholme. You start on Elders' Square next to Alonsus Chapel, where Aurius hides, and follow the Gauntlet past three ziggurats. Baroness Anastari, Nerub'enkan and Maleki the Pallid each hold one with their Thuzadin Acolytes. With all three clear, the gate to Slaughter Square opens, Ramstein the Gorger comes out once its abominations are dead, and Baron Rivendare waits in the Slaughter House at the end.
Six bosses stand on the way, from Magistrate Barthilas at level 58 to the Baron at 62, plus the rare gargoyle Stonespine and the Black Guard Swordsmith for blacksmiths. The trash is level 55–61 and almost all undead. This page covers the Undead side only. The Live side behind the Main Gate has its own guide, Stratholme: Main Gate, with the comparison of both sides and the full Stratholme quest list.
The city in the Forever client is the Classic one, with the same encounters and quests. Forever changed the loot, a few quest rewards, the map of the Eastern Plaguelands and the Baron's mount. The tactics below are how the fights work in Classic until the first Forever runs.
Level 58–60 is the range the dungeon is tuned for, not a minimum entry level. This is the Forever level range as it stands today. It can still shift before launch.
Beta status
Stratholme: Service Gate in the WoW Forever beta
Not open in the beta yetConfirmedChecked October 4, 2026
Stratholme is not open in the WoW Forever beta. Blizzard raised the beta level cap to 30 on October 1, and Stratholme is not on the list of dungeons players can enter, and no post says when the 50s follow. Until then this page combines the Forever game data with the Classic fights, and the first beta runs will replace the Classic tactics here.
Forever vs Classic
What changed in Stratholme: Service Gate for WoW Forever
What is different from the Classic version you may know. Everything else works as it did in Classic.
Classic coordinates are wrong hereBeta data
Forever redrew the Eastern Plaguelands map. It covers about 23% more ground and sits in a different place, so every /way number from a Classic guide or addon points to the wrong spot. The Service Entrance is at about 41.9, 15.8 and the Main Gate at about 26.5, 10.4 on the Forever map.
Deathcharger's Reins teach an account-wide mountBeta data
In Forever the Deathcharger's Reins teach the mount when you use them, it works for your whole account, and you need level 60 and Journeyman Riding. The item exists in Forever, but Baron Rivendare's Forever drop list does not show it yet, so whether he still drops it is open.
Dungeon Set 1 was reworkedBeta data
The eight-piece Dungeon Set 1 now gives its bonuses at 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 pieces instead of 2, 4, 6 and 8, and most pieces trade their Spirit for other stats. Baron Rivendare drops the legs of all nine sets, and the three ziggurat bosses and Ramstein a set piece each.
90 Classic boss items are missingBeta data
Most boss blues of Stratholme that are not part of a set have no Forever entry yet, 90 items across both sides of the city. Whether they come back or were cut is open, so the loot table only lists what Forever has.
Changed quest rewardsBeta data
The Active Agent, Aurius' Reckoning and Ramstein no longer offer their Classic items, and Dead Man's Plea lost its Argent Dawn reputation. What they give in Forever is unknown. The two rewards of Houses of the Holy got better, the Crown of the Penitent and the Band of the Penitent are rare now with more stats.
New numbers on trash spellsBeta data
The Bone Armor of the Thuzadin Necromancers shows new numbers in its Forever tooltip, and Banshee Curse has new wording on Baroness Anastari and the Wailing Banshees. Plan with the Classic fights until a run shows how hard they really hit.
Less bonus XP from dungeon questsConfirmed
Since October 1 dungeon quests give only half of their bonus experience on top of a normal quest. The Stratholme quests still pay well for the time, but less than in Classic.
Location
Where is Stratholme: Service Gate? Entrance and how to get there
The Service Entrance is the Eastwall Gate at the northern edge of the Eastern Plaguelands, east of the Main Gate. Its portal is at about 41.9, 15.8 on the Forever map. In Classic you arrive in front of the Service Entrance Gate, which opens with the Key to the City from Magistrate Barthilas or a rogue's Lockpicking. Without the key, go in through the Main Gate at about 26.5, 10.4 and walk through the city to Barthilas.
Now you can move the map.
No spawn points on the map for this one.
- 1Fly to Light's Hope Chapel on the eastern side of the Eastern Plaguelands, the flight master is at about 71.7, 49.6. Ironforge, Aerie Peak and Chillwind Camp fly there.
- 2Ride north-west across the zone toward Plaguewood and the city walls on the northern edge.
- 3The Service Entrance portal is in the Eastwall Gate at about 41.9, 15.8, east of the big Main Gate.
- 1Fly to Light's Hope Chapel. The Horde flight master stands at about 70.4, 47.6, with flights to Undercity and Revantusk Village.
- 2Ride north-west across the zone toward Plaguewood and the city walls on the northern edge.
- 3The Service Entrance portal is in the Eastwall Gate at about 41.9, 15.8, east of the big Main Gate.
- Entrance portalMap coordinates, Eastern Plaguelands
41.9, 15.8
Copies the /way command for TomTom.
Group Finder
The Forever Group Finder lists the Service Gate as its own entry at levels 58–60, apart from the Main Gate. No meeting stone for Stratholme shows up in the Forever data, so gather at Light's Hope Chapel or at the gate and let a warlock summon the rest.
After a wipe
In Classic a death in Stratholme sends you to the spirit healer by Blackwood Lake, at about 40.9, 36.4 on the Forever map, a ride north to the Eastwall Gate. Which spirit healer Forever uses has not been reported yet. On a timed Baron run a wipe usually ends the attempt, so pull carefully.
Map and route
The route through the dungeon
7 areas, one path. Tap a stop to see what waits there.
Area 1 of 7
Elders' Square
You arrive in front of the Service Entrance Gate. Alonsus Chapel with Aurius lies right next to it, and Elders' Square opens beyond the gate. Magistrate Barthilas stands here when you come from the Main Gate. If you enter through the Service Entrance he runs off in Classic, and you meet him later at the end of the Gauntlet.
Area 2 of 7
The Gauntlet road
The long road of the Gauntlet between the ziggurats, with ghouls, banshees and Rockwing Gargoyles. Stonespine may patrol here. In Classic opening the Gauntlet gate starts the 45 minute timer of the Baron run.
Ghoul RavenerElite
Rockwing GargoyleElite
Thuzadin ShadowcasterElite
Crypt CrawlerEliteArea 3 of 7
Baroness Anastari's ziggurat
Baroness Anastari's ziggurat, guarded by Thuzadin Necromancers, Shadowcasters and Acolytes. Kill the Baroness and every Acolyte inside. The Scourge Data for The Active Agent lies close to her, and the Blacksmithing Plans by the stairs call the Black Guard Swordsmith.
BetaSpot from beta reports, it can still change
Area 4 of 7
Nerub'enkan's ziggurat
Nerub'enkan's ziggurat is full of Crypt Crawlers and Crypt Beasts next to the Thuzadin guards. Bring a poison cure. Kill the boss and every Acolyte inside.
Boss here
BetaSpot from beta reports, it can still change
Area 5 of 7
Maleki's ziggurat
The third ziggurat with Maleki the Pallid and the last Acolytes. In Classic, with all three ziggurats clear, the gate to Slaughter Square opens.
Boss here
BetaSpot from beta reports, it can still change
Area 6 of 7
Slaughter Square
Venom Belchers and Bile Spewers fill the square. Kill every abomination and Ramstein the Gorger comes out. After him, in Classic, a wave of Mindless Undead runs at you and then Black Guard Sentries leave the Slaughter House.
Boss here
Mobs here
Bile SpewerEliteArea 7 of 7
The Slaughter House
The last building, with Baron Rivendare and Ysida Harmon in her cage for Dead Man's Plea. Menethil's Gift stands just outside.
Boss here
Mobs here
Encounters
Boss roster
Main bosses7
Magistrate Barthilas carries the Key to the City, which opens the Service Entrance Gate and the gates between the two sides.
Abilities
- Crowd Pummel · Pummels nearby enemies for normal damage and interrupts any spell being cast 75% of the time for 5 sec.
- Mighty Blow · Inflicts normal damage to an enemy, knocking it back.
- Furious Anger
- Draining Blow · Drains health from an enemy, transferring it to the caster.
Tactics
- In Classic he is a plain tank and spank fight.
- Crowd Pummel hits everyone near him and interrupts casts, and Mighty Blow knocks the tank back.
- Draining Blow drains health from the tank to heal him, and he uses Furious Anger as well.
Tank
Keep your back to a wall for Mighty Blow.
Healer
Stay out of melee range so Crowd Pummel cannot stop your heals.
Watch out for: Casters in melee range losing their casts to Crowd Pummel.
Notable loot
Death Grips · Hands
Baroness Anastari is the banshee of the first ziggurat.
Abilities
- Banshee Curse · Reduces nearby enemies' chance to hit with attacks by 10% for 12 sec.
Tactics
- In Classic she possesses a player for up to 2 minutes and raises their health a lot. Bring that player down to half health to free them.
- She silences for 10 seconds, so a hybrid heals while the healer is silenced.
- Banshee Curse lowers your chance to hit.
Tank
Keep her away from the stairs and the ziggurat trash.
Healer
Watch the possessed player, they still need to survive.
Damage
Hit the possessed player only until they are free.
Watch out for: Killing the possessed player instead of freeing them.
Notable loot
Dreadmist Sandals · Feet
3Boss 3 of 8
Black Guard Swordsmith
The Black Guard Swordsmith comes when someone clicks the Blacksmithing Plans by the stairs of Baroness Anastari's ziggurat.
Tactics
- In Classic he is only for blacksmiths. He carries the Insignia of the Black Guard for Corruption and the Bottom Half of Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume III.
- Clear the area first, then kill him like a normal elite.
Watch out for: Clicking the plans with the ziggurat trash still alive.
Insignia of the Black Guard
Bottom Half of Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume III
Nerub'enkan is the crypt fiend of the second ziggurat.
Abilities
- Crypt Scarabs · Summons 8 Crypt Scarabs to aid the caster in battle for 10 sec.
- Raise Undead Scarab
- Pierce Armor · Reduces an enemy's armor by 50% for 20 sec.
- Encasing Webs · Immobilizes an enemy and increases the time between its attacks by 100% for 6 sec.
Tactics
- In Classic he calls Crypt Scarabs and raises an Undead Scarab that poisons. Kill the adds as they come.
- Pierce Armor halves the tank's armor for 20 seconds, and Encasing Webs roots a player.
Tank
Use a cooldown while Pierce Armor is up.
Healer
Cure the poison.
Damage
AoE the scarabs on the tank.
Watch out for: Scarabs piling up on the healer.
Notable loot
Beaststalker's Boots · Feet
Maleki the Pallid is the necromancer of the third ziggurat.
Abilities
- Ice Tomb · Stuns an enemy, rendering it unable to move or attack for 10 sec.
- Frostbolt · Inflicts Frost damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed for 4 sec.
- Drain Life · Drains health from an enemy over 5 sec., transferring it to the caster.
- Drain Mana · Drains up to mana from an enemy over 5 sec. and transfers it to the caster.
- Chilled
Tactics
- Ice Tomb stuns his target for up to 10 seconds. When it hits the tank, everyone else stops attacking until the tank is free.
- He also casts Frostbolt, Drain Life and Drain Mana. Interrupt the drains.
Tank
Pick him back up the moment Ice Tomb ends.
Healer
Stay out of his Drain Mana range.
Damage
Stop while the tank is frozen.
Watch out for: A damage dealer pulling him off the frozen tank.
Notable loot
Plans: Hammer of the Titans · Other- Devout Sandals · Feet
Ramstein the Gorger is the huge abomination of Slaughter Square. He comes out once every abomination there is dead.
Abilities
Tactics
- Knockout knocks the tank back, stuns and wipes threat. The tank taunts right after.
- Trample hits everyone close to him, so ranged stand back.
- In Classic a wave of Mindless Undead follows his death. Be ready for it before you go in.
Tank
Taunt after every Knockout.
Healer
Heal the tank through the stun.
Damage
Stop for a second after Knockout so the tank gets him back.
Watch out for: Ramstein running at a damage dealer after Knockout.
Notable loot
Gauntlets of Valor · Hands
Baron Rivendare is the last boss of the Undead side, a death knight in the Slaughter House who drops the Dungeon Set 1 legs and holds Ysida Harmon prisoner.
Abilities
- Unholy Aura · Causes the caster to automatically inflict Shadow damage every 2 sec. to nearby enemies. The aura lasts until cancelled.
- Mortal Strike · Inflicts 300% weapon damage and leaves the target wounded, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 5 sec.
- Cleave · Inflicts weapon damage to an enemy and its nearest allies, affecting up to 3 targets.
- Shadow Bolt · Hurls a bolt of dark magic at an enemy, inflicting Shadow damage.
Tactics
- Unholy Aura deals Shadow damage to everyone near him. Tank him on one wall facing away, and the healer and ranged stand on the far wall out of the aura.
- In Classic he raises skeletons from the bone piles and uses Death Pact on them to heal himself. AoE them at once. Stratholme Holy Water, Holy Nova or Holy Wrath clear them fast.
- Mortal Strike cuts the healing on the tank, Cleave hits melee in front of him. Put pets on passive before you go in, the aura can start the fight early.
- With the Medallion of Faith Aurius joins the fight and helps.
Tank
Face him away against a wall.
Healer
Stand out of the aura and save a big heal for each Mortal Strike.
Damage
Melee use Shadow resistance or Shadow Protection, ranged kill the skeletons.
Watch out for: Skeletons left alive long enough for Death Pact.
Notable loot
Cape of the Black Baron · Back
Kilt of Elements · Legs- Beaststalker's Pants · Legs
Magister's Leggings · Legs
Devout Skirt · Legs- Dreadmist Leggings · Legs
Shadowcraft Pants · Legs- Wildheart Kilt · Legs
Rare spawns1
Stonespine is a rare gargoyle that may patrol the Gauntlet road.
Abilities
- Vicious Rend · Inflicts Physical damage to an enemy every 3 sec. for 15 sec.
Tactics
- Vicious Rend is a bleed on the tank that ticks for 15 seconds.
- He patrols with the Rockwing Gargoyles, so watch the trash around him.
Healer
Keep the bleeding tank topped up.
Watch out for: Pulling him into a ziggurat pack.
Notable loot
Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape · Back
Trash
Dangerous trash and diseases
Most wipes here start before a boss. These are the packs and effects to respect.
Thuzadin casters
Shadowcasters slow you with Cripple and Piercing Shadow, Necromancers drain with Soul Tap, raise Skeletal Servants and wrap themselves in Bone Armor. Acolytes guard each ziggurat, and in Classic every one of them must die for the gate to open. Kill the casters first.
Crypt Crawlers and Crypt Beasts
They root players with webs, poison them and call Crypt Scarabs. Nerub'enkan's ziggurat is full of them. A poison cure and AoE for the scarabs keep the pulls short.
Ghouls and banshees
Ghouls on the Gauntlet road bring Rend, Head Crack and Ghoul Plague, a disease. Shrieking Banshees silence with Deafening Screech, Wailing Banshees lower your hit with Banshee Curse and shield themselves with Anti-Magic Shield. Keep casters out of screech range and cure the disease.
Rockwing Gargoyles
Rockwing Gargoyles and a Screecher patrol the road with Stonespine and stack Sunder Armor on the tank. Watch for them joining a fight that runs long.
Slaughter Square abominations
Bile Spewers call Bile Slimes and in Classic burst into more slimes when they die, Venom Belchers spit poison that slows. Kill the slimes before they reach the healer. Every abomination has to die before Ramstein comes out.
Mindless Undead and Black Guard Sentries
In Classic a wave of Mindless Undead rushes you after Ramstein, then Black Guard Sentries with Cleave and Shadow Shock come out of the Slaughter House. AoE the wave and crowd control the Sentries.
Black Guard SentryEliteQuests
Stratholme: Service Gate quests
These are the quests of the Undead side. The full Stratholme list with the side each quest needs is on the Main Gate page. Most givers stand at Light's Hope Chapel, Aurius waits inside next to the Service Entrance Gate, and Ramstein is a Horde quest.
Every Stratholme quest with the side it needs
Alliance10
Pick up before you go
- 1Light's Hope Chapel: Betina Bigglezink (The Flesh Does Not Lie), Leonid Barthalomew the Revered (Houses of the Holy) and Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff for his chain that ends with Above and Beyond.
- 2Outside the Main Gate: Anthion Harmon (Dead Man's Plea), a step of the Dungeon Set 2 chain.
- 3Inside, next to the Service Entrance Gate: Aurius (Aurius' Reckoning), once you have the medallion.
- Level 60, from 55
- Quest giver
- Betina BigglezinkEastern Plaguelands · 71.6, 49.7
- Turn in
- Betina BigglezinkEastern Plaguelands · 71.6, 49.7
Betina Bigglezink at Light's Hope Chapel wants 20 Plagued Flesh Samples, which any undead in the city can drop.
- Level 60, from 55
Follow-up: The Flesh Does Not Lie
The Active Agent- Quest giver
- Betina BigglezinkEastern Plaguelands · 71.6, 49.7
- Turn in
- Betina BigglezinkEastern Plaguelands · 71.6, 49.7
Betina's follow-up: search the ziggurats for new Scourge Data. One batch lies close to Baroness Anastari.
- Level 60, from 55
- Quest giver
- Leonid Barthalomew the ReveredEastern Plaguelands · 71.8, 48.3
- Turn in
- Leonid Barthalomew the ReveredEastern Plaguelands · 71.8, 48.3
Leonid Barthalomew the Revered at Light's Hope Chapel wants 5 Stratholme Holy Water from the supply crates around the city.
- Level 60, from 55
- Quest giver
- Duke Nicholas ZverenhoffEastern Plaguelands · 71.6, 50.1
- Turn in
- Duke Nicholas ZverenhoffEastern Plaguelands · 71.6, 50.1
The last step of Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff's chain: the head of Baron Rivendare.
- Level 60, from 55
Aurius in Alonsus Chapel needs the Medallion of Faith from the Live side first. Then he joins your fight against Baron Rivendare.
- Level 60, from 57
- Quest giver
- Leonid Barthalomew the ReveredEastern Plaguelands · 71.8, 48.3
- Turn in
- Menethil's Giftinside the dungeon
A step of the Ras Frostwhisper chain from Scholomance: place the Keepsake of Remembrance on Menethil's Gift outside the Slaughter House.
- Level 60, from 57
Follow-up: Menethil's Gift
Menethil's Gift- Quest giver
- Menethil's Giftinside the dungeon
- Turn in
- Leonid Barthalomew the ReveredEastern Plaguelands · 71.8, 48.3
Take the Soulbound Keepsake from Menethil's Gift back to Leonid Barthalomew the Revered.
- Level 60, from 58
- Quest giver
- Anthion HarmonEastern Plaguelands · 26.1, 11.3
- Turn in
- Ysida Harmoninside the dungeon
Part of the Dungeon Set 2 chain. Anthion Harmon, a ghost outside the Main Gate, asks you to save his wife Ysida from Baron Rivendare before the timer runs out.
You get: Ysida's Satchel
- Level 60, from 58
Follow-up: Dead Man's Plea
Proof of Life- Quest giver
- Ysida Harmoninside the dungeon
- Turn in
- Anthion HarmonEastern Plaguelands · 26.1, 11.3
Ysida's follow-up: bring her locket to Anthion Harmon outside the Main Gate.
- Level 60, from 50
- Quest giver
- Seril ScourgebaneWinterspring · 61.2, 37.2
- Turn in
- Seril ScourgebaneWinterspring · 61.2, 37.2
For blacksmiths. Seril Scourgebane in Winterspring wants the Insignia of the Black Guard from the Black Guard Swordsmith. Its Classic reward is not in Forever yet.
Horde11
Pick up before you go
- 1Light's Hope Chapel: Betina Bigglezink (The Flesh Does Not Lie), Leonid Barthalomew the Revered (Houses of the Holy) and Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff for his chain that ends with Above and Beyond.
- 2Marris Stead in the south-west of the zone: Nathanos Blightcaller (Ramstein).
- 3Outside the Main Gate: Anthion Harmon (Dead Man's Plea), a step of the Dungeon Set 2 chain.
- 4Inside, next to the Service Entrance Gate: Aurius (Aurius' Reckoning), once you have the medallion.
- Level 60, from 55
- Quest giver
- Betina BigglezinkEastern Plaguelands · 71.6, 49.7
- Turn in
- Betina BigglezinkEastern Plaguelands · 71.6, 49.7
Betina Bigglezink at Light's Hope Chapel wants 20 Plagued Flesh Samples, which any undead in the city can drop.
- Level 60, from 55
Follow-up: The Flesh Does Not Lie
The Active Agent- Quest giver
- Betina BigglezinkEastern Plaguelands · 71.6, 49.7
- Turn in
- Betina BigglezinkEastern Plaguelands · 71.6, 49.7
Betina's follow-up: search the ziggurats for new Scourge Data. One batch lies close to Baroness Anastari.
- Level 60, from 55
- Quest giver
- Leonid Barthalomew the ReveredEastern Plaguelands · 71.8, 48.3
- Turn in
- Leonid Barthalomew the ReveredEastern Plaguelands · 71.8, 48.3
Leonid Barthalomew the Revered at Light's Hope Chapel wants 5 Stratholme Holy Water from the supply crates around the city.
- Level 60, from 55
- Quest giver
- Duke Nicholas ZverenhoffEastern Plaguelands · 71.6, 50.1
- Turn in
- Duke Nicholas ZverenhoffEastern Plaguelands · 71.6, 50.1
The last step of Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff's chain: the head of Baron Rivendare.
- Level 60, from 55
Aurius in Alonsus Chapel needs the Medallion of Faith from the Live side first. Then he joins your fight against Baron Rivendare.
- Level 60, from 57
- Quest giver
- Leonid Barthalomew the ReveredEastern Plaguelands · 71.8, 48.3
- Turn in
- Menethil's Giftinside the dungeon
A step of the Ras Frostwhisper chain from Scholomance: place the Keepsake of Remembrance on Menethil's Gift outside the Slaughter House.
- Level 60, from 57
Follow-up: Menethil's Gift
Menethil's Gift- Quest giver
- Menethil's Giftinside the dungeon
- Turn in
- Leonid Barthalomew the ReveredEastern Plaguelands · 71.8, 48.3
Take the Soulbound Keepsake from Menethil's Gift back to Leonid Barthalomew the Revered.
- Level 60, from 56
- Quest giver
- Nathanos BlightcallerEastern Plaguelands · 22.1, 63.6
- Turn in
- Nathanos BlightcallerEastern Plaguelands · 22.1, 63.6
Horde only. Nathanos Blightcaller at Marris Stead wants the head of Ramstein the Gorger.
- Level 60, from 58
- Quest giver
- Anthion HarmonEastern Plaguelands · 26.1, 11.3
- Turn in
- Ysida Harmoninside the dungeon
Part of the Dungeon Set 2 chain. Anthion Harmon, a ghost outside the Main Gate, asks you to save his wife Ysida from Baron Rivendare before the timer runs out.
You get: Ysida's Satchel
- Level 60, from 58
Follow-up: Dead Man's Plea
Proof of Life- Quest giver
- Ysida Harmoninside the dungeon
- Turn in
- Anthion HarmonEastern Plaguelands · 26.1, 11.3
Ysida's follow-up: bring her locket to Anthion Harmon outside the Main Gate.
- Level 60, from 50
- Quest giver
- Seril ScourgebaneWinterspring · 61.2, 37.2
- Turn in
- Seril ScourgebaneWinterspring · 61.2, 37.2
For blacksmiths. Seril Scourgebane in Winterspring wants the Insignia of the Black Guard from the Black Guard Swordsmith. Its Classic reward is not in Forever yet.
Loot
Loot table
Every boss drop and every quest reward of the dungeon. Hover an item for its stats.
Baron Rivendare is the reason most groups come: the legs of all nine Dungeon Set 1 sets, the Kilt of Elements and the Cape of the Black Baron. Plate wearers also look at Death Grips from Barthilas and the Gauntlets of Valor from Ramstein, casters at the Dreadmist and Devout Sandals from the ziggurats. Maleki carries the Hammer of the Titans plans for hammersmiths, and Stonespine the Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape.
| Item | Slot | Source | Req. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death Grips | Hands · Mail | Magistrate Barthilas | 57 |
| Dreadmist Sandals | Feet · Cloth | Baroness Anastari | 54 |
| Beaststalker's Boots | Feet · Mail | Nerub'enkan | 54 |
| Plans: Hammer of the Titans | Blueprint | Maleki the Pallid | – |
| Devout Sandals | Feet · Cloth | Maleki the Pallid | 54 |
| Gauntlets of Valor | Hands · Mail | Ramstein the Gorger | 54 |
| Cape of the Black Baron | Back | Baron Rivendare | 58 |
| Kilt of Elements | Legs · Mail | Baron Rivendare | 56 |
| Beaststalker's Pants | Legs · Mail | Baron Rivendare | 56 |
| Magister's Leggings | Legs · Cloth | Baron Rivendare | 56 |
| Devout Skirt | Legs · Cloth | Baron Rivendare | 56 |
| Dreadmist Leggings | Legs · Cloth | Baron Rivendare | 56 |
| Shadowcraft Pants | Legs · Leather | Baron Rivendare | 56 |
| Wildheart Kilt | Legs · Leather | Baron Rivendare | 56 |
 Lightforge Legplates | Legs · Mail | Baron Rivendare | 56 |
| Legplates of Valor | Legs · Mail | Baron Rivendare | 56 |
| Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape | Back | Stonespine | 56 |
 Crown of the Penitent | Head · Cloth | Houses of the Holy | 55 |
 Band of the Penitent | Finger | Houses of the Holy | 55 |
Beta drop chances come from a handful of kills and are left out until the sample is bigger.
Which class? Our tier lists
Collect
Achievements, Mounts and Sets from Stratholme: Service Gate
Mount1
Rivendare's DeathchargerDrops from Baron Rivendare, Earned in Stratholme: Service GateClassic
Sets9
Battlegear of ValorEarned in Stratholme: Service Gate
Beaststalker ArmorEarned in Stratholme: Service Gate
Dreadmist RaimentEarned in Stratholme: Service Gate- Lightforge ArmorEarned in Stratholme: Service Gate
Magister's RegaliaEarned in Stratholme: Service Gate
Shadowcraft ArmorEarned in Stratholme: Service Gate
The ElementsEarned in Stratholme: Service Gate
Vestments of the DevoutEarned in Stratholme: Service Gate
and 1 more
Wildheart RaimentEarned in Stratholme: Service Gate
Achievement1
Master SpelunkerEarned in Stratholme: Service Gate, Needs Baron Rivendare
Before you go
Before you go
- Get the Key to the City firstIn Classic the Service Entrance Gate stays shut without the key. Kill Magistrate Barthilas once from the Main Gate side, or bring a rogue with Lockpicking.
- Bring Shackle Undead and AoEAlmost everything here is undead, so a priest's Shackle Undead is the safest CC. Area damage handles the rats, the scarabs, the slimes and the skeleton waves.
- Cure poison and diseaseCrypt fiends poison, ghouls bring Ghoul Plague and Venom Belchers spit poison. Someone who removes both saves the healer a lot of mana.
- Fill up on Stratholme Holy WaterThe supply crates in the city hold Stratholme Holy Water. A bottle thrown at Baron Rivendare's skeletons clears them fast.
- Kill every Thuzadin Acolyte inside a ziggurat before you leave it, or the Slaughter Square gate stays shut.
- Rest before the last abomination in Slaughter Square, Ramstein and the waves come right after it.
- On a Baron run, skip the trash loot and keep moving.
FAQ
Questions players ask
What level is the Stratholme Service Entrance in WoW Forever, and from what level can you enter?
Plan for 58–60. The bosses are level 58 to 62 and the trash 55–61, and the Forever Group Finder lists the Service Gate at 58–60. The beta client lets you in from level 37, where Classic wanted 45. Nobody can check it in play yet, the beta stops at level 30.
Where is the Stratholme Service Entrance?
In the Eastwall Gate at the northern edge of the Eastern Plaguelands, at about 41.9, 15.8 on the Forever map, east of the Main Gate. Classic coordinates do not fit, Forever redrew the zone. Fly to Light's Hope Chapel and ride north-west.
Do you need a key for the Stratholme Service Entrance?
In Classic yes. The Key to the City from Magistrate Barthilas opens the Service Entrance Gate, and the Forever drop list of Barthilas still has the key. A rogue with Lockpicking can open the gate too. On your first run go in through the Main Gate and kill Barthilas on the way.
What is the difference between Stratholme Main Gate and Service Entrance?
Both lead into the same city. The Service Entrance is the Undead side with the ziggurats, Ramstein and Baron Rivendare. The Main Gate is the Live side with the Scarlet Crusade and Balnazzar. Stratholme: Main Gate has the full comparison and every Stratholme quest.
How do you take down the three ziggurats and open the way to Baron Rivendare?
Kill Baroness Anastari, Nerub'enkan and Maleki the Pallid and every Thuzadin Acolyte inside their ziggurats. Then the gate to Slaughter Square opens. Kill all abominations there to bring out Ramstein, then the undead wave and the Black Guard Sentries, and the Slaughter House is open.
How does the Baron run work in WoW Forever?
Dead Man's Plea is in the Forever quest data, but nobody has run it yet. In Classic opening the Gauntlet gate starts a 45 minute timer, and you have to engage Baron Rivendare before it runs out to save Ysida Harmon. A wipe after the pull fails the quest.
Does Baron Rivendare drop the Deathcharger's Reins in WoW Forever?
Open for now. The Deathcharger's Reins exist in Forever as an account-wide mount that needs level 60 and Journeyman Riding, but Baron Rivendare's Forever drop list does not show them yet.
How long does a full Service Entrance clear take?
In Classic videos a full Undead clear takes about 46 minutes and careful tank guides 30 minutes to over an hour. A practiced group finished the 45 minute Baron run in 29 minutes. There is no Forever time yet.
Is Stonespine always in Stratholme?
No, Stonespine is a rare gargoyle that may patrol the Gauntlet road. On many runs he is not there.
Can Alliance and Horde run the Service Entrance?
Yes, both factions use the same gate and the same flight hub at Light's Hope Chapel. Only the quest Ramstein is for the Horde alone.
Sources
Sources
- Blizzard: WoW Forever beta development notes, October 1Confirmed
- Wowhead · Forever beta databaseBeta data
- Warcraft Wiki · Classic referenceClassic
- Run time and difficulty are editorial estimates by mmonster.
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