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Stratholme

Five-player burning city in Eastern Plaguelands with a Scarlet side ending in Balnazzar, an undead side ending in Baron Rivendare, and 19 client bosses.

Overview

Stratholme is a Classic city dungeon in the Plaguewood of Eastern Plaguelands, split into a Scarlet live side and an undead side. The Forever client lists 19 bosses for it, from Hearthsinger Forresten to Stonespine, and several of them are rares or event spawns. Classic listed it as a five-player dungeon with enemies of level 55 to 62.

At a glance

Kind
Dungeon
Level
55
Entry
Level 37 or higher
Group size
Up to 5 players
Zone
Eastern Plaguelands
Bosses
19
Enemies
58 kinds
Quests
19, and 15 for one class

Getting there

The entrance is in Eastern Plaguelands, at on the zone’s map.

Who to bring

Stratholme is long, with many elites and pulls that need control. Bring area damage and plenty of crowd control.

  • Tanks: a tank who can regain threat after Magistrate Barthilas knocks them back.
  • Dispels: magic removal for Balnazzar's Sleep and Maleki the Pallid's Ice Tomb; curse removal for Postmaster Malown's crowd and Baroness Anastari's Banshee Curse.
  • Interrupts: Maleki the Pallid's Drain Life, the Enchanting Lullaby of Hearthsinger Forresten and The Unforgiven's Unrelenting Anguish.
  • Area damage: a mage or warlock for Baron Rivendare's skeletons.
  • Fear protection: Fear Ward or Tremor Totem against Balnazzar's Psychic Scream.
  • Resistance: Shadow protection for Baron Rivendare's Unholy Aura and Balnazzar.
  • Keys: the Scarlet Key is the key for the Scarlet side, and the Key to the City is the key for the Service Entrance.

Route: the Scarlet side holds Market Row, Crusaders' Square, the Scarlet Bastion, the Hoard and the Crimson Throne, where Balnazzar waits. The undead side holds the Gauntlet with its three ziggurats, Slaughter Square and the Slaughter House.

Bosses

  1. Hearthsinger Forresten interrupt the lullaby, spread out.
  2. Timmy the Cruel tank and spank, burn him down after the enrage.
  3. Malor the Zealous ranged stay back from the stun, burst him at the end.
  4. Cannon Master Willey assign a Cannon Boy, save one ball for the end.
  5. Archivist Galford heal the Burning Winds target, ranged stay out of Fire Nova.
  6. Balnazzar tank at the back wall, ranged away, dispel Sleep, fear protection on the tank.
  7. The Unforgiven rest first, area damage on the phantoms, interrupt the channel.
  8. Baroness Anastari burst her down, free the possessed player, no area fear.
  9. Nerub'enkan kill the scarabs, heal through Pierce Armor, taunt after the web.
  10. Maleki the Pallid kill him fast, interrupt Drain Life, destroy the crystal.
  11. Magistrate Barthilas tank against a wall, taunt after the punt, burn him before the stacks build.
  12. Ramstein the Gorger fight in the open, kite the random target, heal the tank through Flurry.
  13. Baron Rivendare aura wall for the tank, healers on the far wall, area damage on skeletons.
  14. Black Guard Swordsmith clear the area first, then pick up the plans and kill him.
  15. Crimson Hammersmith clear the area before taking the plans, heal through Bone Smelt.
  16. Ezra Grimm clear the area first, leave the fire cone.
  17. Postmaster Malown keep health high, decurse late, kill the helpers fast.
  18. Skul rare spawn, interrupt his bolts.
  19. Stonespine rare patrol spawn, do not let him join a pull, burn him before the bleed stacks.

In the order the client lists them. Every boss’s strategy and abilities

Lore

Stratholme was the second most populous city of Lordaeron and the city where the Order of the Silver Hand was founded. Plague reached it in infected grain from Andorhal. Prince Arthas purged the city to keep it from becoming a Scourge bastion, and the Scourge took what was left. Now the undead hold one part of the ruins, under Kel'Thuzad. A contingent of Scarlet Crusaders led by Grand Crusader Dathrohan holds another. The two sides fight constantly, and the dungeon puts you between them. The dreadlord Balnazzar lives under the guise of the Grand Crusader, and Baron Rivendare, a death knight, rules the Slaughter House.

Enemies

58 kinds of enemy
Enemies in Stratholme
EnemyLevelKind
Skeletal Servant32
Plagued Rat55
Broken Cadaver55–56
Mangled Cadaver55–56
Skeletal Guardian55–56
Eye of Naxxramas55–57
Ravaged Cadaver56–57
Skeletal Berserker56–57
Vengeful Phantom56–57
The Unforgiven57Boss
Crimson Conjuror57–58
Crimson Guardsman57–58
Crimson Initiate57–58
Patchwork Horror57–58
Plague Ghoul57–58
Rockwing Gargoyle57–58
Shrieking Banshee57–58
Undead Postman57–58
Magistrate Barthilas58Boss
Skul58Boss
Timmy the Cruel58Boss
Black Guard Sentry58–59
Crimson Defender58–59
Crimson Priest58–59
Crimson Sorcerer58–59
Crypt Crawler58–59
Ghoul Ravener58–59
Rockwing Screecher58–59
Thuzadin Shadowcaster58–59
Wailing Banshee58–59
Crimson Monk58–60
Baroness Anastari59Boss
Bile Spewer59–60
Crimson Battle Mage59–60
Crimson Gallant59–60
Crimson Inquisitor59–60
Crypt Beast59–60
Fleshflayer Ghoul59–60
Jarien59–60
Thuzadin Acolyte59–60
Thuzadin Necromancer59–61
Archivist Galford60Boss
Cannon Master Willey60Boss
Crimson Hammersmith60Boss
Malor the Zealous60Boss
Nerub'enkan60Boss
Postmaster Malown60Boss
Sothos60
Stonespine60Boss
Venom Belcher60–61
Wrath Phantom60–61
Ezra Grimm61Boss
Maleki the Pallid61Boss
Ramstein the Gorger61Boss
Black Guard Swordsmith61–62Boss
Balnazzar62Boss
Baron Rivendare62Boss
Grand Crusader Dathrohan62

Every enemy inside is elite. This list is partial: it lacks 1 of the 19 bosses the client lists, so other enemies are likely missing too.

Quests

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19 quests send you here
Quests for Stratholme
QuestLevelStarts inSide
Above and Beyond60Eastern PlaguelandsBoth
Aurius' Reckoning60InsideBoth
Breastplate of Bloodthirst60WinterspringBoth
Cap of the Scarlet Savant60WinterspringBoth
Corruption60WinterspringBoth
Dead Man's Plea60Eastern PlaguelandsBoth
Farwhisper the Elder60InsideBoth
Leggings of Arcana60WinterspringBoth
Ramstein60Eastern PlaguelandsHorde
Sweet Serenity60WinterspringBoth
The Archivist60Eastern PlaguelandsBoth
The Dread Citadel - Naxxramas60Eastern PlaguelandsBoth
The Flesh Does Not Lie60Eastern PlaguelandsBoth
The Great Ezra Grimm60Eastern PlaguelandsBoth
The Left Piece of Lord Valthalak's Amulet60Not knownBoth
The Medallion of Faith60InsideBoth
The Restless Souls60Eastern PlaguelandsBoth
The Right Piece of Lord Valthalak's Amulet60Not knownBoth
The Truth Comes Crashing Down60A drop insideBoth

Class quests

15 class quests with a step here
Class quests for Stratholme
QuestClassLevelStarts inSide
An Earnest PropositionDruid60Ironforge, OrgrimmarBoth
An Earnest PropositionHunter60Ironforge, OrgrimmarBoth
Anthion's Parting WordsHunter60Eastern PlaguelandsBoth
Anthion's Parting WordsMage60Eastern PlaguelandsBoth
Just CompensationMage60Ironforge, OrgrimmarBoth
Anthion's Parting WordsPaladin60Eastern PlaguelandsAlliance
Just CompensationPaladin60IronforgeAlliance
An Earnest PropositionPriest60Ironforge, OrgrimmarBoth
Anthion's Parting WordsPriest60Eastern PlaguelandsBoth
Just CompensationPriest60Ironforge, OrgrimmarBoth
Anthion's Parting WordsRogue60Eastern PlaguelandsBoth
An Earnest PropositionShaman60OrgrimmarHorde
Anthion's Parting WordsWarlock60Eastern PlaguelandsBoth
Just CompensationWarlock60Ironforge, OrgrimmarBoth
Just CompensationWarrior60Ironforge, OrgrimmarBoth

Not checked in game yet

Enemies and quests come from data players have gathered in Forever’s beta and in Classic. We have not checked it in game yet, so levels may differ in Forever, and some may be missing. A quest is listed when most of its objectives are inside, when it starts from a drop inside, or when someone inside ends it.

Loot from data players have gathered, not yet checked in game by us; the game client confirms each item. Enemies and quests from data players have gathered. Levels, group size, wings, areas and bosses from the game client, build 1.60.1.70450. Text updated . Forever is in beta: any of it can change with a patch. Eastern Plaguelands · All dungeons and raids