Blackrock Spire

## File:Instance portal blue.pngBlackrock Spire

### Race(s)

Black dragonflightBlack dragonflightBlack dragonflightBlack dragonflightBlack dragonflight Black dragonflight
Forest trollForest troll Forest troll
OrcOrc Orc
OgreOgreOgre Ogre

## Instance info

### Player limit

5-10

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**Blackrock Spire**, aka **Black Rock Spire**, **Black Rock**, or **Castle of Blackhand**, is a dungeon. Blackrock Spire is the part of Blackrock Mountain that is above ground. It is inhabited by members of the Dark Horde — orcs, forest trolls, and ogres, as well as their new allies, the black dragonflight led by the son of Deathwing — Nefarian.

It consists of two parts:

* **Lower Blackrock Spire** - A 5 man dungeon.
* **Upper Blackrock Spire** - Intended for 10 party members.

Upper and Lower Blackrock Spire also gain their names from real world rocky outlets off the coast of Saint Helena.

## History

From old World Dungeons site:

 *The mighty fortress carved within the fiery bowels of Blackrock Mountain was designed by the master dwarf-mason, Franclorn Forgewright. Intended to be the symbol of Dark Iron power, the fortress was held by the sinister dwarves for centuries.*
When the Horde first arrived in Azeroth, they invaded the upper portion of the Dark Iron's fortress in Blackrock Mountain, Blackrock Spire, and claimed it as their base of operations. They held it until Alliance forces routed the Horde from their capital, in one of the last major battles of the Second War.

From old World Dungeons site:

*However, Nefarian - the cunning son of the dragon, Deathwing - had other plans for the great keep. He and his draconic minions took control of the upper Spire and made war on the dwarves' holdings in the mountain's volcanic depths. Realizing that the dwarves were led by the mighty fire elemental, Ragnaros - Nefarian vowed to crush his enemies and claim the whole of Blackrock mountain for himself.*
Blackrock Spire, the site of arguably one of the most terrible battles ever to ravage Azeroth, such as the Assault on Blackrock Spire.

It is also home to a ley line pattern of incredible martial potency.

## Geography

The entrance is located by following the broad circular road up and around to the northeast corner of the large central chamber The Molten Span. Enter the ruined buildings there and proceed upwards until you find a narrow doorway.

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## Resources

* Leather
	+ Heavy Scorpid Scale (Skinning level 50-55 scorpids)
	+ Red Dragonscale (Skinning level 50-60 elite whelps and wyrmkin)

## Dungeon denizens

* File:IconSmall Beetle.gif Beetles (critters)
* File:IconSmall Nefarian.gif Black dragons (one, Lord Victor Nefarius)
* File:IconSmall SpawnBlack.gif Black dragonspawn
* File:IconSmall DrakonidBlack.gif Black drakonid
* File:IconSmall WhelpBlack.gif Black whelps
* File:IconSmall WhelpBlue.gif Blue whelps (one, Awbee)
* File:IconSmall DrakeChromatic.gif Chromatic drake (one, Gyth)
* File:IconSmall SpawnViolet.gif Chromatic dragonspawn
* File:IconSmall WhelpViolet.gif Chromatic whelps
* File:IconSmall CoreHound.gif Core hounds (one, the Beast)
* File:IconSmall DireTroll.gif Dire trolls
* File:IconSmall Fire.gif Fire elementals
* ForestTroll maleForestTroll female Forest trolls
* File:IconSmall Ghost.gif Ghosts
* Gnome male Gnomes (one, Finkle Einhorn)
* Goblin female Goblins (one, Bijou)
* Ogre male Ogres
* Orc maleOrc female Orcs
* File:IconSmall Rat.gif Rats (critters)
* File:IconSmall DragonRed.gif Red dragons (one, Vaelan)
* File:IconSmall Roach.gif Roaches (critters)
* File:IconSmall Scorpid.gif Scorpids
* File:IconSmall Spider.gif Spiders
* File:IconSmall Wolf.gif Wolves

## Layout

*See also: Lower Blackrock Spire, Upper Blackrock Spire*
Blackrock Spire has two sections. The first is referred to as "lower spire", or LBRS, and is the main chunk of the instance, intended for a single group of players. The second is "upper spire", or UBRS, which is a much smaller area, but intended for 10 players setup in a group. The player cap was 15 prior to patch 1.10, when it was lowered to 10. The Seal of Ascension is a quest reward that was once used as a key to access this wing.

## Media

### Images

BlackRockSpireW1.JPGBlackrock being guarded during Warcraft I.Warcraft orcs and humans.pngBlackrock during the First War.War Chief victorious.pngWarchief Orgrim Doomhammer after winning the First War.

## Patch changes

* **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img\_link\_data.json' not found.** **Patch 1.10.0 (patch date::28-Mar-2006):** Capped at ten players.
* **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img\_link\_data.json' not found.** **Patch 1.4.0 (patch date::2005-05-05):** The minimum level requirement on the Blackrock Spire Meeting Stone has been properly assigned.
* **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img\_link\_data.json' not found.** **Patch 1.3.0 (patch date::07-Mar-2005):**
	+ Capped at fifteen players.
	+ Some Blackrock Spire bosses will now properly display their true level, instead of being considered world bosses (who do not display level).

## Reference list

1. ↑ *Dark Factions*, pg. 134
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *More Magic and Mayhem*, pg. 47

## External links

* Wowhead
* Thottbot
* WoWDB

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