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Overview
Wailing Caverns carries a real spread of quests across both factions, several tucked away from the dungeon’s main path entirely. This guide covers the full list — two of the more involved chains, Deviate Hides/Deviate Eradication and The Glowing Shard, get their own dedicated guides given how much they involve.
Pick these up before you head in wherever possible. Several quest-givers are outside the dungeon in Ratchet, and grabbing everything ahead of time saves a second trip back once you’re already deep inside.
Ratchet Quests
Smart Drinks can’t be picked up cold — you need to complete Raptor Horns from Mebok Mizzyrix first. If you’ve never done business with him before, expect an extra step before this quest even becomes available.
Horde Only Quests
Both of these are picked up in Thunder Bluff specifically, not anywhere near the dungeon itself. Alliance players don’t get an equivalent version of either quest.
Deviate Hides and Deviate Eradication
Two more quests — 
Deviate Hides and Deviate Eradication — are picked up from Nalpak and Ebru, tucked into a hidden alcove that most players never find on their own. Given how buried the location is and how much detail is worth covering, we’ve given this its own dedicated guide.
See our full guide to finding Nalpak and Ebru for exact directions to the alcove, plus the complete breakdown of both quests.
The Glowing Shard
The Glowing Shard starts by looting an item from Mutanus the Devourer himself, and leads into a real follow up chain worth covering in full. See our dedicated Glowing Shard guide for that one.
Tips & Tricks
Grab Trouble at the Docks and Smart Drinks in Ratchet before you travel to the dungeon. Both are a real detour if you realize you’re missing them after you’ve already committed to a run.
Complete Raptor Horns ahead of time if you’re planning on Smart Drinks. Showing up without it just means Mebok Mizzyrix won’t have Smart Drinks available to offer yet.
Horde players should swing through Thunder Bluff first. Leaders of the Fang and Serpentbloom are easy to miss if you’re not already in the habit of checking there before a Wailing Caverns run.
Don’t skip the hidden alcove quests just because they’re hard to find. The rewards are worth the extra effort — see our dedicated guide for the exact route.
Related Guides
- Wailing Caverns Guide (WoW Classic) — the full boss and mechanics breakdown
- Finding Nalpak and Ebru (WoW Classic) — the hidden alcove and its two quests
- The Glowing Shard Guide (WoW Classic) — the full chain starting from Mutanus the Devourer