Wailing Caverns location in WoW Classic

WoW Classic Wailing Caverns Quests

Wailing Caverns is a level 17-25 dungeon in WoW Classic. It is located in The Barrens. Wailing Caverns is the first non-linear dungeon in the game.

This WoW Classic Wailing Caverns quests guide explains where you can find the Wailing Caverns in WoW Classic and which Wailing Caverns quests are available in World of Warcraft Classic Era, Hardcore, and the 20th Anniversary Edition (aka WoW Classic Fresh).

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📅 Last updated on March 13, 2025.

How to Get to the Wailing Caverns in WoW Classic

The Wailing Caverns are located in The Barrens. The entrance to the Wailing Caverns is in the Lushwater Oasis southwest of Crossroads. You can see the exact Wailing Caverns location on the map below:

Wailing Caverns location in WoW Classic
Wailing Caverns location in WoW Classic.

Wailing Caverns Quests in WoW Classic

There are two Horde-exclusive quests in the Wailing Caverns and five quests for both factions in WoW Classic.

Wailing Caverns Quests for the Horde in WoW Classic

The following Wailing Caverns quests are available only for Horde Horde players in WoW Classic Era, Hardcore, and Fresh.

Serpentbloom

The Wailing Caverns quest Horde QuestSerpentbloom requires level 14 and is sharable.

  • Start & End:
    • Apothecary Zamah in The Spirit Rise in Thunder Bluff (23.6 21.4).
  • Task:
    • Collect 10x Serpentbloom Serpentbloom.
    • Serpentbloom Serpentbloom can be found in the Wailing Caverns. It looks like a small green flower. It might take a few runs. Serpentbloom Serpentbloom always seems to spawn in the same places.
  • Rewards:
    • 1,700 XP
    • 150 reputation with Undercity
    • Apothecary Gloves Apothecary Gloves

Leaders of the Fang

The Wailing Caverns quest Horde QuestLeaders of the Fang requires level 10. It is sharable if the prerequisite quests have been completed by the other players.

  • Prerequisite:
    • Completion of a quest series, 5 quests in total. The series starts with QuestThe Forgotten Pools at Tonga Runetotem in Crossroads in The Barrens (52.2 31.8).
    • As you progress, you can then accept the quest QuestHamuul Runetotem, which ultimately leads to QuestLeaders of the Fang.
  • Start & End:
    • Nara Wildmane in The Elder Rise in Thunder Bluff (75.6 31.2).
  • Task:
    • Collect the following four gems from the Leaders of the Fang:
      • Gem of Cobrahn Gem of Cobrahn
      • Gem of Anacondra Gem of Anacondra
      • Gem of Pythas Gem of Pythas
      • Gem of Serpentis Gem of Serpentis
    • All leaders can be found in the Wailing Caverns. On the following map you’ll see where the leaders are located:
Locations for the “Leader of the Venomfangs” quest in WoW Classic
Locations for the “Leader of the Venomfangs” quest in WoW Classic.
  • Rewards:
    • 2,200 XP
    • 150 reputation with Thunder Bluff
    • Choose between Crescent Staff Crescent Staff or Wingblade Wingblade.

Wailing Caverns Quests for Both Factions in WoW Classic

The following Wailing Caverns quests are available for both factions in WoW Classic Era, Hardcore, and Fresh.

Smart Drinks

The Wailing Caverns quest QuestSmart Drinks requires level 13 and is sharable.

  • Prerequisite: Completed the quest QuestRaptor Horns (also starts and ends at Mebok Mizzyrix).
  • Start & End:
    • Mebok Mizzyrix in Ratchet in The Barrens (62.4 37.6).
  • Task:
    • Collect 6x Wailing Essence Wailing Essence.
    • Wailing Essence Wailing Essence drops from Devouring Ectoplasm, Evolving Ectoplasm, and Nightmare Ectoplasm outside and inside the Wailing Caverns.
  • Rewards:
    • 1,350 XP
    • 100 reputation with Ratchet

Trouble at the Docks

The Wailing Caverns Quest QuestTrouble at the Docks requires level 14 and is sharable.

  • Start & End:
    • Crane Operator Bigglefuzz in Ratchet in The Barrens (63.0 37.4)
  • Task:
    • Collect 99-Year-Old Port 99-Year-Old Port from Mad Magglish outside the Wailing Caverns.
    • Mad Magglish can spawn in various locations in the caves leading to the Wailing Caverns (i.e. outside of the actual instance):
      1. Enter the cave and keep right. You will come to a kind of intersection. There is a small niche on the right where he can be.
      2. Instead of going into the alcove on the right, continue straight ahead and jump down over the cliff at the end.
      3. Instead of going right into the alcove or continuing straight ahead, keep left and go into the water. Once in the water, keep left where you will enter a cave.
  • Rewards:
    • 1,350 XP
    • 100 reputation with Ratchet

Deviate Hides

The Wailing Caverns quest QuestDeviate Hides requires level 13 and is sharable.

  • Start & End:
    • Nalpak (46 35). This is how you find them:
      • When you’re at the entrance to the Wailing Caverns, walk back a bit and look at the entrance. You can see that it is a skull. Nalpak and Ebru, another quest giver (see next quest), are standing in a cave in the left eye of the skull (when you look at it).
      • Climb the mountain, then work your way down to the nose and skull and from there into the eye.
  • Task:
    • Collect 20x Deviate Hide Deviate Hide.
    • You can complete the quest by looting any Deviate mobs inside or outside the instance.
  • Rewards:
    • 1,600 XP

Deviate Eradication

The Wailing Caverns quest QuestDeviate Eradication requires level 15 and is sharable.

  • Start & End:
    • Ebru found next to Nalpak in the skull’s eye cave (see previous quest).
  • Task:
    • Kill 7x Deviate Ravager, 7x Deviate Viper, 7x Deviate Shambler, and 7x Deviate Dreadfang.
    • All mobs can be found INSIDE the Wailing Caverns.
  • Rewards:
    • 2,050 XP
    • Choose between Pattern: Deviate Scale Belt Pattern: Deviate Scale Belt, Sizzle Stick Sizzle Stick, or Dagmire Gauntlets Dagmire Gauntlets.

The Glowing Shard

The Wailing Caverns quest QuestThe Glowing Shard requires level 15 and is not sharable.

  • Start:
    • Glowing Shard Glowing Shard dropped by Mutanus the Devourer, the final boss in the Wailing Caverns(drop chance around 68%).
  • End:
    • Falla Sagewind in The Barrens (48.2 32.8).
  • Task:
    • Take the shard to Sputtervalve in Ratchet in The Barrens (63.0 37.2), near the flight master.
    • He refers you to Falla Sagewind. You can find her in a tent on the mountain where the Wailing Caverns are located (48.2 32.8).
    • From Falla Sagewind you will then get the follow-up quest Alliance QuestIn Nightmares or Horde QuestIn Nightmares.
  • Rewards:
    • 2,650 XP
    • When completing the quest chain, choose between Talbar Mantle Talbar Mantle and Quagmire Galoshes Quagmire Galoshes.

In our overview of the dungeons in World of Warcraft Classic, you can find out which other instances are available in WoW Classic and what level requirements they have.