Blackwing Lair

Blackwing Lair
BWL, Blackwing
File:Blackwing Lair.jpg Blackwing Lair loading graphic
Location	Upper Blackrock Spire, Blackrock Mountain
Race(s)	Template:Black Dragonflight Race Template:Red Dragonflight Race Template:Goblin Race Template:Orc Race Template:Blood Elf Race
End boss	Nefarian
Instance 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

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

• Razorgore the Untamed
• Vaelastrasz the Corrupt
• Broodlord Lashlayer
• Firemaw
• Ebonroc
• Flamegor
• Chromaggus
• Nefarian

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. This quest used to be an attunement but has been removed.
• By entering the portal in Blackrock Spire. This entrance to Blackwing Lair is located within upper Blackrock Spire, several turns past Rend's room. There is a shortcut to the raid zone if you already attuned to it: go to the end of the hallway on the right hand side of the entrance to the zone and touch the Orb of Command. If you die in Blackwing Lair, you can recover your corpse via two portals:
• Via a warlock's [Ritual of Summoning]. (Which causes a known glitch at the first boss. The room will continue to spawn adds after the boss has been downed, keeping the raid in almost perpetual combat. The raid leaving the instance may or may not fix this.)^{[citation needed]} 

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.

Resources

• [Elementium Ore] - Rare drop

Dungeon denizens

• File:IconSmall Nefarian Small.gif Black dragon (one, Nefarian)
• File:IconSmall DrakeBlack Small.gif Black drakes (three, Ebonroc, Firemaw, Flamegor)
• File:IconSmall DrakonidBlack Small.gif Black drakonids
• File:IconSmall SpawnBlack Small.gif Black dragonspawn
• File:IconSmall DrakonidBlue Small.gif Blue drakonids
• File:IconSmall WhelpBlue Small.gif Blue whelps
• File:IconSmall BoneGolem Small.gif Bone golems
• File:IconSmall DrakonidBronze Small.gif Bronze drakonids
• File:IconSmall WhelpBronze Small.gif Bronze whelps
• File:IconSmall DrakonidViolet Small.gif Chromatic drakonids
• File:IconSmall Drakeadon Small.gif Drakeadon (one, Chromaggus)
• File:IconSmall Felguard Small.gif Felguards
• Goblins
• File:IconSmall DrakonidGreen Small.gif Green drakonids
• File:IconSmall WhelpGreen Small.gif Green whelps
• File:IconSmall Infernal Small.gif Infernals
• Orcs
• File:IconSmall DragonRed Small.gif Red dragon (one, Vaelastrasz the Corrupt)
• File:IconSmall DrakonidRed Small.gif Red drakonids
• File:IconSmall WhelpRed Small.gif Red whelps

Trash

• Death Talon Packs
• Lab Packs
• Wyrmguard Pack

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

• Elite Chaos - Blackwing Lair on Fileplanet.com