Instance and dungeon guides

Table of Contents

• Beginners
• Intermediate to advanced topics
• Burning Crusade dungeons
• Heroic dungeons

Beginners

• Lowbie instance guide
  Dungeons, known as instances, are special zones where players group together to fight tougher monsters than the outside environment. hey are called instances because each group who enters them is given a separate copy of the dungeon and will not interact with other players of either faction when inside. Higher quality loot is available in instances than the environment, in addition to excellent quest experience and rewards.

Intermediate to advanced topics in instancing

• How do you distribute 5-man loot?
  How do you deal with 5-man loot on your servers or groups? Do you just use the built in roll system? Do you use Master loot? Do you pass and discuss? Is it generally expected that an Enchanter will gladly shard loot for everyone in the group, or is it expected that an Enchanter only need shard his own loot?
• How to run instances without a crowd control class
  Running 5 man instances is the bread and butter of gearing up any PvE character. Many people consider it a universal truth that all you need to do these instances is solid crowd control. When you're faced with a pack of six or seven level 70 elite mobs, the last thing you want is one or two of them running loose. But what can you do if you don't have any CC available? Are you just out of luck? Nope! There are a few tricks to running instances without CC, and if you pay close attention, you won't miss the lack of sheeps at all.

Burning Crusade dungeons

• Dragonkillers, draenei and deranged elves: An overview of Burning Crusade instances
  "WOW Insider present a quick and relatively painless guide to the dungeons available in the Burning Crusade, including level recommendations, bosses, and links to loot!"
• Magister's Terrace round-up
  If you're like me, you'll be running the brand-new 5-man dungeon of 2.4, Magister's Terrace, as soon as you can. How can you not love a 5-man with four bosses borrowing elements from 25-man raids, a cutscene, and a guaranteed epic even on normal? If you're looking for more information on what to expect, here's a round-up of WoW Insider's coverage to date and our Magister's Terrace gallery.

Heroic dungeons

• A few tips for starting Heroics
  "Here's a few tips I've picked up just in the past few weeks or so about how to get started running the most challenging 5mans in the game. Please feel free to add your own."
• Heroic instance difficulty
  "What is the correct order of difficulty of Heroic Instances? Is it in any way related to their non-Heroic level?"