EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s dungeons

It’s no secret that EverQuest II has a plethora of quests. The moniker surely fits: There are so many quests that it’s impossible to do everything in a zone before out-leveling it. But you could just as well call it EverDungeon! Unlike many games that have a dungeon or two per zone or level range, EQII has an abundance of them; a player of literally any level has a selection to choose from when preparing to go for a dive. There are many different types to cater to different whims, be it open public dungeons, instanced group dungeons, raids, mini zones, and even two-man solo instances. There are even small instances within other dungeons! Now top it all with the ability to mentor or chronomentor (which opens up all the dungeons you’ve already leveled past) and the repurposing of lower-level dungeons to level 95+ Fabled Dungeons and there’s a seemingly endless supply of them to do.

With so many, how do you know where to go? If you are looking for a certain type, level, or just want to make sure you don’t miss a single one, this guide is for you — it lists out the available dungeons to help you decide where you want your next trip to be.
Although there is nothing about EQII’s factions that prohibits a player from visiting any dungeon on the map, I am segregating the first few simply to follow the original leveling path of those who choose to side with Qeynos vs. Freeport. This way, those who have the urge to follow one faction’s story and questing path of the original Shattered Lands release for nostalgic purposes can do that instead of following the later addition of the new beginner zones and the Golden Path.

Of course, players are always more than welcome and able to jump into whichever dungeon catches their fancy at the moment. And nothing stops folks from chronomentoring and going back at a later time. But what if you don’t really want to experience it as an overpowered toon? You can actually temporarily disable combat XP and/or quest XP by right-clicking on your XP bar. All-access members can adjust the Alternate Advancement slider to have more adventure experience go into AAs instead of levels.

Because of the sheer volume of dungeons, little additional information can be listed individually, so whenever possible the dungeons are linked to their EQ2i wikia or eq2.mmodb pages.

Qeynos-aligned

While some might not consider the sewers of the main cities actual dungeons, they are small contested zones with occasional named mobs, so they are added to our list! This follows the journey from Qeynos to Thundering Steppes to Enchanted Lands to Rivervale to Everfrost. Because the Splitpaw Saga adventure pack was introduced not too long after and before any expansions, it is also included.

Dungeon	Levels	Zone	Type	Notes
The Down Below	5-17	Qeynos Sewers	Contested
Vermin’s Snye	10-18	Qeynos Sewers	Contested
The Buccaneer’s Rest	11-14	Antonica	Instance
Blackburrow	13-18	Antonica	Contested
Firemyst Gully	15-22	Anotnica	Instance
Stormhold	15-27	Antonica	Contested
Shattered Vale	16-20	Antonica	Instance	Solo
The Sepulcher of Jahnda	17-22	Vermin’s Snye	Instance	Solo
Crypt of Betrayal	18-26	Qeynos Sewers	Contested
Sundered Splitpaw : Captive Audience : Splitpaw Den : Delving into the Darkness	. 20-50	. Thundering Steppes	. Contested	. Solo/group
Sundered Splitpaw : Gladiator’s Triumph	1-60	Splitpaw Den	Instance	Solo
Sundered Splitpaw : Upper Tunnels : Alone in the Dark : Crawler Nest : Trial of Harclave	. . 20-50	. . Splitpaw Den	. . Instances	. . Trial is solo
Drowned Caverns : Arena of Heroes : Flammable Fur	. 20-50	. Splitpaw Den	. Instance
A Pirate’s Hidden Stash	20-23	Thundering Steppes	Instance	Solo
Cove of Decay : A Treaty for Treasure : Heroic Confrontation : Epic Angler : Mjolni’s Lair	. 22-25 20-70 45-55 45-55	. . Thundering Steppes	. Instances	Group Group Raid x 2 Raid x 4 Raid x 4
Rumbler Caves	23-26	Thundering Steppes	Instance
Ruins of Varsoon	23-34	Thundering Steppes	Contested
Gnoll Cave	25-29	Thundering Steppes	Instance	Solo
The Tomb of Valor	25-35	Stormhold	Instance
The Condemned Catacomb	25-30	Antonica	Instance
Prize of Prexus	26-30	Thundering Steppes	Instance	Boat
An Open Grave	27-30	Thundering Steppes	Instance	Solo/Group
Runnyeye	30-39	Enchanted Lands	Contested
Chamber of Immortality	32-36	Ruins of Varsoon	Instance
The Cave of Wonder	34-37	Enchanted Lands	Instance	Solo/Group
Cavern of Tangled Weeds	35-38	Enchanted Lands	Instance
Forbidden Sepulcher	39-43	Everfrost	Instance	Solo
The Tower of the Drafling	40-46	Rivervale	Instance
Icespire Summit	40-46	Everfrost	Instance	Raid x 2
Miragul’s Menagerie	44-50	Everfrost	Instance
Sundered Splitpaw: Anvilpaw’s Grotto	40-55	Splitpaw Den	Instance	Raid x 2
Drowned Caverns: Outer Grotto	45-50	Splitpaw Den	Contested
Drowned Caverns : Hot Water : Brutal Acts of War	. 45-50 50	. Outer Grotto	. Instance	Group Raid x 4
The Chamber of Rulgax	40-44	Runnyeye	Instance
Permafrost	45-51	Everfrost	Contested
The Crypt of Vox	45-51	Permafrost	Instance	Raid x 4
Draydek’s Chamber :Icebound Success :Throne of the Kromise King	. 50+	. Permafrost	. Instances	. Raid x 4
The Icy Dig	49-55	Permafrost	Instance

Freeport-aligned

As on the Qeynos side, the sewers are included on the Freeport compilation as well as this faction’s adventure pack, The Bloodline Chronicles. This list follow the journey from Commonlands to Nektulos Forest to Zek, the Orcish Wastes to Lavastorm.

Dungeon	Levels	Zone	Type	Notes
The Thieves’ Way	5-10	Freeport Sewers	Contested
Darkblade Den of Assassins	10	The Thieves’ Way	Instance
a decrepit crypt	10-13	Commonlands	Instance
Wailing Caves	11-17	Commonlands	Contested
The Serpent Sewer	15-21	Freeport Sewers	Contested
Bloodskull Valley : Excavation Site : The Training Grounds : Maulic’s Stronghold	. 15-18 17-22 20+	. . Commonlands	. . Instances	. Solo Group Raid x 2
Valley of the Rogue Magi	16-20	Commonlands	Instance	Solo + 2
The Eternal Gorge	18-23	Commonlands	Instance
Fallen Gate	18-25	Commonlands	Contested
Edgewater Drains	20-25	The Serpent Sewer	Contested
The Murkwater Nook	21-27	Edgewater Drains	Instance
The Serpent’s Lair	22-25	The Serpent Sewer	Instance
Cauldron Hollow : Witch’s Cove : Cauldron Hollow	. 22-25 29-36	. Nektulos Forest	. Instances
The Vault of the Fallen	25-30	Fallen Gate	Instance
Gobblerock’s Hideout	25-40	The Thieves’ Way	Instance
The Maid for the Mist	27-31	Nektulos Forest	Instance	Boat
Tallon Hording Halls	30-33	Zek, the Orcish Wastes	Instance	Solo/Group
Nektropos Castle	30-37	Nektulos Forest	Instance
Tombs of Night	30-36	Nektulos Forest	Instance
LMS Intruder	32-36	Nektulos Forest	Instance	Boat
The Sullon Mines : Heroic	33-37	Zek, the Orcish Wastes	Instances	Solo Group
Dire Hollow : Grim Tidings : Barrow Ruins : Infernal Echoes	. . 30-41	. . Nektulos Forest	. . Instances	Group Solo Solo/group Group
Underrot Caverns : Fetid Halls : Moldy Crypt	. 35-42	. Nektulos Forest	. Instances
The Crypt of T’haen	35-40	Nektulos Forest	Instance
The Fanged Sea	35-38	Zek, the Orcish Wastes	Instance	Quest only
The Darkened Den	35-42	Zek, the Orcish Wastes	Instance	Solo/Group
Deathfist Citadel	39-45	Zek, the Orcish Wastes	Instance
The Vault of the Fallen	45-55	Fallen Gate	Instance	Raid x 2
Solusek’s Eye	45-55	Lavastorm	Contested
Nagafen’s Lair	42+	Solusek’s Eye	Instance
The Oratorium of Thyr	45-55	Solusek’s Eye	Instance
The Sanctum of Fire	46-50	Lavastorm	Instance
The Bastion of Flames	45-55	Solusek’s Eye	Instance
Maiden’s Gulch	47-52	Lavastorm	Instance
Nektropos Castle: The Return	49-55	Nektulos Forest	Instance

The Golden Path

Now that players cannot start in the main cities, the default leveling experience flows from the new starting zones (New Halas or Kelethin instead of Qeynos and Darklight Wood or Gorowyn instead of Freeport) to the newer lands of Butcherblock Mountains and Steamfont. And as you’d expect, new lands mean more dungeons! These areas are all a part of the fabled Golden Path leveling experience.

Dungeon	Levels	Zone	Type	Note
Grender’s Lair	6-8	Greater Faydark	Instance	Solo
Crushbone Keep	20-30	Greater Faydark	Contested
The D’Vinnian Throne	30-35	Crushbone Keep	Instance
Kaladim	30-39	Butcherblock Mountains	Contested
Klak’Anon	44-55	Steamfont	Instance

So happy together!

In an interesting aside, before advancing to Everfrost and Lavastorm players could come together in the jungle zone of The Feerrott, then split off again. Once expansions entered the scene, however, players are always funneled into the same regions. Additionally, as the level cap kept increasing with successive expansion, new dungeons were incorporated into previous zones for higher-level players to enjoy. Note that at level 95, almost every dungeon has advanced solo and group heroic versions.

Dungeon	Levels	Zone	Type	Notes
Prison of Admiral Grimgadget	22-26	Antonica, Commonlands	Instance
The Temple of Cazic-Thule	41-49	The Feerrott	Contested
The Trembling Lagoon	35-45	The Feerrott	Instance	Raid x 2
Cleansing of the Cove	36-40	The Feerrott	Contested	Solo/Group
The Obelisk of Lost Souls	37-49	The Feerrott +	Instance
The Sanctum of Fear	45-50	The Temple of Cazic-Thule	Instance
The Vestibule	45-51	The Obelisk of Lost Souls	Instance
The Sanctorium	49-55	Sinking Sands	Instance
The Clefts of Rujark	50-55	Sinking Sands & The Pillars of Flame	Instance
The Living Tombs	50-55	The Sinking Sands	Instance
The Mines of Meldrath	50-55	Steamfont	Instance
The Hidden Cache	50-56	Sinking Sands	Instance
The Vault of Dust	50-56	The Clefts of Rujark	Instance
Court of Innovation	50-60	Klak’Anon	Instance
Shard of Love: A Moment of Valor	50-90	Everfrost	Instance
Befallen : Cavern of the Afflicted : Halls of the Forsaken : Necrotic Asylum	. . 50-90	. . Commonlands	. . Instance
Miragul’s Phylactery : Scion of Ice : The Anathema : The Crucible	. . 50-90	. . Everfrost	. . Instance
The Deep Forge	50-90	Lavastorm	Instance
Najena’s Hollow Tower	50-90	Lavastorm	Instance
The Shimmering Citadel	52-58	The Pillars of Flame	Contested
Scornfeather Roost	53-58	Sinking Sands	Instance
Court of the Coin: Imminent Danger	55-60	Maj’Dul	Instance
Court of the Blades: Dukarem’s Assault	55-60	Maj’Dul	Contested
Court of Truth: The Debate	55-60	Maj’Dul	Instance	Solo
New Tunaria	55-65	Greater Faydark	Contested
Fallen Dynasty Trials	55-70	Isle of Mara	Instance
Ancient’s Table	56-60	The Pillars of Flame	Instance
The Silent City	56-61	Sinking Sands	Contested
The Cave of Knowledge	57-61	The Pillars of Flame	Instance
Cazel’s Mesa	58-63	The Pillars of Flame	Instance
The Poets Palace	59-64	The Shimmering Citadel	Instance
Sanctum of the Scaleborn	60-67	Tenebrous Tangle	Contested
The Forsaken City	60-68	Isle of Mara	Contested
The Acadechism	60-70	Greater Faydark	Instance
The Nest of the Great Egg	62-67	The Barren Sky	Instance
The Blackscale Sepulcher	64-70	The Bonemire	Instance
Palace of the Awakened	65-70	The Bonemire	Contested
The Vaults of El’Arad	65-70	The Barren Sky	Instance
Obelisk of Blight	65-70	Lesser Faydark	Instance
Laboratory of Lord Vyemm	65-74	The Bonemire	Instance	Raid x 4
The Halls of Fate	66-70	The Bonemire	Instance
Mistmoore Catacombs	66-72	Loping Plains	Contested
Sepulcher of Zan Fi	66-70	Isle of Mara	Instance
Den of the Devourer	67-70	The Bonemire	Instance
Crypt of Valdoon	69-74	Loping Plains	Instance
Cavern of the Crustaceans	69-70	Isle of Mara	Instance	Raid x 2
Xux’laio’s Roost	70+	Isle of Mara	Instance	Raid x 2
Throne of New Tunaria	70+	New Tunaria	Instance	Raid x 4
Clockwork Menace Factory	70+	Klak’Anon	Instance	Raid x 4
Nektropos Castle: Tribulation	70-75	Nektulos Forest	Instance
Nizara, City of the Nayad	70-75	The Forsaken City	Instance
The Estate of Unrest	70-75	Butcherblock Mountains	Instance
Castle Mistmoore	70-75	Loping plains	Contested
Mistmoore’s Inner Sanctum	70+	Castle Mistmoore	Instance	Raid x 4
Evernight Abbey	70-90	Loping plains	Instance
Mistmyr Manor	70-90	Loping plains	Instance
Ravenscale Repository	70-90	Loping plains	Instance
Karnor’s Castle	72-78	Kylong Plains	Contested
Chardok	74-80	Kylong Plains	Contested
Sebilis	75-80	Kunzar Jungle	Contested
Obelisk of Ahkzul	75-80	Moors of Ykesha	Instance
The Crypt of Agony	76-78	Sebelis	Instance
Charasis : Vault of Eternal Sleep : Maiden’s Chamber	. 77-80 79-80	. Jarsath Wastes	. Instance
Chelsith	79-80	Jarsath Wastes	Instance
The Execution Throne Room	80+	Karnor’s Castle	Instance	Raid x 4
The Protector’s Realm	80+	Sebelis	Instance	Raid x 4
Venril Sathir’s Lair	80+	Sebelis	Instance	Raid x 4
Veksar: The Invasion	80-85	Fens of Nathsar	Instance
Runnyeye: The Gathering	80-85	Enchanted Lands	Instance
Nu’roga	80+	Fens of Nathsar	Instance
The Hole	80-90	The Sundered Frontier	Contested
Emperor Atrebe’s Laboratory: The Fabled City of Kor-sha	80+	Fens of Nathsar	Instance
Emperor’s Athenaeum	80	Jarsath Wastes	Instance
Kurn’s Tower: Breaching the Void	80	Fens of Nathsar	Instance
The Ruins of Guk : Halls of the Fallen : The Lower Corridors : Ykesha’s Outer Stronghold	. . 80	. . Moors of Ykesha	. . Instance
Anchor of Bazzul	80	Moors of Ykesha	Instance
The Palace of Ferzhul	80	Moors of Ykesha	Instance
The Hole : Demitrik’s Bastion : Spirit’s Resonance : The Outer Vault	. 85 88 90	. . The Sundered Frontier	. Contested Instance Instance
Library of Erudin	87	The Stonebrunt Highlands	Instance
Vasty Deep : The Conservatory : The Abandoned Labs : The Vestigial Cella	. 87 90 92	. The Stonebrunt Highlands	. Instances
The Vigilant : Incursion : Infiltration : Rescue	. . 90+	. . The Sundered Frontier	. . Instances
Erudin Research Halls	90+	The Stonebrunt Highlands	Instance
The Fortress of Drunder : Spire of Rage : Strategist’s Stronghold : Tower of Tactics : Elements of War	. . 90+	. . Eastern Wastes	. . Instances
The Fortress of Drunder : Citadel of V’uul : Sullon’s Spire : Tallon’s Strognhold : Vallon’s Tower : Plane of War	. . 90+	. . The Fortress of Drunder	. . Instances	. Raid x 2 Raid x 4 Raid x 4 Raid x 4 Raid x 4
Skyshrine: The City of Dracur : Covenant District : Lyceum of the Recondite : Dracur Prime : The Underdepths	. . 90+	. . The Withered Lands	. . Instances	. . Solo/Group
Skyshrine: The City of Dracur : Sevalak Awakened : Betrayal in the Underdepths : Vyskudra the Ancient	. . 90+	. Skyshrine: The City of Dracur	. Instances	. Raid x 4
Zraxth’s Unseen Arcanum	90+	Moors of Ykesha	Instance	Normal & hard
Tower of Frozen Shadow : Shadowed Corridors : Umbral Halls : Haunt of Syl’Tor	. . 90+	. . Great Divide	. . Instances
Crystal Caverns: Collapse	90+	Eastern Wastes	Instance
Forgotten Pools	91+	Great Divide	Instance
Hold of Rime : The Ascent : The Fortress Spire	. 91+	. Great Divide	. Instances
Outer Kael : Iceshard Keep : The Temple of Rallos Zek : Throne of Storms : Kael Drakkel	. . 92+	. . Eastern Wastes	. . Instances
Outer Kael : Throne of Storms: Hall of Legends : Temple of Rallos Zek: Foundations of Stone	. 92+	. Outer Kael	. Instances	. Raid X 4
Siren’s Grotto : Alluring Embrace : Tavalan Abyss	. 95+	. Cobalt Scar	. Instances	. A.Solo/Group
Siren’s Grotto: Dissension	95+	Cobalt Scar	Instance	Raid x 4
The Nexus Core	95+	Vesspyr Isles	Instance	A.Solo/Group
The Fractured Hive	95+	Vesspyr Isles	Instance	A.Solo/Group
High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion	95+	Vesspyr Isles	Contested
Brokenskull Bay: Spoils of Maraud	94+	Tranquil Sea	Contested
High Keep : The Pickclaw Depths	96+	Vesspyr Isles	Instance	A.Solo/Group
Sleeper’s Tomb : the Awakening : The Forgotten Catacombs	. 96+ 98+	. Eastern Wastes	. Instance	. A.Solo/Group
The Dreadcutter	97+	Obol Plains	Instance	A.Solo/Group
Temple of the Faceless : Imprisonment	97+	The Eidolon Jungle	Instance	Group AdvancedSolo
Ssrez’Ras: Chamber of Stasis	97+	Vesspyr Isles	Instance	A.Solo/Group
Izshrash’Khar: Stratum of the Protectors	97+	Vesspyr Isles	Instance	A.Solo/Group
Throne of Fear : Ascension	98+	The Eidolon Jungle	Instance
Chelsith: The Ancient Vault	98+	Jarsath Wastes	Instance
Temple of Veeshan : Laboratory of Mutation : Halls of the Betrayer : Vulak’Aerr’s Dominion	98+ 98+ 98+ 100+	. . Vesspyr Isles	Contested Instance Instance Instance	. . A.Solo/Group
Temple of Veeshan : Guardian’s Edifice	100+	Vesspyr Isles	Instance	Raid x 4
Wurmbone Crag	98+	Jarsath Wastes	Instance	A.Solo/Group
Wurmbone’s End	99+	Jarsath Wastes	Instance	A.Solo/Group
Harrow’s End: Baleful Dominion	98-100+	Obol Plains	Instance
Ossuary of Malevolence	98-100+	Phantom Sea	Contested
Zavith’loa : The Hidden Caldera : The Lost Caverns : The Hunt (Event Heroic)	. . 98-100+	. . Tranquil Sea	. . Instances	. . A.Solo/Group
Brokenskull Bay :Bilgewater Falls : Hoist the Yellow Jack : Bosun’s Private Stock (Event Heroic)	. . 98-100+	. . Tranquil Sea	. . Instances	. .Solo/A.Solo/Group
Ossuary : Resonance of Malice : Sanguine Fountains : Choir of T’Vyl (Event Heroic)	. . 98-100+	. . Phantom Sea	. . Instances	. . Solo/A.Solo/Group
Ossuary: The Altar of Malice	98-100+	Phantom Sea	Instance	Raid x 4
Castle Highhold : Thresinet’s Den : Insider Treachery (Event Heroic)	. 98-100+	. Phantom Sea	. Instances	. A.Solo/Group
Castle Highhold: No Quarter	98-100+	Phantom Sea	Instance	Raid x 4
Ssraeshza Temple : Inner Sanctum : Taskmaster’s Echo (Event Heroic)	. 98-100+	. Phantom Sea	. Instances	. A.Solo/Group
Ssraeshza Temple: Echos of Time	98-100+	Phantom Sea	Instance	Raid x 4
Rum Cellar (coming soon)	100+	Phantom Sea	Instances	Solo/ A.Solo/Group
Rum Cellar (coming soon)	100+	Phantom Sea		Raid*

Fabled Dungeons

New zones from expansions are not the only ways that max-level characters get more dungeon goodness. Although players are welcome to chronomentor and visit all the old haunts, certain dungeons have been undergoing retrofitting to work with the endgame crowd. These are fabled versions of the familiar instances.

Dungeon	Levels	Zone	Type	Note
Scornfeather Roost	94+	Sinking Sands	Instance
Clefts of Rujark	94+	Sinking Sands	Instance
Sanctum of the Scaleborn	95+	Tenebrous Tangle	Contested
Halls of Fate	95+	The Bonemire	Instance
Den of the Devourer	95+	The Bonemire	Instance
Vaults of El’Arad	95+	The Barren Sky	Instance
Laboratory of Lord Vyemm	95+	The Bonemire	Instance	Raid x 4