Songblade SearchLevel 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 the Forever beta
Dungeon, new in Forever
Excavation Site: Wetlands
- Level
- 22–35
- Bosses
- 4
- Boss drops
- 13
- Quests
- 11
Excavation Site: Wetlands is a level 22–35 dungeon in the Forever beta's Group Finder. Drop percentages are from Classic. The beta drops below have no verified drop chance.
Floor maps
Select a marker to see its name. The numbered list links to boss loot and quests below.
Bosses and loot
Saltspine
Level 28, 3 items| Item | Slot | Drop chance |
|---|---|---|
 Supple Bellyskin Leggings | Legs, Leather | Not recorded |
 Saltscale Girdle | Waist, Mail | Not recorded |
 Glinteye Slippers | Feet, Cloth | Not recorded |
Abilities
- A large health pool (Damage)
- Nothing special seen in the fight: he hits and has a lot of health. He roams the marsh at the start among elite crocolisks, so clear them first or pull him away from them.
Shadetooth
Level 29, 4 items| Item | Slot | Drop chance |
|---|---|---|
 Raptorclaw Greaves | Feet, Mail | Not recorded |
 Garb of Florid Feathers | Chest, Leather | Not recorded |
 Raptor's Gaze | Held In Off-hand | Not recorded |
 Blueprint: Greenhouse | Book | Not recorded |
Abilities
- Raptors in the grass (Bleed)
- Small raptors jump out of the grass as you walk through it and make you bleed.
- The wave before him (Important, Damage)
- Kill every raptor of the wave before he arrives. One group wiped on its first try with Shadetooth and several raptors on it at once.
- Fear (Tank, Important)
- The tank is feared several times in this fight. A shaman's Tremor Totem helps.
Highland Horror
Level 28, 1 item| Item | Slot | Drop chance |
|---|---|---|
 Horrible Rootcore | Quest | Not recorded |
Abilities
- The Dragonmaw camp
- He stands in a Dragonmaw camp. Its groups pull apart easily: take them one at a time first. The fight itself is short, nothing special seen yet.
Relic Guardian
Level 31, 5 items| Item | Slot | Drop chance |
|---|---|---|
 Reliquary Mantle | Shoulder, Mail | Not recorded |
 Ring of Power Regulation | Finger | Not recorded |
 Titan Relic | Quest | Not recorded |
 Golemsight Long Gun | Ranged, Gun | Not recorded |
| Blueprint: Rock Garden | Book | Not recorded |
Abilities
- Threat reset (Tank, Important)
- He drops his threat and changes target during the fight. Damage dealers, slow down when the tank loses him. Tank, take him back at once.
Trash mobs
| Item | Slot | Drop chance |
|---|---|---|
 Excavated Dagger | Thrown | Not recorded |
 Ancient Cleaver | Two-Hand, Axe | Not recorded |
Quests
Alliance
Fallen in the FenLevel 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 the Forever beta
Choose one of
Lost Relic CarryLevel 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 the Forever beta
Then: Prehistoric Prism
Bring the Titan Relic to High Explorer Magellas in Ironforge's Hall of Explorers.
6,150 XP in the Forever beta, and one of these
Horrors in the HighlandLevel 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 Rootcore Highland Horror
- Experience
- 6,150 XP in the Forever beta
Choose one of
Seeking CaitlinLevel 31, from level 24
Speak with Caitlin Grassman in Menethil Harbor.
- Starts
- Llana, Ashenvale
- Experience
- 1,250 XP in the Forever beta
Lost in the Thicket ThingsLevel 31, from level 24
Find Ardin Grassman in the Excavation Sites.
- Starts
- Caitlin Grassman, Wetlands
- Experience
- 4,900 XP in the Forever beta
Then: Heartwoven
Return to Caitlin Grassman in Menethil Harbor.
6,150 XP in the Forever beta, and one of these
You also receive
Highland HidesLevel 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 the Forever beta
- Money
- 12s
Horde
Changing TastesLevel 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 the Forever beta
Choose one of
You also receive
Elder KnowledgeLevel 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 the Forever beta
Then: Earthen Echo
Bring the Titan Relic to Muln Earthfury at the Skywatcher Plateau in northwest Mulgore.
6,950 XP in the Forever beta, and one of these
Dragonmaw RumorsLevel 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 the Forever beta
Open the MawLevel 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 the Forever beta
Choose one of
Related achievements
| Achievement | Requirement | Full achievement reward |
|---|---|---|
 Novice Spelunker | Complete the following dungeons. | Earn 1 Legacy Point. |
Maps
Excavation Site: Wetlands
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