Blackrock Depths Raid Guide

Blackrock Depths is a special anniversary raid added in Patch 11.0.5, available in three difficulties. It opens on October 22 in North America and October 23 in Europe. It will most likely close on January 7, 2025, when the event ends.

Alliance players can teleport to Stormwind and take the Caverns of Time portal from the portal room to reach the main anniversary event area.

Horde players can take the Caverns of Time portal located downstairs in the faction's portal room in Orgrimmar to reach the main event area.

Moira Thaurissan near the Mole Machine in the event area will offer you a portal to the raid.

The Blackrock Depths raid consists of 8 mandatory bosses and optional boss encounters.

1. Lord Roccor
2. Bael'Gar
3. Lord Incendius
4. Golem Lord Argelmach
5. The Seven
6. General Angerforge
7. Ambassador Flamelash
8. Emperor Dagran Thaurissan

The following optional bosses are present in the Blackrock Depths raid:

• Phalanx
• High Interrogator Gerstahn
• Fineous Darkvire
• Pyromancer Loregrain

Here is a table with the item levels of rewards from the raid based on difficulty.

Pick Disturbance Detected: Blackrock Depths from Moira Thaurissan and recover the Timewarped Ironforge Blueprints from Emperor Thaurissan in Blackrock Depths to receive 1 Cache of Dark Iron Treasures, 10 Carved Harbinger Crests, 45 Valorstones, and 3 Bronze Celebration Tokens.

Timewarped Relic Coffer Keys drop from Blackrock Depths raid bosses. They can be exchanged for loot based on difficulty at a cost of 40 keys per item.

• Timewarped Relic Keys from Raid Finder difficulty can be exchanged for Item Level 584 (Veteran) gear at Braggi Brazenbrass.
• Timewarped Relic Keys from Normal difficulty can be exchanged for Item Level 597 (Champion) gear at Kraegan Emberforge.
• Finally, Timewarped Relic kKeys from Heroic difficulty can be exchanged for Item Level 606 (Hero) gear at Hilda Hellforge.

Below are all the items you can purchase from the vendors in Tanaris.

• Force of Magma (Two-Handed Mace)
• Wristguards of Renown (Leather Armor Wrist)
• Anvilrage Medic's Boots (Cloth Armor Feet)
• Lead Surveyor's Belt (Mail Armor Waist)
• Second Wind (Trinket)
• Shard Splinter (One-Hand Dagger)
• Anvilrage Warden's Breastplate (Plate Armor Chest)
• Bloodfist (One-Hand Fist Weapon)
• Deathdealer Breastplate (Mail Armor Chest)
• Flamelord's Emberstaff (Staff Two-Hand)
• Rubidium Hammer (One-Handed Mace)
• Sash of the Grand Hunt (Mail Armor Waist)
• Flamekeeper's Handwraps (Cloth Armor Hands)
• Luminary Robe (Leather Armor Chest)
• Royal Decorated Armor (Mail Armor Chest)
• Magma-Shot Boomstick (Gun Ranged)
• Dark Warder's Pauldrons (Leather Armor Shoulder)
• Fists of Phalanx (Plate Armor Hands)
• Legplates of the Eternal Guardian (Plate Armor Legs)
• Flamekeeper's Fire Blanket (Cloak Back)
• Sash of the Burning Heart (Cloth Armor Waist)
• Golem Fitted Pauldrons (Leather Armor Shoulder)
• Anvilrage Rogue's Belt of Knives (Leather Armor Waist)
• Spritecaster Cape (Back)
• Warstrife Leggings (Leather Armor Legs)
• Embershard Pendant (Amulet Neck)
• Arbiter's Blade (One-Hand Sword)
• Flamestrider Robes (Leather Armor Chest)
• Thaurissan's Royal Scepter (Off-Hand)
• Spare Golem Pauldrons (Mail Armor Shoulder)
• Circle of Flame (Cloth Armor Head)
• Foreman's Head Protector (Plate Armor Head)
• Anvilrage Dragoon's Trousers (Mail Armor Legs)
• Kentic Amice (Cloth Armor Shoulder)
• Omnicast Boots (Cloth Armor Feet)
• Heart of Roccor (Trinket)
• Grebmar's Catch Pole (Two-Hand Staff)
• Searingscale Leggings (Mail Armor Legs)
• Haunting Specter Leggings (Cloth Armor Legs)
• Spare Golem Frame (Plate Armor Chest)
• Flame Wrath (Polearm Two-Hand)
• Mantle of Lost Hope (Cloth Armor Shoulder)
• Sapper's Waistplate (Plate Armor Waist)
• Enthralled Sphere (Off-Hand)
• Burst of Knowledge (Trinket)
• Bottled Magma (Trinket)
• Barman Shanker (One-Hand Dagger)
• Kindling Stave (Two-Hand Staff)
• Guiding Stave of Wisdom (Two-Hand Staff)
• Golem Gearbox (Trinket)
• Force of Will (Trinket)
• Greaves of Withering Despair (Mail Armor Feet)
• Dragoon's Volley Gun (Ranged Gun)
• Houndmaster's Bow (Ranged Bow)
• Chief Architect's Monocle (Cloth Armor Head)
• Insolent Dark Iron's Vest (Leather Armor Chest)
• Bottle-Popper Ring (Ring Finger)
• Cinderhide Armsplints (Leather Armor Wrist)
• Imperial Jewel (Amulet Neck)
• Argelmach's Breaking Bar (Staff Two-Hand)
• Cape of the Fire Salamander (Cloak Back)
• Bloodclot Band (Ring Finger)
• Flamelash's Fiery Spike (One-Hand Dagger)
• Stoneshell Guard (Shield)
• Senior Designer's Pantaloons (Cloth Armor Legs)
• Magma Giant's Crown (Mail Armor Head)
• Golem Carapace Opener (Two-Hand Axe)
• Pyremail Wristguards (Mail Armor Wrist)
• Emperor's Seal (Ring Finger)
• The Fifth's Linked Treads (Mail Armor Feet)
• Molten Fists (Mail Armor Hands)
• Entrenching Boots (Plate Armor Feet)
• Fireguard's Lava-Dipped Cleaver (One-Handed Axe)
• Earthslag Shoulders (Plate Armor Shoulder)
• Impervious Giant (Two-Handed Mace)
• Molten Furnace (Trinket)
• Flameweave Cuffs (Cloth Armor Wrist)
• Swiftwalker Boots (Leather Armor Feet)
• Dope'rel's Finger Gloves (Leather Armor Hands)
• Hand of Justice (Trinket)
• Leggings of Frenzied Magic (Leather Armor Legs)
• Flamewalker Scale Spaulders (Leather Armor Shoulder)
• Naglering (Ring Finger)
• The Hammer of Grace (One-Handed Mace)
• Arbiter's Blade (One-Handed Sword)
• Emberplate Armguards (Plate Armor Wrist)
• Hands of the Exalted Herald (Cloth Armor Hands)
• Sabaton's of Anger'rel (Plate Armor Feet)
• Angerforge's Battle Axe (Two-Handed Axe)
• Belt of the Eminent Mason (Leather Armor Waist)
• Burning Spirit Tender's Mitts (Plate Armor Hands)
• Rubicund Armguards (Mail Armor Wrist)
• Robes of the Royal Crown (Cloth Armor Chest)
• Flame-Tempered Skinner (One-Handed Axe)

You can earn two achievements in the anniversary raid.

• You're in Your Blackrock Depths — Defeat all bosses in the Blackrock Depths raid.
• A Dark Iron Past — Find all the listed Temporal Missives from Moira within the Blackrock Depths raid.

To learn more about the 20th Anniversary Event Guide, head over to our guide linked below.