instances by level world of warcraft

Bookmark this page for quickly finding every instance in the game by levels.   It’s not the prettiest thing in the world, but honestly word press isn’t very acrobatic when it comes to tables; and presenting this in text form seems out of place no matter how we tried to arrange things.  If it’s any consolation it looked great in Excel.

In the left column is the long form name of each instance.  then next column gives the instance trade chat nickname or alias (for those of you who just joined us or have trouble with the abbreviations we thought it would come in handy).  The Min column lists the minimum level your toon has to be to enter the instance.  The low and high columns show you the recommended range to attempt the instance at appropriate levels.

Keep in mind that this is a grid to reference for those who plan on doing the instance at the proper levels, it isn’t really a guide to use for powerleveling on an RaF (Refer a Friend) speed run.  To make it work for RaF just roll back the recommended low range about 3-5 levels so that you do SM Lib from 30-32 instead of 33-35.  In other words try to stay 3 levels under the mobs you’re killing in the instance and you’ll be in great shape.

 

 

Instance Name Nick Min Low
 High
Ragefire Chasm RFC 8 13 17
Wailing Caverns WC 10 17 20
The Deadmines VC 10 17 20
Shadowfang Keep SFK 10 18 21
Blackfathom Deeps BFD 10 22 24
Stormwind Stockade Stocks 15 23 25
Razorfen Kraul RFK 15 24 27
Gnomeregan Gnomer 15 25 28
The Scarlet Monastery:Graveyard SM GY 20 30 32
The Scarlet Monastery:Library SM Lib 20 33 35
Razorfen Downs RFD 25 34 37
The Scarlet Monastery:ArmoryThe Scarlet Monastery: Cathedral SM ArmSMCath 2020 3537 3740
Uldaman Ulda 30 37 40
Zul’Farrak ZF 35 43 46
Maraudon Mara 30 42 48
Temple of Atal’Hakkar ST 35 47 50
Blackrock Depths BRD 40 48 56
Dire Maul:East DM E 45 55 58
Lower Blackrock Spire LBRS 45 54 60
Dire Maul:West DM W 45 57 60
Dire Maul:North DM N 45 57 60
Stratholme Strat 45 56 61
Scholomance Scholo 45 56 61
Upper Blackrock Spire UBRS 45 58 62
Zul’Gurub ZG 50 60 63
Onyxia’s Lair Ony 50 60 63
Molten Core MC 50 60 63
Blackwing Lair BWL 59 60 64
Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj AQ20 50 60 64
Temple of Ahn’Qiraj AQ40 50 60 65
Hellfire Citadel: Hellfire Ramparts Ramps 55 60 62
Hellfire Citadel: The Blood Furnace BF 55 61 63
Coilfang Reservoir: Slave Pens SP 55 62 64
Coilfang Reservoir: The Underbog UB 55 63 65
Auchindoun: Mana-Tombs MT 55 64 66
Auchindoun: Auchenai Crypts AC 55 65 67
Caverns of Time: Escape from Durnholde Keep Durn 66 66 68
Auchindoun: Sethekk Halls Seth 55 67 69
Coilfang Reservoir: The Steamvault SV 55 68 70
Auchindoun: Shadow Labyrinth Slabs 65 69 70
Hellfire Citadel: Shattered Halls SH 55 69 70
Caverns of Time: Opening the Dark Portal/Black Morass BM 66 70 72
Tempest Keep: The Mechanar Mech 68 70 72
Tempest Keep: The Botanica Bot 68 70 72
Tempest Keep: The Arcatraz Arc 65 70 72
Magisters’ Terrace (Shattered Sun Offensive) MgT 65 70 73
Hellfire Citadel: Heroic Hellfire Ramparts H Ram 60 70 72
Hellfire Citadel: Heroic The Blood Furnace H BF 60 70 72
Hellfire Citadel: Heroic Shattered Halls H SH 60 70 72
Coilfang Reservoir: Heroic Slave Pens H SP Rep 70 73
Auchindoun: Heroic Mana-Tombs H MT Rep 70 73
Auchindoun: Heroic Auchenai Crypts H AC Rep 70 73
Auchindoun: Heroic Sethekk Halls H Seth Rep 70 73
Auchindoun: Heroic Shadow Labyrinth HSlabs Rep 70 73
Caverns of Time: Heroic Escape from Durnholde Keep H Durn 66 70 73
Caverns of Time: Heroic Opening the Dark Portal H BM 66 70 73
Tempest Keep: Heroic The Mechanar H Mech Rep 70 73
Tempest Keep: Heroic The Botanica H Bot Rep 70 73
Tempest Keep: Heroic The Arcatraz H Arc Rep 70 73
Heroic Magisters’ Terrace H MgT Qst 70 73
Karazhan Kara 68 70 73
Gruul’s Lair Gruul’s 65 70 73
Hellfire Citadel: Magtheridon’s Lair Mag 65 70 73
Zul’Aman ZA 68 70 74
Coilfang Reservoir: Serpentshrine Cavern SSC Rep 70 74
Tempest Keep: The Eye TK Rep 70 74
Caverns of Time: Battle for Mount Hyjal Hyjal 65 70 75
Black Temple BT 70 70 75
Sunwell Plateau SP 70 70 76
Utgarde Keep UK 65 70 72
The Nexus Nex 66 71 73
Azjol-Nerub AN 67 72 74
Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom OK 68 73 75
Drak’Tharon Keep DTK 69 74 76
The Violet Hold VH 70 75 77
Gundrak GD 71 76 78
Halls of Stone HOS 72 77 79
Halls of Lightning HOL 75 80 -
The Oculus Occ 75 80 -
Caverns of Time: Culling of Stratholme CoS 75 80 -
Utgarde Pinnacle UP 75 80 -
Heroic Utgarde Keep H UK 80 80 +
Heroic Azjol-Nerub H AN 80 80 +
Heroic Drak’Tharon Keep H DTK 80 80 +
Heroic Halls of Stone H HOS 80 80 +
Heroic Halls of Lightning H HOL 80 80 +
Heroic The Nexus H Nex 80 80 +
Heroic The Oculus H Occ 80 80 +
Heroic Caverns of Time: Culling of Stratholme H COS 80 80 +
Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle H UP 80 80 +
Heroic The Violet Hold H VH 80 80 +
Heroic Gundrak H GD 80 80 +
Ahn’kahet: Heroic The Old Kingdom H OK 80 80 +
Naxxramas Naxx 80 80 ++
Obsidian Sanctum OS 80 80 ++
Vault of Archavon – Archavon VoA 80 80 ++
The Eye of Eternity Maly/EoE 80 80 ++
Vault of Archavon – Emalon Emalon 80 80 +++
Ulduar Uld 80 80 +++
Icecrown Citadel ICE? 80 80 ++++