NPC
Swirling Vortex
Level 33–34 · Elemental · in Thousand Needles · hostile to both factions
Seen in Forever Seen in the beta, Oct 7 – 8, 2026 · build 70245
What we compared matches Classic: name, title, type, family and rank.
How we know
- What our beta client was shown: matches Classic. Seen in the beta, Oct 7 – 8, 2026 · build 70245.Compared: name, title, type, family and rank.
Where
6 spawn points in Thousand Needles, Tanaris. Placed by map bounds; near a border this can be the wrong zone until the beta confirms it.
Drops (338)
Baseline drop rates from the 1.12 data; rates through shared drop lists are approximate. Quest drops only appear while on the quest.
| Item | Chance | Note |
|---|---|---|
 Elemental Air | 80% | |
 Jade | 1.5% | |
| 1.5% | ||
 Lesser Moonstone | 0.50% | |
 Citrine | 0.50% | |
 Iron Ore | 0.26% | |
| 0.10% | ||
| 0.10% | ||
| <0.1% | ||
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 Gold Ore | <0.1% | |
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and 278 more, mostly world drops through shared lists.