The Deadmines
Suggested level17
Level17–26
EntranceWestfall
Bosses9
Drops24
Dungeon leaderboard→ 🤝 Create a party→The Defias Brotherhood’s hideout. Fight through the mine tunnels to a hidden cove and take down Edwin VanCleef on his ship.
Map and route
Entrance
Head down into the cellar of a ruined building in the southern village of Westfall to find the mine entrance. Elites wait in the tunnel outside, so gather your group first.
Good to know
- Alliance players should pick up the Westfall quests (The Defias Brotherhood chain) first; the rewards are worth it.
- Blasting the door with the cannon draws nearby pirates. Top off health and mana before you fire.
- In the cove, keep your footing on the ship’s deck so you don’t fall off.
Bosses and drops
- 1
Rhahk'Zor
- The ogre in the first chamber of the mine. A plain tank-and-spank fight.
- Clear the workers around the room first.
Rockslicer ⓦ 3.9% Rhahk'Zor's Hammer ⓦ 72.9% - 2
Miner Johnson
Gold-plated Buckler ⓦ 40.4% Miner's Cape ⓦ 55.9% - 3
Sneed
- Destroy Sneed’s Shredder first and Sneed jumps out.
- You fight the shredder and Sneed back to back, with no break in between.
Taskmaster Axe ⓦ 27.6% Gold-flecked Gloves ⓦ 67.3% - 4
Sneed's Shredder
Buzz Saw ⓦ 9.5% Buzzer Blade ⓦ 52.2% - 5
Gilnid
- Up on the foundry’s upper level. Pull the goblin engineers around him one at a time.
- He is weak himself; clearing the adds is the real fight.
Lavishly Jeweled Ring ⓦ 36.9% Smelting Pants ⓦ 56.9% - 6
Mr. Smite
- First boss on the ship’s lower deck. At health thresholds he stuns everyone nearby and walks to his chest to swap weapons.
- Burn him while he swaps. The tank should grab him again as soon as the stun ends.
Smite's Mighty Hammer ⓦ 18.6% Thief's Blade ⓦ 38.3% Smite's Reaver ⓦ 37.4% - 7
Captain Greenskin
- Fights on deck with his crew. Kill or crowd-control the crew first.
Emberstone Staff ⓦ 37.8% Blackened Defias Belt ⓦ 26.6% Impaling Harpoon ⓦ 27.8% - 8
Edwin VanCleef
- Final boss in the captain’s cabin at the top of the ship.
- He calls in guards at low health. DPS should kill them as soon as they appear.
Cape of the Brotherhood ⓦ 23.1% Corsair's Overshirt ⓦ 23.2% Blackened Defias Armor ⓦ 14.7% Cruel Barb ⓦ 15.7% An Unsent Letter ⓦ 56.1% - 9
CookieOptional
- The murloc cook on deck. He heals himself, so interrupt him if you can.
Cookie's Stirring Rod ⓦ 33.4% Cookie's Tenderizer ⓦ 55.3% Cat Carrier (Siamese) ⓦ 10.2%
Drop rates: AtlasLoot Classic. Logged rates come from runs shared on this site. Boss order, timings and logged drops come from runs shared on the Journal board.
Based on Classic; Forever changes will be added as they are confirmed. Updated 2026-10-14. Spotted a mistake? Tell us on the Q&A board or Discord.