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DungeonsExcavation Site: Wetlands

Excavation Site: Wetlands WoW Forever map, bosses, loot and quests

Level 26–31 dungeon, Wetlands, above Whelgar's Excavation, new in Forever. 4 bosses, 11 quests.

See Excavation Site: Wetlands on the world map, the client’s own map of the instance in 2D and 3D.

Find the entrance on the world map

Dungeons by level

The Stockade24–32

City of Dalaran28–33

Map, bosses and loot15 drops

Where each boss stands, what to watch for in the fight and what players have seen drop so far.

Map of Excavation Site: Wetlands in WoW Forever, with where each boss stands — Map of Excavation Site: Wetlands by the artist Santiago Reyes, shown here with his permission.

Saltspine

Level 28

Entrance

Trash mobs

Any enemy in the dungeon

Before you goLevel 26–31

Where Excavation Site: Wetlands is, the level it asks for and what its drops require.

Location	Wetlands, above Whelgar's Excavation. See the entrance on the world map.
Level	26–31, the range Blizzard gives. Its quests can be taken from level 24.
Experience	For the Alliance, its 7 quests give 39,300 XP, about 1 level at level 26. For the Horde, its 4 quests give 22,800 XP, about 0.5 levels at level 26. Quest by quest
Drops	15 drops, 13 seen in game. They require level 1 to 28 and are item level 1 to 33.
Bosses	Saltspine, Shadetooth, Highland Horror, Relic Guardian.
Story	Rogue Titan constructs, mist and flashing lights at a dig in the Wetlands. The Explorers' League is taking an interest.

Quests11 seen in game

The quests players have taken so far. The rewards are read from the game client and may change. The dungeon quests guide says where to take each one before you go in.

Faction	Quests	Experience in WoW Forever	In Classic	What it is worth
Alliance	7	39,300 XP	New quests	about 1 level at level 26
Horde	4	22,800 XP	New quests	about 0.5 levels at level 26

These figures count the level 30 build of October 1, which halved what dungeon quests give beyond a normal quest. Only the quests count here, not the kills, and a quest far below your level gives less.

Alliance7 quests

Songblade Search

Level 31, from level 24

Look for Dorin Songblade's brother, Daewyn, in Whelgar's Excavation Site.

Starts: Dorin Songblade, Redridge Mountains
Experience: 6,150 XP in WoW Forever

Fallen in the Fen

Level 31, from level 24

Travel to Lakeshire and personally inform Dorin Songblade what became of his brother within the Excavation Sites.

Where to find it: It starts at the body of a dwarf inside the dungeon, Dorin Songblade’s brother.
Experience: 6,150 XP in WoW Forever

Choose one of

Lost Relic Carry

Level 31, from level 24

Bring the Titan Relic to Prospector Whelgar in the Wetlands excavation site.

Starts: From the item Titan Relic
Where to find it: The Titan Relic drops from the Relic Guardian, the last boss.
Experience: 1,250 XP in WoW Forever

Then: Prehistoric Prism

Bring the Titan Relic to High Explorer Magellas in Ironforge's Hall of Explorers.

6,150 XP in WoW Forever, and one of these

Horrors in the Highland

Level 31, from level 24

Kill a Highland Horror within Excavation Sites and bring its root core to Rethiel the Greenwarden in the Wetlands.

Starts

Rethiel the Greenwarden, Wetlands

Bring back

Horrible RootcoreHighland Horror

Experience

6,150 XP in WoW Forever

Choose one of

Seeking Caitlin

Level 31, from level 24

Speak with Caitlin Grassman in Menethil Harbor.

Starts: Llana, Ashenvale
Experience: 1,250 XP in WoW Forever

Lost in the Thicket Things

Level 31, from level 24

Find Ardin Grassman in the Excavation Sites.

Starts: Caitlin Grassman, Wetlands
Experience: 4,900 XP in WoW Forever

Then: Heartwoven

Return to Caitlin Grassman in Menethil Harbor.

6,150 XP in WoW Forever, and one of these

You also receive

Highland Hides

Level 28, from level 24

Return 4 Thicket Raptor Hides to James Halloran, the tanner, in Menethil Harbor.

Starts

James Halloran, Wetlands

Bring back

Thicket Raptor Hide ×4

Experience

1,150 XP in WoW Forever

Money

12s

Horde4 quests

Changing Tastes

Level 31, from level 24

Enter the Excavation Sites in the Wetlands and bring back Thicket Raptor Meat.

Starts

Borstan, Orgrimmar

Bring back

Thicket Raptor Meat ×4

Experience

6,950 XP in WoW Forever

Choose one of

You also receive

Elder Knowledge

Level 31, from level 24

Take the Titan Relic to the Elder Rise in Thunder Bluff and look for someone who can tell you more about it.

Starts: From the item Titan Relic
Where to find it: The Titan Relic drops from the Relic Guardian, the last boss.
Experience: 1,400 XP in WoW Forever

Then: Earthen Echo

Bring the Titan Relic to Muln Earthfury at the Skywatcher Plateau in northwest Mulgore.

6,950 XP in WoW Forever, and one of these

Dragonmaw Rumors

Level 31, from level 24

Travel to the Wetlands and meet the Deathstalker Agent in the hills above the Dragonmaw camp.

Starts: Zaruk, Arathi Highlands
Experience: 550 XP in WoW Forever

Open the Maw

Level 31, from level 24

Slay the Dragonmaw forces within the Excavation Site and return to the Deathstalker Agent outside with anything you recover.

Where to find it

From a Deathstalker Agent in the hills above the Dragonmaw camp, outside the dungeon. Dragonmaw Rumors sends you to her.

Bring back

Dragonmaw Dispatch

Experience

6,950 XP in WoW Forever

Choose one of

Quest items1 to pick up

What the quests ask you to bring back, and who has it. Take the quests before going in.

Item	Found on	For the quest
Horrible Rootcore	Highland Horror	Horrors in the HighlandAlliance

Where quests start7 quest givers

Who to see before going in. A name opens the world map on that person.

Quest giver	Where	Quests
Zaruk	Arathi Highlands	Dragonmaw RumorsHorde
Llana	Ashenvale	Seeking CaitlinAlliance
Borstan	Orgrimmar	Changing TastesHorde
Dorin Songblade	Redridge Mountains	Songblade SearchAlliance
Caitlin Grassman	Wetlands	Lost in the Thicket ThingsAlliance
James Halloran	Wetlands	Highland HidesAlliance
Rethiel the Greenwarden	Wetlands	Horrors in the HighlandAlliance

About this dungeon: Blizzard forum post: new dungeon level ranges, What's Next panel, BlizzCon 2026, 22:49, Blizzard's BlizzCon recap, Blizzard's beta development notes of October 1.

Drops seen in game are as of 2026-10-03. Other items are read from the game clients through wago.tools (Forever 1.60.1.70862, Classic Era 1.15.9.69722). Stats and drops can still change. Names, icons and item data © Blizzard Entertainment.