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Darkheart Thicket
DT, DHT
Darkheart Thicket loading screen
Darkheart Thicket graphic
Location Val'sharah, Broken Isles
Race(s) IconSmall NightmareSatyr Satyrs
Night elfNight elf Night elf
IconSmall NightmareAncientIconSmall PlagueBear Nightmare creatures
End boss IconSmall Xavius Shade of Xavius
Instance info
Type Dungeon
Advised level 10-45
Player limit 5
Darkheart Thicket Enclave

An overgrown enclave in Darkheart Thicket.

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[]

Subregions[]

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

Quests guide[]

Quest name Quest giver Zone location
Neutral Neutral quests
N Enchanting [10-45D] Darkheart Thicket: The Glamour Has Faded Neutral Nalamya Temple of Elune (Val'sharah), Val'sharah
N Leatherworking [45] The Wisp and the Shadow Neutral Eliezer Hammerbeard Deliverance Point, Broken Shore
N [10-45D] Darkheart Thicket: Enter the Nightmare Neutral Tyrande Whisperwind Temple of Elune (Val'sharah), Val'sharah
N Hunter [45D] Darkheart Thicket: Nightmare Oak Neutral Halduron Brightwing Trueshot Lodge, Highmountain
N Druid [10-45D] Darkheart Thicket: Essence of Regrowth Neutral Glimmer of Aessina Emerald Dreamway
N Skinning [45D] Darkheart Thicket: Demons Be Different Neutral Ske'rit Suramar
N Demon hunter [45D] A Very Special Kind of Fuel Neutral Allari the Souleater Mardum, the Shattered Abyss, Felhammer
N Mining [10-45D] Darkheart Thicket: Nal'ryssa's Sisters Neutral Felsmith Nal'ryssa Nal'ryssa's Encampment, Suramar
N Death knight [10-45D] Darkheart Thicket: The Nightmare Lash Neutral Salanar the Horseman Acherus: The Ebon Hold, Broken Shore
N Archaeology [45D] Darkheart Thicket: Through the Fog Neutral Brann Bronzebeard Val'sharah
N Mage [45D] Three Is a Lucky Number Neutral Archmage Khadgar Hall of the Guardian, Dalaran
N [45D WQ] Darkheart Thicket: Rage Rot N/A World Quest
N [45D WQ] Darkheart Thicket: Preserving the Preservers N/A World Quest
Darkheart Thicket: Kudzilla N/A World Quest
N [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
The Rotting Grotto
Sanctum of G'Hanir
Miasmic Gorge
  • IconSmall NightmareMistlurker Nightmare Dweller
Tainted Burrow
  • IconSmall DarkGlobule Hatespawn Abominationomination
  • IconSmall DarkGlobule Hatespawn Smile
  • IconSmall WhelpNightmare Hatespawn Whelpling
  • IconSmall Water Bloodtainted Fury
  • IconSmall Water Bloodtainted Burster
Heart of Dread


Dungeon denizens[]

Encounters[]

DarkheartThicketBosses

Darkheart Thicket bosses

Loot[]

Boss Item Type
Archdruid Glaidalis Artifactability blooddeathknight umbilicuseternus [Misshapen Abomination Heart] (H · M) Blood artifact relic
Spell arcane arcane01 nightborne [Touch of Nightfall] (H · M) Arcane artifact relic
Inv helm cloth legionendgame c 01 [Night Dreamer Crest] (H · M) Cloth helmet
Inv helm plate legionendgame c 01 [Nightsfall Helmet] (H · M) Plate helmet
Inv chest leather legionendgame c 01 [Tranquil Bough Vest] (H · M) Leather chest
Inv bracer plate legiondungeon c 01 [Thornscar Wristguards] (H · M) Plate bracers
Inv glove mail legiondungeon c 01 [Gloves of Wretched Lesions] (H · M) Mail gloves
Inv belt mail legionendgame c 01 [Bramblemail Belt] (H · M) Mail belt
Inv cloth legiondungeon c 01 [Poisonroot Belt] (H · M) Cloth belt
Inv boot leather legiondungeon c 01 [Grove Darkener's Treads] (H · M) Leather boots
Inv 70 dungeon ring2a [Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal] (H · M) Ring
Inv 7 0raid trinket 010b [Corrupted Starlight] (H · M) Caster DPS trinket
Oakheart Spell ice rune [Clotted Sap of the Grove] (H · M) Frost artifact relic
Spell lifegivingseed [Corrupted Knot] (H · M) Life artifact relic
Inv helmet mail legionendgame c 01 [Vilescale Helm] (H · M) Mail helmet
Inv shoulder leather legiondungeon c 01 [Epaulets of Dessicated Foliage] (H · M) Leather shoulders
Inv chest plate legiondungeon c 01 [Breastplate of Preservation] (H · M) Plate chest
Inv bracer mail legiondungeon c 01 [Blighted Grasp Bracers] (H · M) Mail bracers
Inv glove cloth legionendgame c 01 [Terrorweave Gloves] (H · M) Cloth gloves
Inv belt leather legionendgame c 01 [Dreadhide Girdle] (H · M) Leather belt
Inv pant cloth legiondungeon c 01 [Oakheart's Trunkwarmers] (H · M) Cloth leggings
Inv pant plate legionendgame c 01 [Wracksoul Legplates] (H · M) Plate leggings
Inv 70 dungeon ring1d [Band of Twisted Bark] (H · M) Ring
Spell nature thorns nightmare [Oakheart's Gnarled Root] (H · M) Ranged DPS trinket
Dresaron Ability skyreach wind [Roiling Fog] (H · M) Storm artifact relic
Inv helm leather legionendgame c 01 [Tranquil Bough Hood] (H · M) Leather helmet
Inv 7 0raid necklace 12c [Chain of the Green Flight] (H · M) Necklace
Inv shoulder cloth legiondungeon c 01 [Slipstream Shoulderpads] (H · M) Cloth shoulders
Inv robe cloth legionendgame c 01 [Night Dreamer Robe] (H · M) Cloth chest
Inv bracer leather legiondungeon c 01 [Thermal Bindings] (H · M) Leather bracers
Inv glove plate legionendgame c 01 [Nightsfall Gauntlets] (H · M) Plate gloves
Inv belt plate legiondungeon c 01 [Greatbelt of Disruption] (H · M) Plate belt
Inv pants mail legionendgame c 01 [Bramblemail Greaves] (H · M) Mail leggings
Inv boot mail legiondungeon c 01 [Whelp Handler's Lined Boots] (H · M) Mail boots
Inv misc cat trinket09 [Nightmare Egg Shell] (H · M) Melee DPS trinket
Shade of Xavius Spell fire burnout [Torch of Shaladrassil] (H · M) Fire artifact relic
Spell shadow gathershadows [Xavius' Mad Whispers] (H · M) Shadow artifact relic
Inv shoulder mail legiondungeon c 01 [Burning Sky Pauldrons] (H · M) Mail shoulders
Inv shoulder plate legiondungeon c 01 [Mantle of the Resolute Champion] (H · M) Plate shoulders
Inv cape legiondungeon c 04 [Cloak of Fading Echoes] (H · M) Cloak
Inv chest mail legiondungeon c 01 [Dream Bolstered Chestguard] (H · M) Mail chest
Inv chest plate legionendgame c 01 [Wracksoul Chestplate] (H · M) Plate chest
Inv bracer mail legionendgame c 01 [Vilescale Bracers] (H · M) Mail bracers
Inv bracer cloth legiondungeon c 01 [Wristbands of Cursed Torment] (H · M) Cloth bracers
Inv glove leather legiondungeon c 01 [Gloves of Vile Defiance] (H · M) Leather gloves
Inv pant leather legiondungeon c 01 [Ashen Satyr Leggings] (H · M) Leather leggings
Inv pant cloth legionendgame c 01 [Terrorweave Leggings] (H · M) Cloth leggings
Inv boot plate legiondungeon c 01 [Curserunner Soulcrushers] (H · M) Plate boots
Inv boot leather legionendgame c 01 [Dreadhide Boots] (H · M) Leather boots
Inv boot cloth legiondungeon c 01 [Paranoid Sprinters] (H · M) Cloth boots
Inv 70 dungeon ring7c [Signet of the Highborne Magi] (H · M) Ring
Spell shadow demonictactics [Writhing Heart of Darkness] (H · M) Tank trinket

Achievements[]

Gallery[]

Patch changes[]

References[]

External links[]

Darkheart Thicket Val'sharah Scenario
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