WoW The War Within Dungeon Levels: Full Guide (70-80)

WoW The War Within Dungeons Guide

Dungeons in The War Within are 5-player challenges with great rewards. They drop powerful gear, give strong XP, and feature exciting boss fights. You can start them early and keep running them at max level.

icon WoW TWW dungeons are a big part of the expansion’s progression. They offer better loot, teamwork gameplay, and a break from solo content. Each one has its own level range and style—from beginner-friendly to endgame difficulty.

icon Whether you want upgrades, fast leveling, or just to play with friends, knowing dungeon levels helps you prepare.

icon Quick Summary:

icon This guide lists every The War Within dungeon by level so you can plan your runs. Below, you’ll also find a quick summary of each dungeon, including the best loot to farm.

WoW The War Within Dungeons by level

Dungeon Name Level Range Location
The Rookery 71 – 80 Isle of Dorn
The Stonevault 73 – 80 The Ringing Deeps
Priory of the Sacred Flame 75 – 80 Hallowfall
Ara-Kara, City of Echoes 77 – 80 Azj-Kahet
Cinderbrew Meadery 80 Isle of Dorn
Darkflame Cleft 80 The Ringing Deeps
City of Threads 80 Azj-Kahet
The Dawnbreaker 80 Hallowfall
Operation: Floodgate 80 Undermine
Eco-Dome Al’dani 80 Tazavesh

Leveling in WoW TWW Dungeons: Tips and Comps

Dungeons are one of the fastest ways to level in The War Within, especially if you have a solid group. Here’s how to make the most of them:

Best Dungeon Leveling Tips

  • Queue as Healer/Tank – Faster queues (if using Dungeon Finder).
  • Stick to Level-Appropriate Dungeons – Focus on 71-80 dungeons for smooth scaling.
  • Chain-Run Dungeons – Faster XP than questing if your group is efficient.
  • Complete Dungeon Quests – Extra XP chunks (usually from NPCs inside).
  • Use XP Buffs – Rest XP, Darkmoon Faire, Heirlooms (if available).
  • Avoid Wipes – Deaths slow down runs; focus on mechanics in later dungeons.

icon Best Leveling Comps (71-80)

  • Speedrun Meta (Best Clear Speed)
    • Tank: Paladin Protection Paladin / Warrior Protection Warrior (Strong AoE threat)
    • Healer: Druid Restoration Resto Druid / Priest Holy Holy Priest (Good AoE heals + utility)
    • DPS: *2x AoE DPS (Mage Mage, Warlock Warlock, Demon Hunter Havoc Demon Hunter) + 1x Melee (Rogue Rogue, Warrior Fury Fury War)
  • Safe & Steady (PUG-Friendly)
    • Tank: Death Knight Blood Blood DK / Druid Guardian Guardian Druid (Self-sustain)
    • Healer: Shaman Restoration Resto Shaman / Monk Mistweaver Mistweaver Monk (Strong emergency heals)
    • DPS: Hunter Hunter (ranged pull utility), Druid Balance Balance Druid, Mage Frost Frost Mage
  • Solo Carry (If You’re Overgeared)
    • Tank: Monk Brewmaster Brewmaster Monk (Mobility + survivability)
    • Healer: Priest Discipline Disc Priest (DPS + healing)
    • DPS: Hunter Beast Mastery Beast Mastery Hunter, Warlock Affliction Affliction Warlock, Paladin Retribution Ret Paladin

icon Which Dungeons to Run?

Level Range Best Dungeons Why?
71-75 The Rookery, The Stonevault Simple mechanics, fast clears.
76-79 Priory of the Sacred Flame Good XP, easy bosses.
80 Cinderbrew Meadery, Dawnbreaker Prep for endgame, better loot.

The Rookery (71-80): Location, Bosses, Loot Table

The Rookery

Dungeon: The Rookery
Entrance Location (Map): The Rookery
Loading Screen: The Rookery Loading Screen
Brief Overview A level 70-80 dungeon on the Isle of Dorn (Khaz Algar). Features storm and void-themed enemies, 3 challenging bosses, and Loot Table for endgame players.
Lore The Rookery is a storm-infested fortress corrupted by void magic. Once home to elite stormriders, it now harbors twisted creatures and void-worshipping foes. Players must cleanse its halls of dark energy.
Bosses
Loot Table
Boss Item Loot type Drop Chance
Kyrioss Charged Rookfeather Wraps Wrist 2%
Tempestwind Handlers Hands 4%
Treads of the Galvanic Skysoarer Feet 2%
Thunder-Clad Legguards Legs 7%
Charged Stormrook Plume Trinket 1.7%
Stormguard Gorren Cloudstrider Soles Feet 3%
Squallrider’s Kilt Legs 4%
Boltbreaker Armor Chest 1.9%
Lightning-Conductor’s Bands Waist 3%
Sigil of Algari Concordance Trinket 11%
Voidstone Monstrosity Ancient Hardened Legwraps Legs 2%
Amice of Oblivion Shoulder 2%
Jerkin of Awakened Stone Chest 2%
Monstrosity’s Gaze Head 2%
Entropic Skardyn Core Trinket 0.5%

The Stonevault (73-80): Location, Bosses, Loot Table

The Stonevault

Dungeon: The Stonevault
Entrance Location (Map): The Stonevault
Loading Screen: The Stonevault Loading Screen
Brief Overview The Stonevault is a level 70-80 dungeon in The War Within, located in the Ringing Deeps of Khaz Algar. It features four challenging bosses, mechanical hazards, and void-corrupted enemies.
Lore Deep beneath Khaz Algar, The Stonevault was once a secure vault for ancient titan machinery. Now, dark forces have corrupted its defenses, turning constructs and guardians into deadly threats. Players must battle through void-touched enemies and malfunctioning machines to reclaim the vault.
Bosses
  • E.D.N.A. – A rogue titan defense system that unleashes volatile spikes and earth-shattering attacks.
  • Skarmorak – A crystalline monstrosity that summons shards and fortifies itself with a deadly shell.
  • Master Machinists Brokk & Dorlita – Twin engineers who must be killed simultaneously to avoid a devastating wipe mechanic.
  • Void Speaker Eirich – A void-corrupted leader who manipulates dark energy and deadly rifts.
Loot Table
Boss Item Loot type Drop Chance
E.D.N.A. E.D.N.A. Stabilizers Legs 9%
Reinforced Anti-Intruder Chainmail Waist 6%
“Emergency Stop” Keychain Amulet 42%
Earthen Nullification Aegis Shield 5%
Refracting Aggression Module Trinket 5%
Skarmorak Tainted Earthshard Walkers Feet 15%
Guise of the Construct Head 14%
Corpseleecher Grips Hands 12%
Crystal-Fissure Girdle Waist 12%
Skardyn Mercybringer Warglaive 2%
Master Machinists Dorlita’s Safety Belt Waist 14%
Machinist’s Searing Handguards Hands 14%
Anvilhide Cape Cloak 12%
Overclocked Gear-a-Rang Launcher Trinket 5%
Scrapsinger’s Symphony Trinket 5%
Void Speaker Eirich Shadowed Orator’s Tunic Chest 7%
Tainted Earthshard Walkers Feet 0.3%
Whispering Umbral Mantle Shoulder 11%
Corpseleecher Grips Hands 0.5%
Reinforced Anti-Intruder Chainmail Waist 0.4%
High Speaker’s Accretion Trinket 22%
Overclocked Gear-a-Rang Launcher Trinket 0.3%

Priory of the Sacred Flame (75-80): Location, Bosses, Loot Table

Priory of the Sacred Flame

Dungeon: Priory of the Sacred Flame
Entrance Location (Map): Priory of the Sacred Flame
Loading Screen: Priory of the Sacred Flame Loading Screen
Brief Overview A level 70–80 dungeon located in Hallowfall, Khaz Algar. It features holy-themed enemies and three main bosses. Designed for solo play or small groups, it’s part of Season 2 content inThe War Within.
Lore Once a place of peace and sacred flame worship, the Priory has been corrupted by dark forces. Players must fight through corrupted paladins, priests, and fanatics to restore its purity.
Bosses List
Loot Table
Boss Item Loot type Drop Chance
Captain Dailcry Honorbound Retainer’s Sash Waist 3%
Stalwart Guardian’s Boots Feet 3%
Holybound Grips Hands 2%
Flameforged Armguard Wrist 4%
Signet of the Priory Trinket 10%
Baron Braunpyke Zealous Warden’s Raiment Chest 4%
Helm of the Righteous Crusade Head 5%
Consecrated Baron’s Bindings Wrist 4%
Devoted Plate Walkers Feet 5%
Tome of Light’s Devotion Trinket 2%
Prioress Murrpray Zealous Warden’s Raiment Chest 0.3%
Elysian Flame Crown Head 5%
Stalwart Guardian’s Boots Feet 0.16%
Holybound Grips Hands 0.16%
Divine Pyrewalkers Legs 4%
Reanimator’s Pyreforged Shoulders Shoulder 5%
Radiant Necromancer’s Band Ring 20%
Sanctified Priory Wall Shield 0.16%

Ara-Kara, City of Echoes (77-80): Location, Bosses, Loot Table

Ara-Kara, City of Echoes

Dungeon: Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Entrance Location (Map): Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Loading Screen: Ara-Kara Loading Screen
Brief Overview Ara-Kara, City of Echoes is a level 70–80 dungeon located in Azj-Kahet, Khaz Algar. It features three main bosses and several mini-bosses. Players will face dangerous trash mobs, environmental mechanics, and group coordination challenges.
Lore Ara-Kara is an ancient city hidden in Khaz Algar. Long forgotten, it holds secrets tied to the region’s past. As adventurers explore its depths, they uncover echoes of history while fighting hostile creatures that now inhabit the ruins.
Bosses List
  • Avanoxx: A deadly spider-like boss who uses web attacks and spawns adds.
  • Anub’zekt: A necrotic insectoid that summons swarms and uses burrow mechanics.
  • Ki’katal the Harvester: Final boss who manipulates blood and poison with singularity effects.
Loot Table
Boss Item Loot type Drop Chance
Avanoxx Gauzewoven Legguards Legs 11%
Silksteel Striders Feet 6%
Devourer’s Gauntlets Hands 14%
Arachnoid Soulcleaver 1H Sword 8%
Ara-Kara Sacbrood Trinket 45%
Anub’zekt Burrower’s Cinch Waist 8%
Unbreakable Beetlebane Bindings Wrist 12%
Cryptbound Headpiece Head 10%
Swarm Monarch’s Spaulders Shoulder 11%
Ceaseless Swarmgland Trinket 6%
Ki’katal the Harvester Archaic Venomancer’s Footwraps Legs 12%
Whispering Mask Head 10%
Claws of Tainted Ichor Hands 11%
Experimental Goresilk Chestguard Chest 6%
Unceremonious Bloodletter Dagger 4%
Harvester’s Interdiction Staff 4%
Harvester’s Edict Trinket 5%
Blight Hunter’s Scalpelglaive Warglaive 5%

Cinderbrew Meadery (80): Location, Bosses, Loot Table

Cinderbrew Meadery

Dungeon: Cinderbrew Meadery
Entrance Location (Map): Cinderbrew Meadery
Loading Screen: Cinderbrew Meadery Loading Screen
Brief Overview Max-level dungeon on the Isle of Dorn, Khaz Algar. Features chaotic brewery battles with fire, bees, and explosive drinks.
Lore A Venture Co. meadery overrun by rowdy patrons, and greedy management. Players fight through drunkards, angry bees, and profit-obsessed bosses.
Bosses
Loot Table
Boss Item Loot type Drop Chance
Brew Master Aldryr Battle-Scarred Fisticuffs Wrist 1.9%
Foam-Ridden Pauldrons Shoulder 3%
Crusher of the Unsettled 1H Mace 0.7%
Chef Chewie’s Towel Cloak 17%
Cinderbrew Stein Trinket 1.2%
I’pa Cinderbrew-Soaked Cowl Head 1.1%
Brewery Toiler’s Waistband Waist 3%
I’pa’s Pale Aleguards Wrist 2%
Hops-Laden Greatboots Feet 5%
Strapped Rescue-Keg Amulet 10%
Benk Buzzbee Punctured Apiary Gloves Hands 3%
Fireproof Cinderbee Perch Shoulder 2%
Pollen-Lugger Treads Legs 5%
Fuzzy Cindercuffs Wrist 5%
Ravenous Honey Buzzer Trinket 2%
Goldie Baronbottom Moneymaking Businessmantle Shoulder 3%
Backbreaking Bootstrappers Feet 2%
“Azeroth’s Greatest BEE.E.O.” Cap Head 5%
Slashproof Business Plate Chest 5%
Profit Divider 1H Axe 3%
85-Year Tenure Ring Ring 2%
Synergistic Brewterializer Trinket 5%

Darkflame Cleft (80): Location, Bosses, Loot Table

Darkflame Cleft

Dungeon: Darkflame Cleft
Entrance Location (Map): Darkflame Cleft
Loading Screen: Darkflame Cleft Loading Screen
Brief Overview Darkflame Cleft is a level-appropriate dungeon located in The Ringing Deeps, Khaz Algar. It features four boss fights, unique mechanics, and themed enemies tied to wicks, molten wax, and shadowy forces.
Lore The dungeon explores the depths of Khaz Algar where ancient flame rituals and dark secrets lie hidden. Players must defeat corrupted leaders and face a final darkness threatening the region.
Bosses List
Loot Table
Boss Item Loot type Drop Chance
Ol’ Waxbeard Mole Knight’s Grimemail Shoulder 2%
Rail Rider’s Bisector 1H Axe 3%
Arcane Scuttle Off-hand Frill 2%
Wick’s Golden Loop Ring 8%
Conductor’s Wax Whistle Trinket 7%
Blazikon Gleamwax Shackles Wrist 1%
Shimmering Glimclaws Hands 2%
Scent-Strong Candlecord Waist 2%
Waxsteel Greathelm Head 3%
Flickering Glowtorc Amulet 8%
The Candle King King’s Malicious Clutches Hands 5%
Gleamkeeper’s Buckle Waist 4%
Gloomstomper’s Sabatons Feet 6%
Candlebearer’s Shroud Cloak 5%
Burin of the Candle King Trinket 4%
The Darkness Photophobic Amice Shoulder 2%
Shadowspawn Leggings Legs 3%
Gloaming Visage Head 8%
Caliginous Claspers Hands 5%
Crepuscular Carver Dagger 4%
Poleaxe of Somber Fate Polearm 6%
Remnant of Darkness Trinket 5%

City of Threads (80): Location, Bosses, Loot Table

City of Threads

Dungeon: City of Threads
Entrance Location (Map): City of Threads
Loading Screen: City of Threads Loading Screen
Brief Overview City of Threads is a max-level dungeon located in Azj-Kahet, Khaz Algar. It features complex boss fights, unique mechanics, and profession buffs tied to Rogue, Priest, or Engineering. The dungeon has four bosses and includes environmental challenges and multi-phase encounters.
Lore Once a sacred place for ancient insectoid civilizations, City of Threads has been corrupted by Queen Ansurek. She now uses the ruins as a hive filled with venomous creatures, mind control, and twisted experiments that threaten the region.
Bosses List
  • Orator Krix’vizk – A manipulator who controls minds and uses fear attacks.
  • Fangs of the Queen – A twin boss (Vx & Nx) with high mobility, AoE damage, and deadly frontal attacks.
  • The Coaglamation – A massive blob of corrupted flesh that heals from orbs.
  • Izo, the Grand Splicer – A mad scientist fighting alongside mutated scarabs.
Loot Table
Boss Item Loot type Drop Chance
Orator Krix’vizk Subduer’s Terrorgrips Hands 7%
Whisperer’s Echoing Steps Feet 14%
Cinch of Lingering Influence Waist 14%
Vociferous Subjugator’s Bracers Wrist 12%
Oppressive Orator’s Larynx Trinket 12%
Fangs of the Queen Arachnofrost Vest Chest 5%
Shadowchill Amice Shoulder 12%
Penumbral Rimeguards Wrist 7%
Legplates of Duality Legs 26%
Twin Fang Instruments Trinket 9%
The Coaglamation Vitriolic Veinwoven Wraps Wrist 9%
Gorebound Stranglers Hands 9%
Coagulum Cuirass Chest 7%
Ichor-Stained Sollerets Feet 10%
Elder’s Hemolymphal Periapt Amulet 34%
Izo, the Grand Splicer Arachnofrost Vest Chest 0.3%
Whisperer’s Echoing Steps Feet 0.6%
Entwined Chimeric Legguards Legs 8%
Vociferous Subjugator’s Bracers Wrist 0.4%
Elder’s Hemolymphal Periapt Amulet 0.2%
Experiment 08752’s Band Ring 29%
Twin Fang Instruments Trinket 0.4%

The Dawnbreaker (80): Location, Bosses, Loot Table

The Dawnbreaker

Dungeon: The Dawnbreaker
Entrance Location (Map): The Dawnbreaker
Loading Screen: The Dawnbreaker Loading Screen
Brief Overview The Dawnbreaker is a high-level dungeon located on Hallowfall, Khaz Algar. It features challenging boss fights, environmental mechanics, and unique dragonflying-based phases. Players will need coordination, awareness, and good use of the Dragonflying mount to succeed.
Lore Once a beacon of hope, The Dawnbreaker has fallen into darkness. Corrupted by shadowy forces, this ancient structure now serves as a stronghold for evil entities seeking to spread their influence across the region. Heroes must reclaim it to restore balance.
Bosses List
Loot Table
Boss Item Loot type Drop Chance
Speaker Shadowcrown Fanatic’s Blackened Shoulderwraps Shoulder 7%
Shadow Congregant’s Belt Waist 10%
Girdle of Somber Ploys Waist 10%
Devout Zealot’s Ring Ring 40%
Void Pactstone Trinket 7%
Anub’ikkaj Scheming Assailer’s Bands Wrist 7%
Defiance Crusher’s Sabatons Feet 5%
Shadowblight Mantle Shoulder 5%
Dark Priest’s Carapace Chest 12%
Empowering Crystal of Anub’ikkaj Trinket 19%
Rasha’nan Devotee’s Discarded Headdress Head 7%
Behemoth’s Eroded Cinch Waist 7%
Rasha’nan’s Grotesque Talons Feet 5%
Ravaged Lamplighter’s Manacles Wrist 5%
Locket of Broken Memories Amulet 2%
Wings of Shattered Sorrow Cloak 1%
Skyterror’s Corrosive Organ Trinket 2%
Predator’s Feasthooks Warglaive 1%

Operation: Floodgate (80): Location, Bosses, Loot Table

Operation Floodgate

Dungeon: Operation: Floodgate
Entrance Location (Map): Operation: Floodgate
Loading Screen: Operation Floodgate Loading Screen
Brief Overview Operation: Floodgate is a level 80 dungeon in The War Within. It features four challenging bosses and a mix of mechanical gameplay, environmental hazards, and tech-themed enemies.
Lore This dungeon centers around sabotage efforts to stop a flood that threatens critical infrastructure. Players battle goblin engineers and Venture Co. forces trying to control the dam systems.
Bosses List
Loot Table
Boss Item Loot type Drop Chance
Big M.O.M.M.A. Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks Feet 4%
Mechanized Junkpads Shoulder 6%
Skystreak’s Hidden Missiles Shoulder 2%
Darkfuse Medichopper Trinket 2%
Sonic Ka-BOOM!-erang Warglaive 0.6%
Demolition Duo Waterworks Filtration Mask Head 4%
Bront’s Singed Blastcoat Chest 3%
Venture Contractor’s Floodlight Waist 3%
Keeza’s ‘B.’ B.B.B.F.G Gun 2%
Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker Trinket 7%
Swampface Razorchoke Slacks Legs 3%
Disturbed Kelp Wraps Wrist 1.4%
Muckdiver’s Wading Plate Chest 5%
Craboom Battle Pet 16%
Ringing Ritual Mud Trinket 1.6%
Geezle Gigazap Saboteur’s Rubber Jacket Chest 7%
Portable Power Generator Waist 3%
Jumpstarter’s Scaffold-Scrapers Hands 1.4%
Circuit Breaker 2H Sword 5%
Electrician’s Siphoning Filter Cloak 4%
Geezle’s Coercive Volt-ohmmeter Dagger 3%
Gigazap’s Zap-Cap Trinket 3%

Eco-Dome Al’dani (80): Location, Bosses, Loot Table

Dungeon: Eco-Dome Al’dani
Entrance Location (Map): Eco-Dome Al'dani
Loading Screen: Eco-Dome Al'dani Loading Screen
Brief Overview Eco-Dome Al’dani is a new dungeon in World of Warcraft: The War Within (Patch 11.2), set in the ruined world of K’aresh. Players defend the biodome from a Wastelander invasion, aided by Ve’nari. The dungeon features three bosses: the devouring worm Azhiccar, the phase-shifting beastmaster duo Taah’bat & A’wazj, and the vengeful Soul-Scribe, leader of K’aresh’s fallen oracles.
Lore The storyline unfolds after the raid on Manaforge Omega, and Eco‑Dome Al’dani was constructed atop one of K’aresh’s most sacred sites. Wastelanders have breached the dome, and Ve’nari calls for champions to defend K’aresh’s last hope for ecological restoration.
Bosses List
Loot Table
Boss Item Loot type Drop Chance
Azhiccar Al’dani Attendant’s Gauze Wrist 8%
Spittle-Stained Trousers Legs 7%
Consumed Wastelander’s Epaulets Shoulder 8%
Eco-Dome Access Bands Wrist 8%
Azhiccaran Parapodia Trinket 5%
Taah’bat Wasteland Devotee’s Wrappings Head 8%
Reinforced Stalkerhide Vest Chest 7%
Greaves of the Wild Pair Feet 8%
Girdle of Absolute Faith Waist 8%
Incorporeal Warpclaw Trinket 5%
Soul-Scribe Ancient Oracle’s Caress Hands 8%
Mantle of Wounded Fate Shoulder 8%
Tunic of Sworn Revenge Chest 5%
Fatebound Crusader 2H Sword 4%
Soul-Scribe’s Tabiqa Dagger Dagger 3%
Whispers of K’aresh Ring 2%
Starlit Safeguard Shield 1%
Lily of the Eternal Weave Trinket 2%

Final Thoughts

Dungeons in The War Within are a great way to level up, gear up, and enjoy group content. Whether you’re running early dungeons like The Rookery or tackling max-level challenges like Darkflame Cleft, knowing the right level ranges and best team setups will help you clear them faster.

icon Stick to dungeons that match your level, group up with balanced teams, and use XP boosts if you have them.Exploring dungeons in the game can yield top-tier rewards. Mastering them quickly will help you progress faster and reach level 80 with ease.

icon Now that you know where to go and how to prepare, it’s time to jump in and start your next dungeon run. Happy adventuring!

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