Wailing Caverns
Druid caves of the Barrens, overrun by corrupted druids. Eight bosses and ten quests, open from level 10.
Getting in
Group of 5 players, open from level 10. The Group Finder offers it from level 17.
Where the entrance is

No lockout on the beta for now: you can run it again straight away.
What changed from Classic
- Classic let up to 10 players in, as a raid group; Forever caps entry at 5.
The bosses, in order 8
Lady Anacondra52 items
Rare 3
Serpent's Shoulders27.4 %
Belt of the Fang11 %
Searing Blade0.4 %
Uncommon 1
Snakeskin Bag2.5 %
Common 4
Gem of AnacondraQuest74.7 %
Wool Cloth6.8 %
Linen Cloth5.5 %
Tel'Abim Banana2.1 %
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Rare 1
Snake Eye Kaleidoscope ◇?
Uncommon 27
Shadowgem1.3 %
Opaque Wand1.3 %
Rigid Belt0.8 %
Hook Dagger0.4 %
Oak Mallet0.4 %
Battering Hammer0.4 %
Battle Slayer0.4 %
Schematic: Small Seaforium Charge0.4 %
Light Bow0.4 %
Greenweave Bracers0.4 %
Pagan Shoes0.4 %
Pagan Bands0.4 %
Mystic's Gloves0.4 %
Sanguine Cape0.4 %
Bristlebark Boots0.4 %
Hulking Belt0.4 %
Lupine Leggings0.4 %
Lupine Vest0.4 %
Rigid Bracelets0.4 %
Barbed Club0.4 %
Gleaming Claymore0.4 %
Feral Buckler0.4 %
Outrunner's Slippers0.4 %
Outrunner's Gloves0.4 %
Grunt's Cape0.4 %
Grunt's Handwraps0.4 %
Prospector's Buckler0.4 %
Common 5
Ice Cold Milk1.3 %
Scroll of Intellect0.4 %
Scroll of Stamina0.4 %
Moist Cornbread0.4 %
Ritual Amice0.4 %
Poor 11
Dirty Blunderbuss1.3 %
Canvas Pants0.8 %
Patched Cloak0.8 %
Unbalanced Axe0.8 %
Patched Leather Shoulderpads0.4 %
Patched Leather Jerkin0.4 %
Stock Shortsword0.4 %
Simple Buckler0.4 %
Rectangular Shield0.4 %
Canvas Belt0.4 %
Canvas Bracers0.4 %
Drop rates measured on the Forever beta, over 237 kills.
◇ 1 item added from the beta survey of 10/09/2026.
Lord Cobrahn45 items
Rare 4
Robe of the Moccasin52.7 %
Cobrahn's Grasp21.6 %
Leggings of the Fang16.6 %
Lil Timmy's Peashooter0.3 %
Common 3
Gem of CobrahnQuest46.2 %
Linen Cloth3.9 %
Wool Cloth2.9 %
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Uncommon 20
Lupine Vest1.6 %
Shadowgem0.5 %
Oak Mallet0.5 %
Tigerseye0.3 %
Recipe: Swiftness Potion0.3 %
Plans: Runed Copper Breastplate0.3 %
Short Ash Bow0.3 %
Hook Dagger0.3 %
Pattern: Heavy Woolen Cloak0.3 %
Grunt Axe0.3 %
Formula: Enchant Chest - Minor Intellect0.3 %
Greenweave Sandals0.3 %
Rigid Belt0.3 %
Rigid Moccasins0.3 %
Rigid Bracelets0.3 %
Rigid Cape0.3 %
Gleaming Claymore0.3 %
Feral Leggings0.3 %
Bloodspattered Surcoat0.3 %
Outrunner's Slippers0.3 %
Common 5
Tel'Abim Banana1.3 %
Lesser Healing Potion0.5 %
Minor Mana Potion0.3 %
Ritual Amice0.3 %
Battered Junkbox0.3 %
Poor 13
Stock Shortsword0.5 %
Laced Mail Boots0.3 %
Laced Cloak0.3 %
Laced Mail Pants0.3 %
Laced Mail Vest0.3 %
Canvas Shoes0.3 %
Patched Leather Boots0.3 %
Blunt Claymore0.3 %
Chipped Quarterstaff0.3 %
Unbalanced Axe0.3 %
Small Dagger0.3 %
Light Hunting Bow0.3 %
Canvas Belt0.3 %
Drop rates measured on the Forever beta, over 385 kills.
Kresh24 items
Rare 2
Worn Turtle Shell Shield48.3 %
Kresh's Back22.4 %
Uncommon 1
Shadowgem3.4 %
Common 4
Deviate HideQuest53.7 %
Small Barnacled Clam23.1 %
Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore6.8 %
Deviate Scale5.4 %
Poor 2
Thick Scaly Tail23.1 %
Speckled Shell Fragment10.2 %
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Rare 1
Cloak of Hermitic Bliss ◇?
Uncommon 11
Hook Dagger1.4 %
Opaque Wand1.4 %
Forester's Axe0.7 %
Greenweave Cloak0.7 %
Mystic's Robe0.7 %
Lupine Vest0.7 %
Barbed Club0.7 %
Feral Harness0.7 %
Outrunner's Slippers0.7 %
Grunt's Bracers0.7 %
Grunt's Handwraps0.7 %
Common 3
Medium Leather0.7 %
Recipe: Potion of Poison Cleansing0.7 %
Mystic's Shoulder Pads0.7 %
Drop rates measured on the Forever beta, over 147 kills.
◇ 1 item added from the beta survey of 10/09/2026.
Lord Pythas41 items
Rare 3
Armor of the Fang52.6 %
Stinging Viper32.4 %
Stormbringer Belt0.3 %
Common 3
Gem of PythasQuest53.8 %
Wool Cloth5.5 %
Linen Cloth4.6 %
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Rare 1
Slither Cord ◇?
Uncommon 14
Greenweave Bracers0.6 %
Moss Agate0.3 %
Pattern: Hillman's Leather Vest0.3 %
Opaque Wand0.3 %
Formula: Enchant Bracer - Minor Spirit0.3 %
Formula: Enchant Bracer - Minor Strength0.3 %
Greenweave Sash0.3 %
Zircon Band0.3 %
Ritual Gloves0.3 %
Ritual Leggings0.3 %
Prospector's Woolies0.3 %
Bristlebark Belt0.3 %
Bristlebark Bindings0.3 %
Gleaming Claymore0.3 %
Common 6
Tel'Abim Banana0.9 %
Scroll of Intellect0.6 %
Lesser Healing Potion0.3 %
Scroll of Strength0.3 %
Large Brown Sack0.3 %
Battered Junkbox0.3 %
Poor 14
Linked Chain Bracers0.3 %
Linked Chain Cloak0.3 %
Linked Chain Gloves0.3 %
Linked Chain Pants0.3 %
Brocade Shoes0.3 %
Brocade Cloak0.3 %
Brocade Vest0.3 %
Rawhide Belt0.3 %
Rawhide Boots0.3 %
Rawhide Bracers0.3 %
Rawhide Shoulderpads0.3 %
Wooden Maul0.3 %
Bludgeoning Cudgel0.3 %
Shoddy Blunderbuss0.3 %
Drop rates measured on the Forever beta, over 346 kills.
◇ 1 item added from the beta survey of 10/09/2026.
Skum21 items
Rare 2
Glowing Lizardscale Cloak52.2 %
Tail Spike41.3 %
Common 3
Thunder Lizard Tail7.4 %
Deviate HideQuest5.8 %
Deviate Scale2.6 %
Poor 2
Shed Lizard Skin16.3 %
Charged Scale6.7 %
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Rare 1
Skum's Bucket ◇?
Uncommon 11
Moss Agate0.6 %
Decapitating Sword0.6 %
Light Bow0.6 %
Forester's Axe0.3 %
Oak Mallet0.3 %
Aboriginal Vest0.3 %
Prospector's Woolies0.3 %
War Paint Chestpiece0.3 %
Hulking Bands0.3 %
Grunt's Handwraps0.3 %
Prospector's Buckler0.3 %
Common 2
Perfect Deviate Scale0.3 %
Pagan Mantle0.3 %
Drop rates measured on the Forever beta, over 312 kills.
◇ 1 item added from the beta survey of 10/09/2026.
Lord Serpentis43 items
Rare 5
Savage Trodders23.9 %
Serpent Gloves20.6 %
Venomstrike17.8 %
Footpads of the Fang15.6 %
Firebane Cloak0.3 %
Common 3
Gem of SerpentisQuest59.2 %
Wool Cloth5.5 %
Linen Cloth3.4 %
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Uncommon 16
Moss Agate0.6 %
Wrangler's Cloak0.6 %
Bloodspattered Surcoat0.6 %
Lesser Moonstone0.3 %
Blood Ring0.3 %
Greenweave Sandals0.3 %
Greenweave Cloak0.3 %
Formula: Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility0.3 %
Volcanic Rock Ring0.3 %
Demon Band0.3 %
Ritual Sandals0.3 %
Prospector's Chestpiece0.3 %
Rigid Belt0.3 %
Rigid Gloves0.3 %
Feral Buckler0.3 %
Feral Leggings0.3 %
Common 5
Tel'Abim Banana1.2 %
Ice Cold Milk0.9 %
Lesser Healing Potion0.3 %
Lupine Mantle0.3 %
Bloodspattered Shoulder Pads0.3 %
Poor 14
Brocade Vest0.9 %
Bludgeoning Cudgel0.9 %
Linked Chain Boots0.6 %
Cedar Walking Stick0.6 %
Hunting Knife0.6 %
Linked Chain Gloves0.3 %
Linked Chain Pants0.3 %
Brocade Cloak0.3 %
Rawhide Belt0.3 %
Standard Claymore0.3 %
Gouging Pick0.3 %
Warped Blade0.3 %
Box Shield0.3 %
Brocade Belt0.3 %
Drop rates measured on the Forever beta, over 326 kills.
Verdan the Everliving45 items
Rare 3
Seedcloud Buckler40.3 %
Living Root37.5 %
Sporid Cape17.8 %
Common 1
Deviate HideQuest4.8 %
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Uncommon 14
Grunt Axe1.0 %
Hook Dagger0.3 %
Light Bow0.3 %
Opaque Wand0.3 %
Greenweave Cloak0.3 %
Lead Band0.3 %
Watcher's Cape0.3 %
Mystic's Wrap0.3 %
Sanguine Sandals0.3 %
Hulking Boots0.3 %
Rigid Moccasins0.3 %
Wrangler's Belt0.3 %
Grunt's Handwraps0.3 %
Grunt's Belt0.3 %
Common 11
Red-speckled Mushroom1.9 %
Peacebloom1.6 %
Deviate Scale1.6 %
Silverleaf1.3 %
Earthroot1.0 %
Bruiseweed1.0 %
Perfect Deviate Scale0.6 %
Scroll of Intellect0.3 %
Briarthorn0.3 %
Swiftthistle0.3 %
Large Green Sack0.3 %
Poor 16
Gouging Pick0.6 %
Brocade Shoes0.3 %
Brocade Gloves0.3 %
Brocade Shoulderpads0.3 %
Brocade Vest0.3 %
Rawhide Bracers0.3 %
Rawhide Cloak0.3 %
Rawhide Gloves0.3 %
Rawhide Pants0.3 %
Rawhide Tunic0.3 %
Wooden Maul0.3 %
Cedar Walking Stick0.3 %
Small Round Shield0.3 %
Box Shield0.3 %
Shoddy Blunderbuss0.3 %
Brocade Bracers0.3 %
Drop rates measured on the Forever beta, over 315 kills.
Mutanus the Devourer99 items
Rare 3
Slime-encrusted Pads31 %
Deep Fathom Ring31 %
Mutant Scale Breastplate25.2 %
Uncommon 14
Shimmering Sash3.4 %
Bandit Pants3.4 %
Shimmering Boots2.9 %
Scouting Boots2.9 %
Greenweave Mantle2.9 %
Shimmering Gloves2.6 %
Scouting Belt2.6 %
Shimmering Bracers2.4 %
Defender Bracers2.4 %
Greenweave Leggings2.4 %
Fortified Cloak2.4 %
Defender Girdle2.2 %
Scouting Bracers2.2 %
Greenweave Vest2.2 %
Common 7
Glowing ShardQuest63.5 %
Murloc Eye12.7 %
Murloc Fin12 %
Slimy Murloc Scale9.1 %
Thick-shelled Clam8.4 %
Shiny Fish Scales7.9 %
Deviate HideQuest6.3 %
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Uncommon 48
Shimmering Cloak1.9 %
Shimmering Trousers1.9 %
Scouting Gloves1.9 %
Fortified Belt1.9 %
Defender Boots1.7 %
Defender Leggings1.4 %
Defender Tunic1.4 %
Ivycloth Boots1.4 %
Ivycloth Cloak1.4 %
Greenweave Robe1.2 %
Superior Cloak1.2 %
Moss Agate1.0 %
Lesser Moonstone1.0 %
Defender Gauntlets1.0 %
Scouting Trousers1.0 %
Bandit Jerkin1.0 %
Fortified Bracers1.0 %
Fortified Gauntlets0.7 %
Fortified Leggings0.7 %
Shadowgem0.5 %
Shimmering Armor0.5 %
Scouting Tunic0.5 %
Fortified Boots0.5 %
Volcanic Rock Ring0.5 %
Watcher's Cape0.5 %
Prospector's Woolies0.5 %
Bristlebark Cape0.5 %
Militant Shortsword0.5 %
Outrunner's Legguards0.5 %
Plans: Deadly Bronze Poniard0.2 %
Short Ash Bow0.2 %
Battering Hammer0.2 %
Battle Slayer0.2 %
Pattern: Phoenix Pants0.2 %
Light Bow0.2 %
Shimmering Robe0.2 %
Ivycloth Bracelets0.2 %
Fortified Chain0.2 %
Sanguine Cape0.2 %
Rigid Moccasins0.2 %
Rigid Buckler0.2 %
Rigid Gloves0.2 %
Jagged Star0.2 %
Ridge Cleaver0.2 %
Wrangler's Cloak0.2 %
Grunt's Shield0.2 %
Grunt's Pauldrons0.2 %
Aboriginal Rod0.2 %
Common 13
Ice Cold Milk1.4 %
Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper1.0 %
Deviate Scale1.0 %
Raider's Shoulderpads1.0 %
Lesser Healing Potion0.5 %
Minor Mana Potion0.5 %
Shimmering Amice0.5 %
Scouting Spaulders0.5 %
Large Red Sack0.2 %
Perfect Deviate Scale0.2 %
Bandit Shoulders0.2 %
Lupine Mantle0.2 %
Battered Junkbox0.2 %
Poor 14
Rawhide Belt0.5 %
Wooden Maul0.5 %
Shiny War Axe0.5 %
Linked Chain Cloak0.2 %
Linked Chain Vest0.2 %
Brocade Shoes0.2 %
Brocade Pants0.2 %
Rawhide Pants0.2 %
Bludgeoning Cudgel0.2 %
Small Round Shield0.2 %
Hunting Knife0.2 %
Mishandled Recurve Bow0.2 %
Brocade Belt0.2 %
Brocade Bracers0.2 %
Drop rates measured on the Forever beta, over 416 kills.
The quests 10
In Forever, dungeon quests give far more experience than in Classic, especially on your first run. Blizzard can still change these values before launch.
Lvl 16 Hamuul Runetotem step 1 of 3
Speak with Hamuul Runetotem
Turn in to
- Hamuul Runetotem
Rewards
The quest chain
- After: Nara Wildmane
The quest text
The shells you brought me have a taint, one I have never before seen. I am certain the water of the Oases is the cause, and I can sense the confusion they cause this land. It is as if the land dreams and cannot awake.
The Wailing Caverns must be the source of the taint. But before you go there, speak with Hamuul Runetotem, the elder druid. I sent word to him of the happenings in the Barrens. He is wise, and can offer you counsel.
You will find him in Thunder Bluff, on the Elder Rise.
Lvl 16 Nara Wildmane step 2 of 3
Speak with Nara Wildmane.
Turn in to
- Nara WildmaneThunder Bluff (75.6, 31.2)
Rewards
The quest chain
- Before: Hamuul Runetotem
- After: Leaders of the Fang
The quest text
I entered the land of dreams, and dreamed of a cult of druids who dwell in the Wailing Caverns. I saw that their goals were once noble, but they have lost their way. They are now servants of the taint seeping through the Barrens.
I am old and my strength fails. I could not long dwell in that dreaming place and know little more of the tainted druids. But Nara is young and her spirit is fierce. She remained in the dreaming when I fled.
Speak with Nara. She is in the tent, over yonder.
Lvl 17 Deviate Hides
Nalpak in the Wailing Caverns wants 20 Deviate Hides.
Objectives
- Deviate Hide ×20
Given by
- Nalpak <Disciple of Naralex>
Rewards
The quest text
As Naralex descended deeper into his nightmare, a strange breed of beasts arose from beneath the Barrens into the Wailing Caverns.
These deviate creatures have strange, otherworldly properties. While evil in nature, it is my opinion that some good can come from their existence here in Kalimdor. I believe their hides will be of particular use in the ways of leatherworking.
If you feel up to the task, venture into the caves below and retrieve some deviate hides.
Lvl 18 Serpentbloom
Apothecary Zamah in Thunder Bluff wants you to collect 10 Serpentbloom.
Objectives
- Serpentbloom ×10
Given by
- Apothecary ZamahThunder Bluff (23.0, 21.0)
Choose one reward
You also get
The quest text
The Royal Apothecary Society, based in the great Undercity of Lordaeron, has sent me here for a very specific service, <name>. Perhaps you wish to aid me, and in turn The Dark Lady in our efforts to advance the Forsaken.
Recently I studied a rare specimen of flora named Serpentbloom. I believe in greater quantities this herb has great potential.
Unfortunately Serpentbloom can only be found in the darkest recesses of the Wailing Caverns, a dangerous cave system located in the Barrens.
Lvl 18 Smart Drinks
Bring 6 portions of Wailing Essence to Mebok Mizzyrix in Ratchet.
Objectives
- Wailing Essence ×6
Turn in to
- Mebok MizzyrixThe Barrens (62.4, 37.6)
Rewards
The quest text
Ok, so the raptor horns didn't work so well. But that's all right -- no one got rich on their first try! And besides, I think I found something that'll work even better in my smart drinks!
There is a substance called Wailing Essence, and I think it is the cause of the strange plants and animals in the Barrens. Get me some and I'll try it in my drink!
I heard the essence gathers in ectoplasmic creatures in the Wailing Caverns to the west. Hunt those creatures and gather the essence.
Lvl 18 Trouble at the Docks
Crane Operator Bigglefuzz in Ratchet wants you to retrieve the bottle of 99-Year-Old Port from Mad Magglish who is hiding in the Wailing Caverns.
Objectives
- 99-Year-Old Port
Given by
- Crane Operator BigglefuzzThe Barrens (63.0, 37.4)
Rewards
The quest text
Oops!
Had a little mishap, as you can see! The morning cargo shipment from Booty Bay was huge. Huge I say! Never seen so many crates. Well, I was trying to expedite things so I started unloading a bit more than I could handle. That's when everything came tumbling down.
Before I knew what was going on, I saw that menace, Mad Magglish, go running off with a bottle of 99-year-old port. Chased him all the way to Wailing Caverns. No way I was going in there.
Maybe you're brave enough to find him?
Lvl 21 Deviate Eradication
Ebru in the Wailing Caverns wants you to kill 7 Deviate Ravagers, 7 Deviate Vipers, 7 Deviate Shamblers and 7 Deviate Dreadfangs.
Objectives
- Deviate Ravager ×7
- Deviate Viper ×7
- Deviate Shambler ×7
- Deviate Dreadfang ×7
Given by
- Ebru <Disciple of Naralex>
Choose one reward
You also get
The quest text
Naralex had a noble goal.
Our great leader aspired to enter the Emerald Dream and help regrow these harsh lands back into the lush forest it once was. But something went terribly wrong.
Naralex's dream turned into a nightmare and corrupt creatures began to inhabit the caverns.
While some Disciples of Naralex seek to awake our master, my concern is with ridding these caves of the evil beasts.
Brave the caverns, <name>, and eradicate the deviate spawn.
Lvl 22 Leaders of the Fang step 3 of 3
Bring the Gems of Cobrahn, Anacondra, Pythas and Serpentis to Nara Wildmane in Thunder Bluff.
Objectives
- Gem of Cobrahn
- Gem of Anacondra
- Gem of Pythas
- Gem of Serpentis
Turn in to
- Nara WildmaneThunder Bluff (75.6, 31.2)
Choose one reward
You also get
The quest chain
- Before: Nara Wildmane
The quest text
The druids in the Wailing Caverns, the Druids of the Fang, are an aberration. They were part of an order of noble druids whose plan was to heal the Barrens, but now seek to remake that land to match their own, twisted dreams.
The Druids of the Fang have four leaders, and each possesses a dream gem. Even now their faces haunt me! Defeat the leaders and bring me their gems, and the Barrens may again know peace.
Go, <name>. You will find them lurking deep within the Wailing Caverns.
Lvl 25 The Glowing Shard
This quest starts from an item, not from a character:
Travel to Ratchet to find the meaning behind the Nightmare Shard.
Objectives
- Glowing Shard
Rewards
The quest text
The shard is a brilliant green, and although solid, what looks like smoke swirls just below the surface. You can't help staring into the depths of the crystal; at the same time, you know there is something very disturbing about it.
Maybe you should see if anyone in Ratchet can tell you more about this strange shard.
Lvl 26 The Glowing Shard
This quest starts from an item, not from a character:
Travel to Ratchet to find someone that can tell you more about the glowing shard. Then, deliver the shard as you are directed.
Objectives
- Glowing Shard
Rewards
The quest text
The shard is a brilliant green, and although solid, what looks like smoke swirls just below the surface. You can't help staring into the depths of the crystal; at the same time, you know there is something very disturbing about it.
Maybe you should see if anyone in Ratchet can tell you more about this strange shard.
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