Excavation Site: Wetlands: WoW: Forever Dungeon Guide

Excavation Site: Wetlands is a five-player dungeon in the mountainous part of the Wetlands. Your group fights through crocolisk and raptor territory to reach an ancient titan vault. The main challenges are enemies hidden in the grass, fear, and knockbacks.

The dungeon is located in the Wetlands, in the mountains southeast of Whelgar's Excavation Site. A new road leads up the hill. The start of the climb and the entrance itself are in different spots.

Start of the climb:

Hilltop entrance:

Alliance Entrance

From Menethil Harbor, follow the roads into the central Wetlands, then head to the mountain climb. Another route comes in from the south through Loch Modan.

Horde Entrance

Travel from Hillsbrad Foothills through the Arathi Highlands into the Wetlands, then make your way to the mountain road. Along the way, it's a good idea to pick up the Tarren Mill and Hammerfall flight paths.

1. In the opening area, clear the crocolisks and defeat Saltspine.
2. In the raptor area, stick to the narrow paths. Don't step into the tall grass: it spawns additional enemies.
3. In packs with a matriarch, kill the other enemies first: at low health, the matriarch summons helpers.
4. Clear the platform and defeat Shadetooth and his two companions.
5. Reach the titan hall, activate the console, and defeat the Relic Guardian. Check for the relic that starts your faction's quest.

Fight Overview

Clear the nearby crocolisks and leave casters room outside of melee range. The tank holds the boss in a cleared area; avoid sudden repositioning while slowed.

Key Abilities

• Tendon Rip - Heavily slows the current target.
• Dust Storm - Hits targets within 10 yards and reduces their chance to hit with attacks by 25%. Casters should stay farther away.

Fight Overview

The boss is accompanied by two raptors. Crowd-control one and quickly kill the other, then move on to the main target. Cure diseases on your allies. It's convenient to fight in the small pond to the left of the raptor area, cleared in advance; don't confuse it with the first boss's spot.

Key Abilities

• Rend - Applies a bleed. Keep the tank's health up.
• Terrifying Roar - Fears for 5 seconds. Clear the area around the group in advance.
• Enrage - Empowers the boss when his health drops to around 30%. Save stuns and defensive cooldowns.

Fight Overview

Use the archive console on the right to start the fight. Pick a position where the knockback won't send the tank far from the healer. Melee should account for the attack speed slow; the boss can be stunned.

Key Abilities

• Thunderclap - Deals damage within 10 yards and slows attack and movement speed.

Tank: the knockback also stuns the target for a few seconds. Keep your health topped off in advance and stay in the healer's line of sight.

1. Changing Tastes

   Reward: one item of your choice: Satchel of Potions, Serrated Raptor Claw; also Recipe: Twice-Spiced Raptor Slice, Twice-Spiced Raptor Slice ×5; 6,950 XP.

   Quest level: 31. Faction: Horde.

   Quest giver: Borstan, Orgrimmar.

   /way Orgrimmar 57.4 53.4 Copy

2. Open the Maw

   Reward: one item of your choice: Knife-Polishing Rag, Dirt-Heavy Bracers; also Bloody Map; 6,950 XP.

   Quest level: 31. Faction: Horde.

   Quest giver: Deathstalker Agent, Wetlands.

   /way Wetlands 51.4 59.2 Copy

3. Elder Knowledge

   Reward: 1,400 XP.

   Quest level: 31. Faction: Horde.

   Quest giver: Titan Relic, dropped by the Relic Guardian.

   This item starts a Horde quest.

4. Earthen Echo

   Reward: one item of your choice: Heavehammer, Healer's Staff, Furs of the Earthen Ring; 60 silver; 6,950 XP.

   Quest level: 31. Faction: Horde.

   Quest giver: Bashana Runetotem, Thunder Bluff.

   /way Thunder Bluff 70.8 33.8 Copy

   Follow-up to Elder Knowledge.

5. Highland Hides

   Reward: 12 silver; 1,150 XP; 50 reputation with Stormwind.

   Quest level: 28. Faction: Alliance.

   Quest giver: James Halloran, Wetlands.

   /way Wetlands 8.6 55.6 Copy

   Prerequisite quest: Daily Delivery.

Reward for "Daily Delivery": 7 silver; 830 XP; 50 reputation with Stormwind.

6. Songblade Search

   Reward: 6,150 XP.

   Quest level: 31. Faction: Alliance.

   Quest giver: Dorin Songblade, Redridge Mountains.

   /way Redridge Mountains 30.8 46.6 Copy

7. Horrors in the Highland

   Reward: one item of your choice: Ironwood Destroyer, Curl of Life, Hornbeam Heft; 6,150 XP.

   Quest level: 31. Faction: Alliance.

   Quest giver: Rethiel the Greenwarden, Wetlands.

   /way Wetlands 56.2 40.4 Copy

8. Lost in the Thicket Things

   Reward: 4,900 XP.

   Quest level: 31. Faction: Alliance.

   Quest giver: Caitlin Grassman, Wetlands.

   /way Wetlands 11.8 58.6 Copy

   The breadcrumb quest Seeking Caitlin can be picked up in Ashenvale from Llana.

Reward for "Seeking Caitlin": 1,250 XP.

9. Heartwoven

   Reward: one item of your choice: Greater Healing Potion ×4, Mana Potion ×4; also Swiftness Potion, Satchel of Potions; 6,150 XP.

   Quest level: 31. Faction: Alliance.

   Quest giver: a quest item inside the dungeon; follow-up to Lost in the Thicket Things.

10. Lost Relic Carry

Reward: 1,250 XP.

Quest level: 31. Faction: Alliance.

Quest giver: Titan Relic, dropped by the Relic Guardian.

This item starts an Alliance quest.

11. Prehistoric Prism

Reward: one item of your choice: Explorer's League Dustcover, Healer's Staff, Heavehammer; 60 silver; 6,150 XP.

Quest level: 31. Faction: Alliance.

Quest giver: Prospector Whelgar, Wetlands.

Follow-up to Lost Relic Carry.