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Dire Maul: East

Boss order, key drops and quests for the East wing of Dire Maul, from the Classic Era database database (Classic Era baseline). Back to the Dire Maul guide. Other wings: North · West.

Pusillin → Lethtendris → Hydrospawn → Zevrim Thornhoof → Alzzin the Wildshaper

Bosses in their original Classic Era listing order for this wing.

East bosses (Classic Era baseline)

Boss Top drops (Classic Era rate)
Pusillin —
Lethtendris Felhide Cap (29%), Quel'dorai Channeling Rod (9%)
Hydrospawn Waterspout Boots (20%), Tempest Talisman (19%)
Zevrim Thornhoof Helm of Awareness (19%), Satyr's Bow (19%)
Alzzin the Wildshaper Fiendish Machete (19%), Energetic Rod (19%)

Key drops (Classic Era baseline)

Rare and epic boss drops with the best Classic Era drop rates. Blizzard has re-examined dungeon loot for Forever, so this is the original table, not a promise.

Felhide Cap
Lethtendris · 29% · req. level 53
Waterspout Boots
Hydrospawn · 20% · req. level 53
Helm of Awareness
Zevrim Thornhoof · 19% · req. level 53
Satyr's Bow
Zevrim Thornhoof · 19% · req. level 53
Fiendish Machete
Alzzin the Wildshaper · 19% · req. level 54
Energetic Rod
Alzzin the Wildshaper · 19% · req. level 54

Dire Maul East quests (Classic Era baseline)

Quests whose Classic Era objectives name a boss in this wing or an item one of them drops.

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Quest Level (req.) Faction Quest giver Giver's zone
Lethtendris's Web 57 (54) Alliance Latronicus Moonspear Feralas
Lethtendris's Web 57 (54) Horde Talo Thornhoof Feralas
Pusillin and the Elder Azj'Tordin 58 (54) Both Azj'Tordin Feralas
Arcane Refreshment 60 (60) Both Lorekeeper Lydros Dire Maul
Codex of Defense 60 (54) Both Starts from Codex of Defense Dire Maul
Frost Shock and You 60 (54) Horde Starts from Frost Shock and You Dire Maul
Garona: A Study on Stealth and Treachery 60 (54) Both Starts from Garona: A Study on Stealth and Treachery Dire Maul
Harnessing Shadows 60 (54) Both Starts from Harnessing Shadows Dire Maul
Holy Bologna: What the Light Won't Tell You 60 (54) Both Starts from Holy Bologna: What the Light Won't Tell You Dire Maul
Nostro's Compendium 60 (60) Both Starts from Nostro's Compendium of Dragon Slaying Dire Maul
The Arcanist's Cookbook 60 (54) Both Starts from The Arcanist's Cookbook Dire Maul
The Emerald Dream... 60 (54) Both Starts from The Emerald Dream Dire Maul
The Greatest Race of Hunters 60 (54) Both Starts from The Greatest Race of Hunters Dire Maul
The Light and How To Swing It 60 (54) Alliance Starts from The Light and How to Swing It Dire Maul
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Forever status

Blizzard hasn't published wing-by-wing changes for Dire Maul in Forever. Bosses, drops and quests above are Classic Era baseline. Any Forever change is [Unconfirmed] until Blizzard posts it.

Where Dire Maul: East fits in Forever levelling

The Forever beta level table [Unconfirmed] puts Dire Maul: East at levels 58–60. 7 other dungeons overlap that band, so groups at this level have a choice. 2 of them are new to Forever.

Run before it
Blackrock Spire · 55–60
This dungeon
Dire Maul: East · 58–60 · 5 bosses listed
Run after it
Scholomance · 58–60
Best-odds drop (Classic Era)
Felhide Cap from Lethtendris · 29%
Same-band dungeon Levels Type
Sunken Temple 50–60 Classic
Blackrock Depths 52–60 Classic
Blackmaw Hold 55–60 New
Blackrock Spire 55–60 Classic
Scholomance 58–60 Classic
Shaper's Terrace 58–60 New
Stratholme 58–60 Classic

Levels: Blizzard for the new dungeons. Classic dungeon levels come from the Forever beta and are [Unconfirmed].

A simple run plan

  1. Get to level 58 or close to it.
  2. Pick up the quests before you zone in. The lowest-level ones here are Lethtendris's Web (level 57, requires 54) and Lethtendris's Web (level 57, requires 54) (Classic Era baseline).
  3. Work through the bosses. The Classic Era database lists 5 of them, from Pusillin to Alzzin the Wildshaper. That's the original listing order, which isn't always the order you'll kill them in.
  4. Group inside your ruleset. Blizzard says dungeon groups stay within one ruleset and faction. Use the group finder to fill spots.
  5. Check Forever loot changes after each boss. Boss uniques are now blue and some bosses drop Blueprints (Blizzard). See loot changes.

How this page is checked

Wing boss lists come from the Classic Era database's Dire Maul zone page. Drops come from each boss's Classic Era database page, filtered to rare or better with a 3%+ drop rate and only Classic Era items listed. Updated 3 Nov 2026. Quests are matched to a wing when their Classic Era objectives name one of its bosses or that boss's loot. Where a quest has no Start NPC on the Classic Era database, the giver cell names the quest-starting item from the Classic Era database's item page and the zone is where that item drops.

Sources
  • Wowhead Classic: Dire Maul (zone 2557, boss list by wing)
  • Wowhead Classic: Pusillin (NPC 14354)
  • Wowhead Classic: Lethtendris (NPC 14327)
  • Wowhead Classic: Hydrospawn (NPC 13280)
  • Wowhead Classic: Zevrim Thornhoof (NPC 11490)
  • Wowhead Classic: Alzzin the Wildshaper (NPC 11492)
  • Wowhead Classic: Lethtendris's Web (quest 7488)
  • Wowhead Classic: Lethtendris's Web (quest 7489)
  • Wowhead Classic: Pusillin and the Elder Azj'Tordin (quest 7441)
  • Wowhead Classic: Arcane Refreshment (quest 7463)
  • Wowhead Classic: Codex of Defense (quest 7499)
  • Wowhead Classic: Frost Shock and You (quest 7505)
  • Wowhead Classic: Garona: A Study on Stealth and Treachery (quest 7498)
  • Wowhead Classic: Harnessing Shadows (quest 7502)
  • Wowhead Classic: Holy Bologna: What the Light Won't Tell You (quest 7504)
  • Wowhead Classic: Nostro's Compendium (quest 7507)
  • Wowhead Classic: The Arcanist's Cookbook (quest 7500)
  • Wowhead Classic: The Emerald Dream... (quest 7506)
  • Wowhead Classic: The Greatest Race of Hunters (quest 7503)
  • Wowhead Classic: The Light and How To Swing It (quest 7501)
  • Wowhead — Forever Dungeons Overview
  • Blizzard — Return to Azeroth in WoW Forever (2 Nov)