Overview

Blackrock Spire

  • Level55-60
  • Group10
  • Final bossGeneral Drakkisath

Classic orc and black dragon fortress in Blackrock Mountain for levels 55-60, still a 10-player dungeon. Both Onyxia attunement chains run through it.

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Level

  • Group Finder: Lower Blackrock Spire 55-60, Upper Blackrock Spire 59-60.Datamined: From the game's client data[1]

Bosses

  • The client lists 14 encounters, from Highlord Omokk to General Drakkisath, plus Lord Valthalak.Datamined: From the game's client data[1]

Loot

  • ChangedLoot was re-itemized for Forever: unique boss drops are now blue (Rare) and new items were added across dungeons.Official: Stated by Blizzard[6]

Quests

  • Horde Onyxia attunement: Warlord's Command and For the Horde! (Warchief Rend Blackhand's head) lead through Lower Blackrock Spire.Official: Stated by Blizzard[3]
  • For both factions, a late attunement step takes the Blood of the Black Dragon Champion from General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire.Official: Stated by Blizzard[3]

Legacy

  • Lower and Upper are separate Master Spelunker entries; the Lord Valthalak dungeon set questline is worth 1 more point.Datamined: From the game's client data[4][5]

Changed in Forever

  • Still a 10-player dungeon, the only one in Forever; every other dungeon is capped at 5.Datamined: From the game's client data[1][2]
  • ChangedThe files give it a daily lockout, which Classic Era's files did not have. Blizzard has not said how servers use it.Datamined: From the game's client data[1][2]

Map

Not known yet (4)
  • How the daily lockout works on live servers.
  • Whether Upper Blackrock Spire still needs a key, as Classic-sourced data suggests.
  • The steps of the Lord Valthalak questline in Forever (only its first and last quests are known).
  • Forever's quests, loot and boss abilities here: so far only Classic-sourced lists exist, which may not apply.
Sources (6)

Sources

  1. Blackrock Spire: dungeon page (client build 1.60.1.70245), Forever Codex, 25 Oct 2026
  2. Dungeons and raids: levels, group sizes and rule changes (client build 1.60.1.70245), Forever Codex, 25 Oct 2026
  3. World of Warcraft: Forever Raid Overview: Locations, Raid Sizes, and Attunement, Blizzard, 20 Oct 2026
  4. Legacy challenges: Spelunker dungeon lists (client build 1.60.1.70245), Forever Codex, 25 Oct 2026
  5. Get to Know the World of Warcraft: Forever Legacy System, Blizzard, 23 Sept 2026
  6. World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, Blizzard, 13 Sept 2026

Checked 25 Oct 2026

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