Blackrock Depths has roughly a dozen quests in WoW Classic, and the two that matter most are Attunement to the Core (your key to Molten Core) and Jail Break! (part of the Onyxia attunement chain). The rest send you after Emperor Dagran Thaurissan, Princess Moira, the Grim Guzzler bar, Dark Iron smelting, and weapon recipes. Most are picked up in Blackrock Mountain or inside the dungeon itself.
Complete Blackrock Depths quest list
All 47 quests the game files under Blackrock Depths in the quest log, from Questie's quest database (community-extracted game data): quest level with the level needed to accept it, faction, and who starts each quest. Some quests begin far from the dungeon.
| Quest | Level (req.) | Faction | Quest giver | Objective |
| Rocknot's Ale | 1 (1+) | Both | Private Rocknot | |
| Commander Gor'shak | 52 (48+) | Horde | Galamav the Marksman, Badlands | Find Commander Gor'shak in Blackrock Depths. |
| Dark Iron Legacy | 52 (48+) | Both | Franclorn Forgewright | Speak with Franclorn Forgewright if you are interested in obtaining a key to the city major. |
| Disharmony of Flame | 52 (48+) | Horde | Thunderheart, Badlands | Travel to the quarry in Blackrock Mountain and slay Overmaster Pyron. Return to Thunderheart when you have completed this assignment. |
| KILL ON SIGHT: Dark Iron Dwarves | 52 (48+) | Horde | WANTED | Venture to Blackrock Depths and destroy the vile aggressors! |
| Overmaster Pyron | 52 (48+) | Alliance | Jalinda Sprig, Burning Steppes | Slay Overmaster Pyron and return to Jalinda Sprig. |
| Ribbly Screwspigot | 53 (48+) | Both | Yuka Screwspigot, Burning Steppes | Bring Ribbly's Head to Yuka Screwspigot in the Burning Steppes. |
| Yuka Screwspigot | 53 (48+) | Both | Yorba Screwspigot, Tanaris | Speak with Yuka Screwspigot in the Burning Steppes. |
| Abandoned Hope | 54 (48+) | Alliance | Marshal Windsor | Give Marshal Maxwell the bad news. |
| KILL ON SIGHT: High Ranking Dark Iron Officials | 54 (50+) | Horde | KILL ON SIGHT | Venture to Blackrock Depths and destroy the vile aggressors! |
| Marshal Windsor | 54 (48+) | Alliance | Marshal Maxwell, Burning Steppes | Travel to Blackrock Mountain in the northwest and enter Blackrock Depths. Find out what became of Marshal Windsor. |
| The Eastern Kingdom | 54 (48+) | Horde | Thrall, Orgrimmar | Speak with Thrall if you are prepared to take on the mission he has planned. |
| The Last Element | 54 (48+) | Horde | Shadowmage Vivian Lagrave, Badlands | Travel to Blackrock Depths and recover 10 Essence of the Elements. Your first inclination is to search the golems and golem makers. You remember Vivian Lagra... |
| The Love Potion | 54 (50+) | Both | Mistress Nagmara | Bring 4 Gromsblood, 10 Giant Silver Veins and Nagmara's Filled Vial to Mistress Nagmara in Blackrock Depths. |
| What Is Going On? | 54 (48+) | Horde | Commander Gor'shak | Defend Gor'shak. |
| Hurley Blackbreath | 55 (50+) | Alliance | Ragnar Thunderbrew, Dun Morogh | Bring the Lost Thunderbrew Recipe to Ragnar Thunderbrew in Kharanos. |
| Lost Thunderbrew Recipe | 55 (50+) | Horde | Shadowmage Vivian Lagrave, Badlands | Bring the Lost Thunderbrew Recipe to Vivian Lagrave in Kargath. |
| Ragnar Thunderbrew | 55 (50+) | Alliance | Enohar Thunderbrew, Blasted Lands | Speak with Ragnar Thunderbrew. |
| The Heart of the Mountain | 55 (50+) | Both | Maxwort Uberglint, Burning Steppes | Bring the Heart of the Mountain to Maxwort Uberglint in the Burning Steppes. |
| The Spectral Chalice | 55 (40+) | Both | Spectral Chalice | |
| Vivian Lagrave | 55 (50+) | Horde | Apothecary Zinge, Undercity | Speak with Shadowmaster Vivian Lagrave in Kargath. |
| Disharmony of Fire | 56 (48+) | Horde | Thunderheart, Badlands | Enter Blackrock Depths and track down Lord Incendius. Slay him and return any source of information you may find to Thunderheart. |
| Incendius! | 56 (48+) | Alliance | Jalinda Sprig, Burning Steppes | Find Lord Incendius in Blackrock Depths and destroy him! |
| The Good Stuff | 56 (50+) | Alliance | Oralius, Burning Steppes | Travel to Blackrock Depths and recover 20 Dark Iron Fanny Packs. Return to Oralius when you have completed this task. You assume that the Dark Iron dwarves i... |
| A Crumpled Up Note | 58 (50+) | Alliance | an item that drops in the dungeon | You may have just stumbled on to something that Marshal Windsor would be interested in seeing. There may be hope, after all. |
| A Shred of Hope | 58 (50+) | Alliance | Marshal Windsor | Return Marshal Windsor's Lost Information. |
| A Taste of Flame | 58 (52+) | Both | Cyrus Therepentous, Burning Steppes | Travel to Blackrock Depths and slay Bael'Gar. |
| Grark Lorkrub | 58 (52+) | Horde | Lexlort, Badlands | Travel to the Burning Steppes and find Grark Lorkrub. You recall Lexlort mentioning that he was last seen in a massive Blackrock fortress. |
| Jail Break! | 58 (50+) | Alliance | Marshal Windsor | Help Marshal Windsor get his gear back and free his friends. Return to Marshal Maxwell if you succeed. |
| Operation: Death to Angerforge | 58 (52+) | Horde | Warlord Goretooth, Badlands | Travel to Blackrock Depths and slay General Angerforge! Return to Warlord Goretooth when the task is complete. |
| Precarious Predicament | 58 (52+) | Horde | Grark Lorkrub, Burning Steppes | Escort your prisoner, Grark Lorkrub, through Burning Steppes and through Blackrock Mountain to the Searing Gorge. |
| The Rise of the Machines | 58 (52+) | Horde | Lotwil Veriatus, Badlands | Find and slay Golem Lord Argelmach. Return his head to Lotwil. You will also need to collect 10 Intact Elemental Cores from the Ragereaver Golems and Warbrin... |
| Kharan Mighthammer | 59 (50+) | Alliance | King Magni Bronzebeard, Ironforge | Travel to Blackrock Depths and find Kharan Mighthammer. |
| Kharan's Tale | 59 (50+) | Alliance | Kharan Mighthammer | Listen as Kharan Mighthammer tells his story. |
| The Bearer of Bad News | 59 (50+) | Alliance | Kharan Mighthammer | Return to Ironforge and deliver the bad news to King Magni Bronzebeard. |
| The Fate of the Kingdom | 59 (50+) | Alliance | King Magni Bronzebeard, Ironforge | Return to Blackrock Depths and rescue Princess Moira Bronzebeard from the evil clutches of Emperor Dagran Thaurissan. |
| The Princess's Surprise | 59 (50+) | Alliance | Princess Moira Bronzebeard | Return to Ironforge and speak with King Magni Bronzebeard. |
| The Royal Rescue | 59 (48+) | Horde | Thrall, Orgrimmar | Slay Emperor Dagran Thaurissan and free Princess Moira Bronzebeard from his evil spell. |
| A Binding Contract | 60 (60+) | Both | an item that drops in the dungeon | Turn the Thorium Brotherhood Contract in to Lokhtos Darkbargainer if you would like to receive the plans for Sulfuron. |
| Bodley's Unfortunate Fate | 60 (58+) | Alliance | Deliana, Ironforge | Travel to Blackrock Mountain and use the Extra-Dimensional Ghost Revealer to find Bodley near Blackrock Spire. |
| Bodley's Unfortunate Fate | 60 (58+) | Horde | Mokvar, Orgrimmar | Travel to Blackrock Mountain and use the Extra-Dimensional Ghost Revealer to find Bodley near Blackrock Spire. |
| Components of Importance | 60 (58+) | Both | Bodley | Acquire Druidical Remains and return them to Bodley inside Blackrock Mountain. |
| Final Preparations | 60 (58+) | Both | Bodley | Gather 40 Blackrock Bracers and acquire a Flask of Supreme Power. Return them to Bodley inside Blackrock Mountain. |
| More Components of Importance | 60 (58+) | Both | Bodley | Acquire a Starbreeze Village Relic and return it to Bodley inside Blackrock Mountain. |
| Return to Bodley | 60 (58+) | Both | Spirit of Lord Valthalak | Return to Bodley inside Blackrock Mountain and give him the Brazier of Beckoning. |
| The Challenge | 60 (58+) | Both | Falrin Treeshaper, Dire Maul | Travel to the Ring of the Law in Blackrock Depths and place the Banner of Provocation in its center as you are sentenced by High Justice Grimstone. Slay Thel... |
| The Princess Saved? | 60 (48+) | Horde | Princess Moira Bronzebeard | Return to Thrall! |
| Three Kings of Flame | 60 (58+) | Both | Bodley | Gather the Incendicite of Incendius, the Ember of Emberseer and the Cinder of Cynders, along with a Hallowed Brazier, and return them to Bodley inside Blackr... |
BRD quests worth doing
| Quest | What it's for |
| Attunement to the Core | Grab a Core Fragment by the Molten Core portal — this is your Molten Core attunement, so you can summon straight in later. |
| Jail Break! | Rescue chain (Kharan Mzn for Horde, Marshal Windsor for Alliance) that feeds into the Onyxia attunement questline. |
| The Spectral Chalice | Learn to smelt Dark Iron ore — essential if you want Dark Iron crafting. |
| Dark Iron Legacy | Long chain that ends deep in BRD and rewards a Dark Iron weapon. |
| The Love Potion / Grim Guzzler favors | Bar-room quests around the Grim Guzzler tavern (Mistress Nagmara, freeing prisoners). |
| Free Commander Gor'shak | Rescue a captured NPC in the Detention Block; ties into the Jail Break! line. |
| Ribbly Screwspigot | Bounty to kill Ribbly, who hangs out in the Grim Guzzler. |
Is BRD attunement required for Molten Core?
You don't strictly need it to walk into the raid, but you want it. Attunement to the Core lets you use the summoning stone near the raid entrance to teleport directly into Molten Core instead of running the long path through BRD every raid night.
You get it by looting a Core Fragment from the lava near the Molten Core portal inside Blackrock Depths, then handing it to Lothos Riftwaker at the raid door. It takes minutes once you're in the right spot.
What is the Jail Break! quest?
Jail Break! is the BRD step of the Onyxia attunement chain. You free a captured ally deep inside the dungeon, which opens the follow-up quests leading to your Onyxia key. Horde start with Kharan Mzn; Alliance work through Marshal Windsor.
Because it drives Onyxia access, it's one of the most-run quest lines in classic-era BRD, especially for guilds pushing into 40-player content.
Where do you pick up BRD quests?
Most come from the Blackrock Mountain hub between the instance portals, from faction quest givers in the capitals, or from NPCs found inside the dungeon itself. A few, like The Spectral Chalice and parts of Dark Iron Legacy, only become available once you're already inside and talking to the right characters.
Because BRD is a sprawling non-linear dungeon, it helps to grab everything you're eligible for before you dive, so you clear multiple objectives in one run.
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