Overview

Dire Maul

  • Level54-60
  • Group5
  • Final bossKing Gordok

Classic ruined elven city in Feralas with three wings for about levels 54-60. Not playable on the beta; the files add a daily lockout.

Level

  • Three wings in the Group Finder: East 54-60, West 56-60 and North 56-60.Datamined: From the game's client data[1]

Bosses

  • The client lists 19 encounters across the wings; King Gordok in the North wing is the final one.Datamined: From the game's client data[1]

Loot

  • ChangedLoot was re-itemized for Forever: unique boss drops are now blue (Rare) and new items were added across dungeons.Official: Stated by Blizzard[5]

Legacy

  • East, North and West are separate entries in Master Spelunker (1 account-wide Legacy Point).Datamined: From the game's client data[3][4]

Changed in Forever

  • ChangedThe files give it a daily lockout, which Classic Era's files did not have. Blizzard has not said how servers use it.Datamined: From the game's client data[1][2]
  • Blizzard's plan for old dungeons: keep their encounters and add small changes through quests and objectives.Official: Stated by Blizzard[6]

Tips

  • Counts as Forest & Grassland and Haunted for biome gear, so items with those effects get their bonus inside.Datamined: From the game's client data[7]

Map

Not known yet (4)
  • How the daily lockout works on live servers.
  • Whether the Crescent Key and other Classic keys still matter (they appear only in Classic-sourced data).
  • Whether Dungeon Set 1 pieces drop here in Forever.
  • Forever's quests, loot and boss abilities here: so far only Classic-sourced lists exist, which may not apply.
Sources (7)

Sources

  1. Dire Maul: dungeon page (client build 1.60.1.70245), Forever Codex, 25 Oct 2026
  2. Dungeons and raids: levels, group sizes and rule changes (client build 1.60.1.70245), Forever Codex, 25 Oct 2026
  3. Legacy challenges: Spelunker dungeon lists (client build 1.60.1.70245), Forever Codex, 25 Oct 2026
  4. Get to Know the World of Warcraft: Forever Legacy System, Blizzard, 23 Sept 2026
  5. World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, Blizzard, 13 Sept 2026
  6. The WoW: Forever Podcast, Episode 5: End of Beta Special (video; old dungeons at 1:17:36 to 1:21:31), Blizzard (YouTube), 22 Oct 2026
  7. Biome and zone effects on gear (client build 1.60.1.70245), Forever Codex, 25 Oct 2026

Checked 25 Oct 2026

Check your group for Dire MaulPick your group and see what it covers. No creature data for this dungeon yet, so the needs are general (English).