Shadowforge Key — Attunement · Blackrock Depths · WoW Classic
- Opens
- Blackrock Depths
- Steps
- 3 steps
- Quests
- 2 quests
- Reputation
- None
- Factions
- Same route for both
Earn the key to the Shadowforge City doors through the Dark Iron Legacy quests. It unlocks internal Blackrock Depths shortcuts, not the dungeon entrance.
Requirements
Level 48. Franclorn Forgewright can only be seen while you are dead.
When it applies
Opens shortcut doors inside Blackrock Depths. The prison entrance does not need it.
Step-by-step checklist
Progress is saved on this device. Finish each step to unlock the next.
1. Meet Franclorn while dead
Release your spirit inside Blackrock Mountain and find Franclorn Forgewright at his tomb suspended over the mountain's centre. Speak with him to complete the first Dark Iron Legacy.
Dark Iron Legacy Level 48+ · Both factions
Starts:
- Franclorn Forgewright · Burning Steppes, Blackrock Mountain (29, 28.9)
2. Recover Ironfel
Accept the second Dark Iron Legacy, enter Blackrock Depths and defeat Fineous Darkvire in the quarry for the hammer Ironfel.
Dark Iron Legacy Level 48+ · Both factions
Starts:
- Franclorn Forgewright · Burning Steppes, Blackrock Mountain (29, 28.9)
Requires: Dark Iron Legacy
Objectives: 1 × Ironfel
Rewards
Shadowforge KeyFirst complete: Meet Franclorn while dead
3. Use the shrine
Place Ironfel on Franclorn's statue at the Shrine of Thaurissan to finish the quest and receive the Shadowforge Key.
First complete: Recover Ironfel
0/3 steps complete.
