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Comment by 4460

Located in NE Tirisfal Glades.

Comment by 6984

Scarlet Monastery is a very popular instance, for many reasons. Firstly, it is divided into 4 sections, which is great for players who don't have much playing time in their hands. It is also thus easy to farm, with good drops such as Whitemane's Chapeau, Illusionary Rod, Ravager, and lots of cloth. If done well, each section is also very easy and fast to complete.
The four wings include the Graveyard (optional), Library, Armory and Cathedral, in order of easy to hard.

Library can be done with a party of around lvl 35, and is one of the longer sections. The famed Illusionary Rod is dropped at the end. A key is also found, which is needed for doing Arms and Cathedral later on. The boss is a mage which uses Arcane Explosion a lot.

The Armory is harder than Library, but in some ways shorter. A party of about lvl 38 is good enough, and this wing serves as a prerequisite to Cathedral, the final stage. The Ravager (axe with AOE use) is dropped from the final boss, a NPC with low DPs but very high health.

Cathedral is the hardest part, but oddly enough the shortest. Great loot is found here, and a party of lvl 40+ is recommended. Whitemane's Chapeau (the best spellcaster hat at this level), and the Aegis of the Scarlet Commander (a shield with great stats) are all dropped here from the final bosses (there are 2). If done with a good group, at lvl 40 this can take only 15 minutes.

Comment by 6984

You can obtain the Scarlet Crusade set from Scarlet Monastery, a great level 35 mail set.
http://www.wowhead.com/?itemset=163

The stats for each item is really good, and so are the item set bonuses. However, the drop rate is quite low, so you will either have to farm a lot, or search through the AH.

Notable loot of SM includes:

http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7726
Aegis of the Scarlet Commander, a very good shield from Morgraine (Cathedral)

http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7714
Hypnotic blade, used by all 1h+orb mages/locks at this level. Gives some really good stats and bonusues. Dropped by Doan in Library.

http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7717
Ravager - a very famous 2h axe, with a chance on hit AoE. Drop off Herod, in Armory.

http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7720
The famous Whitemane's Chapeau, the best cloth hat for a lvl 39. Used up to the high 40s, with some really good stats. Drop off Whitemane in Cathedral.

http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7713
Illusionary Rod - best staff you can get. Used well into 50s, a great staff. Dropped from Doan in Library

There are many other loots, but these are the most famous and best ones in SM. As you can see, the loot caters for a large variety of classes.

Comment by GokuuSon

The graveyard section of the Scarlet Monastary can be easily done by two stealth classed players, such as druids and rogues. It is very easy to sneak through the entire part, all the way to the boss and then beat him together all at level 38-39. He drops some nice stuff, so no reason not to give it a shot.

Comment by 9545

Pretty fun place though it's an absolute PAIN for alliance to get to it. Usually worth it though if you can get a good group.

Comment by optimates

Scarlet Monastery is a great instance to farm in if you're looking for some quick cash, however, you'll need to be an enchanter (especially with the recent changes to enchanting). It's possible to get 3 radiant shards from the instance - one from Herod, and then one from Mograine and Whitemaine. The library and graveyard are good spots too, as there are two chests there and the chance of dropping a blue is pretty good.

Also, one surprising thing I've found is that if you solo Herod, kill all of those trainee's that come running in! They drop blue's at an amazing rate, as well as the Scarlet tabbard, which is nifty to have.

Comment by 8993

What is the lowest level you can be and still be able to enter Scarlet?

Comment by Bojo

Keep in mind that there are some funny rare mobs in the graveyard instance. As a lvl 38 priest I can solo that part exept for the last boss. As fast as you meet 2 or more elite mobs, just mind control one of them.

Comment by 5997

if u are planning to twink at lvl 39 running this instance is a must from about lvl 33 onwards. get a high lvl to help u and run the armory and cath alot for mail wearers and the cath and library alot for casters

top drops baby

Comment by sacredxavier

if you intend to get herod's mail stuff, you might wanna try getting a run from high levels. he drops smth mail each time, but to note that once you have 2/3of the items, the remaining 2/1 would be darn difficult to get. not to mention that if you try partying, you're gonna take much longer just to get a few of his blues.

also, take note that if you wanna get some blues from SM cath by getting a run again, you should NEVER get any deeper into the cath itself once the door is opened. you'll aggro the four mobs you see first thing, and it could screw you before you get help. <I experienced this at level 36>

Comment by sacredxavier

more importantly, if you're in a party for SM cath / armory and none of the members have the key / none of them are able to lockpick... here's a little trick:

get your members to strip all the armor they have <at least, those that have a durability>, then die in the graveyard or library.

after that, release your spirit and head back to SM. you'll get the message that you have to run into the instance to retrieve your corpse, but instead you could walk through the SM cath / armory doors and into the respective instances, then you'll rez and you'll find yourself in cath / armory without having to use the key / lockpicking.

Comment by 48099

Please add RITUALS OF POWER as quest needing this place

Comment by 40914

This instances is great if you are being run through. I was at level 33, got 2 full levels, and received 5 blue items that i needed, and a green part of the mail scarlet set (gloves, aswell as gettin the blue legs) :P

Comment by 40914

Scarlet monastery is also the best if u are trying to get high hit points/stamina, and is good if u want to tank. the chain of the scarlet crusade set gives great stamina and strength, and you can also get the mace which gives a nice +17 stamina boost, and the +12 spirit for better regen!

Comment by 72384

Me and my friend did SM:Library alone, he was a 37 paladin and i was a 37 rogue, and it so easy. I just sapped one and we attacked the other one ( they are almost always in groups of 2). We wiped at Doan and we didn't even try killing Loksey but we killed every single mob.

Comment by Fuschia

Does anyone know for sure what level you need to be to use the summoning stone for this instance?

Comment by 61185

We managed to two man the graveyard today, both of us level 32. I was playing a prot-AoE spec'd paladin, my girlfriend was playing a disc priest.

Comment by archimonde

the people in scarlet monastery thinks that everyone is infilicted by the scourge something terrible probably happend to the scarlet crusade

Comment by honourblade

Scarlet Monastery realy sucks for rogues. Only the quest reward is quit good.
There are just two or three drops that may be usefull for rogues in some way.

Comment by Zemeckis

In my opinion, Graveyard is actually the second best section of the SM.

Sure there's only one boss and three rares, but the items the rares drop are really great. Plus, there should be a 50-60% chance of one of the three rares in the instance no matter what. Add on two chests and you have a great instance :).

Comment by dinnerbone

It is also home to the Headless Horseman at Hallows End (halloween), a level 70 5 man boss

Comment by 73381

The Graveyard (optional) Is a great place to grind twink items, you Must have AoE and be a higher level or have a healer

Comment by 101614

Possibly the best and easiest instance in the game...with, arguably the greatest rewards!
Ran it with my guild and we did Cath in ONE pull! Really fun, and very rewarding!

Comment by 93630

During Halloween 2007, a little perk came up here...

The headless horseman, cam into the graveyard where alot of lvl 70 drops went into play, but hes a lvl 70 boss also so dont try it unless you are 70 lol. He drops a good warrior DPS helm, a good ring and other things as well from there.

In the other instances, after you kill herod about 50 'trainees' come in and try to kill you, only lvl 30s so all you have to do is stay in the middle and AOE, to kill them.

There is a scret door in the Cathedral on the right-hand side, where you get to kill another boss, the undead. the door is against the left wall in the room on the right.

Graveyard has the rare elites, such as Ironspine, ive never sen him spawn, but havent hardly been to GY.

Library is probably the best place for starting off, especially if you want to get a good loot, like the Deadman's Hand, a r[ing that is truly amazing. havent seen it drop, but i know it will soon.

Comment by 111622

This is a video of what happens when you walk into the Scarlet Monastery with the Legendary Ashbringer Sword.

Check it out

Comment by Orvisand

Hmm... I'm the first to mention this here. The Graveyard piece is also where the Headless Horseman comes during All Hallows Eve event. He drops Karazhan equivalent epics. http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=23682

Comment by 129008

If your an enchanter this is great instance to pay for a run...Runs on my server for all parts costs around 10g-12g and takes with a good 70 2hrs The price of the D.E / good B.O.E while surpasses 12g and the XP you get is great not to mention the blues you will receive... I got run 4 times and made 23g (not including the staff of jordan I got off a trash mob (~200g)... Look into getting run you won't regret it!

via PVP

Comment by Chavslag

Anybody else notice that SM has a high respawn rate compared to the other instances done up to this point? Up to Razorfen Downs the respawn rate is about 2 hours, in SM it seems to be 10 minutes!

Comment by 122049

scarlet monastery-graveyard is really easy, a group of 5 lvl 28 can do it. 2 manned sm gy with a lvl 33 enhancement shaman and a lvl 30 holy paladin :)

Comment by 139607

what level do u have to be to go into scarlet monastery???

And can alliance get quests for it

Comment by 123118

Comment by Euryticles

As a level 60 warlock I can run past all the mobs in Scarlet Monastery: Armory without aggroing any besides the first ones at the very beginning guarding the door. Then just kill Herold and DE his drop. This can be a great way to farm small radiant shards which sell for 7g each on my server and you can get the Scarlet Tabard you've always wanted from the Scarlet Trainees that spawn when you kill him.

Comment by 78077

Transcript of discussion that occurs when entering Scarlet Monastery with the Corrupted Ashbringer from Naxxramas, and upon approaching Scarlet Commander Renault within the Cathedral (Note: Upon equipping the sword, you become friendly with the Scarlet Crusade, and all standard trash mobs in the cathedral turn and bow/kneel to you as you pass):

Highlord Mograine (The Ashbringer): "Renault..."

Scarlet Commander Renault: "Father... But... How?"

Highlord Mograine (The Ashbringer): "Did you think that your betrayal would be forgotten? Lost in the carefully planned cover up of my death? Blood of my blood, the blade felt your cruelty long after my heart had stopped beating. And in death, I knew what you had done. But now, the chains of Kel'Thuzad hold me no more. I come to serve justice. I AM ASHBRINGER."

Scarlet Commander Renault: "Forgive me, father! Please... "

<The Ashbringer smites his treacherous son with a blast of light.>

Highlord Mograine (The Ashbringer): "You are forgiven..."

Courtesy of Ashbringer.com

Comment by 149787

Im level 22, and I can get into SM GY and Library, and Im checking out Armory... but Im sure I can get in there and when I do Im having my friend run me through for Herod's Shoulder, and other things that I forgot what their called :P. This was just to say you can get in at lvl 22 mabey 20 so if you want to get gear beforehand DO IT THEN WITH A LVL 70 FRIEND!

Comment by Byron90

OK for all of you that dont know this SM is a really good place (for a higher level) to get small radiant shards easiliy, if you are an enchanter. All you have to do is run through the Armory or stealth if your a rouge and kill Herod then DE his drop and there you go. run out and reset the instance. easy as that

Comment by FinnrSlayer

Also SM has one of the best lvl 29 twink ring! It's also epic.

Deadman's Hand
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34227
+10 Stam
and a good proc!

P.S. Drops from http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=6487.
Low drop but not impossible like baron mount...

Comment by 101652

Can a group of 6 go into this place?

Comment by 202807

Also, Very Good Place To Farm Rare BoE 29 Twink Blue's Like The Butcher.

Comment by Shapeman

hmmmm.. I wonder why nobody noticed this but I think Blizzard got the idea of Scarlet Monastery off of Brian Jacques Redwall Series in which is the Redwall Abbey. Most noticeable about the comparison between an abbey and a monastery are the fact that they both have words for red nd are both religous type buildings. Any other reasons people think that its called this for?

Also a link tot he Wiki page for the Redwall series: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwall

Comment by 218191

how much is a boost worth in SM Cath?

Comment by bambam8

I solo'ed this dungon at lvl 48 its pretty easy especialy the armory because u can run through making u pet distract everything then fein death when u get to the last hall
the only hard part of the dungon was cathedral on that part i need help from a 49 to kill all the mobs so i wouldnt get jumped by like 40 different ppl trying to kill the comander

Comment by 224490

This dungeon is soloable by a level 41 BM hunter. It's awesome for XP and a good way of making money. I think it's even do able at level 40 but you have to watch out.

Comment by Ch1ckenSniper

Can anyone post a guide on how to get to the Scarlet Monastary by yourself if your Alliance, the Horde have it easy getting there since they can just run there like no ones business, I need a guide that will show me how to get there....

Comment by volbia

except for a few occasions from a rare mob this entire instance is for casters warriors and paladins.

Comment by 240993

Anothjer great place for small radiant shards these days is SFK, got 8 in one run the other day, lucky drops are part of it i'm sure, but i'd say you could match SM's 4 and it's possibble to solo SFK before you can hope to beat SM with a group of similar level to yourself.

Comment by 279059

i just soloed the entire scarlet monastery with my 44 bm hunter with a cat pet

Comment by 282236

I solod this as a 46 night elf warrior. It was pretty hard, but it is possible. Got enough xp to lvl while i was inside. Mograin and whitemane were extremely hard, but if youve got the patience it is well worth it to solo.

Comment by 292040

This is a great instance to boost lower levels through, especially with a Protection Paladin. As you have to run a pretty long distance to agro all the mobs, and you will get alot of damage done to you.
Keep in mind that if you are boosting people (As a Proteciton Paladin) run sidewards, you'll have the same speed as if you were running normally and you can still block with your shield.
It really saves you alot of HP and mana (with Blessing of Sanctuary)

Comment by 71722

You can party with a level 70 friend and farm the cathedral, leveling up between 32-40. Your leveling speed will be approximately 45-60 minutes per level.

Comment by 284273

Managed to solo Graveyard, Library and Armory tonight as a 37-38 BM hunter (dinged 38 in Armory, gorilla pet out). Graveyard and Library are simple as long as you can keep it to 3 elites at a time (Houndmaster was a pain). Armory seemed more tightly packed and it became more important to pull them back to avoid adds. Also had to be careful of Myrmidons as they enrage and with 1 or 2 other mobs on your pet the added damage can kill your pet if he is low already. Herod was actually easier than I thought given his high HP and long enrage period. The main trick is to keep Mend Pet up and whenever he does Whirlwind, set your pet to passive and get him out of there. Helped to send pet a second before Whirlwind ended to avoid his big charge attack too. All in all, only 1 death for me(when I was too lazy to clear back out of Library) and a good 10 or so pet deaths to get the first 3 down. I know people don't tend to care much about posts like this, but I think it's fun trying to solo instances before they go gray.

Comment by 311093

Probably the most annoying instance in existance for any level 70 or higher because of the random and/or constant whispers from 20-40s for a run I mean it was toleratable at first but eventually well... hold on... (picks up phone) What? NO!

Comment by 100423

Scarlet Monastery, with an 80 Prot War, can be done in two pulls safely and net ~10kxp w/ a full group per run in 8-10 minutes. Just keep the lowbies far enough to stay out of combat on the first pull (just around the corner of the entrance hallway), demo shout ALL the mobs (some will bug if you don't) in the courtyard to tag and pull, and line of sight the casters at the end of the hallway leading to the courtyard, then shockwave/tclap them to death.

2nd pull, hide the lowbies behind the wall next to the large doors, jumping up on the ledge to hug the wall. Pull the boss and drag him back to the first right column when you enter the cathedral, and line of sight all mobs, then Shockwave/Tclap to death. Very fast levels and very safe.

If life goes below 50% or panic, use Enraged Regen after a Comm Shout.
If you're geared and have the Damage Shield talent, you may want to pull without a shield or things die before they get to the first LOS point.

Comment by 318852

I actually managed to solo Lib and Arm on my lvl 42 retri paladin.. its tough but possible.. i died 2 times.. my strategy was to use my SoC and JoL to quickly kill the damagedealer (rogue archetype) or caster in each 3-4 man group, then heal and switch over to SoL/SoW and JoL/JoW and unfortunately lowering my dps but making my hp/mp last longer. I also used my bubbles effectively and popped my Lay on hands 2 times through the whole instance when it was nessescary.. And I admit to have used some potions.. The last part of the instance was the toughest, tougher than Herod himself.
When you get to Herod use SoL/SoW and/or JoL/JoW when in melee. When he starts spinning step away and heal yourself.. then go back into melee and repeat till he is dead.. Use potions if necessary and bubble yourself/Lay on Hands when possible or necessary..
I wasn´t entirely blue equipped and not all my armor was plate, but i reckon myself pretty well armed. This is my first post and I dont know how to link stuff yet, but my weapon was The Rockpunder dropped in Uldaman.
IT CAN BE DONE.. Although my guild nearly kicked after blaming me for lying, even though i submitted my recount-meter with proofs.. :D

Have fun.

Riip.
Retribution Paladin.
Spinebreaker server.

Comment by 339081

Scarlet Monastery - Graveyard average boss DPS:
1.Fire:1694.5
2.Shadow:885
3.Physical:666.5

Comment by 324030

What is the level range for the SM meeting stone?

Comment by Negi

For me, I use Scarlet as a stepping stone to level up from 20 - 40. I rotate between Cathedral and Weaponry and I have 'routes' to doing this properly, so as not to hit the instance limit.. I am a level 70 Feral Druid (Chinese WoW you see) and this is how i do it.

Cathedral
Step 1. Go in, and kill the first five mobs, so your low levels won't agro.
Step 2. Go out and turn RIGHT. The run along, jumping in and out of the sides, to agro all the mobs along the way. In bear form, mind you.
Step 3. You will go in a BIG circle, and agro all the mobs. When at the steps, cast Rejuvenation and Lifebloom, to keep yourself alive.
Step 4. Once you get back to the starting room where the low levels are, swipe like mad, and pop Survival Instincts and Frenzied Regeneration. This always keeps me alive.
Step 5. Go open the doors to the cathedral. Once you get near enough to feral charge the boss, use Rejuvenation and Regrowth, then charge the boss in bear form. Make sure the low levels are at the fountain when you do this. Start walking backwards while swiping. You should be staying alive.
Step 6. Hurrah! Their all dead, your low levels got tons of exp, everyone's happy.

Weaponry
This one is much more easy than cathedral...Just follow ma instructions.
Step 1. Go and kill everyone in the courtyard, once again using Swipe.
Step 2. Get the lowbies to follow you as you run through to Herod's room. Kill everyone at the end outside the door to Herod's room, once again, using... SWIPE~! This time though, Frenzied Regeneration to stay alive. Don't really need Survival Instincts this time.
Step 3. Go into Herod's room. CAT FORM! You want DPS for this. Tell the lowbies to jump down as soon as you start hitting Herod...
Step 4. ....Because as soon as he dies, a bunch of Scarlet Trainees will run in and gank the lowbies. Bear Form, Demoralizing Roar to agro, and one swipe should wipe them off.
Step 5. Booyah, we're done. Go outside, reset, rinse, lather, and repeat.

So, I use this method to level my friends from 20 - 40. I do this no problem with 13433 hp in bear form, and sometimes when i'm low on cash, I run lowbies for seven gold one run. Easy money, and its worth it too! Trust me, this method works!

Negi 黑龙军团，WoW China

Comment by 129664

I was able to solo the Graveyard as a level 34 Human Paladin. I didn't take ALL the adds out, but I was able to fight all the way to both bosses. Only died 4 times. Taken very slowly.

Comment by fiote

Just rushed all the four wings, check what you'll probably get by doin the same thing:

7x Blues
16x Greens
22x Wool Cloth
128x Silk Cloth
17x Mageweave Cloth
Some herbs and some leathers
~12g from mobs
~14g from gray drops

Comment by spikeh

Scarlet Monastery Cathedral nets immense XP for lowbies when a protection paladin can single pull the entire instance and kill all the mobs in under 5 minutes. Especially when the accounts are linked via Refer-A-Friend, it is the most efficient way to level from 20 to 35 and beyond!

The protection paladin does not need awesome gear, although block rating/value gear is preferred. Grab a Petrified Lichen Guard from Sporeggar reputation and attach a Titanium Shield Spike to it.

The lowbies will instantly aggro the first mob in the instance. Kill it and sneak past everything else into the Cathedral itself. Make sure you have Sacred Shield up at this point! If you can, run up to Mograine without aggroing anything and kill him; then quickly run towards the opening doors where Whitemane comes out and get her attention.

The mobs inside the Cathedral will rush to Mograine's fallen body but if you aren't near them you will not aggro them; thus making you safe from the sleep that Whitemane casts on you. After sleep fades, simply strafe run out; remember that you can block whilst strafing! Jump down the fountain which will give you time for 1 or 2 Holy Lights. Run back to the entrance and Line-of-Sight the casters, before taking them all down with Consecrate.

You can opt to keep Sacred Shield up or down, depending on whether you want to preserve durability or kill mobs faster with Retribution Aura.

I find that a single run nets about 80% of a level, as XP scales with the lowbies' level. Fastest that I've done it from starting and killing the last mob is 3:05 minutes. Have fun!

Comment by saferidges

Friend and I are attempting to two man instances as we level and have come to SM at 32. Prot Paladin and Elemental Shaman. (Quest and Instance gear, no heirloom items) We had no trouble 2 manning GY, pulling any mobs that aggro'd us and killing as we went. No real resting or waiting, just as you would with a normal group. Both Boss fights were very easy and no deaths recorded.

Went into SM Lib as lvl 32 still and managed to clear the wing with no real trouble (one point got sticky but luckily both dinged 33 mid fight which helped). Houndmaster was simple. Running trash was the only issue we encountered since our DPS was low, but we managed to avoid any deaths. Doan was fairly simple, just keep healer out of silence and move away from his AOE.

Edit: Armory and Cathedral Completed.

Went into Armory at 35, cleared the place with absolutely no issues at all. The healing mobs are a pain at times since they wander off and heal at low HP, but with persistance we managed to get to Herod and dropped him 1st time. I stayed on the ledge dropped my totems and the pally just moved out of the whirlwind, which is preceded by him calling out so cant be missed. Took very little healing at all.

Feeling brave we ventured into Cathedral at lvl 36. Deciding to take it slow and make progress, we cleared a path through the middle of the water feature and up to the right, dropping totems at the fountain on the top level and taking out mobs in pairs - so we could stun runners. Again, no issues working our way to the Cathedral main door. Once inside we pulled mobs to the door in their groups and though very slow, we eventually cleared the main room and made our way through the alcoves killing the mobs and the Fairbanks. So.. onto Mograine....

The fight itself was remarkably easy, though not geared to any special level we managed to take him down with very little healing or incident. Whitemane spawned and came into the fight but again no issues. Once she ressed Mograine we thought it might get tricky but it really didnt. Concentrating damage on Whitemane 1st she went down very quickly then Mograine followed. The ease of the fight allowed me to even do a little DPS firing the odd chain lightening and a few shocks. Dropped the 1h mace which I will be using at 39 and the shield for a very happy Paladin to wear at 39. The instance allowed us to level to 37 and a good way into that as well.

Planning to run SM until we hit 38, then we shall be off to Uldaman..

Comment by 419674

does anyone know the lowest level that a level 60 could take someone through as a boost ?

Comment by Ghakor

The Cathedral is by far the easiest way to farm Silk that I have been able to find. As a DK, I run in to the chapel, pull the boss (which aggroes all other mobs left alive inside) and D&D plus Unholy Blight quickly kill everything. 2-3 complete stacks of silk in 10 minutes.

Comment by 422130

The Armory instance is a good instance for warriors who need armor (good drops)

Comment by 211123

As a character around level 38-39, does anyone know about how much net experience is gained from one FULL SM-Cath run? I have the heirloom shoulders for the extra experience, but if you know how much you get without, that would be fantastic (as it would be easy enough to add in the 10% extra). Thanks, and feel free to downrate if an answer is given.

Comment by 425680

The dungeon reminds me of Diablo 2

Comment by 436129

On the Tirisfal Glades map it is located in the top right hand cornor.

Comment by Gnoktish

Because nobody posted this: Why cannot you join the Scarlet Crusade? they think everyone carries the Scourge taint. and yet they have millions of recruits and yet you can't join?

Comment by 299179

can you do all the instances, and then reset and have that count towards 1 of your "5 instances per hour?" in my experience, i've done all the instances, and then reset and kept doing cath and was able to do it 4 times -ish before i was instance capped (run through by a prot pally of course)

Comment by 443362

Since Old Hillsbrad is 7 years ago from present wow then how old is Whitemane? I'm guessing 18 or 17 years old........ DAMN SHES YOUNG

Comment by 443362

Ya i bet there are

Comment by 446389

Before killing High Inquisitor Whitemane kill 1st Scarlet Commander Mograine. Mograine is a healer she will revive Whitemane health and it will become a little bit harder for you to finish them off!

One thing also is that i kill 1st all of the mobs inside the chathedral. If not Whitemane will call for help and all the mobs are against you.

Comment by neogramps

Graveyard is easily solo'd by a 34 Tankadin with heirloom chest and shoulders; only the large group with 2 casters near the first boss provides a challenge, but it is avoidable. The rest of the area are undead, so easy pickings for a paladin.

Library was challenging to solo at lvl 39, but no wipes. Runners are a real problem, especially in the last third when you start to encounter Chaplains (priests), they bubble and heal, so it can be hard to take them out, especially if there's more than one at a time. Bosses were simple, kill the dogs first for Houndmaster Loksey, and for Doan I put up Fire resistance when he detonated and it did very little damage .

Armory very easy to solo at 43; you can tank 3 or 4 at a time, and Herod was very easy (didn't even have to move out of whirlwind).

Cathedral solo'd at 43-44; takes some time to clear the mobs inside as the Abbots are a pain if there's more than one at a time. When I pulled 7 mobs by mistake, I had to use Lay on Hands, but that's the only panic ability used at all. On my first run, the bosses were easy, second time, I had to grind Whitemane till she was OOM as she was out-healing me, but it was still easy.

Comment by 448320

i was runny a person threw this instance and it dropped i was really supriesed

Comment by 457923

If you can't get into the doors because of lack of a key, Just go into the instance you CAN get into and die. Then on your way back as a ghost just go throught the doors and into the instance. It really works!

Comment by 314537

I managed to clear SM Cath in under 3min. with a geared Prot warrior.

What i did was avoid everything in the courtyard and go directly to Morgraine, kill him, and get Whitemane to rez him. I was slept when she casts the rez so i poped a shield wall as everything in the building was beating on me. I then ran back to the entrance where I told the low levels to stay and everything in the courtyard agro'd on to me. Just LoS at the door and kill.

Fast and easy experience for that low level that your running through =)

Comment by 498602

Went through a run in the graveyard:

4 BOE greens
1 BOE blue
36 silk cloth
9 wool cloth
1 mageweave cloth
1 iron lockbox
1 green recipe

Comment by 498602

2 Runs through the Library:

12 boe greens
40 wool cloth
103 silk cloth
2 green recipes
1 jade

Comment by 498602

1 run in the Cathedral/Armory:

107 silk cloth
5 boe greens
1 lock box
1 jade

Comment by 498602

2 pure cathedral runs:

TRASH LOOT
159 silk cloth
2 aquamarine
11 boe greens
10 wool cloth

BOSS LOOT
2 gauntlets of divinity
2 Triune amulet
1 Branded Leather Bracers
1 Dusty Mail Boots

Comment by 311227

You can solo the Cathedral as early as lvl 40(same level as the bosses) if you're a retri with good equipment. Retris are so imba^^
Just kill Mograine first and not his "priest".

Comment by randomguy43

Since the 3.3 LFD system, this is practically the only instance you will be running from 29-37, my advice would be to get yourself a solid healer/tank, and mass pull everything you get.

Comment by Driva

I keep getting stuck on thresholds in Scarlet Monastery. Someone said it's an issue with female forsaken. Is that the case?

Comment by 567653

High Inquisitor Fairbanks, although an optional boss, has his own skull on the Cata map for Scarlet Monastery: The Cathedral. His loot has also been changed from uncommon (green) to rare (blue).

Comment by csdani84

Important notice for hunter soloers!
When you cleared the cathedral, killed the Commander and saw him being resurrected, be sure not to feign death when you killed the Inquisitor and Morgraine is still alive - he will just disappear in a few seconds, and you have to reset the whole instance to get the loot from him, or the credit for killing him.

Comment by 426675

Anyone notice how much it looks like the Rogue Monastery in Diablo II?

Comment by ArMeDSuRvIvOr

In the Alpha or Beta version of World of Warcraft (can't remember exactly), this place used to be ONE instance, instead of four. You used to enter this place through the initial stairs in the actual world map, in Tirisfal Glades.

The graveyard part didn't exist. The current portals to the Library and the Graveyard were closed off with statues of armored soldiers. The other two current entrances (Cathedral and Armory) are connected by a passage behind them, that leads to the Huntsman's Cloister. This area is then, connected to where Herod currently is (that round hall with statues and golden light).

When you defeated Herod, a door would open and you'd go into yet another passage that bifurcates, one into the current place where Vishas the Interrogator is (the small interrogation/torture room) and the other into a small version of the Athenaeum in the actual Library. But this small Athenaeum doesn't lead to a small ring shaped room, it leads to the Cathedral. That's right, there are no gardens in the old version before the Cathedral. And I almost forgot to say that the whole area used to have a golden tint/light/theme (walls, floor, almost everything, instead of red. The only place that had red was the Cathedral). Think Herod's current room but brighter and with more golden colors. That's how it used to be.

The Cathedral is practically the same as its current version.

The old version is still in the game files. This is how I could venture into it.

Why they turned this awesome instance into four other instances is beyond me, because when you see the old version, you can see it's great! It flows so well, one room into another. It's rather small, though.

One may presume this instance was deemed to small and short (given the old philosophy Blizzard had towards instances -long and big with lots of trash, think Maraudon, Dire Maul or Stratholme or better yet, Blackrock Depths!-) and so, it was cut in four, with each part expanded and reaching the size of the old version, therefore making Scarlet Monastery 4 times as big.

With Blizzard's current philosophy on instances, you could say the old version is EXCELLENT, in an era where 5 mans take 20 minutes to complete and everyone rushes to get it done as fast as they can, even skipping bosses if possible. (Wrath of the Lich King era, at the time of this post).

(( Posting this here so people can see it more easily, as it used to be on the bottom on the second page! ))

Edit: Added a top down view of the old Scarlet Monastery!

Comment by 683439

this instance is a great instance to level in from 20-40(altho at lvl 40 there are some better instances to run like uldaman) but the gear drops are good if you are a caster theres are some good drops like Bloodmage Mantle and illusionary rod. not to many good drops if your a hunter because almost all the drops are mail or cloth altho there is a good pair of gloves that a hunter could use Dog Training Gloves.
if you are a warrior or a pally you are in luck that alot of the drops are mail and there is a very good 2 handed mace drop in the last instance in the monistary Morgraine's might

Comment by 684644

I remember a lich-like boss in graveyard after you kill the blood mage. was it some kind of event, cuz he isn't there now.

Comment by 707464

Haven't ran all the new sections yet, but I'll add on to this report as I do it.

Armory - Remains largely unchanged aside from the beginning section. When you come out the initial tunnel into the first room, you will find that there's a contingency of Forsaken already there. You'll pick up the quest to kill Herod there. When you move on into the courtyard, you'll see another quest giver in the middle, he will give you a kill X amount quest. With those 2 in hand, you run the dungeon like normal. If you have a Tabard on you will get 15 rep per kill, to include the mass of trainees after Herod. Overall difficulty is still the same, make sure your tank knows to walk away from Herod when he Whirlwinds.

Comment by 452653

Seems that you know have to complete GY, Lib, Armory before Cath door ( the actual cathedal door inside cath) opens

Comment by 690501

The following is a list of every book for the Well Read achievement found in Scarlet Monastery-Library.

- Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt.
- War of the Three Hammers.
- Aftermath of the Second War.
- War of the Spider.
- The World Tree and the Emerald Dream.
- Arathor and the Troll Wars.
- The War of the Ancients.
- Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor.
- Beyond the Dark Portal.
- The Scourge of Lordaeron.
- Icecrown and the Frozen Throne.
- Civil War in the Plaguelands.
- Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge.

All of the coordinates are accurate as of the Shattering.

Comment by 11294

Interesting thing happened in the cathedral today. Somebody pulled Mograine early and about five other crusaders came to his assistance. The tank was quickly killed. Sensing trouble I quickly made my way out the exit with Mograine and his men chasing me out.

When I went back into the instance, Mograine and his men were fighting the friendly NPC's in the courtyard.

Despite my warnings, the DPS kept attacking Mograine before the other guys were killed and he falls. So after Whitemane made her way to the courtyard, she puts everybody to sleep while her men are pounding on us.

She rezzes Mograine, we wake up and now it's some crazy battle in the courtyard; two bosses with friendly and hostile crusaders trading blows. The hostile minor NPC's are killed and the friendly ones turn their attention to the bosses who quickly go down.

It was a very fun, chaotic battle.

Comment by 742912

The Scarlet Key from Doan in the Library has been removed

Comment by LSBeene

So - I went to farm silk - and now I can't get the key for the other two areas - how do I get into those areas?

- Edited to add: ok, I'm an idiot - the doors just open now

Comment by 160411

Had an odd time here last night. My guild is leveling some lowbies and we queued for the Graveyard with the dungeon finder. It told us 0 / 7 bosses down. We never got the completion notice when we killed Bloodmage Thalnos.

Since one of our party was too low to queue for the Library, we decided to run to the entrance instead. However, all four instance portals lead back into the Graveyard. The only way we could get into the Library is if we dropped group and re-formed.

Comment by 799320

what level should i be to solo this and about how much gold can i make from a runthrough of all the parts of it the graveyard llibrary (ect.)

Comment by 799320

oh not if you sell items at auction house but if you sell the at vendor thanks

Comment by MASDERCHEEF

Am I the only one waiting for a Heroic version of the entire SM instance set?

Comment by Shankney

Very good to farm Silk here for Tailoring.

Comment by Bowser

They should make this instance as a new heroic with new content

Comment by 892150

I want to know how to get the key to enter all of them, can anyone help me out?

Comment by 223389

This place is heaven for a Priest playing with Mind Control. So many different human mobs with usable abilites.

Comment by 963690

The level required is off, its 20 not 21. not like it matters that much cause a level 20 cant get anything here anyway

Comment by PilsnerDk

If you're heading here for the sake of quest completion, it's possible to pick up all four breadcrumb quests. The Alliance ones are:

The Scarlet Monastery from Arathi Highlands
Just Close Enough from Southern Barrens
An Old, Crazed Friend from Northern Stranglethorn
Pitting Madness Against Madness from Feralas

Further more, you can pick up and complete all of these even though you've already visited SM and completed all the "real" quests.

Comment by Alyysha

For those who don't know, from right to left is Library, Armory, Cathedral, Graveyard. Though I have noticed they finally put the names when you mouse-over the 2 doors. I could never memorize which was which. Hope this helps someone, it sure would have helped me :)

Comment by Sentro

With MoP the scarlet monastery gets reworked into two bigger instances - the Scarlet Halls (armory and library) and the Scarlet Cathedral wing (actual cathedral and graveyard). The old bosses died prior to MoP (except Bloodmage Thalnos and Whitemane, who resurrected herself after her death) and have been replaced by these bosses (in the right order):

Scarlet Halls: Houndsmaster Braun, Armsmaster Harlan and Flameweaver Koegler
Scarlet Cathedral: Bloodmage Thalnos, Brother Korloff and the duo High Inquisitor Whitemane & Commander Durand

Edit: Spelling.

Comment by Six000Six

its not that fun any more.....this was one of my most favorite dungeons to run now its not worth the headache MoP is as bad as cata...

Comment by Alyysha

I have to say, I personally love all the changes. The boss fights and animations are better, the lighting throughout the whole dungeon (and game, for that matter) is better, and it's more streamlined. I will miss the old SM dungeons for nostalgic reasons, but the new one's are nicely updated.

Comment by Wowshayah

Let's hope they'll implement the loot tables in the Dungeon Guide for the old ones again soon, now that they've reopened the original version. Tbh I am a huge fan of them bringing back the old dungeons.. Let's hope the same for the rest that were changed, and for the zones - just give us the option with Zidormi or do a cool little Account-wide intro quest to unlock. Love it!

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