Caverns of Consumption

The Caverns of Consumption is a secret area on the northernmost point of the coast of Winterspring. The [Sun Darter Hatchling] pet can be found by those who can bypass the puzzles within.

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Guide[]

The following items will be required in order to complete the puzzle:

Item	Source	BoP
[Major Fire Protection Potion]	Alchemists (360)	No
[Major Arcane Protection Potion]	Alchemists (360)	No
[Major Frost Protection Potion]	Alchemists (360)	No
[Major Holy Protection Potion]	Alchemists (360)	No
[Major Shadow Protection Potion]	Alchemists (360)	No
[Major Nature Protection Potion]	Alchemists (360)	No
10x [Noggenfogger Elixir]	Sold by Sprinkle Noggenfogger, Tanaris	Yes
[Scotty's Lucky Coin]	Dropped by Scotty, Townlong Steppes	Yes
[Dire Brew]	Mug of Dire Brew, Blackrock Depths	Yes
[Ethereal Oil]	Alchemists (375)	No
[Gordok Ogre Suit]	Quest in Dire Maul North ( [Ogre Tannin]), Tailors or Leatherworkers (275)	No
[Winterfall Firewater]	Drop from Winterfall tribe furbolgs in Winterspring	No
10x [Pygmy Oil]	Alchemists (375)	No
[Perky Pug]	[Looking For Multitudes]	Yes
["Little Princess" Costume]	Pet vendors for 1x [Polished Pet Charm] or 500x [Timeless Coin] (rare)	No
[Scroll of Intellect]	Inscription (1), vendors (limited stock)	No

Non-bind on pickup (BoP) items may also be found on the Auction House.

Elemental protection potions normally have a 2-minute duration, but while in the cave they last for 15 minutes. Each potion still shares a 1-minute cooldown with all the other potions, however.

Follow the guide carefully, else the puzzle may need to be restarted.

Enter the Caverns of Consumption at ^[57, 16] on the Kalimdor map (north coast of Winterspring)
Use a [Major Fire Protection Potion] to get past the first barrier (fire/orange)
Use the other protection potions ( [Major Arcane Protection Potion], [Major Frost Protection Potion], [Major Holy Protection Potion], [Major Nature Protection Potion], [Major Shadow Protection Potion]) to get past the second barrier (fel/green)
Use [Noggenfogger Elixir] until getting the skeleton buff to walk past the Diligent Watcher
At the two-way split, go right and use [Scotty's Lucky Coin] at the wall of vines
Once transformed, enter the room and pick up the [Water Stone] from the pool
Backtrack to the split and use the Water Stone to get past the blue barrier
Use [Dire Brew] to walk past the Stone Watcher
At the three-way split, go right and use [Ethereal Oil] to get past the translucent/purple barrier
Use [Gordok Ogre Suit] and [Winterfall Firewater], then click the Strange Stone and choose the <Place arm in hole> option to acquire the Sign of the Second buff
Return to the three-way split, take the left fork, and use x10 [Pygmy Oil] to become a pygmy and reach the Wisdom Cube
Summon the [Perky Pug] and use the ["Little Princess" Costume] on it, then interact with the cube and select <Place arm beneath cube> and acquire the Sign of the First buff
Return to the three-way split, go towards the gate at the bottom
Read the Tarnished Plaque!
Cancel the Winterfall Firewater buff (right-click it), use [Scroll of Intellect] and cross the water
Loot the [Sun Darter Hatchling] from the Oddly-Colored Egg