Dire Maul Tribute Run Guide: Keeping the Gordok Guards Alive for the Chest (58–60)

Most players walk into Dire Maul North, kill every ogre in sight and leave with a handful of coin. The groups that know the place leave the guards standing, crown themselves king of the Gordok and open a chest that only exists for them. This dire maul tribute run guide explains the whole run: how to get the Crescent Key, which guards to spare and how, the order that keeps the wing quiet, what King Gordok's tribute actually holds and why the buffs alone are worth the effort. It also covers the East wing as context, from the Pusillin chase to the lasher groves, because that is where the key comes from and where many groups warm up. It is written for groups at level 58–60 who want gold and gear from the same evening on a vanilla-era realm such as WoW Forever.