Blackrock Caverns

Blackrock Caverns is the first of two new wings in Blackrock Spire introduced in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. It is designed as a 5-man instance for players level 80 to 83. It is a series of tunnels created by Twilight's Hammer clan in order to gather the remaining Ragnaros' minions and transport them back and forth to Mount Hyjal, as well as to perform horrific experiments conducted by the nihilistic cult in order to use the essence of the dragon in order to transform the worthy into dragonspawn. Finkle Einhorn and Raz the Crazed were enlisted by the Guardians of Hyjal to investigate the activity within the caverns. The forces here are led by the Ascendant Lord Obsidius.

Players will need to be level 80, and have an average item level of 226 to use the Dungeon Finder for the instance. The entrance is just off of the main ring in Blackrock Mountain on the non-jumping path to Blackrock Spire. Head to the eastern side of the ring to see the summoning stone for Blackrock Spire and follow the path in toward that instance. As it turns north there is a blockade blocking the way. Just past the blockade, look right to see the instance entrance.

Geography
Location: Blackrock Mountain, Searing Gorge/Burning Steppes. Head towards the Blackrock Spire entrance portal, and take a right. Follow the hallway and take the first left. Follow this path until there’s a fork going left down a walkway, and straight upwards. Take a right down the path (or jump, for those daredevils out there) and take another right, and, Voila. Alternatively, take the Mole Machine from Finkle.

Dungeon denizens

 * Bound earth elementals
 * Core hounds
 * Dire orc (one, Raz the Crazed)
 * Drakonids
 * Earth ascendants
 * Fire elementals
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 * Mercury elementals
 * Ogre lord (one, Rom'ogg Bonecrusher)
 * Ogre magi
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Achievements

 * Blackrock Caverns (achievement)
 * Heroic: Blackrock Caverns
 * Arrested Development
 * Ascendant Descending
 * Crushing Bones and Cracking Skulls
 * Too Hot to Handle
 * Heroic: Blackrock Caverns Guild Run