Stratholme Live Dungeon Guide

With Phase 4 of Season of Discovery, new loot has been added into DUNGEON NAME to help players prepare for raiding. Below you can find a full list of all of the new loot and each boss they drop from.

Item
Songbird Blouse
Woollies of the Prancing Minstrel

Item
The Postmaster's Band
The Postmaster's Seal
The Postmaster's Treads
The Postmaster's Trousers
The Postmaster's Tunic

Item
Timmy's Galoshes
Grimgore Noose
Vambraces of the Sadist

Item
Nacreous Shell Necklace
Willey's Portable Howitzer
Cannonball Runner

Item
Crown of Tyranny
Gift of the Elven Magi
Star of Mystaria
Hammer of the Grand Crusader
Grand Crusader's Helm
Shroud of the Nathrezim

To enter the Live wing of Stratholme, you can do so via the main entrance of Stratholme, which can be found in the northwest of the Eastern Plaguelands.

In order to unlock the Scarlet Bastion area in the Live wing, players will need to have The Scarlet Key, which you can read more about in our Scarlet Monastery.

Before setting foot in either of the Stratholme wings, we strongly advise you to get all the dungeon quests related to it. To make this process easier, we have written a separate guide.

When you enter the dungeon, there are two "sides" to the dungeon. You will start in the main area of the city, which is mainly inhabited by ghosts and undead mobs, and encompasses the eastern section of this wing.

The western section of this wing is the Scarlet side, which almost entirely has mobs from the Scarlet Crusade faction.

Head down the main path from the entrance and turn left into a small alcove with a mailbox. Here, you will find the quest target Fras Siabi. If nobody in your group needs to kill him for the quest, you can simply follow the path north instead.

After you have moved through the gate, there will be 2 paths, one to the east and one to the west.

To the east, you will find The Unforgiven, an optional boss, as well as potential rare spawns, and to the west you will find the rest of the dungeon.

If you want to skip The Unforgiven, head west and you will encounter Timmy the Cruel.

From here, head into the Scarlet Crusade's base and past Malor the Zealous until you reach a hallway with 2 exits. The first exist will lead towards Cannon Master Willey and the Crimson Hammersmith, while the second will lead to Archivist Galford and the final boss of the dungeon.

There are a 2 rare mobs in the Live wing of the dungeon.

• Skul
• Hearthsinger Forresten

• Arcane Bolt
• Frost Shock
• Frostbolt

Skul is a Level 58 Undead rare elite that has multiple spawn locations in the main city area.

There are no mechanics worth mentioning on this boss.

Item	Level Requirement	Slot
Skul's Cold Embrace	54	Chest
Skul's Ghastly Touch	52	Wand
Skul's Fingerbone Claws	54	Hands

• Enchanting Lullaby
• Multi-Shot

Hearthsinger Forresten is a Level 57 Undead rare elite that has multiple spawn locations in the main city area.

The only ability worth mentioning here is Enchanting Lullaby, which will put a player to sleep for 10 seconds. Just be wary of this if your healer is put to sleep.

Item	Level Requirement	Slot
Magister's Boots	54	Boots
Piccolo of the Flaming Fire	53	Trinket
Rainbow Girdle	53	Waist
Songbird Blouse	53	Chest
Woollies of the Prancing Minstrel	53	Legs

Phase 5 brings with it 2 new bosses for Stratholme Live, Jarien and Sothos.

In order to face them, you will need a Brazier of Beckoning, which you will either receive as part of the Dungeon Tier 0.5 questline, or after completing the questline (if you do not receive the quest for Jarien and Sothos).

The fight is extremely easy and requires nothing more than a group to kill them. You can find them in Balnazzar's room, where you will need to use the Brazier to summon them.

These two bosses will drop their loot in a cache that spawns after they have been defeated, and they share the same loot table.

Item	Level Requirement	Slot
Amulet of the Redeemed	58	Neck
Band of Mending	57	Ring
Ironweave Robe	58	Chest
Legplates of Vigilance	58	Legs
Scepter of Interminable Focus	58	Off-Hand

Stratholme Live has a number of bosses that only exist for quest purposes and otherwise have no loot.

Fras Siabi is a Level 61 Undead elite optional boss who must be summoned by clicking on the tobacco box that can be located by turning left at the first fork and then heading into the alcove to the south.

Simply spread out when fighting this boss and clear the area before clicking the mailbox.

He will drop Siabi's Premium Tobacco for a quest, but otherwise has no loot.

Malor the Zealous is a Level 60 elite Humanoid optional boss that only has to be killed if you are on the quest The Medallion of Faith. He is found on the way through the early parts of the Scarlet area and the medallion is found in a chest behind him.

The only mechanic to be aware of is his heal, but this should cause no issues at all.

The Crimson Hammersmith is a Level 60 elite Humanoid optional boss and can be summoned by clicking on the Blacksmithing plans that are found on the floor on the way to Cannon Master Willey.

This boss has no mechanics whatsoever and his only notable loot is for players that have the Blacksmithing profession, as he drops Bottom Half of Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume II. This will allow players to learn to create Enchanted Thorium Leggings.

• Frost Nova

The Unforgiven is a Level 57 Undead elite optional boss that spawns in the northern gateway of the main city area. As soon as you enter this gateway, the boss will attack you with some minor adds, but it has no mechanics worth mentioning. Simply kill the adds and then the boss.

Item	Level Requirement	Slot
Mask of the Unforgiven	52	Head
Soul Breaker	52	Weapon
Tearfall Bracers	52	Wrist
Wailing Nightbane Pauldrons	52	Shoulder
Wildheart Gloves	54	Hands

• Backhand
• Curse of Tongues
• Curse of Weakness
• Fear

Postmaster Malown is a Level 60 Undead elite and is an optional boss that players will have to summon by going through the postboxes of the instance.

In order to do so, you will need to kill the Stratholme Couriers that roam the main city area and loot the postbox keys that they drop.

Use these keys to open the postboxes until you have opened 3, at which point Malown will spawn. He has a few abilities, but none of them are worth mentioning as they not particularly problematic.

Item	Level Requirement	Slot
Malown's Slam	56	Weapon
The Postmaster's Band	56	Head
The Postmaster's Seal	56	Ring
The Postmaster's Treads	56	Boots
The Postmaster's Trousers	56	Legs
The Postmaster's Tunic	56	Chest

• Enrage
• Ravenous Claw

Timmy the Cruel is a Level 58 Undead rare elite boss, but is not actually a rare spawn. He is always present in the dungeon.

Clear the courtyard up to the door to the Scarlet building, but do not open it. Timmy will come up behind you and you can kill him. He has no abilities worth mentioning.

Item	Level Requirement	Slot
Grimgore Noose	54	Waist
Lightforge Gauntlets	54	Hands
The Cruel Hand of Timmy	56	Weapon
Timmy's Galoshes	54	Feet
Vambraces of the Sadist	54	Wrist

• Knock Away
• Summon Crimson Rifleman

Cannon Master Willey is a Level 60 humanoid elite boss and, during the course of his fight, will spawn a number of adds. Simply AoE the adds down or use the cannon balls and cannons to kill them.

There are no other mechanics worth mentioning on this boss.

Item	Level Requirement	Slot
Barrage Girdle	56	Waist
Cannonball Runner	56	Trinket
Diana's Pearl Necklace	56	Neck
Helm of the New Moon	56	Head
Mantle of the Scarlet Crusade	56	Shoulder
Master Cannoneer Boots	56	Feet
Miniature Cannon Balls	56	Projectile
Plans: Heartseeker	N/A	Blacksmithing Plans
Redemption	56	Weapon
Shadowcraft Spaulders	55	Shoulder
Willey's Back Scratcher	56	Weapon
Willey's Portable Howitzer	56	Gun

• Burning Winds
• Fire Nova

Archivist Galford is a Level 60 Humanoid elite boss found in a room opposite the final boss' room.

The only mechanic worth mentioning here is the Burning Winds, which will deal a large amount of damage to his target and stun them. Your healer just needs to be aware of this debuff and be ready to heal through it.

Item	Level Requirement	Slot
Archivist Cape	56	Back
Ash Covered Boots	56	Feet
Devout Gloves	54	Hands
Foresight Girdle	56	Waist
Tome of Knowledge	56	Off-hand

• Grand Crusader Dathrohan
  
  • Crusader Strike
  • Crusader's Hammer
  • Holy Strike

Grand Crusader Dathrohan is a Level 62 Humanoid elite boss and is one of the two final bosses of this section of the dungeon. Acting as the leader of the Scarlet Crusade, Grand Crusader Dathrohan will use Paladin-like abilities.

The fight against Grand Crusader Dathrohan is easy, with very little to worry about until he reaches 50% HP and reveals his true form, transforming into Balnazzar.

• Balnazzar
  
  • Domination
  • Mind Blast
  • Psychic Scream
  • Shadow Shock
  • Sleep

Any ranged players and your healer will need to try and stay as far away from the boss as possible to avoid Psychic Scream. Other than this, there is very little to the fight beyond trying to CC any player targeted by Domination. Mages are very useful on this fight, as they can sheep the target.

Item	Level Requirement	Slot
Crown of Tyranny	58	Head
Demonshear	58	Weapon
Fire Striders	58	Feet
Gift of the Elven Magi	58	Weapon
Grand Crusader's Helm	58	Head
Hammer of the Grand Crusader	58	Weapon
Lightforge Boots	54	Feet
Shroud of the Nathrezim	58	Shoulder
Star of Mystaria	58	Neck
Wyrmtongue Shoulders	58	Shoulder
Book of the Dead	58	Off-hand
Pattern: Truefaith Vestments	N/A	Tailoring Recipe

The Live side of Stratholme has a variety of undead and humanoid mobs, so a healthy mix of CC for each mob type will help your group greatly.

Priests are a great choice for your healer, not only because of their solid output, but their Shackle Undead is extremely useful to CC enemies without any chance of them pulling more enemies.

A Rogue or Mage can also help your group a great deal with their CC for humanoid enemies.