WoW Forever Dungeons and Raids: Levels, Locations, Onyxia Attunement

The short answer

World of Warcraft: Forever adds nine new five-player dungeons for levels 13 to 60.

Blizzard’s October 20 dungeon article gives the location of each one.

It puts Excavation Site at levels 24–29.

The beta development notes updated October 1 list it at 26–31.

Three level 60 raids unlock on December 9.

Barrow Deeps lies within Mount Hyjal, is for 10 players and has 8 bosses.

Hyjal Summit is for 20 players and has 13 bosses.

Onyxia’s Lair in Dustwallow Marsh is for 40 players.

Every raider there needs the Drakefire Amulet in their bags.

All raids are currently planned to reset each week.

We check Blizzard’s English, German and Korean pages and the English beta notes.

We first checked them on September 24, 2026 and rechecked them on October 21, 2026.

Where regions differ, we say so.

Nine new dungeons: levels and locations

Blizzard published an overview of all nine new dungeons on October 20, 2026.

All nine are five-player dungeons in the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor.

The Hall of Thanes lies beneath Ironforge in Dun Morogh and covers levels 13–18.

Ruins of Lordaeron, above the Undercity in Tirisfal Glades, covers levels 15–20.

Both dungeons have their own guide on this site, linked at the end of this section.

Excavation Site lies near Thelgen Rock and Dun Algaz in the Wetlands.

The October 20 article lists it at levels 24–29.

Kaivax’s September 15 level list gave the same 24–29.

The beta development notes updated October 1 list it at 26–31.

Blizzard has not explained the difference, so we show both ranges with their dates.

We do not guess which range the game will use at launch.

City of Dalaran in the Alterac Mountains covers levels 28–33.

The Drowned City lies off Stranglethorn Vale, west of Grom’gol, and covers levels 35–40.

Krol’dok Stronghold in the Riverglades covers levels 40–45.

Kaivax’s September 15 post corrected that range from some BlizzCon material.

Alcaz Prison on Alcaz Island in Dustwallow Marsh covers levels 48–53.

Blackmaw Hold in Azshara covers levels 55–60.

Shaper’s Terrace in the northern hills of Un’Goro Crater covers levels 58–60.

Some ranges overlap, such as 13–18 with 15–20 and 55–60 with 58–60.

So two dungeons can suit the same character level.

Faction access and entry notes

The October 20 article adds access notes for several dungeons.

Alliance players reach the Hall of Thanes easily from inside their capital.

Horde groups have to travel into Alliance territory to get there.

Ruins of Lordaeron is the reverse: Horde players reach it easily from the Undercity.

Alliance groups have to venture into Horde territory.

City of Dalaran needs an attunement questline first.

Alliance players start it with “An Alarming Request” from Emissary Jacques in Southshore.

Horde players start with “Key to the City” and “Prison Break-In.”

Both come from Magus Wordeen Voidglare in Tarren Mill.

After earning the Kirin Tor’s trust, your group enters the city through the sewers.

Beta notes updated October 15 made the Horde hostile to Dalaran in the open world.

Those notes say this does not affect access to the City of Dalaran dungeon.

For the Drowned City, west of Grom’gol, you dive below the water to find the entrance.

At Shaper’s Terrace you use power crystals gathered throughout Un’Goro at consoles inside.

Blackmaw Hold is a max-level dungeon with multiple routes and bosses.

Which dungeons are open in the beta

The beta began on September 17, 2026 with a level cap of 20.

Its first phase had Hall of Thanes (levels 13–18) and Ruins of Lordaeron (levels 15–20).

The beta development notes updated October 1 raised the level cap to 30.

That build added Excavation Site, which the notes call Excavation Site: Wetlands.

The notes list it at 26–31.

Razorfen Downs (25+) and Uldaman (30+) opened as well.

The notes only write “25+” and “30+” and do not explain the entry rules.

The notes also list 11 dungeons that were already open.

They are Ragefire Chasm, Hall of Thanes, Ruins of Lordaeron and Wailing Caverns.

The Deadmines, Shadowfang Keep, The Stockade and Blackfathom Deeps are open too.

So are Gnomeregan, Razorfen Kraul and Scarlet Monastery.

The notes updated October 8 made the new City of Dalaran dungeon available for testing.

That makes 15 beta dungeons as of the October 8 notes (our count: 11 plus 3 plus 1).

So 4 of the 9 new dungeons have been open in the beta (our count).

The notes up to October 15 open no other new dungeon.

Raids: Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia’s Lair

Blizzard’s raid overview of October 20, 2026 describes all three launch raids.

They unlock on December 9 for level 60 players.

Neither the overview nor Blizzard’s roadmap states an unlock time.

Barrow Deeps is a 10-player raid within Mount Hyjal.

Its entrances connect through Mount Hyjal, Winterspring and Blackmaw Hold.

Inside, groups face eight bosses in an old prison that once held Illidan Stormrage.

Hyjal Summit is a 20-player raid at the peak of Mount Hyjal, near Nordrassil.

It has 13 bosses and begins with a battle against an ancient guardian.

From there, raids choose among multiple paths across the mountain.

They explore ruins above and below ground before the final encounters.

Onyxia’s Lair is a 40-player raid in Dustwallow Marsh; the next section covers it.

All raids are currently planned to reset each week.

Blizzard’s What’s Next recap says Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit bring new tier sets.

They also bring a legendary reward that has not been fully revealed yet.

The Legacy System announcement of September 23 gave the same 8 and 13 bosses.

Blizzard’s Deep Dive recap says cross-ruleset grouping is not supported.

You can group, run dungeons and raid only with players on the same ruleset.

Factions remain separate, so Horde and Alliance still cannot group together.

Onyxia’s Lair attunement: the Drakefire Amulet

Onyxia’s Lair is a three-phase fight with powerful fire attacks.

Blizzard advises building fire resistance before you enter.

Every member of the raid must carry the Drakefire Amulet to enter.

It only has to be in your bags; you do not need to equip it.

Each player earns the amulet through a faction-specific attunement questline.

Blizzard suggests starting early and bringing friends for the elite quests.

Plan for several trips into high-level dungeons.

Alliance players start with “Dragonkin Menace” from Helendis Riverhorn.

She is in the Burning Steppes.

Six quests named “The True Masters” follow.

Marshal Maxwell at Morgan’s Vigil sends you into Blackrock Depths for Marshal Windsor.

There you find A Crumpled Up Note and help Windsor escape in “Jail Break!”

Back in Stormwind, you gather allies for “The Great Masquerade.”

Highlord Bolvar Fordragon then sends you on “The Dragon’s Eye.”

The final quest, “Drakefire Amulet,” takes you into Upper Blackrock Spire.

Horde players start with “Blood and Thunder” from Warlord Goretooth in Kargath, Badlands.

“Warlord’s Command” and “For the Horde!” take you through Lower Blackrock Spire.

Thrall then sends you to find Rexxar on the roads of Desolace.

Myranda the Hag in the Western Plaguelands gives you “Oculus Illusions.”

In Dustwallow Marsh, Emberstrife tests you with four “The Test of Skulls” quests.

You face the dragons Scryer, Somnus, Chronalis and Axtroz.

In “Ascension...” Emberstrife gives you the Dull Drakefire Amulet for Rexxar.

Rexxar sends you into Upper Blackrock Spire in “Blood of the Black Dragon Champion.”

For both factions, the last step is the Blood of the Black Dragon Champion.

You take it from General Drakkisath, then receive the Drakefire Amulet.

Dungeon loot and appearances

Blizzard’s Deep Dive recap says every dungeon drop has been re-examined.

Hundreds of new drops have been added.

Unique dungeon boss items are now blue, Rare quality.

Set bonuses have been improved too.

Some dungeon drops are Uncommon or Rare and bind on pickup.

When one is looted, its appearance goes to every eligible looter.

So a player who needs the item does not roll against someone who only wants the look.

Epic raid drops are different.

Their appearance goes only to the player the item binds to.

Blueprint recipes for advanced camping objects come from specific dungeon bosses.

The beta notes updated October 8 lowered various dungeon quest rewards to Uncommon.

Those rewards were Rare before.

Dungeon combat is meant to stay tactical.

Crowd control such as Polymorph, Banish, Fear and Root still matters.

Damage dealers need to watch threat.

Dungeon and raid Legacy challenges

The account-wide Legacy System rewards challenges in dungeons and raids.

Each completed challenge earns one Legacy Point.

Dungeons and raids have 3 challenges each, so each is worth 3 points.

For dungeons, you defeat the final boss of every dungeon in a level bracket.

The brackets are levels 15–25, 26–45 and 46–60.

For raids, you defeat Onyxia, all 13 Hyjal Summit bosses and all 8 Barrow Deeps bosses.

The announcement does not say which dungeons belong to each bracket.

So we do not sort the nine new dungeons into these brackets.

Dungeon experience in the beta

The beta notes updated October 1 cut experience from dungeon quests.

Dungeon quests now give 50% less extra experience beyond normal quest values.

The developers said that change followed feedback on leveling speed.

The notes updated October 8 raised experience from dungeon creatures by about 20%.

They also fixed how party experience works when you kill lower-level enemies.

Each player’s own level now sets the adjustment, as in Classic Era.

Before, the highest-level party member set it for the whole group.

If one member is far above the enemy’s level, nobody in the party gets experience.

The developers expect both October 8 changes to raise dungeon XP for most players.

The notes give no experience values per quest or per creature.

So this guide does not estimate experience values from player reports.

Dungeon experience was still a big topic when the beta neared its end.

In our community data collected on October 21, 2026, one r/classicwow thread stood out.

It asked for one more dungeon XP revision before launch.

It had a score of 426 and 861 comments.

After December: roadmap and open questions

Blizzard’s roadmap places the Hardcore launch in winter, after the December 9 raids.

The spring major update lists 2 new raids, for 10 and 20 players, and 2 new dungeons.

It also lists new quests and a playable area.

A new legendary questline and a player-versus-player (PvP) season refresh are on it too.

The summer major update lists a revamped iconic raid and a new raid.

It also lists expanded world content and 2 more new dungeons.

The roadmap gives no dates after December 9.

It also says content and timing are subject to change.

As of our check on October 21, 2026, the official materials leave four points open.

They give no raid unlock times and no final Excavation Site level range.

They also lack full details of the legendary reward and per-quest dungeon experience.

Change log of official information

Dates in this section are in UTC.

September 12: Blizzard’s What’s Next recap named the nine new dungeons.

It also gave Barrow Deeps (10 players), Hyjal Summit (20) and a December 9 unlock.

Its roadmap added Onyxia’s Lair for 40 players.

September 13: the Deep Dive recap described the loot rework and shared appearances.

September 15: Kaivax posted the level list and corrected Krol’dok Stronghold to 40–45.

September 17: the beta opened with Hall of Thanes and Ruins of Lordaeron.

September 23: the Legacy System announcement gave 13 bosses for Hyjal Summit.

It gave 8 bosses for Barrow Deeps and a “Defeat Onyxia” challenge.

September 24: the listed official announcements gave no dungeon experience values.

October 1: the beta development notes raised the level cap to 30.

They listed Excavation Site: Wetlands at 26–31 and opened Razorfen Downs and Uldaman.

They cut the extra experience from dungeon quests by 50%.

October 8: the beta notes opened City of Dalaran.

They raised dungeon creature XP by about 20%.

October 20: Blizzard’s dungeon article confirmed five-player dungeons and their locations.

It listed Excavation Site at 24–29.

The same day, the raid overview gave raid locations and the Onyxia attunement.

It also said all raids are currently planned to reset each week.