Well met, friends! Tsieng Liu here from the LOTRO Dungeons Team with some info on our latest cluster of instanced content: Dol Guldur! We have some exciting new mechanics, some great new artwork, and a good variety of gameplay experiences to share with you in our latest expansion, Siege of Mirkwood™. So without further ado...

What is Dol Guldur?

Dol Guldur is the fortress where Sauron dwelt when he was known as “The Necromancer.” It’s an old fortress that is now full of the foul servants of the Enemy on the edge of Mirkwood forest. It is in this region that the elves of Lothlórien are mounting an offensive in order to keep the Enemy from penetrating their forests.

How Many Dungeons are there?

• Three 3-person dungeons:
  • The Dungeons of Dol Guldur
  • The Sword-hall of Dol Guldur
  • The Warg-pens of Dol Guldur
• One 6-person dungeon:
  • Sammath Gul
• One 12-person raid:
  • Barad Guldur

A Quick Rundown:

We approached the 3-person dungeons of the cluster with looser expectations on group make-up due to the smaller group size. As such you should expect to see much more varied gameplay in these spaces.