How to Breathe Underwater in WoW Classic

Author: Passion
Date: December 18, 2023
Updated: December 6, 2024
Expansion: WoW Classic

There are a surprising number of reasons to be underwater in WoW Classic, whether you’re questing, farming, or fighting enemies in Blackfathom Deeps. This guide will help you take advantage of all the best tools, consumables, and abilities at your disposal so you can stay underwater longer without fear of having to make a long run back from the nearest graveyard.

Abilities

The easiest way to breathe underwater is with your character’s own abilities! Shamans will need to carry around a reagent for this while Druids have the added advantage of a faster swim speed.

Water Breathing	Learnable by Shamans at level 22 Costs 1x Shiny Fish Scales
Unending Breath	Learnable by Warlocks at level 16
Aquatic Form	Learnable by Druids at level 16
Underwater Breathing	Undead Racial Triples Breath Timer

Consumables

If you don’t have access to your own on-demand water breathing ability, there are a few consumables you can use to get the same effect.

Name	Source
Elixir of Water Breathing	Crafted by Alchemy (90) – Taught by Trainer 1x Stranglekelp, 2x Blackmouth Oil, 1x Empty Vial
Elixir of Greater Water Breathing	Crafted by Alchemy (215) – Taught by Trainer 1x Ichor of Undeath, 2x Purple Lotus, 1x Crystal Vial
Noggenfogger Elixir	Sold by Marin Noggenfogger in Tanaris after completing Noggenfogger Elixir

Items

There are also a few items you can get that can be used to get a water breathing effect on demand, as long as you have one in your inventory.

Hook of the Master Angler	Awarded by completing Master Angler and winning the Stranglethorn Vale Fishing Extravaganza
Hydrocane	Dropped by Viscous Fallout in Gnomeregan
Deepdive Helmet	Crafted by Engineering (230) – Taught by Schematic: Deepdive Helmet (10607) 8x Mithril Bar, 1x Mithril Casing, 1x Truesilver Bar, 4x Tigerseye, 4x Malachite

About the Author

Passion

I love MMOs of all shades, especially the nitty gritty numbers parts of them. You might recognize me from the Shadow Priest discord, otherwise I play a little bit of everything, especially games with support roles available.