WoW Forever Weekly Quest: 3 Dire Maul Bosses for Up to 100 Gold (Nov 13)

Quick answer: WoW Forever has a new level 60 weekly quest, In Demand - Ancient Elven Curiosities, from Pix Xizzix in Booty Bay. You bring back three items from the three Dire Maul wings: a Felvine Seed (Alzzin the Wildshaper, East), an Ancient Memento (Prince Tortheldrin, West) and an Earthstone Diamond Pinky Ring (King Gordok, North). The reward is an Undermine Satchel with one vendor-gold item worth 10g, 20g, 40g or 100g, plus a stack of materials. Blizzard hasn't published the odds. In the three openings Wowhead has logged so far, two gave the 10g Gold Nugget, so plan on the low end. The materials can be worth more than the gold item: four Essence of Air came to about 48g on the US Auction House on Nov 13.

Last verified: Nov 13, 2026, 05:30 UTC against Wowhead's WoW Forever database (quest 96076, item 271994 and its "contains" table) and Wowhead's Nov 13 news post, Blizzard's WoW: Forever hotfix list (forum thread 2403040), and live Auction House data from AH Ledger (scans Nov 12, 15:04 UTC to Nov 13, 00:47 UTC). Material prices are the median of each market's median asking price, not sales.

Key takeaways

• One quest per character per week, level 60 only. Wowhead lists required level 60, no faction restriction, and the quest is shareable with your party.
• Three wings, three bosses. You need East, West and North Dire Maul, so it's three dungeon runs (or one long full clear with the same group).
• Gold item is a random 10g / 20g / 40g / 100g. Each one is a grey vendor item: Gold Nugget, Huge Quartz Gem, Silver Necklace, Gold Ring.
• The bag also has materials. So far Wowhead has seen 4 Essence of Air, 5 Marefoil and 1 Refined Deeprock Salt come out of it.
• Expect about 38-58g per week in the US if you get the common Gold Nugget, and about 18-42g in the EU, where Marefoil is cheaper. A Gold Ring adds 90g on top of that.

What is the WoW Forever weekly quest?

The quest is In Demand - Ancient Elven Curiosities (Wowhead quest ID 96076). Wowhead flags it as new in Forever, added in patch 1.60.1, with a quest level and required level of 60.

The quest text sets it up as a goblin errand. Pix Xizzix says, per the in-game text on Wowhead: "My employers are looking to get their hands on magical curiosities from the ruined elven city of Eldre'Thalas, now known as Dire Maul. Some kind of magical research."

Wowhead's Nov 13 report says the quest has been offered every week and has asked for the same three Dire Maul items after both weekly resets so far. Wowhead also notes it "may change in the future". So check Pix's text after each reset before you queue for a wing you don't need.

Where do you pick up the weekly quest?

Pix Xizzix gives the quest and you turn it in to them too. Wowhead's map pin puts Pix in Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale, at 28.4, 75.8. Booty Bay is neutral, so Horde and Alliance both use the same NPC.

Two practical notes:

• Pick it up before you enter Dire Maul. In Classic, quest items like these only drop if you have the quest. Nobody has confirmed Forever is different, so grab it first.
• Share it with your group. Wowhead marks the quest Sharable, so one person can hand it to the whole party at the stone.

What does the quest ask for in Dire Maul?

You need one item from the last boss of each wing:

Wing	Item	Drops from
Dire Maul East	Felvine Seed	Alzzin the Wildshaper
Dire Maul West	Ancient Memento	Prince Tortheldrin
Dire Maul North	Earthstone Diamond Pinky Ring	King Gordok

Each item is a quest objective of 1, so one kill per wing covers it.

The Group Finder lists all three Dire Maul wings at level 54, but fan guides list the West wing bosses at level 59-61, so treat this as a full level 60 group run. Fan guides such as Conquest Capped also report that the Crescent Key still gates the West and North wings. It drops from Pusillin, the imp who runs from you in East. Blizzard hasn't documented the key in Forever, so treat that as player-reported. Run East first anyway, because East is also where the Felvine Seed is.

If your group is weak on gear, our WoW Forever leveling and pre-raid BiS gear tool lists the pieces worth chasing in the same wings while you're there. Want the wings cleared without forming three groups? Our WoW Forever dungeon boost covers 60 dungeon runs.

What's inside the Undermine Satchel?

The satchel is a soulbound bag (Wowhead item 271994) that reads "Jingles loudly from the sound of gold and useful goods inside." Right-click it and you get one gold item plus materials.

The gold item is always one of four grey vendor items. Wowhead's item data gives the vendor price for each:

Item	Vendors for
Gold Nugget	10g
Huge Quartz Gem	20g
Silver Necklace	40g
Gold Ring	100g

The materials seen so far, from Wowhead's "contains" table for the satchel:

• Essence of Air, a stack of 4
• Marefoil, a stack of 5 (an herb added in Forever)
• Refined Deeprock Salt, a single

What we don't know: the odds. Blizzard hasn't posted a drop table, and Wowhead's sample is tiny. Its table counts 3 opened satchels, and 2 of the 3 gave the Gold Nugget. A Wowhead commenter reports one Gold Ring opening seen on a Twitch stream, but that's one sighting, not a rate. Until there are a few hundred openings, anyone quoting a percentage is guessing.

How much gold is the weekly quest worth?

Here's every outcome priced on Nov 13. Gold items are fixed vendor prices. Materials are AH Ledger medians.

Outcome	US value	EU value
Gold Ring (vendor)	100g	100g
Essence of Air x4 (AH)	~48.0g	~31.5g
Silver Necklace (vendor)	40g	40g
Marefoil x5 (AH)	~35.0g	~8.0g
Refined Deeprock Salt x1 (AH)	~27.7g	~22.2g
Huge Quartz Gem (vendor)	20g	20g
Gold Nugget (vendor)	10g	10g

Put together, the likely week with a Gold Nugget is worth roughly:

• US: 10g plus 27.7-48g of materials, so about 38-58g
• EU: 10g plus 8-31.5g of materials, so about 18-42g
• Best case on either region: a Gold Ring plus Essence of Air, about 130-148g

Three caveats on those numbers. First, listings are thin: only 3-5 markets per region had these materials up, with 53 Refined Deeprock Salt listed across five US markets. Second, they're asking prices, and the 5% AH cut comes out of anything you sell. Third, US Marefoil ranged from 1.78g to 7.49g a unit across markets, so your server may differ a lot. Check your own server, or see our daily WoW Forever gold price tracker for the bigger economy picture.

Don't sell the salt or the essence blind. Refined Deeprock Salt is what the Salt Shaker turns into, and it was listed above Cured Rugged Hide on Nov 12, per our profession cooldowns breakdown. Essence of Air is an alchemy transmute input. Our WoW Forever alchemy calculator shows where it fits.

Why did Blizzard add a gold quest at 60?

The quest arrived in the same week as Blizzard's turnaround on quest gold. At launch, Forever turned off the Classic rule that turns quest XP into gold at max level. Community Manager Kaivax said on the US forums (thread 2405161, Nov 10) that it was "a conscious choice", because the old rule rewarded hoarding finished quests until 60 and made mob grinding the best way to level.

The same post admitted it went too far. Only about 25% of quests paid raw gold, which Kaivax called a "slightly more negative change than intended". The next day's hotfix list added the fix. The Nov 10 entry in Blizzard's WoW: Forever hotfix list reads: "Most quests level 48 and higher now additionally reward gold." Blizzard's note says quests that "already reward valuable items, repeatable quests, and those that don't provide significant rewards" were left out, and it didn't publish amounts.

Some players still report Hyjal quests paying nothing at 60 (r/classicwow, Nov 13). One likely reason: Blizzard says quests that already reward valuable items were left out, but it hasn't listed which quests those are. The weekly satchel is a separate top-up on top of that. Our WoW Forever gold farming guide covers how the quest gold change affects the rest of your gold plan.

Is the weekly quest worth doing?

Yes, if you already run Dire Maul at 60. You need those wings for pre-raid gear anyway, and the turn-in is free gold. The quest is worth less as a gold farm by itself. Three dungeon runs for roughly 18-58g is fine money, but you can make that faster with a farm route.

Where it does help:

• Raid prep. The first raids unlock Dec 9 (Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia's Lair, per Blizzard's roadmap). About four weekly resets fall before then, so at the Gold Nugget rate that's roughly 150-230g per US character for consumables. Our Dec 9 raid prep checklist lists what to spend it on.
• Alts. It's per character, so every level 60 alt that joins a Dire Maul group earns its own satchel.
• Price spikes. Essence of Air and Refined Deeprock Salt were still volatile this week. See our WoW Forever Auction House prices tracker for how far cloth, herbs and mats have fallen since launch.

Still levelling? You can't pick it up until 60. If you want the character there sooner, our WoW Forever power leveling runs any range up to 60, played by hand. If gold is the bottleneck for your mount or respecs, WoW Forever gold is on US and EU realms.

What should you watch for after the next reset?

• The objective may change. Wowhead's whole case for "always Dire Maul" rests on two resets. If Pix asks for different items next week, the satchel probably stays and only the dungeon changes.
• The Nov 17 weekly maintenance. Blizzard has already moved the Auction House changes (1-copper minimum deposit, mail changes) to that date, per Kaivax in the hotfix thread. Mat prices could shift once listing gets cheaper.
• A drop table. Once a few hundred satchels are logged, the 100g Gold Ring rate will be clear. We'll update this page then.

Coming from Classic Era? The fresh-realm reset is why there's no head start here. Our older piece on whether to bank gold before WoW Classic+ explains why Era gold never carried over.

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FAQ

What is the WoW Forever weekly quest called? It's In Demand - Ancient Elven Curiosities, Wowhead quest 96076. Pix Xizzix in Booty Bay gives it to level 60 characters once a week.

Where is Pix Xizzix? In Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale, at coordinates 28.4, 75.8 per Wowhead's map. Both factions can take the quest because Booty Bay is neutral.

What items does the weekly quest need? A Felvine Seed from Alzzin the Wildshaper in Dire Maul East, an Ancient Memento from Prince Tortheldrin in Dire Maul West and an Earthstone Diamond Pinky Ring from King Gordok in Dire Maul North.

Does the weekly quest always give 100 gold? No. The Undermine Satchel gives one random gold item worth 10g, 20g, 40g or 100g, plus materials. In the first three satchels Wowhead logged, two gave the 10g Gold Nugget. Blizzard hasn't published the odds.

Can I do the weekly quest on alts? Yes. It's a per-character weekly quest, so every level 60 character can complete it once per reset.

Do quests give gold at level 60 in WoW Forever? Partly. Quest XP no longer turns into gold at 60, but Blizzard's Nov 10 hotfix made most quests of level 48 and higher pay extra gold. Quests that already reward valuable items, repeatable quests and trivial quests are excluded.