How to spawn Lurker of the Deeps and get Ol’ Mole Rufus mount in WoW The War Within

Remember how fun the quest for the Ascended Skymane mountain was? Shadowlands? Neither do we. It’s back in an alternate form with Ol’ Mole Rufus, requiring both teamwork and speed.

Here’s how to spawn Lurker of the Deeps in WoW The War Within and add Ol’ Mole Rufus to your mount collection.

How to spawn Lurker of the Deeps in WoW The War Within

To get Ol’ Mole Rufus in The war withinyou must Pull five levers simultaneously over The Ringing Deeps to summon a rare elite called Lurker of the Deeps, but we recommend being level 75 or higher to farm Ol’ Mole Rufus.

Ol’ Mole Rufus isn’t a level-locked mount – some players have reported getting him at fresh level 70s in community forums – but he can make it easier to 75 minimumespecially if you’re in a smaller group, since Lurker of the Deeps is level 80.

Go to The Ringing Deeps from Dornogal and find a party hoping to farm the mount. The first Inconspicuous Lever is at the Hallowfall Gateon cart tracks with a handful of mine carts nearby.

The second lever is located close to the first, on a crumbling platform with cart tracksfurther away from the Hallowfall Gate.

The locations for these levers do not change. They can unspawn though, so make sure they’re all up before attempting this mount. The respawn timer is reportedly around half an hour to an hour, based on community reports.

Lever three is located in the Lost Minesfurther down from lever two, and sat between two branching cart tracks on a platform.

The levers are hard to see from a distance, but if you hover over them with your mouse, a glowing outline and name will light up.

Lever four is located much further into The Ringing Deeps, on a platform near Shadowvein PointOnce you unlock the flight path, it will be northeast of here.

Lever five is located at the back of the zone, pressed against a fence with two mine carts next to itThere are a lot of mobs in this zone, which is another reason why being around level 75 is a bonus.

Fly past Opportunity Point until the game says Abyssal excavation to find this lever.

Those are all the levers for the Lurker of the Deeps summon. If you don’t hit them all within 10 seconds or less of each other, the summon won’t work, so group up and find a way to sync your lever times together.

It may be useful to use a 10 second readiness check to give everyone time to pull their lever without having to be on the line. Have one person at each lever location.

How to get Ol’ Mole Rufus in WoW The War Within

When your party pulls all five levers within 10 seconds of each other, a notification will appear in the chat saying that something is moving in the nearby lake. This means that you now have one minute to go to the location shown above, near Opportunity Point.

That’s why we saved the Abyssal Excavation lever until last: it’s the shortest distance from the pond at Opportunity Point where the Lurker of the Deeps appears.

From here, it’s a matter of defeating Lurker of the Deeps to get the mount. This level 80 rare elite hits hard but doesn’t have many overpowering abilities, with both Frost and Physical attacks. He does have a knockback, so watch your positioning and avoid flying into nearby mobs.

The Ol’ Mole Rufus mount is no guaranteed drop so you might not see it on your first few tries. The drop rate is reportedly around five percent, so park some alts in the zone and come back the next day if it doesn’t show up.

When it falls, the item you should pay attention to is the Regurgitated mole reins. Delicious.