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Excavation Site: Wetlands

Complete instance walkthrough, tactical floorplan, encounter mechanics, dungeon quests, and notable loot for Excavation Site: Wetlands.

Wetlands•5-Man Dungeon•Lvl 24–29•5 Bosses•Min Lvl 20+•[Open Entry]•Forever New
Tactical Field Intel & Routing
  • Located in the archeological quarry north of the Greenwarden's grove (Wetlands 38.6, 46.2).
  • Kill mechanist steam turrets immediately upon spawning to prevent lethal focus fire on cloth wearers.
  • Keep Ironscale Matriarch pointed away from the group to avoid Savage Tail Swipe.
  • Stack defensive cooldowns during Slag Golem's Molten Overload phase.

Encounter Bosses & Tactics (5)

[01]

Surveyor Ironvow

Level 26 Elite• The Fossilized Quarry

Mad mechanist. Deploys steam turrets that fire high-velocity piercing bolts; take down turrets first.

[02]

Foreman Slagcrush

Level 27 Elite• The Fossilized Quarry

Enraged digmaster. Uses Heavy Sledge Cleave and summons Quarry Drudges.

[03]

Ironscale Matriarch

Level 28 Elite• The Fossilized Quarry

Giant pre-historic raptor matriarch. Leaps at ranged targets and causes bleed debuffs.

[04]

Slag Golem Colossus

Level 29 Elite• The Fossilized Quarry

Molten earth elemental awakened by deep drilling. Radiates intense ambient Fire Aura; burn before healer mana depletes.

Tactical Instance Map

Floor schematics, encounter locations, and entrance coordinates

Entrance: 38.6, 46.24 Bosses on Floor
Excavation Site: Wetlands — The Fossilized Quarry

Dungeon Quests & Objectives (0)

No mandatory quests currently indexed for Excavation Site: Wetlands in the catalog. Check parent zone NPC guides in Wetlands for surrounding storyline chains and rewards.

Notable Dungeon Drops & Loot (0)

Encounter drop tables for Excavation Site: Wetlands are currently being audited from PTR test records. Check back for verified loot tables.