Product Description

BradyGames' World of Warcraft Dungeon Companion features masterful strategy compiled from a crew of some of the most experienced players in the game, where their tried and successful tactics are sure to guide players through even the darkest pits of Azeroth.

• Every Dungeon: Low-level instances and the toughest raid dungeons are all covered in this monstrous compendium. Light is shed on everything from Ragefire Chasm to Ahn' Qiraj.
• Outdoor World Boss Encounters: Learn exactly what you need to take down Azuregos, Lord Kazzak, and the Dragons of Nightmare.
• Much more: Monster Information, Quest Guidance, Rewards, and Secret Rooms.

Platform: PC CD-ROM

Genre: MMORPG

This product is available for sale worldwide.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5885 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

Customer Reviews

Indispensable Guide
This well written and photographed guide comes in very handy for both beginners and seasoned players. The listing of all the available dungeon quests for both Horde and Alliance allows you to collect as many quests as you can before venturing in. Detailed pictures with quest information and location are listed as well.

The tips on "Who To Bring" are helpful. After all, there's no reason to attempt these instances if you don't have the right group profile. Going to Uldaman?- yep, bring 5 people. 2 chain-wearers (I assume the guide means mail), 1 plate, someone who can snare, and a healer. Good to know. Did you know that Uldaman has a back door?

There's all kinds of helpful information and maps in this guide. Studying these dungeons can make questing or raiding a cleaner and more successful experience for you.

Finally!
Finally, a manual with maps of instances! The original strategy guide offered very little in the way of help with dungeons other than mentioning they existed. (Not to mention there are no in game instance maps. Getting separated from my buddies in the heart of gnomeregan, then hitting the M button to bring up the map so I could see where they were just before I realized all I was gonna see was a stupid map of the world got kinda old.)

But this baby more than makes up for it. Even if some of the tips are kind of vague. The advice on who to bring into the dungeons is rather by the numbers. Bring a tank, healer, dps, crowd control and backup tank is the common advice given. It's like, thanks for stating the obvious. Still, it's the thought that counts.

Not only are all the five and ten man instances covered but it also covers the twenty and forty man epic dungeons. Sweet, I finally get to see what Ragnaros and Nefarian look like since I'm not going to see them in the game anytime soon, if ever. Naxx isn't covered but it is still the best 40 man reference guide I have seen (it's the only one I've seen)

P.s. This is a minor observation but why are almost 90% of the screenshots in the book horde? Every time you see a party fighting an instance boss it's a horde party. It doesn't really affect the book or the advice but it was mildly amusing since I've never really played the horde side that much (I have a few horde characters but none of them are over level 30) It's a side of the horde I don't see much. It's like 'oh yeah, the horde quests too, they don't just hang around Southshore and try to kill me' and that's what books like this do. They open your mind.

Great Guide!
This book contains detailed maps and clear strategies, detailing positioning, group roles, ideal group makeups, and timing information. It also includes a list of quests that can be completed in each dungeon, as well as a list of frequent drops from each boss. It's an invaluable tool for guilds and players that frequently raid and run instances.

My only issue is that it cannot be updated, and with the release of the Naxxramas raid dungeon, it is already out of date. Otherwise, this is a fantastic book.