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