Darkheart Thicket

Darkheart Thicket
DT, DHT
	; Darkheart Thicket graphic
Location	Val'sharah, Broken Isles
Race(s)	Satyrs; Night elf; Nightmare creatures
End boss	Shade of Xavius
Instance info
Type	Dungeon
Advised level	10-45
Player limit	5
Bosses
Archdruid Glaidalis; Oakheart; Dresaron; Shade of Xavius;	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)

Darkheart Thicket is a dungeon located in Val'sharah at the base of the World Tree. It is the heart of the Nightmare corruption that is spreading throughout the zone.^[1]^[2] A version exists fully built underneath Shaladrassil, but players enter it at Shala'nir, far from the start of the road in the instance. Entering that version causes the player character to fall asleep and wake up outside the entrance.

Background[]

This grand forest was once rich in wildlife and magic. Sitting in below the great tree Shaladrassil, this is where some of the most ancient druids would practice their art. Unfortunately Xavius has rekindled the Emerald Nightmare and is spreading it throughout Val'sharah. Now, almost everything here has been consumed by it.

The great druids that once mended these lands now defile it. Some druids now morph into hideous spiders, while others strive to warp the minds of their once tamed beasts. However, sometimes the Nightmare is simply too strong for some to comprehend and many druids simply perish in its wake. Horrors and abominations occupy the deeper part of the dungeon. elementals tormented by the Nightmare wander aimlessly in the Tainted Burrow. Xavius' satyr army stands guard of the Heart of Dread, where Malfurion is being held prisoner.

Dungeon Journal[]

In the shadow of Shaladrassil, the Nightmare permeates every inch on the once-lush forest. Where the eldest and greatest druids once tended to the woods, meditating beneath the great world tree, corruption and madness now reign. Deep within the tangled thicket, the Nightmare Lord Xavius works to break the will of his greatest prize.

Maps and subregions[]

Darkheart Thicket is a rather linear dungeon. However, about two thirds in a deviation in the path allows access to either the Heart of Dread or the Tainted Burrow.

Map[]

Darkheart Thicket.

Subregions[]

Heart of Dread · Miasmic Gorge · The Rotten Grotto · Sanctum of G'Hanir · Tainted Burrow

Quests guide[]

Quest name	Quest giver	Zone location
Neutral quests
[10-45D] Darkheart Thicket: The Glamour Has Faded	Nalamya	Temple of Elune (Val'sharah), Val'sharah
[45] The Wisp and the Shadow	Eliezer Hammerbeard	Deliverance Point, Broken Shore
[10-45D] Darkheart Thicket: Enter the Nightmare	Tyrande Whisperwind	Temple of Elune (Val'sharah), Val'sharah
[45D] Darkheart Thicket: Nightmare Oak	Halduron Brightwing	Trueshot Lodge, Highmountain
[10-45D] Darkheart Thicket: Essence of Regrowth	Glimmer of Aessina	Emerald Dreamway
[45D] Darkheart Thicket: Demons Be Different	Ske'rit	Suramar
[45D] A Very Special Kind of Fuel	Allari the Souleater	Mardum, the Shattered Abyss, Felhammer
[10-45D] Darkheart Thicket: Nal'ryssa's Sisters	Felsmith Nal'ryssa	Nal'ryssa's Encampment, Suramar
[10-45D] Darkheart Thicket: The Nightmare Lash	Salanar the Horseman	Acherus: The Ebon Hold, Broken Shore
[45D] Darkheart Thicket: Through the Fog	Brann Bronzebeard	Val'sharah
[45D] Three Is a Lucky Number	Archmage Khadgar	Hall of the Guardian, Dalaran
[45D WQ] Darkheart Thicket: Rage Rot	N/A	World Quest
[45D WQ] Darkheart Thicket: Preserving the Preservers	N/A	World Quest
Darkheart Thicket: Kudzilla	N/A	World Quest
[45D WQ] Darkheart Thicket: Mythana	N/A	World Quest
Darkheart Thicket: A Burden to Bear	N/A	World Quest

Denizens[]

Main article: Darkheart Thicket NPCs

Bosses	Monsters	NPCs
Darkheart Thicket	Dreadsoul Poisoner Frenzied Nightclaw Mindshattered Screecher Festerhide Grizzly Rotheart Dryad Vilethorn Blossom Rotheart Keeper Taintheart Deadeye Taintheart Decoy Taintheart Summoner Dreadfire Imp Tormented Bloodseeker Rage Rot
The Rotting Grotto	Dreadsoul Poisoner Mindshattered Screecher Festerhide Grizzly Crazed Razorbeak Dreadsoul Ruiner Frenzied Nightclaw Mythana
Sanctum of G'Hanir Archdruid Glaidalis	Nightmare Abomination Kudzilla	Druidic Preserver
Miasmic Gorge Oakheart	Nightmare Dweller
Tainted Burrow Dresaron	Hatespawn Abominationomination Hatespawn Smile Hatespawn Whelpling Bloodtainted Fury Bloodtainted Burster
Heart of Dread Shade of Xavius	Malfurion Stormrage	Shade of Xavius

Dungeon denizens[]

Encounters[]

DarkheartThicketBosses — Darkheart Thicket bosses

Loot[]

Boss	Item	Type
Archdruid Glaidalis	[Misshapen Abomination Heart] (H · M)	Blood artifact relic
	[Touch of Nightfall] (H · M)	Arcane artifact relic
	[Night Dreamer Crest] (H · M)	Cloth helmet
	[Nightsfall Helmet] (H · M)	Plate helmet
	[Tranquil Bough Vest] (H · M)	Leather chest
	[Thornscar Wristguards] (H · M)	Plate bracers
	[Gloves of Wretched Lesions] (H · M)	Mail gloves
	[Bramblemail Belt] (H · M)	Mail belt
	[Poisonroot Belt] (H · M)	Cloth belt
	[Grove Darkener's Treads] (H · M)	Leather boots
	[Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal] (H · M)	Ring
	[Corrupted Starlight] (H · M)	Caster DPS trinket
Oakheart	[Clotted Sap of the Grove] (H · M)	Frost artifact relic
	[Corrupted Knot] (H · M)	Life artifact relic
	[Vilescale Helm] (H · M)	Mail helmet
	[Epaulets of Dessicated Foliage] (H · M)	Leather shoulders
	[Breastplate of Preservation] (H · M)	Plate chest
	[Blighted Grasp Bracers] (H · M)	Mail bracers
	[Terrorweave Gloves] (H · M)	Cloth gloves
	[Dreadhide Girdle] (H · M)	Leather belt
	[Oakheart's Trunkwarmers] (H · M)	Cloth leggings
	[Wracksoul Legplates] (H · M)	Plate leggings
	[Band of Twisted Bark] (H · M)	Ring
	[Oakheart's Gnarled Root] (H · M)	Ranged DPS trinket
Dresaron	[Roiling Fog] (H · M)	Storm artifact relic
	[Tranquil Bough Hood] (H · M)	Leather helmet
	[Chain of the Green Flight] (H · M)	Necklace
	[Slipstream Shoulderpads] (H · M)	Cloth shoulders
	[Night Dreamer Robe] (H · M)	Cloth chest
	[Thermal Bindings] (H · M)	Leather bracers
	[Nightsfall Gauntlets] (H · M)	Plate gloves
	[Greatbelt of Disruption] (H · M)	Plate belt
	[Bramblemail Greaves] (H · M)	Mail leggings
	[Whelp Handler's Lined Boots] (H · M)	Mail boots
	[Nightmare Egg Shell] (H · M)	Melee DPS trinket
Shade of Xavius	[Torch of Shaladrassil] (H · M)	Fire artifact relic
	[Xavius' Mad Whispers] (H · M)	Shadow artifact relic
	[Burning Sky Pauldrons] (H · M)	Mail shoulders
	[Mantle of the Resolute Champion] (H · M)	Plate shoulders
	[Cloak of Fading Echoes] (H · M)	Cloak
	[Dream Bolstered Chestguard] (H · M)	Mail chest
	[Wracksoul Chestplate] (H · M)	Plate chest
	[Vilescale Bracers] (H · M)	Mail bracers
	[Wristbands of Cursed Torment] (H · M)	Cloth bracers
	[Gloves of Vile Defiance] (H · M)	Leather gloves
	[Ashen Satyr Leggings] (H · M)	Leather leggings
	[Terrorweave Leggings] (H · M)	Cloth leggings
	[Curserunner Soulcrushers] (H · M)	Plate boots
	[Dreadhide Boots] (H · M)	Leather boots
	[Paranoid Sprinters] (H · M)	Cloth boots
	[Signet of the Highborne Magi] (H · M)	Ring
	[Writhing Heart of Darkness] (H · M)	Tank trinket