Blackfathom Deeps

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Blackfathom Deeps

BFD

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Location

The Zoram Strand, Ashenvale

Race(s)

Naga

Satyr

Murloc

Makrura

Human

Gnome

Dwarf

Orc

End boss

Aku'mai

Advised level

20-27

Player limit

5 (10)

Blackfathom Deeps is a partially underwater dungeon in northwestern Ashenvale. It is accessed by a stair-lined shaft that requires one to swim through an underwater entrance. The deeps are comprised of a series of watery caverns leading deep to a temple devoted to the Old Gods. The Twilight's Hammer cult runs this shrine, and it has joined forces with local naga and satyrs to defend the unholy creature, Aku'mai. It seems an Old God may be underneath the land.^[1]^[2]

History

This series of ruins and caverns was built into the side of a cliff directly south of Black Fathom Bay. Many dangerous creatures lurk within - including, if tales at the Fish Eye Tavern are to believed, ghosts of heroes that fell to some nastiness while within the Deeps. Others suggest that this place, once a night elf temple to Elune, is now the headquarters of the vile warlocks, known as the Shadow Council.^{WRPG 194} The naga here seem to be searching for something. The Twilight’s Hammer, a foul cult dedicated to the Old Gods, works with the naga in the underground ruins for an unknown purpose.^{LoM 8}

From Blizzard's Official World Dungeons site:

Situated along the Zoram Strand of Ashenvale, Blackfathom Deeps was once a glorious temple dedicated to the night elves' moon-goddess, Elune. However, the great Sundering shattered the temple - sinking it beneath the waves of the Veiled Sea. There it remained untouched - until, drawn by its ancient power - the naga and satyr emerged to plumb its secrets. Legends hold that the ancient beast, Aku'mai, has taken up residence within the temple's ruins. Aku'mai, a favored pet of the primordial Old Gods, has preyed upon the area ever since. Drawn to Aku'mai's presence, the cult known as the Twilight's Hammer has also come to bask in the Old Gods' evil presence.

Geography

Maps

A denoted map at WorldofWar.net.
A large map (1027 kb) from videogamemaps.net.

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Quest guide

Quest name	Quest giver	Zone location
Alliance quests
[23] Knowledge in the Deeps	Gerrig Bonegrip	Forlorn Cavern, Ironforge
[24] Researching the Corruption	Gershala Nightwhisper	Auberdine, Darkshore
[24] In Search of Thaelrid	Dawnwatcher Shaedlass	Craftsmen's Terrace, Darnassus
[25] Twilight Falls	Argent Guard Manados	Craftsmen's Terrace, Darnassus
[27] Blackfathom Villainy	Argent Guard Thaelrid	In a cavern in Blackfathom Deeps
Horde quests
[22] The Essence of Aku'Mai	Je'neu Sancrea	Zoram'gar Outpost, Ashenvale
[22] Allegiance to the Old Gods	[Damp Note], drop from Blackfathom Tide Priestess	Outside the instance
[26] Allegiance to the Old Gods (2)	Je'neu Sancrea	Zoram'gar Outpost, Ashenvale
[27] Amongst the Ruins	Je'neu Sancrea	Zoram'gar Outpost, Ashenvale
[27] Blackfathom Villainy	Argent Guard Thaelrid	In a cavern in Blackfathom Deeps
[30] Baron Aquanis	[Strange Water Globe], drop from Baron Aquanis	In Blackfathom Deeps
Class specific quests
[20] The Orb of Soran'ruk	Doan Karhan	East of Camp Taurajo, the Barrens
[22] Seeking the Kor Gem	Thundris Windweaver	Auberdine, Darkshore
[23] The Path of the Adept	Knight-Lord Bloodvalor	Farstriders' Square, Silvermoon

Walkthrough

This underwater cove can be tricky to navigate for the first time, but it's a great place to hone your skills and find your role when in a group.

Level appropriate groups should watch out for two things. The first is that there are many magic casting Naga which, when amassed in numbers, can do a good deal of damage. Always keep a warrior with shield bash on any casting mobs, or any other class that can stun/interrupt like Shamans and Paladins. Also, this is a great dungeon to try out crowd control. Many of the enemies pulled to you will come with friends. In addition, there are invisible Satyr that you cannot see until they have come close enough to aggro you.

Caution should be used when combating the murlocs. Once at low health, they run quite fast, often running back towards the other murlocs and the murloc boss Gelihast. Keep a form of snare on these guys. The latter part of the instance includes the Twilight Cultists. These foes come in groups of two or three, but often can include more if you aren't aware of wanderers. The ideal way to avoid an unwanted add is to pull with range, targeting the casters first (which you can get to follow you by cutting the Line of Sight, i.e. turning around a corner), and sheeping, sapping, or off tanking the adds. Also, having the highest level person in your group do the pulling helps, due to their smaller aggro radius.

The 'summoning chamber' with Twilight Lord Kelris includes many other cultists in the room. It is recommended to use the walled off entrance to your advantage, pulling the mobs one by one from the large room until Kelris is alone. After the room is cleared, he is ready to be engaged safely. Once he is defeated, all four candles pieces on the middle altar will need to be lit in order to advance past the large door to the final boss. Right-click these one at a time because a small group of mobs is summoned from the adjacent doors every time you do. Defeat these one at a time to avoid death.

The final boss is relatively easy if you have a dedicated tank and healer. See walk-through for Aku'mai. A stylishly hatted dwarf will await you at the end, giving you an option to port to Darnassus.

Resources

Dungeon denizens

Blackfathom Deeps bosses

Crabs
Dark Iron dwarves (one, Morridune)
Dwarves
Forsaken
Gnomes
Humans
Hydras (one, Aku'mai)
Makrura
Murlocs
Naga
Night elves (one, Argent Guard Thaelrid)
Orcs
Satyr
Tauren
Threshadons
Turtles
Trolls
Water Elementals

Mobs

Blackfathom Naga

Blackfathom Oracle (non-elite): casts Healing Wave and Parasite (Inflicts normal damage plus 30 to an enemy, then an additional 25 Nature damage every 5 sec. for 20 sec.)
Blackfathom Tide-Priestess (non-elite): casts Frostbolt and Heal
Blackfathom Seawitch: casts Frost Armor, Frost Nova and Frost Ward
Blackfathom Myrmidon: casts Disarm

Fallenroot Satyrs

Fallenroot Satyr (non-elite)
Fallenroot Rogue (non-elite): casts Stealth
Fallenroot Hellcaller: casts Mana Burn and Shadowbolt
Fallenroot Shadowstalker: casts Curse of Weakness and Stealth

Blindlight Murlocs

Blindlight Murloc: casts Sunder Armor
Blindlight Oracle: casts Lightning Bolt and Healing Wave
Blindlight Muckdweller: casts Leech Poison (Leeches 46 health every 5 sec from an enemy for 45 sec and gives it to the caster.)

Worshippers of Aku'mai

Twilight Loreseeker: casts Enlarge (Increases an ally's physical damage by 50 for 5 mins.) and Slow
Twilight Acolyte: casts Renew and Heal
Twilight Aquamancer: casts Summon Water Elemental and Frostbolt
Twilight Elementalist: casts Flame Shock, Frost Shock and Shock (Nature damage spell)
Twilight Shadowmage: casts Shadowbolt and Summon Voidwalker
Twilight Reaver: casts Arcing Smash
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Loot

See Blackfathom Deeps loot.

Notes

Also known as: BFD (not to be confused with BRD, which is Blackrock Depths.)
- Sometimes misidentified as Blackfathom Depths.
Found in: Ashenvale Forest, Northwest corner (The Zoram Strand)
Enemy Level Range:
- Outside Instance: 20-21
- Inside Instance: 22-24 (Elite)
Gain entrance at level: 10
10 Player Limit (However quests can only be completed with 5 - which is how it is most often tackled)