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Upper Blackrock Spire

Orebender Gor'ashan Guide

Orebender Gor'ashan in Upper Blackrock Spire, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.

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30-second TL;DR

Adventure Guide says

  • Gor'ashan stands atop a pedestal, and occasionally calls upon Power Conduits to shield himself during the battle.
  • Tanks: Move out of Shrapnel Nova to decrease damage taken.
  • Healers: Move out of Shrapnel Nova to decrease damage taken.
  • Damage dealers: Open Rune Conduits to disrupt Power Conduit

Overview

Adventure Guide says

Gor'ashan stands atop a pedestal, and occasionally calls upon Power Conduits to shield himself during the battle.

  • Move out of Shrapnel Nova to decrease damage taken.
  • Maintain line of sight on party members when they are attempting to disrupt Rune Conduits.

Tank mechanics

Adventure Guide says

Healer mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Move out of Shrapnel Nova to decrease damage taken.
  • Maintain line of sight on party members when they are attempting to disrupt Rune Conduits.

DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Power Conduit
Blades of Steel
Shrapnel Nova
Lodestone Spike
Thunder Cacophony
Electric Pulse
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Loot

Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.

Blackwater BootsNHMBloodfeather TreadsNHMBloody-Blade DrapeNHMBoots of Burning FocusNHMCape of Annealing FleshNHMCloak of Arcane MysteriesNHMCloak of Cascading BladesNHMCloak of Mending MagicsNHMCloak of Steeled NervesNHMCloak of Violent HarmonyNHMCrystalbinder SandalsNHMDeadshot GreatcloakNHMDrape of Dripping RunnelsNHMDrape of Frozen DreamsNHMDrape of Iron SuturesNHMDrape of Swirling DeflectionNHMFelbone DrapeNHMFelflame SandalsNHMForgeflame GreatcloakNHMFrost-Touched BootsNHMGoldsteel SabatonsNHMGor'ashan's Lodestone SpikeNHMGutcrusher StompersNHMHeadscythe GreatcloakNHMIncarnadine GreavesNHMLavalink StompersNHMLeafmender SandalsNHMLightbinder TreadsNHMMistwoven WindcloakNHMMorningscale TreadsNHMPetrified WillowNHMRigid Scale CloakNHMRivet-Sealed TreadsNHMRockhide TreadsNHMSandals of Arcane MysteryNHMSandals of Swirling LightNHMSharpeye GreavesNHMSkullcracker CloakNHMSoot-Scarred LongcloakNHMStreamslither BootsNHMThree-Clefthoof CapeNHMVerdant Plate TreadsNHM

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.

Achievements

Heroic: Upper Blackrock Spire · Mythic: Upper Blackrock Spire · Upper Blackrock Spire · Upper Blackrock Spire: Bronze · Upper Blackrock Spire: Gold · Upper Blackrock Spire: Silver

Entrance and instance

Upper Blackrock Spire is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Upper Blackrock Spire database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.

Kyrak
Commander Tharbek
Ragewing the Untamed
Warlord Zaela

Player strategy

This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal.

Questions

What does the Adventure Guide say about Orebender Gor'ashan?

Gor'ashan stands atop a pedestal, and occasionally calls upon Power Conduits to shield himself during the battle.

How many abilities does Orebender Gor'ashan have?

The current datamine lists 6 named abilities on the Orebender Gor'ashan encounter.

What does Orebender Gor'ashan drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 42 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Upper Blackrock Spire database page.

Does Orebender Gor'ashan change on Heroic or Mythic?

The current Adventure Guide text for this encounter does not include separate Heroic or Mythic sentences we can quote. If a later client build adds them, they appear here automatically.

Where does this guide's text come from?

Quoted Adventure Guide sections come from TheWoWDB's retail datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Player strategy such as positioning, assignments, and cooldown timings is omitted unless that sentence is already in the journal.

Source and build

This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal. Quoted sections come from TheWoWDB Adventure Guide datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.