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This pages summarises the fish that can be caught in Dalaran. Parts of this zone vary (for example, contain different fish or have different skill requirements), so be sure to scan the whole page before casting a line.

About Dalaran

Skill Required: 430 to cast, 525 to stop fish getting away.

Recommended Level: 74+.

Territory: Sanctuary.

Requires Wrath of the Lich King.

Dalaran

Detailed mapping of hard to find areas within the zone is shown below.

New in Wrath of the Lich King. Information here may still be based on beta.

Notes: Dalaran floats above Crystalsong Forest. Waters outside the prison (The Violet Hold) can be fished. The waters in the sewers (The Underbelly) and the fountain (The Eventide) contain different fish. For a full guide read Dalaran Fishing.

Skill Required: 430 to cast, 525 to stop fish getting away.

Related Achievements:

History: Wrath of the Lich King: Northrend added. See Wrath of the Lich King for a full preview.

Catches in Dalaran*
Water/pool typeFishCatch RateNotes
% of CatchSource
Open Water - InlandShimmering Minnow58%Sample: 522.-
Slippery Eel23%Sample: 522.-
Half Full Bottle of Prison Moonshine7%Sample: 522.-
Half Empty Bottle of Prison Moonshine5%Sample: 522.-
Rusty Prison Key<1%Sample: 522.-
* Open water also contains 2 junk items: Partially Rusted File (5% of catches) and Bloodied Prison Shank (1% of catches). These are not shown in the table.

The catch rate is the approximate proportion of all catches from the water/pool type that are the named fish.

Dalaran (The Underbelly)

Notes: The Underbelly is the name of the sewers beneath Dalaran.

Catches in Dalaran (The Underbelly)*
Water/pool typeFishCatch RateNotes
% of CatchSource
Open Water - InlandSewer Carp54%Sample: 596.-
Magic Eater29%Sample: 596.-
Empty Vial7%Sample: 596.-
Leaded Vial2%Sample: 596.-
Crystal Vial<1%Sample: 596.-
Enchanted Vial<1%Sample: 596.-
Giant Sewer Rat<1%Sample: 596.-
Imbued Vial<1%Sample: 596.-
* Open water also rarely contains junk items: Drowned Rat (4% of catches) and Partially Eaten Fish (4% of catches). These are not shown in the table.

The catch rate is the approximate proportion of all catches from the water/pool type that are the named fish.

Dalaran (The Eventide)

Notes: The fountain behind the fishing trainer contains fishable water. Casts that land at the edge of the water (on the bricks or rocks) catch a fish from Dalaran's Underbelly (forum topic).

Catches in Dalaran (The Eventide)*
Water/pool typeFishCatch RateNotes
% of CatchSource
Open Water - InlandFountain Goldfish41-67%Sample: 817.Lucky buff reduces catch rate.
Copper Coin13-28%Sample: 817.Lucky buff increases catch rate.
Silver Coin8-17%Sample: 817.Lucky buff increases catch rate.
Gold Coin6-10%Sample: 817.Lucky buff increases catch rate.
* Open water also contains junk Bent Fishing Hook, which cannot be used (about 5% of catches). These are not shown in the table. With the Lucky buff (gained by throwing a Gold Coin back into the fountain - see Dalaran Fishing), the catch rate of coins approximately doubles, and the catches of other items are reduced by a third. Certain casts may gain a fish from Dalaran's Underbelly - this is assumed to not be intended.

The catch rate is the approximate proportion of all catches from the water/pool type that are the named fish.

Detailed Mapping

Map of Dalaran

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Comments

These remarks have been written about this subject by El's readers in the forums. Hopefully you will find them useful.

Topic: Slightly OT: Getting to Dalaran

  1. By Gummo, on 23 September 2008:

    While the obvious/easiest way would be to ask a level 74+ mage for a portal, a level 71 mage (who can teleport to Dalaran) or any player in Dalaran (seen with /who dalaran) can get you there, assuming Blizzard doesn't change this:

    1. Group
    2. Have the person in Dalaran queue up as a group in all battlegrounds with the Dalaran battlemaster
    3. Enter first BG that comes up
    4. /afk out of the BG (or play it out) and you come back out at the Dalaran battlemaster.

  2. By LinkyKeram, on 24 September 2008:

    Hopefully yes, that a mage can yust teleport you there, as pepol did this in BC's Shattrath :D

  3. By el, on 24 September 2008:

    I believe the battleground "trick" requires you to be at least 70, since you need to be in the correct bracket (but I'm not sure what the lowest level is for AV now). I still don't understand why Blizzard insist on a level 74 quest for personal entry, but yet allow level 1s to portal/summon in.

  4. By Gummo, on 24 September 2008:

    Right, the BG invite trick requires that you all be in the same level bracket, presumably 70-79 (or in some BGs 71-80?), similar to the current brackets.

    I bring it up because you'll see level 71 mages a lot sooner than level 74 mages after the WotLK launch; once level 74 mages are common, portals will be the usual method again. But there should be level 71 mages after a couple of days or so, while you won't see 74s much until a couple of weeks have gone by. And there's fishin' in Dalaran!

Topic: Dangerous in Dalaran?

  1. By Gummo, on 29 September 2008:

    The WotLK fishing section says this about the fishing trainers:
    "However, all the Northrend trainers are safe to visit at low level, except Marcia Chase in Dalaran."

    I assume she's safe to visit at a low level, since you'd need a portal/summon, just not easy until there are more level 74+ mages. Or are the large rats hostile?

  2. By el, on 29 September 2008:

    Dalaran isn't dangerous once you are there. It's just dangerous to reach without a summon/portal. In contrast the arrival "ports" can be soloed at any level - just don't go outside. I've updated the text, thanks.

  3. By Gummo, on 30 September 2008:

    Actually, this made me think that ALL capital cities should have hostile rats about level 5. Real players could deal with them, and they'd eat the gold spammers.

  4. By Bekkabakoo, on 30 September 2008:

    Dalaran was very dangerous when the beta was first opened up, and there were invisible holes you could step into and fall to your death down on the ground from a thousand feet up. But that was before you could actually catch fish anywhere.

  5. By heraklen, on 30 September 2008:

    Gummo wrote:

    Actually, this made me think that ALL capital cities should have hostile rats about level 5. Real players could deal with them, and they'd eat the gold spammers.

    HAHA thats an awsome idea , please post it as a suggestion for blizz , could help us against those lvl 1 spammers in the big cities.

Topic: Dalaran really 525?

  1. By Kemtgor, on 16 November 2008:

    Just curious if this is really the skill to avoid getaways... I'm sitting ~515, but I got all of 12 catches fishing for 10 minutes chain-casting. Even if each took 20 seconds, which it didn't, that's still 20% while only 10 skill short. Was I just having awful luck, or is it higher?

  2. By Jbz, on 16 November 2008:

    Yep, its 525.

    Thats pretty terrible luck.

    :D

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