WoW Forever Bloody Map Guide
The Bloody Map is a Horde quest reward from Excavation Site: Wetlands, one of WoW Forever's new dungeons. It is a torn map with Dwarvish writing and a red X, and many players expect it to start a treasure hunt. So far it does not: a week after launch, no one has found a quest, a treasure or any other use for it.
Below you will find what the map says, the two quests that give it with coordinates, what players have tried so far, and whether you can throw it away.
What the Bloody Map Is
The map is a plain item with no effect. You can only right-click it to read the text.
| Detail | Bloody Map |
|---|---|
| Type | Readable item, new in WoW Forever |
| Tooltip | "A map with Dwarvish scrawl and an emphasized X." |
| Binding | Binds when picked up, one per character |
| Faction | Horde only |
| Where it comes from | A guaranteed reward from Open the Maw in Excavation Site: Wetlands |
| Use | None found as of November 12 |
What the Bloody Map Says
When you read the map, you see a rough drawing of the landscape with one point marked. Below it are three lines in Dwarvish that the game does not translate:
- Mogodun- z kost a-hine
- ta golg
- gar thon- kha z'ta gor weard-hald
The last line says the map is in too poor a condition to read anything else. Blizzard's in-game languages are built from random syllables, so these words may not mean anything. Players have still tried: "Mogodun" sounds like a dwarven mountain fort, and the guesses for the X include Uldaman, Grim Batol and Blackrock Depths. None of them has been confirmed.
How to Get the Bloody Map
The map comes from a two-step Horde chain. Both quests are level 31 and need level 24. The first one is a breadcrumb, but you cannot skip it: Open the Maw only appears after you finish Dragonmaw Rumors.
- Take Dragonmaw Rumors from Zaruk in Hammerfall in the Arathi Highlands, at about 74, 36. He stands at the bottom of the stairs.
- Cross the Thandol Span into the Wetlands and follow the road south past Dun Modr. Near Thelgen Rock, next to the meeting stone, a new path leads uphill at about 52.3, 66.0.
- Follow it to the Deathstalker Agent in the hills above the Dragonmaw camp, at about 51.4, 59.2. Turn in Dragonmaw Rumors and take Open the Maw.
- In Excavation Site: Wetlands, kill 2 Dragonmaw Saboteurs and 4 Dragonmaw Warders, and loot the Dragonmaw Dispatch.
- Return to the Deathstalker Agent outside the dungeon.
Open the Maw lets you choose Knife-Polishing Rag, cloth bracers, or Dirt-Heavy Bracers, leather bracers, both item level 33. The Bloody Map comes with either choice, so the real reward of the quest is the bracers.
Our WoW Forever Excavation Site guide covers the bosses and the other quests you can take into the dungeon, including Changing Tastes, which rewards the Satchel of Potions.
Can the Alliance Get the Bloody Map?
No. The Alliance has its own quests in Excavation Site: Wetlands, but none of them rewards the map. If the map turns out to start something, the Alliance will most likely get a different item for it.
What Players Have Tried With the Bloody Map
Since the map shows an X, players have looked for a treasure around the Wetlands and beyond. Here is what has come up so far:
- Dwarves who are friendly to the Horde. The Dark Iron Entrepreneur in the inn of Dun Modr and Feegly the Exiled in the Barrens have nothing new to say about the map.
- The other excavation site. The game files also contain an Excavation Site in Bael Modan in the Barrens, and players have found boarded-up instance portals there and in the Shimmering Flats. If the map leads somewhere, a dig site that is not open yet is the most popular guess.
- Dwarven ruins. Uldaman, Grim Batol and the Hall of Thanes are the places most often named for the X, but no one has found anything there.
The most likely answer is that the map is a lore item for now, or a hook for content that comes later. We will update this guide if it starts a quest.
Forever has several secrets that did turn out to be real. The WoW Forever Dawn Waker secret guide and the Alcaz Operative toy guide cover two hidden chains that start with an ordinary-looking item or NPC.
Should You Keep the Bloody Map?
Yes, if you have the bag space. Players have deleted it and lost nothing so far, but it binds when picked up, so you cannot buy it back or trade for it. If it ever starts a quest, you would have to run the dungeon again to get a new one, assuming the quest can be repeated.
More WoW Forever Dungeon and Secrets Guides
These guides cover the dungeon where the map comes from and other hidden items in WoW Forever.
WoW Forever Bloody Map FAQ
These are the questions players ask most about the Bloody Map.
What does the Bloody Map do in WoW Forever?
Nothing yet. You can only read it, and as of November 12 no one has found a quest, treasure or other use for it.
Where do you get the Bloody Map?
From the Horde quest Open the Maw in Excavation Site: Wetlands. You need to finish Dragonmaw Rumors from Zaruk in Hammerfall first.
Can the Alliance get the Bloody Map?
No. It is a Horde-only reward, and no Alliance quest in the dungeon gives it.
Can I delete the Bloody Map?
Players have deleted it and lost nothing so far. It binds when picked up, though, so keep it if you have space in case it starts something later.
What does the writing on the Bloody Map mean?
No one knows. The Dwarvish lines are not translated in the game and may be random syllables, so the guesses about the X are not confirmed.
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