
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
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
- Dire Maul: dungeon page (client build 1.60.1.70245), Forever Codex, 25 Oct 2026
- Dungeons and raids: levels, group sizes and rule changes (client build 1.60.1.70245), Forever Codex, 25 Oct 2026
- Legacy challenges: Spelunker dungeon lists (client build 1.60.1.70245), Forever Codex, 25 Oct 2026
- Get to Know the World of Warcraft: Forever Legacy System, Blizzard, 23 Sept 2026
- World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, Blizzard, 13 Sept 2026
- 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
- Biome and zone effects on gear (client build 1.60.1.70245), Forever Codex, 25 Oct 2026
Checked 25 Oct 2026