Blackrock Depths Dungeon Guide

Abilities

• Ground Tremor · Stuns nearby enemies, rendering them unable to move or attack for 2 sec.
• Earth Shock · Shocks an enemy with concussive force, inflicting Nature damage and interrupting the spell being cast for 2 sec.
• Flame Shock · Instantly burns an enemy, then inflicts additional Fire damage every 3 sec. for 12 sec.

Tactics

• Ground Tremor briefly stuns nearby players, so keep ranged players outside the melee cluster.
• Earth Shock interrupts an active cast and briefly locks out spellcasting.
• Flame Shock adds ongoing Fire damage after its initial hit.

Abilities

• Shadow Shield · Surrounds the caster with a shield woven of Shadow magic. The shield lasts 30 sec., absorbs up to 200 Physical or magical damage, and inflicts 10 damage to melee attackers.
• Psychic Scream · Lets out a psychic scream, causing up to 5 nearby enemies to flee for 6 sec.
• Shadow Word: Pain · Utters a word of darkness, inflicting Shadow damage to an enemy every 3 sec. for 18 sec.
• Mana Burn · Hits an enemy with an anti-mana bolt. For each point of mana consumed by the bolt, the target takes 0.5 damage.

Tactics

• In Classic, her pull also brings two other elites and three Bloodhounds, so plan for the whole pack.
• Fight with cleared space around the group because Psychic Scream sends nearby players fleeing.
• Prioritize interrupting Mana Burn to protect the group's mana.
• Shadow Shield absorbs damage and hurts melee attackers while active.

Abilities

• Demoralizing Shout · Reduces the melee attack power of nearby enemies by 10 for 30 sec.
• Pummel · Pummels an enemy for (100% of Spell Power) damage and interrupts the spell being cast for 5 sec.
• Bloodlust · Increases an ally's attack speed by 30% for 30 sec.

Tactics

• Keep casters out of his melee reach to avoid Pummel's spell interruption.
• Bloodlust speeds up an ally's attacks, making an active companion more dangerous.
• Demoralizing Shout reduces nearby players' melee attack power.

Abilities

• Chilled
• Frost Armor · Encases the caster in a layer of frost that lasts 30 min. The thick ice increases armor by 12, slows melee attackers' movement to 25%, and increases the time between their attacks by 30%.
• Frost Nova · Inflicts Frost damage to nearby enemies, immobilizing them for up to 8 sec.
• Frostbolt · Inflicts Frost damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed for 4 sec.
• Frost Ward · Surrounds the caster with a shield that lasts 1 min. and can absorb a fixed amount of Frost damage.

Tactics

• Interrupt Frostbolt to limit direct damage and movement slows.
• Frost Nova roots nearby players, so avoid placing the whole group within reach.
• Frost Armor slows melee attackers, while Frost Ward absorbs Frost damage.

Abilities

• Curse of Blood · Increases the Physical damage taken by an enemy by 1 for 10 min.

Tactics

• Remove Curse of Blood because it increases Physical damage taken and lasts a long time.
• In Classic, Verek can be stunned while Stilgiss cannot, making the hound the better stun target.

Abilities

• Devotion Aura · Gives 20 additional armor to nearby party members for 4 min. Players may only have one aura on them per paladin at any one time.
• Kick · Kicks an enemy for 2 damage, interrupting the spell being cast for 6 sec.
• Holy Strike · Consecrates the caster's weapon, inflicting 1 additional damage on its next attack. All damage inflicted is based on Holy magic.
• Seal of Reckoning · Surrounds an ally with a seal that lasts 30 sec. Every time the sealed character strikes an enemy, the sealed character gains health.
• Holy Light · Calls upon Holy magic to heal an ally.

Tactics

• In Classic, he patrols a ramp in the Hall of Crafting, so clear one end and wait for him to arrive.
• Interrupt Holy Light to prevent him from restoring an ally's health.
• Seal of Reckoning lets its target regain health through attacks, while Devotion Aura adds armor to nearby allies.

Abilities

• Curse of the Elemental Lord

Tactics

• In Classic, he is immune to stuns, Gouge, Blind, Garrote and some poisons, so do not build your plan around those tools.
• Watch for Curse of the Elemental Lord and have curse removal ready.

Abilities

• Summon Spawn of Bael'Gar · Summons 1 Spawn of Bael'Gar in a selected area to aid the caster in battle for 3 min. The violent summoning also inflicts 32202 Fire damage to enemies in the selected area.
• Magma Splash

Tactics

• Move out of the selected summoning area because Summon Spawn of Bael'Gar also deals Fire damage there.
• Kill the summoned Spawn rather than letting it remain active alongside the boss.

Abilities

• Sunder Armor · Hacks at an enemy's armor, reducing it by 0 per Sunder Armor. Can be applied up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.

Tactics

• Take the left-hand stairs before the workshop and golem factory to reach him.
• Watch the tank's Sunder Armor stacks, which can build to five and last 30 seconds.

Abilities

• Chain Lightning · Strikes an enemy with a lightning bolt that arcs to another nearby enemy. The spell affects up to 5 targets, inflicting greater Nature damage to each successive target.
• Lightning Shield · Surrounds the caster with 3 balls of lightning that have 50% chance of striking melee or ranged attackers for 105 damage. Each time the lightning shield strikes, a ball of lightning dissipates. Thus, the shield expires after 10 min. or after it has struck 3 times.
• Shock · Instantly throws a bolt of lightning at an enemy, inflicting Nature damage.

Tactics

• In Classic, two elite golems guard him and he calls surviving Manufactory enemies, so clear the technicians and golems first.
• Spread out for Chain Lightning because each successive jump deals more Nature damage.
• Lightning Shield can retaliate against both melee and ranged attackers.

Abilities

• Burning Spirit · Increases the damage dealt by the caster by 644 for 3 min.

Tactics

• In Classic, he summons four Burning Spirits at a time, and letting them reach him can heal and strengthen him.
• Use AoE to remove the spirits instead of ignoring them for boss damage.

Abilities

• War Stomp · Inflicts normal damage plus 1073 to nearby enemies, knocking them back and stunning them for 8 sec.
• Fiery Burst · Inflicts Fire damage to all enemies in a selected area.

Tactics

• In Classic, fighting him activates fire-breathing statues, and the gaps between statues provide safe positions.
• War Stomp damages, knocks back and stuns nearby players for eight seconds.
• Leave the area targeted by Fiery Burst.

Abilities

• Renew · Heals an ally for 5 damage every 3 sec. for 20 sec.
• Shadow Bolt · Hurls a bolt of dark magic at an enemy, inflicting Shadow damage.
• Heal · Calls upon Holy magic to heal an ally.
• Mind Blast · Inflicts Shadow damage to an enemy, but causes a high amount of threat.
• Shadow Word: Pain · Utters a word of darkness, inflicting Shadow damage to an enemy every 3 sec. for 18 sec.

Tactics

• Interrupt Heal so she cannot restore an ally's health.
• Renew continues healing over time, so remove it with an offensive dispel if possible.
• Shadow Bolt and Mind Blast add direct Shadow damage to her healing toolkit.

Abilities

• Avatar of Flame · Surrounds the caster in flames for 10 sec., giving the caster magic immunity and the ability to inflict 4294 Fire damage to an enemy on attack.
• Hand of Thaurissan · Inflicts Fire damage to an enemy, stunning it for 5 sec.

Tactics

• In Classic, enemies in the throne room join his pull, so clear the room before engaging.
• Avatar of Flame grants magic immunity and adds Fire damage to his attacks for ten seconds.
• Hand of Thaurissan deals Fire damage and stuns its target for five seconds.

Abilities

• Scorching Totem · Summons a Scorching Totem at the caster's feet. Totem lasts 35 sec. and attacks a nearby enemy every 2 sec.
• Fire Ward · Surrounds the caster with a shield that lasts 1 min. and can absorb a fixed amount of Fire damage.
• Molten Blast · Burns an enemy, inflicting Fire damage.
• Flame Shock · Instantly burns an enemy, then inflicts additional Fire damage every 3 sec. for 12 sec.

Tactics

• Destroy Scorching Totem so it stops repeatedly attacking nearby players.
• Interrupt Molten Blast to reduce his direct Fire damage.
• Avoid spending Fire burst into Fire Ward's absorption.

Abilities

• Whirlwind · Attacks nearby enemies in a whirlwind of steel that lasts 2 sec. and inflicts normal damage plus 300.
• Mortal Strike · Inflicts 300% weapon damage and leaves the target wounded, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 5 sec.
• Bloodlust · Increases an ally's attack speed by 30% for 30 sec.

Tactics

• Move away from Gorosh during Whirlwind to avoid its nearby weapon attacks.
• Mortal Strike lands a heavy hit and halves healing effectiveness on its target for five seconds.
• Bloodlust increases attack speed, adding pressure during an already hard-hitting fight.

Abilities

• Ground Tremor · Stuns nearby enemies, rendering them unable to move or attack for 2 sec.
• Enrage · Increases the caster's attack speed by 60% and the Physical damage it deals by 50 for 2 min.
• Cleave · Inflicts normal damage plus 859 to an enemy and its nearest allies, affecting up to 3 targets.

Tactics

• Keep other players away from the tank because Cleave also hits nearby allies.
• Ground Tremor briefly stuns players close to Grizzle.
• Enrage increases both his attack speed and Physical damage.

Abilities

• Anti-Magic Shield · Creates an anti-magic shell around the caster, giving it magic immunity for 10 sec.
• Vicious Rend · Inflicts Physical damage to an enemy every 3 sec. for 15 sec.
• Shadow Bolt Volley · Hurls missiles of dark magic, inflicting Shadow damage to nearby enemies.

Tactics

• Anti-Magic Shield grants ten seconds of magic immunity, so stop spending damaging spells into it.
• Vicious Rend leaves a Physical damage-over-time effect.
• Shadow Bolt Volley damages nearby players rather than only the tank.

Abilities

• Polymorph · Transforms an enemy into a sheep, forcing it to wander around for up to 20 sec. While wandering, the sheep cannot attack or cast spells, but regenerates very quickly. Any damage will transform the target back into its normal form. Only one target can be polymorphed at a time. Only works on beasts, dragons, giants, humanoids, and critters.
• Slow · Increases the time between nearby enemies' attacks by 54% and slows their movement by 60% for 10 sec.
• Arcane Bolt · Hurls a magical bolt at an enemy, inflicting Arcane damage.
• Arcane Explosion · Sends out a blast wave of magic, inflicting Arcane damage to nearby enemies.

Tactics

• Remove Polymorph promptly because it can leave a player unable to act for up to 20 seconds.
• Keep ranged players outside the melee cluster to limit exposure to Arcane Explosion.
• Slow reduces movement and attack speed for nearby enemies.

Abilities

• Curse of Weakness · Reduces the Physical damage dealt by an enemy by 29 for 2 min. Only one curse per warlock can be active on any one target.
• Demon Armor · Protects the caster, increasing armor by 210, Shadow resistance by 3, and health regeneration for 30 min.
• Curse of Tongues · Forces nearby enemies to speak in Demonic, reducing their casting speed by 50% for 15 sec. Only one curse per warlock can be active on any one target.
• Enveloping Web · Immobilizes an enemy, increases the time between its attacks by 100%, and prevents it from casting spells for 8 sec.
• Shadow Bolt · Hurls a bolt of dark magic at an enemy, inflicting Shadow damage.

Tactics

• Prioritize removing Curse of Tongues from casters because it slows their casting.
• Curse of Weakness reduces Physical damage dealt, making melee players useful secondary decurse targets.
• Enveloping Web roots its target, slows attacks and prevents spellcasting for eight seconds.
• Demon Armor adds armor, Shadow resistance and health regeneration.

Abilities

• Web Explosion · Immobilizes nearby enemies for 10 sec.
• Baneful Poison · Inflicts 12881 Nature damage and an additional 43 damage every 5 sec. to nearby enemies for 2 min.

Tactics

• Keep ranged players away from Hedrum because Web Explosion immobilizes nearby enemies for ten seconds.
• Baneful Poison combines an initial Nature hit with ongoing damage lasting two minutes.

Abilities

• Sunder Armor · Hacks at an enemy's armor, reducing it by 0 per Sunder Armor. Can be applied up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.
• Drink Healing Potion · Uses a Holy elixir to heal the caster.

Tactics

• In Classic, opening every Black Vault locker summons him, so have the group ready before opening the last one.
• His healing potion restores health, so do not assume the fight is over when he gets low.
• Sunder Armor can stack five times and remains active for 30 seconds.

Abilities

• Mighty Blow · Inflicts normal damage plus 25 to an enemy, knocking it back.
• Fireball Volley · Inflicts Fire damage to nearby enemies.
• Thunderclap · Inflicts 75 Nature damage to nearby enemies, increasing the time between their attacks by 33% and slowing their movement by 40% for 10 sec.

Tactics

• Position for Mighty Blow so its knockback does not send the tank far from the fight.
• Keep ranged players away from Phalanx to limit exposure to Fireball Volley.
• Thunderclap damages nearby players and slows both movement and attacks.