WETLANDS
A mysterious excavation site above Whelgar's Excavation in the Wetlands.
Levels 26-31 · Phase Nov 4, 2026
Saltspine
Easy if you clear the enemies around him first. He heavily slows the tank and casts a dust storm that lowers the hit chance of anyone within 10 yards. The path to him, with raptors spawning from the tall grass, is the most dangerous part of the dungeon. Drops leather legs, a mail belt and cloth slippers.
Shadetooth
The one that wipes the most groups: two thicket hunters come with him and need crowd control, and his roar is a 5-second fear that can't be dispelled and can send you into uncleared enemies. Enrages at 30%. Drops mail boots, a leather chest, an off-hand and Blueprint: Greenhouse.
Highland Horror
Target of the Alliance quest “Horrors in the Highland”: it drops the Horrible Rootcore the quest asks for. What it does is not known yet.
Relic Guardian
The final boss (level 31). Activated with a panel to his right, he hits the tank hard, knocks him back and sometimes stuns him. Drops mail shoulders, a ring, a gun, Blueprint: Rock Garden and the Titan Relic that starts a quest chain for each faction.
Dig sites are scattered all over the land, but this one, just above Whelgar's Excavation in the Wetlands, is “a place trapped in time”. Little is known about it, and that is the point: a strange mist drifts down from the mountains, lights flash on the horizon and errant titan constructs roam. The Explorers' League will want to know what you find.
What it was in Classic and what it is now, row by row.
| — | Classic | WoW Forever |
|---|---|---|
| In the game | ClassicDid not exist | WoW ForeverNew dungeon, levels 26-31 |
You're level 30 in the WoW Forever beta: which dungeons to run (Excavation Site, City of Dalaran, Scarlet Monastery), level 30 gear, the Darkspear Islands and honor, the 16 Legacy points to test, professions, library books and what to prepare for November 4.
Guide to the Excavation Site, the new Wetlands dungeon in WoW Forever (26-31): how to get there, the 11 Horde and Alliance quests and who gives them, the four bosses, what to watch for on each and the loot with its stats.
The full 1 to 60 route in WoW Forever, stretch by stretch: which zones fit your faction, which dungeons suit each level (the new ones included) and what changes along the way. Using the beta client's levels and Blizzard's official ones, and saying which part you can't play yet.
Blizzard's Classic+ launches on November 4. What changes from Classic: 469 reworked talents, the Skyborne, the Undead Paladin, new zones, nine dungeons and the raids — with the source next to every fact.
Data from beta client 1.60.1.70685, updated 29 Oct 2026.
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