Blackwing Lair

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Blackwing Lair

BWL, Blackwing

Blackwing Lair loading graphic

Location

Upper Blackrock Spire, Blackrock Mountain

Race(s)

Black dragonflight

Red dragonflight

Goblin

Orc

Blood elf

End boss

Nefarian

Instance info

Type

Raid

Advised level

60

Player limit

40

Key

Blackhand's Command

Lockout timer

1 week

Bosses

Other raids

Blackwing Lair is a 40-man raid dungeon located at the top of Blackrock Mountain, home to Nefarian. It was released with patch 1.6.

Encounters

See also: Blackwing Lair loot

Most notably, bosses drop tier 2 set items.

Quests and Reputation

Killing NPCs in Blackwing Lair does not reward reputation for any faction. The only quests involve the The Scepter of the Shifting Sands quest chain and handing in the [Head of Nefarian].

Gaining Entry

There are three possible ways to enter:

By completing [60] Blackhand's Command and thereafter porting in by using Orb of Command.
By entering the portal in Blackrock Spire.
Via a warlock's Ritual of Summoning.

History

Nefarian has vowed to crush Ragnaros. To this end, he has recently begun efforts to bolster his forces, much as his father Deathwing had attempted to do in ages past. However, where Deathwing failed, it now seems the scheming Nefarian may be succeeding. Nefarian's mad bid for dominance has attracted concern from the Red Dragon Flight, which has always been the Black Flight's greatest foe. Though Nefarian's intentions are known, the methods he is using to achieve them remain a mystery. It is believed, however that Nefarian has been experimenting with the blood of all of the various Dragon Flights to produce unstoppable warriors.

Geography

Subregions

Dragonmaw Garrison • Halls of Strife • Nefarian's Lair • Shadow Wing Lair

Resources

[Elementium Ore] - Rare drop

Dungeon denizens

Black dragon (one, Nefarian)
Black drakes (three, Ebonroc, Firemaw, Flamegor)
Black drakonids
Black dragonspawn
Blue drakonids
Blue whelps
Bone golems
Bronze drakonids
Bronze whelps
Chromatic drakonids
Drakeadon (one, Chromaggus)
Felguards
Goblins
Green drakonids
Green whelps
Infernals
Orcs
Red dragon (one, Vaelastrasz the Corrupt)
Red drakonids
Red whelps

Trash

Notes

Drama, an Alliance (US) guild that resided on the Shattered Hand server was the first guild world wide to clear Blackwing Lair, they subsequently moved to Korgath.^{[citation needed]}