Scholomance Dungeon Guide

With Phase 4 of Season of Discovery, new loot has been added into Scholomance 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
Gargoyle Slashers
Heart of the Fiend
Windreaver Greaves
Clutch of Andros
Frightalon
Stoneform Shoulders
Gravestone War Axe

Item
Ghostloom Leggings
Wraithplate Leggings
Barovian Family Sword
Darkshade Gloves

Item
Bone Ring Helm
Frightskull Shaft
Rattlecage Buckler

Item
Death Knight Sabatons
Ebon Hilt of Marduk

Item
Skullsmoke Pants

Item
Iceblade Hacker
Maelstrom Leggings
Shivery Handwraps
Spellbound Tome
Death's Clutch
Alanna's Embrace

Item
Bloodmail Belt
Bloodmail Boots
Bloodmail Gauntlets
Bloodmail Hauberk
Bloodmail Legguards
Deathbone Chestplate
Deathbone Gauntlets
Deathbone Girdle
Deathbone Legguards
Deathbone Sabatons
Necropile Boots
Necropile Cuffs
Necropile Leggings
Necropile Mantle
Necropile Robe
Ancient Bone Bow
Dimly Opalescent Ring

Item
Don Mauricio's Band of Domination
Tombstone Breastplate
Witchblade
Detention Strap
Headmaster's Charge

The entrance to Scholomance is located in the South East of the zone Western Plaguelands on a small island. At the top of this island is a large structure with the entrance to Scholomance behind a locked gate. To open the gate and enter the instance your group will need one of:

• The Skeleton Key obtained from completing The Key to Scholomance quest chain, which starts from obtaining the A Call to Arms: The Plaguelands! quest in any capital city.
• A Rogue with high lockpicking to open the door.
• A Powerful Seaforium Charge to temporarily open the door.
• A party member dying and resurrecting on the other side of the gate and opening it.

The quests are all outlined in our separate dungeon quest guide for this instance. Most quests are part of chains that exist primarily outside of Scholomance and need to be obtained before entering the instance.

The main dungeon run for Scholomance is quite linear, with only a small amount of backtracking required. There are however a number of optional and quest bosses which require you to deviate a little from the normal path to engage them.

Upon entering the instance, walk over the bridge directly ahead then down the stairs to the left. Go through the doorway and into another large room. An optional boss, Kirtonos the Herald, can be spawned on a balcony out to the right of this room if you have Blood of Innocents. Blood of the Innocents can be obtained from Blood Steward of Kirtonos, Doctor Theolen Krastinov, and Jandice Barov after you have completed the quest Kirtonos the Herald. Continue out the opposite end of this room into another large room.

This room has an exit on each side. The stairway on the right side leads down to Jandice Barov, which is typically skipped unless someone needs her for a particular reason. Straight ahead is a door leading to a room with stairs down to Rattlegore, which needs to be killed and Viewing Room Key is looted from his corpse. The exit on the left leads to the final part of the instance.

After looting the Viewing Room Key from Rattlegore, head back up and open the gate to the final part of the instance, then use the key to open the door and enter the Viewing Room.

The students in the Viewing Room are elite mobs, which require a lengthy quest chain to have been completed to make them normal quality mobs. This room and its bosses are typically skipped, unless someone has completed this chain, which starts with Broodling Essence. At the opposite end of this room is the door to Ras Frostwhisper, which is usually killed. On the left wall of the Viewing Room is a stairway down to Darkmaster Gandling.

Once Ras Frostwhisper is defeated and your party head back through the Viewing Room into Darkmaster Gandling's arena, you need to clear out all 6 rooms and their associated minibosses. There are 3 on the upper floor, 3 on the bottom floor before he will spawn.

It is suggested to clear the bottom 3 rooms first, and then clear the top 3 to avoid accidentally engaging the final boss of Scholomance, Darkmaster Gandling, before the party is ready.

In the first room, be careful to pull individual packs back towards the entrance. Many of these packs and patrols have casters which can inadvertently pull other packs, potentially resulting in a group wipe.

The room containing Rattlegore has trash which hits very hard and will stun the tank. Pulling multiple packs at once or packs with the boss can result in extreme damage and be difficult to survive through, especially for undergeared groups.

The viewing room containing the elite students should not be engaged unless someone has completed the Dawn's Gambit questline and can begin the event with Vectus.

There are 13 main bosses in Scholomance, including the 6 minibosses prior to Darkmaster Gandling at the end of the instance. The bosses and minibosses drop both Corruptor's Scourgestone and Invader's Scourgestone, which are lootable by eligible party members. Dark Rune and Skin of Shadow can also be found on bosses and trash inside Scholomance.

• Disarm
• Pierce Armor
• Swoop
• Wing Flap
• Kirtonos Transform
• Curse of Tongues
• Dominate Mind
• Shadow Bolt Volley

Kirtonos the Herald is an optional boss that only spawns when summoned by someone who has a Blood of Innocents, which can be obtained from killing Blood Steward of Kirtonos, Doctor Theolen Krastinov and Jandice Barov.

Kirtonos the Herald has a knockback and, if the tank is not positioned correctly with their back to the wall, they may get knocked out of the window.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Boots of Valor	54	Feet
Clutch of Andros	56	Waist
Frightalon	56	Weapon
Gargoyle Slashers	56	Hands
Gravestone War Axe	57	Weapon
Heart of the Fiend	56	Neck
Loomguard Armbraces	56	Wrist
Stoneform Shoulders	56	Shoulder
Windreaver Greaves	56	Feet

• Banish
• Curse of Blood
• Summon Illusions

Jandice Barov is an optional boss that will disappear and spawn copies of herself all over the room. These need to be damaged down until the real version of her is found. Your party can then choose to kill Jandice or, if the damage going out from the copies is too high, kill the copies off first before killing her.

Jandice Barov drops Blood of Innocents, which is used to spawn Kirtonos the Herald.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Staff of Metanoia	57	Staff
Barovian Family Sword	56	Weapon
Darkshade Gloves	57	Hands
Dreadmist Mantle	55	Shoulder
Ghostloom Leggings	57	Legs
Royal Cap Spaulders	57	Shoulder
Staff of Metanoia	57	Weapon

• Knock Away
• Strike
• War Stomp

Rattlegore does a lot of single-target damage on to the tank and will periodically stun the current target, causing threat to drop. DPS should be careful to let the tank get sufficient threat at the start of the encounter, as pulling aggro will almost certainly result in death.

Rattlegore drops Viewing Room Key, which is required for accessing the final part of Scholomance. He also drops Top Half of Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume II.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Bone Golem Shoulders	57	Shoulder
Bone Ring Helm	57	Head
Corpselight Greaves	57	Feet
Deadwalker Mantle	57	Shoulder
Frightskull Shaft	54	Weapon
Rattlecage Buckler	57	Shield
Shadowcraft Boots	54	Feet

• Cleave
• Defiling Aura
• Shadow Bolt Volley
• Shadow Shield

Marduk Blackpool is one of two optional bosses in the Viewing Room. They will become hostile after someone in your group has used a Dawn's Gambit in the Viewing Room. Dawns Gambit is obtained by completing the quest Dawn's Gambit and further ones can be obtained by talking to Betina Bigglezink at Light's Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands. Dropping a Dawns Gambit also causes all the students in the room to transform into weak skeletons and attack the group at once.

Marduk Blackpool has no dangerous abilities, however melee should watch their HP when he casts Shadow Shield on himself, as it will reflect some damage back on to them each time he is hit. Melee should also be sure to stand behind the boss, so his Cleave does not hit them.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Death Knight Sabatons	54	Feet
Ebon Hilt of Marduk	54	Weapon

• Blast Wave
• Flamestrike

Vectus is one of two optional bosses in the Viewing Room. They will become hostile after someone in your group has used a Dawn's Gambit in the Viewing Room. Dawns Gambit is obtained by completing the quest Dawn's Gambit and further ones can be obtained by talking to Betina Bigglezink at Light's Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands. Dropping a Dawn's Gambit also causes all the students in the room to transform into weak skeletons and attack the group at once.

Vectus has no difficult abilities, with the fight focusing around dodging the Flamestrike casts on the ground.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Dark Advisor's Pendant	56	Neck
Skullsmoke Pants	56	Legs

• Chill Nova
• Fear
• Freeze
• Frost Armor
• Frostbolt Volley
• Knock Away

Ras Frostwhisper is an optional boss with an array of frost abilities, and a Fear. You should either clear the room or pull Ras away from other trash to prevent people being feared into packs. Most of his spellcasts can be interrupted, significantly reducing the amount of incoming damage on the group. He should be tanked facing away from the group at all times to prevent Freeze stunning other members of the party when cast.

Ras Frostwhisper drops Recipe: Flask of Supreme Power. His room also contains an Alchemy Lab which is required for Alchemists to craft Flasks. The only other Alchemy Lab is found in Blackwing Lair, available from Phase 3 onwards.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Alanna's Embrace	57	Chest
Bonechill Hammer	57	Weapon
Boneclenched Gauntlets	57	Hands
Death's Clutch	57	Shoulder
Freezing Lich Robes	57	Chest
Frostbite Girdle	57	Waist
Iceblade Hacker	57	Weapon
Intricately Runed Shield	57	Shield
Maelstrom Leggings	57	Legs
Magister's Mantle	55	Shoulder
Shadowy Mail Greaves	57	Feet
Shivery Handwraps	57	Hands
Spellbound Tome	57	Offhand

• Call of the Grave
• Corruption
• Heal
• Renew
• Slow

Instructor Malicia is one of the six guardians that must be slain to spawn the final boss Darkmaster Gandling. She is located to the south, on the top floor of Gandling's Arena. She can drop Skin of Shadow and Dark Rune.

Instructor Malicia is a simple fight as long as her Heal and Renew abilities are interrupted or dispelled.

Like all of the guardians, gear from the Bloodmail Regalia, Cadaverous Garb, Deathbone Guardian, and Necropile Raiment sets can also drop.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Libram of Divinity	60	Libram
Ancient Bone Bow	56	Ranged Weapon
Burial Shawl	56	Shoulders
Dimly Opalescent Ring	56	Finger
Ghoul Skin Leggings	56	Legs
Hammer of the Vesper	56	Weapon
Shadowcraft Bracers	52	Wrist

• Knock Away
• Enrage
• Rend

Doctor Theolen Krastinov is one of the six guardians that must be slain to spawn the final boss Darkmaster Gandling. He is located in the east, on the top floor of Gandling's Arena. He can drop Skin of Shadow and Blood of Innocents.

Doctor Theolen Krastinov has a knockback the tank should be wary of, as well as enraging at 50%, increasing the damage he dishes out. The group should aim to save cooldowns to safely burn him down from this point.

Like all of the guardians, gear from the Bloodmail Regalia, Cadaverous Garb, Deathbone Guardian, and Necropile Raiment sets can also drop.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Libram of Divinity	60	Libram
Totem of Sustaining	60	Totem
Ancient Bone Bow	56	Ranged Weapon
Burial Shawl	56	Shoulders
Dimly Opalescent Ring	56	Finger
Ghoul Skin Leggings	56	Legs
Hammer of the Vesper	56	Weapon
Magister's Gloves	54	Hands

• Corrosive Acid
• Noxious Catalyst
• Volatile Infection

Lorekeeper Polkelt is one of the six guardians that must be slain to spawn the final boss Darkmaster Gandling. He is located in the north, on the top floor of Gandling's Arena. He can drop Skin of Shadow and Dark Rune.

Lorekeeper Polkelt is a fairly straightforward boss with little damage. Your group may want to dispel the Volatile Infections if group DPS is low, to prevent too much damage being taken.

Like all of the guardians, gear from the Bloodmail Regalia, Cadaverous Garb, Deathbone Guardian, and Necropile Raiment sets can also drop.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Ancient Bone Bow	56	Ranged Weapon
Burial Shawl	56	Shoulders
Dimly Opalescent Ring	56	Finger
Dreadmist Wraps	54	Hands
Ghoul Skin Leggings	56	Legs
Hammer of the Vesper	56	Weapon

• Cleave
• Knock Away
• Sundering Cleave
• Trample

The Ravenian is one of the six guardians that must be slain to spawn the final boss Darkmaster Gandling. He is located in the south, on the bottom floor of Gandling's Arena. He can drop Skin of Shadow and Dark Rune.

Lorekeeper Polkelt is a fairly straightforward boss with little damage. There is a knockback that can drop threat, so the tank should be ready to taunt after the knockback to keep The Ravenian on them.

Like all of the guardians, gear from the Bloodmail Regalia, Cadaverous Garb, Deathbone Guardian, and Necropile Raiment sets can also drop.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Libram of Divinity	60	Libram
Ancient Bone Bow	56	Ranged Weapon
Burial Shawl	56	Shoulders
Dimly Opalescent Ring	56	Finger
Ghoul Skin Leggings	56	Legs
Hammer of the Vesper	56	Weapon
Wildheart Belt	53	Waist

• Immolate
• Unholy Aura
• Veil of Shadow

Lord Alexei Barov is one of the six guardians that must be slain to spawn the final boss Darkmaster Gandling. He is located in the south, on the bottom floor of Gandling's Arena. He can drop Skin of Shadow.

Lord Alexei Barov comes with two bodyguards which should be CC-ed or killed quickly to reduce the extra damage to the group. Ranged and Healers can stand at maximum range to avoid taking damage from his Unholy Aura. Care should be taken with Veil of Shadow to either decurse the debuff from party members, or ensure they are well topped up prior to the cast going out.

Like all of the guardians, gear from the Bloodmail Regalia, Cadaverous Garb, Deathbone Guardian, and Necropile Raiment sets can also drop.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Libram of Divinity	60	Libram
Totem of Sustaining	60	Totem
Ancient Bone Bow	56	Ranged Weapon
Burial Shawl	56	Shoulders
Dimly Opalescent Ring	56	Finger
Ghoul Skin Leggings	56	Legs
Hammer of the Vesper	56	Weapon
Lightforge Bracers	52	Wrist

• Curse of Agony
• Dominate Mind
• Fear
• Shadow Shock
• Silence

Lady Illucia Barov is one of the six guardians that must be slain to spawn the final boss Darkmaster Gandling. She is located in the, south on the bottom floor of Gandling's Arena. She can drop Skin of Shadow and Dark Rune.

Lady Illucia Barov has a Fear which can cause party members to pull additional packs in the area if they are not cleared before combat with her begins. Dominate Mind can be dispelled, or the target simply CC-ed until the duration is over. Care should be taken not to cleave on to Dominate Mind targets and accidentally kill them.

Like all of the guardians, gear from the Bloodmail Regalia, Cadaverous Garb, Deathbone Guardian, and Necropile Raiment sets can also drop.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Ancient Bone Bow	56	Ranged Weapon
Burial Shawl	56	Shoulders
Dimly Opalescent Ring	56	Finger
Ghoul Skin Leggings	56	Legs
Hammer of the Vesper	56	Weapon

• Arcane Missiles
• Curse of the Darkmaster
• Shadow Portal
• Shadow Shield

Darkmaster Gandling is the final boss in Scholomance. All 6 guardians in the 3 upper and 3 lower wings must be slain for him to spawn. He also drops Pattern: Robe of the Void and the T0 class helmets.

Darkmaster Gandling has a unique mechanic that will occasionally teleport a party member into one of the guardian rooms, which remains locked until all the mobs inside it are killed. Players who are teleported should kill the mobs as soon as possible to return to the group and continue helping to kill Gandling. It is possible for the tank and healer to be teleported as well, and care should be taken when either of these are not present to reduce incoming damage by getting as many interrupts on Arcane Missiles as possible, and decurse Improved Shadow Bolt from affected party members.

Item	Required Level	Slot
Don Mauricio's Band of Domination	58	Ring
Beaststalker's Cap	57	Head
Bonecreeper Stylus	57	Ranged
Boots of the Shrieker	57	Feet
Coif of Elements	57	Head
Detention Strap	57	Waist
Devout Crown	57	Head
Dreadmist Mask	57	Head
Headmaster's Charge	57	Staff
Helm of Valor	57	Head
Lightforge Helm	57	Head
Magister's Crown	57	Head
Shadowcraft Cap	57	Head
Silent Fang	57	Weapon
Tombstone Breastplate	5576	Chest
Vigorsteel Vambraces	57	Head
Wildheart Cowl	57	Head
Witchblade	57	Head

The dungeon contains a huge number of Undead mobs in this wing, so any class that brings CC that can be used on Undead enemies will be of huge help to your party.

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.