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Location | High Wilderness, Feralas | |||||||||||||||||||
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Advised level | 55-60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Minimum level | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Player limit | 5 (10) | |||||||||||||||||||
Key | [Crescent Key] (north and west) | |||||||||||||||||||
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East Dire Maul | |
Pusillin |
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West Dire Maul | |
Tendris Warpwood |
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Guard Mol'dar |
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"Ambassador" Dagg'thol | |
Loot |
Dire Maul is a three-wing instance found in northcentral Feralas. It was once a proud Highborne city, but now lies in ruins, overrun by ogres, satyrs, and undead. Only a tiny remnant of the original Highborne population remains in the form of a murderous sect called the Shen'dralar. The enemy level range is 54 to 61, making it one of the highest-level pre-Burning Crusade instances. Dire Maul was designed for parties of five, and characters must be at least level 45 to enter any of the three wings.
History
From the World Dungeons page on the official World of Warcraft Community Site:
- Built twelve thousand years ago by a covert sect of night elf sorcerers, the ancient city of Eldre'Thalas was used to protect Queen Azshara's most prized arcane secrets. Though it was ravaged by the Great Sundering of the world, much of the wondrous city still stands as the imposing Dire Maul. The ruins' three distinct districts have been overrun by all manner of creatures ā especially the spectral Highborne, foul satyr and brutish ogres. Only the most daring party of adventurers can enter this broken city and face the ancient evils locked within its ancient vaults.
Geography and Layout
Dire Maul contains three wings in two instances. The wings are known as Dire Maul East, West and North. The West and North wings are contained in a single instance, and are connected via The Athenaeum. At the center of Dire Maul, connecting the three wings, is an open plaza populated by ogres and containing a special PvP arena. This arena, consisting of a rectangular pit with entrances and exits on the east and west sides, is similar to the Gurubashi Arena in Stranglethorn Vale, in that "free for all" PvP combat is permitted within its confines. Every six hours, a rare mob spawns in the arena (Skarr the Unbreakable, The Razza or Mushgog). These mobs drop BoE blue items.
The entrances to Dire Maul West and North are locked and may only be opened with the [Crescent Key], with a [Powerful Seaforium Charge] or [Elemental Seaforium Charge], a rogue with Lockpicking of 300 or higher; also by a Blacksmith who has either [Arcanite Skeleton Key], [Cobalt Skeleton Key] or [Titanium Skeleton Key]. The Crescent Key may be obtained by killing the imp Pusillin in Dire Maul East. In addition to permitting access to the other wings of the instance, the Crescent Key allows characters to enter Dire Maul East via a short-cut at the Lariss Pavillion, located immediately north of Camp Mojache.
Dire Maul East
Dire Maul East has been taken over by the nefarious Alzzin the Wildshaper, a satyr who has corrupted the Fruit of Fertility tree so that it produces vile [Felvine Shards]. Alzzin has attracted all manner of corrupted plant life, satyrs, mages and demons to his cause. The entire district is overgrown with crazed plant life. Dire Maul East is considered the easiest of the three wings and requires no key to enter.
Dire Maul West
Dire Maul West is haunted by the ghosts and skeletons of deceased Highborne, and is home to a variety of arcane creatures, including ancients and mana surges. Yet the most notable resident of Dire Maul West is Immol'thar, a demon imprisoned on this plane by Prince Tortheldrin. Millennia ago, the Prince, aided by his Shen'dralar loyalists, constructed five mystical pylons to bind Immol'thar so that they could siphon his energy to sustain their immortality. Warlocks must go to this prison and summon their [Dreadsteed] for the quest Template:Questclass. Tendris Warpwood, a corrupted Ancient of War, also resides in Dire Maul West. Alliance paladins must slay him as part of the quest Template:Questclass in order to obtain their charger. In addition, Tendris Warpwood also guards the door leading from Dire Maul West into Immol'thar's prison, where players can also access The Athenaeum.
Dire Maul North
Dire Maul North is considered the hardest, or, at the very least, the most interesting and unusual, wing of Dire Maul. The district is now occupied by a tribe of ogres known as the Gordok. Dire Maul is unique in that parties adventuring there have a choice. They may, in the traditional fashion, kill all the various bosses in the instance for some guaranteed rare drops, or they can use a series of crafting, questing and sneaking tasks to perform a "tribute run." In a tribute run the characters only kill King Gordok, ruler of the Gordok tribe, while keeping the other bosses alive. As a reward for sparing the lives of the other instance bosses, the characters receive higher quality, though fewer, rare drops from a tribute chest. In addition, the Gordok proclaim the characters as kings, which grants access to a variety of two-hour buffs and the quest [60D] Unfinished Gordok Business.
Maps
Sub-Regions
Quests
Feathermoon Stronghold
- [57D] Lethtendris's Web (Alliance) Stand alone quest given by Latronicus Moonspear, enters Dire Maul East
- [61D] Elven Legends (Alliance) Given by Scholar Runethorn, enters Dire Maul North/West. Completion allows the conversion of a Libram into an Arcanum via quest
Camp Mojache
- [57D] Lethtendris's Web (Horde)
- [61D] Elven Legends (Horde)
Feralas
- [58D] Pusillin and the Elder Azj'Tordin Stand alone quest given by Azj'Tordin at the Lariss Pavilion, enters Dire Maul East
Dire Maul
- [60D] Free Knot! Free Knot Thimblejack from inside Dire Maul North.
- [60D] The Gordok Taste Test
- [60D] The Gordok Ogre Suit
- [60D] Unfinished Gordok Business
- [61D] The Madness Within
- [60D] The Forging of Quel'Serrar (Warrior, Paladin only)
Moonglade
- [60] A Reliquary of Purity Given by Rabine Saturna in Nighthaven, takes you to Silithus
- [60] Shards of the Felvine Again given by Rabine Saturna in Nighthaven, enters Dire Maul East
Libram Quests - Lorekeeper Lydros will give you these quests if you have completed "Elven Legends" already
- [60D] Libram of Focus
- [60D] Libram of Protection
- [60D] Libram of Rapidity
Class Quests
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Class Book Quests - each starts with a rare drop book, leading to each class' version of the [Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas].
- Template:Questclass
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Strategy guides
Doing Dire Maul in one Visit
Some tips for doing Dire Maul in just one visit:
- Start with Dire Maul East to get the key.
- Plan to do a Tribute Run. Keep Captain Kromcrush and Stomper Kreeg alive as quests are available from them after the tribute run is complete.
- Remember to speak to the Shen'dralar Ancient before killing Immol'thar.
- You need to kill Immol'thar to make Prince Tortheldrin hostile and to loot the chest behind the Prince to complete Captain Kromcrush's quest.
DM North:
Dire Maul tribute run
Notable Loot NPC
From a combination of bosses, you can collect the majority of the pre-MC 'do-it-yourself' armor sets:
Loot
See Dire Maul loot.
Resources
Herbs
Ore
Dungeon Denizens
- File:IconSmall Ancient Small.gif Ancients
- File:IconSmall Banshee Small.gif Banshees
- File:IconSmall Bear Small.gif Bear (one, Ferra)
- File:IconSmall Beetle Small.gif Beetles (critters)
- Blood elf (one, Lethtendris)
- File:IconSmall Doomguard Small.gif Doomguards
- File:IconSmall FaerieDragon Small.gif Faerie dragons
- File:IconSmall Frog Small.gif Frogs
- File:IconSmall Ghost Small.gif Ghosts
- Goblin (one, Knot Thimblejack)
- Highborne
- File:IconSmall Horse Small.gif Horse (one, Ancient Equine Spirit)
- File:IconSmall Hyena Small.gif Hyenas
- File:IconSmall Imp Small.gif Imps
- File:IconSmall Lasher Small.gif Lashers
- File:IconSmall Mana Small.gif Mana surges
- Ogres
- File:IconSmall Rat Small.gif Rats (critters)
- File:IconSmall Roach Small.gif Roaches (critters)
- File:IconSmall Satyr Small.gif Satyr
- File:IconSmall Scorpid Small.gif Scorpids (critters)
- File:IconSmall Skeleton Small.gif Skeletons
- File:IconSmall Spider Small.gif Spiders
- File:IconSmall Squirrel Small.gif Squirrels (critters)
- File:IconSmall Treant Small.gif Treants
- File:IconSmall VoidTerror Small.gif Void terror (one, Immol'thar)
- File:IconSmall Water Small.gif Water elemental (one, Hydrospawn)
- File:IconSmall Wisp Small.gif Wisps
- File:IconSmall Wraith Small.gif Wraiths
Notes, Tips, & Additional Info
- Also known as DM, which is an abbreviation shared with The Deadmines. When in doubt, check the level of the person asking for a group. Some players try to avoid confusion by abbreviating Dire Maul to DiM.
- Dire Maul is one of four 5-man instances added to the game via patch, the other three being Maraudon, Magisters' Terrace and Trial of the Champion.
World of Warcraft: The Comic
In World of Warcraft: The Comic Dire Maul is featured prominently as the location of the Crimson Rings annual championship gladiator matches. Rehgar Earthfury's team, consisting of an amnesic Varian Wrynn, Broll Bearmantle, and Valeera Sanguinar, claim victory over the Gordunni clan of Ancient Draenor.
Patches and hotfixes
Patch 1.3.0 (2005-03-07): Added
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