DUNGEON · LEVEL 24-29
Excavation Site: Wetlands
★ New in WoW Forever
Above Whelgar's Excavation Site, in the Wetlands, strange lights, fog and titan constructs gone mad have appeared. The group climbs a hill of thickets full of lurking raptors and a crocolisk cove up to a titan archive guarded by a keeper that wakes when you touch its panel. It's short, with three bosses, but has some very treacherous patches of tall grass.
How to get there
Wetlands: a new path that starts just south of the Thelgen Rock cave and climbs to the top of the hill at Whelgar's Excavation Site. No key needed. Alliance: from Menethil Harbor (boat from Stormwind via Auberdine) or on foot through Loch Modan. Horde: on foot through Hillsbrad Foothills and Arathi (pick up the Tarren Mill and Hammerfall flight paths).
What changes in Forever
New WoW Forever dungeon. Level depends on the source: Blizzard's beta notes say 26-31; Icy Veins (beta) 26-33; Wowhead recommends 26-32 (the final boss is level 31, the quests can be picked up from 24). Wowhead and Warcraft Tavern list it as 24-29. The beta notes fixed the Titan Relic from «Elder Knowledge»/«Lost Relic Carry» so it is handed back for the follow-ups «Earthen Echo»/«Prehistoric Prism».
Bosses and loot
1Saltspine
In a lagoon; Tendon Rip slows the tank and Dust Storm lowers the hit chance of anyone within 10 yd by 25%.
2Shadetooth
The toughest: comes with two Thicket Hunters that apply Infected Wound (dispel); 5-second Terrifying Roar, Rend and Enrage at 30%.
3Relic Guardian
Final boss, inactive until you use the Archival Panel; Thunderclap with a heavy slow, knockbacks and stuns on the tank.
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Notable loot
Glinteye SlippersFeet (cloth) · Priest, Mage, WarlockSaltspine
Supple Bellyskin LeggingsLegs (leather) · Feral Druid / leather tankSaltspine
Garb of Florid FeathersChest (leather) · Druid, Hunter or Shaman (agility + intellect)Shadetooth
Raptor's GazeHeld In Off-hand · Spellcaster / healerShadetooth
Reliquary MantleShoulders (mail) · Tank / mail physicalRelic Guardian
Ring of Power RegulationRing · Healer (mana regen)Relic Guardian
Golemsight Long GunRanged weapon (gun) · HunterRelic GuardianClick an item to see its full page on Wowhead.
Quests
| Quest | Faction | Where to pick it up |
|---|---|---|
| Songblade Search | Alliance | Dorin Songblade, Redridge Mountains (30.8 46.6 according to Icy Veins). Daewyn's corpse is in a hut past Shadetooth. |
| Seeking Caitlin / Lost in the Thicket Things | Alliance | Llana, Ashenvale (35.0 48.4) sends you to Caitlin Grassman in Menethil Harbor, who gives «Lost in the Thicket Things»; Ardin Grassman is next to the Relic Guardian. Continues with «Heartwoven». |
| Highland Hides | Alliance | James Halloran, Menethil Harbor (Wetlands 8.6 55.6), after an earlier quest of his. Hides from the thicket beasts. |
| Horrors in the Highland | Alliance | Rethiel the Greenwarden, Wetlands (56.2 40.4), after his chain starting with «Tramping Paws». The Highland Horror is in a hut past Shadetooth. |
| Lost Relic Carry | Alliance | Starts with the Titan Relic from the Relic Guardian; turned in to Prospector Whelgar at the top of the Excavation Site. Continues with «Prehistoric Prism». |
| Changing Tastes | Horde | Borstan, Orgrimmar cooking trainer (57.4 53.4). Meat from the thicket beasts. |
| Dragonmaw Rumors / Open the Maw | Horde | Zaruk, Arathi Highlands (74.4 35.6) gives «Dragonmaw Rumors»; «Open the Maw» is given by a Deathstalker Agent hidden in the hills near the entrance. |
| Elder Knowledge | Horde | Starts with the Titan Relic from the Relic Guardian; turned in to Bashana Runetotem in Thunder Bluff. Continues with «Earthen Echo». |
Tips
- Don't step into the tall grass around Saltspine: raptors (Thicket Lurker) pop out of nowhere there, and the Matriarchs call for more when they get low on health.
- For Shadetooth, clear the crocolisk cove and fight there; CC the two Thicket Hunters or kill them first, and save stuns for his Enrage at 30%.
- The Relic Guardian is a gear and level check: go with the group around 28-31 and use stuns and slows, because they work on him even though he's a construct.
Sources: icy-veins.com · icy-veins.com · wowhead.com · wowhead.com · warcrafttavern.com · icy-veins.com · news.blizzard.com · us.forums.blizzard.com · nether.wowhead.com. WoW Forever beta data: subject to change until launch.