On August 26th 2024, World of Warcraft witnessed its latest expansion called The War Within. It introduced a plethora of new exciting features including Hero Talents, Warbands, and Delves to name a few.
For the purposes of this article, we zero in on Delves, a new gameplay feature that requires a ton of grinding to achieve 100% completion. In case our completionist players are short on time, they can always look up WoW Delves carry services anytime!
With that said, whether you’re looking for an overview of Delves, its locations, rewards, or even understanding Delve mechanics overall; we have got you covered in our quick yet comprehensive Delves guide.
Overview of Delves in The War Within
Delves are a type of underground dungeons in WoW that you can take part in to level up your character and earn lucrative rewards such as gears, mounts, and cosmetic items. Unlike raids, you can complete Delves both in team and solo which is great to know if you are more of a lone wolf in the game.
Delve Completion Time
Delve dungeons don’t take longer than 20 minutes to complete. The Explorer’s League Supplies item at the start of every delve allows you to repair your damaged gear, if any. As an experienced WoW veteran, you can easily complete a delve in about 10 minutes.
A maximum of 5 players can participate in a Delve dungeon at any given time. If you make up a party of 1-4 players, an NPC companion named Brann Bronzebeard will join you.
Brann Bronzebeard
Don’t worry about Brann though, he won’t let you down. You can customize him to fulfil the role that you or your team can benefit the most, whether be it a dedicated DPS or healer. This is because Brann has his own Talent tree that will allow you to fine-tune his abilities to best support your ventures through Delves. The Explorer’s League Supplies also lets you set up his talents.
Number of Delves
Continuing with our Delve guide, there are a total of 12 Delves in The War Within expansion, with a secret 13th Delve that will unlock only after the launch of Season 1 on September 10th.
Each Delve has its own set of 2-3 objectives that need to be met before you confront the final boss. Moreover, there are multiple variations for each delve and objectives differ depending on what delve variant you enter.
Delves Difficulty Levels
Delves have difficulty levels that range from Tier 1 to Tier 11, with rising numbers indicating rising difficulty. When you die during a delve, you get revived at the last checkpoint you crossed.
However, for Tiers 4-11, you have a limited number of 5 revives. The number of revives remaining at the end of a delve directly affects the quality of rewards you receive after completing the delve.
Delve Boss Fight
When you reach a Delve’s end, you confront a final boss. Defeating the boss will lead you to a treasure room ahead filled with multiple loot chests.
Delve Rewards and Bountiful Coffers
Figure 2: Delve Rewards
The Delve rewards are linked to Tier levels, with higher levels yielding higher rewards. However, rewards are capped at Tier 8. What’s more is that once you reach level 80, you have a chance to enter bountiful delve. You can find one on the map with a glowing cave icon.
Bountiful caves are specialized versions of regular delves but come with an extra coffer of treasure. While you can enter any Bountiful cave with regular items, know that you can only open up the Bountiful Coffer with a Restored Coffer Key.
And that’s all there is to Delve Mechanics in general in WoW The War Within.
All Delves’ Names, Types, & Locations
1. Earthcrawl Mines – Nerubian
Located in the Isle of Dorn, west of Freywold village; Earthcrawl is out in the open and very easy to spot.
2. Fungal Folly – Fungarian
Fungal Folly is located in Boskroot Basin on the Isle of Dorn. Although the entrance is covered by lots of mushrooms, it’s easy to locate. Just look out for mushroom clusters!
3. Kiregval’s Rest – Kobold
Kiregval’s Rest is found at the lowest level when you visit Mourning Rise in the Isle of Dorn.
4. The Dread Pit – Nerubian
The Dread Pit is a well-hidden Delve. It is found in the Ringing Deeps, particularly near the Chittering Den. There is a pond in front of it, use it as a visual cue.
5. The Waterworks – Kobold
A kobold-type delve that can be spotted on the second level between two large waterfalls in The Waterworks location in The Ringing Deeps.
6. Myomancer Cavern – Fungarian
Located in the Growling Hollow in Hallowell, Myomancer Cavern can be spotted once you circle around through the Fungal Fields.
7. Nightfall Sanctum – Shadow Caster
Nightfall Sanctum can be found west of Mereldar in Hallowell. The delve entrance is at the base of the giant semicircular waterfall.
8. Skittering Breach – Nerubian
When you visit Sanguine Grasps in Hallowell, the Skittering Breach Delve is found facing east behind a large pond sitting in front of the entrance.
9. The Sinkhole – Kobyss
Found in Hallowell’s The Hungering Pool, The Sinkhole Delve is at the bottom of a large sinkhole encircled by waterfalls. Just fly down to the bottom to enter the delve.
10. The Spiral Weave – Nerubian
Found in Azj-Kahet’s Siegehold, the road to the Spiral Weave is dotted with elites. However, if you are careful, you can fly to the entrance without disturbing anyone.
11. Tak-Rethan Abyss – Kobyss
This kobyss-type delve is located in the Salien Gutters in Azj-Kahet, just outside the City of Threads. To find it, fly all the way to the bottom of a large waterfall gushing down from the city.
12. The Underkeep – Nerubian
In Azj-Kahet’s City of Threads, The Underkeep Delve is found in the lower level of the Tranformatory land on the web bridges above.
