Lower Blackrock Spire Dungeon Guide

Abilities

• Enrage · Increases the caster's attack speed by 60% and the Physical damage it deals by 50 for 2 min.
• Knock Away · Inflicts normal damage plus 30 to an enemy and knocks it back.

Tactics

• Tank with your back against a wall so Knock Away does not throw you across the room.
• Save defensive cooldowns for Enrage rather than spending them all on the opening pull.

Abilities

• Curse of Blood · Increases the Physical damage taken by nearby enemies by 48 for 10 min.

Tactics

• Remove Curse of Blood promptly, starting with anyone taking melee hits.
• Check the whole party for the curse before moving on, since it lasts 10 minutes.

Abilities

• Thrash · Gives the caster 2 extra attacks.
• Uppercut · Inflicts normal damage plus 50 to an enemy, knocking it back.
• Pummel · Pummels an enemy for (100% of Spell Power) damage and interrupts the spell being cast for 5 sec.
• Snap Kick · Inflicts 4 damage to an enemy, stunning it for 2 sec.
• Mortal Strike · Inflicts 300% weapon damage and leaves the target wounded, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 5 sec.
• Cleave · Inflicts weapon damage plus 30 to an enemy and its nearest allies, affecting up to 3 targets.
• Throw Axe

Tactics

• Keep other players away from the tank to limit Cleave targets.
• Use mitigation during Mortal Strike, which cuts healing received in half for 5 seconds.
• Leave room behind the tank for Uppercut's knockback.
• In Classic, Voone is immune to stuns, so do not build your defensive plan around a stun lock.

Abilities

• Summon Spire Spiderling
• Crystallize · Stuns enemies in a cone in front of the caster, rendering them unable to move or attack for 6 sec.
• Mother's Milk · Poisons nearby enemies. Until the poison is entirely removed from the bloodstream by a knowledgeable medical professional, it will periodically immobilize a poisoned individual and any nearby allies.

Tactics

• Face her away from the party so Crystallize's 6-second cone stun does not catch everyone.
• Remove Mother's Milk fully rather than letting its repeated immobilizations continue.
• Have damage dealers switch to Spire Spiderlings when they appear.

Abilities

• Strike · Strikes at an enemy, inflicting increased melee damage.
• Intimidating Roar · Roars at an enemy, paralyzing it with terror for 8 sec. and causing all other nearby enemies to flee in fear.
• Rend · Inflicts Physical damage to an enemy every 3 sec. for 15 sec.

Tactics

• Clear the surrounding ogres and the bugs farther up the ramp before starting, leaving safe ground for feared players.
• In Classic, planting the head on the pike starts ogre waves before Urok arrives, and a player can reuse the pike about every 30 seconds to damage the minions or advance a lull.
• Keep control of surviving guards before committing damage to Urok.
• Use fear protection or a fear break for Intimidating Roar if your group has one.

Abilities

• Drink Healing Potion · Uses a Holy elixir to heal the caster.
• Hooked Net · Immobilizes nearby enemies for 10 sec. and inflicts Physical damage.
• Shoot · Shoots at an enemy, inflicting Physical damage.
• Stun Bomb · Hurls a stun bomb, inflicting normal damage plus 25 to all enemies in a selected area and stunning them for 5 sec.

Tactics

• Clear the upper hallway and the two groups on the right side of his room before pulling him.
• Pull from the right side, then move behind the hallway wall to bring his gun attacks around the corner.
• Spread out so Stun Bomb does not disable several players for 5 seconds.
• Keep pressure on him when Drink Healing Potion restores his health.

Abilities

• Thrash · Gives the caster 2 extra attacks.
• Rend · Inflicts Physical damage to an enemy every 3 sec. for 15 sec.

Tactics

• Separate the pups from Halycon if possible, or use area damage to clear them once the pull is secure.
• Fight inside her lair and move shaman totems in from the hallway.
• Put casters and healers on the higher ground near the back to give them distance if she changes targets.

Abilities

• Enrage · Increases the caster's attack speed by 60% and the Physical damage it deals by 50 for 2 min.
• Infected Bite · Inflicts Nature damage to an enemy every 10 sec. and increases the Physical damage it takes for 3 min.
• Fatal Bite · Drains 2537 health from an enemy, healing the caster for up to twice that amount.

Tactics

• Stay ready for the follow-up fight instead of treating Halycon's death as a safe break.
• Use defensive cooldowns when Enrage overlaps with Infected Bite's increased Physical damage taken.
• Keep dealing damage after Fatal Bite restores his health rather than assuming the fight is nearly over.

Abilities

• Sweeping Slam · Inflicts normal damage plus 1268 to enemies in a cone in front of the caster, knocking them back.
• Cleave · Inflicts weapon damage plus 15 to an enemy and its nearest allies, affecting up to 3 targets.
• Demoralizing Shout · Reduces the melee attack power of nearby enemies by 20 for 30 sec.

Tactics

• Tank with your back to the wall behind his starting position to limit Sweeping Slam's knockback.
• Keep melee damage dealers behind him and away from the tank to avoid Sweeping Slam and Cleave.
• In Classic, two reinforcements run up the ramp at roughly half health, so control them or have someone tank them before they reach the casters.

Abilities

• Thunderclap · Inflicts 939 Nature damage to nearby enemies, increasing the time between their attacks by 33% and slowing their movement by 40% for 10 sec.
• Strike · Strikes at an enemy, inflicting increased melee damage.
• Blast Wave · Unleashes a wave of flame, inflicting Fire damage to nearby enemies and reducing their movement speed for 6 sec.
• Burning Felguard Spawn

Tactics

• Keep ranged players away from the felguard so Thunderclap and Blast Wave do not hit the whole party.
• Choose your fighting position before the slows land rather than relying on a quick retreat.

Abilities

• Enlarge · Increases the Physical damage dealt by an ally by 76 for 1 min.
• 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.
• Arcane Bolt · Hurls a magical bolt at an enemy, inflicting Arcane damage.
• Bloodlust · Increases an ally's attack speed by 60% for 30 sec.

Tactics

• Prioritize stopping Polymorph so a party member is not left unable to act for up to 20 seconds.
• Avoid fighting him alongside other enemies that can benefit from Enlarge or Bloodlust.
• Use spare interrupts on Arcane Bolt when Polymorph is covered.

Abilities

• Summon Spire Spiderling

Tactics

• Watch for spiderlings joining the fight rather than focusing only on the rare.
• Kill the summoned adds before returning damage to Crystal Fang.