WoW Forever Dungeon Guide

Excavation Site: Wetlands — Quests, Bosses, Loot & XP

Location: Wetlands, Eastern Kingdoms. Level reference: 24–29. New in WoW Forever.

Available in the current Forever dungeon lineup (November 8 reference). Dungeon and quest details may change after hotfixes.

Level reference24–29
StatusPlayable
Quest examples7
Confirmed boss names4

Dungeon XP and leveling approach

The November 2 Blizzard development notes increased dungeon creature-kill XP by approximately 20% compared with the preceding tuning and corrected lower-level party member XP calculations. Dungeon quests remain a major extra source of experience, so repeat-farming without quests does not tell the whole story. For most players, collecting the available dungeon quests before the run is more important than blindly repeating the same instance. Actual XP depends on level, group composition, quests completed, travel time and the current hotfixes.

Before traveling to Excavation Site: Wetlands, collect quests that are available to your faction and check prerequisite chains. Use the lower end of the published level reference only as an initial planning point; bring a reliable party if this is your first clear.

Quest guide and chains

Faction selection hides irrelevant quests where the source explicitly identifies a faction. Quests marked Both may still have race, class or progression constraints.

QuestMin. quest levelFactionStarts / pick upPrerequisites / notes
Highland Hides24AllianceJames Halloran — Menethil HarborRequires Daily Delivery
Songblade Search24AllianceDorin Songblade — Redridge MountainsNo prerequisite noted in selected reference
Horrors in the Highland24AllianceRethiel the Greenwarden — WetlandsNo prerequisite noted in selected reference
Lost in the Thicket Things24AllianceLlana — AshenvaleRequires Seeking Caitlin
Heartwoven24AllianceFollow-up after Lost in the Thicket ThingsNo prerequisite noted in selected reference
Lost Relic Carry24BothTitan Relic inside dungeonItem-initiated
Prehistoric Prism24BothFollow-up after Lost Relic CarryNo prerequisite noted in selected reference

Bosses

  1. Saltspine
  2. Shadetooth
  3. Highland Horror
  4. Relic Guardian

Notable loot examples

  • Glinteye Slippers — Saltspine — cloth feet
  • Ring of Power Regulation — Relic Guardian — caster ring

Sources: Dungeon boss and loot reference · Wowhead Dungeon Quest Guide (Nov 6). Selected information was checked on November 8, 2026.

Nearby level alternatives

If this route is too crowded or your quests are already completed, consider other available dungeons in a similar level band.