Comprehensive Guide to Ecological Succession in World of Warcraft Patch 11.2

Ecological Succession is a dynamic and engaging new world activity introduced in Patch 11.2. This activity lets you collaborate with Ve'nari and a team of specialists to revitalize K'aresh by populating eco-domes with diverse animal species and helping them flourish. It’s an ongoing, multi-week project where players must explore, gather animals from across Azeroth, and integrate them into the ecosystem of The Oasis. This comprehensive guide covers everything, ensuring you don’t miss any detail.

Introduction to The Oasis and Ecological Succession

What is Ecological Succession?

Ecological Succession is a four-week-long activity where players:

Populate The Oasis with species from Azeroth.
Help these species thrive through storylines and daily quests.
Recruit three experts to assist in ecosystem management.
Earn pets, mounts, and achievements as rewards.

How to Begin

Complete Chapter 3 of the Patch 11.2 campaign.
Ve’nari will provide an introductory questline, establishing The Oasis as the eco-dome hub.
Progress through weekly and bi-weekly resets, unlocking new species and storylines.

Weekly and Bi-Weekly Reset System

Ecological Succession is designed to progress gradually over weekly resets and bi-weekly resets.

How It Works

Weekly Reset: US (Tuesday) / EU (Wednesday). Completing a weekly quest unlocks a follow-up message:
“Return to The Oasis later this week.”
This signals that new content will unlock during the bi-weekly reset.

Ecological Succession Story unlock

Bi-Weekly Reset: US (Friday) / EU (Saturday). Completing a bi-weekly quest unlocks a follow-up message:
“Return to The Oasis next week.”
This means the next storyline or species will unlock during the next weekly reset.

Progress Tracking:

When opening the quest log, you’ll see whether a new quest will unlock later in the same week or the following week. Completing both resets is critical to unlocking all content.

The Oasis Console: A Comprehensive Breakdown

At the heart of The Oasis is the Oasis Console, a central hub for monitoring species and ecosystem progression. This console allows players to track the integration status of all species and is critical to understanding your progress.

Location

The Oasis Console is located in the center of the hub, surrounded by your recruited experts, Ve’nari, and the quest boards.

Functionality

When interacting with the console, it will greet you with:

“Welcome, registered user. Please use this console to review the status of fauna in the Oasis.”

You’ll then be prompted to select one of the available species to view its status. The species list expands weekly as new species are unlocked:

Week 1: Slatebacks, Thorntails, Lapbugs, Honey Bees.
Week 3: Necro-rays and Snakes are added.
Week 4: Flyers (K’arrocs) are added.

Species Status Levels

Each species progresses through six status levels:

Too Few Animals for Data Needed – The species is newly introduced.
Species Settled Well – The species is acclimating to The Oasis.
Species is Now Interacting with Other Species – The species begins to interact harmoniously with others in the ecosystem.
Species Flourishing – The species is thriving in its new habitat.
Removing This Species Would Have Catastrophic Impact – The species becomes critical to ecosystem balance.
Species Has Become a Foundation of the Ecosystem – The species is fully integrated and vital to the eco-dome.

Each species starts at Level 1 and progresses as you complete its associated daily quests. Completing one daily quest increases its status by one level. To max out a species, you’ll need to complete five daily quests per species.

Alt Characters for Faster Progression

Daily quests are account-wide, meaning you can complete them on multiple characters to expedite progress. For example, doing five daily quests (one per alt) in a single day will fully upgrade a species’ status to Level 6.

Achievement Tie-In

The Oasis Console is directly tied to the Ecological Stability achievement, which requires you to:

Ensure all creatures in The Oasis are fully integrated into the ecosystem.

This means achieving Level 6 for all seven species:

Honey Bees
Slatebacks
Thorntails
Rays of Sunshine
Lil’ Lapbugs
Hard K’arrocs
Slither Snakes

It is also tied to the Achievement “Ecologivcal Variety” which requires you to do a daily quest for each of the species in the Oasis:

Honey Bees

Slatebacks
Thorntails
Rays of Sunshine
Lil’ Lapbugs
Hard K’arrocs
Slither Snakes

Species Progression, Storylines, and Rewards

Each week introduces new species, experts, and storylines, all contributing to achievements and ecosystem development.

Completing the storyline for all species rewards the achievement “Otherwordly Ecologist”

Week 1: Honey Bees & Hemet Nesingwary

Weekly Reset (US Tuesday / EU Wednesday)

Questline: The Bees Knees

In this questline, you’ll travel to Stormsong Valley to capture Honey Bees and bring them to The Oasis.
You’ll also recruit Botanist Alaenra, the first expert, who specializes in plant and habitat management.

ewards and Progression:

Achievements Progressed:

Otherworldly Ecologist: Completing The Bees Knees contributes to this achievement.
Expertly Done: Recruiting Botanist Alaenra progresses this achievement.
Ecological Variety: Unlocking Honey Bee daily quests contributes to this achievement.

Daily Quests Unlocked: Honey Bee quests become available to advance their ecosystem status.

Bi-Weekly Reset (US Friday / EU Saturday)

Questline: Nesingwary Necessities

During this questline, you’ll recruit Hemet Nesingwary, the second expert, who specializes in animal behavior and wildlife management.
This questline does not introduce a new species but is crucial for overall progression.

Rewards and Progression:

Achievements Progressed:

Otherworldly Ecologist: Completing Nesingwary Necessities contributes to this achievement.
Expertly Done: Recruiting Hemet Nesingwary progresses this achievement.

Week 2: Slatebacks and Fox-Strut Thorntails

Weekly Reset (US Tuesday / EU Wednesday)

Questline: Roaming Free

Introduces Slatebacks, large creatures essential to the ecosystem’s stability.
You’ll capture and integrate them into The Oasis.

Rewards and Progression:

Achievements Progressed:

Otherworldly Ecologist: Completing Roaming Free contributes to this achievement.
Ecological Variety: Unlocking Slateback daily quests contributes to this achievement.

Daily Quests Unlocked: Slateback quests become available.

Questline: Niffen (Fragrance Specialist)

During this questline, you’ll recruit Rhubarn (Fragrance Specialist), the third expert. You will now complete the achievement “Expertly Done”.

Bi-Weekly Reset (US Friday / EU Saturday)

Questline: Fox-Strut

Introduces Fox-Strut Thorntails, agile creatures forming a symbiotic relationship with other species in The Oasis.
You’ll capture and integrate them into the eco-dome.

Rewards and Progression:

Achievements Progressed:

Otherworldly Ecologist: Completing Fox-Strut contributes to this achievement.
Ecological Variety: Unlocking Thorntail daily quests contributes to this achievement.

Daily Quests Unlocked: Thorntail quests become available.

Week 3: Lil’ Lapbugs and Rays of Sunshine

Weekly Reset (US Tuesday / EU Wednesday)

Questline: Lil’ Lapbugs

Introduces Lil’ Lapbugs, adorable insect-like creatures critical for pollination in The Oasis.
You’ll capture and help them thrive in their new environment.

Rewards and Progression:

Achievements Progressed:

Otherworldly Ecologist: Completing Lil’ Lapbugs contributes to this achievement.
Ecological Variety: Unlocking Lapbug daily quests contributes to this achievement.

Daily Quests Unlocked: Lapbug quests become available.

Bi-Weekly Reset (US Friday / EU Saturday)

Questline: Rays of Sunshine

Introduces Rays of Sunshine (Necrorays), bioluminescent creatures that bring light and beauty to The Oasis.
You’ll capture and integrate them into the eco-dome.

Rewards and Progression:

Achievements Progressed:

Otherworldly Ecologist: Completing Rays of Sunshine contributes to this achievement.
Ecological Variety: Unlocking Necroray daily quests contributes to this achievement.

Daily Quests Unlocked: Necroray quests become available.

Week 4: Hard K’arrocs and Slither Snakes

Weekly Reset (US Tuesday / EU Wednesday)

Questline: Hard K’arroc

Introduces Hard K’arrocs (Flyers), majestic flying creatures critical to the ecosystem.
Completing this storyline also unlocks Skyriding Races, where you can ride K’arrocs.

You have also now unlocked to get the Resplendent K'arroc mount, via world quest skyriding - The Hope of Karesh.

Rewards and Progression:

Achievements Progressed:

Otherworldly Ecologist: Completing Hard K’arroc contributes to this achievement.
Ecological Variety: Unlocking K’arroc daily quests contributes to this achievement.

Skyriding Race Unlocked: Players can participate in K’arroc races, which occasionally reward the Resplendent K’arroc Mount.

Bi-Weekly Reset (US Friday / EU Saturday)

Questline: A Slither of Snakes

Introduces Slither Snakes, which play a unique role in maintaining predator-prey balance.
You’ll capture and integrate them into The Oasis.

Rewards and Progression:

Achievements Progressed:

Otherworldly Ecologist: Completing A Slither of Snakes contributes to this achievement.
Ecological Variety: Unlocking Snake daily quests contributes to this achievement.

Daily Quests Unlocked: Snake quests become available.

Achievements Overview

The meta-achievment is called Ecological Succession which includes following Achievmeents.

1. Otherworldly Ecologist

Complete all storylines in K’aresh:

The Bees Knees
Roaming Free
Fox-Strut
Rays of Sunshine
Hard K’arroc
Lil’ Lapbugs
A Slither of Snakes

Complete Guide here:

2. Ecological Variety

Complete daily quests for all species in The Oasis.

Complete Guide here:

3. Ecological Stability

Raise all species to Level 6 in the Oasis Console.

Complete Guide here:

4. Expertly Done

Recruit all three experts:

Botanist Alaenra
Wildlife Expert Hemet Nesingwary
Fragrance Specialist Niffen

Complete Guide here:

5. Brokers Don’t Care How You Win

Win challenge races, including:

Slateback Alpha Race.
Zooming Necroray Race

Complete Guide here:

This exhaustive breakdown ensures you have every detail for Species Progression, Storylines, and Rewards in Ecological Succession. From weekly resets to Skyriding and achievements, you’re now fully equipped to transform The Oasis!

Wriggling Pinnacle Cache

Completing the Ecological Succession Weekly World Quest rewards the Wriggling Pinnacle Cache, which contains:

Veteran Track Gear.
15 Carved Ethereal Crest.
1 Restored Coffer Key.
Resonance Crystals.
Valorstones.
Chance on a Mount: Curious Slateback (Rare drop).

Chance on a Pet: A pool of 12 unique pets, including:
- Graceful Cosmic Ray Pup
- Shimmering Inchshifter
- Cerulean Lapbug
- Copper Lapbug
- Cyan Siphonmite
- Dread Horroling
- Impartial Watcher
- Inquisitive Cosmic Ray
- Scrappy Thorntail
- Veridian Thorntail
- Vitriolic Inchshifter
- Xanthous Siphonmite