Blackfathom Deeps (ES: Cavernas de Brazanegra)
What changed in Forever
Forever caps this dungeon at 5 players; Classic Era lets groups of up to 10 in (beta files).
Counts for the Legacy achievement “Experienced Spelunker”.
Bosses3
ClassicClassic data: what this boss casts in Classic (its spell list, its event scripts and its boss script), named from Forever’s own spell data. Forever may have changed the fight.How we use itUnder each boss, what it casts: point at or tap an ability for its tooltip.
- Old Serra'kis (ES: Viejo Serra'kis)4 drops
- Twilight Lord Kelris (ES: Señor Crepuscular Kelris)3 drops
- Aku'mai
Final boss3 drops
In the order the game lists them.
Entrance
AshenvaleLevels 19–30The entrance is not marked on the zone map in the beta files.
Quests12
Every quest for this instance with its text on the site, and the items it rewards.
Allegiance to the Old GodsChoose one:
Band of the Fist
Chestnut MantleLevel 26
Blackfathom VillainyChoose one:
Gravestone Scepter
Arctic Buckler
Dark Ritual Leggings
Cultist's ArmguardsLevel 27
From ClassicClassicClassic data: the quests Classic tied to this instance (it is their zone, their items drop here or their targets live here), with who gives them. Forever’s own quest pages come first.How we use it
- Trouble in the Deeps
Horde onlyTsunamanStonetalon MountainsLevel 22 - The Essence of Aku'Mai
Horde onlyJe'neu SancreaAshenvaleLevel 22 - Allegiance to the Old Gods
Horde only
Damp NoteLevel 22 - Knowledge in the Deeps
Alliance onlyGerrig BonegripIronforge
Sustaining RingLevel 23 - In Search of Thaelrid
Alliance onlyDawnwatcher ShaedlassDarnassusLevel 24 - Researching the Corruption
Alliance onlyGershala NightwhisperDarkshoreChoose one:
Beetle Clasps
Prelacy CapeLevel 24 - Twilight Falls
Alliance onlyArgent Guard ManadosDarnassus
Nimbus Boots
Heartwood GirdleLevel 25 - The Orb of Soran'rukWarlockDoan KarhanThe BarrensChoose one:
Orb of Soran'ruk
Staff of Soran'rukLevel 25
Show 2 more quests
- Blackfathom Villainy
Alliance onlyArgent Guard ThaelridBlackfathom DeepsChoose one:
Gravestone Scepter
Arctic BucklerLevel 27 - Amongst the Ruins
Horde onlyJe'neu SancreaAshenvaleLevel 27
Loot36
ClassicClassic data: it comes from cMaNGOS, the community’s database of Classic 1.12, not from Forever’s files. It may differ in Forever.How we use itForever’s game files have no loot tables yet, so this is what each boss drops in Classic, with the chance per kill. Forever may differ.
How to read this loot
- Chance
- How often one kill (or one opening of a chest) gives the item, in Classic’s data.
- Only on the quest
- Drops only while you are on the quest that needs it.
- Condition
- Drops only under another condition in Classic’s data.
- Changed in Forever
- Forever changed this item since Classic: its page and tooltip show Forever’s version.
- Random world drops
- Classic’s shared lists of random greens and blues for creatures of this level: any of them can drop, each one rarely.
Old Serra'kis (ES: Viejo Serra'kis)
- Glowing Thresher Cape40% per kill
- Bands of Serra'kis30% per kill
- Bite of Serra'kis30% per kill
- Threshadon Fang25% per kill
Also drops
Thick-shelled Clam23% per kill
Threshadon Ambergris17% per kill
Shiny Fish Scales17% per kill
Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish×1–34% per kill+ 253 random world dropsTwilight Lord Kelris (ES: Señor Crepuscular Kelris)
- Rod of the Sleepwalker60% per kill
- Gaze Dreamer Pants40% per kill
- Head of Kelris100% per kill
Also drops
Wool Cloth×2–414% per kill
Linen Cloth×2–55% per kill
Melon Juice4% per kill
Mutton Chop4% per kill
Silk Cloth×1–32% per kill+ 11 random world dropsAku'mai
Final boss- Leech Pants40% per kill
- Moss Cinch40% per kill
- Strike of the Hydra20% per kill
Also drops
Thick-shelled Clam26% per kill
Shiny Fish Scales21% per kill
Seaweed17% per kill
Fine Sand7% per kill+ 11 random world drops
Classic bosses not in Forever’s list
Classic had these encounters here; Forever’s boss list for this instance does not.
Baron Aquanis (ES: Barón Aquanis)
- Moss Agate0.6% per kill
- Strange Water Globe100% per kill
Also drops
Bubbling Water×1–322% per kill
Elemental Water3.4% per kill+ 221 random world dropsGhamoo-ra (ES: Ghamoo-Ra)
- Ghamoo-ra's Bind60% per kill
- Tortoise Armor40% per kill
Also drops
Thick-shelled Clam23% per kill
Thick Scaly Tail13% per kill
Speckled Shell Fragment13% per kill
Turtle Meat12% per kill
Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish×1–26% per kill+ 11 random world dropsLady Sarevess
- Naga Battle Gloves40% per kill
- Darkwater Talwar40% per kill
- Naga Heartpiercer20% per kill
- Corrupted Brain Stem80% per kill
Also drops
Thick-shelled Clam25% per kill
Shiny Fish Scales20% per kill
Fish Oil20% per kill
Melon Juice4% per kill
Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish×1–34% per kill
Naga Scale3% per killGelihast
- Reef Axe50% per kill
- Algae Fists50% per kill
Also drops
Murloc Eye32% per kill
Murloc Fin28% per kill
Thick-shelled Clam25% per kill
Fish Oil21% per kill
Shiny Fish Scales20% per kill
Slimy Murloc Scale17% per kill
Murloc Skin Bag15% per kill
Melon Juice4% per kill
Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish×1–34% per killLorgus Jett
- Lesser Moonstone0.94% per kill
- Moss Agate0.54% per kill
Also drops
Silk Cloth×1–324% per kill
Wool Cloth×1–310% per kill
Dwarven Mild5.9% per kill
Melon Juice2.7% per kill
Healing Potion2.2% per kill+ 264 random world drops
Chests
Chests and objects of this instance in Classic with something worth opening.

Giant Clam
- Small Lustrous Pearl5% per opening
- Cross-stitched Sandals4% per opening
- Cuirboulli Boots4% per opening
- Iridescent Pearl4% per opening
- Reinforced Chain Boots2% per opening
Also drops
Tangy Clam Meat×1–3100% per opening
Pitted Iron Chest
- Lorgalis Manuscript100% per opening
- Secret Note #1100% per opening
- Secret Note #2100% per opening
- Secret Note #3100% per opening

Fathom Stone
- Fathom Core100% per opening
From other creatures
The best drops of the rest of the instance: rare or better, and quest items. When several kinds of creature drop an item, the chance is the best of them.
- Soran'ruk Fragment100% per kill
- Corrupted Brain Stem80% per kill
- Twilight Pendant80% per kill
- Corrupted Kor Gem50% per kill





