Black Temple Guide

30-second TL;DR

Adventure Guide says

The Adventure Guide lists 9 encounters: High Warlord Naj'entus, Supremus, Shade of Akama, Teron Gorefiend, Gurtogg Bloodboil, Reliquary of Souls, Mother Shahraz, The Illidari Council, Illidan Stormrage.

Encounters

High Warlord Naj'entus6 abilities · 27 dropsHigh Warlord Naj'entus periodically skewers players with his Impaling Spines, stunning them until freed by allies.

Supremus5 abilities · 21 dropsThe gatekeeper Supremus cycles between striking a primary target while creating rivers of fel flame, and fixating on random players while littering the area with volcanic geysers.

Shade of Akama13 abilities · 21 dropsThe objective of the encounter is to assist Akama in defeating the Shade of Akama.

Teron Gorefiend11 abilities · 20 dropsTeron Gorefiend periodically marks a player with Shadow of Death, killing them instantly.

Gurtogg Bloodboil10 abilities · 25 dropsAs the fight progresses, the Gurtogg swaps between two modes that determine which abilities he uses.

Reliquary of Souls14 abilities · 28 dropsThe Reliquary of Souls manifests three different Essences over the course of the encounter, each of which applies unique effects that must be handled differently.

Mother Shahraz7 abilities · 30 dropsMother Shahraz will link allies together with Fatal Attraction while also dealing heavy damage to the raid with her Beams.

The Illidari Council19 abilities · 25 dropsThe Illidari Council consists of a powerful paladin, rogue, mage, and priest.

Illidan Stormrage17 abilities · 40 dropsIllidan wields his Warglaives at the start of the encounter, infecting foes with Parasitic Shadowfiend.

Entrance and instance

Black Temple is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Black Temple database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.

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

How many bosses are in Black Temple?

The Adventure Guide lists 9 encounters.

What loot does Black Temple drop?

The journal lists 237 drops across its encounters. Open a boss guide or the database page for the per-encounter tables.

Is this the Black Temple database page?

No. This is the encounter guide. The encyclopedia page with the raw journal tree and the full loot grid is linked as Database on this page.

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). We do not invent positioning, assignments, or cooldown timings.

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.