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The gate of Hellfire Citadel behind a fel orc warlord's spiked pauldron

The Blood Furnace — Burning Crusade dungeon · WoW WotLK

Level
61–63
Group size
5 players
Location
Hellfire Peninsula
Continent
Outland
Difficulty
Normal · Heroic at 70
Bosses
3
Quests
5
Reputation
Honor Hold / Thrallmar
Availability
Open from launch
Access
No key needed to enter
Heroic access
Hellfire Citadel – Heroic
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Overview

A fel-orc laboratory with tightly packed casters and staged prison waves. The Broggok gauntlet is the main resource-management checkpoint.

How to get there

Climb to Hellfire Citadel's upper western ramp and enter the Blood Furnace portal above the ramparts.

Show entrance on the World Map

Alliance

Fly to Honor Hold and ride to Hellfire Citadel in the middle of the peninsula.

Horde

Fly to Thrallmar and ride to Hellfire Citadel in the middle of the peninsula.

On the leveling routes

A glowing ritual circle on the floor of the Blood Furnace
Keli'dan's ritual circle

Requirements & attunements

No Normal key. Heroic uses the Hellfire Citadel key and level 70.

All attunements and keys →

Map

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The Blood Furnace, interior mapEntranceEntranceStop 1: The MakerStop 2: BroggokStop 3: Keli'dan the Breaker

Up the entrance hall to The Maker's room, north to Broggok's cells, then down into the central chamber where Keli'dan waits among the channelers.

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Bosses

  1. The Maker

    • Domination
    • Exploding Beaker

    Control a mind-controlled ally without killing them; prepare to recover threat and healing after the control ends.

    Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →

    Loot · The Maker

    • Item level 88 · Main Hand · One-Handed Maces · Requires level 61~20%
    • Item level 88 · Neck · Requires level 61~20%
    • Item level 88 · Relic · Librams · Requires level 61~20%
    • Item level 88 · Hands · Plate · Requires level 61~20%
    • Item level 88 · Waist · Mail · Requires level 61~20%

  2. Broggok

    • Poison Cloud
    • Slime Spray
    • Poison Bolt
    • Poison

    Survive the prison waves, then move the boss and party out of poison clouds.

    Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →

    Loot · Broggok

    • Item level 88 · Ranged · Guns · Requires level 61~20%
    • Item level 88 · Trinket · Requires level 61~20%
    • Item level 88 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 61~20%
    • Item level 88 · Wrist · Cloth · Requires level 61~20%
    • Item level 88 · Hands · Cloth · Requires level 61~20%

  3. Keli'dan the Breaker

    • Evocation
    • Fire Nova
    • Burning Nova
    • Vortex
    • Shadow Bolt Volley
    • Corruption
    • Shadow Bolt
    • Mark of Shadow

    Kill the channelers first; move away from his major fire nova and return only when it is safe.

    Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →

    Loot · Keli'dan the Breaker

    • Item level 88 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Axes · Requires level 61~20%
    • Item level 88 · Waist · Cloth · Requires level 61~20%
    • Item level 88 · Chest · Leather · Requires level 61~20%
    • Item level 88 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 61~20%
    • Item level 88 · Shoulder · Leather · Requires level 61~20%

Quests

The Blood is Life Level 59+ · Alliance

Starts:

Requires: Dark Tidings

Objectives: 10 × Fel Orc Blood Vial

Rewards

Item level 88 · Chest · PlateItem level 88 · Legs · ClothItem level 88 · Head · LeatherItem level 88 · Legs · Mail

See also: The Blood Furnace

The Blood is Life Level 59+ · Horde

Starts:

Requires: Dark Tidings

Objectives: 10 × Fel Orc Blood Vial

Rewards

Item level 88 · Chest · PlateItem level 88 · Legs · ClothItem level 88 · Head · LeatherItem level 88 · Legs · Mail

See also: The Blood Furnace

Heart of Rage Level 59+ · Alliance

Starts:

Requires: Weaken the Ramparts

Rewards

Item level 88 · NeckItem level 88 · FingerItem level 88 · Back · Cloth

See also: The Blood Furnace

Heart of Rage Level 59+ · Horde

Starts:

Requires: Weaken the Ramparts

Rewards

Item level 88 · NeckItem level 88 · FingerItem level 88 · Back · Cloth

See also: The Blood Furnace

Wanted: Keli'dan's Feathered Stave Level 70+ · Both factions

Starts:

Objectives: 1 × Keli'dan's Feathered Stave

Rewards

Requires level 70

See also: The Blood Furnace

Loot & rewards

Reputation: Honor Hold / Thrallmar

Notable boss drops. Full loot tables are longer.

  • Item level 88 · Main Hand · One-Handed Maces · Requires level 61

    The Maker

  • Item level 88 · Neck · Requires level 61

    The Maker

  • Item level 88 · Relic · Librams · Requires level 61

    The Maker

  • Item level 88 · Hands · Plate · Requires level 61

    The Maker

  • Item level 88 · Ranged · Guns · Requires level 61

    Broggok

  • Item level 88 · Trinket · Requires level 61

    Broggok

  • Item level 88 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 61

    Broggok

  • Item level 88 · Wrist · Cloth · Requires level 61

    Broggok

  • Item level 88 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Axes · Requires level 61

    Keli'dan the Breaker

  • Item level 88 · Waist · Cloth · Requires level 61

    Keli'dan the Breaker

  • Item level 88 · Chest · Leather · Requires level 61

    Keli'dan the Breaker

  • Item level 88 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 61

    Keli'dan the Breaker

Tips & preparation

  • Interrupt Shadowmoon casters and keep stealthed enemies away from the healer.
  • Recover before activating Broggok's lever: prison waves continue without a normal room-by-room pause.