Bloody Map Quest & Reward Guide

The Bloody Map is a Horde quest reward from “Open the Maw” in Excavation Site: Wetlands. It is not a random boss drop. The chain starts with Zaruk in Hammerfall, sends you to a Deathstalker Agent in the Wetlands, and ends after you recover a Dragonmaw Dispatch inside the dungeon.

Start Dragonmaw Rumors

At level 24 or higher, speak with Zaruk in Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands, near 74.4, 35.6. Accept “Dragonmaw Rumors,” then travel to the Deathstalker Agent in the Wetlands around 51.4, 59.2. The agent gives you “Open the Maw,” which directs the investigation into Excavation Site.

The quest chain is Horde-only. Bring a group appropriate for the dungeon; meeting the quest’s minimum level does not guarantee that every encounter will be safe to solo.

Complete Open the Maw

Inside Excavation Site, defeat two Dragonmaw Saboteurs and four Dragonmaw Warders, then loot a Dragonmaw Dispatch from a Dragonmaw Thaumaturgist. Track the objective list as you move through the instance so you do not leave before collecting the dispatch. Return to the Deathstalker Agent at 51.4, 59.2 to turn in the quest and receive the Bloody Map as an additional reward alongside the equipment choice.

The Bloody Map item record confirms the item and its readable map text. Use this Dragonmaw quest walkthrough for the full requirements and NPC route.

What the map does—and does not—confirm

The item is bind-on-pickup and can be right-clicked to read its Dwarvish inscription. A marked location appears on the map, but its destination and any follow-up quest remain unconfirmed. Treat proposed locations such as Uldaman, Bael Modan, or Grim Batol as theories until a quest, interaction, or reward verifies one of them. Keep the item if you want to follow future clues, but do not spend time farming dungeon bosses for another copy: the documented source is the quest reward.