Blackfathom Deeps

Blackfathom Deeps
BFD
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Location	The Zoram Strand, Ashenvale
Race(s)	Dwarf  Gnome  Human  Makrura  Murloc  Naga  Orc  Satyr
End boss	Aku'mai
Instance info
Advised level	20-30
Minimum level	15
Player limit	5 (10)
Bosses
Ghamoo-ra Lady Sarevess Gelihast Lorgus Jett Baron Aquanis Twilight Lord Kelris Old Serra'kis Aku'mai (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) NPCs Argent Guard Thaelrid Morridune (lore) (lore) Instance guide

Blackfathom Deeps bosses

Blackfathom Deeps

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is a partially underwater dungeon in northwestern Ashenvale. It is accessed by a stair-lined shaft that requires one to swim through an underwater entrance. The depths are comprised of a series of watery caverns leading deep to a temple devoted to the Old Gods. The Twilight's Hammer cult runs this shrine, and it has joined forces with local naga and satyrs to defend the unholy creature, Aku'mai. It seems an Old God may be underneath the land.

History

This series of ruins and caverns was built into the side of a cliff directly south of Black Fathom Bay. Many dangerous creatures lurk within - including, if tales at the Fish Eye Tavern are to believed, ghosts of heroes that fell to some nastiness while within the Deeps. Others suggest that this place, once a night elf temple to Elune, is now the headquarters of the vile warlocks, known as the Shadow Council. The naga here seem to be searching for something. The Twilight’s Hammer, a foul cult dedicated to the Old Gods, works with the naga in the underground ruins for an unknown purpose.

From World Dungeons on the old WoW site:

Situated along the Zoram Strand of Ashenvale, Blackfathom Deeps was once a glorious temple dedicated to the night elves' moon-goddess, Elune. However, the great Sundering shattered the temple - sinking it beneath the waves of the Veiled Sea. There it remained untouched - until, drawn by its ancient power - the naga and satyr emerged to plumb its secrets. Legends hold that the ancient beast, Aku'mai, has taken up residence within the temple's ruins. Aku'mai, a favored pet of the primordial Old Gods, has preyed upon the area ever since. Drawn to Aku'mai's presence, the cult known as the Twilight's Hammer has also come to bask in the Old Gods' evil presence.

Geography

Maps

Sub-regions

Aku'mai's Lair

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The Drowned Sacellum

•

The Forgotten Pool

•

Moonshrine Ruins

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Moonshrine Sanctum

•

The Pool of Ask'ar

Inhabitants

Quest givers

•   Ashelan Northwood
•   Relwyn Shadestar
•   Sentinel Aluwyn
•   Sentinel-trainee Issara
•   Scout Thaelrid
•   Je'neu Sancrea
•   Zeya
•   Flaming Eradicator

Quest guide

Current quests

Quest name	Quest giver	Zone location
Alliance quests
[24] Blackfathom Deeps	Shindrell Swiftfire	Blackfathom Camp, Ashenvale
[24] Blackfathom Deeps	Raene Wolfrunner	Astranaar, Ashenvale
[28] Blackfathom Villainy	Scout Thaelrid	alcove in Blackfathom Deeps
[25] In Search of Thaelrid	Ashelan Northwood	Blackfathom Deeps entrance
[25] Knowledge in the Deeps	Sentinel-trainee Issara	Blackfathom Deeps entrance
[26] Researching the Corruption	Relwyn Shadestar	Blackfathom Deeps entrance
[28] Twilight Falls	Sentinel Aluwyn	Blackfathom Deeps entrance
Horde quests
[24] Blackfathom Deeps	Commander Grimfang	Zoram'gar Outpost, Ashenvale
[22] The Essence of Aku'Mai	Dagrun Ragehammer	Zoram'gar Outpost, Ashenvale
[26] Amongst the Ruins	Je'neu Sancrea	Blackfathom Deeps entrance
[27] Nightmare of the Deeps	Je'neu Sancrea	Blackfathom Deeps entrance
[26] Deep in the Deeps	Zeya	Blackfathom Deeps entrance
[28] The Enemy of My Enemy	Flaming Eradicator	Blackfathom Deeps
[30] Baron Aquanis	[Strange Water Globe], drop from Baron Aquanis	In Blackfathom Deeps

Removed quests

Quest name	Quest giver	Zone location
Horde quests
[22] Trouble in the Deeps (pre-req)	Tsunaman	Sun Rock Retreat, Stonetalon Mountains
[22] Allegiance to the Old Gods	[Damp Note], drop from Blackfathom Tide Priestess	Outside the instance
[26] Allegiance to the Old Gods (2)	Je'neu Sancrea	Zoram'gar Outpost, Ashenvale
Class specific quests
[20] The Orb of Soran'ruk	Doan Karhan	East of Camp Taurajo, the Barrens
[22] Seeking the Kor Gem	Thundris Windweaver	Auberdine, Darkshore
[23] The Path of the Adept	Knight-Lord Bloodvalor	Farstriders' Square, Silvermoon

Walkthrough

This underwater cove can be tricky to navigate for the first time, but it's a great place to hone your skills and find your role when in a group.

Level appropriate groups should watch out for two things. The first is that there are many magic casting Naga which, when amassed in numbers, can do a good deal of damage. Always keep a warrior with shield bash on any casting mobs, or any other class that can stun/interrupt like Shamans and Paladins. Also, this is a great dungeon to try out crowd control. Many of the enemies pulled to you will come with friends. In addition, there are invisible Satyr that you cannot see until they have come close enough to aggro you.

Caution should be used when combating the murlocs. Once at low health, they run quite fast, often running back towards the other murlocs and the murloc boss Gelihast. Keep a form of snare on these guys. The latter part of the instance includes the Twilight Cultists. These foes come in groups of two or three, but often can include more if you aren't aware of wanderers. The ideal way to avoid an unwanted add is to pull with range, targeting the casters first (which you can get to follow you by cutting the Line of Sight, i.e. turning around a corner), and sheeping, sapping, or off tanking the adds. Also, having the highest level person in your group do the pulling helps, due to their smaller aggro radius.

The 'summoning chamber' with Twilight Lord Kelris includes many other cultists in the room. It is recommended to use the walled off entrance to your advantage, pulling the mobs one by one from the large room until Kelris is alone. After the room is cleared, he is ready to be engaged safely. Once he is defeated, all four candles pieces on the middle altar will need to be lit in order to advance past the large door to the final boss. Right-click these one at a time because a small group of mobs is summoned from the adjacent doors every time you do. Defeat these one at a time to avoid death.

The final boss is relatively easy if you have a dedicated tank and healer. See walk-through for Aku'mai. A stylishly hatted dwarf will await you at the end, giving Alliance players an option to port to Darnassus.

Resources

• Herbs
  •  [Bruiseweed]
  •  [Stranglekelp]
• Ore Veins
  •  [Tin Ore]

Dungeon denizens

• Crabs
• Dark Iron dwarves (one, Morridune)
• Dwarves
• Forsaken
• Gnomes
• Humans
• Hydras (one, Aku'mai)
• Makrura
• Murlocs
• Naga
• Night elves (one, Argent Guard Thaelrid)
• Orcs
• Satyr
• Tauren
• Threshadons
• Turtles
• Trolls
• Water Elementals

Encounters

Bosses	Monsters
Drowned Sacellum	Blindlight Murloc Murkshallow Snapclaw Skittering Crustacean
Pool of As'kar Ghamoo-ra	Aku'mai Fisher Blackfathom Myrmidon Blackfathom Sea Witch Snapping Crustacean
Pool of As'kar - Side Cavern Lady Sarevess	Blackfathom Myrmidon Blackfathom Sea Witch
Tunnels Lorgus Jett	Blackfathom Myrmidon Blackfathom Sea Witch Fallenroot Hellcaller Fallenroot Shadowstalker Twilight Acolyte Twilight Reaver
Shrine of Gelihast Gelihast	Blindlight Muckdweller Blindlight Oracle
Moonshrine Ruins Baron Aquanis	Aqua Guardian Barbed Crustacean Deep Pool Threshfin Twilight Acolyte Twilight Aquamancer Twilight Loreseeker Twilight Reaver
Forgotten Pool Old Serra'kis	Deep Pool Threshfin
Moonshrine Sanctum Twilight Lord Kelris	Aku'mai Servant Aku'mai Snapjaw Barbed Crustacean Murkshallow Softshell Twilight Elementalist Twilight Shadowmage Voidwalker Minion
Aku'mai's Lair Aku'mai	Aku'mai Snapjaw

Loot

See Blackfathom Deeps loot.

Notes

• Also known as: BFD (not to be confused with BRD, which is Blackrock Depths.)
  • Sometimes misidentified as Blackfathom Depths.
• Found in: Ashenvale Forest, Northwest corner (The Zoram Strand)
• Enemy Level Range:
  • Outside Instance: 20-21
  • Inside Instance: 18-25 (Elite)
• Gain entrance at level: 15
• 10 Player Limit (However quests can only be completed with 5 - which is how it is most often tackled)

Patches changes

• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Quest givers placed inside entrance.
  
• Patch 1.3.0 (07-Mar-2005):
  • Capped at ten players.
  • Characters dying in the instanced portions of Blackfathom Deeps will now correctly receive a corpse marker in the minimap and see the message letting them know that they need to enter the instance before they will be able to resurrect.
    

External links

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