Stratholme Main Gate

This article is about the Main Gate of Stratholme. For the Service Entrance, see Stratholme Service Entrance. For history, see Stratholme. For the original instance, see Stratholme (Classic). For the events of the Culling of Stratholme, see Culling of Stratholme (disambiguation).

Stratholme Main Gate
Scarlet Strat
Stratholme loading screen
Location	Plaguewood, Eastern Plaguelands
Race(s)	Human Undead
End boss	Balnazzar
Level	42-60
Min lvl	37
Player limit	5
Cross-faction?
Bosses Bosses Skul The Unforgiven Hearthsinger Forresten Postmaster Malown Timmy the Cruel Commander Malor Willey Hopebreaker Instructor Galford Balnazzar (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore)

Stratholme
Main Gate (5) Skul (rare) Stratholme Courier Fras Siabi Hearthsinger Forresten (rare) The Unforgiven Timmy the Cruel Commander Malor Risen Hammersmith Willey Hopebreaker Instructor Galford Balnazzar
Service Entrance (5) Black Guard Swordsmith Baroness Anastari Stonespine (rare) Nerub'enkan Maleki the Pallid Magistrate Barthilas Ramstein the Gorger Lord Aurius Rivendare

The city of Stratholme (pronounced ˈstrathːhɔlm) was the northernmost and second most populous city of the kingdom of Lordaeron, and is the city where the Order of the Silver Hand was founded. ^[27, 8] Today, Stratholme is the Scourge's capital in Lordaeron. The mad Prince Arthas ravaged Stratholme in the Third War and the undead moved in soon after. Stratholme burns to this day.

History

From the World Dungeons page on the official World of Warcraft Community Site:

Once the jewel of northern Lordaeron, the city of Stratholme is where Prince Arthas turned against his mentor, Uther Lightbringer, and slaughtered hundreds of his own subjects who were believed to have contracted the dreaded plague of undeath. Arthas' downward spiral and ultimate surrender to the Lich King soon followed.

The broken, burning city came to be a haven for the undead Scourge, who gathered behind Stratholme's massive watchtowers and iron gates. In years past, both champions of the Light and zealots of the Scarlet Crusade ventured into Stratholme to battle these monstrosities - and, almost to a man, they failed. Now, these former champions of humanity stand resurrected, bolstering the Scourge further. If they are not sealed in their lair, the forces of undeath, led by the death knight Lord Aurius Rivendare and the dreadlord Balnazzar, will soon boil forth to ravage Lordaeron once again.

Geography

This is the primary entrance to Stratholme, as one would expect from the name. The instance portal in Eastern Plaguelands labeled "Stratholme" leads here.

This and the Stratholme Service Entrance are actually all one large instance, just as in the classic version. Players can therefore progress naturally within the instance to the second wing if desired. However, it also means that if a character attempts to enter the main gate instance portal after previously entering through the service entrance, they will be returned to the beginning of the service entrance wing within the instance. Resetting instances will clear the "stored entrance", causing the next entry point to once again correspond to the instance portal.

Maps and subregions

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  Atlas map showing various shops that were in Stratholme.

Crusaders' Square The Scarlet Bastion The Crimson Throne The Hall of Lights The Hoard Festival Lane King's Square Market Row

Dungeon - The Dreadlord Balnazzar

• Balnazzar has risen an army of vile undead slaves, we cannot let him grow this army. Kill him while we still have a chance!
• Balnazzar defeated

Dungeon denizens

• Abominations
• Banshees
• Crypt fiends
• Dreadlords (one, Balnazzar)
• Gargoyles
• Ghouls
•  Humans
• Skeletal warriors
• Skeletons
• Wraiths
• Zombies

Encounters

Bosses	Monsters
King's Square  Ezra Grimm (Summoned)  Postmaster Malown (Summoned)  Stratholme Courier  Skul (rare)
Market Row  Hearthsinger Forresten (Rare)  Postmaster Malown (Summoned)  The Unforgiven
Crusaders' Square  Postmaster Malown (Summoned)  Timmy the Cruel	Risen Conjuror  Summoned Water Elemental  Risen Gallant  Risen Guardsman  Risen Initiate  Plagued Insect  Plagued Maggot  Plagued Rat  Skeletal Berserker  Skeletal Guardian
The Scarlet Bastion  Instructor Galford  Commander Malor	Risen Conjuror  Summoned Water Elemental  Risen Guardsman  Risen Initiate  Risen Inquisitor  Risen Monk  Risen Sorcerer  Skeletal Berserker  Skeletal Guardian
The Hall of Lights	Risen Battle Mage  Risen Conjuror  Summoned Water Elemental  Risen Gallant  Risen Guardsman  Risen Initiate  Skeletal Berserker  Skeletal Guardian
The Hoard  Willey Hopebreaker	Risen Defender  Risen Gallant  Risen Priest  Risen Rifleman  Risen Sorcerer
The Crimson Throne  Balnazzar
Festival Lane  Postmaster Malown (Summoned)  Skul (rare)

Summary

The gates of Stratholme.

The Scarlet Bastion.

Also known as Scarlet Side, FD Strat, Strat Scarlet, Strat Light, Scarlet Strath, Strath Live, Living Strat, Liveside, Hu(man) Strat, West Strat, SM Strat, the Stratholme Main Gate leads through the city's streets to the former Scarlet Bastion, wherein the former members of the Scarlet Crusade have been slain and raised into undeath by Balnazzar. As you progress through the cathedral, the Scourge forces will follow in your wake; upon killing Balnazzar, the entire building will become filled with the undead, and members of the Argent Crusade doing battle with them.

There are three bosses that can be summoned in the streets. The first is Ezra Grimm in King's Square, who can be summoned be opening his box of tobacco. The second is Postmaster Malown. To fight him, you will first have to kill the Stratholme Courier in King's Square, and loot his mailbox keys. Opening all the mailboxes that the keys are for (spread throughout the instance) will spawn the Postmaster. The third is the Risen Hammersmith, who is spawned by looting the Blacksmith Plans in the Scarlet Bastion. These can either appear on the floor in the Hoard before Willey Hopebreaker, or on a bench next to Instructor Galford.

Quests

•  [15-30D] A City Under Siege
•  [15-30D] Cutting the Competition
•  [15-30D] Of Love and Family
•  [15-30D] The Great Ezra Grimm
•  [15-30D] The Dreadlord Balnazzar

Loot

Boss	Item
Skul	[Skul's Ghastly Touch]
	[Skul's Cold Embrace]
	[Skul's Fingerbone Claws]
Hearthsinger Forresten	[Piccolo of the Flaming Fire]
	[Star of Mystaria]
	[Songbird Blouse]
	[Rainbow Girdle]
	[Woollies of the Prancing Minstrel]
The Unforgiven	[Redemption]
	[Soul Breaker]
	[Mask of the Unforgiven]
	[Wailing Nightbane Pauldrons]
	[Tearfall Bracers]
	[Gauntlets of Purged Sanity]
Postmaster Malown	[Malown's Slam]
	[The Postmaster's Band]
	[The Postmaster's Tunic]
	[The Postmaster's Trousers]
	[The Postmaster's Treads]
	[The Postmaster's Seal]
Timmy the Cruel	[The Cruel Hand of Timmy]
	[Vambraces of the Sadist]
	[Fetid Stranglers]
	[Grimgore Noose]
	[Timmy's Galoshes]
Commander Malor	[Nacreous Shell Necklace]
Willey Hopebreaker	[Willey's Back Scratcher]
	[Willey's Portable Howitzer]
	[Helm of the New Moon]
	[Mantle of the Scarlet Crusade]
	[Barrage Girdle]
	[Master Cannoneer Boots]
	[Cannonball Runner]
	[Plans: Heartseeker]
Instructor Galford	[Tome of Knowledge]
	[Archivist Cape]
	[Foresight Girdle]
	[Ash Covered Boots]
Balnazzar	[Demonshear]
	[Hammer of the Grand Crusader]
	[Gift of the Elven Magi]
	[Book of the Dead]
	[Crown of Tyranny]
	[Grand Crusader's Helm]
	[Shroud of the Nathrezim]
	[Wyrmtongue Shoulders]
	[Fire Striders]
	[Pattern: Truefaith Vestments]
	[Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom]
Trash	[Sacred Cloth Leggings]

Trivia

• After all the bosses are cleared, Argent Crusaders will invade the instance and engage the remaining undead in combat.

Patch changes

• Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11): It is once again possible to travel directly between both sides of Stratholme.
  
• Patch 7.3.5 (2018-01-16): Level scaling implemented, previous instance level: 42 - 52.
  
• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Split from the original Stratholme.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB
• Wago