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Dungeon · Stranglethorn Vale

The Drowned City

A sunken troll ruin off the coast of Stranglethorn, for levels 35⁠–⁠40.

Levels 35–405 playersNewBosses
Territory
Contested
Bosses
1 boss
Availability
At launch, 4 November 2026

At a glance

  • New dungeon: a sunken troll ruin
  • Off the coast of Stranglethorn Vale
  • Playable at BlizzCon 2026
  • Legacy: counts toward Experienced Spelunker

Overview

The Drowned City is an ancient troll ruin off the coast of Stranglethorn Vale. It targets levels 35–40, in contested territory. It was playable at BlizzCon 2026.

Bosses

1 boss

No boss has been named yet. The final boss exists in the game files, but its name is still to be confirmed.

  1. Boss 1 · Final boss (name to be confirmed)

    Final boss

What changes in Forever

The dungeon is entirely new.

Forever dungeon rulesThe same in every instance
  • Monsters give less experience and dungeon quests much more: your first run pays the most
  • An item nobody looted in the instance is mailed to you afterwards
  • When a rare item drops, the whole group unlocks its appearance for transmog (not in raids, not for epic items)
  • Meeting stones no longer summon: a list-based group finder replaces them

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Official Blizzard Entertainment image, matched to this instance from its announcement (to be confirmed). © Blizzard Entertainment.