Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (2024)

Last updated on Jul 09, 2024 at 15:59by Abide1 comment

Deep in the heart of Blackrock Mountain lies the stronghold of the BlackrockOrcs. Here you can fight your way through waves of Blackrock Orcs, Ogres, and otherdark creatures to find and defeat Overlord Wyrmthalak atop his throne. This is oneof the first "end-game" dungeons, in that it rewards several pieces of gear thatare considered pre-raid BiS for multiple classes. Additionally, this is one of themost efficient dungeons to do for experience if you are 55+ and trying to pushthat last bit to 60.

1.

Phase 4 Season of Discovery Loot in Lower Blackrock Spire

With Phase 4 of Season of Discovery, new loot has been added into Lower Blackrock Spireto help players prepare for raiding. Below you can find a full list of allof the new loot and each boss they drop from.

1.1.

Highlord Omokk

Item
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (1) Fist of Omokk
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (2) Plate of the Shaman King

1.2.

Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin

Item
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (3) Trueaim Gauntlets
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (4) Funeral Cuffs
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (5) Demonic Runed Spaulders
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (6) Blackcrow

1.3.

War Master Voone

Item
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (7) Brazecore Armguards
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (8) Talisman of Evasion
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (9) Kayser's Boots of Precision

1.4.

Mother Smolderweb

Item
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (10) Smolderweb's Eye
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (11) Venomspitter

1.5.

Urok Doomhowl

Item
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (12) Marksman's Girdle

1.6.

Gizrul the Slavener

Item
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (13) Rhombeard Protector

1.7.

Halycon

Item
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (14) Slashclaw Bracers
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (15) Ironweave Bracers

1.8.

Overlord Wyrmthalak

Item
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (16) Trindlehaven Staff
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (17) Reiver Claws
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (18) Relentless Scythe
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (19) Heart of the Scale
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (20) Mark of the Dragon Lord

2.

Lower Blackrock Spire Entrance Location

The entrance to Lower Blackrock Spire is located inside Blackrock Mountain. Thereare two entrances to get inside Blackrock Mountain itself, one located in southernSearing Gorge and the other located in north-western Burning Steppes.Once inside Blackrock Mountain, you will need to make your way to the second floorledge, which can be done by climbing the chains from the middle platform and jumpingoff the end onto the ledge. Once on the ledge, run along the wall until you see theonly available balcony, and jump onto it. The Blackrock Spire portal is right there.

3.

Quests in Lower Blackrock Spire

It is important that you pick up the dungeon quests for this instance beforeheading inside, as you can get a variety of loot from them, as well as a solidchunk of experience.

The quests are all outlined in our separate dungeon quest guide for thisinstance.

Lower Blackrock Spire Quests Guide

4.

Layout of Lower Blackrock Spire

Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (21)

Lower Blackrock Spire has many bosses and paths, which can be quite confusingif it is your firs time in the instance. The best advice would be to try to havesomeone in your group who has done the instance before and can show you where to go,or to look up a video of a clear if you get lost.

5.

Notable Trash in Lower Blackrock Spire

The initial trash packs at the start of the instance are going to be some of the mostdifficult, mostly due to the high number of groups in a small area. Just be careful aboutpulling groups one at a time, and try to focus casters down first whenever you pulltrash throughout the dungeon. If you find pulls to be too difficult, use more controlspells like Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (22) Sap to only fight 1-2 enemies at a time.

6.

Bosses in Lower Blackrock Spire

There are 9 main bosses in Lower Blackrock Spire, all of which have a high chance to dropa blue item once killed. Additionally, there are several possible rare spawns throughoutthe dungeon, but generally award less desired gear.

6.1.

Spirestone Butcher (Rare)

If Spirestone Butcher is up, you will find him on the bridge on theway to Highlord Omokk.

6.1.1.

Loot from Spirestone Butcher

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (24) Butcher's Apron53Cloak
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (25) Rivenspike53One-Hand Axe

6.2.

Spirestone Battle Lord (Rare)

If Spirestone Battle Lord is up, you will find him on the mound on theleft in the same room as Highlord Omokk.

6.2.1.

Loot from Spirestone Battle Lord

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (27) Swiftdart Battleboots53Mail Boots
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (28) The Blackrock Slicer53Two-Hand Axe

6.3.

Highlord Omokk

  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (30) Cleave
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (31) Enrage
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (32) Knock Away

Highlord Omokk has two ogre guards with him, which if left uncontrolled,can be quite dangerous. Omokk himself is quite easy, but the combination of threeenemies at once can be tricky. The best option is to either control both adds whilekilling the boss, or control 1 add and quickly burn down the other at the start ofthe fight. The best option is always to fight only one target at a time, so definitelymake use of CC abilities if you have them available. Omokk also does a knock-backability and a cleave ability, so make sure the tank is facing him away from the group.

6.3.1.

Loot from Highlord Omokk

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (33) Fist of Omokk552H Mace
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (34) Plate of the Shaman King55Plate Chest
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (35) Skyshroud Leggings55Cloth Legs
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (36) Slamshot Shoulders55Plate Shoulders
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (37) Tressermane Leggings55Leather Legs
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (38) Boots of Elements54Mail Boots

6.4.

Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin

  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (40) Curse of Blood
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (41) Hex

Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin also has two guards with him, but is not as dangerousas Omokk. Vosh'gajin has two Smolderthorn Shadow Priests with him that needto be either killed immediately or controlled until after the boss dies. Vosh'gajinherself will cast Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (42)Hex, which will turn a group member into a frog for 8seconds at a time. She also has a curse that she will place on people, but it is notparticularly dangerous, but should still be removed by a Mage or Druid if possible.

6.4.1.

Loot from Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (43) Trueaim Gauntlets54Mail Gloves
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (44) Doomshot54Arrows
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (45) Funeral Cuffs54Cloth Bracers
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (46) Shadowcraft Gloves54Leather Gloves
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (47) Blackcrow54Crossbow
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (48) Demonic Runed Spaulders54Leather Shoulders
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (49) Riphook54Bow

6.5.

War Master Voone

  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (51) Cleave
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (52) Snap Kick
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (53) Thrash
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (54) Throw Axe
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (55) Uppercut

War Master Voone does not have any adds or real abilities, but does hitharder than normal. Make sure your tank has time to generate threat, and point himaway from the group to avoid his cleave.

6.5.1.

Loot from War Master Voone

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (56) Beaststalker's Gloves54Mail Gloves
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (57) Brazecore Armguards54Mail Bracers
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (58) Flightblade Throwing Axe54Throwing Weapon
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (59) Rosewine Circle54Ring
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (60) Keris of Zul'Serak54Dagger
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (61) Talisman of Evasion54Neck

6.6.

Bannok Grimaxe (Rare)

If Bannok Grimaxe is up, you will find him in the Firebrand Legioncamp when you start finding orcs.

6.6.1.

Loot from Bannok Grimaxe

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (63) Backusarian Gauntlets55Plate Gloves
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (64) Chiselbrand Girdle55Mail Waist
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (65) Demonfork54Main-Hand Axe
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (66) Plans: Arcanite Reaper300Blacksmithing Pattern

6.7.

Mother Smolderweb

  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (68) Crystallize
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (69) Mother's Milk
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (70) Summon Spire Spiderling

Mother Smolderweb has an AoE stun that fires as a cone in front of her,meaning the tank should keep her pointed away from the group. She also will sometimesuse Mother's Milk which poisons players, occasionally incapacitating them.There is not much strategy needed here, just kill her while paying attention to thepoison and boss facing.

6.7.1.

Loot from Mother Smolderweb

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (71) Gilded Gauntlets55Mail Gloves
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (72) Smolderweb's Eye55Trinket
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (73) Venomspitter551H Mace
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (74) Wildheart Boots54Leather Boots

6.8.

Crystal Fang (Rare)

  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (76) Summon Spire Spiderling

If Crystal Fang is up, you will find him in one of the next fewpulls directly after Mother Smolderweb.

6.8.1.

Loot from Crystal Fang

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (77) Fallbrush Handgrips56Leather Gloves
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (78) Fang of the Crystal Spider56One-Hand Dagger
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (79) Sunderseer Mantle56Cloth Shoulders

6.9.

Urok Doomhowl

  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (81) Intimidating Roar
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (82) Rend
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (83) Strike

Urok Doomhowl is a summoned boss. In one of the rooms with a pack of Ogres,you will come across a "tribute pile" of ogre heads on the ground. If you combineLower Blackrock Spire Guide (84) Omokk's Head from Highlord Omokk and Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (85) Roughshod Pike, whichcan be picked up in the first room of the dungeon, you can place them on the tributepile to summon Urok.

Urok himself will not appear initially when summoned. Instead, you will need todefeat several waves of Ogres. This can be quite difficult if you are not prepared,so be ready to use any control spells you have to limit your mana usage when fightingthrough the waves. You will have limited recovery time and will not want to waste it.You can also use the pike that is now placed on the tribute pile, instantly killinga single ogre every 30 seconds. Eventually Urok will spawn, and needs to be tankedaway from the group so that the ranged and healer can avoid his fear ability.

6.9.1.

Loot from Urok Doomhowl

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (86) Marksman's Girdle56Mail Belt
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (87) Ribsteel Footguards56Plate Boots
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (88) Slaghide Gauntlets56Leather Gloves
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (89) Boots of Elements54Mail Boots

6.10.

Quartermaster Zigris

  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (91) Drink Healing Potion
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (92) Hooked Net
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (93) Stun Bomb

Quartermaster Zigris is in a hall with many packs of orcs. As long as youcarefully pull the trash before pulling him, he should not pose a problem. He himselfdoes no noteworthy abilities.

6.10.1.

Loot from Quartermaster Zigris

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (94) Cloudrunner Girdle55Leather Belt
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (95) Hands of Power55Cloth Gloves

Quartermaster Zigris also can drop several of the Tier 0 pieces, both belts andbracers since he shares with the trash loot table.

6.11.

Halycon

  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (97) Rend
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (98) Thrash

Halycon only has some melee abilities, so just have your tank holdher while the group kills the smaller worg adds that come out with her. They donot hit very hard and should die quickly. After they are dead, just turn and finishthe boss.

6.11.1.

Loot from Halycon

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (99) Halycon's Spiked Collar55Neck
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (100) Pads of the Dread Wolf55Leather Boots
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (101) Slashclaw Bracers55Mail Bracers
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (102) Ironweave Bracers56Cloth Bracers

6.12.

Gizrul the Slavener

  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (104) Enrage
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (105) Fatal Bite
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (106) Infected Bite

Gizrul the Slavener hits relatively hard, but has no special abilitiesthat need dealt with. Just make sure your tank holds him and burn him down quickly,preferably with DPS cooldowns if available.

6.12.1.

Loot from Gizrul the Slavener

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (107) Bleak Howler Armguards56Leather Bracers
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (108) Rhombeard Protector56Shield
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (109) Wildheart Spaulders55Leather Shoulders
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (110) Wolfshear Leggings56Cloth Pants

6.13.

Overlord Wyrmthalak

  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (112) Cleave
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (113) Demoralizing Shout
  • Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (114) Sweeping Slam

Overlord Wyrmthalak needs to be tanked facing away from the group, withyour tank backed up against the wall to avoid getting knocked back. At 50% health,the boss will summon a wave of elites to help him, which can be problematic if left alone.The best strategy is to control all of the adds with whatever spells you have suchas Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (115) Polymorph, Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (116) Frost Nova, or Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (117) Entangling Roots to keepthem out of the fight until the boss is dead. After the boss dies you can turn and cleanup the adds.

6.13.1.

Loot from Overlord Wyrmthalak

ItemRequired LevelSlot
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (118) Mark of the Dragon Lord56Ring
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (119) Beaststalker's Mantle55Mail Shoulders
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (120) Chillpike56Polearm
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (121) Heart of the Scale56Trinket
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (122) Reiver Claws56Plate Gloves
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (123) Relentless Scythe572H Sword
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (124) Trindlehaven Staff56Staff
Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (125) Heart of Wyrmthalak56Trinket

7.

Recommended Classes for Lower Blackrock Spire

If you are going in underleveled, Rogues and Magesare excellent choices due to their CC abilities against the many humanoid Orcspresent in the dungeon. You can Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (126) Sap / Lower Blackrock Spire Guide (127) Polymorph one or moreenemies in almost every single pull.

For optimal speed when experience grinding you will want to run either a meleecleave setup (4 Warriors / Rogues+ 1 Shaman) or a spell cleave setup (mostly as manyMages as possible for their AoE damage and CC abilities).

Regardless, you should be able to clear the dungeon with any group setup. It isworth noting that you can do this dungeon with up to 10 people, but using more than5 people will be much more inefficient for experience gain if you are not level 60yet.

8.

Changelog

  • 09 Jul. 2024: Added section for new loot in Phase 4 of Season of Discovery.
  • 05 Apr. 2024: Added boss pictures and abilities.
  • 26 Jul. 2020: Updated with Phase 5 drops.
  • 30 Jan. 2020: Guide added.

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FAQs

What level should I be for Lbrs? ›

It is designed for players level 55-60, although I'd recommend everyone being at least level 57+. The primary enemy mobs you'll find inside Blackrock Spire are humanoids, beasts, and dragonkin.

How many people for the Lower Blackrock Spire? ›

Lower Blackrock Spire is a 5-man instance designed for adventurers around levels 56-60. Its entrance is located inside Blackrock Mountain, on the south side of the Hall of Blackhand, across from Upper Blackrock Spire.

What is the difference between the upper and Lower Blackrock Spire? ›

The lower spire is inhabited by the Dark Horde - orcs, ogres and forest trolls and their allies, the black dragonflight led once by the son of Deathwing, Nefarian. The upper spire comprises members from the Ironmarch. The uppermost sections of the Spire lead into Blackwing Lair and Blackwing Descent.

How long does it take to clear Blackrock Depths? ›

Nestled deep within the core of Blackrock Mountain, Blackrock Depths (BRD) is the former capital of the Dark Iron Dwarves who are led by Emperor Dagran Thaurissan. This five-man dungeon is the definition of immense as it will take several hours for groups to fully clear.

Do you need a key for Lbrs? ›

You do not need a key to enter the "blackrock spire" instance. The part that you do without the key is called Lower Blackrock Spire and has a quest to get you the key. If you have the key, you can open the door to UPPER black rock spire (to the left upon entering) which is where rend and drakk reside.

What level lbrs reddit? ›

PSA - you can enter ubrs/lbrs at level 60 with sub 60s

tested with a 53 hunter entering, havent tested non 10mannable instances. Well yeah, 'UBRS' isn't actually a dungeon, it's a colloquial name for the locked side of blackrock spire. They can't put any restrictions on it they don't want on LBRS, and vice versa.

Is Upper Blackrock Spire a 10 man? ›

Blackrock Spire is divided into two separate instances: Lower and Upper Blackrock Spire. In keeping with Patch 1.12, groups of up to 10 players may enter Upper Blackrock Spire together.

What level can you enter Blackrock Spire? ›

Lower Blackrock Spire

You can queue this dungeon as specific dungeon lvl 55-65.

Is Blackrock Spire a raid? ›

Blackrock Spire is usually divided into two parts: Lower Blackrock Spire which is a 5-man instance recommended for players level 52-60; Upper Blackrock Spire is a 10-man raid instance recommended for players level 52-60. Molten Core is the first 40-man raid instance recommended for players level 60+.

How long is Blackrock Spire? ›

It normally takes me about 2 to 3 hours to complete. I would recomend people being level 58 or above before going to this instance, but I have taken a maximum of one level 57 per run.

Is Blackrock Depths hard? ›

BRD is a hard instance mabye... its the lenght and even if u use shortcut it can still take 2-3 hours.

What is the longest dungeon in WoW classic? ›

Vanilla World of Warcraft - Blackrock Depths

The largest of the seven instances in Blackrock Mountain, Blackrock Depths is not only the largest dungeon in WoW, but likely any MMORPG. With over 20 bosses strewn about the massive area, a full clear of Blackrock Depths could take any party between four-to-six hours.

Is there a vendor in Blackrock Depths? ›

Lokhtos is located in the Grim Guzzler, deep within Blackrock Depths. He is the reputation vendor for the Thorium Brotherhood, and also gives and receives several TB reputation quests.

What level should I be for Arathi Highlands? ›

Arathi Highlands is intended for level 30-40 players.

What level do you need to be to play Upper Blackrock Spire Classic? ›

This is primarily meant to be a level 60 instance, but 58+ is viable. Upper Blackrock Spire is designed to be a 10-man instance. For your 10, you will want 2 tanks, 3 healers, and 5 DPS.

What level to enter UBRs? ›

Upper Blackrock Spire ranges from levels 35-40. If Chromie Time is enabled, Upper Blackrock Spire's level range is 35-50, but can only be queued if you're using Chromie Time on the Warlords of Draenor expansion.

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