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General Dungeon Info

Location: Zoram Strand, Ashenvale
Quest Levels: 22 - 27
Abbreviation: BFD

The Blackfathom Deeps, located on the northwestern beach of the Zoram Strand in Ashenvale is home to the first instanced dungeon that most night elves will visit. Not only is there one boss monster at the end (part of a quest – Blackfathom Villiany), there's also another boss.

The Quests (By Level)

Note that several quests can be picked up from the same location in Darnassus: the Argent Dawn Hall.

• L22 For Paladins (L22+), you might want to do Seeking the Kor Gem. Pick that up from Thundris Windreaver in Auberdine.

• L23 Knowledge in the Deeps picked up from Gerrig Bonegrip in the Forlorn Caverns in Ironforge.

• L24 Researching the Corruption can be obtained Gershala Nightwhisper in pagoda across the Inn in Auberdine.

• L24 In Search of Thaelrid which can be obtained from Dawnwatcher Shaedlass in the Argent Dawn hall in Darnassus, in the Craftsmen's Terrace. This is part 1 of a two-part quest. The next part is the L27 Blackfathom Villiany.

• L25 Twilight Falls obtained from Argent Guard Manados in the Argent Dawn hall in Darnassus, in the Craftsmen's Terrace

• L25 For Warlocks, you might want to do The Orb of Soran'ruk. Doan Karhan in the Barrens give this out. Find him westish of the road just above Camp Taurajo, halfway south down the map.

• L27 Blackfathom Villiany obtained from Dawnwatcher Selgorm in Darnassus. You'll find the Argent guards in the Craftsmen's Terrace. This is part 2 of a two-part chain. Do L24 In Search of Thaelrid first.

Transportation

How to get there. See also our Transportation Links page for flightpaths and boat routes.

• From Astranaar: Take a hippogriff flight to Astranaar or walk from Auberdine (Darkshore). From Astranaar, head back northwest along the road towards the Darkshore border. When the Ruins of Ordil'Aran are just east of you, turn off the road and cut west through the meadow until you reach the beach. The dungeon will be north of you along the beach.

The Super Boss

After you've obtain Lord Kelris's head as part of the Blackfathom Villiany quest, it's possible to continue on to kill a massive super two-headed hydra boss. To do that, notice that the altar area where Lord Kelris was standing has four corners with four brass pots. You can interact with the brass pots. Activation of a brass pot brings in a sea of monsters of a particular type, so don't activate more than one at a time. After you've activated all four brass pots and dealt with all the subsequent monsters, a door will open up which leads to a cavern in which you'll find the Hydra Boss named Aku'mai

Hints and Tips

• A map of the instance is available.

Exploits

• March 11, 2005: Swiftsong (L28 Hunter), Elsheindra (L28 Druid), Valetta (L29 Mage), Speedbaby (L26 Paladin), and Sraz (L23 Paladin) went into the Blackfathom Deeps and, without any deaths (except Binky, Swiftsong's pet), made it to the end and killed Aku'mai.

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