The Excavation Site is new in WoW Forever and covers levels 24–29 in the Wetlands. Blizzard's preview describes mysterious lights, drifting mist and rogue Titan constructs above Whelgar's Excavation. It puts a dungeon right where Wetlands questers spend their mid-20s, and the group guides on this site suggest pulling a single construct first to see whether slows and roots hold before gathering a room.
Updated from the beta client data · what the October XP changes did
Beta data — may change before launch. These encounter names were found in the WoW Forever beta client's data tables. Blizzard has not published a boss list, and the order below is not the confirmed kill order.
Pick these up before you go in: in the final beta build most of a dungeon's experience came from its quests, so an unprepared run is worth far less. Quest names, levels and NPCs below are read from the beta client and may still change at launch.
3 quests cannot be shared: an item starts them, so everyone in the group has to loot their own. 3 quests need an earlier quest, so a party share fails for anyone who has not done it.
Quests
Chain step 1 of 2.
From Caitlin Grassman. Chain step 1 of 2.
Turn in to Creature #1077. Chain step 1 of 2.
Cannot be sharedPrerequisite
Starts from Reed-woven Heart, so loot it yourself. Turn in to Caitlin Grassman. Needs Lost in the Thicket Things first. Chain step 2 of 2.
Cannot be sharedPrerequisite
Needs Dragonmaw Rumors first. Chain step 2 of 2.
Cannot be sharedPrerequisite
Starts from Titan Relic, so loot it yourself. From Creature #1077. Turn in to High Explorer Magellas. Needs Lost Relic Carry first. Chain step 2 of 2.
From James Halloran. Turn in to James Halloran.
Turn in to Dorin Songblade.
From Rethiel the Greenwarden. Turn in to Rethiel the Greenwarden.
Turn in to Caitlin Grassman.
From Dorin Songblade.
2 quests cannot be shared: an item starts them, so everyone in the group has to loot their own. 2 quests need an earlier quest, so a party share fails for anyone who has not done it.
Quests
Chain step 1 of 2.
Chain step 1 of 2.
Cannot be sharedPrerequisite
Starts from Titan Relic, so loot it yourself. Turn in to Muln Earthfury. Needs Elder Knowledge first. Chain step 2 of 2.
Cannot be sharedPrerequisite
Needs Dragonmaw Rumors first. Chain step 2 of 2.
From James Halloran. Turn in to James Halloran.
Turn in to Dorin Songblade.
Turn in to Caitlin Grassman.
From Dorin Songblade.
Quest data from the WoW Forever beta client. All dungeon quests
Every Excavation Site quest in the beta, in the order you can complete them, with where each one starts and what it pays. Finishing the 1 that list a reward is worth 1,150 experience, which is why the run is worth more with the quests than without.
Both factionsLevel 28Picks up at 24+
Return 4 Thicket Raptor Hides to James Halloran, the tanner, in Menethil Harbor.
Objectives
HordeLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Enter the Excavation Sites in the Wetlands and bring back Thicket Raptor Meat.
Objectives
Both factionsLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Travel to the Wetlands and meet the Deathstalker Agent in the hills above the Dragonmaw camp.
HordeLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Bring the Titan Relic to Muln Earthfury at the Skywatcher Plateau in northwest Mulgore.
Objectives
HordeLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Take the Titan Relic to the Elder Rise in Thunder Bluff and look for someone who can tell you more about it.
Objectives
Both factionsLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Return to Dorin Songblade.
AllianceLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Return to Caitlin Grassman in Menethil Harbor.
Objectives
AllianceLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Kill a Highland Horror within Excavation Sites and bring its root core to Rethiel the Greenwarden in the Wetlands.
Objectives
AllianceLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Find Ardin Grassman in the Excavation Sites.
Objectives
AllianceLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Bring the Titan Relic to Prospector Whelgar in the Wetlands excavation site.
Objectives
Both factionsLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Slay the Dragonmaw forces within the Excavation Site and return to the Deathstalker Agent outside with anything you recover.
Objectives
AllianceLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Bring the Titan Relic to High Explorer Magellas in Ironforge's Hall of Explorers.
Objectives
Both factionsLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Speak with Caitlin Grassman in Menethil Harbor.
Both factionsLevel 31Picks up at 24+
Look for Dorin Songblade's brother, Daewyn, in Whelgar's Excavation Site.
Quest names, levels, objectives and rewards are read from the WoW Forever beta client and can change between builds.
15 items from this dungeon's quests in the WoW Forever beta quest data (may change). Items marked choice are one pick among several.
Explorer's League DustcoverNewRare · choice · from Prehistoric Prism
Furs of the Earthen RingNewRare · choice · from Earthen Echo
Healer's StaffNewRare · choice · from Earthen Echo, Prehistoric Prism
HeavehammerNewRare · choice · from Earthen Echo, Prehistoric Prism
Curl of LifeNewUncommon · choice · from Horrors in the Highland
Daewyn's GirdleNewUncommon · choice · from Fallen in the Fen
Dirt-Heavy BracersNewUncommon · choice · from Open the Maw
Hornbeam HeftNewUncommon · choice · from Horrors in the Highland
Ironwood DestroyerNewUncommon · choice · from Horrors in the Highland
Knife-Polishing RagNewUncommon · choice · from Open the Maw
Satchel of PotionsNewUncommon · choice · from Changing Tastes
Serrated Raptor ClawNewUncommon · choice · from Changing Tastes
Songblade StabilizerNewUncommon · choice · from Fallen in the Fen
Greater Healing Potion ×4Common · choice · from Heartwoven
Mana Potion ×4Common · choice · from HeartwovenBoss drop tables are not published yet. The beta client datamine lists new items but not where they drop, so no boss drop is tied to this dungeon here.
The beta client adds 148 new gear items with a required level of 24–29 (drop source unknown; beta datamine, may change):
Browse all new and changed WoW Forever gear by slot →All WoW Forever quests →
Group and community guides whose level range covers level 26, ranked by votes.
Check your level 26 build in your class's talent calculator before you queue.
