How to Reach Naxxramas: Plaguewood and the Argent Dawn Attunement

◆Where Naxxramas is located

Naxxramas floats in the sky above the Plaguewood, the grim northern part of the Eastern Plaguelands, not far from Stratholme. The raid was added in patch 1.11, is built for 40 level 60 characters and is considered the hardest content of the era. Inside there are four wings that can be cleared in any order, after which the Frostwyrm Lair with Sapphiron and Kel'Thuzad opens up.

The lore and layout of the necropolis are described in the Naxxramas wiki article, and bosses and loot are on the Naxxramas raid page. The zone itself is covered in the Eastern Plaguelands article.

How to get to Naxxramas as Alliance

Your main target is Light's Hope Chapel on the eastern edge of the Eastern Plaguelands: it has a flight point and the NPC who grants the attunement.

1. From Ironforge or Stormwind, fly to Chillwind Camp in the south of the Western Plaguelands.
2. Head east along the road into the Eastern Plaguelands and on to Light's Hope Chapel at the eastern edge of the zone. Discover the flight point there.
3. From the chapel, ride northwest into the Plaguewood — the necropolis hangs over the forest and is visible from afar.
4. In the middle of the Plaguewood, find the teleport spire with the runic circle.

How to get to Naxxramas as Horde

1. From Undercity, ride east through the Western Plaguelands — the road leads straight into the Eastern Plaguelands.
2. Reach Light's Hope Chapel and discover the flight point: the Horde has its own flight master here.
3. From there the route is shared — northwest into the Plaguewood to the spire beneath the necropolis.

If the zone is still unexplored, the Western Plaguelands leveling guide and the Eastern Plaguelands leveling guide will help: you will pick up every flight point along the way. General route tips are in the flight paths guide and the travel guide.

Where the Naxxramas entrance is and how to get attuned

There is no portal at the foot of the raid like in other instances. In the middle of the Plaguewood stands a teleport spire with a runic circle inside; an attuned character who steps onto it is transported into the central chamber of the necropolis. Without the attunement the circle does nothing.

The attunement is granted by Archmage Angela Dosantos at Light's Hope Chapel. The quest is The Dread Citadel - Naxxramas; it requires level 60 and at least Honored reputation with the Argent Dawn:

• Honored: 5 × Arcane Crystal, 2 × Nexus Crystal, 1 × Righteous Orb and 60 gold.
• Revered: 2 × Arcane Crystal, 1 × Nexus Crystal and 30 gold.
• Exalted: the attunement is free.

A step-by-step breakdown is in the Naxxramas attunement guide, and the fastest way to raise reputation is in the Argent Dawn reputation guide.

Route waypoints: summary table

◆Why go to Naxxramas

Tier 3 set pieces (via tokens turned in to the Argent Dawn) and the best items of Vanilla come from here, and Kel'Thuzad and Sapphiron await inside. Before your first pull, study the Naxxramas raid guide, and if your guild is still progressing, read the overview of raid attunements.

◆Related guides

• Naxxramas raid: bosses and loot
• Naxxramas attunement
• Naxxramas raid guide
• Light's Hope Chapel
• How to get to Stratholme
• Hearthstone and travel

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