The City of Dalaran dungeon in World of Warcraft: Forever is entered through a warded sewer grate on Dalaran’s western wall, beside Lordamere Lake at the edge of the Alterac Mountains, and the wards only let you through once you hold the Dalaran Sewer Key. You earn the key from an attunement questline: Alliance players start with “An Alarming Request” from Emissary Jacques in Southshore, and Horde players start with “Key to the City” and “Prison Break-In” from Magus Wordeen Voidglare in Tarren Mill.
City of Dalaran is one of Forever’s nine new dungeons, for levels 28 to 33. Below we cover where the entrance is, both attunement chains, how each faction gets to the grate, and the Horde’s problem with the city guards, checked against Blizzard’s dungeon overview and its development notes as of November 12, eight days after launch.
Where the City of Dalaran Dungeon Is
| Detail | City of Dalaran |
|---|---|
| Level range | 28 to 33 |
| Zone | Alterac Mountains, north of Hillsbrad Foothills |
| Entrance | Sewer grate on Dalaran’s western wall, facing Lordamere Lake |
| Who stands there | The Image of Archmage Modera |
| Key | Dalaran Sewer Key, from the attunement |
| Final boss | The Shade of the Archmage |
Do not head for the main gate. Blizzard’s overview says “your group will enter through the sewers and make its way into the city proper, choosing among multiple paths and encounters on the way to the source of the disruption.” The grate sits on the lakeside of the city walls, next to the Image of Archmage Modera, a projection of the Kirin Tor archmage who runs the attunement. That stretch of shore is drawn on the Silverpine Forest map, at about 68.6, 45.1, even though Dalaran itself belongs to the Alterac Mountains, so if your map shows Silverpine as you arrive, you are in the right place.
How to Get the Dalaran Sewer Key
Both factions end up at the same place: the Image of Archmage Modera, who hands over the Dalaran Sewer Key as part of the quest “Heart of Disruption.” Keep it in your bags: it is what gets you past the wards.
Alliance:
- Pick up “An Alarming Request” from Emissary Jacques in Southshore, Hillsbrad Foothills (about 48, 60). In the quest text he asks you to seek out Modera’s image “near Dalaran beside Lordamere Lake.”
- Ride to the Image of Archmage Modera outside the western wall and turn the quest in.
- Take “Heart of Disruption” from her. She gives you the Dalaran Sewer Key.
Horde:
- Take “Key to the City” and “Prison Break-In” from Magus Wordeen Voidglare in Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad Foothills.
- Follow his chain into the Alterac Mountains, through “Dalaran Patrols” and “Blood in the Streets.”
- Reach the Image of Archmage Modera for “Heart of Disruption.” She gives you the key, and the chain continues back in Tarren Mill.
As of launch week, the opening quests need level 30, two levels above the dungeon’s minimum. Blizzard’s November 2 notes say it “adjusted pre-requisites and level settings on some quests,” so if a quest giver has nothing for you, check again a level or two later. Some of the dungeon’s own quests also start in the capitals (Stormwind for the Alliance, Undercity for the Horde), so talk to the quest givers there before the long trip.
How to Get to Dalaran as Alliance
Southshore is your base for this dungeon, and there are two quick ways to reach it:
- The ship. Blizzard’s Found Photos panel recap lists a Forever ship route that links “Menethil, Southshore, and Auberdine,” so you can sail into Southshore from Menethil Harbor in the Wetlands or from Auberdine in Darkshore.
- The flight path. Once you have talked to Southshore’s gryphon master, you can fly there from Stormwind and the rest of the Alliance network. Our guide to how flight paths work covers the basics.
From Southshore, ride north toward Dalaran and head for the lake side of the walls. Dalaran is an Alliance city in Forever, so the guards leave you alone. High Order Skyborne already know the area, because the skyboat from Zephras Isle lands them in Dalaran.
How to Get to Dalaran as Horde
Horde players can run the dungeon, but the open-world city is another matter. Blizzard’s October 15 beta notes say “members of the Horde are no longer welcome in Dalaran under any circumstances and will be attacked on sight,” and that this “does not affect access to the City of Dalaran dungeon.” Our guide to whether Dalaran is Alliance only explains the rule. In practice, stay outside the walls:
- Start from Tarren Mill, the Horde town in northern Hillsbrad. Once you know its flight path you can fly there from Undercity and the Sepulcher.
- Ride west toward Lordamere Lake and stay outside the city walls. Do not go in by the gate.
- Follow the shoreline to the western wall, where the grate and the Image of Archmage Modera are.
From Silverpine Forest: Dalaran’s western wall faces the lake, so from the Sepulcher you can ride to Silverpine’s eastern shore and swim across Lordamere Lake to the grate. Our guide to getting to Silverpine Forest covers the road from Undercity.
Before You Go In
- Bring a full group of the right level. The Alterac Mountains are a zone for the 30s, and Blizzard’s September 24 notes added new spawns “in the area just outside the city entrance,” so expect company on the way in.
- Do the attunement first. Finish your faction’s chain before the group meets, so you are not the one left outside the wards.
- Plan the group. There is no queue that teleports you in; our Dungeon Finder guide explains how Forever’s Group Finder works and why a Warlock’s summon helps late arrivals.
- Check the rest of the range. Our dungeon level ranges show what to run before and after it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the City of Dalaran dungeon entrance in WoW Forever? At a sewer grate on Dalaran’s western wall, beside Lordamere Lake, next to the Image of Archmage Modera. It is not the city’s main gate.
How do you get the Dalaran Sewer Key? Complete your faction’s attunement until the Image of Archmage Modera gives it to you during “Heart of Disruption.” Alliance players start in Southshore and Horde players in Tarren Mill.
Can Horde do the City of Dalaran dungeon? Yes. The city’s guards attack Horde characters on sight, but Blizzard says the rule does not affect access to the dungeon, and the grate is outside the walls.
What level is the City of Dalaran dungeon? Blizzard lists it for levels 28 to 33. The attunement’s opening quests need level 30 as of launch week.
Why can’t I enter the City of Dalaran? The wards at the grate block anyone without the Dalaran Sewer Key. Finish the attunement first, and make sure you are at the sewer grate, not the city gate.