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This article is about the in-game city. For lore and history of Dalaran, see Dalaran (kingdom). For the area in the Hillsbrad Foothills, see Dalaran Crater.

Dalaran City
Dalaran in Northrend
Type	Capital city
Races	Human High elf Blood elf Dwarf Gnome Night elf Draenei Worgen Orc Troll Tauren Forsaken Goblin Pandaren Ethereal
Government	Magocracy^[1]
Ruler(s)	Council of Six
Languages	Common, Thalassian, Various languages
Faiths	Holy Light, Various
Affiliation	Kirin Tor, Magocracy of Dalaran, Silver Covenant, Alliance, Sunreavers, Horde
Former affiliation(s)	Alliance resistance, Alliance of Lordaeron
Location	Broken Isles Crystalsong Forest
PvP status	Sanctuary

Dalaran (or the City of Dalaran and Dalaran City, pronounced DAHL-uh-RAWN)^[2] is the capital of the magocratic nation of the same name. The city's inner fortress has served as the focal point for magi and the study of the arcane throughout human history.

Originally located by the Lordamere Lake in the Eastern Kingdoms, the city was magically moved to Northrend by the power of its magic. They fought both against the Dragon Aspect Malygos's crusade to eradicate the use of magic on Azeroth, and the undead forces of the Lich King.^[3] Dalaran would later be set in motion and fly high above the seas, as seen during the Purge. During the third invasion of the Burning Legion, Dalaran was moved to Karazhan, and then teleported to the Broken Isles in order to serve as a focal point in the fight against the Burning Legion's invasion.

1 History
2 In-game evolution
- 2.1 Classic
- 2.2 Wrath of the Lich King
- 2.3 Cataclysm
- 2.4 Mists of Pandaria
- 2.5 Legion
3 Maps and subregions
- 3.1 Northrend
- 3.2 Broken Isles
- 3.3 Lore locations
- 3.4 Instances
4 Factions
5 Notable residents
- 5.1 The Council
- 5.2 Other notable residents
6 Getting there
- 6.1 Getting to Dalaran in Northrend
- 6.2 Getting to Dalaran in the Broken Isles
7 Leaving Dalaran
8 Travel connections in Northrend
- 8.1 Flight
- 8.2 Portals
- 8.3 Teleport crystals
9 Travel connections in the Broken Isles
- 9.1 Flight
- 9.2 Portals
- 9.3 Teleport circles
10 Points of interest
11 Film universe
12 In Hearthstone
13 Notes and trivia
14 Gallery
- 14.1 Fan art
15 Patches and hotfixes
16 See also
17 References
18 External links

History

Main article: Dalaran (kingdom)#History

In-game evolution

Classic

This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.

Before Wrath of the Lich King, Dalaran was "hidden" behind a magic dome in the Alterac Mountains region. In truth, the area behind the dome was empty. After the second expansion, the area was replaced with the Dalaran Crater since the city had then been added in Northrend.

Wrath of the Lich King

The city contains areas that are faction-specific in the same manner as Shattrath City is divided amongst the Aldor and Scryers. Certain parts of the city can only be reached by Alliance players (Silver Enclave) while others are strictly for Horde use (Sunreaver's Sanctuary). The majority of the city remains neutral.

It acts as the neutral sanctuary city for the continent, similar to Shattrath City in Outland, and can be accessed via the teleport crystal in Violet Stand, Crystalsong Forest, north of the Dragonblight, or through a flight path. Portals are located within the Alliance and Horde districts of the city, connecting to the factions' capital cities and Shattrath City. There is a portal trainer at the Violet Gate, and there are battlemasters and an arena master in the Underbelly sewer system. Like Stormwind's Stockade and Orgrimmar's Ragefire Chasm, Dalaran has its own instance within the city: the Violet Hold.

Like Shattrath City, there were originally no class trainers - with the notable exception of mage trainers, given the city's history - nor an Auction House (patch 3.2.0 introduced an Auction House for Master Engineers with the addition of Steam Powered Auctioneers to the Like Clockwork engineering shop, while patch 4.0.3a made the auctioneers usable by everyone and added class trainers). Grand Master trainers for each profession are available in the city.

In-game, the city of Dalaran was originally a no-fly zone below a certain altitude (slightly higher than the rooftops), with the exception of Krasus' Landing, where the flight point is located, and the Underbelly. This was to help maintain the atmosphere of the city, but with Cataclysm, the rule was lifted.

Cataclysm

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

The portals to the Alliance and Horde major cities were removed in patch 4.0.3a and replaced by class trainers.^[4] However, the portals to Stormwind and Orgrimmar were restored in patch 4.1.0. The formerly engineering-only auctioneers — Steam-Powered Auctioneer in Silver Enclave and Steam-Powered Auctioneer in Sunreaver's Sanctuary — now serve anyone and flying is now allowed.

For information about getting out of Dalaran and getting around the Old World without the portals to the major cities, Cataclysm travel guide will prove useful. Note that, while it has been explained that Outland and Northrend take place within the time frame their storylines occurred in, the Dalaran Crater in the old world remains empty.

Mists of Pandaria

During the purge, Dalaran had already left Northrend and was in motion.^[5] ^[6] However, for game purposes, Dalaran remains unchanged after the questline is completed (see Notes).

Legion

This section concerns content related to Legion.

Dalaran was moved to Deadwind Pass during the Burning Legion's invasion in order to protect the Eastern Kingdoms.^[7] ^[8] ^[9] It then teleported to the Broken Isles where it served as the capital city for Alliance and the Horde players. During the Assault on Broken Shore, Kil'jaeden sent Legion ships to destroy the city.^[10]

The city's layout was overhauled for Legion with notably the Underbelly being expanded and the center of the city becoming a portal hub.^[11]

Maps and subregions

Northrend

Broken Isles

Map of the Chamber of the Guardian.

Lore locations

Instances

Instance Name	Level Range	Group Size
The Violet Hold	63 - 80	5 man
Assault on Violet Hold	105 - 110	5 man

Factions

In the Dalaran present in Wrath of the Lich King, there are three major reputation factions players can deal with. These are:

Notable residents

Main articles: Dalaran NPCs, Dalaran (Northrend) NPCs

The Council

Main article: Council of Six

Other notable residents

Getting there

Getting to Dalaran in Northrend

Dalaran is located in the north central region of the continent of Northrend, floating above the western side of Crystalsong Forest. Ships^[16] and zeppelins^[16] departing from Stormwind, Orgrimmar, Menethil Harbor and the Undercity provide access to Northrend from Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms.

Once you are in Northrend, there are a number of ways^[16] to reach Dalaran:

Dalaran specific methods from within Northrend

As of patch 4.0.3, the flight master at Krasus' Landing in Dalaran is learned automatically by all characters. Any character can simply take a ship or zeppelin to Borean Tundra or Howling Fjord, talk to the flight master near the dock, and take a taxi to Dalaran.^[16]
At level 68 any character can learn [Cold Weather Flying] and fly to Dalaran with a flying mount.
At level 68 a set of crystals, (Teleport to Violet Stand Crystal and Teleport to Dalaran Crystal), can be used. The Teleport to Violet Stand Crystal must be used first by doing [10-30] Learning to Leave and Return: the Magical Way from Portal Trainer, so you must first reach Dalaran via another method. Note that the completion of these quests will render [10-30] The Magical Kingdom of Dalaran unavailable, so it is a good idea to not complete these quests until you have acquired one of the Kirin Tor rings or an [Argent Crusader's Tabard] .
At level 74 any character can get [10-30] The Magical Kingdom of Dalaran from any of several members of the Kirin Tor. This provides a portal to Dalaran until you complete the quest. As with the quest above, it is best not to complete this quest until you have one of the Kirin Tor rings or an [Argent Crusader's Tabard] . If you don't complete it, you can use the portal to travel quickly from the ship or zeppelin port in Borean Tundra or Howling Fjord (or several other locations in Northrend) to Dalaran, allowing you to keep your hearthstone in your faction capital or some other useful location.^[16]
At level 71 mages can talk to NPCs in Dragonblight and learn to teleport to Dalaran after completing [10-30] Attunement to Dalaran .
At level 80, if your faction has won the previous Wintergrasp battle, you can take the Wintergrasp portal to the Violet Citadel. The portal is inside the Wintergrasp Fortress.
- A separate guide, Getting to Wintergrasp and Dalaran, provides a few ways to get to Wintergrasp.
A Dalaran portal appears after completing the Trial of the Crusader.

Dalaran specific methods from anywhere

At level 74 mages can learn a portal to Dalaran from the portal trainer. A mage portal allows anyone to get to Dalaran from anywhere.
A set of upgradeable Kirin Tor rings are available at level 80. Any of these rings can teleport the player to Dalaran.
An [Argent Crusader's Tabard] is available at level 80. This teleports the player to the Argent Tournament Grounds, less than two minutes' flight from Dalaran.

Non-Dalaran specific methods

Once in Dalaran, players can set a Dalaran inn as their home, which enables them to teleport there with their [Hearthstone] .
A Warlock in Dalaran can summon players to Dalaran, with 2 others in Dalaran in the same group.
Players whose accounts are linked via Recruit-A-Friend can summon one another to Dalaran. The players must be in the same group.
Portals to Dalaran exist at the Orgrimmar and Stormwind portal rooms.

Getting to Dalaran in the Broken Isles

All players arrive in Dalaran over the Broken Isles on the quest [10-45] In the Blink of an Eye and receive a [Dalaran Hearthstone] , allowing them to teleport to Dalaran once every 20 minutes.

In addition, every Class Hall has a portal to Dalaran. There are also portals in Stormwind Keep in Stormwind City and the Cleft of Shadow in Orgrimmar — the same portals previously used to get to Dalaran over Karazhan for [10-45] Calling of the Council .

Finally, at level 110, mages can learn a portal to Dalaran over the Broken Isles from a portal trainer, allowing them to teleport other players there. And like its Northrend version, Dalaran over the Broken Isles has innkeepers who allow players to set their regular [Hearthstone] there.

Leaving Dalaran

Dalaran-specific methods

Non-Dalaran specific methods

Hearth to non-Dalaran bind point.
A warlock not in Dalaran can summon players from Dalaran, with 2 others at destination in the same group.
After meeting the Dalaran Flight master (in Krasus' Landing), players can pay to fly from there to nearby flight masters via a Flight Path.
Jump off the edge or from the tunnel in the sewers (Underbelly), though this will kill you unless you have a way to slow your descent.
As of Cataclysm, it is fairly common to see mages offering portals out of Dalaran to various locales.

Travel connections in Northrend

Flight

Ebon Watch, Zul'Drak
Moa'ki Harbor, Dragonblight
Wyrmrest Temple, Dragonblight
Argent Tournament Grounds, Icecrown
Argent Vanguard, Icecrown
Fordragon Hold, Dragonblight
Kor'kron Vanguard, Dragonblight

Portals

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When Wrath of the Lich King went live, Dalaran supplanted Shattrath City as the major hub for player activity, due to easy access to the capital cities in the southern continents, to Outland via Shattrath, and to the high level content in Northrend. Those portals were removed in patch 4.0.3a, however portals to Orgrimmar and Stormwind City were added in patch 4.1.0.

- The Silver Enclave
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- Sunreaver's Sanctuary
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- The Violet Citadel

Teleport crystals

Teleport to Dalaran Crystal
Teleport to Violet Stand Crystal

Travel connections in the Broken Isles

Flight

Watchers' Aerie, Azsuna
Shackle's Den, Azsuna
Felblaze Ingress, Azsuna
Meredil, Suramar
Crimson Thicket, Suramar
Hafr Fjall, Stormheim
Vengeance Point, Broken Shore

Portals

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Greyfang Enclave

Windrunner's Sanctuary

Chamber of the Guardian

Krasus' Landing

Other

Teleport circles

Every class hall has a portal to it located in Dalaran, with the exception of Trueshot Lodge, which has a special, instant-arrival flight, effectively a teleport

Points of interest

There are 12 mailboxes, one outside The Filthy Animal inn and two outside The Legerdemain Lounge inn, two located outside the north bank and one located outside the south bank, one outside the Eastern entrance to The Underbelly, one outside the Alchemy trainer, one in Krasus' Landing, one at the foot of the stairway leading to The Violet Citadel, one outside A Hero's Welcome, and one outside the Guild Master.
As pointed out from above there are two banks, one located right from the statue of Antonidas and another located on the other side of Dalaran in The Eventide, to the left of the entrance of A Hero's Welcome. Although they are both near the faction controlled areas, they are available to both the Alliance and the Horde.
The well near the Magus Commerce Exchange is an entrance to the Underbelly, when you jump into it you arrive randomly at one of four possible sites in the Underbelly. Jumping down will not give any fall damage.
All profession trainers (except Fishing, Cooking and Archaeology) are located in the Magus Commerce Exchange.
All mage trainers are located in the Violet Gate.

Film universe

Main article: Dalaran (kingdom)#Film universe

In Hearthstone

This section contains information exclusive to Hearthstone and is considered non-canon.

Dalaran is the major setting of the Great Dalaran Heist, being invaded by the League of E.V.I.L.. The Bank of Dalaran (or Dalaran Bank), the Violet Hold, streets of Dalaran, the Underbelly, and Kirin Tor Citadel are areas of battle. At the end of the heist, the League steals the entire city, flying it to Uldum to set up Saviors of Uldum.

Notes and trivia

An early layout concept by Cory Stockton.^[17]

Dalaran has an orphanage. Alodi was raised in it.^[18]
Dalaran has magic schools where young mages and schoolchildren are educated and trained in the use of magic.^[19] ^[20] Before the Third War, the Archmage Antonidas was in charge of teaching in some magic classes.^[21]
- As a child, Khadgar learned from most of his lessons that non-Dalaran mages, wild, untrained, and self-taught wizards without restraint, control, and thought, always ended in the same fashion with a bad end, and sometimes, though not often, destroying a large amount of the surrounding countryside with them.^[22]
The tallest spire in Dalaran City is called Dalaran Spire.^[23]
The Ultimate Visual Guides erroneously described Dalaran as "formerly ruled" by a magocracy.^[24] However, while the Magocrat Lords are defunct, the Council of Six still rules it as of Legion, and it has been confirmed that Dalaran is thus still a magocracy.^[1]
Dalaran is a melee tileset in The Frozen Throne.
Like the World's End Tavern in the Lower City of Shattrath, Dalaran has a portal to Caverns of Time for quick access to southern Kalimdor. This portal is located in the second floor of the Violet Citadel. Also, a player can talk to Zidormi, a NPC standing in front of the portal to also teleport to the Caverns of Time.
When night falls, Windle Sparkshine will light most of the lamps in Dalaran, then stand outside the Alliance section of Dalaran, and will sell [Windle's Lighter] for 50 Silver.
The Schools of Arcane Magic achievement is completed in the city.
Strangely, in-game there is no "old gate" on the side of the land mass and the other halves of the houses in Alterac Mountains aren't there either.
While in Dalaran, you may randomly get Manabonked by Minigob Manabonk.
The white-quality weapons sold at the Arsenal Absolute were excellent for leveling up weapon skills, until the removal of weapon skills in patch 4.0.1.
Compared to other major cities, Dalaran has very many activities. Examples include /Pet'ing Jones, lighting up the city, hunting books and fishing for treasures.
A group of high elf engineers helped build Dalaran's original defenses. These engineers later ended up as blood elves in Kael'thas Sunstrider's army.^[25]
The city is protected by defensive shields based on Antonidas' earlier version magical field who destroyed any undead that touched it during the Third War.^[26]
Dalaran is smaller than the other major cities in the game. At the same time, it has a large number of NPC's, doodads, and objects. This accumulates a high amount of players at a small area, along with causing a player's computer to load several city details at once. Back in the day of WotLK, the result was often a mediocre to a large degree of lag when the player was inside the city. The lag experienced within Dalaran was a very common topic within World of Warcraft; some players even dubbed the city "Lagaran" because of it. It was not uncommon for a character in Dalaran to be unable to perform any action at all, use abnormally much time on simple actions such as walking, or be even repeatedly disconnected when attempting to log in if the character was located in the city. The problem was severe enough that Blizzard had to implement the Argent Tournament in Icecrown away from Dalaran, rather than in Crystalsong Forest directly underneath it as originally planned. The amount of lag lessened in Cataclysm with the removal of most city portals, and with most players moving to their faction capitals (Stormwind City and Orgrimmar).
In an interview with Jesse Cox, Dave Kosak revealed that Dalaran was planned to be in the air above the Siege of Orgrimmar, but technical limitations meant they had to scrap the idea. It is possible this is related to the limitations which prevented the Argent Tournament from being placed in Crystalsong Forest.^[27]
Since patch 7.0.3, there are five separate Dalarans in the game (not counting Dalaran Crater), each reflecting a different time in the city's history: in Northrend, as an instance during the Operation: Shieldwall/Dominance Offensive storyline, over Karazhan (phasing in after the Battle for the Broken Shore), and with Legion, the most recent version over the Broken Isles, as well as an instanced copy with no NPCs that can be seen from the balcony of the Hall of the Guardian.
Dalaran can be seen in the End Time dungeon, but not in the Dragon Soul raid.
The decision to have Dalaran as the Legion sanctuary has created mixed results among players, with some wondering why the Horde would want to return after the Purge of Dalaran and others feeling that Dalaran has left the Alliance and become neutral.

Gallery

Early concept art of the city of Dalaran.
Concept art of Dalaran.
Concept art of Dalaran.
Concept art of Dalaran.
Dalaran in-game.
Dalaran in-game.
The Violet Hold.
Dalaran in-game.
Dalaran in-game.
A full view of Dalaran from the air in Icecrown.
A Pipe opening underneath to the Underbelly.
The Dalaran dome which "contained" the city before Wrath of the Lich King.
Dalaran attacked by the Legion.

Maps

Fan art

The Golden Days of Dalaran by Lost-In-Concept.

Patches and hotfixes

References

^ ^a ^b Sean Copeland 2018-03-07. Sean Copeland on Twitter. Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved on 2018-03-08.
^ Hearthstone: Announcing the Knights of the Frozen Throne
^ World of Warcraft: Mage
^ Patch 4.0.3a (world changes)#Dalaran
^ Vanion's interview with Dave Kosak - "So, in present-day, Dalaran is in motion and we don't say where and we are not sure if we show it in-game somewhere else. Yet we have not decided."
^ Dave Kosak on Twitter
^ [10-45] Calling of the Council
^ [10-45] Anomalous Anomalies
^ [10-45] In the Blink of an Eye
^ [45] Assault on Broken Shore
^ Dev Interviews, Rogue Order Hall, Blue Posts, Warcraft Movie Prop Contest, DLC #500 (2015-08-11).
^ [45] The Thieving Apprentice
^ In the Shadow of the Sun
^ Tides of War
^ Day of the Dragon
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The Cataclysm travel guide provides more information on the ship and zeppelin routes to Northrend, item and quest portals to Dalaran, and suggests ways higher level players can shorten travel times between Dalaran and their faction capitals.
^ Mumper on Twitter
^ Archive of the Tirisgarde#Ebonchill, Greatstaff of Alodi
^ STAY OUT!!!
^ The Old Wizard's Almanac
^ Journal of Archmage Antonidas
^ The Last Guardian, chapter 1
^ Wowhead
^ Ultimate Visual Guide, pg. 18
^ The Crossing (WC3 BloodElf)
^ The Archmage Antonidas - Part III
^ Warcraft Interview: Dave Kosak - 2 NERDS, 1 LORE (Patch 5.4 and beyond)

External links

Northrend	During the Purge	Broken Isles
Wowhead WoWDB	Wowhead WoWDB	Wowhead WoWDB

v e Subzones of Dalaran over the Broken Isles

	Antonidas Memorial The Bank of Dalaran Alodi's Bank Vault Barbershop Chamber of the Guardian Aegwynn's Gallery The Portrait Room Spire of the Guardian Dalaran Visitor Center The Eventide The Arsenal Absolute Curiosities & Moore Dalaran Merchant's Bank Glorious Goods Langrom's Leather & Links The Militant Mystic Greyfang Enclave A Hero's Welcome The Beer Garden The Hunter's Reach Illidari Redoubt Krasus' Landing The Legerdemain Lounge Magical Menagerie Magus Commerce Exchange The Agronomical Apothecary Cartier & Co. Fine Jewelry First to Your Aid Forge of Fate Legendary Leathers Like Clockwork The Scribe's Sacellum Simply Enchanting Talismanic Textiles Tanks for Everything Things of the Past Margoss's Retreat One More Glass Photonic Playground The Postmaster's Office The Threads of Fate The Violet Citadel Archmage Vargoth's Retreat The Purple Parlor Hall of the Guardian The Violet Gate The Violet Hold Windrunner's Sanctuary The Filthy Animal The Wonderworks

	The Underbelly — The Black Market Circle of Wills The Hall of Shadows The Underbelly Descent

	Undisplayed locations — Dalaran fountain Violet Citadel Balcony

Dalaran category

v e Subzones of Dalaran over Northrend

	Antonidas Memorial The Bank of Dalaran Barbershop Dalaran Floating Rocks Dalaran Island Dalaran Visitor Center The Eventide The Arsenal Absolute Curiosities & Moore Dalaran Merchant's Bank Glorious Goods Langrom's Leather & Links The Militant Mystic The Hunter's Reach Krasus' Landing The Legerdemain Lounge Magical Menagerie Magus Commerce Exchange The Agronomical Apothecary All that Glitters Prospecting Co. Cartier & Co. Fine Jewelry First to Your Aid Forge of Fate Legendary Leathers Like Clockwork The Scribe's Sacellum Simply Enchanting Talismanic Textiles Tanks for Everything One More Glass Runeweaver Square The Violet Gate The Silver Enclave A Hero's Welcome The Beer Garden Sisters Sorcerous Sunreaver's Sanctuary The Filthy Animal The Threads of Fate The Violet Citadel Archmage Vargoth's Retreat The Purple Parlor The Violet Hold The Wonderworks

	The Underbelly — The Black Market Cantrips & Crows Circle of Wills Sewer Exit Pipe

	Undisplayed locations — Dalaran fountain Violet Citadel Balcony

Dalaran category

v e Subzones of Crystalsong Forest

	The Azure Front Dalaran The Decrepit Flow Forlorn Woods The Great Tree The Mirror of Twilight The Twilight Rivulet The Unbound Thicket Ruins of Shandaral Sunreaver's Command Windrunner's Overlook Violet Stand

	Undisplayed locations — Path of the Titans

Crystalsong Forest category

v e Regions of Northrend

	Borean Tundra Coldarra Crystalsong Forest Dalaran Dragonblight Azjol-Nerub Grizzly Hills Howling Fjord Hrothgar's Landing Icecrown Sholazar Basin The Storm Peaks Wintergrasp Zul'Drak

Northrend category

v e Regions of the Broken Isles

	Azsuna The Broken Shore Acherus: The Ebon Hold Dalaran Hall of the Guardian Hall of Shadows Eye of Azshara Highmountain Thunder Totem Trueshot Lodge Stormheim Halls of Valor Skyhold Helheim Suramar Suramar City The Nighthold Val'sharah The Dreamgrove

Broken Isles category

v e Subzones of the Alterac Mountains

	Chillwind Point Corrahn's Dagger Crushridge Hold Dalaran Crater/Dalaran Dandred's Fold Gallows' Corner Gavin's Naze Growless Cave The Headland Lordamere Internment Camp Lordamere Lake Misty Shore Ravenholdt Manor Ruins of Alterac Slaughter Hollow Sofera's Naze Strahnbrad The Uplands

Alterac Mountains category

Human cultures

Nations

Active	Dalaran (Dalaran City) Gilneas (Gilneas City) Kul Tiras (Boralus) Stormwind (Stormwind City) Stromgarde (Stromgarde Keep)

Defunct	Alterac (Alterac City) Lordaeron (Capital City) Theramore (Theramore Isle) Arathor (Strom)

Tribes and
major groups

Alteraci
Arathi
Tirisfal
Trappers
Wastewander

Film universe

Alterac
Dalaran
Gilneas
Kul Tiras
Lordaeron
Stormwind
Stromgarde