World of Warcraft: Forever - All Wailing Caverns Quests

Net over 10,000 XP! Check out our guide for the Wailing Caverns quests in Forever.

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Published: Nov 06, 2026, 11:35 am Updated: Nov 06, 2026, 11:35 am

The Wailing Caverns is a dungeon in World of Warcraft: Forever, and there are a handful of quests that can be completed here.

Completing all the quests in the Wailing Caverns will easily net you over 10,000 XP, allowing you to level up quickly. You can also get some useful items and strong blue-quality gear. Whether solo or in a group, you'd better run to these caverns for the quests.

Here's everything you need to know.

All Wailing Caverns Quests in World of Warcraft: Forever

Both factions get a handful of quests in Wailing Caverns. Since the dungeon is located in the Barrens, Horde players get more quests than Alliance players. There are a total of 7 quests - two of them are exclusive to Horde players, while five can be played by players of both factions.

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The two Horde-exclusive quests are Leaders of the Fang and Serpentbloom. Here are some details about these two quests:

Leaders of the Fang:

Quest Giver: Nara Wildmane (Thunder Bluff, Elder Rise)
Objective: Kill the 4 Druid leaders inside the dungeon.
Rewards: Crescent Staff, Wingblade, or Hammerbone.

Serpentbloom:

Quest Giver: Apothecary Zamah (Thunder Bluff, Spirit Rise)
Objective: Gather 10 Serpentbloom herbs from the ground inside the caves.
Rewards: Apothecary Gloves, Heat Resistant Mitts, or Safety Boots.

The five neutral quests can be found in Ratcher or by the dungeon entrance. These are The Glowing Shard, Deviate Eradication, Deviate Hides, Trouble at the Docks, and Smart Drinks.

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Here are more details about these five quests:

The Glowing Shard:

Quest Giver: Item drop from Mutanus the Devourer (Final Boss).
Horde Turn-In: Hamuul Runetotem (Thunder Bluff).
Alliance Turn-In: Mathrengyl Bearwalker (Darnassus).
Rewards: Choice of Talbar Mantle (Cloth shoulders) or Quagmire Galoshes (Leather boots).

Deviate Hides

Quest Giver & Turn-In: Nalpak (Located on the hidden ledge/cave above the main Wailing Caverns entrance).
Objective: Collect 20 Deviate Hides from beasts inside the dungeon.
Rewards: Choice of Deviate Hide Pack (10-slot bag) or Slick Deviate Leggings (Leather legs).

Deviate Eradication

Quest Giver & Turn-In: Ebru (Located next to Nalpak in the hidden cave above the dungeon entrance).
Objective: Kill 7 Deviate Ravagers, 7 Deviate Vipers, 7 Deviate Shamblers, and 7 Deviate Dreadfangs.
Rewards: Choice of Pattern: Deviate Scale Belt, Sizzle Stick (Wand), or Dagmire Gauntlets (Mail hands).

Smart Drinks

Quest Giver & Turn-In: Mebok Mizzyrix (Ratchet, The Barrens).
Objective: Collect 6 Wailing Essences from Devouring Ectoplasms inside the dungeon.
Rewards: Experience and Gold.

Trouble at the Docks

Quest Giver & Turn-In: Crane Operator Bigglefuzz (Ratchet, The Barrens).
Objective: Defeat Mad Magglish (stealthed NPC in the non-instanced outer caves) and retrieve the 99-Year-Old Port.
Rewards: Experience and Gold.

For more like this, check out all the Ragefire Chasm quests in WoW Forever.