Upper Blackrock Spire

Complete instance walkthrough, tactical floorplan, encounter mechanics, dungeon quests, and notable loot for Upper Blackrock Spire.

Burning Steppes•5-Man Dungeon•Lvl 58–60•8 Bosses•Min Lvl 48+•[Key or Unlock Required]
[KEY REQUIRED] Key or Unlock Required is required to unlock this instance or pass interior gates. Ensure at least one party member has the key or adequate lockpicking skill.
Tactical Field Intel & Routing
  • Requires the Seal of Ascension ring to unlock the dragon doorway into UBRS.
  • Drakkisath kite strategy: A hunter pulls Drakkisath away toward the Beast's room while the party burns the two guards at the throne.
  • Assign an off-tank for Rend's dragonmount Gyth and dispel freeze breaths.

Encounter Bosses & Tactics (8)

[01]

Pyroguard Emberseer

Level 60 Elite• The Dragonspire Halls

10-man trial. Channel on the runic altar while defeating blackhand summoners before Emberseer awakens.

[02]

Solakar Flamewreath

Level 60 Elite• The Dragonspire Halls

Rookery dragon. Hatchery whelp swarms must be cleaved down quickly.

[03]

Goraluk Anvilcrack

Level 60 Elite• The Dragonspire Halls

Blackhand armorer. Casts Sunder Armor and disarms physical attackers.

[04]

Warchief Rend Blackhand & Gyth

Level 60 Elite• The Dragonspire Halls

Two-phase arena fight. Defeat dragonmount Gyth first, then kill Rend when he dismounts.

[05]

The Beast

Level 60 Elite• The Dragonspire Halls

Massive core hound. Breathes conflagration flame cone and fears nearby melee.

[06]

General Drakkisath

Level 62 Elite• The Dragonspire Halls

Supreme dragonkin warlord. Kite Drakkisath across the bridge (hunter kite) while party destroys his two elite dragon guards.

Tactical Instance Map

Floor schematics, encounter locations, and entrance coordinates

Entrance: 35.8, 84.86 Bosses on Floor
Upper Blackrock Spire — The Dragonspire Halls

Dungeon Quests & Objectives (0)

No mandatory quests currently indexed for Upper Blackrock Spire in the catalog. Check parent zone NPC guides in Burning Steppes for surrounding storyline chains and rewards.

Notable Dungeon Drops & Loot (2)

VIEW:
ItemSlotiLvlDrops FromStats & Effects
Magister's Robes
Magister's Robes
Chest63General Drakkisath—
Breastplate of Valor
Breastplate of Valor
Chest63General Drakkisath—