Elite area

Elite areas (aka non-instanced dungeons, micro dungeons, and half dungeons) are areas in a non-instanced zone full of elite creatures. These usually require a group to complete and are often the focus of group quests.

With the current rarity of elite mobs, the terms mentioned above could be used to refer to any non-instanced questing area that is separated from its surroundings (caves, crypts, buildings, etc).

Current non-instanced dungeons include, by zone:

List of elite areas

Kalimdor

• Ashenvale: Bough Shadow
• Azshara: Lake Mennar
• Dustwallow Marsh: Alcaz Island, Wyrmbog
• Feralas: Dream Bough, Jademir Lake, Oneiros, Isle of Dread
• Hyjal: Barkskin Plateau, Bleakhollow Crater, Zul'Hatha
• Silithus: Hive'Ashi, Hive'Regal, Hive'Zora
• Stonetalon Mountains: Talon Den
• Tanaris: Sandsorrow Watch, Valley of the Watchers
• Un'Goro Crater: Terror Run
• Winterspring: Darkwhisper Gorge, Frostwhisper Gorge, Mazthoril

Eastern Kingdoms

• Alterac Mountains: Ruins of Alterac
• Arathi Highlands: Stromgarde Keep, Tower of Arathor
• Badlands: Lethlor Ravine, Maker's Terrace
• Balor: Stormwrought Castle, Stormreaver Spire
• Blasted Lands: The Dark Portal, Tainted Scar
• Burning Steppes: Draco'dar, Hateforge Excavation, Terror Wing
• Eastern Plaguelands: Tyr's Hand
• Grim Reaches: Zarm'geth Stronghold
• Hillsbrad Foothills: Dun Garok, Purgation Isle
• Hinterlands: Jintha'Alor, Seradane
• Lapidis Isle: The Tower of Lapidis, Zul'Hazu
• Loch Modan: Mo'grosh Stronghold
• Northwind: Abbey Gardens
• Redridge Mountains: Stonewatch
• Searing Gorge: Firewatch Ridge
• Silverpine Forest: Pyrewood Village
• Stranglethorn Vale: Mosh'Ogg Ogre Mound, Vile Reef
• Swamp of Sorrows: Sorrowmurk
• Tirisfal Glades: Remnants Camp, Scarlet Monastery
• Western Plaguelands: Hearthglen, Ruins of Andorhal
• Wetlands: Dragonmaw Gates, Dun Modr