Wailing Caverns

Wailing Caverns Route & Boss Strategy

Wailing Caverns is a maze around one large central cavern, and most of the time lost here is lost to wrong turns. Run it as two loops: the central cavern and its west branch first, then the long east side, which ends at a waterfall that drops you back near the start. Kill all four Fanglords and the Disciple of Naralex at the entrance will walk you to the final fight. Plan on ninety minutes or more.

1. Entrance and the central cavern

   • The Disciple of Naralex stands just inside the portal. Leave him there; he matters once the four Fanglords are dead.
   • The tunnels open into the central cavern, with a ravine and a stream along its floor. Druids of the Fang are the trash to respect: Druid's Slumber puts a player to sleep for up to fifteen seconds, and it can land on the healer.
   • Fight one druid at a time, control any others, and interrupt the sleep. Once a druid shifts into Serpent Form it can no longer cast it.

2. Lady Anacondra

   Boss

   Druid's Slumber

   Puts a player to sleep. Interrupt it or dispel it.

   Lightning Bolt

   Direct damage on one player.

   Healing Touch

   She heals herself. Interrupt it.

   • She stands in the central cavern, in one of several possible spots, so you may clear a pack or two to reach her.
   • Save interrupts for the sleep. A Tremor Totem or a dispel also wakes the target.
   • If a second Druid of the Fang joins, control it at once: one sleep is manageable, two can wipe the group.
   • She carries the first of four gems for Leaders of the Fang.

3. Kresh

   Optional
   • A giant turtle that swims the ravine of the central cavern. He has heavy armor and hits hard, and nothing else: tank him and be patient.
   • Optional, but he drops two shields worth the detour.

4. Lord Cobrahn

   Boss

   Druid's Slumber

   Interrupt it, above all when it targets the healer.

   Cobrahn Serpent Form

   He turns into a serpent, hitting harder and faster.

   • From the ravine head west and climb the path to its end.
   • Three non-elite Deviate Pythons guard him. Kill them first with area damage, then turn to Cobrahn.
   • When he takes Serpent Form the healer keeps the tank high until he drops. Loot the second gem.

5. The east side

   • Return to the ravine and take the east passage. From here the route is a one-way loop.
   • The Deviate Faerie Dragon, a rare spawn on this side, comes with two Druids of the Fang and one more elite. Control one druid, burn the other, and expect heavy tank damage.

6. Lord Pythas

   Boss

   Druid's Slumber

   Interrupt it.

   Thunderclap

   Hits everyone near him hard.

   Healing Touch

   He heals himself. Interrupt it.

   • A Druid of the Fang and a Deviate Shambler stand near him. Assume all three come together.
   • Control the druid, kill the Shambler, and keep one player on Pythas the whole time to interrupt.
   • Loot the third gem.

7. Skum

   Optional

   Chained Bolt

   Lightning that jumps between players standing close together.

   • A thunder lizard past Pythas. Melee spread around him so the bolt has nowhere to jump.
   • Optional and simple, with a cloak many classes want.

8. Lord Serpentis

   Boss

   Druid's Slumber

   Interrupt it.

   Lightning Bolt

   Direct damage on one player.

   Healing Touch

   He heals himself. Interrupt it.

   • Beyond Skum the path reaches a ledge with a jump across a gap. Miss it and you walk the whole loop again.
   • Serpentis can be pulled alone, which makes him the easiest of the four. Interrupt the sleep and loot the last gem.

9. Verdan the Everliving

   Boss

   Grasping Vines

   Roots everyone within ten yards for ten seconds, knocks them down, and deals damage.

   • The giant plant right after Serpentis. He hits the tank very hard.
   • Ranged players and the healer stand at full range, outside the roots.
   • Always kill him: the waterfall behind him is the shortcut back to the entrance.

10. Mutanus the Devourer

    Boss

    Thundercrack

    Heavy damage to everyone near him.

    Naralex's Nightmare

    Puts a player to sleep until they take damage.

    Terrify

    Fears a player.

    • Jump down the waterfall and speak to the Disciple of Naralex. He walks to Naralex's ritual stone, and the group clears anything left on his path.
    • Two waves attack while he channels: elite serpents first, then a swarm of non-elite oozes. Keep the Disciple alive. If he dies or the group wipes, the event is lost until the instance is reset.
    • Then Mutanus rises. Everyone who can stands at range because of Thundercrack. Wake a sleeping player with any small hit.
    • He is immune to Shadow damage, so warlocks and shadow priests switch schools.