Bugs 2026-10-07
Shellfish Traps near Shadowprey Village fail to open for some players
Players report inactive 
Desolace traps on the route to . The cause is unknown: check access before farming underwater.
Status: Open player reports. Cause and fix not announced.
Description
On October 7, an Alliance player again reported being unable to open underwater Shellfish Traps south of 
Shadowprey Village, a Horde settlement on Desolace's southwest coast. The player said nearby Horde characters could open traps. Two independent comments on the Forever object page, dated September 28 and October 4, also describe inactive traps. One commenter opened a few, then found some non-interactive after they respawned. The Forever database links the traps to , but none of these reports verifies a pole drop on build 1.60.1.70245. The pole requires character level 25 and 100. Its current item entry lists +42 .
Effect
A trip for the pole may fail if your character cannot open the traps. The cause is unclear: faction, quest state and trap state have not been isolated. The Forever pole entry says it binds when equipped, so check the Auction House if the traps do not work.
How to reproduce it
- On a level 25 or higher character with 100 or higher, travel to Shadowprey Village, the Horde settlement on Desolace's southwest coast. These are requirements to use the pole, not verified requirements to open the trap.
- Look underwater by the docks for a Shellfish Trap and test whether you can interact with it. Sources do not verify an exact current-beta spawn coordinate.
- If it does not open, test another trap and record your faction, quest state, level, build and result for a bug report. Do not assume is required: that was a rule in older versions, not verified for Forever.
- If you need the pole, check the Auction House. Its current drop rate and trap behavior on build 1.60.1.70245 remain unverified.
What players report
- Monster, Blizzard forum
On October 7, says the Alliance character still cannot open traps while nearby Horde characters can. The cause is only a guess.
Read discussion ↗ - Fargaze, Wowhead Forever
On September 28, reported that the traps would not open, at least on a level 20 character.
Read discussion ↗ - Dalthonar, Wowhead Forever
On October 4, opened a few traps but found some non-interactive after they respawned.
Read discussion ↗