TheWoWDBDungeon - Classic
Stratholme - Service Entrance
6 encounters and 49 drops. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry a live Auction House price.
Stratholme was once the jewel of northern Lordaeron, but today it is remembered for its harrowing fall to ruin. It was here that Prince Arthas turned his back on the noble paladin Uther Lightbringer, slaughtering countless residents believed to be infected with the horrific plague of undeath. Ever since, cursed Stratholme has been marred by death, betrayal, and hopelessness.
Quick Facts
| Type | Dungeon |
|---|---|
| Expansion | Classic |
| Encounters | 6 |
| Drops | 49 |
| Item level | 10 to 27 |
| Tradeable drops | 0 |
Difficulties and Lockouts
Stratholme - Service Entrance has 2 difficulties in the game data: Normal and Timewalking can be run again at any time.
| Difficulty | Players | Level range | Lockout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 5 | 15 to 30 | None |
| Timewalking | 5 | 10+ | None |
Loot Table Value
Every one of Stratholme - Service Entrance’s 49 drops is Bind on Pickup, so none of this loot can ever reach the Auction House. The table below the bosses is the complete reward list; its value is item level, not gold.
Where It Is
The entrance to Stratholme - Service Entrance is in Stratholme, Eastern Plaguelands at 27.3, 11.6.
Light's Hope ChapelUnder AttackDeiza Plaguehorn[DEPRECATED] Crown Guard Tower[DEPRECATED] Eastwall Tower[DEPRECATED] Northpass Tower[DEPRECATED] Plaguewood TowerPlaguelands PlungeZidormiEntrance 27.3, 11.6Eastern Plaguelands, from the game’s own world map art. The framed marker is the Adventure Guide entrance; gold diamonds are the zone’s landmarks.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Instance Map
The Adventure Guide places 6 bosses of Stratholme - Service Entrance on 1 map. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.
Stratholme
1Baroness Anastari2Nerub'enkan3Maleki the Pallid4Magistrate Barthilas5Ramstein the Gorger6Lord Aurius Rivendare- 1 Baroness Anastari 74.6, 46.9
- 2 Nerub'enkan 57.2, 46.1
- 3 Maleki the Pallid 67.5, 22.8
- 4 Magistrate Barthilas 56.7, 16.2
- 5 Ramstein the Gorger 45.6, 19.9
- 6 Lord Aurius Rivendare 38.7, 20.1
Encounters
Baroness Anastari
While she lived, Anastari took what she wanted, no matter the cost. Death has done little to change that. Her soul ripped from her body, Anastari became a banshee, and she has abandoned her love of material trinkets in favor of possessions of a far more sinister kind.
Abilities & Strategy
Possess
Baroness Anastari takes control of a random player. Possess increases the target's maximum health by 50% and damage dealt by 100%, but reduces their healing received by 100% and armor by 100%. The target is controlled for 2 min or until they have reached 50% remaining health.
Banshee Wail
Baroness Anastari wails with anguish, inflicting Shadow damage to her current target.
Silence
Banshee Curse
Loot
8 drops · item level 27 · 6 slots (Chest, Hands, Neck, Ranged, Shoulder, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup
Nerub'enkan
Nerub'enkan was a fearsome warrior during the War of the Spider. Ultimately, she succumbed to her wounds and was raised into undeath as an obedient minion of the Scourge. Now the nerubian guards a ziggurat in Stratholme as fiercely as she defended her home in life.
Abilities & Strategy
Raise Undead Scarab
Nerub'enkan raises scarabs from the dead to aid her in battle.
Undead Scarab
Undead Scarabs aid Nerub'enkan in battle, poisoning their targets.
Poison
Undead Scarab's melee attacks have a chance to poison their current target, inflicting Nature damage every 3 sec for 15 sec.
Crypt Scarabs
Pierce Armor
Nerub'enkan pierces her current target, reducing their armor by 10% for 10 sec.
Encasing Webs
Nerub'enkan encases a player in webs, immobilizing them and increasing the time between their melee attacks by 100% for 8 sec.
Loot
8 drops · item level 27 · 7 slots (Feet, Hands, Legs, Ranged, Shield, Shoulder +1 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Maleki the Pallid
Maleki was among the first to join the Cult of the Damned, showing tremendous aptitude in harnessing the chill of the grave. Driven by an insatiable desire for power, the mage fervently hones his skills in dark magic to prepare for when he will be remade as a lich.
Abilities & Strategy
Drain Life
Maleki the Pallid drains life from his current target, inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec for 5 sec and healing himself for% of the amount of damage inflicted.
Frost Armor
Maleki the Pallid encases himself in a layer of Frost that reduces his Physical damage taken by 10%. Melee attackers become Chilled, slowing their movement speed by 30% and reducing their haste by 20%.
Ice Tomb
Maleki the Pallid entombs his current target in ice, stunning them for 6 sec.
Frostbolt
Maleki the Pallid inflicts Frost damage to his current target, reducing their movement speed by 50% for 4 sec.
Loot
8 drops · item level 27 · 7 slots (Back, Feet, Hands, Held In Off-hand, One-Hand, Waist +1 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Magistrate Barthilas
Barthilas was among those innocents purged by Arthas and his forces during the Culling of Stratholme. The Lich King eventually raised the former magistrate from the grave and commanded the hulking undead monstrosity to guard his ruined home.
Abilities & Strategy
Crowd Pummel
Mighty Charge
Magistrate Barthilas charges at a random target, inflicting Physical damage and stunning them for 2 sec.
Furious Anger
Magistrate Barthilas enrages, increasing Physical damage dealt by 5% and melee attack speed by 5% for 1 min. This effect stacks.
Draining Blows
Magistrate Barthilas's critical strikes drain health from his current target, healing himself for the amount drained.
Loot
5 drops · item level 27 · 5 slots (Back, Hands, Head, Two-Hand, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup
Ramstein the Gorger
Ramstein is one of the Scourge's most infamous abominations, a horror stitched together from numerous corpses and empowered by a ceaseless hunger. This monster committed unspeakable atrocities on countless innocent souls when Scourge forces overran Stratholme.
Abilities & Strategy
Knockout
Ramstein the Gorger inflicts Physical damage to his current target, knocking them back, reducing their threat by half, and stunning them for 4 sec.
Trample
Flurry
Loot
6 drops · item level 27 · 6 slots (Finger, Neck, Shield, Shoulder, Trinket, Two-Hand) · all Bind on Pickup
Lord Aurius Rivendare
Aurius's fall from grace was precipitous. Failing to exact retribution from his corrupted father, Baron Rivendare, the former paladin was not granted peace in death. He was tragically reforged into an instrument of the Scourge, the evil he had once sworn to defeat.
Abilities & Strategy
Raise Dead
Lord Aurius Rivendare raises 6 Mindless Skeletons to fight for him in battle.
Mindless Skeleton
Mindless Skeletons aid Lord Aurius Rivendare in battle.
Death Pact
Lord Aurius Rivendare sacrifices any Mindless Skeletons remaining after 12 sec, healing himself for their remaining health.
Unholy Aura
Shadow Bolt
Lord Aurius Rivendare hurls a bolt of dark magic at a player, inflicting Shadow damage.
Shadow Bomb
Lord Aurius Rivendare hurls a large bolt of dark magic at a player, inflicting Shadow damage.
Mortal Strike
Lord Aurius Rivendare strikes his current target, inflicting Physical damage and reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 25% for 5 sec.
Cleave
Lord Aurius Rivendare cleaves his current target, inflicting Physical damage to them and their closest ally.
Loot
14 drops · item level 10 to 27 · 9 slots (Back, Chest, Finger, Hands, Head, One-Hand +3 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Quests
14 quests Blizzard’s quest data files under Stratholme - Service Entrance, all for level 15 to 30:
- Reward:1 gold5 silver
- Reward:1 gold5 silver
- Reward:1 gold5 silver
- Reward:1000 reputation with Argent Dawn
- Reward:10 gold50 silver
- Reward:10 gold50 silver
- Reward:10 gold50 silver
- Reward:10 gold50 silver
- Reward:10 gold50 silver
- Reward:10 gold50 silver
- Reward:10 gold50 silver
- Reward:10 gold50 silver
- Reward:10 gold50 silver
Achievements
3 achievements tied to Stratholme - Service Entrance, worth 20 achievement points in total.
Stratholme Guild RunDefeat the evil masterminds inhabiting Stratholme while in a guild group.10- StratholmeDefeat the evil masterminds inhabiting Stratholme.10
- Stratholme (char specific hidden copy)Defeat the evil masterminds inhabiting Stratholme.
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