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The Blood Furnace in the Adventure Guide

Dungeon - The Burning Crusade

The Blood Furnace

3 encounters and 76 drops. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry a live Auction House price.

At the heart of Outland's barren Hellfire Peninsula stands Hellfire Citadel, a nearly impenetrable bastion that served as the Horde's base of operations throughout the First and Second Wars.

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Quick Facts

TypeDungeon
ExpansionThe Burning Crusade
Encounters3
Drops76
Item level30 to 32
Tradeable drops0
DifficultiesNormal, Heroic, Timewalking

Difficulties and Lockouts

The Blood Furnace has 3 difficulties in the game data: Heroic resets daily; Normal and Timewalking can be run again at any time.

DifficultyPlayersLevel rangeLockout
Normal510 to 30None
Heroic530Daily
Timewalking510+None

Loot Table Value

Drops 76Item level 30 to 32Slots covered 15Bind on Pickup 76Tradeable 0

Every one of The Blood Furnace’s 76 drops is Bind on Pickup, so none of this loot can ever reach the Auction House. The table below the bosses is the complete reward list; its value is item level, not gold.

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Where It Is

The entrance to The Blood Furnace is in Hellfire Basin, Hellfire Peninsula at 45.9, 51.9.

Hellfire Peninsula map with the The Blood Furnace entrance markedBroken HillHellfire HustleThe OverlookThe StadiumEntrance 45.9, 51.9

Hellfire Peninsula, from the game’s own world map art. The framed marker is the Adventure Guide entrance; gold diamonds are the zone’s landmarks.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Instance Map

The Adventure Guide places 3 bosses of The Blood Furnace on 1 map. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.

The Blood Furnace map with 3 boss locations1The Maker2Broggok3Keli'dan the Breaker
  1. 1 The Maker 38.7, 41.8
  2. 2 Broggok 43.3, 21.9
  3. 3 Keli'dan the Breaker 58.3, 41.2

Encounters

NNormalHHeroicTWTimewalking

The Maker

All creatures who use the power of fel magic, willingly or otherwise, slowly take on the appearance of demons. The Maker accelerates their corruption and performs cruel experiments on any who attempt to resist.

Abilities & Strategy

Domination

The Maker takes control of a player, causing them to fight their allies for 8 sec. The controlled player gains an increased 200% damage done and 100% attack speed.

Exploding Beaker

The Maker throws a beaker at a player, inflicting Nature damage to all players within 8 yards of the target, knocking them up.

Loot

16 drops · item level 30 to 32 · 8 slots (Back, Hands, Head, Legs, Neck, One-Hand +2 more) · all Bind on Pickup

Broggok

Some creatures occasionally have second thoughts about their allegiance to their new, corrupt masters. Broggok ensures that any subversive notions among the fel orcs are permanently eradicated.

Abilities & Strategy

Imprisoned Orcs

Activating the Cell Door Level opens the 4 Orc prison cells in succession.

Fel Orc Neophyte
Frenzy

Fel Orc Neophytes enter a frenzy, increasing their attack speed by 60% for 2 min.

Charge

Fel Orc Neophytes charge a player, inflicting Physical damage.

Uncontrollable

Fel Orc Neophytes ignore threat, attacking any player that they choose.

Broggok

Slime Spray

Broggok sprays slime, inflicting Nature damage to all players in front of him.

Poison Cloud

Broggok creates a poison cloud beneath him. The poison cloud grows in size over time and inflicts Nature damage every 1 sec to all players in it.

Poison Bolt

Broggok shoots poison at a player, inflicting Nature damage and an additional Nature damage every 3 sec for 9 sec.

Loot

22 drops · item level 30 to 32 · 8 slots (Feet, Finger, Hands, Legs, One-Hand, Ranged +2 more) · all Bind on Pickup

Keli'dan the Breaker

When Illidan overthrew the pit lord Magtheridon and took control of Outland, he had the demonic leader imprisoned beneath the Hellfire Citadel. Only the most stalwart among Illidan's forces could ever hope to keep him contained; the ruthless orc, Keli'dan, was the only possible choice.

Abilities & Strategy

Shadowmoon Channeler

Five Shadowmoon Channelers defend Keli'dan the Breaker during his fel ritual.

Shadow Bolt

Shadowmoon Channelers hurl bolts of dark magic at a player, inflicting Shadow damage.

Mark of Shadow

Shadowmoon Channelers mark a player, increasing their Shadow damage taken by 5% for 2 min.

Keli'dan the Breaker

Once all of the Shadowmoon Channelers are defeated, Keli'dan the Breaker cancels his ritual and attacks.

Shadow Bolt Volley
Corruption
Burning Nova

Keli'dan the Breaker banishes himself, making him invulnerable, and begins to cast a Fire Nova.

Shadow Wrath

Keli'dan the Breaker inflicts Shadow damage to a player and their nearby allies, affecting up to 5 targets.

Loot

38 drops · item level 30 to 32 · 12 slots (Chest, Feet, Hands, Head, Legs, Neck +6 more) · all Bind on Pickup

Quests

6 quests Blizzard’s quest data files under The Blood Furnace, most for level 10 to 30; 1 Alliance only and 1 Horde only:

Achievements

3 achievements tied to The Blood Furnace, worth 30 achievement points in total.

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