Zone · Eastern Kingdoms

Swamp of Sorrows

Zone in Eastern Kingdoms · levels 35–55 by its quests · 23 quests · 90 NPCs · 15 subzones

Seen in Forever In Forever's client files, build 1.60.1.70532, read Oct 25, 2026

What we compared matches Classic: name, parent zone and map bounds. Not yet seen in play.

How we know

Forever's client files against Classic Era's: matches Classic. In Forever's client files, build 1.60.1.70532, read Oct 25, 2026.Compared: name and parent zone.
Forever's client files against Classic Era's: matches Classic. In Forever's client files, build 1.60.1.70532, read Oct 25, 2026.Compared: name and map bounds.

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The Swamp of Sorrows map — quest givers flight masters and inns graveyards seen in Forever not yet seen new Pins are ours, from spawn positions. Toggle a layer to see everything in the zone; hover a pin for its coordinates. Map art from World of Warcraft: Forever, © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., the game's own map, shown under Blizzard's Legal FAQ terms for noncommercial fan sites.

Quests (23)

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By quest level; click a heading to sort. The Chain column marks quests that start, continue or end a series, and names the quest that comes before.

Level from to


35	Draenethyst Crystals		Both	Magtoor
35	Neeka Bloodscar	Starts	Horde	Helgrum the Swift
35	The Lost Caravan	Continues after Encroaching Wildlife	Alliance	Watcher Biggs
36	Dream Dust in the Swamp	Continues after The Rumormonger	Both	Krazek
37	Encroaching Wildlife	Starts	Alliance	Watcher Biggs
38	Galen's Escape		Both	Galen Goodward
39	Noboru the Cudgel		Both	Item or event
40	Lack of Surplus	Starts	Horde	Dar
40	The Lost Supplies		Alliance	Item or event
42	Deliver the Shipment	Ends after Driftwood	Alliance	Watcher Biggs
42	Driftwood	Continues after The Lost Caravan	Alliance	Watcher Biggs
42	Lack of Surplus	Continues after Lack of Surplus	Horde	Tok'Kar
43	Pool of Tears	Starts	Horde	Fel'zerul
43	Threat From the Sea	Continues after Threat From the Sea	Horde	Katar
43	Threat From the Sea	Ends after Threat From the Sea	Horde	Katar
44	Fresh Meat		Horde	Dar
44	The Atal'ai Exile	Continues after Pool of Tears	Horde	Fel'zerul
45	Continued Threat	Ends after Threat From the Sea	Horde	Katar
45	Threat From the Sea	Continues after Lack of Surplus	Horde	Tok'Kar
50	The Missing Orders	Continues after The Disgraced One	Horde	Dispatch Commander Ruag
55	In Eranikus' Own Words	Ends after The Essence of Eranikus	Both	Itharius
55	The Essence of Eranikus	Ends after The Essence of Eranikus	Both	Item or event
55	The Swamp Talker	Continues after The Missing Orders	Horde	Bengor

NPCs (90)

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Quest givers (21)


Innkeeper Karakul	Innkeeper
Watcher Biggs
Galen Goodward
Dar
Infiltrator Marksen
Magtoor
Tok'Kar
Bengor
Gharash	Blacksmithing Supplies
Itharius
Katar


Greshka	Demon Master
Haromm	Shaman Trainer
Kartosh	Warlock Trainer
Quartermaster Lungertz
Breyk	Wind Rider Master
Dispatch Commander Ruag
Fallen Hero of the Horde
Fel'zerul
Helgrum the Swift
Zun'dartha

Vendors, trainers and services (13)


Hekkru	Stable Master
Grokor	Pet Trainer
Masat T'andr	Superior Leatherworker
Grimnal	Mail & Plate Merchant
Hartash	Weapon Merchant
Rartar	Alchemy Supplies
Thralosh	Cloth & Leather Armor Merchant


Thultash	Food & Drink Vendor
Thultazor	Arcane Goods Vendor
Banalash	Trade Goods
Malosh	Warrior Trainer
Ogromm	Hunter Trainer
Rogvar	Master Alchemist

Rares, elites and bosses (16)


Lost One Cook	37 · Rare
Lost One Chieftain	39 · Rare
Molt Thorn	42 · Rare
Fingat	43 · Rare
Gilmorian	43 · Rare
Cursed Atal'ai	45–46 · Elite
Fungal Ooze	45–46 · Elite
Lord Captain Wyrmak	45 · Rare elite


Murk Slitherer	45–46 · Elite
Mummified Atal'ai	46–47 · Elite
Murk Spitter	46–47 · Elite
Jade	47 · Rare elite
Kazkaz the Unholy	48 · Elite
Veyzhak the Cannibal	48 · Rare elite
Zekkis	48 · Rare elite
Somnus	62 · Elite

Everything else, by level (40)

Level from to


Adolescent Whelp	34–35
Lost One Mudlurker	34–35
Dreaming Whelp	35–36
Lost One Fisherman	35–36
Young Sawtooth Crocolisk	35–36
Lost One Hunter	36–37
Lost One Muckdweller	36–37
Sorrow Spinner	36–37
Swamp Jaguar	36–37
Ongeku	37
Stonard Explorer	37–38
Sawfin Frenzy	38–40
Sawtooth Crocolisk	38–39
Noboru the Cudgel	39
Shadow Panther	39–40
Deathstrike Tarantula	40–41
Silt Crawler	40–41
Tangled Horror	40–41
Green Wyrmkin	41–42
Marsh Murloc	41–42


Sawtooth Snapper	41–42
Draenei Exile	42
Green Scalebane	42–43
Marsh Inkspewer	42–43
Wyrmkin Dreamwalker	42–43
Marsh Flesheater	43–44
Monstrous Crawler	43–44
Scalebane Captain	43–44
Marsh Oracle	44–45
Elder Dragonkin	45
Jarquia	46
Stonard Hunter	50–51
Stonard Orc	50
Stonard Wayfinder	50–51
Swamp Talker	50
Stonard Cartographer	52
Stonard Shaman	53
Grunt Tharlak	55
Grunt Zuul	55
Stonard Grunt	55

Gathering nodes (11)

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Every spawn point the original game had for each node, with the skill it needs. Nodes were pooled, so only some points are up at once; the count is the number of points. Seen marks a node our own play gathered here in the beta.

Mining (4 node types, 16 points)


Show Gold Vein on the map Gold Vein	Mining 155 · 4 points
Show Mithril Deposit on the map Mithril Deposit	Mining 175 · 4 points
Show Truesilver Deposit on the map Truesilver Deposit	Mining 230 · 4 points
Show Small Thorium Vein on the map Small Thorium Vein	Mining 245 · 4 points

Herbalism (7 node types, 359 points)


Show Stranglekelp on the map Stranglekelp	Herbalism 85 · 6 points
Show Kingsblood on the map Kingsblood	Herbalism 125 · 10 points
Show Liferoot on the map Liferoot	Herbalism 150 · 19 points
Show Fadeleaf on the map Fadeleaf	Herbalism 160 · 45 points
Show Goldthorn on the map Goldthorn	Herbalism 170 · 65 points
Show Khadgar's Whisker on the map Khadgar's Whisker	Herbalism 185 · 62 points
Show Blindweed on the map Blindweed	Herbalism 235 · 152 points

Objects (10)

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Chests, quest objects and fixtures placed in the zone, with how many points each has.

Chest (6)


Caravan Chest	×1
Draenethyst Crystals	×9
Mossy Footlocker	×12
Sack of Barley	×1
Scattered Crate	×16
Sundried Driftwood	×28

Mailbox (1)


Mailbox	×1

Meeting stone (1)


Meeting Stone	×1

Quest object (2)


A Soggy Scroll	×1
Galen's Strongbox	×1

Fishing (22)

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From the original game's fishing tables, the chance per catch; click a heading to sort. 3 spots have a table of their own below the zone's.

Swamp of Sorrows, open water (9)


Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish	40%
Mana Potion	0.70%
Greater Healing Potion	0.30%
	0.30%
	0.20%
	<0.1%
	<0.1%
	<0.1%
Raw Mithril Head Trout	—

Misty Reed Strand (1)


	20%

Stagalbog (6)


Raw Spotted Yellowtail	20%
Firefin Snapper	12%
Oily Blackmouth	12%
	0.40%
	0.40%
Raw Rockscale Cod	—

The Forbidding Sea (6)


Raw Spotted Yellowtail	20%
Firefin Snapper	12%
Oily Blackmouth	12%
	0.40%
	0.40%
Raw Rockscale Cod	—

About this data

Datamined Client data · build 1.15.9.69722 Seen 2026-09-18 Seen in Forever · build 1.60.1.70532 Where this data comes from

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