Patch 11.1 Undermine Mounts: Cartel Troves and Darkfuse

Key Takeaways

• Patch 11.1 "Undermine(d)" launched on February 25, 2025, opening the goblin trade-capital of Undermine and its warring cartels.
• Four cartel Trove mounts came from paragon boxes earned past Exalted, one per cartel: the Bilgewater Bombardier, Blackwater Bonecrusher, Steamwheedle Supplier, and Venture Co-ordinator.
• The Darkfuse Demolisher was the odd one out, a vendor mount tied to the hidden fifth cartel, Darkfuse Solutions.
• Reputation ran on the shared Cartels of Undermine Renown track, with a weekly Warband-bound contract deciding which cartel you fed that week.
• The Violet Goblin Shredder was the casual pick, a chance reward for a ten-job Shipping and Handling streak at Renown 8.
• All six mounts are still obtainable on current retail, since they are standing reputation, vendor, and activity rewards rather than season-locked drops.

Undermine turned mount collecting into a goblin loyalty program. Every cartel wanted your business, and each one paid out a different ride once you proved your worth. Here is how the whole set actually worked, and how much of it is still farmable years later.

How the cartel reputation worked

Progress in Undermine ran on a single umbrella track called Cartels of Undermine Renown. Each week you signed a Warband-bound contract with one of the four cartels, and that week's work built reputation with both that cartel and the shared Renown bar. Because the contract locked to one cartel at a time, nobody could grind all four Troves at once, which is why the full set was a multi-week project.

Each cartel also had its own reputation bar that climbed to Exalted. The mount-bearing Troves were paragon rewards: once a cartel hit Exalted, it handed you that cartel's Trove every time you banked another chunk of reputation past the cap, and the mount was a chance drop from inside. Collectors who would rather not run four separate paragon grinds can skip the cartel reputation grind and jump straight to the payout.

The four cartel Trove mounts

Each cartel's Trove carried its own mechanical mount. The Bilgewater Bombardier came from the Bilgewater Trove, the Venture Co-ordinator from the Venture Co. Trove (handed over by Shredz the Scrapper), the Steamwheedle Supplier from the Steamwheedle Trove (via Lab Assistant Laszly), and the Blackwater Bonecrusher from the Blackwater Trove.

Since each Trove was a chance box rather than a guaranteed reward, some players saw their mount on the first paragon crate while others opened a dozen. That randomness is the main reason the set took a while to finish.

The Darkfuse Demolisher and the secret cartel

The most interesting mount of the patch belonged to a cartel that was not on the map at launch. Darkfuse Solutions was a hidden fifth cartel, unlocked by turning in Market Research to a shady broker named Sitch Lowdown down in the Sewers of Hovel Hill. Build enough standing and Darkfuse opened up as a full reputation of its own.

The Darkfuse Demolisher was the reward, and unlike the cartel Troves it was a straight purchase. At Revered with Darkfuse Solutions, Sitch Lowdown sold it for 11,375 Resonance Crystals, the patch's catch-all currency earned from daily quests, rares, and events. No paragon luck involved, just a currency grind and a reputation gate.

The Violet Goblin Shredder: the casual pick

Not every Undermine mount asked for Exalted. The Violet Goblin Shredder was a chance reward for finishing a ten-job Shipping and Handling streak, the delivery mini-game you ran in the G-99 Breakneck racer. It only needed Renown 8 with the Cartels of Undermine, and because the streak was repeatable it tended to drop quickly for anyone who kept running deliveries.

Frequently Asked Questions

When did Patch 11.1 Undermine launch?

Patch 11.1 "Undermine(d)" went live on February 25, 2025. Season 2 and the Liberation of Undermine raid opened a week later, on March 4, 2025.

How do you get the cartel Trove mounts?

Each of the four mounts is a chance drop from its cartel's Trove, a paragon reward you receive after reaching Exalted and then banking extra reputation past the cap. Bilgewater, Blackwater, Steamwheedle, and Venture each pay out their own mount.

Where do you buy the Darkfuse Demolisher?

From Sitch Lowdown in the Sewers of Hovel Hill, Undermine, for 11,375 Resonance Crystals. You need Revered standing with Darkfuse Solutions, the hidden fifth cartel, which you unlock by turning in Market Research to Lowdown.

What is the easiest Undermine mount to get?

The Violet Goblin Shredder. It only requires Renown 8 with the Cartels of Undermine and drops from a repeatable ten-job Shipping and Handling streak, so it does not depend on a long Exalted grind.

Are the Undermine mounts still obtainable in 2026?

Yes. All six are standing reputation, vendor, and activity rewards in evergreen Undermine content, so none of them were season-locked. The full set is still collectable on current retail.

What is Darkfuse Solutions?

Darkfuse Solutions is a secret fifth cartel added in Patch 11.1, separate from the four public cartels. You earn its reputation through Market Research turn-ins to Sitch Lowdown, and it gates the Darkfuse Demolisher mount.

Undermine stayed one of the friendlier reputation patches to backfill, since nothing on the mount list was locked to Season 2. If you missed the goblin capital the first time around, the whole cartel garage is still open for business. Collectors cleaning up the set can browse our WoW mount carries to speed up the paragon runs.

Last reviewed 2026-07-03 against Patch 11.1 Undermine(d). Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.