Dungeon · Searing Gorge
Blackrock Depths
Five-player Dark Iron city under Blackrock Mountain, 21 client encounters, ending with the Emperor.
Overview
Blackrock Depths is the Dark Iron city under Blackrock Mountain, reached from Searing Gorge, and the largest five-player dungeon in the Forever client with 21 encounters. The client sets it at level 48.
At a glance
- Kind
- Dungeon
- Level
- 48
- Entry
- Level 42 or higher
- Group size
- Up to 5 players
- Zone
- Searing Gorge
- Bosses
- 21
Getting there
The entrance is in Searing Gorge, at on the zone’s map.
Who to bring
Plan for a long run with many packs; groups often stop partway (Level-60 dungeon demands).
- Crowd control: Moira is immune to
Polymorph, so
Sap or
Freezing Trap her; Loregrain can be sheeped or mind controlled; use crowd control on Blackbreath's cronies and on the Anvilrage Medics. - Interrupts:
Mana Burn (Gerstahn), Molten Blast (Loregrain),
Frostbolt (Stilgiss, Seeth'rel),
Holy Light (Fineous), the
Heal,
Prayer of Healing and
Mind Blast casters (Vile'rel, Moira, the Medics) and
Shadow Bolt
Volley (Doom'rel). - Dispels: Magic (
Flame Shock,
Shadow Word: Pain,
Frost Nova, Bloodlust, Slow,
Polymorph, Shadow Shield), Curse (
Curse of Tongues,
Curse of Weakness, Curse of the
Elemental Lord) and Poison (Hedrum's Baneful Poison). - Fire protection: helps on Incendius, Bael'Gar, Flamelash, Magmus and the Emperor.
- Tanks: one strong tank with a second for adds; the level in the client is a single number (dungeon levels are a single number in the client).
Bosses
- High Interrogator Gerstahn Burn her down before she screams, interrupt
Mana Burn. - Lord Roccor Keep casters out of Ground Tremor range, dispel
Flame Shock. - Houndmaster Grebmar Hold him on the tank, dispel Bloodlust, finish him before he flees at 15%.
- Ring of Law Answer each challenger's trick: dispel curses and slows, step out of
Whirlwind, cure Hedrum's poison. - Pyromancer Loregrain Kill the adds, interrupt Molten Blast, dispel
Flame Shock. - Lord Incendius Remove the curse, move out of Fire Storm, bring fire protection.
- Warder Stilgiss Interrupt
Frostbolt, dispel
Frost Nova. - Fineous Darkvire Clear one end of the ramp, interrupt
Holy Light. - Bael'Gar Fire protection, keep the tank up, deal with the Spawn.
- General Angerforge Clear the militia with area damage, kill the Medics at 40%.
- Golem Lord Argelmach Spread out, interrupt
Chain Lightning. - Hurley Blackbreath
Bash the kegs, stand in the northwest corner, control the cronies. - Phalanx Tank the golem, heal through Thunderclap and
Fireball
Volley. - Ribbly Screwspigot Expect a gouged tank, finish him before he flees at 30%.
- Plugger Spazzring Expect the whole room to turn hostile, dispel
Curse of Tongues. - The Vault Tank Doomgrip, healers watch the
Sunder Armor stacks. - Ambassador Flamelash Kill spirits before they reach him, or burn him down; fire protection.
- The Seven
Dwarves come on a timer, one at a time: interrupt healers, dispel Magic, no curses. - Magmus Tank him, avoid Fiery Burst, expect an 8 second stun from
War Stomp. - Princess Moira Bronzebeard
Sap or trap her (no
Polymorph), or kill her first; interrupt
Heal. - Emperor Dagran Thaurissan Clear the room first, hold spells during Avatar of Flame, heal through Hand of Thaurissan.
In the order the client lists them. Every boss’s strategy and abilities
Lore
The Dark Iron dwarves of Shadowforge City are ruled by Emperor Dagran Thaurissan, who serves the fire lord Ragnaros. His captive, Princess Moira Bronzebeard, is the daughter of the Ironforge king.
Loot from data players have gathered, not yet checked in game by us; the game client confirms each item. Levels, group size, wings, areas and bosses from the game client, build 1.60.1.70450. Text updated .Forever is in beta: any of it can change with a patch. Searing Gorge · All dungeons and raids