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The Deadmines: Bosses, loot and quests Meet in Moonbrook, Westfall, and head into the mine beneath the town. The undead for the Dwarven District quests are down a side tunnel before the portal. Start the Defias investigation at Sentinel Hill well before your group forms.
Map & bosses Notable loot Quests & prerequisites Map & bosses Boss encounters 1 Rhahk'Zor Boss drops Rhahk'Zor's Hammer ↗ Two-handed mace · Requires level 16 Rockslicer ↗ Two-handed axe · Requires level 18 Ogre Loincloth Legs · Cloth · Requires level 17 2 Miner Johnson Rare Boss drops Gold-plated Buckler ↗ Shield · Requires level 17 Miner's Cape ↗ Cloak · Requires level 17 3 Sneed's Shredder First phase of the Sneed encounter. Loot the shredder and its pilot separately.
Boss drops Buzz Saw ↗ One-handed sword · Requires level 18 Buzzer Blade ↗ Dagger · Requires level 16 Dull Sawblade Thrown weapon · Requires level 16 Gnoam Sprecklesprocket ↗ Quest item 4 Sneed Destroy the shredder first. These items drop from Sneed himself after he jumps out.
Boss drops Taskmaster Axe ↗ Two-handed axe · Requires level 18 Gold-flecked Gloves ↗ Hands · Cloth · Requires level 17 Bandsaw Wristbands Wrists · Mail · Requires level 16 Blueprint: Repair Bot Recipe 5 Gilnid Boss drops Lavishly Jeweled Ring ↗ Ring · Requires level 17 Smelting Pants ↗ Legs · Leather · Requires level 16 Blueprint: Anvil Recipe 6 Mr. Smite Boss drops Smite's Mighty Hammer ↗ Two-handed mace · Requires level 18 Thief's Blade ↗ One-handed sword · Requires level 17 Smite's Reaver ↗ One-handed axe · Requires level 17 First Mate Band Ring · Requires level 17 7 Captain Greenskin Boss drops Emberstone Staff ↗ Staff · Requires level 17 Blackened Defias Belt ↗ Waist · Leather · Requires level 17 Impaling Harpoon ↗ Polearm · Requires level 17 8 Edwin VanCleef Boss drops Cape of the Brotherhood ↗ Cloak · Requires level 19 Cruel Barb ↗ One-handed sword · Requires level 19 Blackened Defias Armor ↗ Chest · Leather · Requires level 17 Corsair's Overshirt ↗ Chest · Cloth · Requires level 17 An Unsent Letter ↗ Quest item · Requires level 16 Head of VanCleef ↗ Quest item 9 Cookie Boss drops Cookie's Stirring Rod ↗ Wand · Requires level 17 Cookie's Tenderizer ↗ One-handed mace · Requires level 16 Lookie's Spyglass Trinket · Requires level 18 Blueprint: Cookie's Feast Recipe Loot highlights Smite's Mighty Hammer ↗ Two-handed mace · Requires level 18
Drops from Mr. Smite
Cape of the Brotherhood ↗ Cloak · Requires level 19
Drops from Edwin VanCleef
Blueprint: Cookie's Feast Recipe
Drops from Cookie
In this guide
Quest overview Getting there Quest list Bags & food Which faction do you play? Both factions Alliance Horde
Pick up before the run: quests and quest givers Quests are grouped by where you complete the objective. Each entry tells you where to pick it up and which quests come first.
No quests are listed here for this faction.
Before you enter Alliance Requires level 14
Pick it up from: Wilder Thistlenettle · Stormwind City · 70.3 / 40.8
Finish this in the tunnels under Moonbrook before your party enters the instance.
Retrieve 4 Miners' Union Cards and return them to Wilder Thistlenettle in Stormwind.
Alliance Requires level 15
Pick it up from: Wilder Thistlenettle · Stormwind City · 70.3 / 40.8
Finish this in the tunnels under Moonbrook before your party enters the instance.
Bring Foreman Thistlenettle's Explorers' League Badge to Wilder Thistlenettle in Stormwind.
Inside the dungeon Alliance Requires level 14
Pick it up from: Scout Riell · Westfall · 56.7 / 47.4
Scout Riell at the Sentinel Hill Tower wants you to bring her 10 Red Silk Bandanas.
Do these first (6) Alliance Requires level 20
Pick it up from: Jordan Stilwell · Dun Morogh · 52.5 / 36.9
Alliance paladins need the lumber from the goblins near Sneed. Keep it for Jordan.
Using Jordan's Weapon Notes, find some Whitestone Oak Lumber, Bailor's Refined Ore Shipment, Jordan's Smithing Hammer, and a Kor Gem, and return them to Jordan Stilwell in Ironforge.
Do these first (5) Horde Requires level 20
Pick it up from: Lumina Windsinger · Silverpine Forest · 43.4 / 41
Forsaken paladins come for the oak lumber carried by the goblins near Sneed. Start the weapon chain with Danitha Morr in Tirisfal.
Speak with Trevan Rol in the Sepulcher and bring him the materials he requires.
Do these first (7) Alliance Requires level 9
Pick it up from: Alba Fairmoon · Westfall · 52.5 / 53
Alba starts you on two jobs. After Moonbrook the trail splits again: make the charge and build the remote detonator. Bring the finished explosives to the forge.
Find the forge hidden in the Deadmines, and plant the Extra-Destructive Explosives nearby. Then, meet up with Alba Fairmoon at the Deadmines exit.
Do these first (9) Alliance Requires level 15
Pick it up from: Shoni the Shilent · Stormwind City · 62.6 / 34.1
Retrieve the Gnoam Sprecklesprocket from the Deadmines and return it to Shoni the Shilent in Stormwind.
Alliance Requires level 14
Pick it up from: Gryan Stoutmantle · Westfall · 56.3 / 47.5
Kill Edwin VanCleef and bring his head to Gryan Stoutmantle.
Do these first (6) After the run Alliance Requires level 9
Pick it up from: Alba Fairmoon · Westfall · 38.7 / 83.7
Meet Alba at the exit after the forge and use the detonator.
Use the detonator.
Do these first (1) Alliance Requires level 16
Pick it up from: Letter from Edwin VanCleef, aboard the ship in the Deadmines
Loot VanCleef’s letter after the last fight and open it in your bags. Baros in Stormwind sets you on the trail to the Stockade.
Deliver the Letter to the City Architect to Baros Alexston in Stormwind.
Bags & food
Before the first pull Level 14: detour for a bag? If you keep leaving loot behind, start the sleeping bag chain at the charred remains in Westfall (Alliance) or the Barrens (Horde). You can pick up a 12-slot bag at the Stepping Stones stop in Stonetalon Mountains. The Cosy Sleeping Bag itself comes at the end. If your group is already at the portal, save the detour for later.
Open the sleeping bag route and maps → Food for the run An Herb Baked Egg is enough for your first run. Sit and eat for at least ten seconds: Well Fed gives you 1 Stamina and 5% more experience from kills for 15 minutes. It won’t increase quest turn-in XP. Pack a spare egg in case the group wipes.
See the cooking guide → ← All starter dungeons