Heroic dungeons in TBC are key-gated, and the key is gated behind reputation. One key is $28.80; all five are $143.99.
The reputation level is Revered, not Honored. This is worth being precise about: a lot of pages — including the wiki article most of them copy — quote Honored, which is the value from patch 3.0.2 onward in retail. On the TBC Anniversary realms it is Revered, which is roughly triple the grind.
The five keys:
- Flamewrought Key — Hellfire Citadel, Honor Hold (Alliance) or Thrallmar (Horde);
- Reservoir Key — Coilfang Reservoir, Cenarion Expedition;
- Auchenai Key — Auchindoun, Lower City;
- Warpforged Key — Tempest Keep, The Sha’tar;
- Key of Time — Caverns of Time, Keepers of Time.
Why it matters in Phase 3: Heroics are where a fresh 70 gets its pre-raid set and its badges, and the Black Temple attunement chain sends you into The Arcatraz anyway.
How it is delivered: piloted by default, or Self-play Remote for 30% more. Manual play, no bots.



