Blackrock Foundry Raid Guide: Entrance, Rewards, Bosses

Preferred Classes:

• Tanks: High-mitigation classes (e.g., Protection Paladin, Blood DK) for Acid Torrent soaking.
• Healers: Strong AoE healers (e.g., Resto Druid, Holy Priest) for raid-wide damage.
• DPS:
  • Melee: Classes with mobility to dodge Explosive Shard.
  • Ranged: Classes with interrupts (e.g., Mages, Shamans) for Blackrock Barrage.

Tips:

• Phase 1:
  • Ranged/Healers: Stack loosely to help tanks intercept Acid Torrent.
  • Interrupt Rotation: Assign 3+ players to chain-interrupt Blackrock Barrage (3 casts in a row).
  • Melee: Spread slightly to avoid Explosive Shard stuns.
• Phase 2:
  • Ore Crates: Prioritize destroying crates in open areas first.
  • Movement: Always stay behind Oregorger’s rolling path—he never reverses direction.

Strategy:

• Positioning:
  • Tanks hold Oregorger near a corner; ranged group stacks to the side.
  • Off-tank stands between boss and ranged to soak Acid Torrent.
  • Tank Swap: Swap after each Acid Torrent (debuff increases damage taken).
• Phase 2:
  • Spread to destroy crates quickly, then regroup for healing.
  • Avoid rolling paths—Earthshaking Collision damage ramps up per roll.

Bloodlust/Drums:

Phase 1 (higher uptime on stationary boss).

Preferred Classes:

• Tanks: High-mitigation classes (e.g., Blood DK, Protection Paladin) for Crippling Suplex.
• DPS: Mobile ranged ( Hunters, Mages) to handle mechanics; cleave classes ( Fury Warriors, Affliction Locks) for dual-boss phases.
• Healers: Strong AoE healers ( Resto Druid, Holy Priest) for Aftershock raid damage.

Tips:

• Movement: Stand between conveyor belts to minimize movement, but watch for overlapping hazards.
• Searing Plates: Safe lanes alternate predictably; move to adjacent safe spots.
• Stamping Presses: Yellow telegraphs indicate landing spots—avoid lit areas.
• Body Slam: Spread >12yds when targeted (red arrow).

Strategy:

• Tanks:
  • Swap after Body Slam debuffs.
  • Mitigate Crippling Suplex with CDs (e.g., Shield Wall).
• DPS:
  • Prioritize active boss; cleave if both are present.
  • Bait Hans’gar’s leaps to designated ranged stacks.
• Healers:
  • Prep for Aftershock after Body Slam.
  • Focus tanks during Suplex and high-Rage phases.

Bloodlust/Drums:

Final Phase (15%-0%): Both bosses are active with Stamping Presses; high damage output makes this ideal for Bloodlust.

Preferred Classes:

• Tanks: High-mitigation classes (e.g., Protection Paladin, Blood DK) for swapping debuffs (Rend and Tear, Crush Armor).
• Healers: Strong AoE healers ( Resto Druid, Holy Priest) for Tantrum and Inferno Breath.
• DPS:
  • Ranged with cleave ( Hunter, Warlock) for Pack Beasts/Heavy Spears.
  • Melee with mobility ( Rogue, Fury Warrior) to avoid Rend and Tear.
• Utility: Enrage dispels (Hunter Tranq Shot, Druid Soothe) for Savage Howl.

Tips:

• Spread Out: Ranged/healers avoid splashing Rend and Tear and Conflagration.
• Heavy Spears: Kill spears pinning players ASAP; avoid standing where they land.
• Pack Beasts: AoE them down quickly (they spawn from the back).
• Dispels: Prioritize Conflagration (disorient) and Inferno Breath DoT.

Strategy:

• Phase Order: Cruelfang → Ironcrusher → Dreadwing (easiest to hardest mechanics).
• Tanking:
  • Swap at 2-3 stacks of Rend and Tear or Crush Armor.
  • Position Darmac near next Beast before mount thresholds (85%/65%/45%).
• DPS: Focus Prime Beasts first; cleave Pack Beasts.
• Final Phase: Save major CDs for post-45% when Darmac has all abilities.

Bloodlust/Drums:

After Darmac dismounts Faultline (~25% HP, when he gains Epicenter).

Preferred Classes:

• Tanks: High-mitigation classes (e.g., Protection Paladin, Blood DK) for Overwhelming Blows and Inferno Strike.
• Healers: Strong AoE healers (e.g., Resto Druid, Holy Priest) for Shatter and Inferno Slice DoTs.
• DPS: Ranged with mobility (e.g., Hunters, Mages) to handle mechanics; melee need to watch Overhead Smash.

Tips:

• Petrify: Move away from others immediately to avoid stacking Shatter damage.
• Inferno Slice: Split raid into 2 groups (alternate soaking).
• Overhead Smash: Dodge as a group to stay stacked for Inferno Slice.
• Cave In: Move out without disrupting soak positions.
• Tanks: Swap at 3 stacks of Inferno Strike; face boss away from raid except during Inferno Slice.

Strategy:

• Phase 1 (Standard):
  • Tanks keep Gruul faced away (except for Inferno Slice).
  • Raid stacks in assigned groups for Inferno Slice soaking.
  • Dodge Overhead Smash and Cave In.
• Destructive Rampage:
  • Gruul becomes untankable—focus on dodging 4 Overhead Smashes.
  • Healers use this phase to recover.
• Mythic-Specific:
  • Flare: Avoid fireballs from furnaces (debuff increases fire damage).
  • Petrify affects entire raid—pre-plan spread positions.

Bloodlust/Drums:

Start of fight (Gruul’s HP scales with time; early Lust maximizes DPS before mechanics intensify).

Preferred Classes:

• Tanks: High-mitigation classes (e.g., DK, Paladin) for handling Charring Breath and Rising Flames.
• DPS:
  • Melee: Strong cleave for Cinder Wolves; mobility to dodge fire lines.
  • Ranged: Prized for spreading (avoiding Lava Slash/ Blazing Radiance).
• Healers: Strong AoE healing (e.g., Resto Druid, Holy Priest) for Firestorm and Molten Torrent.

Tips:

• Positioning:
  • Ranged spread 6+ yards to prevent Lava Slash chains.
  • Melee avoid fire lines and Devastating Slam.
• Adds:
  • Focus Aknor first (dies before 25 Energy).
  • Kill Cinder Wolves within 8s of each other to avoid Rekindle.
• Soaking:
  • Molten Torrent: Stack in melee or solo with immunities.
  • Blazing Radiance: Move away from the raid.

Strategy:

• Phase 1 (0-25 Energy):
  • Kill Aknor quickly.
  • Dodge Lava Slash and Enchanted Armaments (move away from spinning weapons).
• Phase 2 (25-50 Energy):
  • Handle Molten Torrent (stack or solo).
• Phase 3 (50-75 Energy):
  • Cinder Wolves: Tank the Overheated wolf; kite the other. Avoid Fiery Link beams.
• Phase 4 (75-100 Energy):
  • Dodge Blazing Radiance (spread).
  • Prepare healing CDs for Firestorm (stack loosely).
• Post-Firestorm:
  • Dodge Magma Monsoon (ranged) and swap tanks for Rising Flames.

Bloodlust/Drums:

Start of fight to burn Aknor and push Ka’graz’s phases quickly.

Preferred Classes:

• Tanks: Any class with strong survivability cooldowns and the ability to handle high damage intake.
• Healers: Classes with strong AoE healing capabilities and the ability to manage spiky damage.
• DPS: Ranged DPS are particularly useful for focusing down priority targets and handling adds. Melee DPS need to be careful with positioning to avoid certain abilities.

Tips:

• Raid Awareness: Pay close attention to the train tracks and the timing of the trains. Avoiding the moving trains is crucial.
• Add Management: Prioritize killing adds quickly to prevent them from overwhelming the raid. Focus on Grom’kar Firemenders and Grom’kar Man-at-Arms first.
• Positioning: Ranged DPS and healers should spread out to avoid splash damage from abilities like Throw Grenade. Melee DPS should stay behind the Man-at-Arms to avoid Reckless Slash.
• Interrupts and Dispels: Interrupt Cauterizing Bolt cast by Grom’kar Firemenders and dispel the buff from affected enemies.

Strategy:

• Phase Management: The fight is a single-phase encounter with a heavy emphasis on add management and raid awareness. Players must dodge moving trains and deal with adds that spawn from the trains.
• Tank Swapping: Tanks should swap aggro on Thogar at 2 stacks of Enkindle to manage the increasing damage.
• Add Prioritization: Focus on killing adds in the following order: Grom’kar Firemenders, Grom’kar Man-at-Arms, Iron Crack-Shots, Iron Raiders. Use cleave abilities on Thogar whenever possible.
• Handling Mechanics: Move away from Prototype Pulse Grenades and Delayed Siege Bombs. Players targeted by Delayed Siege Bomb should run away from the raid until the debuff expires.

Bloodlust/Drums:

At the start of the fight when Track 3 is safe for at least 40 seconds. This allows the raid to focus on Thogar without much movement.

Preferred Classes:

• Tanks: Strong mitigation for high physical damage (e.g., Blood DK, Prot Paladin).
• Healers: Strong AoE healing (e.g., Holy Priest, Resto Druid) due to frequent Blast.
• DPS:
  • Priority: High burst (e.g., Fire Mage, Arms Warrior) for add control.
  • Utility: Priests for Mind Control (Security Guards in Mythic), Hunters for kiting Slag Elementals.

Tips:

• Phase 1:
  • Assign teams to each side (1 tank + 2 healers + balanced DPS).
  • Bomb carriers: Stand in red circle near Regulators before detonating.
  • Kill Bellows Operators ASAP to limit Heat gain.
• Phase 2:
  • Ranged DPS focus Slag Elementals; melee handle
  • Firecallers/Security Guards.
  • Dispel Reactive Earth Shield (Primal Elementalists).
• Phase 3:
  • Tanks swap at 3 stacks of Heat.
  • Ranged spread to minimize Melt movement.

Strategy:

• Phase 1 Priority:
  • Kill order: Feldspar → Bellows Operator → Furnace Engineer → Security Guard.
  • Interrupt Repair casts on Regulators.
• Phase 2 Coordination:
  • Kite Slag Elementals to Primal Elementalists to break shields.
  • Use Mind Control on Security Guards (Mythic only) to remove Hardened Slag.
• Phase 3 Execution:
  • Save raid cooldowns (e.g., Devotion Aura) for overlapping Blast/Melt.
  • Tanks move boss away from Melt patches.

Bloodlust/Drums:

Phase 2 (to burst Primal Elementalists quickly) or Phase 3 (if Phase 2 adds die fast).

Preferred Classes:

• Tanks: High-mitigation classes (e.g., DK, Paladin) for heavy physical damage.
• DPS:
  • Melee: Mobile classes (e.g., Rogues, Warriors) to dodge Rippling Smash.
  • Ranged: Strong AoE (e.g., Warlocks, Mages) to break Grasping Earth quickly.
• Healers: Strong raid/tank healers (e.g., Disc Priest, Resto Druid) for Slam/Grasping Earth phases.

Tips:

• Grasping Earth:
  • Assign players to spread preemptively.
  • DPS must free healers first after Thundering Blows.
• Crushing Earth: Move away from runes to avoid clap damage.
• Reverberations: Let them hit pets/players to dissipate.
• Frenzy (30%): Save major cooldowns (e.g., Aura Mastery, Devotion Aura).

Strategy:

• Phase 1 (100–30% HP):
  • Tanks stack to split Fists of Stone damage; taunt swap at 3–4 Warped Armor stacks.
  • Raid loosely stacks for healing but spreads for Grasping Earth.
• Phase 2 (Frenzy):
  • Prioritize tank survival (externals like Pain Suppression).
  • Burn boss but pause DPS if Grasping Earth is imminent.

Bloodlust/Drums:

At 30% HP to burn through Frenzy.

Preferred Classes:

• Tanks:
  • One tank for Marak (must soak Crystallized Blood).
  • One tank for Sorka (must intercept Deadly Throw in her Dreadnaught phase).
  • Gar’an is untankable but can be kited.
• Healers:
  • Strong single-target healers for Convulsive Shadows/Dark Hunt.
  • Raid cooldowns (e.g., Spirit Link Totem) for Penetrating Shot/Sanguine Strikes.
• DPS:
  • Mobile ranged (to handle Rapid Fire).
  • Melee with cleave (to evenly damage all bosses).
  • Mythic: Assign melee to Marak, ranged to Sorka for debuff management.

Tips:

• Blood Ritual: Designate a spot for targets to stand; tank soaks Crystallized Blood.
• Rapid Fire: Targeted player runs along edges to avoid raid.
• Penetrating Shot: Ranged stack to split damage.
• Dreadnaught Team: Send 1 healer + 5 DPS (prioritize interrupts for Gar’an’s phase).
• Iron Will: Burn lowest HP boss ASAP after triggering (use Bloodlust).

Strategy:

• Phase 1 (100–20% HP):
  • Stack bosses centrally; DPS evenly.
  • Handle Blood Ritual, Rapid Fire, and Blade Dash.
  • At 30 Fury, manage new abilities:
  • Bloodsoaked Heartseeker (spread).
  • Convulsive Shadows (don’t dispel until 2 stacks in Mythic).
  • Penetrating Shot (soak with ranged).
• Dreadnaught Phase:
  • Dodge Bombardment Patterns (Alpha safe spots → move to Omega).
  • Sabotage ship within 90 sec.
• Phase 2 (<20% HP):
  • Pop Bloodlust and focus one boss at a time.
  • Heal through Sanguine Strikes (tank CDs reduce raid damage).

Bloodlust/Drums:

During Iron Will (final phase at 20% HP) to burn bosses quickly.

Preferred Classes:

• Tanks: High-mobility classes (e.g., Warrior, DK) for knockback management.
• DPS:
  • Phase 2: Hunters (kiting Siegemakers), cleave/AoE specs (balcony Iron Soldiers).
  • Phase 3: Burst DPS to race against enrage.
• Healers: Strong raid healers (e.g., Holy Priest, Resto Druid) for AoE damage phases.

Tips:

• Phase 1:
  • Start at edges, move inward as Molten Slag expands.
  • Stack for Demolition (use raid CDs) and dodge orange swirls.
• Phase 2:
  • Assign ranged to bait Siegemaker Fixate; kite over Slag Bombs to remove their armor.
  • Send melee/healers to balconies via Shattering Smash knockback.
• Phase 3:
  • Marked for Death: Targets stand near boss to avoid knockback off-platform.
  • Slag Bombs: Drop at edges; avoid overlapping with Slag Eruption zones.
  • Massive Shattering Smash: Stack 4+ players to split damage.

Strategy:

• Tanks:
  • Swap after Shattering Smash; position boss near edges in Phase 3.
• DPS:
  • Prioritize Siegemakers in Phase 2 after armor is stripped.
  • Phase 3: Burst boss while managing bombs and knockbacks.
• Healers:
  • Focus on Impaled targets (Phases 1–2) and Slagged players (Phase 3).
  • Use CDs during Demolition (Phase 1) and Massive Shattering Smash (Phase 3).

Bloodlust/Drums:

Can be used in Phase 1 to push past 70% quickly and minimize Molten Slag.