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Dire Maul

Complete instance walkthrough, tactical floorplan, encounter mechanics, dungeon quests, and notable loot for Dire Maul.

Feralas•5-Man Dungeon•Lvl 55–60•11 Bosses•Min Lvl 31+•[Key or Unlock Required]
[KEY REQUIRED] Key or Unlock Required is required to unlock this instance or pass interior gates. Ensure at least one party member has the key or adequate lockpicking skill.
Tactical Field Intel & Routing
  • Obtain the Crescent Key from Pusillin the imp in East wing to unlock the West and North wing libraries.
  • Tribute Run (North wing): Use frost traps, ogre tannin disguise, and stealth to spare ogre guards for maximum tribute chest loot.
  • Clear all peripheral treants before engaging Tendris Warpwood to prevent 20-mob add pulls.

Encounter Bosses & Tactics (11)

[01]

Hydrospawn

Level 57 Elite• The Highborne Ruins (East / West / North)

East wing water boss. Casts Massive Geyser knockback and spawns water adds.

[02]

Lethtendris & Pimgib

Level 57 Elite• The Highborne Ruins (East / West / North)

Corrupted blood elf warlock with imp minion. Interrupt shadow bolts.

[03]

Alzzin the Wildshaper

Level 58 Elite• The Highborne Ruins (East / West / North)

East wing final boss. Calls tree treant swarms; AoE burn down.

[04]

Tendris Warpwood

Level 59 Elite• The Highborne Ruins (East / West / North)

West wing ancient treant. Defeat patrolling treants first or they all join encounter.

[05]

Illyanna Ravenoak

Level 60 Elite• The Highborne Ruins (East / West / North)

West wing highborne hunter and bear companion. Volley shots hit hard.

[06]

Magister Kalendris

Level 60 Elite• The Highborne Ruins (East / West / North)

Highborne shadow mage. Casts Mind Blast and Shadows of the Past.

[07]

Prince Tortheldrin

Level 60 Elite• The Highborne Ruins (East / West / North)

West wing final boss. Destructive Whirlwind; melee back away.

[08]

King Gordok

Level 61 Elite• The Highborne Ruins (East / West / North)

North wing ogre king. "Tribute Run" allows bypassing guards to become King of the Ogres for epic loot chest.

Tactical Instance Map

Floor schematics, encounter locations, and entrance coordinates

Entrance: 60.1, 31.48 Bosses on Floor
Dire Maul — The Highborne Ruins (East / West / North)

Dungeon Quests & Objectives (0)

No mandatory quests currently indexed for Dire Maul in the catalog. Check parent zone NPC guides in Feralas for surrounding storyline chains and rewards.

Notable Dungeon Drops & Loot (0)

Encounter drop tables for Dire Maul are currently being audited from PTR test records. Check back for verified loot tables.