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Comment by 8271

Wailing Caverns is a level 17-24 instance. The class set in the instance is called Clothing of the Fang. The class set is for druids but can be used with shamans, and sometimes rogues.
The solo lvl is 34 with my shaman i ran threw at lvl 34 and made it.

Comment by 6762

I took my alt firespec mage in at lvl 24..It was great. I suggest a mage is a must in there if for nothing else but croud control..also I reckon a great place to learn that, as its one of the most important lessons for a mage in my opinion.

Comment by 3316

I used to hate this zone on my warrior, it's the biggest pain ever possible, shamans would spam ERFSHOCK and then you had to fight over who tanks - several times I've found myself fighting over aggro with shamans who were then whining that they're getting damage... oh really.

Comment by 9495

The Wailing Caverns seem to be the place that new horde and alliance come to learn about their class. Tanking, not breaking crowd control, healing. Hopefully when you go through, your (or other people's) learning experience won't be frustrating for you.

Comment by skelemence

Ran it at lvl 26 on my mage with a 20 druid- got pretty far with some fanglords down but then we were bored and quit. I then soloed it at lvl 34 no problem, except the last boss who hits pretty hard so I decided I couldn't be bothered to clear the remaining trash mobs in order to kite him so I downed all Fanglords and the big murloc :)

Comment by 26125

coords 46;36
the only place where deviate scales drop for the deviate scale belt - a nice twink item..... and also very nice for selling^^

Comment by 24228

does anyone know what the minimum level to go into the instance is? I dont mean what level you need to get a group, but just the lowest level that you can possibly enter the instance.

Comment by 30549

It will not allow you to enter under lvl 10.
Highly recommended that you are at least 17 before you enter though, unless you have a 60/70 running you through and you stay WAY back to avoid ANY aggro.

Comment by 59684

Instance has many rare drops and the drop rate is quite high for them.

Comment by Tigerboy

Easy drop rate for anything you might want to farm like the Ironpatch Blade. Trust me I had 4 drop in one run.

Comment by 67366

Definatly worth the solo run for collecting gear for Alts / Twinks, though it takes as long to do as DM (so it may be worth hanging on a few levels until DM is solo'able)

Solo'd as 34 Rogue

Comment by 67603

wot lev wod orc wrriror have to be to solo wc?

Comment by 73820

This is great for Druids. I got a level 12 Tauren and my guild members ran me through to get the Cresant Staff, one of the best staves for a long time^^. And the "of the Fang" pieces will be great as I level up

Comment by 64108

me (26 hunter) and my lvl 28 hunter friend soloed this instance easy including murloc, pretty easy instance and dons't require high lvls for boosts

Comment by 76959

rogues whould not use the embrace the viper stuff though

Comment by 59431

This could be considered the first real instance for Horde since RFC is quite easy. This instance has 6 bosses in it. The last one can only be confronted after accepting an escort quest after the first 5 are dead. The instance itself can be a bit confusing and even worse if you happen to fall from the higher levels. This instance is recommended for levels 15 and higher but is more realistically for levels 17 and higher.

Comment by arjung

Must be level 10 to enter

Comment by 64016

Most quests for this instance are found in a cave hidden above the entrance to Wailing Caverns, In Ratchet and also in The Crossroads. There are others however.

Comment by SnakeEyes097

Mutanus is sort of a "secret" boss. After you've killed Anacondra, Cobrahn, Serpentis, and Pythas, go back to the druid at the start of the instance and talk to him. I would recommend that you clear the path between him and the chamber of endless sleep first, as you have to escort him over there. Several waves of snakes and slimes will spawn, and you must protect the druid before Mutanus will show up.

Comment by ezechiel

i think an update should be made: here this instance apears to be "Level: 15 - 21", but on the Blizzard's Online Atlas is "Level: 15 - 28"

Comment by FujiwaraTakumi

Is it just me, or did WC scale WAAAY better than VC (or... horde low level instances in general)?

I would love to have the Living Root, Feycale Cloak, Serpent Gloves, Robe of the Moccasin, those bracers from RFC, for any caster that I'm leveling. I mean sure, emberstone staff is nice, so are the new gold flecked gloves, but... alliance got the crappy side of the upgrades to pre-bc instances if you ask me.

Comment by 75756

After u killed all Boss Lord of the Fang u can get access to the last boss, a big murloc: Mutanus the Devourer http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=3654
u first need to kill all Lord of the Fang
then go back near the instance portal and speak with the tauren druid
follow him and cover him killing all mobs on the way
he goes in a place in which there is a night elf druid sleeping
then he starts to "ress" the night elf and u and ur grp must cover him killing all mobs coming from water
at last will come Mutanus

he drop good stuff for warrior..

gl

Comment by orphne

The mobs in the cave outside the actual instance itself are no longer Elite mobs.

Comment by 122219

I just ran this with my soon to be 19 twink (name TheHurt on Senjin alliance) and first run, ever, and everything dropped. Tail Spike, Gloves of the fang (which I had already bought at ah cause they're rare) serpants shoulders, leggings of the fang, and the useless to a rogue compared to defias, armor of the fang. Luckiest run of any instance I have ever been through. Cheers!

Comment by 121883

omg i hate u ive ran this 5 times and still havent got the gloves of the fang.. DAMN u farqthis

Comment by 134646

wat lvl to get in here?? any good drops for lvl 15-20

Comment by 98371

The most important thing you need entering this instance is time. This is possibly the longest instance in game, save BRD and raids. Since most people don't have this, Mutanus is rarely done.

Comment by Euryticles

Chances are, if you are a hunter you will be very familiar with the instance by the time you get all the gear you need. I've probably ran this instance close to 15 times trying to get the Venomstrike and Feet of the Fang. Finally got the Venomstrike and have to say it was worth it. Just remember that even with a map this instance can be confusing. There is different levels (height) and multiple ways you can get to a certain place. You must go all the way to the east to get up to the final boss.

Comment by 144124

Great instance to level skinning. Most mobs yield Light or Medium leather, some yield Perfect Deviate Scales or regular Deviate Scales. You can get the patterns for Deviate Scale Gloves and Deviate Scale Cloak from a vendor above WC, along with a quest for the Deviate Scale Belt pattern (which is not BOP).

Comment by 139392

Paid for a run here recently on Coilfang server, but the guy running us scammed us. Goes by the name of Fncxdeath, a nelf hunter. Player beware.

Comment by 161017

The BEST Druid 19 TWINK SET - EMBRACE OF THE VIPER

Comment by 166486

Another reason that many leather-wearers come is for the armour of the fang...

Although it takes a very long time to get it...

Comment by chentauren

the set of wc is embrace of the viper(recomended to druids and shamans)

Comment by 139909

For me it took 23 runs, and now I've got all Fang Set

Comment by speedhaxu

The coordinates of WC is around 46, 36, southwest of crossroads, Recommended 17+ before entering. Good place for twinking a rogue or hunter.

Pull only 1-3 at a time in WC, and make sure you back up, there are many clusters of mobs patroling leading to more mobs

The boss http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=3673, drops a good bow for hunters(twink or not), nice hp warrior boots, boots(item set directed toward druids but the item itself is good for rogues), and caster gloves.

http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=5775, drops a caster staff, a caster cape, and a shaman shield

Comment by 172936

Should i go there with lvl 15?
Tauren Shaman

Comment by 168847

Wailing Caverns can be a gold mine if your lucky..look at each boss and there end pages they have ALL The twink items almost lol

:D

Comment by 193213

I have just boosted friend (im lvl 65 holy paladin and he is lvl 18 warrior) and we have collected whole set of the fang in only one run :D to bad he is not a hunter :P

Comment by calvin90

this dungeon is popular for the druid or hunter set known as Embrace of the Fang" , this set can last till about lvl 30 if u dont get anything better than that set.. this dungeon is filled with 6 bosses.. know as - lady anacornda, lord pythas , cobrahn, serpentis , the turtle that roams along the shallow water.. i dont know y its a boss but it is LOL.. and last of all is the and one of the flying snakes i guess.. good place for low lvls... i came here with a lvl 70 at lvl 9 and lvled till 20 so fast = COOL

Druid Twinks can use embrace of the fang .. VERY good.. ^^

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Comment by 125657

Just duo'd with a pair of lvl 18 hunters w/ mixed specs was able to clear all except for Verdan the Everliving. We wiped once when we aggroed a second group aside from that Verdan was the only real challenge he just hits too hard for us to deal with.

Comment by Catalyze

There are 3 Bosses in Wailing Caverns that can be easily looted by using Master Looter mode. The first is Lady Anaconda. Come into the instance and head out of the first tunnel into the open area with the "ditch" and where you can go left/right/forward. Have your high level kill the raptors, crocodiles, and roaming druids to allow you to go forward into the ditch. Make sure the ditch is cleared both left and right of crocodiles and oozes. Have your high level go run around the level above you to Lady Anaconda. She can spawn in about 3 locations but they are all close to the ditch. Just move left or right in the ditch to get as close as you can and have the friend kill her and loot the drop to you.
Next boss is Lord Cobrahn. Go West (or as you enter the ditch....Left) down the ditch killing a crocodile or two. You will come to a large room with a croc or two in it. Kill them. There will be a winding path up to Lord Cobrahn. Have your friend run up the spiral to him and stand with his back to the cliff facing Cobrahn. You move directly below him hugging the cliff wall. Now he attacks and pulls Cobrahn over to the cliff edge (he will probably be in Serpent form by that time) and kill him. He loots the drop to you.
The last boss is Serpentis. As stated above you can head back to the entrance area or head to where the "bail off well" is located. (edited for clarity.....See the Lord Serpentis comments for the exact spots to stand) Have your friend kill him and master loot to you. Don't mind the big turtle Kresh as he wanders in the ditch unless you need a nice shield which he drops.
Wailing Caverns is one of the few instances which can be master looted so easily. The other that comes to mind is the rare spawn undead warrior in Shadowfang Keep which can be looted from the instance portal.

Comment by 51518

The "escort" to the final boss (Mutanus the Devourer) is kinda annoying. You would think that the NPC would like to rescue the sleeper fast, but nooo. When getting boosted that part feels like its taking as long as the whole instance did.

I have also experienced Mutanus the Devourer not emerging from the water, hence all trouble for no boss. Not sure if Blizzard has sorted this bug out yet, but it has happend twice for me and a few more times for a couple of friends.

Last two visits he has emerged as usual so hopefully Blizz has sorted this little bug out.

Comment by Alzira

If anyone wana know, i jsut did this at my lvl 20 shaman as tank and healer, with 3 lvl 16-17-19 dpses with me (just randoms, didnt know them, and all of us had normal green gear) ^^
Also did this 3-man at lvl 17-18-18 with some RLs, shaman + druid + warrior.

This is not to brag or anything, just to show what is possible. Im sure its possible with even fewer people and lower lvls.

I recommend you who have played wow for a while and have highlvl mains, to reroll new alts with some friends and lvl in instances with 3-4 people. Did it myself and its very fun and challenging when you get higher up, at say RFD or even Ulda ;)

Edits:
Spelling mistakes all over the place >.>

Comment by 200906

I 'did' this at lvl 18 with only my big brother (well, he's lvl 70 priest...). Was really fun altough I actually just followed him around :3

Comment by 228249

do you have to kill all Druids in Wailing Caverns to get the final boss ?

Comment by AzurePai

It's also Mutanus you need to kill in order to get the accompanying achievement.

Comment by 220202

I HATE THIS DUNGEON TOOOOOO DAMN LOOOOOOONG

Comment by 261582

Any tank doing the last boss for this, i highly recommend u have as much armor as possible, i was running this on my 36 warrior, using a 2H he was hitting me for 100+, which could be absolutley devastating for 18-23 tanks.

Comment by 30049

These are the Horde quests for Wailing Caverns

Obtained in Thunder Bluff:

The Barrens Oases - optional quest
The Forgotten Pools - obtained in Crossroads, Barrens
The Stagnant Oasis
Altered Beings
Hamuul Runetotem
Nara Wildmane
Leaders of the Fang - dungeon quest

Obtained in the cave above the entrance to Wailing Caverns:

Deviate Hides

Deviate Eradication

Obtained in Ratchet:

Raptor Horns
Smart Drinks - dungeon quest

Drops from Mutanus the Devourer in Wailing Caverns:

Comment by 260112

Like above comments says, this is the instance that lowbies will be the new hope for raids. They learn their classes role, and how to group, how to roll for items, etc. Also can be the most funnest experience for lowbies. People come back with a great amount of loot, and a great amount of pleasure, and a great amount of experience.

Run this instance.

Comment by 303357

I have seen quite a few dungens and WC is still the funnest and most atmnospheric of all, plus it has great twink gear for all levels. still do this as my level 41, soon to be 42, even on my own, for the experience(not he xp kind) and the rare drop, Gloves of the Fang. got two pairs of these, fancied some extra show off mounts, put them both up for 9g apiece... WOOOSH! bought out in 30 mins, one in 10! lubbly jubbly.

Comment by 305651

WC is the ultimate profession leveler at low levels.

Mines,fishing,skinning(and skinning is BIG HUGE)can be leveled while doing this instance imho.

Also,looking for a group to WC will involve Barrens Chat.Mostly people will fail to see each other's LFG messages because of the intense mankirk's wife,"northwatch hold is too hard zomg" "5 rare elites coming to taurajo" "wheres kranal fiss" talks.

Comment by 245317

When i went throw WC I found some nice shields. they are the blood spattered shield of the boar, war paint shield . I've only gotten these items when I solo could some one tell me what to do with them.

Comment by 307847

Kresh is on the wrong point in the map hes on the complete left in the beggining of the tunnel to Lord Cobrahn

Comment by Fenrari

If you couldn't tell, the cave entrance is a skull.

Comment by 332274

Ok not sure about this but i ran this last night and killed everything in site, and for some reason the Disciple of Naralex would not start the escort quest. Is this bugged or am i missing something?

Comment by kv83

This is not true. Wailing Caverns has nothing todo with the demi-god Agamaggan. The instance you are thinking of is Razorfen Downs.

The entrance of this instance is not supposed to be a skull. :)

Here's the blizz info of the instance:

Recently, a night elf druid named Naralex discovered a network of underground caverns within the heart of the Barrens. Dubbed the 'Wailing Caverns', these natural caves were filled with steam fissures which produced long, mournful wails as they vented. Naralex believed he could use the caverns' underground springs to restore lushness and fertility to the Barrens - but to do so would require siphoning the energies of the fabled Emerald Dream. Once connected to the Dream however, the druid's vision somehow became a nightmare. Soon the Wailing Caverns began to change - the waters turned foul and the once-docile creatures inside metamorphosed into vicious, deadly predators. It is said that Naralex himself still resides somewhere inside the heart of the labyrinth, trapped beyond the edges of the Emerald Dream. Even his former acolytes have been corrupted by their master's waking nightmare - transformed into the wicked Druids of the Fang.

Comment by 345983

Easily solo-able with a well played hunter.....i just solo'd it at lvl 28 with a bear tank......although its a lower lvl dungeon, i would suggest that if your under lvl 30 to bring at least one other friend, preferrably a healer, just in case...

Comment by 341607

Yes indeed. My friend ran it on his 80 pally (which is nice because the AOE from Consecration and Divine Storm basically 1 hit everything) and I went through on my druid. Got so many leather pieces in there that kick ass. "The Fang" set is beautiful for a feral druid@lvl 17 or 18

Comment by 351775

This dungeon wasn't worth the achivement and wasn't hard at all, but only because my level 71 feral druid and my friend's (who shares this WoWHead account with me) level 66 unholy Death Knight did it alone and it only took 5 minutes, hehe. We just pulled the whole dungeon and took them all out. Oh happy days.

Comment by 333363

why does it say that Verdan the Everliving is the last boss? Isn't it Mutanus the Devourer?

Comment by 378099

Yes Mutanus the Devourer is the last boss but if you kill all four " lord of the fang's" to be able to go to the tauren in the beginning of the instace and speak to him, he will walk to a cave and he will try to wake upp a sleeping night elf.

When he does that there will come 3-4 waves of monsters and i think that after the tauren has made the night elf wake upp (after youv killed the monsters) Mutanus the Devourer will come and when youv killed him youl get the acheivment Wailing Caverns.

Comment by 430384

so.... is every thin tameable in WC ?

Comment by 438545

As a level 75 Night Elf Hunter with my pet Echeyakee this was easy. The only thing that took time was running to each of the four Fanglords you must kill before summoning final boss.

As you enter you will notice a NPC named Disciple of Naralex, you will end up coming back to him when the "evil" is dead.

Watch out for pesky trash mobs... good skinning here ^_^

The bosses you must down are as follows:
Lord Cobrahn (Boss #2 if you use AtlasLoot Ehanced v5.05.00). He is located to the far West of the dungeon. Pain to wind around down to him, but he's an easy kill.

Lady Anacondra (Boss #3). After taking down Boss #2 come back around East and go across the water bridge (north). Simple to find, easy to kill.

Lord Pythas (Boss #5). He is a pain to get to as well. Trek all the way (north slightly) East.

Lord Serpentis (Boss #7). He is the biggest pain of all to get to if you have never been here before. From Boss #5 go south and around the path East and then back up North on to the upper floor. It's very round-about way but you have to go.

Drop down (I lived, but you might have to back track) and head back to the entrance to see (Boss #1) Disciple of Naralex. Talk to him and then follow him to the final boss area. A few trash mobs are summoned and try to attack, AoE them down.

Once Disciple of Naralex gets to the final boss area (Boss #9) he will be trying to awaken Naralex (found on table) from a terrible dream, in the mean time, you must protect them. A few mobs emerge from the surrounding water and eventually Mutanus the Devourer (ugly giant murloc) emerges and you take him down.

~Wailing Caverns~
Location: The Barrens (West of Rachet) In Lushwater Oasis
Coords: 46, 36
Minimum Level: 10
Level Range: 16-25
5-10 man dungeon

Hope this helps! Happy hunting!

Comment by TorachiKatashi

When fighting a group of raptors, if you can, kill the Deviate Ravagers (the pink ones) before the Deviate Guardians (the blue ones), especially when soloing. The Guardians cry for help when their health goes low, and if you still have a bunch of Ravagers running around nearby, this can mean four or five more adds very quickly. The Ravagers do not cry for help, so they are much easier to take out without getting half a dozen adds.

From what I can tell, when they cry out, all mobs nearby come running, not just other raptors. I had Druids of the Fang and Evolving Ectoplasm show up as well, so again, take them out first when possible and leave the Guardians for last.

Comment by 359074

This instance takes at least three hours. I personally have never completed it in less than two and a half hours.

Comment by 203875

solo with 49 warrior

Comment by 425699

I think we need a sign at the entrance of the dungeon that says "Welcome to the BOWELS OF HELL!"
-OR-
We need a working map

perhaps both :D

Comment by 266010

seemed to get a glitch at the final event. I cleared the 4 lords, skipped as much trash a spossible, and then i ran back to the druid. Escorted him and he started his spells. wave 1 came, i killed - wave 2 came, killed.... waiting....waiting... been 5minutes so far and nothing yet.

ticket to GM about it, meanwhile i went back and try again, and the 2nd time after reset - it worked lol

Comment by 497100

i have an 18 hunter and i have a very good pet...i was wondering what would be a good lvl to solo this instance i thought it might be like 22.....also is 18 too low to even do a group?

Comment by Daco

Alliance Quests for Wailing Caverns

Since many people are trying out these low-level dungeons since the new dungeon tool appeared, perhaps for the first time, I thought it might be nice to make a summary of quests for WC for Alliance characters. Note that, for the Alliance, there isn't a quest for killing any of the bosses, although there is a quest triggered by a drop from the final boss.

Also note that since the mobs in the entry area (outside of the actual instance) are not elite, three of the four quests can be completed without actually grouping or entering the instance, as long as you're a high enough level to handle these non-elite mobs. On the other hand, since many people will be zoning directly in to the instance using the new tool, it's important to note that three of the four can be completed in the instance itself.

Deviate Eradication - This is the only quest that actually requires entering the instance. The questgiver is located in the little cave above the entrance to Wailing Caverns. Follow the quest link for instructions on how to get into that cave. There are no pre-requisites to getting this quest.
Deviate Hides - Also obtained from the cave outside WC. This quest can be completed either inside or outside the instance. Again, there is no pre-requisite for this quest.
Smart Drinks - Obtained in Ratchet. There is a pre-requisite quest, Raptor Horns, given by the same questgiver, and which can be completed fairly quickly without leaving The Barrens. This quest (Smart Drinks) also can be completed either inside or outside the instance.
Trouble at the Docks - This quest is obtained in Ratchet. The target NPC is in the entry area for WC and thus outside the instance itself, meaning that while this quest can be completed without entering the instance, it's the only one of these four that cannot be completed if you zone in using the new dungeon tool.

In addition to these, there is one other quest that can be picked up within the instance. The Glowing Shard is picked up by a drop from the final boss of WC, Mutanus the Devourer. This eventually leads to another quest which finishes (for Alliance characters) in Darnassus.

Comment by 475386

This was a bugger. Its not the same as some Dungeons where you can run in there and deck the top boy then pow! you have completed the Dungeon achievement. nooooooooo for this puppy you have to kill all the bosses then go back to the beginning speak with the druid chap then march him to where the last boss will suddenly appear " Mutanus the Devourer ". Sort him out then you will have the accomplishment for wailing caverns.

The map with markers at the start of the wowhead page for Wailing Caverns is very good and helped me find all the bosses quite well.

The only pain was " Verdan the Everliving " to find him turn right out of the entrance jump down into the water then follow the paths all the way round. You will get to deck Pythas and Skum on the way.

You will get to a point where you need to jump over a gap in the path with sure death below. Keep going and you will end up needing to sort out Lord Serpentis before Verdan. It’s a long old run so I suggest doing Verdan first as you will have to come all the way back anyhow to do the other bosses to eventually complete the run.

Shadowfang Keep next I feel.

Comment by CauliflowerSpa

May be down to the lack of a map, but this and so many other classic dungeons seem so hard to navigate...Here's hoping they get the WotLK style maps...

Comment by 457614

A rare pet, the Deviate Hatchling, drops in this instance. It drops from Deviate Guardians and Deviate Ravagers.

Comment by 563221

Was there a quest chain way back when that you had to do in order to summon the last boss, or has it always been just kill all outher boss's and do the druid thing?. Anyone remember.

Comment by Knorislief

there is a fould she say that verdan the everliving are the final boss but it is mutanus the devourer

Comment by 631415

The map with markers at the start of the wowhead page for Wailing Caverns is very good and helped me find all the bosses quite well.

Comment by 629890

i was running thro on my priest cuz i was bored and i came across a dinosaur that dropped a deviate hatchling O_O.

Comment by Etchelamal

This is the only instance that I hate with a burning passion. Went here once on my main a while ago, the group got lost, and we spent close to four and a half hours there. I swore to never go back, and thus far, i haven't. I even que for specifics on my alts 'till this is no longer an option just so i never return.

Lots of people seemed to enjoy this, im not one of them. If your group doesn't know the way, or gets lost, you might as well drop group and reque.

Comment by 469943

Haven't seen this on comments yet.

Wailing Caverns is available in the dungeon finder from level 15-25.

It is among the first 3 dungeons unlocked. (RFC and DM being the other 2).

Comment by demo6

WARNING

Under the following circumstances:
- You are below Level 26
- You are using the dungeon finder
- It comes up unusually fast

DECLINE! Or you're in for a world of hurt.

Comment by 567653

A boss is missing from the Cata map:

- Kresh, the turtle boss, has no skull on the Cata map even though he is labeled as a boss.

Comment by nerflocked

This must be the worst instance in the game..surprised its still around.

Comment by 651598

pretty noob, or nw to the game , this instance helps you to learn about your class ;

why? because here you must react to some of the mob spells , or desing strategies to succes some pulls(fights) ;

Some tips for encounters:
fang druid sleep , can be broke with this or eithier , with some of this racials or this if ally.

other mobs should use renew and make the fight a little longer , dont worry if have a shammy you can avoid it , or eathier a priest can help to.

in some fights you will encounter with more mobs than , the usual , however , some classes , have a great control over mobs (this is also known as crowd control)

About loot:

Tanks will love this

D P S

and healers , due to level , go with dps items , but this can help.

Bosses:

most of em are tanking spanking , but be aware of habilities , sleeps , atacks , otherwise youll wipe!

Final event:

after fishing with this , youll like to get the archivement (AND THE REWARDS!) , so lets go back at narlarex friend and scort him , he will try to awake Bigg daddy , and we must deffend him from some raptors , while he does it ;

HOPE YOU LIKE MURLOCKS BABY! this friends is last boss , and if you kill it , you finish all.

To summ uP:

one of gloryficant instances , of the wow , I hope finishing this guide , you have made friends , ate something and drink something , and get the archivement , AND if you find waldo BETTER! this is how i end this guide , and if do you like;

follow the line ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->

and add a + ,
Hope it helps ZIN

Comment by 682416

What's with having to "discover" Wailing Caverns in order to get there in the dungeon finder? I made a character after 4.0.1 just to mess around and when the dungeon finder opened up at 15 it said I couldn't go to WC without discovering it first. That's the only dungeon to do that so far. Is this just an Alliance thing?

Comment by Tentenchan

If you are doing a run for this place with high levels do NOT kill the adds that spawn during the Mutanus event as fast as you can. This seems to cause a bug where the last boss does not spawn.

Comment by 601669

My guild ran this and got all the way to the last boss and then it never showed up.
Is this place bugged? I have put in many tickets on this and its still not fixed.
Anyone else having this problem?

Comment by Jaunter

The entrance to Wailing Caverns after the Cataclysm is 39,69 in the Northern Barrens, southeast of the Crossroads. It is NOT near the Forgotten Pools, so don't make that same mistake like I did and look around for 15 minutes of wasted time.

Comment by Klean619

Comfirmed: You'll find the entrance to the cave at:

way 39 69.6 Wailing Caverns Cave Entrance

The actual instance entrance once in the cave is at:

way 54.2 55.4 Wailing Cavern Instance Entrance

I, too, looked around in the wrong spot.

Comment by notoriousthief

The layout has changed to make it easier for new players..

Comment by 572194

The maze section has been removed to make the overall dungeon more accessible and quicker to complete. Nearby creatures and bosses have been adjusted to compensate.

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2657803#dungeons

Comment by windjammer72

5/11/2011 - Everything works fine. Got achieve no problems.

Comment by Soldier45

Ran WC for the first time since Cata and I noticed a huge portion of the instance has been knocked out. Pythas and Skum were given new locations.

Comment by 755244

im a 85 frost mage, cleared the whole dungeon. went to the beginning and handed in quest. i asked myouh to assist me. he summoned mutanus. i killed the mobs quickly and mutanus spawned.

Comment by cobra807

Kind of lame that blizzard got rid of 90 percent of the instance. Man, the art of exploring just doesn't exist anymore in this game. I mean so what blizzard is telling me is they never want people to get lost ever. Hmm, on second thought maybe i do get sick of every time I go out in the real freaking world to Oh idk maybe some lake, maybe Lake Cumberland in kentucky, only to find that half the lake is missing because it was to damn confusing. Great mentality blizz, great mentality.

Comment by 924118

On our server, Anacondra isn't on the left, it's near Mutanus.. Lame

Comment by Kirbeth

If you're a high level toon coming back to do this instance for an achievement, you should take the quests at the start of the dungeon and kill the 4 bosses required to spawn the final boss (who's at Dreamer's Rock if you look on the map). Once you've turned in the quests, talk to Muyoh, the Disciple of Naralex, and start the event to spawn the final boss. Escort Muyoh and kill the mobs that attack at every stop. He will summon Mutanus the Devourer at the end.

Comment by Lucilite

Summoning Stone is located at 41,68, at base of mountain, outside of the cave entrance (not inside the cave). It's just a tad to the west.

Comment by 892150

I had a bit of trouble finding the actual instance entrance. I'm level 80, so mobs weren't a problem, but to all of you that have trouble looking, the entrance to the instance is all the way in the back of the cave. There should be a huge circular room, and it's near the back to the left. The cords weren't working for me so I hope this helps. :)

Comment by 959840

The coords for me to enter the actual instance after inside of the cave were 42, 67. I just went inside the cave, and walked around until I found it. I dont have the coords for the entrance, but you guys cannot miss it on the map. It is a big mountain. Good luck!

Comment by sixxfoxx

The Coords to the entrance to the cave in N. Barrens is 39.0, 69.2! The Instance is in the cave at 42.1, 66.6! Good Luck All!

Comment by 1014997

Just looking forward to have this dungeon's heroic modes with an expansion pack after level 90. :)

Comment by dnmynatt

I did this dungeon quest as a level 85. There's a problem you will run into when you do it at a high level. when you get to the last quest with Muyoh where he tries to wake Naralex: There's two mobs that that are supposed to come out of the water at you. The first one will, but the second one won'e because your are at such a high level. You'll have to go into the water and make sure you kill every last mob so that Mutanus will appear. Then kill him and you are finished.

Comment by amirv

there is that gap where you have to jump in order to go on... I'm always think about that line from the matrix movie "no one make it the first jump"

Comment by 1061060

Having issues with the second wave not leaving the water when trying to awaken Naralex? (Killing them in the water doesn't advance the scene)

Try this.

Go to the nightmare ectoplasm in the water (You'll have to do this for each ectoplasm) and allow it to target you. ****Don't fight it yet****. Lead it to the altar where Muyoh is. Once at the altar, Muyoh should say something like "Deal with this nightmare ectoplasm! I need to prepare to awake Naralex!" (He'll say something different for each one) ****At this point you can kill it; Remember, for each ectoplasm, to wait for Muyoh to speak before killing it.****

Once they're all killed, Mutanus should appear.

Comment by 1061314

As of this moment (Dec. 3, 2012), the entrance to the Wailing Cavers cave is at 39 70.

Comment by 1043431

Well, it took like 7 or 8 runs thru it and 170-something loots of the Deviate Lizards here but tonight I got my Deviate Hatchling pet! WOOT

Comment by XinR

Does anyone remember going into the eye socket cave above the entrance to the zone area? There was a quest in there I believe and the one vendor, a night elf, had 2 leather working patterns. Deviate belt and Gloves? I forget off top of my head, but now they are no longer in game, nor are the patterns, unless you have them in inventory still. It was always a pain to get the right angle to drop down and not all the way down.. Its a shame Blizz takes out some of the cooler stuff..

Comment by 1072727

I tried to do this by Dungeon Finder the other day on my lvl 24 Blood Elf Paladin and there weren't any quests at the start, I have had this problem with a higher level dungeon too. Any one else having this problem or know what's causing it? I never had this problem until last week :(

Comment by 30049

Just a little info...

You can enter this dungeon on foot at lvl 10.

You can queue this dungeon as specific dungeon lvl 15-25.

In the specific dungeon finder, this dungeon is orange difficulty lvl 15-16, yellow difficulty lvl 17-21 and green difficulty lvl 22-25.

You can queue this dungeon as random dungeon lvl 17-20.

You have to be lvl 15 to obtain the quests.

See more in this guide.

Comment by MABGamer6407

The first dungeon players will experience of Blizard's art of their large and time consuming instances.

Comment by Kataclysia

While this is one of the longer low level dungeons it can be quite fun. It has a nice flow and some really nice drops for low level toons.

Comment by sakera

Full clear of this dungeon is easily soloed as a level 22 Prot Pally in full heirlooms. I leveled to 25 by the time I was done.

Comment by CarrionCarcass

Is it possible to solo this on my lvl 20 hunter? full with blues & has 1,386 hp, 88-126 damage.

Comment by cryptid420

I really wish there were better and specific directions to these dungeons rather than just the dungeon map itself. Not everyone wants to use every addon available to navigate around using coordinates.

Comment by Loupland

If I had a knickle... For everytime I did this dungeon, Id be a selfmade milionair...

Comment by 1374013

View Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9635-3UOc54

Comment by 1440987

Wailing Caverns Entrance: http://youtu.be/wHfOLH5I69c

Comment by TejasTinz

after u kill lord serpentus how do u get down w/out dying?

Comment by ImbaHunter

Wailing Caverns Entrance - https://youtu.be/GwBJRCPW0Uw

Comment by Patrick43

no doubt WC is a good place to level low toons both solo and group.. as well as mining, and skinning a lot of loot also.

Comment by WoWGnGP

Wailing Caverns Entrance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWIQTIkLXps&feature=youtu.be

Comment by 1649849

Are you sure this has a heroic mode?

Does not exist according to this
Dungeon and Zone Level and Item Level Requirements #dungeons-wod-heroic

Comment by rzzbr

For TomTom users.

Cave Entrance: /way Northern Barrens 39.0, 69.2 Wailing Caverns (Cave)

Once inside the cave..

Instance Entrance: /way 42.1, 66.6 Wailing Caverns (Instance)

Comment by 1642835

You know when I was farming for the transmog I wanted from there inbetween the legion invasions it got me thinking, why isn't wailing caverns getting a heroic or mythic version during Legion? it holds a night elf sect of druids(druids of the fang) it holds the emerald nightmare in the story of the place and naralex whos the cause of it who himself is a high ranking druid and possibly the leader of that sect of druids so why isn't this coming in Legion is what im thinking.

Comment by mommyclz

This is part of the new leveling adjustment. I couldnt even solo a single mom inside the instance on my 55 druid . . .

Comment by Harukam

Ive been through this dungeon a couple of times. Each time, after we kill Verdan, the group has headed off to the right and, as near as I can tell, jumped off a cliff. However, when I do what looks like the same thing, I take a long fall and land in what looks like a pool of water with no way out. The screen info says I’m in the Screaming Gully, but it’s not the part where we killed Kresh.

What am I doing wrong?

Comment by ElmaSaenji

Macro for checking pet challenges (adapted for Shadowlands).

/run for k,v in pairs({Wailing=45539,Deadmines=46292,Stratholme=56492,Gnomer=54186,Blackrock=58458,Celestial=33137}) do print(format("%s %s", k, C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(v) and "" or "<< Available")) end

Thanks for Scarycurls on Xu-Fu!

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Comment by SilverDragon234

One can easily get lost in these caves.

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Wailing Caverns

Wailing CavernsLady AnacondraLord CobrahnKreshLord PythasSkumLord SerpentisVerdan the EverlivingMutanus the DevourerWailing CavernsNorthern Barrens

If Chromie Time is enabled, Wailing Caverns' level range is 8-50, but can only be queued if you're using Chromie Time on the Cataclysm expansion. Check more information on Chromie Time in our guide!

Chromie Time - How Shadowlands Leveling Works and Zone Expansion Level Ranges

Encounters

Lady Anacondra – Scarletleaf was the first to volunteer for Naralex's self-appointed mission to the Barrens. After her master's nightmare shattered her mind, the young acolyte cast aside her name, now envisioning a sinister reptilian future for Azeroth.
Lord Pythas – A childhood friend of Naralex, the warrior Aryn was a quick study in druidism. Despite his training, the acolyte was defenseless against the corruption that would strip away his sanity. Aryn has taken on the name Pythas, combining his impressive melee prowess with his druidic arsenal to vanquish intruders.
Lord Cobrahn – Jarlaxla's skill at harnessing animal forms earned him renown among the druids of the Cenarion Circle. However, the Wailing Caverns' corruption twisted his unique abilities. Now, Jarlaxla has perfected a deadly serpentine form, renaming himself Cobrahn to reflect his vicious newfound power.
Kresh – An ancient resident of the Wailing Caverns, this giant turtle wanders the underground caves, his resilient mind unaffected by Naralex's relentless nightmares. Don't be fooled by his happy disposition; Kresh has thwarted many adventurers who longed to steal his massive shell.
Skum – Skum first journeyed to the Wailing Caverns for relief from the Barrens' hostile environment. Like many of the caves' other inhabitants, he quickly succumbed to corruption. His veins now pulse with dark energies that have transformed him into a mighty and ruthless beast beyond redemption.
Lord Serpentis – The Druids of the Fang's leader was once Naralex's finest student. His tragic downfall stemmed from his desire to become a shan'do, or "honored teacher," like Naralex. As insanity took root, Serpentis rallied his brethren to his side and formed the Druids of the Fang.
Verdan the Everliving – Little is known about this creature prior to Naralex's arrival at the Wailing Caverns. Thought to be the caves' original guardian, Verdan the Everliving could not escape the corruption that befell its home. Verdan is allied with the insane druids and maintains its vigil against those who trespass into its domain.
Mutanus the Devourer – From the darkest corners of Naralex's twisted mind, the corruption plaguing the Emerald Dream has manifested in the form of the druid's worst enemy: murlocs. The aberration known as Mutanus has come to the waking world to devour any who seek to liberate Naralex from the Nightmare's clutches.

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