Upper Blackrock Spire in WoW Forever
The sealed upper wing: what opens it, how each fight plays and which attunements finish here.
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Upper Blackrock Spire is the sealed top of Blackrock Mountain, listed for levels 59 to 60. Earn the Seal of Ascension in the lower wing, then bring a group built for Rend Blackhand and General Drakkisath.
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TL;DR
Upper Blackrock Spire is listed for levels 59 to 60 and needs one player carrying the Seal of Ascension.
- Recommended levels59 to 60.
- Group sizeUp to 10 players.
- AccessOne member must carry the Seal of Ascension.
- Client encountersFive rows, Emberseer to Valthalak.
- Loot data21 of 89 drops seen in game.
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Getting Through the Gate
wowf.io calls this a raid dungeon of up to 10 players, open from level 45, with Kami Labs listing instance entry at 48. The upper entrance is the large gate up and to the right from the shared spire entrance, and someone in the group needs to carry the Seal of Ascension to open it.
More detailLess detailThe seal comes from the Lower Blackrock Spire gemstones, forged at the…2 paragraphs, 63 words
The seal comes from the Lower Blackrock Spire gemstones, forged at the Wyrmbog in Dustwallow Marsh.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowf.io: Upper Blackrock Spire guide, Before you go; Kami Labs: Blackrock Spire, summary, checked Nov 8, 2026.
The full chain is on the Lower Blackrock Spire guide, and the Blackrock Spire overview compares the two wings.
What to Bring
wowf.io warns of heavy fire damage and says two tanks make General Drakkisath and Rend Blackhand much easier.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowf.io: Upper Blackrock Spire guide, Before you go, checked Nov 8, 2026. Check these before the group travels:
| Bring or decide | Why |
|---|---|
| Seal of Ascension holder | Someone must carry it to open the gate |
| Second tank | Rend and Gyth, then Drakkisath's two guards |
| Fire resistance gear and potions | Heavy fire damage throughout |
| A skinner | The Beast's corpse frees Pip Quickwit |
| Kiter | A hunter or similar for Drakkisath |
Route and Boss Notes
The route follows wowf.io's numbered stops. It doesn't say which fights were tested live, so treat the notes as a starting plan.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowf.io: Upper Blackrock Spire guide, Dungeon map and numbered stops, checked Nov 8, 2026.
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| Stop | Boss | Level | What matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyroguard Emberseer | 60 | Click the Blackrock Altar; AoE seven Incarcerators first |
| 2 | Solakar Flamewreath | 60 | Click the Father Flame; kill adds, then melee him |
| 3 | Warchief Rend Blackhand | 62 | Hold the waves; two tanks split Rend and Gyth |
| 4 | The Beast | 62 | Back to a wall for Flamebreak; expect Terrifying Roar |
| 6 | Lord Valthalak | 63 | Optional summon; melee kill Spectral Assassins |
| 8 | Jed Runewatcher | 59 | Rare; tank him against a wall |
| 9 | Goraluk Anvilcrack | 61 | Backhand stuns the tank; second tank taunts |
| 10 | General Drakkisath | 62 | Tank each guard; kite him while they die |
Emberseer's altar and the Rookery's Father Flame each start an event, so clear the room before anyone clicks. In the Rookery, touching eggs can hatch whelps. Rend watches from a high ledge while dragon waves come, then rides down on Gyth, whose breaths the first tank must turn away from the group. Rend's Whirlwind means melee step out.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowf.io: Upper Blackrock Spire guide, stops 1 to 3, checked Nov 8, 2026.
Conflagration at Drakkisath takes the first tank out of action for a while, and healers should not heal the kiter, per wowf.io.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowf.io: Upper Blackrock Spire guide, stop 10, checked Nov 8, 2026. Boss levels come from wowf.io and foreverchanges.pro, and the second says those levels are still Classic's.
Who the Client Counts
The client stores five encounters for this half.Confirmed, a first-party sourceSource: Wago Tools: DungeonEncounter, build 1.60.1.70862, rows 3062 to 3070, checked Nov 8, 2026. They are Pyroguard Emberseer, Warchief Rend Blackhand, The Beast, General Drakkisath and Lord Valthalak. foreverchanges.pro counts seven bosses and a rare, adding Solakar, Goraluk and Gyth and omitting Valthalak.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: foreverchanges.pro: Upper Blackrock Spire, header, checked Nov 8, 2026.
Attunements That Finish Here
Two raid paths run through this wing, per wowf.io. Anyone on Blackhand's Command clicks Drakkisath's Brand behind the boss to receive the Mark of Drakkisath, the Blackwing Lair attunement. Drakkisath's blood serves the Onyxia attunement quests Drakefire Amulet for Alliance and Blood of the Black Dragon Champion for Horde.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: wowf.io: Upper Blackrock Spire guide, Before you go and stops 10 and 11, checked Nov 8, 2026.
Quests That Finish Here
foreverchanges.pro counts 24 quests tied to this wing and says their text, objectives and rewards are Classic's and may change.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: foreverchanges.pro: Upper Blackrock Spire, Quests; wowf.io: Upper Blackrock Spire quests, checked Nov 8, 2026.
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| Quest | Side | Level (accept) | Starts at | Finish point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Drakkisath's Demise | Alliance | 60 (55) | Marshal Maxwell, Burning Steppes | Drakkisath |
| Drakefire Amulet | Alliance | 60 (50) | Haleh, Winterspring | Drakkisath's blood |
| For The Horde! | Horde | 60 (55) | Thrall, Orgrimmar | Head of Rend Blackhand |
| Blood of the Black Dragon Champion | Horde | 60 (55) | Rexxar, Feralas | Drakkisath's blood |
| The Darkstone Tablet | Horde | 60 (57) | Shadowmage Vivian Lagrave, Badlands | Darkstone Tablet |
| Blackhand's Command | Both | 60 (55) | Not listed on the checked pages | Drakkisath's Brand |
| Egg Freezing | Both | 60 (57) | Tinkee Steamboil, Burning Steppes | Rookery eggs |
| Egg Collection | Both | 60 (57) | Tinkee Steamboil, Burning Steppes | Rookery eggs |
| The Matron Protectorate | Both | 60 (57) | Awbee, inside | Awbee's Scale to Winterspring |
| The Demon Forge | Both | 60 (55) | Lorax, Winterspring | Goraluk's corpse |
| Pip Quickwit, At Your Service! | Both | 60 (55) | Pip Quickwit, after skinning The Beast | Not listed |
Drakefire Amulet and Blood of the Black Dragon Champion sit at the end of longer chains. The tracker shows them following The Dragon's Eye and Ascension... The raid guide covers what comes after this wing.
Loot and Dungeon Sets
foreverchanges.pro says 21 of its 89 drops have been seen in game, and that who drops what, the chances and the boss levels are otherwise Classic's for now.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: foreverchanges.pro: Upper Blackrock Spire, Bosses and loot, checked Nov 8, 2026.
| Boss | Drops (listed chance) |
|---|---|
| Pyroguard Emberseer | Wildfire Cape 27%, Gauntlets of Elements 18% |
| Warchief Rend Blackhand | Eye of Rend 21%, Felstriker 1.9% |
| The Beast | Pristine Hide of the Beast, Bloodmoon Cloak 24% |
| General Drakkisath | Tooth of Gnarr 26%, Blackblade of Shahram 1.1% |
| Any enemy | Cord of Elements 2.8%, for The Elements set |
foreverchanges.pro lists two item sets with pieces dropping here and shows the bonuses Forever gives them. The Elements grants +8 All Resistances at two pieces, and four of its eight pieces drop in this wing.Reported, press or datamine, not confirmedSource: foreverchanges.pro: Upper Blackrock Spire, Item sets, checked Nov 8, 2026.
Where It Fits
Upper Blackrock Spire counts toward Master Spelunker's 1 Legacy Point, listed separately from the lower wing.Confirmed, a first-party sourceSource: Wago Tools: Achievement, row 62033; Wago Tools: CriteriaTree, rows 230787 and 230788, checked Nov 8, 2026. Use the dungeon index for the other level 60 runs and the Legacy guide for points.
Upper Blackrock Spire FAQ
Does every player need the Seal of Ascension?
wowf.io says someone in the group needs to carry it to open the gate.
Is Upper Blackrock Spire a raid?
wowf.io calls it a raid dungeon of up to 10 players. Kami Labs lists 10 players for the whole instance.
How many tanks should you bring?
wowf.io says two tanks make Rend Blackhand and General Drakkisath much easier.
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Sources
- wowf.io: Upper Blackrock Spire guidewowf.io
- wowf.io: Upper Blackrock Spire questswowf.io
- foreverchanges.pro: Upper Blackrock Spireforeverchanges.pro
- Kami Labs: Blackrock SpireKami Labs
- Wago Tools: DungeonEncounter, build 1.60.1.70862Wago Tools
- Wago Tools: CriteriaTree, build 1.60.1.70862Wago Tools
- Wago Tools: Achievement, build 1.60.1.70862Wago Tools
Reported, press or datamine, not confirmed
Press · foreverchanges.pro: Upper Blackrock Spire
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Press · wowf.io: Upper Blackrock Spire guide
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