Blackrock Spire

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Blackrock Spire

BRS

Location

Blackrock Mountain

Race(s)

Black dragonflight

Orc

Forest troll

Ogre

Instance info

Type

Raid

Advised level

55-60

Player limit

5-10

Other raids

Blackrock Mountain

Blackrock Spire, aka Black Rock Spire, Black Rock, or Castle of Blackhand, is a dungeon. Blackrock Spire is the part of Blackrock Mountain that is above ground.^{DF 134} It is inhabited by members of the Dark Horde — orcs, forest trolls, and ogres, as well as their new allies, the black dragonflight led by the son of Deathwing — Nefarian.

It consists of two parts:

Lower Blackrock Spire - A 5 man dungeon.
Upper Blackrock Spire - Intended for 10 party members.

Upper and Lower Blackrock Spire also gain their names from real world rocky outlets off the coast of Saint Helena.

History

From Blizzard's Official World Dungeons site:

The mighty fortress carved within the fiery bowels of Blackrock Mountain was designed by the master dwarf-mason, Franclorn Forgewright. Intended to be the symbol of Dark Iron power, the fortress was held by the sinister dwarves for centuries.

When the Horde first arrived in Azeroth, they invaded the upper portion of the Dark Iron's fortress in Blackrock Mountain, Blackrock Spire, and claimed it as their base of operations. They held it until Alliance forces routed the Horde from their capital, in one of the last major battles of the Second War.

From Blizzard's Official World Dungeons site:

However, Nefarian - the cunning son of the dragon, Deathwing - had other plans for the great keep. He and his draconic minions took control of the upper Spire and made war on the dwarves' holdings in the mountain's volcanic depths. Realizing that the dwarves were led by the mighty fire elemental, Ragnaros - Nefarian vowed to crush his enemies and claim the whole of Blackrock mountain for himself.

Blackrock Spire, the site of arguably one of the most terrible battles ever to ravage Azeroth, is home to a ley line pattern of incredible martial potency.^{MM&M 47}

Geography

The entrance is located by following the broad circular road up and around to the northeast corner of the large central chamber The Molten Span. Enter the ruined buildings there and proceed upwards until you find a narrow doorway.

Blackrock Spire entrance

Blackrock Stadium • Chamber of Battle • Dragonspire Hall • The Furnace

Hall of Binding • Hall of Blackhand • Halycon's Lair • Hordemar City

Mok'Doom • The Rookery • Skitterweb Tunnels • Spire Throne

The Storehouse • Tazz'Alaor

Resources

Leather
- Heavy Scorpid Scale (Skinning level 50-55 scorpids)
- Red Dragonscale (Skinning level 50-60 elite whelps and wyrmkin)

Dungeon denizens

Beetles (critters)
Black dragons (one, Lord Victor Nefarius)
Black dragonspawn
Black dragon whelps
Blue dragon whelps (one, Awbee)
Chromatic drake (one, Gyth)
Chromatic dragonspawn
Chromatic dragon whelps
Core hounds (one, the Beast)
Dire trolls
Fire elementals
Forest trolls
Ghosts
Gnomes (one, Finkle Einhorn)
Goblins (one, Bijou)
Ogres
Orcs
Rats (critters)
Red dragons (one, Vaelan)
Roaches (critters)
Scorpids
Spiders
Wolves

Layout

See also: Lower Blackrock Spire, Upper Blackrock Spire

Blackrock Spire has two sections. The first is referred to as "lower spire", or LBRS, and is the main chunk of the instance, intended for a single group of players. The second is "upper spire", or UBRS, which is a much smaller area, but intended for 10 players setup in a raid group. The player cap was 15 prior to patch 1.10, when it was lowered to 10. The Seal of Ascension is required as a key to the upper area.