Blackrock Depths Upper City Dungeon Guide (2024)

Last updated on Apr 04, 2024 at 00:00by Abide1 comment

Blackrock Depths is located in the Blackrock Mountain, which can beaccessed from either Searing Gorge or Burning Steppes. Headtowards Blackrock Mountain and follow the pictures below to find thedungeon entrance.

After entering the mountain, follow these two chains down until you enterthe quarry mine.

Run through all the way through the quarry mine till you reach the back,there you will find the entrance portal to Blackrock Depths.

When inside the dungeon, travel through these 2 Shadowforge Gates tomake your way towards the Upper City.

After getting past those two gates, head through the last door to theEastern Garrison. Inside you can activate the Shadowforge Lock totravel across the bridge and reach the Upper City.

Before setting foot in BRD, we strongly advise you to get all the dungeon questsrelated to it. To make this process easier, we have written a separate guide.

• Enrage
• Flurry
• Sunder Armor

General Angerforge himself is fairly simple. The main threat of thefight comes from the adds he starts the fight with, and the adds he willperiodically summon throughout the encounter. Quickly deal with the adds thathe calls in as they have low health.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Angerforge's Battle Axe	51	Two-Hand Axe
Force of Will	55	Trinket
Lord General's Sword	51	Main-Hand Sword
Royal Decorated Armor	53	Mail Chest
Warstrife Leggings	53	Leather Legs

• Chain Lightning
• Lightning Shield
• Shock

Spread out to prevent the Chain Lightning from spreading to theentire party and quickly deal with the Golems accompanyingGolem Lord Argelmach.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Luminary Kilt	54	Leather Legs
Naglering	54	Ring
Omnicast Boots	54	Cloth Boots
Second Wind	54	Trinket

The Grim Guzzler is a bar inside of Blackrock Depths. It is filledwith neutral bar patrons who will come to the defense of other bar patrons whoare being attacked. It is also full of multiple mini-bosses that can be skipped,but your group might want to kill them for various quests.

• Fireball Volley
• Mighty Blow
• Thunderclap

Keep the party topped up to avoid any deaths to the Fireball Volley. Have your tank keep their back against a wall toavoid being knocked-back by Mighty Blow.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Bloodfist	51	One-Hand Fist
Fists of Phalanx	51	Plate Hands
Golem Fitted Pauldrons	51	Mail Shoulders
Golem Skull Helm	51	Plate Helmet
Rockfist	50	One-Hand Fist

• Gouge
• Hamstring

Ribbly Screwspigot himself is not a challenge; quickly deal withthe adds he has defending him and he will fall shortly after.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Ribbly's Bandolier	50	Ammo Pouch
Ribbly's Quiver	50	Arrow Quiver
Wayfarer's Knapsack	None	16 Slot Bag
Plans: Dark Iron Plate	265	Blacksmithing Pattern

• Drunken Rage
• Flame Breath

To summon this boss you will need to smash all three of the storage room on theleft as soon as you enter the Grim Guzzer. Deal with the adds thatsupport Hurley Blackbreath first and he should prove to be nochallenge afterwards.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Coal Miner Boots	52	Leather Boots
Firemoss Boots	52	Leather Boots
Hurley's Tankard	52	Main-Hand Mace
Ragefury Eyepatch	52	Leather Helmet

• Burning Spirit

Ambassador Flamelash will rapidly spawn in low-health elementalsthat quickly travel towards him. If they reach him they will "merge" with him,granting him a stack of Burning Spirit, increasing his damagedealt by 30 per each stack. Kill the elementals quickly before they ever reachthe boss and this fight will be easy.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Burst of Knowledge	53	Trinket
Cape of the Fire Salamander	53	Cloak
Flame Wrath	51	Polearm
Molten Fists	53	Mail Gloves
Circle of Flame	54	Cloth Helmets

In this encounter you will face off against seven dwarven spirits, one at a time.Individually, these spirits are not much of a challenge. Quickly defeat thembefore the next spirit spawns and this fight will not be difficult at all.

• Anger'rel
• Doom'rel
• Dope'rel
• Gloom'rel
• Hate'rel
• Seeth'rel
• Vile'rel

Defeat all 7 of these dwarven spirits to unlock theChest of The Seven.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Blood-etched Blade	52	One-Hand Dagger
Deathdealer Breastplate	52	Mail Chest
Ghostshroud	52	Leather Helmet
Haunting Specter Leggings	52	Cloth Legs
Impervious Giant	52	Two-Hand Mace
Legplates of the Eternal Guardian	52	Plate Legs
The Hammer of Grace	52	Main-Hand Mace
Wraith Scythe	51	Main-Hand Axe

While this is not a boss fight, it is worth mentioning. You will need totravel across the vast area and reach the other side. Keep an eye out for theShadowforge Flame Keepers patrolling the area as you need to loot themfor the Shadowforge Torchs that they carry. You need two torches toextinguish the braziers on the far side of the room to unlock the door to thefinal chamber of the dungeon.

• Fiery Burst
• War Stomp

The main threat with this fight is the blasts of fire that frequentlyheat up sections of the area. Make sure your group stands between the fires toavoid taking this avoidable damage. Magmus himself hits fairly hardand stuns nearby enemies with War Stomp. As long as you avoid thefires in the area this fight should not be too difficult.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Golem Skull Helm	51	Plate Helmet
Lavastone Hammer	53	Two-Hand Mace
Libram of Truth	52	Relic - Libram
Magmus Stone	53	Off-Hand
Totem of Rage	52	Relic - Totem

This fight can be handled in two different ways, either killingPrincess Moira Bronzebeard first, or keeping her alive to complete thefaction specific quests. Either way, this encounter is the most difficult fightin the dungeon and can easily wipe a group. Be sure to clear all of thetrash inside the room before engaging the boss or he will call on them toaid him!

• Avatar of Flame
• Hand of Thaurissan
• Ironfoe

Emperor Dagran Thaurissan hits fairly hard, especially when he buffshimself with Avatar of Flame, adding Fire damage to his meleeattacks. He will also periodically stun the tank with Hand of Thaurissan, further increasing their damage taken. Lastly andmost dangerously, he will sometimes proc Ironfoe, grantinghim 10% increased critical strike chance and dealing 3 additional attacks.Combined, all 3 of these can lead to high burst damage on the tank.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Dreadforge Retaliator	54	Two-Hand Axe
Emperor's Seal	55	Ring
Guiding Stave of Wisdom	54	Staff
Hand of Justice	53	Trinket
Imperial Jewel	55	Necklace
Lightforge Gauntlets	54	Plate Gloves
Robes of the Royal Crown	55	Cloth Chest
Sash of the Grand Hunt	55	Mail Waist
Thaurissan's Royal Scepter	55	Off-Hand
The Emperor's New Cape	55	Cloak
Wristguards of Renown	55	Leather Bracers
Ironfoe	55	Main-Hand Mace

• Heal
• Mind Blast
• Power Word: Shield
• Renew
• Shadow Bolt
• Shadow Word: Pain
• Smite

Princess Moira Bronzebeard deals fairly high damage with her spellsand should be crowd controlled if not killing her, or interrupted as much aspossible if you are focusing her down first. Be especially sure to interrupther Heal whenever she casts it as he will frequently heal herselfand Emperor Dagran Thaurissan.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Ebonsteel Spaulders	54	Plate Shoulders
Hands of the Exalted Herald	54	Cloth Gloves
High Priestess Boots	54	Cloth Boots
Swiftwalker Boots	54	Leather Boots