Blackrock Depths Upper City Quests Guide
This guide lists all the quests you can do in Blackrock Depths Upper City, their minimum level requirements, and the quest chains required to unlock them. Following this guide, you can enter Blackrock Depths Upper City with all of the quests available for the dungeon.
The list of quests available for this dungeon, along with their faction and minimum level requirements, is as follows:
- [48] Ribbly Screwspigot
- [50] The Love Potion
- [55] Attunement to the Core
[50] Hurley Blackbreath
[50] The Fate of the Kingdom
[48] The Last Element
[48] The Royal Rescue
[50] Lost Thunderbrew Recipe
[52] Operation: Death to Angerforge
[52] The Rise of the Machines
Neutral Quests
Ribbly Screwspigot
This short quest chain starts in Tanaris at Steamwheedle Port and brings you to Burning Steppes.
- [48] Yuka Screwspigot
- [48] Ribbly Screwspigot
Be sure to loot Ribbly Screwspigot for the needed quest item,
Ribbly's Head.
The Love Potion
- [50] The Love Potion
This is the only quest you pick up inside the dungeon.
Attunement to the Core
This is the Molten Core attunement quest that is completed inside Blackrock Depths.
- [55] Attunement to the Core
The Core Fragment is found at the back of the dungeon, near the
entrance to Molten Core.
Alliance Quests
Hurley Blackbreath
[50] Ragnar Thunderbrew
[50] Hurley Blackbreath
You will need to break the kegs inside the Grim Guzzler to spawn
Hurley Blackbreath; defeat him and make sure to loot the
Lost Thunderbrew Recipe.
The Fate of the Kingdom
This quest is a follow-up chain after the previous quest, Kharan Mighthammer.
[50] Kharan's Tale
[50] The Bearer of Bad News
[50] The Fate of the Kingdom
To complete this quest, you must kill Emperor Dagran Thaurissan without killing his accomplice Princess Moira Bronzebeard.
Horde Quests
The Last Element
You must first complete Disharmony of Flame to unlock this quest.
[48] The Last Element
Make sure to loot all of the golems and elementals inside of the dungeon to complete this quest
The Royal Rescue
You must first complete the above quest, Commander Gor'shak and their follow-up quests in the chain below to unlock this quest.
[48] Commander Gor'shak
[48] What Is Going On?
[48] What Is Going On?
[48] The Eastern Kingdoms
[48] The Royal Rescue
To complete this quest, you must kill Emperor Dagran Thaurissan without killing his accomplice Princess Moira Bronzebeard.
Lost Thunderbrew Recipe
[50] Vivian Lagrave
[50] Lost Thunderbrew Recipe
You will need to break the kegs inside the Grim Guzzler to spawn
Hurley Blackbreath; defeat him and make sure to loot the
Lost Thunderbrew Recipe.
Operation: Death to Angerforge
You must first complete the earlier quest chain KILL ON SIGHT: Dark Iron Dwarves and the below quests unlock Operation: Death to Angerforge.
[52] Grark Lorkrub
[52] Precarious Predicament
[52] Operation: Death to Angerforge
Rise of the Machines
[52] The Rise of the Machines
[52] The Rise of the Machines
[52] The Rise of the Machines
Make sure to loot Golem Lord Argelmach for the quest item,
Head of Argelmach. Make sure to loot all golems in the dungeon for the
10
Intact Elemental Cores you need.
Changelog
- 18 Nov. 2024: Page updated for Classic Anniversary.
- 04 Apr. 2024: Page added.
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