Instances by continent

The following is a list of instances by continent. For a list of instances organized by level, see instances by level. Check each instance's individual page for maps, strategy, and loot lists.

Azeroth

Eastern Kingdoms

Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
The Deadmines	DM, VC	Westfall	7-30	35		5	"Captain" Cookie / Vanessa VanCleef (Heroic)	Map
Shadowfang Keep	SFK	Silverpine Forest	8-30	35		5	Lord Godfrey	Maps
Stormwind Stockade	Stocks	Stormwind City	10-30			5	Hogger	Map
Gnomeregan	Gnomer, GR	Dun Morogh	10-30			5	Mekgineer Thermaplugg	Maps
Scarlet Halls	SH	Tirisfal Glades	10-30	35		5	Flameweaver Koegler	Maps
Scarlet Monastery	SM	Tirisfal Glades	10-30	35		5	High Inquisitor Whitemane	Maps
Uldaman	Uld, Ulda	The Badlands	15-30			5	Archaedas	Maps
Scholomance	Scholo	Western Plaguelands	15-30	35		5	Darkmaster Gandling	Maps
Stratholme Main Gate	Scarlet Strat	Eastern Plaguelands	15-30			5	Balnazzar	Map
Stratholme Service Entrance	Undead Strat	Eastern Plaguelands	20-30			5	Lord Aurius Rivendare	Map
Blackrock Depths	BRD	Blackrock Mountain	20-30			5	Emperor Dagran Thaurissan	Maps
Sunken Temple	ST	Swamp of Sorrows	20-30			5	Shade of Eranikus	Map
Lower Blackrock Spire	LBRS	Blackrock Mountain	20-30			5	Overlord Wyrmthalak	Maps
Upper Blackrock Spire	UBRS	Blackrock Mountain	35-40	40	40	5	Warlord Zaela	Maps
Molten Core	MC	Blackrock Mountain	30			40	Ragnaros	Map
Blackwing Lair	BWL	Blackrock Mountain	30			40	Nefarian	Maps
Karazhan	Kara, KZ	Deadwind Pass	30			10	Prince Malchezaar	Maps
Magisters' Terrace	MgT, MT, SPLAT5	Isle of Quel'Danas	25-30	30		5	Kael'thas Sunstrider	Maps
Sunwell Plateau	SP	Isle of Quel'Danas	30			25	Kil'jaeden	Maps
Throne of the Tides	ToT	Abyssal Depths	30-35	35		5	Ozumat	Maps
Blackrock Caverns	BRC	Blackrock Mountain	30-35	35		5	Ascendant Lord Obsidius	Maps
Grim Batol	GB	Twilight Highlands	30-35	35		5	Erudax	Map
Zul'Aman	ZA	Ghostlands		35		5	Daakara	Map
Zul'Gurub	ZG	Northern Stranglethorn		35		5	Jin'do the Godbreaker	Map
Bastion of Twilight	BoT, GBR	Twilight Highlands	35	35		10/25	Cho'gall / Sinestra (Heroic)	Maps
Blackwing Descent	BWD	Burning Steppes	35	35		10/25	Nefarian and Onyxia	Maps
Baradin Hold	BH	Tol Barad	35	35		10/25	Alizabal	Map
Return to Karazhan	RTK, Kara	Deadwind Pass		45	45	5	Viz'aduum the Watcher	Maps
Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr		Badlands	70	70	70	5	Chrono-Lord Deios	Maps

Kalimdor

Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
Ragefire Chasm	RFC	Orgrimmar	7-30			5	Lava Guard Gordoth	Map
Wailing Caverns	WC	Northern Barrens	8-30			5	Mutanus the Devourer	Map
Blackfathom Deeps	BFD	Ashenvale	10-30			5	Aku'mai the Devourer	Maps
Razorfen Kraul	RFK	Southern Barrens	10-30			5	Charlga Razorflank	Map
Maraudon	Mara	Desolace	10-30			5	Princess Theradras	Maps
Warpwood Quarter	DME	Feralas	15-30			5	Alzzin the Wildshaper	Maps
Capital Gardens	DMW	Feralas	15-30			5	Prince Tortheldrin	Maps
Gordok Commons	DMN	Feralas	15-30			5	King Gordok	Map
Razorfen Downs	RFD	Thousand Needles	15-30			5	Amnennar the Coldbringer	Map
Zul'Farrak	ZF	Tanaris	15-30			5	Chief Ukorz Sandscalp	Map
Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj	AQ20, RAQ	Silithus	30			10	Ossirian the Unscarred	Map
Temple of Ahn'Qiraj	AQ40, TAQ	Silithus	30			40	C'Thun	Maps
Escape from Durnholde Keep	CoT1, OHB	Tanaris	15-30	30		5	Epoch Hunter	Map
Opening the Dark Portal	CoT2, BM	Tanaris	25-30	30		5	Aeonus	Map
Battle for Mount Hyjal	Hyjal, MH	Tanaris	30			25	Archimonde	Map
Culling of Stratholme	CoT4, CoT-Strat	Tanaris	25-30	30		5	Mal'Ganis	Maps
Onyxia's Lair	Ony	Dustwallow Marsh	30			10/25	Onyxia	Map
The Vortex Pinnacle	VP, Sky5	Uldum	30-35	35		5	Asaad	Map
Halls of Origination	HoO	Uldum	30-35	35		5	Ammunae Isiset Rajh Setesh	Maps
Lost City of the Tol'vir	LCT	Uldum	30-35	35		5	Siamat	Map
Throne of the Four Winds	T4W, ToFW	Uldum	35	35		10/25	Al'Akir	Map
Firelands	FL	Mount Hyjal	35	35		10/25	Ragnaros	Maps
End Time	COT-ET, ET	Tanaris		35		5	Murozond	Maps
Well of Eternity	WE, WOE, WOA	Tanaris		35		5	Mannoroth and Varo'then	Map
Hour of Twilight	HOT	Tanaris		35		5	Archbishop Benedictus	Maps
Dragon Soul	DS	Tanaris	35	35		10/25	Madness of Deathwing	Maps
Ny'alotha, the Waking City¹	Ny'alotha, NtWC	Uldum	50	50	50	10-30	N'Zoth the Corruptor	Maps

¹ Only when the zone is being assaulted by N'Zoth.

Northrend

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
Utgarde Keep	UK, Keep	Howling Fjord	10-30	30		5	Ingvar the Plunderer	Maps
The Nexus	Nex, Nexus	Borean Tundra	10-30	30		5	Keristrasza	Map
Azjol-Nerub	AN, Nerub	Dragonblight	15-30	30		5	Anub'arak	Maps
Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom	AK, OK	Dragonblight	15-30	30		5	Herald Volazj	Map
Drak'Tharon Keep	DTK	Grizzly Hills	15-30	30		5	The Prophet Tharon'ja	Maps
The Violet Hold	VH	Dalaran	15-30	30		5	Cyanigosa	Map
Gundrak	Gun	Zul'Drak	20-30	30		5	Gal'darah	Map
Halls of Stone	HoS	The Storm Peaks	20-30	30		5	Sjonnir The Ironshaper	Map
Utgarde Pinnacle	UP, Pinn	Howling Fjord	20-30	30		5	King Ymiron	Maps
The Oculus	Ocu	Borean Tundra	20-30	30		5	Ley-Guardian Eregos	Maps
Halls of Lightning	HoL	The Storm Peaks	20-30	30		5	Loken	Maps
Trial of the Champion	CC5, ToC	Icecrown	25-30	30		5	The Black Knight	Map
The Forge of Souls	FoS	Icecrown	25-30	30		5	Devourer of Souls	Map
Pit of Saron	PoS	Icecrown	25-30	30		5	Scourgelord Tyrannus	Map
Halls of Reflection	HoR	Icecrown	25-30	30		5	Escape from Arthas	Map
Naxxramas	Naxx, Nax	Dragonblight	30			10/25	Kel'Thuzad	Maps
The Obsidian Sanctum	OS	Dragonblight	30			10/25	Sartharion	Map
The Eye of Eternity	EoE, Maly	Borean Tundra	30			10/25	Malygos	Map
Vault of Archavon	VoA	Wintergrasp	30			10/25	Archavon the Stone Watcher	Map
Ulduar	Uld	The Storm Peaks	30			10/25	Yogg-Saron	Maps
Trial of the Crusader	CC10, CC25, TotC	Icecrown	30			10/25	Anub'arak	Maps
Trial of the Grand Crusader	HCC10, HCC25, ToGC	Icecrown		30		10/25	Anub'arak	Maps
Ruby Sanctum	RS	Dragonblight	30			10/25	Halion	Map
Icecrown Citadel	ICC	Icecrown	30	30		10/25	The Lich King	Maps

Pandaria

This section concerns content related to Mists of Pandaria.

Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
Temple of the Jade Serpent	TJS	The Jade Forest	10-35	35		5	Sha of Doubt	Maps
Stormstout Brewery	SB	Valley of the Four Winds	15-35	35		5	Yan-Zhu the Uncasked	Maps
Shado-Pan Monastery	SPM	Kun-Lai Summit	20-35	35		5	Taran Zhu	Maps
Mogu'shan Palace	MSP, MP	Vale of Eternal Blossoms	20-35	35		5	Xin the Weaponmaster	Maps
Gate of the Setting Sun	GSS	Dread Wastes	25-35	35		5	Raigonn	Maps
Siege of Niuzao Temple	SNT	Townlong Steppes	25-35	35		5	Wing Leader Ner'onok	Maps
Mogu'shan Vaults	MSV, MV	Kun-Lai Summit	35	35		10/25	Will of the Emperor	Maps
Heart of Fear	HoF	Dread Wastes	35	35		10/25	Grand Empress Shek'zeer	Maps
Terrace of Endless Spring	TES	The Veiled Stair	35	35		10/25	Sha of Fear	Map
Throne of Thunder	ToT	Isle of Thunder	35	35		10/25	Lei Shen / Ra-den (Heroic)	Maps
Siege of Orgrimmar	SoO	Vale of Eternal Blossoms	35	35	35	10-30	Garrosh Hellscream	Maps
Ny'alotha, the Waking City¹	Ny'alotha, NtWC	Vale of Eternal Blossoms	50	50	50	10-30	N'Zoth the Corruptor	Maps

¹ Only when the zone is being assaulted by N'Zoth.

Broken Isles

This section concerns content related to Legion.

Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
Darkheart Thicket	DHT	Val'sharah	10-45	45	45	5	Shade of Xavius	Map
Eye of Azshara	EoA	Azsuna	10-45	45	45	5	Wrath of Azshara	Map
Halls of Valor	HoV	Stormheim	10-45	45	45	5	Odyn	Maps
Neltharion's Lair	NL	Highmountain	10-45	45	45	5	Dargrul the Underking	Map
Assault on Violet Hold	AVH, VH	Dalaran	10-45	45	45	5	Sael'orn or Fel Lord Betrug	Map
Black Rook Hold	BRH	Val'sharah	10-45	45	45	5	Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest	Maps
Maw of Souls	MoS	Stormheim	10-45	45	45	5	Helya	Maps
Vault of the Wardens	VotW, VW	Azsuna	10-45	45	45	5	Cordana Felsong	Maps
The Arcway	AW	Suramar		45	45	5	Advisor Vandros	Map
Court of Stars	CoS	Suramar		45	45	5	Advisor Melandrus	Maps
Cathedral of Eternal Night	CoEn	The Broken Shore	45	45	45	5	Mephistroth	Maps
The Emerald Nightmare	EN	Val'sharah	45	45	45	10-30	Xavius	Maps
Trial of Valor	ToV	Stormheim	45	45	45	10-30	Helya	Maps
The Nighthold	NH	Suramar	45	45	45	10-30	Gul'dan	Maps
Tomb of Sargeras	ToS	The Broken Shore	45	45	45	10-30	Kil'jaeden	Maps

Kul Tiras

This section concerns content related to Battle for Azeroth.

Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
Freehold	FH	Tiragarde Sound	10-50	50	50	5	Harlan Sweete	Map
Siege of Boralus	SoB	Tiragarde Sound		50	50	5	Viq'Goth	Map
Tol Dagor	TD	Tol Dagor	30-50	50	50	5	Overseer Korgus	Maps
Waycrest Manor	WM	Drustvar	25-50	50	50	5	Gorak Tul	Maps
Shrine of the Storm	SotS	Stormsong Valley	35-50	50	50	5	Vol'zith the Whisperer	Maps
Crucible of Storms	CoS	Stormsong Valley	50	50	50	10/25	Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void	Maps
Operation: Mechagon	MM	Mechagon Island		50	50	5	King Mechagon	Maps

Zandalar

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Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
Atal'Dazar	AD	Zuldazar	10-50	50	50	5	Yazma	Maps
Kings' Rest	KR	Zuldazar		50	50	5	King Dazar	Map
Temple of Sethraliss	ToS	Vol'dun	35-50	50	50	5	Avatar of Sethraliss	Map
The Underrot	UR	Nazmir	25-50	50	50	5	Unbound Abomination	Map
Uldir	UD	Nazmir	50	50	50	10/25	G'huun	Maps
Battle of Dazar'alor	SoZ, BoD	Zuldazar	50	50	50	10/25	Lady Jaina Proudmoore	Maps

Dragon Isles

This section concerns content related to Dragonflight.

Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
Brackenhide Hollow	BH	Azure Span	60-70	70	70	5	Decatriarch Wratheye	Maps
Ruby Life Pools	RLP	Waking Shores	60-70	70	70	5	Kyrakka Erkhart Stormvein	Maps
The Azure Vault	AV	Azure Span	60-70	70	70	5	File:IconSmall Umbrelskul.gif Umbrelskul	Maps
The Nokhud Offensive	NO	Ohn'ahran Plains	60-70	70	70	5	Balakar Khan	Maps
Algeth'ar Academy	AA	Thaldraszus	70	70	70	5	Echo of Headteacher Doragosa	Maps
Halls of Infusion	HoI	Thaldraszus	70	70	70	5	Primal Tsunami	Maps
Neltharus	NEL	Waking Shores	70	70	70	5	Warlord Sargha	Maps
Vault of the Incarnates	VI, VotI	Thaldraszus	70	70	70	10/25	Raszageth the Storm Eater	Maps
Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible		Zaralek Cavern	70	70	70	10/25	Scalecommander Sarkareth	Maps
Dawn of the Infinite		Thaldraszus	70	70	70	5	Chrono-Lord Deios	Maps

Other

Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
Darkmaul Citadel	DC	Exile's Reach	7-10			4	Gor'groth	Maps
The Stonecore	SC	Deepholm	30-35	35		5	High Priestess Azil	Maps
The MOTHERLODE!!	ML	Kezan	30-50	50	50	5	Mogul Razdunk	Map
The Eternal Palace	AEP	Nazjatar	50	50	50	10/25	Queen Azshara	Maps

Draenor

Outland

This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
Hellfire Ramparts	HFR, Ramp(s)	Hellfire Peninsula	10-30	30		5	Vazruden the Herald	Map
Blood Furnace	BF	Hellfire Peninsula	10-30	30		5	Keli'dan the Breaker	Map
The Slave Pens	SP	Zangarmarsh	10-30	30		5	Quagmirran	Map
The Underbog	Bog, UB	Zangarmarsh	10-30	30		5	The Black Stalker	Map
Mana-Tombs	MT, Tombs	Terokkar Forest	15-30	30		5	Nexus-Prince Shaffar	Map
Auchenai Crypts	AC, Crypts	Terokkar Forest	15-30	30		5	Exarch Maladaar	Maps
Sethekk Halls	Seth, Sethekk	Terokkar Forest	15-30	30		5	Talon King Ikiss	Maps
The Steamvault	SV, Vault	Zangarmarsh	20-30	30		5	Warlord Kalithresh	Maps
Shadow Labyrinth	SL, Lab	Terokkar Forest	20-30	30		5	Murmur	Map
The Mechanar	Mech	Netherstorm	20-30	30		5	Pathaleon the Calculator	Maps
The Botanica	Bot	Netherstorm	20-30	30		5	Warp Splinter	Map
Shattered Halls	SH	Hellfire Peninsula	20-30	30		5	Warchief Kargath Bladefist	Map
The Arcatraz	Arc	Netherstorm	25-30	30		5	Harbinger Skyriss	Maps
Gruul's Lair	Gruul	Blade's Edge Mountains	30			25	Gruul the Dragonkiller	Map
Magtheridon's Lair	Mag	Hellfire Peninsula	30			25	Magtheridon	Map
Serpentshrine Cavern	SSC	Zangarmarsh	30			25	Lady Vashj	Map
The Eye	TK, Eye	Netherstorm	30			25	Kael'thas Sunstrider	Map
The Black Temple	BT	Shadowmoon Valley	30			25	Illidan Stormrage	Maps

Alternate Draenor

This section concerns content related to Warlords of Draenor.

Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
Bloodmaul Slag Mines	BSM	Frostfire Ridge	10-40	40	40	5	Gug'rokk	Map
Iron Docks	ID	Gorgrond	15-40	40	40	5	Skulloc	Map
Auchindoun	Auch	Talador	20-40	40	40	5	Teron'gor	Map
Skyreach	SR	Spires of Arak	30-40	40	40	5	High Sage Viryx	Maps
Grimrail Depot	GD	Gorgrond	35-40	40	40	5	Skylord Tovra	Maps
Shadowmoon Burial Grounds	SBG	Shadowmoon Valley	10-40	40	40	5	Ner'zhul	Maps
The Everbloom	EB	Gorgrond	35-40	40	40	5	Yalnu	Maps
Highmaul	HM	Nagrand	40	40	40	10-30	Imperator Mar'gok	Maps
Blackrock Foundry	BF, BRF	Gorgrond	40	40	40	10-30	Blackhand	Maps
Hellfire Citadel	HC, HFC	Tanaan Jungle	40	40	40	10-30	Archimonde	Maps

Argus

This section concerns content related to Legion.

Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
Seat of the Triumvirate	SotT	Eredath		45	45	5	L'ura	Map
Antorus, the Burning Throne	Antorus, AtBT	Antoran Wastes	45	45	45	10-30	Argus the Unmaker	Maps

Shadowlands

This section concerns content related to Shadowlands.

Name		Zone	Advised level			Player limit	Final boss	Map
Name		Zone	N	H	M	Player limit	Final boss	Map
The Necrotic Wake	NW	Bastion	50-60	60	60	5	Nalthor the Rimebinder	Maps
Plaguefall	PF	Maldraxxus	53-60	60	60	5	Margrave Stradama	Maps
Mists of Tirna Scithe	MTS, MoTS	Ardenweald	55-60	60	60	5	Tred'ova	Maps
Halls of Atonement	HA, HoA	Revendreth	57-60	60	60	5	Lord Chamberlain	Maps
Spires of Ascension	SA, SoA	Bastion	60	60	60	5	Devos	Maps
Theater of Pain	TP, ToP	Maldraxxus	60	60	60	5	Mordretha, the Endless Empress	Maps
De Other Side	OS	Ardenweald	60	60	60	5	Mueh'zala	Maps
Sanguine Depths	SD	Revendreth	60	60	60	5	General Kaal	Maps
Tazavesh, the Veiled Market	Tazavesh, TVM	In-Between		60	60	5	So'leah	Maps
Torghast, Tower of the Damned	Torghast, TTD, TTotD	The Maw	60			5		Maps
Castle Nathria	CN	Revendreth	60	60	60	10-30	Sire Denathrius	Maps
Sanctum of Domination	SoD	The Maw	60	60	60	10-30	Sylvanas Windrunner	Maps