The Blood Furnace Dungeon Guide

Before heading into The Blood Furnace, we advise you to get all the dungeon quests related to it. To make this process easier, we have written a separate guide for the quests and their chains.

Conveniently, all dungeons in Hellfire Peninsula are located in one centralized location: Hellfire Citadel. This structure can be easily found in the very center of the map and can be reached by using one of the two connecting bridges on either the North or South side.

Unlike the other two dungeons in this area, The Blood Furnace can only be reached by a side passage on the Southern side of the Citadel. The path to Blood Furnace starts with a ramp that can be found at coordinates (45,61).

The dungeon portal for The Blood Furnace is located at coordinates (46,51). The summoning stone is located directly next to the Ramparts dungeon portal.

The layout of The Blood Furnace is completely linear, following a one-way path for the entire dungeon. After defeating the last boss, a tunnel will unlock that allows you to return to the entrance of the dungeon very quickly.

Killing mobs in this instance grants either Thrallmar or Honor Hold reputation.

• Orcs grant 5 reputation each.
• Most demons will grant 5 reputation each.
• Each boss grants 50 reputation.
• A Normal run of The Blood Furnace will give around 750 reputation.
• Reputation gains in Normal stop at (5999/6000) Friendly, including bosses.

• Orcs grant 15 reputation each.
• Most demons will grant 15 reputation each.
• Each boss grants 250 reputation.
• A Heroic run of The Blood Furnace will give around 2,500 reputation.

In this section, we will briefly go over each of the trash mobs that may pose a threat to you in this dungeon.

• Kick
• Thrash

The Thrash can lead to some very spiky tank damage, so it is recommended to CC one of these and make sure to debuff or stun whenever possible. Try to avoid tanking these near your casters to prevent their Kick from interrupting your allies.

• Stealth
• Kidney Shot

These will be hidden throughout the entire dungeon. Avoid running ahead of the tanks or these might kill you before the tank can react and pick them up. Remove their poison if possible and try to use any stealth detection such as Flare to bring them out of stealth. Overall you will fight around six or seven of these in total.

• Uppercut
• Sweeping Strikes

These deal very high damage and splash that damage to other nearby players. Try to crowd control these if possible and use any stuns when fighting them to prevent their high damage. Melee DPS need to be aware of their health when facing these, as the cleave damage they deal can easily kill any nearby non-tanks.

• Flamestrike
• Summon Felhound Manastalker
• Summon Seductress

All abilities can be interrupted. At the very least you should try to interrupt both Summon Felhound Manastalker and Summon Seductress as the extra adds summoned by these casts can cause chaos and disrupt your healer.

• Silence
• Throw Dynamite
• Throw Proximity Bomb

These are one of the most deadly trash mobs in the entire dungeon. Their Silence and the constant, high AoE damage these deal can quickly lead to deaths if they are mishandled. Make sure to spread out for the Throw Dynamite and keep moving to see where they place the Bombs from Throw Proximity Bomb.

• Concussion Blow
• Stomp

These can be quite painful to deal with, especially on Heroic. When facing more than one of these at a time, it is possible for your tank to be stunned very often. In addition to that, Stomp can be very annoying with its knockback. Stomp also deals somewhat high damage, so melee players need to be aware of their health as a healer can easily fall behind on these packs with the tank being stunned constantly.

• Pummel
• Uppercut
• Charge

These constantly drop threat and start attacking different targets. This will typically be associated with a Charge on the new target. On Heroic difficulty, aim to crowd control these with Fear, Banish or any form of stun you have as they deal very high damage to non-tanks.

• Shadow Bolt
• Mark of Shadow

A group of 5 Channelers are linked with the boss; when the last one of them dies Keli'dan the Breaker will engage your party. Utilize line of sight, interrupts, stuns, and CC as much as possible to avoid taking as many Shadow Bolts as possible. Mark of Shadow makes you take significantly higher Shadow damage, so try to avoid as many of the casts as possible. If you have someone who can remove magical debuffs, have them prioritize dispelling this debuff as soon as possible.

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.

• Domination
• Exploding Beaker

This is a fairly easy boss. It can be rather annoying at times with the knockback and some bad mind control targets. Ranged players should spread out and stand at max range away from the boss in case the tank is targeted by Domination. Try to use some form of crowd control on mind controlled players and, if it is on the tank, try to kite the boss until the tank is free.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Pendant of Battle-Lust	61	Accessory	Neck
Ironblade Gauntlets	61	Plate	Hands
Girdle of the Gale Storm	61	Mail	Waist
Diamond-Core Sledgemace	61	One-Handed Mace	Main-Hand
Libram of Saints Departed	61	Libram	Relic

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Mage-Collar of the Firestorm	70	Cloth	Head
Embroidered Cape of Mysteries	70	Cloak	Back
Moon-Touched Bands	70	Leather	Wrist
Bloodlord Legplates	70	Cloth	Feet
Blood Knight Defender	70	Plate	Legs
Libram of Avengement	70	Libram	Relic
Beaming Fire Opal	BoP	Gem	Misc
Fluorescent Tanzanite	BoP	Gem	Misc
Jagged Chrysoprase	BoP	Gem	Misc

• Slime Spray
• Poison Cloud
• Poison Bolt

Before engaging the boss, you will first need to pull the lever in the middle of the room. This will trigger combat and you will need to fight four waves of Fel Orc Neophyte and Nascent Fel Orc. Shortly after defeating the fourth wave, the boss will come out and enter combat. Be mindful of your healer's Mana as these four packs can deal a lot of damage. If needed, keep one orc alive on the last wave and crowd control it while your healer regenerates Mana.

Make sure to face Broggok away from the group and avoid being in front of the boss to not take any damage from the Slime Spray. The tank should be frequently moving him to prevent the melee taking any damage from Poison Cloud.

Poison Bolt can be a lot of pressure for healers to keep up with, especially if there are limited means of removing poison debuffs available in the party. A Shaman placing Poison Cleansing Totem trivializes this mechanic.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Arcing Bracers	61	Cloth	Wrist
Bloody Surgeon's Mitts	61	Cloth	Hands
Kilt of the Night Strider	61	Leather	Legs
Auslese's Light Channeler	61	Accessory	Trinket
Legion Blunderbuss	61	Gun	Ranged Weapon

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Virtue Bearer's Vambraces	70	Plate	Wrist
Moonchild Leggings	70	Leather	Legs
Embroidered Spellpyre Boots	70	Cloth	Feet
Signet of Repose	70	Accessory	Finger
Firebrand Battleaxe	70	One-Handed Axe	Weapon
Beaming Fire Opal	BoP	Gem	Misc
Fluorescent Tanzanite	BoP	Gem	Misc
Jagged Chrysoprase	BoP	Gem	Misc

• Corruption
• Shadow Bolt Volley
• Burning Nova — On Heroic difficulty, this will also pull in all players when cast.
• Fire Nova — This will be cast after Burning Nova ends.

If you have no way of removing Mark of Shadow applied by the five previous Shadowmoon Channeler, this fight will be very hard for the healer to keep up. Ranged players should stay at max range to avoid Shadow Bolt Volley if possible.

When he casts Burning Nova and goes invulnerable, all melee players — and anyone that got pulled in on Heroic difficulty — need to be sure to run away from the boss as soon as possible to avoid the Fire Nova that follows the ability up.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Mantle of the Dusk-Dweller	61	Leather	Shoulder
Vest of Vengeance	61	Leather	Chest
Raiments of Divine Authority	61	Cloth	Chest
Mindfire Waistband	61	Cloth	Waist
Warsong Howling Axe	61	Two-Handed Axe	Weapon

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Ruby Helm of the Just	70	Plate	Helm
Soldier's Dog Tags	70	Accessory	Neck
Talisman of the Breaker	70	Accessory	Neck
Mantle of Shadowy Embrace	70	Leather	Shoulder
Wastewalker Tunic	70	Leather	Chest
Robe of Effervescent Light	70	Cloth	Chest
Emerald Eye Bracer	70	Mail	Wrist
World's End Bracers	70	Mail	Wrist
Doomplate Gauntlets	70	Plate	Hands
Leggings of the Unrepentant	70	Leather	Legs
Bloodsworn Warboots	70	Plate	Feet
Eaglecrest Warboots	70	Plate	Feet
Wave-Crest Striders	70	Mail	Feet
Icon of Unyielding Courage	70	Accessory	Trinket
The Willbreaker	70	One-Handed Sword	Main-Hand
Adamantine Repeater	70	Crossbow	Ranged Weapon
Beaming Fire Opal	BoP	Gem	Misc
Fluorescent Tanzanite	BoP	Gem	Misc
Jagged Chrysoprase	BoP	Gem	Misc

While not required, having one form of crowd control will make things go smoother. Shadowmoon Technician are the ideal target of any available CC to help sustain healer Mana and prevent large amounts of party-wide damage. This is especially important when doing Heroic in lower gear. A Warlock is a great addition to any Blood Furnace group, especially on Heroic difficulty, as they have a multitude of utility spells at their disposal such as Banish, Fear and even Curse of Tongues.

The pulls in The Blood Furnace are generally small, so no significant amount of AoE is needed. It is recommended to have at least one form of reliable interrupt as there are casters in almost every pack. Shadowmoon Summoner in particular is a great target to keep interrupted as much as possible.