
WoW Classic Stratholme Quests
Stratholme is a level 58-60 dungeon in WoW Classic. The entrance to Stratholme is located in Eastern Plaguelands. This WoW Classic Stratholme quests guide explains where you can find Stratholme in WoW Classic and which Stratholme quests are available in World of Warcraft Classic Era, Hardcore, and the 20th Anniversary Edition (aka WoW Classic Fresh).
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How to Get to Stratholme in WoW Classic
Stratholme is located in the north of Eastern Plaguelands. Stratholme is divided into two areas: Stratholme Live (or Strat Live for short) and Stratholme Undead (or Strat Dead for short).
You enter Strat Live through the regular dungeon portal. Both areas are connected, but Strat Undead also has a separate entrance: the Service Gate which requires the Key to the City to unlock. On the following map, you’ll see where the two entrances to Stratholme are located.

How to Unlock the Stratholme Undead Entrance
To unlock the Stratholme Undead Entrance you’ll need Key to the City. It drops from the first boss Magistrate Barthilas in Strat Undead . To reach the boss, you need to enter Strat Live and make your way through to Strat Undead.
Stratholme Live Quests in WoW Classic
There is a total of 6 quests in WoW Classic that are related to Stratholme Live. These are the following quests:
The Restless Souls
The quest The Restless Souls requires level 55 and is sharable.
- Start:
- Caretaker Alen at Lights Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands (79.6 63.8).
- End:
- Egan southwest of Stratholme in Eastern Plaguelands (14.4 33.6).
- Rewards:
- 6,600 XP
Once you have found Egan, you will receive the follow-up quest The Restless Souls of the same name from him.
The Restless Souls
The quest The Restless Souls requires level 55 and is not sharable.
- Start & End:
- Egan southwest of Stratholme in Eastern Plaguelands (14.4 33.6).
- Task:
- Use
Egan's Blaster (provided) to free 15 Restless Soul in Stratholme as follows:
- Target a ghost in Stratholme and use
Egan's Blaster on them. It will die after a short time and several Restless Soul appear.
- Target a Restless Soul and use
Egan's Blaster on them. After a few seconds they become freed souls.
- Target a ghost in Stratholme and use
- Use
- Rewards:
- 8,300 XP
Testament of Hope
The Great Ezra Grimm
The quest The Great Ezra Grimm requires level 55 and is sharable.
- Start & End:
- Smokey LaRue at Lights Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands (80.6 58.0).
- Task:
- Enter Strat Live and take a left at the first and second junction until you reach a deadend. Make sure to kill all mobs along your way.
- Open the box to summon Ezra Grimm, kill him and loot
Grimm's Premium Tobacco.
- Return to Smokey LaRue.
- Rewards:
- 8,300 XP
Smokey's Lighter
Of Love and Family
The quest Of Love and Family requires level 52. It is sharable if the previous quests of the chain have been completed.
- Prerequisite: Completed the previous 4 quests in the chain starting with
Redemption given by Tirion Fordring in Eastern Plaguelands (7.6 43.6).
- Start:
- Artist Renfray on Caer Darrow in Western Plaguelands (65.6 75.4).
- End:
- Tirion Fordring in Eastern Plaguelands (7.6 43.6).
- Task:
- Find the painting
Of Love and Family on the right wall in the Archivist’s room in Stratholme and bring it to Tirion Fordring.
- Note: When you also try to complete
The Archivist make sure to loot the painting before burning down the archive.
- Find the painting
- Rewards:
- 6,600 XP
Note: When completing the whole quest chain you can choose between Mark of Fordring,
Ornate Adamantium Breastplate,
Shimmering Platinum Warhammer,
Shroud of the Exile, or
Fordring's Seal.
The Archivist
The quest The Archivist requires level 55 and is sharable.
- Start & End:
- Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff at Lights Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands (81.4 59.8).
- Task:
- Kill the tenth boss Archivist Galford in Stratholme and burn down the Scarlet Archive.
- Note: When you also try to complete
Of Love and Family make sure to loot the painting before burning down the archive.
- Rewards:
- 8,300 XP
- 150 reputation with Argent Dawn
The Truth Comes Crashing Down
The quest The Truth Comes Crashing Down requires level 55 and is not sharable.
- Prerequisite: Completed and turned in the quest
The Archivist. Otherwise
Head of Balnazzar won’t drop.
- Start:
- Started by
Head of Balnazzar which drops from the final boss Balnazzar in Strat Live.
- Started by
- End:
- Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff at Lights Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands (81.4 59.8).
- Task:
- Take
Head of Balnazzar to Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff at Lights Hope Chapel.
- Take
- Rewards:
- 8,300 XP
- 150 reputation with Argent Dawn
Stratholme Undead Quests in WoW Classic
There are 9 quests in WoW Classic related to Stratholme Undead, one of which is exclusive to the Horde. These are the following quests:
The Flesh Does Not Lie
The quest The Flesh Does Not Lie requires level 55 and is sharable.
- Prerequisite: Completed the previous quest
The Truth Comes Crashing Down that takes place in Strat Live.
- Start & End:
- Betina Bigglezink at Lights Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands (81.4 59.6).
- Task:
- Loot 20x
Plagued Flesh Sample from mobs in the first Strat Undead part.
- Loot 20x
- Rewards:
- 6,600 XP
- 100 reputation with Argent Dawn
After turning in the quest, Betina Bigglezink will give you the follow-up quest The Active Agent
The Active Agent
The quest The Active Agent requires level 55 and is sharable.
- Start & End:
- Betina Bigglezink at Lights Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands (81.4 59.6).
- Task:
- Find
Scourge Data in a box that randomly spawns in the Ziggurats.
- Find
- Rewards:
- 6,600 XP
- 100 reputation with Argent Dawn
- Choose between
Seal of the Dawn or
Rune of the Dawn.
Above and Beyond
The quest Above and Beyond requires level 55 and is sharable if the prerequisite is met.
- Prerequisite: Completed and turned in the quest
The Archivist. Otherwise
Head of Balnazzar won’t drop.
- Start & End:
- Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff at Lights Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands (81.4 59.8).
- Task:
- Kill the final boss Baron Rivendare in Strat Undead, loot
Head of Baron Rivendare, and bring it to Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff.
- Kill the final boss Baron Rivendare in Strat Undead, loot
- Rewards:
- 8,300 XP
- 150 reputation with Argent Dawn
Houses of the Holy
The quest Houses of the Holy requires level 55 and is sharable.
- Start & End:
- Leonid Barthalomew the Revered at Lights Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands (81.6 57.8).
- Task:
- Loot
Stratholme Holy Water from crates in Strat Undead.
- Loot
- Rewards:
- 6,600 XP
- 100 reputation with Argent Dawn
- Choose between
Crown of the Penitent or
Band of the Penitent.
The Medallion of Faith
The quest The Medallion of Faith requires level 55 and is sharable.
- Start & End:
- Aurius in the chapel on the left side after entering Strat Undead.
- Task:
- Find
Medallion of Faith in Strat Live in a chest behind Malor the Zealous and bring it to Aurius.
- Find
After turning in The Medallion of Faith you’ll receive the follow-up quest
Aurius' Reckoning.
Aurius’ Reckoning
The quest Aurius' Reckoning requires level 55 and is sharable if the previous quest has been completed.
- Start & End:
- Aurius in the chapel on the left side after entering Strat Undead.
- Task:
- Kill the final boss Baron Rivendare in Strat Undead.
- Rewards:
- 9,950 XP
- Choose between
Will of the Martyr or
Blood of the Martyr.
Menethil’s Gift
The quest Menethil's Gift requires level 57 and is not sharable.
- Prerequisite: Completed the previous quests in the chain starting with
Doctor Theolen Krastinov, the Butcher given by Eva Sarkhoff on Caer Darrow in Western Plaguelands (70.2 73.8).
- Start:
- Leonid Barthalomew the Revered at Lights Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands (81.6 57.8).
- End:
- Menethil’s Gift in Strat Undead.
- Task:
- Place
Keepsake of Remembrance on the symbol on the floor in the room of Baron Rivendare (final boss of Strat Undead).
- Place
- Rewards:
- 6,600 XP
Note: When completing the whole quest chain you will get Darrowshire Strongguard and can choose between
Warblade of Caer Darrow,
Crown of Caer Darrow, or
Darrowspike.
Dead Man’s Plea
The quest Dead Man's Plea requires level 58 and is not sharable.
- Prerequisite: Completed the previous quests in the chain starting with
Doctor Theolen Krastinov, the Butcher given by Eva Sarkhoff on Caer Darrow in Western Plaguelands (70.2 73.8).
- Start:
- Leonid Barthalomew the Revered at Lights Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands (81.6 57.8).
- End:
- Menethil’s Gift in Strat Undead.
- Task:
- Place
Keepsake of Remembrance on the symbol on the floor in the room of Baron Rivendare (final boss of Strat Undead).
- Place
- Rewards:
- 6,600 XP
Note: When completing the whole quest chain you will get Darrowshire Strongguard and can choose between
Warblade of Caer Darrow,
Crown of Caer Darrow, or
Darrowspike.
Ramstein
The quest Ramstein is Horde-exclusive, requires level 56 and is sharable if the prerequisite is met.
- Prerequsite: Completed previous quests in the chain starting with
The Ranger Lord's Behest also given by Nathanos Blightcaller in Eastern Plaguelands (26.6 74.8).
- Start & End:
- Nathanos Blightcaller in Eastern Plaguelands (26.6 74.8).
- Task:
- Kill the second to last boss Ramstein the Gorger in Strat Undead, loot
Head of Ramstein the Gorger, and bring it to Nathanos Blightcaller.
- Kill the second to last boss Ramstein the Gorger in Strat Undead, loot
- Rewards:
- 6,600 XP
- 100 reputation with Argent Dawn
- Choose between
Royal Seal of Alexis or
Elemental Circle.
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