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The Malignant Root is one of WoW Forever’s sneakier secrets, a powerful ring with Level 30+ stats that has no minimum Character Level requirement. If you’re Alliance, all it costs is a trip to Wetlands and a fight with a level 32 elite.
Thankfully, the item required can also be looted by everyone in the group, and the elite can even be killed in a raid. The only hard part is finding the mob in the first place.
Alliance Only: Unfortunately Horde players cannot currently obtain this item as the required NPC is hostile to Horde.
Table of Contents
- How To Get The Malignant Root
- Can you get the Malignant Root on alts?
- Is the Malignant Root BoE?
- Can Horde get the Malignant Root?
- Malignant Root FAQ
What Is Malignant Root In WoW Forever?
Malignant Root is a powerful rare ring that provides Stamina, Spell Power/Healing & Attack Power. Given its broad range of stats, it's useful to pick up early for almost any class but especially powerful for classes like Paladin.
The ring is a drop from an elite mob and the item which you trade in for the ring is BoE, meaning you can also acquire it from the AH!
How To Get Malignant Root Ring In WoW Forever
To get the Malignant Root, we first need to head to the Wetlands in the Eastern Kingdoms. You can do this by running from Ironforge, through Dun Morogh and then up north through Loch Modan. Alternatively you can get the boat to Menethil from Auberdine.
Once you are in the Wetlands, it's a pretty simple two-step process to get the Malignant Root.
Step 1: Find & Kill Nightveiled Rotheap
The first step is to find and kill Nightveiled Rotheap, a level 31-32 elite mob that patrols the zone. We recommend using /target Nightveiled Rotheap into a macro so you're not squinting at every swamp monster you run past.
A selection of Nightveiled Rotheap spawn locations. He stalks the swamp waters and appears to walk towards the dam.
Combat Tips: The Nightveiled Rotheap can be slowed, which means it is kite-able and able to be solo'd quite easily. Players as low as Level 20-25 have reported solo-ing it.
Loot the Rotheap Innards from the felled Rotheap. The Innards drop for everyone in the group, raid members included.
Step 2: Take the Innards to The Greenwarden
Take the Innards to Rethiel the Greenwarden at /way Wetlands 56.4 40.5, (the big green swamp creature who also hands out the Excavation Site: Wetlands quests), then pick the extra dialogue option for "I found something", and he will take the item and give you the ring.
You don't need a quest or any reputation for this. The turn-in also hints at some larger conspiracy, maybe later down the line.
Is The Malignant Root BoE?
The Malignant Root is not BoE, however the Rotheap Innards (which you trade in for the ring) can be traded and sold. This means you can easily acquire the ring for your alts, or buy/sell it on the Auction House.
Sadly however, if you had hoped to farm the Rotheap Innards to make your fortune, you will be disappointed. Over on EU PvE (Normal), the Innards were only selling for 29 silver with over 40 listings. Still not bad if you don't want the item and already have the ring, but it won't be worth farming.
Can Horde get the Malignant Root?
Unfortunately Horde cannot obtain the Malignant Root. Rethiel, the NPC required to turn the item in, is hostile to Horde players. Horde players can still kill the Rotheap and loot the Innards, but there's no Horde NPC to hand them to, and we don’t know if there ever will be. You could sell the item on the neutral Auction House to Alliance players.
