General
Curse Surges — Farming Gear, Reagents & Fishing on the Coiled Isle
Curse Surges look like straightforward world boss events on the Coiled Isle, but clearing one is also the only way to unlock a nearby patch of gathering nodes and a fishing pool for Neutralized Venom Clot — a reagent used across many of Patch 12.1's new crafting recipes. This guide covers where to find all five Surges, what they reward, and how to chain them into Envenomated Gathering and Cursed Fishing.
Curse Surges look like straightforward world boss events on the Coiled Isle, but clearing one is also the only way to unlock a nearby patch of gathering nodes and a fishing pool for Neutralized Venom Clot — a reagent used across many of Patch 12.1's new crafting recipes. This guide covers where to find all five Surges, what they reward, and how to chain them into Envenomated Gathering and Cursed Fishing.
✨ What Are Curse Surges?
Curse Surges are repeating world events on the Coiled Isle. There are five of them, and each one respawns every 45 minutes — check the Events layer of your in-game map to track them.
Every Surge follows the same structure: fill a progression bar, usually by killing the mobs around the event area, and then defeat the final boss once it becomes vulnerable. Surge bosses drop Adventurer-level gear, making them a solid source of starter gear for alts.
📍 Surge Locations
| Curse Surge | Coordinates |
|---|---|
| The Looming Mutagenitor | /way #2512 26.62 64.90 |
| The Broodmother's Nest | /way #2512 45.35 28.62 |
| The Malformed Leviathan | /way #2512 47.20 62.05 |
| Mlurkkr Massacre | /way #2512 70.98 31.91 |
| Siege at the Whispering Marsh | /way #2512 67.47 77.89 |
🏆 Rewards & Achievements
- Completing a Curse Surge rewards a bag containing Gold, Voidlight Marl, and Adventurer Mistcrest.
- At Renown 4 with Zul'jarra's Forces, your first Curse Surge of the day has a chance to drop a Corrosive Soul.
- At Renown 8 with Zul'jarra's Forces, your first Curse Surge of the day has a chance to drop a piece of Warbound Veteran equipment.
- Turn the Surge — defeat all five Curse Surges.
- Cursebreaker — defeat 300 Curse Surges total. Rewards the Cursebreaker title.
⛏ Envenomated Gathering
Clearing a Curse Surge grants the Cursed Land and Waters buff in that area, which enables Envenomated Gathering nodes and Cursed Fishing nearby.
Mining & Herbalism
Envenomated nodes appear around the cleared Surge area. Channel the node to make it disappear, at which point green orbs appear where it stood. Gathering an orb grants roughly 12–15 Neutralized Venom Clot.
Skinning
Skinning mobs while the Cursed Land and Waters buff is active has a chance to drop Neutralized Venom Clot as well, no separate node required.
🎣 Cursed Fishing
If you've unlocked Cursed Fishing, clearing a Curse Surge also lets you fish the nearby waters for Blightswarmer.
Unlocking Cursed Fishing
Complete the quest Venom Fishing: Proof is in the Ooze, which becomes available as you progress the Captain Tokka reputation.