DUNGEON · LEVEL 48-54
Maraudon
Sacred centaur caves beneath the Valley of Spears, where Zaetar, son of Cenarius, lies at rest after being murdered by his own centaur children. His lover, the earth elemental princess Theradras, guards the place, and her corruption has turned the grottos into a maze of crystals, poisonous waterfalls and monstrous plants. It is long and freely explorable: two wings (purple and orange) and an inner section with waterfalls where the princess awaits.
How to get there
Valley of Spears, Desolace (Icy Veins Classic: 30, 62; Warcraft Tavern Classic places the Stone Door on the west side of the valley around 38, 58). You cross some outer caves to a junction with three portals: purple wing (left), orange wing (right) and the central portal to the inner section. In Classic the central portal requires the Scepter of Celebras (quest Legends of Maraudon + The Scepter of Celebras); without it you reach the inner section by going through one of the wings.
What changes in Forever
Warcraft Tavern (Forever dungeon guide) gives it the 45-51 range. There is no dedicated Forever guide or published Forever loot table. In Wowhead's Forever database the classic loot appears tweaked with archetype itemization: Fist of Stone gains armor and returns triple mana against earth elementals, golems and titan-forged; Charstone Dirk becomes a healing weapon (+116 healing); Eye of Theradras swaps stats for crit; Claw of Celebras and Princess Theradras' Scepter get stronger effects. Blade of Eternal Darkness, Gemshard Heart, Helm of the Mountain, Satyr's Lash, Gizlock's Hypertech Buckler, Noxxion's Shackles and Rockgrip Gauntlets don't appear in the Forever database. The Scepter of Celebras still exists unchanged. Forever in general: dungeon experience is concentrated in its quests (in the beta, 50% less bonus XP from dungeon quests) and everything that drops unlocks its appearance. In Desolace the beta adds new Gelkis and Magram quests (from level 35), which are not part of the dungeon.
Bosses and loot
1Noxxion (orange wing)
Poison elemental; mid-fight he splits into minions and then re-forms. Drops the Celebrian Rod.
2Razorlash (orange wing)
Giant patrolling lasher; hits with knockback.
3Lord Vyletongue (purple wing)
Satyr with four stealthed guards; teleports around the room. Drops the Celebrian Diamond.
4Meshlok the Harvester (rare)
Rare spawn between the two wings; leather loot for rogues and hunters.
5Celebras the Cursed
At the end of the wings, in Poison Falls; summons treants. After he dies, his spirit assembles the Scepter.
6Landslide
Mountain giant in the inner section; knocks down and calls rock minions that die with him.
7Tinkerer Gizlock
Inner-section goblin with a channeled fire attack and bombs; avoid it by moving away.
8Rotgrip
Giant crocolisk under the waterfall; best pulled up to the surface so you don't fight underwater.
9Princess Theradras
Final boss: fears melee, AoE boulder and very hard hits; Nature Protection potions help.
10Veng
11Maraudos
12The Nameless Prophet
13Kolk
14Gelk
15Magra
WoW Classic loot (data from the AtlasLoot Classic addon): Blizzard has refreshed the loot of the classic dungeons in Forever, so it may change.
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Notable loot
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Quests
| Quest | Faction | Where to pick it up |
|---|---|---|
| Legends of Maraudon | Both | Cavindra, Maraudon outer caves; asks for the Celebrian Rod (Noxxion) and the Celebrian Diamond (Vyletongue) |
| The Scepter of Celebras | Both | Celebras the Redeemed, Poison Falls (inside); gives the Scepter |
| Corruption of Earth and Seed | Alliance | Keeper Marandis, Nijel's Point (Desolace); kill Princess Theradras |
| Corruption of Earth and Seed | Horde | Selendra, Sar'theris Strand (Desolace) |
| Vyletongue Corruption | Alliance | Talendria, Nijel's Point (Desolace) |
| Vyletongue Corruption | Horde | Vark Battlescar, Shadowprey Village (Desolace) |
| Shadowshard Fragments | Both | Alliance: Archmage Tervosh (Theramore); Horde: Uthel'nay (Orgrimmar) |
| Twisted Evils | Both | Willow, Kormek's Hut (Desolace) |
| Seed of Life | Both | Zaetar's Spirit, Zaetar's Grave (inside, after killing the princess) |
Tips
- First do a run through the purple and orange wings with the Legends of Maraudon quest: with the Scepter of Celebras your group can go straight to the inner section on later runs.
- In the orange wing, the slow green oozes hit very hard and have a damage aura: kill them at range and kite them, don't melee them.
- Almost everything in Maraudon deals nature or poison damage: nature resistance and someone who can remove poisons make the princess much easier.
Sources: warcrafttavern.com · warcraft.wiki.gg · warcraft.wiki.gg · icy-veins.com · icy-veins.com · icy-veins.com · warcrafttavern.com · nether.wowhead.com · nether.wowhead.com. WoW Forever beta data: may change before launch.