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Murder Row in the Adventure Guide

Dungeon - Midnight

Murder Row

4 encounters, 34 boss abilities and 31 drops, with the Adventure Guide’s own ability and strategy notes for each fight. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry an Auction House price.

The darkened streets of Murder Row hide a secret fel-smuggling operation that has been preying on the fears of Silvermoon's citizens ever since the Voidstorm appeared.

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Quick Facts

TypeDungeon
ExpansionMidnight
Encounters4
Boss abilities34
Drops31
Item level1 to 108
Tradeable drops4
DifficultiesHeroic, Mythic

Difficulties and Lockouts

Murder Row has 5 difficulties in the game data: Mythic resets daily; Normal, Heroic, Mythic Keystone and Follower can be run again at any time.

DifficultyPlayersLevel rangeLockout
Normal580 to 90None
Heroic590None
Mythic590Daily
Mythic Keystone5None
Follower580 to 90None

Mythic+ timer, Murder Row: 34:00 (+2 at 27:12, +3 at 20:24).

Loot Table Value

Drops 31Item level 1 to 108Slots covered 14Bind on Pickup 27Tradeable 4

4 of Murder Row’s 31 drops are tradeable, and 4 of those are on the Auction House right now. The richest is Pattern: Row Walker's Insurance at 1,500g (median across 77 realms).

Tradeable dropMedian priceCheapest listingListed on
Pattern: Row Walker's Insurance1,500 gold54 gold77 realms
Formula: Smuggler's Enchanted Edge1,260 gold150 gold70 realms
Plans: Murder Row Fishhook293 gold11 gold80 realms
Plans: Murder Row Fleet Feet231 gold9 gold78 realms

Median is the middle price across every connected realm that currently lists the item, from our own Auction House scan, updated 1h ago.

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3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Instance Map

The Adventure Guide places 4 bosses of Murder Row on 3 maps. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.

Murder Row

Murder Row map with 1 boss location1Kystia Manaheart
  1. 1 Kystia Manaheart 45.5, 29.2

The Illicit Rain

The Illicit Rain map with 1 boss location2Zaen Bladesorrow
  1. 2 Zaen Bladesorrow 30.4, 50.5

Augurs' Terrace

Augurs' Terrace map with 2 boss locations3Xathuux the Annihilator4Lithiel Cinderfury
  1. 3 Xathuux the Annihilator 55.7, 89.3
  2. 4 Lithiel Cinderfury 47.3, 21.5

Encounters

HHeroicMMythic

Kystia Manaheart

Although an accomplished Magister, Kystia Manaheart was far too devoted to fel magic to give it up entirely. Little wonder she's become a staunch supporter and ally to underground fel smuggling operations in the Row.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Kystia Manaheart is accompanied by her pet mana wyrm Nibbles, who is controlled by Illicit Infusion. When this infusion is removed, Nibbles breaks free of Kystia's control and reverts back to her light form to assist players in battle with Light Infusion.

Damage Dealers
Healers
Tank

Kystia Manaheart

Illicit Infusion
Spell details
Felshield
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Chaos Barrage
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Mirror Images
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Nibbles

Fel Spray
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Corroding Spittle
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Light Infusion
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Destabilized
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Loot

7 drops · item level 108 · 7 slots (Feet, Hands, Head, Ranged, Trinket, Two-Hand +1 more) · all Bind on Pickup

Zaen Bladesorrow

Clever, quick-witted and commanding, Zaen Bladesorrow oversees the shipments of illegal fel artifacts. Those under his command follow his orders to the letter... or pay the price.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Zaen Bladesorrow demonstrates how this town got its name by occassionally casting Murder in a Row at all players. Dodge his deadly aim by taking cover to avoid heavy damage.

Damage Dealers
Healers
Tank

Murder in a Row

Spell details

Same-Day Delivery

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Forbidden Freight

A shipment meant to be kept hidden from prying eyes. Provides an excellent source of cover.

Freight Explosion
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Fel-Infused Freight
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Killing Spree

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Fire Bomb

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Heartstop Poison
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Loot

7 drops · item level 108 · 7 slots (Back, Hands, Legs, One-Hand, Shoulder, Trinket +1 more) · all Bind on Pickup

Xathuux the Annihilator

Xathuux the Annihilator is one of Lithiel Cinderfury's most powerful summons. Although he loathes serving the warlock, he follows her commands for the sheer visceral joy of destruction.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Xathuux the Annihilator's rage increases until he erupts with Demonic Rage and gains Burning Steps.

Damage Dealers
  • Burning Steps leaves damaging pools of fel magic on the ground for a long duration.
  • Axe Toss targets a random player and applies Fel Lightning to all players until the axe is destroyed.
Healers
  • Legion Strike inflicts heavy Physical damage and reduces incoming healing.
  • Axe Toss targets a random player and applies Fel Lightning to all players until the axe is destroyed.
Tanks
  • Legion Strike inflicts heavy Physical damage and reduces incoming healing.
  • Burning Steps creates damaging pools of fel magic that expand from Xathuux the Annihilator's location and remain on the ground for a long duration.

Demonic Rage

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Burning Steps
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Fel Lightning
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Infernal Crush

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Legion Strike

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Loot

5 drops · item level 108 · 5 slots (Feet, Finger, Trinket, Two-Hand, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup

Lithiel Cinderfury

Lithiel Cinderfury sees the Voidstorm above Silvermoon as both threat and opportunity. Her people are afraid, and she has a perfect solution... the power of fel. She claims her smuggling operation protects her people from the dangers above, but the profits she receives are a pleasing bonus.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Fingers of Gul'dan will summon Wild Imps near every target. After casting Fingers of Gul'dan Lithiel Cinderfury casts Demonic Gateway to escape and then begins casting Malefic Wave. Malefic Wave slowly expands over a large area inflicting heavy damage along with lingering damage over time. Players traveling through Lithiel's Demonic Gateway are immune to the initial impact and lingering Fire vulnerability from passing through Malefic Wave.

Damage Dealers
Tanks
  • Chaos Bolt inflicts high damage to a random target if not interrupted.
  • Furious Vilefiend inflicts heavy damage.
Healers

Malefic Wave

Spell details
Malefic Empowerment
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Felshield
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Demonic Gateway

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Chaos Bolt

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Fingers of Gul'dan

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Wild Imp
Felfire Burst
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Summon Vilefiend

Lithiel summons a vilefiend that attacks players.

Shadow Bite
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Summon Infernal

Summons a slow but powerful Infernal that fixates onto players.

Felfire Core
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Searing Fel Flame

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Loot

12 drops · item level 1 to 108 · 7 slots (Chest, Head, Legs, Neck, One-Hand, Shoulder +1 more) · 4 tradeable

Achievements

5 achievements tied to Murder Row, worth 40 achievement points in total.

More Midnight Dungeons

Other dungeons from the same expansion.

Recent hotfixes for Murder Row

  • October 23, 2026 Dungeons › Murder Row

    Addressed an issue where Nibbles' Fel Spray can hit targets outside of the intended area.

  • October 16, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Murder Row

    Added a visual indicating the safe zone of a barrel during Murder in a Row.

  • October 16, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Murder Row

    Developers’ notes: Recently, we addressed an issue where Zaen Bladesorrow’s Murder in a Row could incorrectly assign a player’s safe spot to a barrel they weren’t hiding behind. With the fix, players must stand closer to a barrel to be protected. To better communicate this change, each barrel will now have a visual indicator showing the radius of the safe area players need to hide behind a barrel during Murder in a Row.

  • October 13, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Murder Row › Zaen Bladesorrow

    Fire Bomb damage reduced by 33%.

  • September 1, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Murder Row

    Addressed an issue where Xathuux the Annihilator's Axe Toss can sometimes inflict less damage than intended.

  • August 25, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Murder Row

    Addressed an issue where Malefic Wave can sometimes fail to hit players.

  • August 25, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Murder Row

    Addressed an issue where Row Snitch can be uninteractable.

  • August 25, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Murder Row › Lithiel Cinderfury

    Fingers of Gul’dan now prefers non-tank players.

Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.

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