How to Complete Scholomance in WoW Forever: the Key, Bosses and Loot

Scholomance is a school of necromancy in the crypts under Caer Darrow, an island in Western Plaguelands. Its headmaster, Darkmaster Gandling, waits at the end of the run.

Both factions follow the same steps:

1. Get the Skeleton Key. A quest chain in Western Plaguelands ends with The Key to Scholomance. That quest rewards the key that opens the door to the portal.
2. Collect the quests. Eva Sarkhoff and Magistrate Marduke wait in Western Plaguelands, and Betina Bigglezink at Light's Hope Chapel. Each faction also has its own Barov brother.
3. Call Kirtonos on the porch. The Blood Steward of Kirtonos drops the Blood of Innocents. The brazier on the porch then summons the Herald.
4. Kill Rattlegore. His Viewing Room Key opens the way to the deeper halls.
5. Clear the 6 chambers of the last hall. Darkmaster Gandling appears once the 6th chamber boss falls.

We send 4 level-60 Pros into Scholomance with you, or 1 of them plays your character all the way to Gandling.

A locked door stands in front of the Scholomance portal. The Skeleton Key opens it.

The key is the reward of a long quest chain in Western Plaguelands. Each faction starts it at its own camp:

• Alliance: Commander Ashlam Valorfist at Chillwind Camp starts the chain, and Alchemist Arbington gives The Key to Scholomance.
• Horde: High Executor Derrington at the Bulwark starts it, and Apothecary Dithers gives the last quest.

The chain sends you into the Ruins of Andorhal more than once. All Along the Watchtowers is one of its steps there.

Midway, Krinkle Goodsteel in Gadgetzan gives Fire Plume Forged. That step takes the key to the lava of Fire Plume Ridge in Un'Goro Crater.

The last fight is Araj the Summoner in the middle of Andorhal. Araj's Scarab is an elite quest, so bring a group.

A 2nd key waits inside. Rattlegore drops the Viewing Room Key. The route to Gandling runs through that door.

Scholomance has quests for both factions. Most of them start in the 2 Plaguelands zones, so collect them before you cross to Caer Darrow.

Quest	Given by	What it asks
The Key to Scholomance	Alchemist Arbington (Alliance) or Apothecary Dithers (Horde)	Finish the chain that gives the Skeleton Key
Barov Family Fortune	Weldon Barov at Chillwind Camp (Alliance) or Alexi Barov at the Bulwark (Horde)	Find the deeds to Caer Darrow, Brill, Tarren Mill and Southshore
Plagued Hatchlings	Betina Bigglezink, Light's Hope Chapel	Kill 20 Plagued Hatchlings
Dawn's Gambit	Betina Bigglezink, Light's Hope Chapel	Place Dawn's Gambit in the Viewing Room and defeat Vectus
Doctor Theolen Krastinov, the Butcher	Eva Sarkhoff, Western Plaguelands	Kill Krastinov and burn the remains of Eva and Lucien Sarkhoff
Krastinov's Bag of Horrors	Eva Sarkhoff, Western Plaguelands	Take the bag from Jandice Barov
Kirtonos the Herald	Eva Sarkhoff, Western Plaguelands	Summon Kirtonos with the Blood of Innocents and kill him
The Lich, Ras Frostwhisper	Magistrate Marduke, Western Plaguelands	Use the Soulbound Keepsake on Ras, kill him and bring back his human head

Barov Family Fortune opens at level 52. The other quests open between levels 55 and 57.

Turn in the 4 deeds, and The Last Barov sends you to kill the other faction's Barov brother. Its reward is the Barov Peasant Caller.

Dawn's Gambit and The Lich, Ras Frostwhisper come at the end of longer chains. Start those early if you want them on your 1st clear.

The new questlines on the way to 60 are in our WoW Forever quests guide.

The table follows the usual order of a full clear, from the porch to the last hall.

Boss	What to know
Blood Steward of Kirtonos	Drops the Blood of Innocents that summons Kirtonos.
Kirtonos the Herald	Comes to the brazier on the porch when you place the Blood of Innocents.
Jandice Barov	Creates illusions of herself. Mark the real Jandice and keep the damage on her. She carries Krastinov's Bag of Horrors.
Rattlegore	Drops the Viewing Room Key on every kill.
Marduk Blackpool	A level 58 elite of the school.
Vectus	The target of Dawn's Gambit in the Viewing Room.
Ras Frostwhisper	The lich of the school. Use the Soulbound Keepsake on him before the kill if you carry Marduke's quest.
Instructor Malicia, Doctor Theolen Krastinov, Lorekeeper Polkelt, The Ravenian, Lord Alexei Barov, Lady Illucia Barov	The 6 chamber bosses around the last hall. All 6 must die before Gandling shows up.
Darkmaster Gandling	Appears in the middle of the hall after the 6th chamber boss.

Darkmaster Gandling

Gandling sends players away into the side chambers during the fight. Each one has to fight back to the group.

Name a backup tank and a backup healer before the pull. If Gandling sends the tank or the healer away, the backups hold the fight.

Summoned bosses

Kormok is a summoned boss. He joins a run only when a player calls him.

Kormok answers the Brazier of Beckoning. Bodley's quests for the 2 pieces of Lord Valthalak's Amulet ask for that summon.

Darkmaster Gandling drops the helms of the 9 class dungeon sets, from the Magister's Crown to the Helm of Valor. The other bosses add shoulders, boots and recipes.

Boss	Notable drops
Darkmaster Gandling	Magister's Crown, Dreadmist Mask, Devout Crown, Shadowcraft Cap, Wildheart Cowl, Beaststalker's Cap, Coif of Elements, Lightforge Helm, Helm of Valor. Also Pattern: Robe of the Void and Recipe: Major Mana Potion
Ras Frostwhisper	Magister's Mantle, Recipe: Flask of Supreme Power
Jandice Barov	Dreadmist Mantle
Rattlegore	Shadowcraft Boots, Rattlecage Buckler
Kirtonos the Herald	Boots of Valor, Gargoyle Slashers
Death Knight Darkreaver	Necromantic Band
Lord Alexei Barov	Lightforge Bracers
Lorekeeper Polkelt	Dreadmist Wraps
Doctor Theolen Krastinov	Magister's Gloves

The chamber bosses also share a pool of set pieces, such as the Necropile Raiment for cloth wearers.

Our WoW Forever BiS lists cover the pre-raid targets of each spec.

Pick Scholomance in the dungeon list on our order page, and 4 of our level-60 Pros form the group around your character.

Join the group yourself or let a Pro play your character. The helms, the set pieces and the quest rewards all land on your character.

Stratholme, the other Plaguelands dungeon for level 60, has its own Stratholme guide.

The level bands of the other dungeons are in our WoW Forever dungeons guide.