The Stonecore Dungeon Guide

The Stonecore is located in the center of Deepholm, halfway up the pillar that holds the Temple of Earth. Fly up along the western side of the pillar until you reach the platform with the dungeon entrance.

Here we will give you a full rundown of what you can expect from each of the bosses found here on both Normal and Heroic difficulties as well as the items they drop.

• Crystal Barrage
• Dampening Wave
• Burrow
• Thrashing Charge
• Rock Borer
• Rock Bore

While fighting Corborus above the ground, spread out to avoid taking increased damage from Crystal Barrage. Anyone in the area targeted by Crystal Barrage must quickly move out, and the ranged DPS should turn and AoE the Crystal Shards that spawn in at the same location. Corborus will also AoE the group with Dampening Wave, causing targets to absorb 15,000 healing. This can and should be dispelled off the tank as soon as possible, but can simply be allowed to expire from the DPS.

After being in combat for awhile, Corborus will burrow underground, becoming unattackable. While underground, numerous Rock Borers will sprout out of the ground and attack the nearest target. These should be quickly gathered by the tank and AoE'd. In addition, while Corborus is underground, clouds of dust will appear in random locations. These dust clouds are warnings to show where Corborus will emerge from the ground with Thrashing Charge as he leaps out of the ground from one hole into another, killing any players cause in the dust clouds. Quickly move out of these before he jumps out or you will die.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Cinnabar Shoulders	81	Plate Shoulder
Dolomite Adorned Gloves	81	Cloth Hands
Fist of Pained Senses	81	Main-Hand Fist Weapon
Key to the Endless Chamber	81	Trinket
Phosphorescent Ring	81	Finger

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Cinnabar Shoulders	85	Plate Shoulder
Dolomite Adorned Gloves	85	Cloth Hands
Fist of Pained Senses	85	Main-Hand Fist Weapon
Key to the Endless Chamber	85	Trinket
Phosphorescent Ring	85	Finger

• Lava Fissure
• Sand Blast
• Stalactite
• Crystal Storm

Slabhide will start the fight landed on the ground. During this phase he will constantly cast Sand Blast, hitting all enemies in front of him. He will also cast Lava Fissure under a random players feet, causing very high Fire damage after 5 seconds to anyone in the area. After a short time, Slabhide will fly up into the air and cover the ground with Stalactites before landing,These pillars cover the room and will hamper players line of sight. Slabhide will then cast Crystal Storm, dealing Nature damage to all enemies in his line of sight. Use the pillars created by Stalactite to line of sight this attack until it is over.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Deep Delving Gloves	81	Leather Hands
Hematite Plate Gloves	81	Plate Hands
Quicksilver Blade	81	One-Hand Dagger
Rose Quartz Band	81	Finger
Stalagmite Dragon	81	Relic
Reins of the Vitreous Stone Drake	70	Flying Mount

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Deep Delving Gloves	85	Leather Hands
Hematite Plate Gloves	85	Plate Hands
Quicksilver Blade	85	One-Hand Dagger
Rose Quartz Band	85	Finger
Stalagmite Dragon	85	Relic
Reins of the Vitreous Stone Drake	70	Flying Mount

• Ground Slam
• Rupture
• Elementium Bulwark
• Elementium Spike Shield
• Shatter
• Paralyze
• Enrage

Ozruk will often cast Ground Slam in front of him, dealing fatal damage to all enemies caught in the path. DPS and healers should be sure to never be in front of the boss, and even the tank will need to move behind him to avoid this attack. Ozruk will also constantly be casting Shatter, killing any nearby enemies. When he casts everyone must run away from him, including the tank. He will also frequently gain the buffs Elementium Bulwark and Elementium Spike Shield for 10 seconds. Elementium Spike Shield causing a bleed to melee attackers and Elementium Bulwark reflects all spell casts back to the caster.

While these might seem bad at first, they are needed to avoid the next ability, Paralyze. Ozruk will periodically Paralyze, stunning all enemies for 8 seconds and dealing very high Arcane damage at the end of the stun. This can be avoided by using the Elementium Bulwark and Elementium Spike Shield buffs to reflect a damage over time spell back onto yourself, or simply attacking the boss for the bleed effect.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Belt of the Ringworm	81	Plate Waist
Elementium Scale Bracers	81	Mail Wrist
Pendant of the Lightless Grotto	81	Neck
Sword of the Bottomless Pit	81	Two-Hand Sword
Tendrils of Burrowing Dark	81	Trinket

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Belt of the Ringworm	85	Plate Waist
Elementium Scale Bracers	85	Mail Wrist
Pendant of the Lightless Grotto	85	Neck
Sword of the Bottomless Pit	85	Two-Hand Sword
Tendrils of Burrowing Dark	85	Trinket

• Curse of Blood
• Force Grip
• Gravity Well
• Devout Follower
• Energy Shield
• Seismic Shard

High Priestess Azil will frequently call in numerous Devout Followers to aid her in combat; these have very low health and should be dealt with quickly. Gravity Wells will spawn under the feet of random players and should quickly be moved away from before they spawn in and pull you into them. High Priestess Azil will also cast Force Grip on the tank, dealing massive damage to the stunned target every few seconds. Force Grip should be interrupted if possible as it deals a very high amount of damage and can easily kill your tank.

High Priestess Azil will sometimes buff herself with Energy Shield, reducing her damage taken by 75%, dealing damage and knocking back any nearby targets while she hovers above her shrine. She will then hurl Seismic Shards at random players, dealing deadly damage to anyone caught in the area. Watch the ground and the area around you to avoid these as you can easily die if you get hit by even one.

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Book of Dark Prophecies	81	Relic
Cowl of the Unseen World	81	Mail Head
Darkling Staff	81	Staff
Elementium Fang	81	One-Hand Sword
Helm of Numberless Shadows	81	Leather Head
Leaden Despair	81	Trinket
Magnetite Mirror	81	Trinket
Prophet's Scepter	81	Off-Hand
Slippers of the Twilight Prophet	81	Cloth Feet
Tear of Blood	81	Trinket

Item	Required Level	Item Type
Book of Dark Prophecies	85	Relic
Cowl of the Unseen World	85	Mail Head
Darkling Staff	85	Staff
Elementium Fang	85	One-Hand Sword
Helm of Numberless Shadows	85	Leather Head
Leaden Despair	85	Trinket
Magnetite Mirror	85	Trinket
Prophet's Scepter	85	Off-Hand
Slippers of the Twilight Prophet	85	Cloth Feet
Tear of Blood	85	Trinket

Starting in Cataclysm, dungeon quests are found directly inside the dungeon and have no quest chains required. This means you can simply queue up for the dungeon and grab all of the available quests inside without needing to complete long-winded, complicated quest chains! The following quests are found inside the dungeon:

1. Followers and Leaders
2. Twilight Documents
3. Wayward Child

Achievement	Description
Rotten to the Core	Defeat 60 Disciples within 10 seconds during the High Priestess Azil encounter in the Stonecore on Heroic Difficulty.
The Stonecore	Defeat High Priestess Azil in the Stonecore.
Heroic: The Stonecore	Defeat High Priestess Azil in the Stonecore on Heroic Difficulty.
Heroic: The Stonecore Guild Run	Defeat High Priestess Azil in the Stonecore on Heroic difficulty while in a guild group.