Blackwing Lair
BWL, Blackwing
Blackwing Lair loading graphic
Location	Upper Blackrock Spire, Blackrock Mountain
Race(s)	Black dragonflight  Chromatic dragonflight  Goblin  Orc  Red dragonflight
End boss	Nefarian
Raid info
Type	Raid
Advised level	60
Player limit	40
Key	Blackhand's Command
Lockout timer	1 week
Bosses Razorgore the Untamed Vaelastrasz the Corrupt Broodlord Lashlayer Firemaw Ebonroc Flamegor Chromaggus Nefarian (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) NPCs Grethok the Controller Lord Victor Nefarius Master Elemental Shaper Krixix (lore) (lore) (lore) Loot
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For the server of the same name, see Server:Blackwing Lair US.

Blackwing Lair is a level 60, 40-man raid dungeon located inside the Blackrock spire instance, home to Nefarian. It was implemented in patch 1.6.

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Encounters Edit

See also: Blackwing Lair loot

Most notably, bosses drop tier 2 set items.

Quests and Reputation Edit

Blackwing Lair does not reward reputation for any faction. The only quest involves handing in the [Head of Nefarian]. The Scepter of the Shifting Sands quest chain was once another quest chain that could be completed here, before it was removed in Cataclysm.

Gaining Entry Edit

There are three possible ways to enter:

• By completing the attunement quest  [60] Blackhand's Command and thereafter porting in by using Orb of Command.
• By entering the portal in Blackrock Spire. This entrance to Blackwing Lair is located within upper Blackrock Spire, several turns past Rend's room.
• Via a warlock's Ritual of Summoning.

Video guide Edit

How to solo Blackwing Lair attunement
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HistoryEdit

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.

Resources Edit

•  [Elementium Ingot] - Rare drop

Dungeon denizens Edit

• 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

Patches and hotfixesEdit

• Patch 1.8.0 (10-Oct-2005): There are now alchemy labs that are needed by alchemists to make flasks inside of Blackwing Lair.
  
• Patch 1.6.1 (02-Aug-2005):
  • Several encounters in Blackwing Lair now cause the front gate to close, preventing players from zoning out or joining an in-progress battle.
  • The drakes in Blackwing Lair will no longer leave the lab.
    
• Patch 1.6.0 (12-Jul-2005): Added
  

External linksEdit

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• WoWDB

• Elite Chaos - Blackwing Lair on Fileplanet.com

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