WoW Burning Crusade Classic Tempest Keep Attunements Guide

In World of Warcraft Burning Crusade Classic, you cannot enter any dungeon easily because some of them need special keys to unlock them. In this post, you will learn more about WoW Burning Crusade Classic Tempest Keep Attunements including heroic keys.

All TBC Classic Dungeons list

There are fifteen dungeons in WoW Burning Crusade classic all of them can be grouped by location. We have designed the table where you can clearly see the names of TBC dungeons, the areas of their location, which faction these dungeons are associated with and the names of the keys you need to get to the heroic of these dungeons.

Dungeons	Area	Faction	Key
Hellfire Ramparts The Blood Furnace The Shattered Halls	Hellfire Citadel	Honor HoldThrallmar	Flamewrought Key
The Slave Pens The Underbog The Steamvault	Coilfang Reservoir	Cenarion Expedition	Reservoir Key
Mana-Tombs Auchenai Crypts Sethekk Halls Shadow Labyrinth	Auchindoun	Lower City	Auchenai Key
The Mechanar The Botanica The Arcatraz	Tempest Keep	The Sha’tar	Warpforged Key
Old Hillsbrad Foothills The Black Morass	Caverns of Time	Keepers of Time	Key of Time

We have already written all guides about each faction reputation farming process, which you can check via the links in the table above. And further we will tell you more about Dungeon attunements in TBC classic and how to unlock the required keys.

WoW Burning Crusade Classic Instances by Level

It is important to note that the level ranges below are for dungeons on Normal mode. All dungeons on Heroic difficulty require and are meant for level 70s.

• Hellfire Citadel: Hellfire Ramparts – 60-62
• Hellfire Citadel: The Blood Furnace – 61-63
• Coilfang Reservoir: The Slave Pens – 62-64
• Coilfang Reservoir: The Underbog – 63-65
• Auchindoun: Mana-Tombs – 64-66
• Auchindoun: Auchenai Crypts – 65-67
• Caverns of Time: Old Hillsbrad Foothills – 66-68
• Auchindoun: Sethekk Halls – 67-69
• Coilfang Reservoir: The Steamvault – 68-70
• Auchindoun: Shadow Labyrinth – 69-70
• Hellfire Citadel: The Shattered Halls – 69-70
• Caverns of Time: The Black Morass – 70
• Tempest Keep: The Botanica – 70
• Tempest Keep: The Mechanar – 70
• Tempest Keep: The Arcatraz – 70
• Magisters’ Terrace – 70

You will see below dungeons attunements grouped by area of location, but within its group, we will put them from the lowest required level to the highest.

Tempest Keep Dungeons Attunements

In the middle of the Tempest Keep you’ll find three entrances to three different dungeons:

• The Botanica
• The Mechanar
• The Arcatraz

All of them have different requirements to enter. If we are talking about Normal difficulty dungeons in Tempest Keep all you need is to have the minimum required level to enter. But Heroic dungeons unlock when you get attuned to enter them. We will tell you more about each of the attunements below.

The Botanica Dungeon Attunement

The Botanica is a level 70 dungeon on both Normal and Heroic modes where players must defeat a range of boss types from humanoids to demons to elementals as they navigate the dungeon, with bosses: Commander Sarannis, High Botanist Freywinn, Thorngrin the Tender, Laj, and Warp Splinter. The associated faction with The Botanica is The Sha’tar.

Required Levels	Bosses	Notable Loot
Minimum Level: 58 Advised Level: 70	Commander Sarannis High Botanist Freywinn Thorngrin the Tender Laj Warp Splinter	Normal: Energis Armwraps (Cloth, Caster DPS) Mantle of Autumn (Leather, Healing) Beast Lord Cuirass (Mail, Ranged/Melee DPS) Spaulders of the Righteous (Plate, Tanking) Bangle of Endless Blessings (Trinket, Healing) Heroic: Imperial Tanzanite (Gem, Healing) Gauntlets of Dissension (Plate, Tanking) Feral Staff of Lashing (Staff, Melee DPS/Tanking)

You will find The Botanica floating in the sky in the Netherstorm. It is the farther leftmost building in the sky with blue crystals. Players who are unable to get summoned to the front of the instance will need a flying mount to get there. As for the Attunement, your character needs to be at least level 58 to enter Normal The Botanica, but really not advised to (if you find the way to get there on level 55, you can enter it as well, but you will give no use to the party).

The Botanica Heroic Dungeon Attunement

Each Heroic dungeon mode requires a special heroic key to open it. Below you can see the requirements to enter The Botanica Heroic Dungeon.

Required Level: 70.

The Heroic Key: Warpforged Key

To enter Heroic Dungeon mode, you’ll need to be level 70, and must obtain the Heroic key for each dungeon hub. For Tempest Keep dungeons, once a player reaches Revered with The Sha’tar, they can purchase the Heroic Key: Warpforged Key from the Reputation Quartermaster, Almaador. Visit our reputation guide to learn how to farm the needed reputation, or check the list of all of them in WoW Burning Crusade Classic Reputation and Factions List.

The Mechanar Dungeon Attunement

The Mechanar is a level 70 dungeon on both Normal and Heroic modes with three bosses: Mechano-Lord Capacitus, Nethermancer Sepethrea, and Pathaleon the Calculator. The associated faction with The Botanica is The Sha’tar.

Required Levels	Bosses	Notable Loot
Minimum Level: 58 Advised Level: 70	Mechano-Lord Capacitus Mechanar Gatewatchers (Gyro-Kill, Iron-Hand) Nethermancer Sepethrea Pathaleon the Calculator	Normal: Incanter’s Cowl (Cloth, Caster DPS) Tunic of Assassination (Leather, Melee DPS) Beast Lord Helm (Mail, Ranged/Melee DPS) Jade-Skull Breastplate (Plate, Tanking) Hammer of the Penitent (1H Mace, Healing) Abacus of Violent Odds (Trinket, Melee DPS) Heroic: Shining Fire Opal (Gem, Caster DPS) Boots of the Pious (Cloth, Healing) The Sun Eater (1H Sword, Tanking)

You will find The Mechanar floating in the sky in the Netherstorm. It is the farthest right with purple crystals. Players who are unable to get summoned to the front of the instance will need a flying mount to get there. As for the Attunement, your character needs to be at least level 58 to enter Normal The Mechanar, but really not advised to (if you find the way to get there on level 55, you can enter it as well, but you will give no use to the party).

The Mechanar Heroic Dungeon Attunement

Each Heroic dungeon mode requires a special heroic key to open it. Below you can see the requirements to enter The Mechanar Heroic Dungeon.

Required Level: 70.

The Heroic Key: Warpforged Key

To enter Heroic Dungeon mode, you’ll need to be level 70, and must obtain the Heroic key for each dungeon hub. For Tempest Keep dungeons, once a player reaches Revered with The Sha’tar, they can purchase the Heroic Key: Warpforged Key from the Reputation Quartermaster, Almaador. Visit our reputation guide to learn how to farm the needed reputation, or check the list of all of them in WoW Burning Crusade Classic Reputation and Factions List.

The Arcatraz Dungeon Attunement

The Arcatraz is a level 70 dungeon on both Normal and Heroic modes where players must defeat a range of boss types from humanoids to demons to elementals as they navigate the dungeon, with bosses: Zereketh the Unbound, Dalliah the Doomsayer, Wrath-Scryer Soccothrates and Harbinger Skyriss. Visit our reputation guide to learn how to farm the needed reputation, or check the list of all of them in WoW Burning Crusade Classic Reputation and Factions List.

Required Levels	Bosses	Notable Loot
Minimum Level: 58 Advised Level: 70 Required key: Key to the Arcatraz	Zereketh the Unbound Wrath-Scryer Soccothrates Dalliah the Doomsayer Harbinger Skyriss	Normal: Hallowed Crown (Cloth, Healing) Helm of Assassination (Leather, Melee DPS) Tidefury Chestpiece (Mail, Caster DPS/Healing) Breastplate of the Bold (Plate, Tanking) Shiffar’s Nexus-Horn (Trinket, Caster DPS/Healing) Heroic: Belt of Depravity (Cloth, Caster DPS) Deadly Fire Opal (Gem, Ranged/Melee DPS) Vileblade of the Betrayer (Dagger, Melee DPS)

You will find The Arcatraz floating in the sky in the Netherstorm. It is the right of The Botanica with red crystals on top of and below the building. Players who are unable to get summoned to the front of the instance will need a flying mount to get there. As for the Attunement, your character needs to be at least level 58 to enter Normal The Arcatraz, but really not advised to (if you find the way to get there on level 55, you can enter it as well, but you will give no use to the party) and complete the steps written below.

How to Enter The Arcatraz Normal Mode in Burning Crusade Classic

Unlike other Normal difficulty dungeons, The Arcatraz requires a specific key to enter, acquired after completing a chain of quests:

• You will need a flying mount and accept the first quest in the chain, Consortium Crystal Collection from Nether-Stalker Khay’ji in Area 52, Netherstorm.
• Loot a Arklon Crystal Artifact from the demons near Arklon Ruins and return to Nether-Stalker Khay’ji. Pick up the next quest, A Heap of Ethereals
• Loot Zaxxis Insignia from the Zaxxis Raiders to the south of Area 52.
• The next quest requires a group to slay Warp-Raider Nesaad, which roams in the same area.
• After Warp-Raider Nesaad is slain, you’ll need to head to Gahruj in the Eco-Dome Midrealm for the quest Request for Assistance.
• The next quest, Rightful Repossession, requires you to pick up Box of Surveying Equipment from inside the Eco-Dome.
• Once that is complete, you’ll head to the Stormspire and seek an audience with Image of Nexus-Prince Haramad.
• Triangulation Point One requires you to use Triangulation Device near Manaforge Ultris to the east of the Stormspire.
• Triangulation Point Two requires the same thing near Manaforge Ara to the west.
• Full Triangle requires you to head north to the Ruins of Farahlon, where you’ll need to kill Culuthas and loot Ata’mal Crystal.
• Once that is completed, you’ll head back to Shattrath and talk to A’dal, picking up the last quest in the chain, How to Break Into the Arcatraz.
• Get a group together for The Mechanar and defeat the final boss, Pathaleon the Calculator. Loot the Bottom Shard of the Arcatraz Key from the boss.
• Get a group together for The Botanica and defeat the final boss, Warp Splinter. Loot the Top Shard of the Arcatraz Key from the boss.
• With boss fragments looted from the Tempest Keep dungeon bosses, return to A’dal and pick up your Key to the Arcatraz!

The Arcatraz Heroic Dungeon Attunement

Each Heroic dungeon mode requires a special heroic key to open it. Below you can see the requirements to enter The Steamvault Heroic Dungeon.

Required Level: 70.

The Heroic Key: Warpforged Key and Key to the Arcatraz

To enter Heroic Dungeon mode, you’ll need to be level 70, and must obtain the Heroic key for each dungeon hub. For Tempest Keep dungeons, once a player reaches Revered with The Sha’tar, they can purchase the Heroic Key: Warpforged Key from the Reputation Quartermaster, Almaador. At least one person in your group must also have Key to the Arcatraz. Visit our reputation guide to learn how to farm the needed reputation, or check the list of all of them in WoW Burning Crusade Classic Reputation and Factions List.