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Blackrock Spire

DungeonLevel 53+10 players

Dungeon Map, Bosses & Entrance

The aerial volcanic citadel above Blackrock Mountain, fortified by Rend Blackhand's Horde and General Drakkisath. A premier level 53+ fortress.

Burning Steppes
Floors
Burning Steppes world map artBlackrock Spire interior terrain map
Flame Crest, Burning SteppesMorgan's Vigil, Burning Steppes
Blackrock Spire entrance
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Map Art shows the Blackrock Spire entrance in Burning Steppes at 33.0, 25.2. Terrain shows the dungeon interior.
Level
53+
Group Size
10
Bosses
14
Quests
17
Location
Burning Steppes
Continent
Eastern Kingdoms

About Blackrock Spire

Suspended above the boiling core of Blackrock Mountain stands Blackrock Spire, a staggering aerial bastion carved directly into the basalt cliffs. Following the Second War, Warchief Rend Blackhand retreated here with his Black Tooth Grin legion, forging alliances with Smolderthorn trolls and Spirestone ogres to proclaim his splinter faction the 'True Horde.' Yet Rend is merely a figurehead; pulling the strings from the upper spires is Lord Victor Nefarius and his black dragonflight overseers.

The fortress is divided into two distinct, harrowing theaters. Lower Blackrock Spire (LBRS) serves as a multi-level war camp bustling with ogres, assassins, and crystalline brood-spiders, where infiltrators must harvest three dragon gems to forge the Seal of Ascension. Passing beyond the sealed gate breaches Upper Blackrock Spire (UBRS)—a fortified dragon hatchery and garrison where the elemental Pyroguard Emberseer is bound in agonizing stasis as a living defense ward.

In the grand arena of UBRS, Rend Blackhand descends astride his chromatic drake Gyth to execute trespassers before cheering legionnaires. Beyond lies the Dragonspire Hall, where General Drakkisath commands elite chromatic guards guarding the gateway to Blackwing Lair. Blackrock Spire represents the ultimate bridge between dungeon crawling and full-scale 40-man raiding.

First Run

  • Entered via the upper stone balconies of Blackrock Mountain. Lower Spire branches left; Upper Spire branches right past the Dragonkin Rune Door.
  • Lower Spire is balanced for level 53 to 58 five-player groups; Upper Spire was traditionally tackled as a 10-man or 15-man mini-raid. At least one party member must equip the Seal of Ascension ring to unlock the UBRS gate.
  • In Lower Spire's spider halls, watch for knockbacks off high ledges that plunge players into lethal swarms below.
  • General Drakkisath demands disciplined crowd control: assign a hunter or kite specialist to kite the General miles down the hallway while the team obliterates his two Chromatic Elite bodyguards.

Veteran Notes

  • Fourteen encounters across both wings: Omokk, Voone, Vosh'gajin, Zigris, Mother Smolderweb, Wyrmthalak (Lower); Emberseer, Solakar, Gyth, Rend Blackhand, The Beast, Drakkisath, and Valthalak (Upper).
  • Twenty-seven attached quests, anchoring the core of the Drakkisath blood collection required for the Onyxia Lair attunement Drakefire Amulet.
  • Rend’s Dal'Rend blade set and The Beast's Eye remain legendary pre-raid BIS artifacts for melee and casters alike.

Blackrock Spire Quests

Plan all 17 dungeon quests before you enter. Open a quest for its objective, pickup and turn-in details; rewards appear only when verified for Forever.

The Final TabletsLevel 58Both factionsBring the Fifth and Sixth Mosh'aru Tablets to Prospector Ironboot in Tanaris.Requires firstThe Lost Tablets of Mosh'aruPick upProspector Ironboot · TanarisTanaris · 66.9, 24.0Turn inProspector Ironboot · TanarisTanaris · 66.9, 24.0Bijou's BelongingsLevel 59HordeFind Bijou's Belongings and return them to her. You recall her mentioning that she stashed them on the bottom floor of the city.Requires firstOperative BijouPick upBijou · Blackrock SpireTurn inBijou · Blackrock SpireBijou's BelongingsLevel 59AllianceFind Bijou's Belongings and return them to her. Good luck!Pick upBijou · Blackrock SpireTurn inBijou · Blackrock SpireEn-Ay-Es-Tee-WhyLevel 59Both factionsTravel to Blackrock Spire and collect 15 Spire Spider Eggs for Kibler. By the sound of it, these eggs could be found near spiders.Pick upKibler · Burning SteppesBurning Steppes · 65.9, 21.9Turn inKibler · Burning SteppesBurning Steppes · 65.9, 21.9Kibler's Exotic PetsLevel 59Both factionsTravel to Blackrock Spire and find Bloodaxe Worg Pups. Use the cage to carry the ferocious little beasts. Bring back a Caged Worg Pup to Kibler.Pick upKibler · Burning SteppesBurning Steppes · 65.9, 21.9Turn inKibler · Burning SteppesBurning Steppes · 65.9, 21.9Message to MaxwellLevel 59AllianceTravel to the Burning Steppes and give Bijou's Information to Marshal Maxwell.Requires firstBijou's BelongingsPick upBijou · Blackrock SpireTurn inMarshal Maxwell · Burning SteppesBurning Steppes · 84.7, 69.0Operative BijouLevel 59HordeTravel to Blackrock Spire and find out what happened to Bijou.Pick upLexlort · Kargath Expeditionary Force · BadlandsBadlands · 5.9, 47.6Turn inBijou · Blackrock SpirePut Her DownLevel 59AllianceTravel to Blackrock Spire and destroy the source of the worg menace. As you left Helendis, he shouted a name: Halycon. It is what the orcs refer to in regards to the worg.Pick upHelendis Riverhorn · Burning SteppesBurning Steppes · 85.8, 69.0Turn inHelendis Riverhorn · Burning SteppesBurning Steppes · 85.8, 69.0The Pack MistressLevel 59HordeSlay Halycon, pack mistress of the Bloodaxe worg.Pick upGalamav the Marksman · Kargath Expeditionary Force · BadlandsBadlands · 6.0, 47.7Turn inGalamav the Marksman · Kargath Expeditionary Force · BadlandsBadlands · 6.0, 47.7Blackhand's CommandLevel 60Both factionsThat is one stupid orc. It would appear as if you need to find this brand and gain the Mark of Drakkisath in order to access the Orb of Command. The letter indicates that General Drakkisath guards the brand. Perhaps you should investigate.Use itemBlackhand's CommandTurn inDrakkisath's Brand · Blackrock SpireGeneral Drakkisath's CommandLevel 60AllianceTake General Drakkisath's Command to Marshal Maxwell in Burning Steppes.Use itemGeneral Drakkisath's CommandTurn inMarshal Maxwell · Burning SteppesBurning Steppes · 84.7, 69.0Maxwell's MissionLevel 60AllianceTravel to Blackrock Spire and destroy War Master Voone, Highlord Omokk, and Overlord Wyrmthalak. Return to Marshal Maxwell when the job is done.Requires firstMessage to MaxwellPick upMarshal Maxwell · Burning SteppesBurning Steppes · 84.7, 69.0Turn inMarshal Maxwell · Burning SteppesBurning Steppes · 84.7, 69.0Seal of AscensionLevel 60Both factionsFind the three gemstones of command: The Gemstone of Smolderthorn, Gemstone of Spirestone, and Gemstone of Bloodaxe. Return them, along with the Unadorned Seal of Ascension, to Vaelan. The Generals, as told to you by Vaelan, are: War Master Voone of the Smolderthorn; Highlord Omokk of the Spirestone; and Overlord Wyrmthalak of the Bloodaxe.Pick upVaelan · Lower Blackrock Spire — top of the slope before the first wooden bridgeTurn inVaelanSeal of AscensionLevel 60Both factionsTravel to the Wyrmbog in Dustwallow Marsh. Find the ancient drake, Emberstrife and beat him without mercy until his will is broken. It is at that moment which you must place the Unforged Seal of Ascension before the great beast. You must then be quick to use the Orb of Draconic Energy on his weakened form and claim dominion over his mental faculties. Control the beast and force the Flames of the Black Dragonflight upon the Unforged Seal of Ascension!Requires firstSeal of AscensionPick upVaelan · Lower Blackrock Spire — top of the slope before the first wooden bridgeTurn inVaelanThe Demon ForgeLevel 60Both factionsTravel to Blackrock Spire and find Goraluk Anvilcrack. Slay him and then use the Blood Stained Pike upon his corpse. After his soul has been siphoned, the pike will be Soul Stained. You must also find the Unforged Rune Covered Breastplate. Return both the Soul Stained Pike and the Unforged Rune Covered Breastplate to Lorax in Winterspring.Requires firstLorax's TalePick upLorax · WinterspringWinterspring · 63.8, 73.8Turn inLorax · WinterspringWinterspring · 63.8, 73.8The Matron ProtectorateLevel 60Both factionsTravel to Winterspring and find Haleh. Give her Awbee's scale.Pick upAwbee · Blackrock SpireTurn inHaleh · WinterspringWinterspring · 54.5, 51.2Warlord's CommandLevel 60HordeSlay Highlord Omokk, War Master Voone, and Overlord Wyrmthalak. Recover Important Blackrock Documents. Return to Warlord Goretooth in Kargath when the mission has been accomplished.Pick upWarlord Goretooth · Kargath Expeditionary Force · BadlandsBadlands · 5.8, 47.5Turn inWarlord Goretooth · Kargath Expeditionary Force · BadlandsBadlands · 5.8, 47.5

Bosses

14 bosses wait in Blackrock Spire, across Lower Blackrock Spire and Upper Blackrock Spire.

  1. 01Highlord Omokk
  2. 02Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin
  3. 03War Master Voone
  4. 04Mother Smolderweb
  5. 05Urok Doomhowl
  6. 06Quartermaster Zigris
  7. 07Halycon
  8. 08Gizrul the Slavener
  9. 09Overlord Wyrmthalak
  10. 10Pyroguard Emberseer
  11. 11Warchief Rend Blackhand
  12. 12The Beast
  13. 13General Drakkisath
  14. 14Lord Valthalak

Getting There

  1. ContinentEastern Kingdoms
  2. ZoneBurning Steppes Levels 50–59 · Contested territory
  3. Nearest flight pathFlame Crest, Burning Steppes Horde · 65.6, 24.2
  4. Entrance33.0, 25.2