The Lord of Blackrock. “The Dark Iron and the Blackrock clan march out of the mountain together, fire elementals and dragonkin at their side. Above them circles the Lord of Blackrock.” Blackrock Mountain is zone 10 of 12, and its final boss is Nefarian.
How to unlock Blackrock Mountain
Blackrock Mountain comes after Alterac Valley in the game’s zone order. The zone menu keeps a zone locked until you defeat a named final boss; in this order that is Azuregos. Surviving until that boss arrives is not enough; the menu asks for the kill. After Nefarian comes Gates of Ahn’Qiraj. Opened zones are saved per class.
Bosses in order
| # | Boss | Base health | Arrival line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Angerforge | 4,200 | “Dark Iron! To arms! Crush the intruders!” |
| 2 | Warchief Rend Blackhand | 10,500 | “Blackrock will never fall! For the true Horde!” |
| 3 | Emperor Dagran Thaurissan | 19,500 | “Come to aid the Throne!” |
| 4 | Majordomo Executus | 24,000 | “Reckless mortals! None may challenge the sons of the living flame!” |
| 5 | Nefarian · final | 60,000 | “Well done, my minions. The mortals’ courage begins to wane! Now let’s see how they contend with the true Lord of Blackrock Spire!” |
Preparing for Blackrock Mountain
Nefarian has 60,000 base health, against 58,500 for Azuregos. Bring the talent points you earned on the previous zones, and consider lowering enemy health in Run Options for a first clear. Classes with a death-save talent are listed in the tier list.
Questions
How do I unlock Blackrock Mountain?
Blackrock Mountain follows Alterac Valley in the game’s zone order, so the menu should ask for Azuregos, the final boss of Alterac Valley.
Who is the final boss of Blackrock Mountain?
Nefarian, with 60,000 base health in the v0.103.1 game data.
How many bosses are in Blackrock Mountain?
Five: General Angerforge, Warchief Rend Blackhand, Emperor Dagran Thaurissan, Majordomo Executus, Nefarian.
Sources & scope
Zone and boss records read from the original game’s v0.103.1 (671c6f5e) WebAssembly build on 2026-10-20. The zone record holds no unlock requirement: the order is the order the game stores its 12 zones in, and the zone menu’s lock text names a final boss. In v0.91.2 each zone opened after the final boss of the zone before it; we have not checked in play that this still holds with Un’Goro Crater, Scarlet Monastery and Naxxramas added. Boss health is the base value stored in the game data. The zone, run options and level change what you meet in a run, and we have not measured them.
