Wailing Caverns: WoW Forever Dungeon Guide
Wailing Caverns is a Classic dungeon that returns in WoW Forever. The beta client lists 8 bosses and puts it at levels 15–24 in the group finder. Below: 25 items with the boss, enemy or quest they come from in Classic Era.
Wailing Caverns loot by boss
Drop sources are Classic Era’s (cmangos/classic-db): Forever may have moved or changed drops. Drop rates are not in the client, so none are shown. Item names, stats and tooltips are the beta client’s.
25 of 25 items
Lord Cobrahn 3 items
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Cobrahn's GraspClassic Era stats
Waist Mail · 111 Armor · +8 Strength · +3 Agility
Classic Era sourceLord Cobrahn
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Leggings of the FangClassic Era stats
Legs Leather · 79 Armor · +5 Strength · +9 Agility · +4 Stamina
Classic Era sourceLord Cobrahn
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Robe of the MoccasinClassic Era stats
Chest Cloth · 36 Armor · +2 Strength · +2 Stamina · +6 Spirit
Classic Era sourceLord Cobrahn
Kresh 2 items
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Worn Turtle Shell ShieldClassic Era stats
Off Hand Shield · 382 Armor
Classic Era sourceKresh
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Kresh's BackClassic Era stats
Off Hand Shield · 471 Armor · Equip: Increased Defense +4.
Classic Era sourceKresh
Lord Pythas 2 items
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Stinging ViperClassic Era stats
One-Hand Mace · 30 - 57 Damage Speed 2.80 · (15.5 damage per second) · Chance on hit: Poisons target for 7 Nature damage every 3 sec for 12 sec.
Classic Era sourceLord Pythas
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Armor of the FangClassic Era stats
Chest Leather · 82 Armor · +2 Strength · +7 Spirit
Classic Era sourceLord Pythas
Skum 2 items
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Tail SpikeClassic Era stats
One-Hand Dagger · 14 - 26 Damage Speed 1.80 · (11.1 damage per second) · +2 Strength · +2 Agility
Classic Era sourceSkum
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Glowing Lizardscale CloakClassic Era stats
Back · 20 Armor · +6 Agility · +2 Spirit
Classic Era sourceSkum
Lord Serpentis 4 items
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VenomstrikeClassic Era stats
Ranged Bow · Chance on hit: Venom Shot the target for 23 to 33 Nature damage.
Classic Era sourceLord Serpentis
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Serpent GlovesClassic Era stats
Hands Cloth · 23 Armor · +4 Agility · +4 Intellect
Classic Era sourceLord Serpentis
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Savage TroddersClassic Era stats
Feet Mail · 122 Armor · +6 Stamina
Classic Era sourceLord Serpentis
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Footpads of the FangClassic Era stats
Feet Leather · 57 Armor · +4 Agility · +4 Stamina
Classic Era sourceLord Serpentis
Verdan the Everliving 3 items
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Seedcloud BucklerClassic Era stats
Off Hand Shield · 566 Armor · +6 Intellect · +3 Spirit
Classic Era sourceVerdan the Everliving
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Living RootClassic Era stats
Two-Hand Staff · 49 - 74 Damage Speed 2.90 · (21.2 damage per second) · +2 Stamina · +12 Spirit · +5 Nature Resistance
Classic Era sourceVerdan the Everliving
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Sporid CapeClassic Era stats
Back · 18 Armor · +3 Stamina · +2 Spirit · Equip: When struck in combat, inflicts 1 Nature damage to the attacker.
Classic Era sourceVerdan the Everliving
Other enemies and chests 3 items
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FirebelcherClassic Era stats
Ranged Wand · Equip: Chance on hit to blast the target for 25 to 31 Fire damage.
Classic Era sourceDeviate Faerie Dragon
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Feyscale CloakClassic Era stats
Back · 17 Armor · +3 Stamina · +2 Spirit
Classic Era sourceDeviate Faerie Dragon
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Gloves of the FangClassic Era stats
Hands Leather · 47 Armor · +2 Strength · +3 Agility
Classic Era sourceDruid of the Fang
Quest rewards 6 items
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WingbladeClassic Era stats
Main Hand Sword · 24 - 45 Damage Speed 2.20 · (15.7 damage per second) · +5 Agility · +2 Stamina
Classic Era sourceQuest: Leaders of the Fang, Horde
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Crescent StaffClassic Era stats
Two-Hand Staff · 47 - 71 Damage Speed 2.90 · (20.3 damage per second) · +7 Stamina · +7 Intellect · +7 Spirit
Classic Era sourceQuest: Leaders of the Fang, Horde
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Dagmire GauntletsClassic Era stats
Hands Mail · 110 Armor · +5 Strength · +2 Agility
Classic Era sourceQuest: Deviate Eradication
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Sizzle StickClassic Era stats
Ranged Wand
Classic Era sourceQuest: Deviate Eradication
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Slick Deviate LeggingsClassic Era stats
Legs Leather · 68 Armor · +4 Agility · +4 Stamina
Classic Era sourceQuest: Deviate Hides
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Apothecary GlovesClassic Era stats
Hands Cloth · 20 Armor · +3 Intellect · +2 Spirit
Classic Era sourceQuest: Serpentbloom, Horde
Bosses, levels and group size are read from the beta client, build 1.60.1.70291. Drop sources are Classic Era’s. Last reviewed: .
Bosses in Wailing Caverns
The encounters the beta client lists for Wailing Caverns (build 1.60.1.70291), in the client’s order. The client names them; it holds no abilities or tactics, so none are written here.
Where Wailing Caverns is
The entrance to Wailing Caverns is in The Barrens on the WoW Forever map. The link opens the zone on the world map with the dungeon entrance marked.
What Forever changes in Wailing Caverns
- A hidden set bonus: a Druid wearing all five pieces of Embrace of the Viper turns into a snake, a bonus the tooltip doesn’t list (Wowhead). The steps are on the secrets page. The set’s new bonuses, line by line against Classic, are on the WoW Forever sets page.
What changes for every dungeon (experience rules, no dungeon maps, meeting stones that don’t summon, quest reward rarity) is on the WoW Forever dungeons page.
Classic quests that reward gear in Wailing Caverns
Quests the Classic Era database files under Wailing Caverns, with the gear they reward. These are Classic Era’s quests and rewards; Forever’s may differ.
- Deviate Hides (level 17): Slick Deviate Leggings
- Serpentbloom (level 18), Horde: Apothecary Gloves
- Deviate Eradication (level 21): Dagmire Gauntlets, Sizzle Stick
- Leaders of the Fang (level 22), Horde: Wingblade, Crescent Staff
The other Classic dungeons
Every Classic and new dungeon on one level chart is on the WoW Forever dungeons page.
- Ragefire Chasm Levels 13–18
- Deadmines Levels 17–26
- Shadowfang Keep Levels 20–30
- Blackfathom Deeps Levels 24–32
- Stormwind Stockade Levels 24–32
- Gnomeregan Levels 29–38
- Razorfen Kraul Levels 29–38
- Scarlet Monastery Levels 30–46
- Razorfen Downs Levels 37–46
- Uldaman Levels 41–51
- Zul'Farrak Levels 44–54
- Maraudon Levels 46–55
- Sunken Temple Levels 50–60
- Blackrock Depths Levels 52–60
- Blackrock Spire Levels 55–60
- Dire Maul Levels 54–60
- Stratholme Levels 58–60
- Scholomance Levels 58–60
What this page doesn’t cover
- Drop rates: they are not in the client, so none are shown
- Whether Forever moved a drop to another boss: sources are Classic Era’s
- Boss abilities and tactics
- Items without stats or without a Classic source row (recipes, quest items, random-enchant greens)