General Drakkisath General Drakkisath is the dragonspawn ruler of the armies of Nefarian , leader of the black dragonflight . From the pinnacle of Blackrock Spire , he oversees his forces in their war to drive out the Dark Iron dwarves from the bowels of the mountain . Background . Drakkisath ' s ultimate goal is to drive his army into the depths in a climactic battle against Ragnaros the Firelord , all in the name of his master Nefarian . Drakkisath is well known for his ruthlessness and total lack of quarter in combat . He shows no mercy and expects none in return . Although quite clearly evil , he commands respect from his troops , primarily because when he gives his word he keeps it . This giant , scaly , four - legged dragonspawn is a mottled orange with dark red and brown stripes . He bears a large banner on his back , wears immaculate plate armor , and carries a scimitar . Drakkisath would prefer to lead his armies directly , but understands his own importance and doesn ’ t risk his life in meaningless encounters . Drakkisath has a handful of special attacks and special qualities that set him apart from others of his kind , all granted to him by his draconic lords . If forced to join the fray , he maneuvers to a position where his flame burst ability won ’ t affect any allies ( of course he knows full well that red dragons and other red wyrmkin are immune to fire ) and then lets loose with repeated blasts until his enemies are reduced to ash . He targets particularly troublesome foes with black conflagration . Drakkisath can call upon eldritch powers granted by his master , causing a single foe within thirty feet to burst into flames . Drakkisath is a cruel , mighty warrior and is responsible for the deaths of thousands . He is a clever fighter , well - trained and organized . He knows how best to use his unit , and he knows the capacity of each individual in his army . Drakkisath is always guarded by two of his best warriors . Like all dragonspawn , he uses his skills , powers , and equipment toward the same end : to protect the dragonflight of his patron and its fellow dragonspawn . Drakkisath can be found in his throne room behind the Halls of Ascension in Blackrock Spire . Strategy . Drakkisath is encountered with his two chromatic guards . The party ' s best chance of success is to engage the guards first , eliminating them while Drakkisath is lured away , or " kite d " . To this end , a hunter ( or any other class that can lose aggro suddenly , such as a rogue with Vanish or a frost mage with Ice Block ) can be used to gain Drakkisath ' s notice and drag him across the bridge back to the Beast ' s lair or Rend ' s room . Generally speaking , by the time the hunter has done this the General ' s guards will be dead . The hunter can then Feign Death ( or perish ) and when the General returns , it ' s best to have two tank ing classes engage him . Drakkisath ' s Conflagration attack will cause the victim to become confused and run about in circles all the while dealing AoE damage to nearby party members . This last 6 seconds and deals roughly 3 , 000 damage to the target . While this effect is in place , the General will turn on the next player highest on his hate list . If two tanks are utilized , there is less of a chance that the General will chase after a priest or mage , or similar class who will fold under his attack . Once the conflagration effect wears off the main tank , they can go back to work gaining aggro and trying to attain second place on the General ' s hate list as he most likely will conflagrate the second tank . The tanks can trade off aggro in this fashion while the rest of the party whittles the General down . Because of the AoE effect of the Conflagration attack and the General ' s breath weapon , it ' s important for the tank to turn the General away from the rest of the party and to maintain some distance from them as well . Hunter strategy to kiting Drakkisath . A hunter can kite Drakkisath by enabling Aspect of the Cheetah and pull ing him with Distracting Shot . Another distracting shot may be fired once the hunter reaches the end of the bridge . It will take a second for Drakkisath to come into range , so the hunter should wait and spam distracting shot until Drakkisath is in range . Afterwards , the hunter should run all the way to Rend ' s room and feign death once Drakkisath catches up . The hunter can then follow Drakkisath back to the group . By then , both guards should be dead and the group can kill Drakkisath . ( Note : There are other ways and other places to kite Drakkisath , but Rend ' s room seems a good place . The Beast ' s room has fire , which will daze the hunter if Aspect of the Cheetah is left on . ) Alternately , Drakkisath ' s guards are vulnerable to chain fearing by warlock s * . In this situation , Drakkisath can be kept busy while a guard is repeatedly feared . The third guard is killed by the rest of the party , who then switch to the feared guard and finally Drakkisath himself . Similarly , druid s can Hibernate the guards * . They resist often , but if you have two druids hibernating one guard , it works well * . Should the party feel confident in the number of tanking classes and healers they have at their disposal , they can simply attack all three simultaneously . Killing the guards first as they are easily downed , and then focusing on Drakkisath . After Death . After Drakkisath is killed , he will always drop one chestpiece from the Dungeon Set 1 . Also notable is that he drops the , a shield with fire resistance . If you are attempting to complete the quest of attunement to Blackwing Lair , you must touch the orb located behind General Drakkisath . ( He does not have to be dead , but requires several seconds of uninterrupted cast time ) When doing the last step of the Onyxia quest chain ( Drakefire Amulet on the Horde side , you have to loot the from Drakkisath and turn it in by talking to Rexxar , who wanders between Desolace and Feralas . For Alliance players , you will have to loot the blood and turn it in to Haleh in Winterspring . Since the release of The Burning Crusade expansion , Rexxar has been relocated to Outland . Instead , Horde players must take the quest from Rokaro , an Orc Rogue newly appointed Champion of the Horde who can be found in Shadowprey Village , in Desolace . As of a recent patch , the will drop for all members who are on the quest and not just a total of three on the body for the first three who need it .