Dal'rend Blackhand

Rend Blackhand
Title(s)	Warchief of the Dark Horde
Gender	Male
Race	Orc
Level	?? Boss
Character class	Fighter, Rogue (RPG), Warrior (ToD)
Affiliation	Orcish Horde (former) Black Tooth Grin, Black Dragonflight Dark Horde Blackrock Clan, Iron Horde
Position	Warchief of the Dark Horde, Chieftain of the Blackrock clan, Chieftain of the Black Tooth Grin clan
Location	Blackrock Stadium, Upper Blackrock Spire
Status	Deceased
Relative(s)	Blackhand (father), Urukal (mother), Maim Blackhand (brother), Griselda Blackhand (sister)
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Dal'rend Blackhand,^[2][3] (or Dal'Rend) commonly known as Rend, was the ruler of the Dark Horde and was considered to be a great threat to Thrall's mastery of the Horde when he was Warchief. Rend is the bloodthirsty son of the former Warchief of the Horde, Blackhand the Destroyer. He believed that he was the rightful Warchief of the Horde due to lineage, and sought to overthrow Thrall. To this end, he allied the forces of the Dark Horde with Nefarian. The two used their combined resources to re-create the chromatic dragonflight, which they hoped to unleash upon the world once again. His mount was a massive chromatic drake named Gyth.

Background

Rend and his brother and sister had a short childhood due to Warlocks aging of children, but unlike other Orc parents Blackhand was happy to put forward his children first for artificial aging ^{(RotH 231)}. After 'coming of age' Rend served with the other members of the First Horde in the fight to exterminate the Draenei. After the Siege of Telmor, Durotan was offered the city as reward for leading the raid on it. When Durotan turned it down, Blackhand and his family were more than happy to take Telmor as their own, even going so far as wearing the clothes and sleeping in the beds of the Draenei they had killed.  ^{(RotH 253)} This ended when the whole of the Orcish Horde was moved to Hellfire Citadel to better carry out the orders of Blackhand.  ^{(RotH 268)}

During the Second War, Rend served as lieutenant to Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer. He and his brother Maim often questioned Doomhammer's orders, as Orgrim killed Blackhand the Destroyer and took his place as Warchief. However, Orgrim allowed the insubordination because the two brothers were leaders of the powerful Black Tooth Grin clan. ^{(ToD 164)}

During the siege of the Capital City of Lordaeron, Rend was ordered by Doomhammer to have his clan break off and chase after the traitorous Gul'dan, who had taken to the sea in search of the Eye of Sargeras. ^{(ToD 288)}

Rend and Maim later personally fought Turalyon at the Dark Portal, only to flee when it became evident that the paladin had the upper hand. ^{(ToD 367)}

Rend and Maim took control of the remaining Blackrock orcs and began to rebuild the Horde at Blackrock Spire. About two years later, the Dark Portal reopened and emissaries from Ner'zhul were immediately sent to Rend and Main asking them to rejoin the Horde, and to ask to borrow the red dragons held captive by the allied Dragonmaw clan. Rend refused. ^{(ToD 111-116)} Not long after, Nefarian came to Blackrock Spire and took control of the Blackhand brothers and the forces under their control. ^{(ToD 121-122)} Eventually, Dark Iron dwarves from Blackrock Depths swarmed up and tried to destroy the Dark Horde. The Dark Horde fought back, and Maim was killed in savage battle. His sacrifice, plus Rend's alliance with the Black Dragonflight, allowed them to drive back the Dark Irons and maintain their hold on Blackrock Spire. ^{(DF 136)}

History as told by Eitrigg

At the end of the Second War, Rend and his brother, Maim, fled to find sanctuary within the mountainous stronghold of Blackrock Spire. It was there that Rend declared himself Warchief of the weakened Blackrock clan.

Rend and his brother Maim ruled the Spire, in constant conflict with the Dark Iron Dwarves. They managed to displace the dwarves in the upper portion of the city, but only after the dragons came and only after the death of Maim.

Quests

•  [60R] For The Horde!

Quotes from Nefarius and Rend

• Nefarius: "Excellent... it would appear as if the meddlesome insects have arrived just in time to feed my legion. Welcome, mortals!"
• Nefarius: "Let not even a drop of their blood remain upon the arena floor, my children. Feast on their souls!"
• Nefarius: "Foolsss... Kill the one in the dress!"
• Rend: "Sire, let me join the fray! I shall tear their spines out with my bare hands!"
• Nefarius: "Concentrate your attacks upon the healer!"
• Nefarius: "Inconceivable!"
• Nefarius: "Do not force my hand, children! I shall use your hides to line my boots."
• Rend: "Defilers!"
• Rend: "Impossible!"
• Nefarius: "Your efforts will prove fruitless. None shall stand in our way!"
• Nefarius: "THIS CANNOT BE!!! Rend, deal with these insects."
• Rend: "With pleasure..."
• Nefarius: "The Warchief shall make quick work of you, mortals. Prepare yourselves!"
• Nefarius: "Taste in my power!" (upon buffing Rend's drake, Gyth)
• Nefarius: "Your victory shall be short lived. The days of both the Alliance and Horde are coming to an end. The next time we meet shall be the last."

Strategies

Rend Blackhand art from the WoW TCG.

This encounter is pretty simple, once several waves of enemies are taken out (Either 1 Elite chromatic dragonkin and an orc handler or 2 dragonkin; and 3 chromatic whelps) he will come through the gate to face you. It is important to note throughout this fight that a multitude of orcs spawn at the top of the arena. They will remain there until the event is completed.

This fight can be done simply: Everyone DPS Gyth (His mount) until Rend falls off, then another Tank keeps Rend busy while everyone finishes Gyth off, from there it is an easy matter of DPSing the crap out of Rend until he falls. 2 warriors, 2 Rogues, 2 mages, a Priest, a Warlock, and 2 of any other class can bring him down without even coming close to any deaths.

Note that if anyone has the  [Seal of Ascension] (UBRS key), by equipping it and Using it he can summon a giant spectral dragon (Vaelastrasz, whom you will later fight in Blackwing Lair), who will heal everyone for five thousand as well as damage Rend. Nefarius will eventually banish him, however timely use of the UBRS key can ensure victory. Summoning Vaelastrasz when Rend falls off Gyth triggers him to attack Rend, while using it any any time beforehand only causes him to heal the raid. The ring is on a 3 minute cooldown, and this is shared with any other raid member who holds a Seal of Ascension. Equipping the ring will also randomly provide a +100 Resistance buff to any school of magic that Gyth uses.

At higher levels, it is of paramount importance that Rend be brought down slowly. If he is brought down too fast, he will not get a chance to jump off of his mount (which he does when he has about 25% of his health remaining, if you DPS him down first) and, though Rend will be lootable, the Stadium door will remain closed, and necessitate that the instance be reset. This also applies if you choose to DPS down Gyth first; Rend drops off him when Gyth has around 25% health remaining, and any attack that kills Gyth before Rend dismounts will have the same effect, except that Rend will despawn instead of leaving a corpse to be looted (Gyth can be looted as normal, however).

For mages, warlocks, hunters, and other classes with (temporary) pets, it is important that you do not put them on aggressive mode, since they might aggro the spectators on top of the ledge with ranged attacks. This is especially important to mages using Mirror Image: since there is no pet bar for the mage to control the images, they will attack the nearest hostile target in range should they still be up after Rend's and Gyth's deaths (namely, the spectators). A mage soloing this event should either DPS Rend and Gyth slowly to ensure the images despawn before the end of the fight, or not cast it at all.

Loot

Loot

Felstriker Item Level 63 Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Dagger One-Hand Speed 1.70 54 - 101 Damage (45.6 damage per second) Durability 75 / 75 Requires level 58 Chance on hit: All attacks are guaranteed to land and will be critical strikes for the next 3 sec Sell Price: 7 56 24 Band of Rumination Item Level 63 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Unique Finger Requires level 58 Equip: Restores 5 mana per 5 sec. Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Sell Price: 1 52 52 Battleborn Armbraces Item Level 63 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Plate Wrist 287 Armor Durability 45 / 45 Requires level 58 Equip: Increases your hit rating by 10. Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Sell Price: 1 84 40 Blackhand Doomsaw Item Level 63 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Polearm Two-Hand Speed 3.50 151 - 227 Damage (54.0 damage per second) Durability 100 / 100 Requires level 58 Chance on hit: Wounds the target for 324 to 540 damage. Sell Price: 6 69 15 Bonespike Shoulder Item Level 63 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Mail Shoulder 278 Armor Durability 70 / 70 Requires level 58 Equip: Deals 60 to 90 damage when you are the victim of a critical melee strike. Sell Price: 2 29 3 Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge Item Level 60 Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Sword Main-Hand"Main-Hand" is not in the list (Back, Chest, Feet, Finger, Hands, Head, Held in off-hand, Legs, Main Hand, Neck, ...) of allowed values for the "Item slot" property. Speed 2.60 71 - 134 Damage (39.4 damage per second) +8 Strength +8 Stamina Durability 90 / 90 Requires level 55 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 8. Sell Price: 4 73 49 Set: Dal'Rend's Arms (1/2) Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian Item Level 60 Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Sword Off-Hand"Off-Hand" is not in the list (Back, Chest, Feet, Finger, Hands, Head, Held in off-hand, Legs, Main Hand, Neck, ...) of allowed values for the "Item slot" property. Speed 2.60 71 - 134 Damage (39.4 damage per second) Durability 90 / 90 Requires level 55 Equip: Increases your hit rating by 8. Sell Price: 5 21 44 Set: Dal'Rend's Arms (1/2) Dragonrider Boots Item Level 63 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Unique Cloth Feet 61 Armor +10 Fire Resistance +16 Intellect +5 Stamina Durability 40 / 40 Requires level 58 Equip: Increases spell power by 18. Sell Price: 1 54 44 Eye of Rend Item Level 63 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Leather Head 143 Armor +13 Strength +7 Stamina Durability 60 / 60 Requires level 58 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 28. Sell Price: 1 89 29 Faith Healer's Boots Item Level 63 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Cloth Feet 61 Armor +10 Stamina +12 Intellect +12 Spirit Durability 40 / 40 Requires level 58 Equip: Increases spell power by 14. Sell Price: 1 60 87 Feralsurge Girdle Item Level 63 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Unique Mail Waist 208 Armor +10 Intellect +9 Stamina Durability 40 / 40 Requires level 58 Equip: Restores 8 mana per 5 sec Sell Price: 1 72 85 Spaulders of Valor Item Level 60 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Plate Shoulder 470 Armor +9 Agility +11 Strength +17 Stamina Durability 80 / 80 Requires level 55 Sell Price: 2 65 62 Set: Battlegear of Valor (1/8) Warmaster Legguards Item Level 63 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Plate Legs 575 Armor +15 Stamina +13 Strength Durability 100 / 100 Requires level 58 Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 24. Sell Price: 4 5 94 Head of Rend Blackhand Item Level 1 Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Quest Item Unique "Sickening, bloody, foulness."

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Notes

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• In the cancelled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans, Rend and his brother would have been the two who killed Thrall`s father Durotan.
• In Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne on Chapter 6 of the Blood elf campaign, blademasters named Maim and Rend reside in the orc camp directly south of where the Master of Pain is located. Horde Player's Guide and Warcraft II hint that they went through the Dark Portal to Outland (and eventually became part of Magtheridon's Fel Horde). However, these events seem to be retconned in World of Warcraft.

Trivia

• Rend and Maim (his brother's name) are two words that have definitions having to do with violence.

Patch changes

• Patch 1.3.0 (07-Mar-2005): Rend Blackhand's treasure table has been modified.
  

See also

• Maim Blackhand (brother)
• Blackhand (father)
• Griselda Blackhand (sister)

External links

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• WoWDB

Preceded by: None

Position: Chieftain of the Black Tooth Grin Clan (with Maim Blackhand)

Succeeded by: Rend Blackhand

Preceded by: Rend Blackhand and Maim Blackhand

Position: Chieftain of the Black Tooth Grin Clan

Succeeded by: Incumbent

Preceded by: Orgrim Doomhammer (In general), Jubei'Thos (Lordaeron)

Position: Chieftain of the Blackrock Clan

Succeeded by: Malkorok

Preceded by: None

Position: Warchief of the Dark Horde

Succeeded by: Incumbent