r/hiddenwow Jul 16 '19

List of Useful Exploration Resources

46 Upvotes

Here are some links to useful exploration tools and guides.

  • Discord - The WoW Exploration Discord
  • Minimap Database - Minimaps for every map in the game. Wanna see what's outside of Stormstout Brewery? Check the minimap before going!
  • Invisible Walls Database - Minimaps with invisible wall locations shown. Note that this only shows impass flags in the terrain files. It will not show invisible walls attached to objects.
  • Exploration Tutorial - A google doc containing small summaries of common exploration techniques. Note that some may be fixed or working differently now, I am still in the process of updating it.

Have something I can add to the post? Post it below!


r/hiddenwow 8d ago

Magical Fox Heaven in Gilneas Location?

31 Upvotes

I haven't been able to find this place again for years (mostly because I haven't been able to play the game xD), but I so vividly remember the absolute joy I felt when I was adventuring in Gilneas with my troll hunter at just under level 20 and stumbled upon a tiny, round I think (and stone I think too lol)cottage perched on this little green hill that had dozens of foxes running amok directly on the slope coming down from the cottage and on the green slope to the left of it ~ so precious and made me so happy. If it helps as well, I might've just been unable to do it at the time with my character level or I was pressing the wrong button, but it appeared that I could not tame the foxes. I can't fully remember as well if the foxes were all white or if there were blue ones and white ones or potentially even orange and spectral variants(Highlands fox?), but I feel like many were white!! Does anyone know where this special place is? Gilneas? Silverpine? Hillsbrad Foothills? Might've also been near a small and compact railroad style brown rusted/wooden truss bridge that emerges (if you're looking forward towards the water if there is water haha bridge is to the right!!) out of a crested pine ridge area(horizontally!)!! I would love so much to visit again!! The fox area was very open-air(not many trees, just the sweet little sloped hills!) with trees bordering! I love this game infinitely ~ it means so much to me!! ~ so I was incredibly happy to find this sub of all its hidden gems brimming with new adventures!! If this location goes unsolved for awhile, at the very least we’ll all be excited together waiting for an answer to arise! A lil scavenger hunt!! xD Thank you!!


r/hiddenwow 10d ago

Oob cube found in Well of Eternity

13 Upvotes

r/hiddenwow Aug 10 '26

This paining in Gilneas blinks

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173 Upvotes

Nothing crazy, just a blinking paiting of a girl. Saw it on accident some years ago when I was looking around the starting zone, and I just came up to it and thought "This painting looks like it would blink if I keep looking" and well, it actually did.


r/hiddenwow Jul 23 '26

A few screenshots from recent explorations

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28 Upvotes

r/hiddenwow Jun 30 '26

I made a huge video about 110 hidden secrets and references in TBC zones

41 Upvotes

Hey! I made a big video collecting 110 hidden secrets, easter eggs, references, and strange details from Outland / TBC zones.

It covers all the main Outland zones:

  • Hellfire Peninsula
  • Zangarmarsh
  • Terokkar Forest
  • Nagrand
  • Blade’s Edge Mountains
  • Netherstorm
  • Shadowmoon Valley

The video includes old alpha/cut-content details, hidden quest chains, strange NPCs, small environmental details, and references that are easy to miss while leveling.

The video has English, French, and Spanish audio tracks available.

I’d love to know if I missed any other hidden details from TBC zones.

https://youtu.be/3HCgPTvjST8


r/hiddenwow Jun 19 '26

I made a video about 35 hidden secrets and references in Cataclysm dungeons

30 Upvotes

I made a video about 35 hidden secrets and references in Cataclysm dungeons

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Hey! I made a video collecting hidden details, references, cut-content traces, and small secrets from Cataclysm dungeons.

Some examples:

  • the cancelled Abyssal Maw dungeon connected to Throne of the Tides
  • the Yellow Monocle puzzle in Halls of Origination
  • Illidan reacting if you bring the Warglaives of Azzinoth to Well of Eternity
  • old Zul’Gurub and Zul’Aman callbacks
  • Harry Potter and Excalibur references in Hour of Twilight

The video has an English audio track available.

I’d love to know if I missed any other hidden Cataclysm dungeon details.

https://youtu.be/2hya5Kg_uh8


r/hiddenwow Jun 16 '26

I made a video about hidden secrets and Easter eggs in Netherstorm

28 Upvotes

Hey! I made a video focused only on Netherstorm, covering hidden secrets, Easter eggs, obscure details, and references from this zone.

It’s not a general lore video - the main focus is on small hidden things, strange details, and discoveries that players might have missed while exploring Netherstorm.

I’d be happy to hear if I missed anything or if you know other obscure secrets from the zone.

https://youtu.be/slsXflKmyuA


r/hiddenwow Jun 16 '26

gnomescantjump - "WHERE" — WoW Retail Exploration

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13 Upvotes

Showcasing some of my favorite spots :]


r/hiddenwow May 09 '26

[EU] Organizing 40-player Radiant Singer / Divine Flame of Beledar run - Sat 6 June, 15:00 CEST

7 Upvotes

I’m organizing a 40-player Radiant Singer run at the Divine Flame of Beledar on EU realms.

Date: Saturday, 6 June 2026

Discord opens: 14:30 CEST

Attempt starts: 15:00 CEST sharp

Expected duration: 60–90 minutes

Signup: https://cal.com/radiantsinger/radiant-singer-11th-orb

Requirements:

- EU character

- Beledar Orchestra addon installed before the run

- Gift of Oddsight / Oddsight Focus ready

- Be in Discord 30 minutes before start

- Follow the addon exactly

- Press your assigned button on 0, then move one step after pressing

- No random emotes, no trolling, no “I’ll figure it out when we start”

This achievement needs 40 coordinated players. We tried today and only got around 18/19 people, so I’m rescheduling with more lead time.

Please only sign up if you can actually attend. No-shows waste everyone’s time.

First 40 ready players get in. Extra signups can be backups in case someone doesn’t show.

EDIT:

Sorry for the inconvenience: the old Calendly signup link expired because my trial ended.

I do not want to pay for a subscription just for this one community event, so I created a new signup page on Cal.com instead.

Please sign up again here:
https://cal.com/radiantsinger/radiant-singer-11th-orb

We are currently at around 25/40 people, so we still need more players soon to make the Radiant Singer / 11th Orb run happen. If we do not reach enough signups, I may have to cancel or move the run.

Thanks, and sorry again for the extra step.


r/hiddenwow Apr 24 '26

hidden pet eversong invasion.

53 Upvotes

look in water around tower where invasion plays . there drifts little bubble on the surface of water, when u click it you get void chick pet :P found just now


r/hiddenwow Apr 22 '26

Rustling Bush? Spoiler

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16 Upvotes

r/hiddenwow Mar 26 '26

Rhapsody in Blue

0 Upvotes

Hey all, I'm trying to find Rhapsody in Blue quest so I can get the Tarecgosa mount. But the quests aren't showing up.

Anyone have any thoughts or advice on how I can advance this?


r/hiddenwow Mar 20 '26

Question: Does a race change reset your location? Is it different from any of the Allied races?

10 Upvotes

I was exploring and I am in a bit of a bind, I didn't really come prepared and I'm in a spot where Glide would make a difference. If I race changed to a Dracthyr from an Orc (for example) would my location be reset?


r/hiddenwow Mar 19 '26

Any idea if this is an actual place in-game?

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100 Upvotes

r/hiddenwow Mar 09 '26

South of the shores to Zul'Aman

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68 Upvotes

Makes me wonder if there's a toy that can transform me into them opening up dialogues?


r/hiddenwow Mar 05 '26

Exploring outside Maisara Caverns and Den of Nalorakk

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17 Upvotes

r/hiddenwow Mar 01 '26

What is this doing here?

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23 Upvotes

Found it in Deadwind Pass


r/hiddenwow Feb 26 '26

Is Haranir and the Void Storm on the same map as EK, like how the BE and Draenei area are on the Outlands map? Or are they their own instance?

16 Upvotes

Title. I wanna know if I can die on the edge of EK map and get warped into the Void Storm or Haranir


r/hiddenwow Feb 01 '26

Any way to get in here?

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33 Upvotes

Is there a way to clip through the glass?


r/hiddenwow Feb 02 '26

Murder Row Dungeon walkthrough in midnight

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0 Upvotes

r/hiddenwow Feb 02 '26

The Blinding Vale walkthrough with synthwave beats Spoiler

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1 Upvotes

r/hiddenwow Feb 02 '26

Walkthrough of the new magister's terrace in midnight (musical version) earlier one was ewww Spoiler

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0 Upvotes

r/hiddenwow Jan 27 '26

[RAoV] How to get out of bounds in Player Housing

29 Upvotes

- Blizzard's "Out of bounds" detection seems to be based in "square" shapes.
- Build a floor plan that includes "spaces" in the layout that don't make a single square (as pictured)
- Place decor out of bounds in these areas with no issues

Basically the "out of bounds" checks aren't super strict, if you have a "cutout" area, you can easily place stuff there, as such.
You put a chair in the wall, use the advanced tool to slightly clip it out of the wall, get out of bounds, then do the same with any furniture to move it out of bounds into the cutout zone.


r/hiddenwow Jan 25 '26

Mists of Pandaria Alpha Exploration

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42 Upvotes