The Stockade

The Stockade in WoW Forever: a short Alliance dungeon in the middle of Stormwind City

The Stockade is Stormwind's prison and one of the quickest dungeons to reach for the Alliance. Per the game data it is listed in the dungeon list for the Alliance only, with target level 23. Its quests sit between level 22 and 29. There is no official level statement for Forever. The boss list from the game data has five encounters, plus one rare extra enemy. Like all old dungeons the Stockade has, according to Blizzard, received reworked loot. Most boss drops carry new Forever item numbers.

Approach

You do not need to travel, only to enter the city. Per our quest data Warden Thelwater stands in Stormwind City at 51.5, 69.4, right at the Stockade. He hands out the most important tasks. Compared with the Classic original we have no indication that the entrance has moved. The exact location is not yet proven for Forever.

Quests before and inside the dungeon (all Alliance)

Best collect the tasks on your way through the Alliance zones. Then you hand everything in at once after one run.

• The Stockade Riots – Warden Thelwater (Stormwind City). Bring the Head of Bazil Thredd. Available from level 16. As a lead-in, Bazil Thredd from Baros Alexston (Stormwind City 57.7, 47.9) sends you to Thelwater.
• Quell the Uprising – Warden Thelwater. Kill 10, 8 and 8 of the three Defias prisoner types in the Stockade (English NPC names not in our data). That gets done on a normal run.
• The Color of Blood – Nikova Raskol (Stormwind City 76.5, 63.7). Collect 10 Red Wool Bandanas.
• Crime Doesn't Pay – Guard Berton in Lakeshire (Redridge Mountains 21.2, 46.6). Bring the Head of Targorr. The choice is Lucine Longsword, Hardened Root Staff and a new two-handed mace (no English name in our data, ID 270027; the addon calls it "Ursine Hammer", our tooltip data "Unknown Reward").
• Crime and Punishment – Councilman Millstipe in Darkshire (Duskwood 71.9, 47.8). Bring the Hand of Dextren Ward. Choice: Ambassador's Boots, Darkshire Mail Leggings, Town Clerk's Mittens.
• The Fury Runs Deep – Motley Garmason in Dun Modr (Wetlands 49.7, 18.2), available from level 25. Bring the Head of Deepfury. Choice: Belt of Vindication, Headbasher, Magistrate's Pantaloons.

After Bazil Thredd it continues: Thelwater gives you The Curious Visitor (to Baros Alexston) and then Shadow of the Past (to Master Mathias Shaw). So the Defias story does not end with the Stockade.

The bosses

The tactics rest on the Classic state. Abilities may have changed in Forever.

Targorr the Dread. The orc is the first boss in the list and the target of the quest from Lakeshire. As in Classic he gets noticeably stronger at low health (Frenzy). Save strong abilities and healing for the last percent. The tank keeps him calmly in one spot so no prisoners from the neighbouring cells join in.

Kam Deepfury. The dwarf fights with a shield. In Classic he uses Shield Bash and interrupts casts with it. Healers and casters should therefore work with short casts. The fight is easy but drags on. Note the names: the boss is "Kam Deepfury" (deDE: Kam Tiefenzorn, DungeonEncounter 2757), the German quest item is "Deepfurys Kopf", the English one Head of Deepfury.

Hamhock. In Classic the ogre buffs himself with Bloodlust and throws Chain Lightning. The bolt jumps from player to player. So stand with a bit of distance. Rogues and Warriors can interrupt his casts.

Dextren Ward. He puts players in fear. Fight in a cleared corridor so fleeing players do not pull more prisoners. Priests have Fear Ward in Forever, according to Blizzard, as a baseline ability from level 20. Put it on the tank. You need his hand for Darkshire.

Bazil Thredd. The leader of the riot stands at the end of a corridor. Clear the prisoners around him first and then pull him. His head completes "The Stockade Riots" and opens the follow-up quests.

Bruegal Ironknuckle (extra enemy). He has no own encounter in the client. In Classic he does not appear in every run. He hits hard, so the tank keeps him away from the group.

Notable loot by role

Stats for the new drops are not yet available to us. The list is therefore sorted by slot and armor type only. The boss assignment comes from addon data.

• Tank: Repurposed Rack (shield, Hamhock), Ogre Grips (hands, mail, Hamhock), Jimmied Handcuffs (wrist, mail, Bruegal Ironknuckle).
• Healer and casters: Red Wool Cloak (back, cloth, Bazil Thredd), Bridgebreaker Bindings (wrist, cloth, Kam Deepfury), Kam's Walking Stick (two-handed staff).
• Melee: Debt Collector (sword, Bazil Thredd), Hamhock's Cleaver (axe), Boneslicer (polearm) and Graverobber's Shovel (two-handed mace) from Dextren Ward. Plus Prison Shank (dagger) and Iron Knuckles (fist weapon) from Bruegal. Leather wearers look at Blackrock Harness, Executioner Mantle, Demolition Girdle and Defias Jailbreakers.
• Ranged: Concealed Hand Crossbow (Bazil Thredd, per our data observed in game), Sharpened Cutlery (thrown weapon, regular enemies).
• For everyone: Dark Horde Band (Targorr), Nightskulker Ring (Dextren Ward).
• Professions: several bosses drop plans and patterns, for example "Plans: Crusader's Silvered Chain Leggings" (Kam Deepfury) or "Pattern: Filigreed Shining Circlet" (Bazil Thredd). The recipes themselves are in the client tables.

Tips for tank, healer and damage

Tank: the corridors are narrow and the cells sit close together. Pull groups back into the corridor instead of running into a cell. Then nothing comes from the side.

Healer: the fights are short but often against several prisoners at once. Stay behind the tank in the corridor. Keep mana for Targorr's Frenzy.

Damage: area damage pays off on the bigger prisoner groups. Wait until the tank has picked everything up, though. Interrupt Hamhock. At Kam Deepfury steady damage is enough.

Group: tank, healer and three damage dealers as in Classic. Because the Stockade is short, it suits several runs in a row. According to Blizzard, dungeon enemies in Forever give around 20 % more experience than before. Dungeon quests give 50 % less bonus experience. You find groups through the Group Finder with its dungeon list. Blizzard has not announced an automatic dungeon finder.