Blackrock Depths Upper City Dungeon Guide
Blackrock Depths is split into two sections, the Detention Block and Upper City. This guide will focus on the later section, Upper City. Blackrock Depths is most commonly referred to as BRD, can be found in Searing Gorge. The recommended level range to run Blackrock Depths: Upper City is 54-61.
In this guide, we will cover dungeon quests, the layout of the dungeon, tactics for each boss and loot that can be obtained inside the upper section of Blackrock Depths.
Phase 4 Season of Discovery Loot in Blackrock Depths Upper City
With Phase 4 of Season of Discovery, new loot has been added into Blackrock Depths Upper City to help players prepare for raiding. Below you can find a full list of all of the new loot and each boss they drop from.
General Angerforge
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Golem Lord Argelmach
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Ambassador Flamelash
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The Seven
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Magmus
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Emperor Dagran Thaurissan
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Blackrock Depths Entrance Location

Blackrock Depths is located in the Blackrock Mountain, which can be accessed from either Searing Gorge or Burning Steppes. Head towards Blackrock Mountain and follow the pictures below to find the dungeon entrance.
After entering the mountain, follow these two chains down until you enter the quarry mine.
Run through all the way through the quarry mine till you reach the back, there you will find the entrance portal to Blackrock Depths.
When inside the dungeon, travel through these 2 Shadowforge Gates to make your way towards the Upper City.
After getting past those two gates, head through the last door to the Eastern Garrison. Inside you can activate the Shadowforge Lock to travel across the bridge and reach the Upper City.
Blackrock Depths Quests
Before setting foot in BRD, we strongly advise you to get all the dungeon quests related to it. To make this process easier, we have written a separate guide.
Bosses in BRD Upper City
General Angerforge
General Angerforge himself is fairly simple. The main threat of the fight comes from the adds he starts the fight with, and the adds he will periodically summon throughout the encounter. Quickly deal with the adds that he calls in as they have low health.
General Angerforge Loot
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51 | Two-Hand Axe |
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55 | Trinket |
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51 | Main-Hand Sword |
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53 | Mail Chest |
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53 | Leather Legs |
Golem Lord Argelmach
Spread out to prevent the Chain Lightning from spreading to the
entire party and quickly deal with the Golems accompanying
Golem Lord Argelmach.
Golem Lord Argelmach Loot
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54 | Leather Legs |
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54 | Ring |
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54 | Cloth Boots |
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54 | Trinket |
The Grim Guzzler
The Grim Guzzler is a bar inside of Blackrock Depths. It is filled with neutral bar patrons who will come to the defense of other bar patrons who are being attacked. It is also full of multiple mini-bosses that can be skipped, but your group might want to kill them for various quests.
Phalanx
Keep the party topped up to avoid any deaths to the
Fireball Volley. Have your tank keep their back against a wall to
avoid being knocked-back by
Mighty Blow.
Phalanx Loot
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51 | One-Hand Fist |
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51 | Plate Hands |
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51 | Mail Shoulders |
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51 | Plate Helmet |
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50 | One-Hand Fist |
Ribbly Screwspigot
Ribbly Screwspigot himself is not a challenge; quickly deal with the adds he has defending him and he will fall shortly after.
Ribbly Screwspigot Loot
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50 | Ammo Pouch |
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50 | Arrow Quiver |
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None | 16 Slot Bag |
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265 | Blacksmithing Pattern |
Hurley Blackbreath
To summon this boss, you will need to smash all three of the storage room on the left as soon as you enter the Grim Guzzler. Deal with the adds that support Hurley Blackbreath first and he should prove to be no challenge afterwards.
Hurley Blackbreath Loot
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52 | Leather Boots |
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52 | Leather Boots |
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52 | Main-Hand Mace |
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52 | Leather Helmet |
Ambassador Flamelash
Ambassador Flamelash will rapidly spawn in low-health elementals
that quickly travel towards him. If they reach him, they will "merge" with him,
granting him a stack of Burning Spirit, increasing his damage
dealt by 30 per each stack. Kill the elementals quickly before they ever reach
the boss and this fight will be easy.
Ambassador Flamelash Loot
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53 | Trinket |
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53 | Cloak |
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51 | Polearm |
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53 | Mail Gloves |
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54 | Cloth Helmets |
Chest of the Seven - Summoners' Tomb
In this encounter, you will face off against seven dwarven spirits, one at a time. Individually, these spirits are not much of a challenge. Quickly defeat them before the next spirit spawns and this fight will not be difficult at all.
Defeat all 7 of these dwarven spirits to unlock the Chest of The Seven.
Chest of the Seven Loot
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52 | One-Hand Dagger |
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52 | Mail Chest |
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52 | Leather Helmet |
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52 | Cloth Legs |
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52 | Two-Hand Mace |
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52 | Plate Legs |
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52 | Main-Hand Mace |
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51 | Main-Hand Axe |
The Lyceum Gauntlet
While this is not a boss fight, it is worth mentioning. You will need to
travel across the vast area and reach the other side. Keep an eye out for the
Shadowforge Flame Keepers patrolling the area as you need to loot them
for the Shadowforge Torches that they carry. You need two torches to
extinguish the braziers on the far side of the room to unlock the door to the
final chamber of the dungeon.
Magmus
The main threat with this fight are the blasts of fire that frequently
heat up sections of the area. Make sure your group stands between the fires to
avoid taking this avoidable damage. Magmus himself hits fairly hard
and stuns nearby enemies with War Stomp. As long as you avoid the
fires in the area, this fight should not be too difficult.
Magmus Loot
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51 | Plate Helmet |
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53 | Two-Hand Mace |
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52 | Relic - Libram |
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53 | Off-Hand |
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52 | Relic - Totem |
Emperor Dagran Thaurissan and Princess Moira Bronzebeard
This fight can be handled in two different ways, either killing Princess Moira Bronzebeard first, or keeping her alive to complete the faction-specific quests. Either way, this encounter is the most difficult fight in the dungeon and can easily wipe a group. Be sure to clear all of the trash inside the room before engaging the boss or he will call on them to aid him!
Emperor Dagran Thaurissan
Emperor Dagran Thaurissan hits fairly hard, especially when he buffs
himself with Avatar of Flame, adding Fire damage to his melee
attacks. He will also periodically stun the tank with
Hand of Thaurissan, further increasing their damage taken. Lastly and
most dangerously, he will sometimes proc
Ironfoe, granting
him 10% increased critical strike chance and dealing 3 additional attacks.
Combined, all 3 of these can lead to high burst damage on the tank.
Emperor Dagran Thaurissan Loot
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54 | Two-Hand Axe |
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55 | Ring |
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54 | Staff |
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53 | Trinket |
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55 | Necklace |
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54 | Plate Gloves |
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55 | Cloth Chest |
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55 | Mail Waist |
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55 | Off-Hand |
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55 | Cloak |
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55 | Leather Bracers |
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55 | Main-Hand Mace |
Princess Moira Bronzebeard
Princess Moira Bronzebeard deals fairly high damage with her spells
and should be crowd controlled if not killing her, or interrupted as much as
possible if you are focusing her down first. Be especially sure to interrupt
her Heal whenever she casts it as she will frequently heal herself
and Emperor Dagran Thaurissan.
Princess Moira Bronzebeard Loot
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54 | Plate Shoulders |
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54 | Cloth Gloves |
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54 | Cloth Boots |
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54 | Leather Boots |
Changelog
- 18 Nov. 2024: Page updated for Classic Anniversary.
- 09 Jul. 2024: Added section for new loot in Phase 4 of Season of Discovery.
- 04 Apr. 2024: Page added.
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This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.
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