Molten Core

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This article is about the raid instance. For the 2008 April Fools see World of Warcraft: The Molten Core. For the Warlock talent see Molten Core (Warlock talent).

Molten Core

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Molten Core loading graphic

Location

Inside Blackrock Depths, Blackrock Mountain

Race(s)

End boss

Ragnaros

Instance info

Type

Raid

Advised level

60

Player limit

40

Key

Attunement to the Core

Lockout timer

1 week

Other raids

The Molten Core is a level 60 raid dungeon located within Blackrock Mountain, home to Ragnaros the Firelord. It was one of two raid dungeons available upon release of World of Warcraft, the other being Onyxia's Lair.

Encounters

See also: Molten Core Loot

Bosses drop tier 1 set items, except for Ragnaros which drops the leg items of the tier 2 sets. In addition, trash mobs may drop Fiery Cores, Lava Cores, and Core Leather, which can be used to craft armor and weapons available with Thorium Brotherhood reputation.

Quests and Reputation

Gaining Entry

There are three possible ways to enter Molten Core:

By completing Attunement to the Core and thereafter being ported in by speaking with Lothos Riftwaker.
By entering the portal in Blackrock Depths.
Via a warlock's Ritual of Summoning.

Killing NPCs within Molten Core rewards reputation with Hydraxian Waterlords.

The Hydraxian Waterlords offer a quest chain, eventually rewarding Aqual Quintessence, which was at point required douse the Runes of the Firelord in order to summon Majordomo Executus and consequently, Ragnaros. Presently, defeating bosses will automatically douse their respective runes.

History

Molten Core

The Molten Core was created during the War of the Three Hammers more than 300 years ago. Near the end of the war, Thaurissan, the leader of the Dark Iron Dwarves, sought to summon a powerful fire elemental to defeat the combined forces of the Bronzebeard and Wildhammer clans. He was more successful than he could have imagined, as he released Ragnaros the Firelord from millennia of captivity under the Redridge Mountains.

Ragnaros destroyed the city of Thaurissan and created the volcano of Blackrock Mountain. He dwells there to this day with his elemental servants and the enslaved remnants of the Dark Iron dwarf clan. The burning lake where Ragnaros lies sleeping acts as a rift connecting to the plane of fire, allowing the malicious elementals to pass through.