WoW Forever Excavation Site: Wetlands Quests
Faction pickups, prerequisites and a run checklist for Excavation Site: Wetlands dungeon quests.
Recommended dungeon band: 24–29. This is a preparation guide, not a minimum-level requirement. Quest chains and item starters must be accepted by each player.
Pickup order and prerequisites
Alliance: collect Dorin’s quest if wanted, then complete Daily Delivery and visit James and Caitlin in Menethil. Pick up Rethiel’s quest on the way inland. Horde: visit Borstan before traveling; complete Dragonmaw Rumors and speak with the entrance agent. Both factions must loot the final-boss Relic to begin their delivery chains. The individual database records linked below supply the precise objectives and follow-up NPCs.
Quest checklist
| Quest / chain | Faction | Start | Steps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changing Tastes | Horde | Borstan, Orgrimmar | Collect 4 Thicket Raptor Meat inside the Excavation Site and return to Borstan in Orgrimmar. Record 1 |
| Open the Maw | Horde | Deathstalker Agent, hills by the entrance | Complete Dragonmaw Rumors first. Kill 2 Dragonmaw Saboteurs and 4 Dragonmaw Warders, recover the Dragonmaw Dispatch, and return to the Deathstalker Agent. Record 1 |
| Elder Knowledge → Earthen Echo | Horde | Titan Relic from the final boss | Loot the Titan Relic from the final boss. Deliver it to Bashana Runetotem on Thunder Bluff’s Elder Rise, then to Muln Earthfury at Skywatcher Plateau in northwest Mulgore. These follow-ups are not shareable. Record 1 · Record 2 |
| Highland Hides | Alliance | James Halloran, Menethil Harbor, 8.0, 55.0 | Complete Daily Delivery first. Collect 4 Thicket Raptor Hides and return to James Halloran in Menethil Harbor. Record 1 |
| Songblade Search | Alliance | Dorin Songblade, Redridge, 25.6, 46.6 | Find Dorin’s brother Daewyn in Whelgar’s Excavation Site. The record’s auto-generated location summary conflicts with its objective; follow the named objective rather than that summary. Record 1 |
| Horrors in the Highland | Alliance | Rethiel the Greenwarden, Wetlands, 56.2, 40.6 | Kill a Highland Horror inside the Excavation Site, loot Horrible Rootcore and return to Rethiel the Greenwarden. Record 1 |
| Lost in the Thicket Things → Heartwoven | Alliance | Caitlin Grassman, Menethil, 11.8, 58.6 | Accept directly from Caitlin; the Ashenvale breadcrumb is optional. Find out what happened to Ardin Grassman inside the instance, then deliver the Reed-woven Heart to Caitlin for Heartwoven. The follow-up cannot be shared. Record 1 · Record 2 |
| Lost Relic Carry → Prehistoric Prism | Alliance | Titan Relic from the final boss | Deliver the Titan Relic from the final boss to Prospector Whelgar, then take it to High Explorer Magellas in Ironforge’s Hall of Explorers. Both delivery steps are not shareable. Record 1 · Record 2 |
Inside the dungeon
- Stay on the visible paths through the thicket; grass can spawn additional Lurkers. Clear open space for each pull.
- Clear around Saltspine and keep ranged players outside his short-range dust effect.
- Clear the crocodile cove for Shadetooth, mark his two Hunters, and plan a fear-safe fight location.
- At the Relic Guardian, recover resources and press the Archival Panel on his right to begin. Loot the Titan Relic before leaving.
Before leaving
- Check each player’s quest log, not only the party leader’s completion.
- Loot boss objectives and accept item-started quests before deleting or selling anything.
- Keep follow-up quest items until their delivery is complete.
- Inspect the actual reward choices for your role before turning in.
Saltspine’s listed drops include Glinteye Slippers, Saltscale Girdle and Supple Bellyskin Leggings. Changing Tastes offers Satchel of Potions or Serrated Raptor Claw and also awards the Twice-Spiced Raptor Slice recipe. The relic chains offer Heavehammer or Healer’s Staff alongside a faction-specific armor choice. Horrors in the Highland offers Ironwood Destroyer, Curl of Life or Hornbeam Heft. Compare current item stats with your role before choosing; the unrelated Blackfathom rewards in the overview source were excluded.
Excavation Site: Wetlands entrance and boss guide · All quest checklists · Dungeon directory
Sources and review
Encounter and quest reference: Riyani’s Excavation Site: Wetlands guide, updated 2026-10-08; reviewed here November 3, 2026. Level bands and locations: Blizzard’s dungeon preview, October 21, 2026. Beta observations can change. Our route checklist is an editorial organization of those references, not a claim of an independently recorded clear.
Sources and version
Announced systems: Blizzard’s Forever Deep Dive. Base data and racials: Talents Forever, November 2 export under CC BY 4.0. Talent trees additionally incorporate the official launch notes, cross-checked with ForeverChanges on November 3. See coverage and remaining numeric uncertainties.