Do you need a key for Stratholme's Main Gate?

Not to get in. The Scarlet Key opens the Scarlet Bastion door inside; in Classic it comes from Scarlet Monastery, and a rogue can pick the lock. Whether Forever keeps that origin is not stated (to verify).

What level should you be for Stratholme Living?

It is tuned for 58-60, and the Group Finder offers it from 55. Sources disagree on the minimum entry level (37, 45 or 48).

Where is the Stratholme Main Gate entrance?

In the north of Eastern Plaguelands, around 26.5, 10.4 on the Forever map per one guide. Forever redrew the zone, so Classic coordinates are wrong. Another source gives a portal at 48.4, 21.8 without naming the gate.

Who is the last boss of the Living side?

Balnazzar. He starts the fight as Grand Crusader Dathrohan and changes at half health (to verify in game).

Stratholme: Living

Stratholme

Levels 58-60Eastern Plaguelands5 players

10 bosses · 2 rare(to verify)Not known yetNot confirmed yetLast verified: 15 Oct 2026

levels: 58-60
players: 5
bosses: 10

Access

No key

No key or attunement found: level only.

Not confirmed yet

A dead city with a live Crusade problem. Deliver the mail, burn the archives, and shake hands with the Grand Crusader. Count your fingers after.

Classic data — updated at Forever's launch

Stratholme's Main Gate (Living side) is not playable in the beta (level cap 30). The description below comes from pre-launch data (game files and guides) and the original game's version of this dungeon; we check each point in game at launch and update this page.

Who it's for

Level range: tuned for 58-60; Group Finder from level 55. One guide says Main Gate and Service Gate are separate Group Finder entries.
Both factions can come; the Horde quest list in our source is cut off, so faction-only quests are not known yet.
Group: 5 players.

The route, in plain words

Getting there. Fly to Light's Hope Chapel, then ride north-west to the city gates.
The districts, in the order one Forever guide gives: King's Square, Market Row, Festival Lane, Crusaders' Square, the Scarlet Bastion, The Hoard, then the Crimson Throne.
The Scarlet Bastion is behind a door that needs The Scarlet Key or a rogue.
Balnazzar waits at the end.

The boss order differs between sources, and so does the boss count (12 on this side per one guide; 19 for the whole of Stratholme per two others). The Key to the City, from Magistrate Barthilas, opens the gates to the Service Entrance side.

The bosses in one line each

Stratholme Courier: Pummel and Snap Kick; drops the postbox keys.
Ezra Grimm (quest only): appears when you open the Premium Siabi Tobacco; Smoke Bomb, Flame Breath.
The Unforgiven: Vengeful Phantoms appear when you pass the archway; Frost Nova. Kill the phantoms first.
Postmaster Malown: open 3 of the 6 postboxes; Curse of Weakness, Curse of Tongues and Fear.
Timmy the Cruel: spawns once the courtyard is cleared; Ravenous Claw drains, Enrage late.
Malor the Zealous (optional): needed for The Medallion of Faith; Holy Light, Ground Smash.
Crimson Hammersmith: spawns from the Blacksmithing Plans; Bone Smelt halves your armor for 20 seconds.
Cannon Master Willey: Crimson Riflemen and Knock Away.
Archivist Galford: Burning Winds, Fire Nova, and a Pyroblast to interrupt.
Balnazzar (final): Psychic Scream, Sleep, Domination, Mind Blast.
Skul (rare): Frostbolt, Frost Shock, Arcane Bolt.
Hearthsinger Forresten (rare): Enchanting Lullaby, Multi-Shot.
Jarien and Sothos (optional): summoned with a Brazier (Dungeon Set 2 chain); availability in Forever unknown.

Quests to grab before you go

From one Forever guide (19 quests for the whole instance, list incomplete):

The Great Fras Siabi: Smokey LaRue at Light's Hope. Loot Grimm's Premium Tobacco. Reward: Smokey's Lighter, with a new effect in Forever. (In Forever the NPC is now Ezra Grimm; sources disagree on the quest title.)
The Archivist → The Truth Comes Crashing Down → Above and Beyond: Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff. Kill Archivist Galford and burn the archives, bring back the Head of Balnazzar; the last step needs Rivendare's head (Service Entrance side).
The Medallion of Faith → Aurius' Reckoning: Aurius, in the chapel in Stratholme. The follow-up is on the Service Entrance side.
The Restless Souls: Egan in Terrordale. 15 Restless Souls with Egan's Blaster. Reward changed in Forever.
Of Love and Family: Tirion Fordring, then Artist Renfray at Caer Darrow.
Shared with the Service Entrance side: The Flesh Does Not Lie, Houses of the Holy, Menethil's Gift, Dead Man's Plea, Proof of Life, Corruption, plus the Valthalak amulet quests (Bodley, Blackrock Mountain).

Watch out

Old coordinates lie: Eastern Plaguelands is about 23% bigger in Forever (one source).
Harder hits: one guide says Timmy's Ravenous Claw and the Hammersmith's Bone Smelt hit much harder than in the original game.
The Medallion of Faith: one source shows it dropping from Malor, another says it is in Malor's chest (to verify).
Loot changed: Dungeon Set 1 bonuses now come at 2/3/4/5/6 pieces, and about 90 original boss items across both sides have no Forever entry (one source).
Experience: dungeon quests give half their bonus experience since Oct 1 (one source).

FAQ

Do you need a key for Stratholme's Main Gate?: Not to get in. The Scarlet Key opens the Scarlet Bastion door inside; in Classic it comes from Scarlet Monastery, and a rogue can pick the lock. Whether Forever keeps that origin is not stated (to verify).
What level should you be for Stratholme Living?: It is tuned for 58-60, and the Group Finder offers it from 55. Sources disagree on the minimum entry level (37, 45 or 48).
Where is the Stratholme Main Gate entrance?: In the north of Eastern Plaguelands, around 26.5, 10.4 on the Forever map per one guide. Forever redrew the zone, so Classic coordinates are wrong. Another source gives a portal at 48.4, 21.8 without naming the gate.
Who is the last boss of the Living side?: Balnazzar. He starts the fight as Grand Crusader Dathrohan and changes at half health (to verify in game).