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Bael'Gar Guide
Bael'Gar in Blackrock Depths, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Bael'Gar's Giant Strike inflicts enormous damage in a cone in front of him with every swing.
- Damage is split between players struck.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Boulder.
- Tanks: Tanks will need to split the damage of Giant Strike in order to survive.
- Healers: Tanks will need to split the damage of Giant Strike in order to survive.
- Damage dealers: The large boulders created by Rockfall inflict higher damage the nearer players are to the point of impact.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Bael'Gar's Giant Strike inflicts enormous damage in a cone in front of him with every swing. Damage is split between players struck. Rockfall causes large boulders and small rocks to fall from the ceiling that players must avoid. Players will need to seek cover when Bael'Gar casts Molten Furnace. Any boulders that remain when Bael'Gar casts Shatter will inflict significant additional damage to the entire raid. Whenever a boulder is destroyed, several Spawns of Bael'Gar are created. When a Spawn of Bael'Gar is killed, its Molten Heart inflicts damage over time to a random player.
- Tanks will need to split the damage of Giant Strike in order to survive.
- The large boulders created by Rockfall inflict higher damage the nearer players are to the point of impact.
- Any boulders that remain when Bael'Gar casts Shatter have the potential to make its damage lethal.
- When a boulder is destroyed several Spawns of Bael'Gar will be created and attack nearby players.
- The large boulders created by Rockfall inflict higher damage the nearer players are to the point of impact.
- Molten Furnace inflicts lethal damage to players that are not behind cover.
- Any boulders that remain when Bael'Gar casts Shatter have the potential to make its damage lethal.
- When a boulder is destroyed several Spawns of Bael'Gar will be created and attack nearby players.
- Tanks will need to split the damage of Giant Strike in order to survive.
- The large boulders created by Rockfall inflict higher damage the nearer players are to the point of impact.
- Molten Furnace inflicts lethal damage to players that are not behind cover.
- Any boulders that remain when Bael'Gar casts Shatter have the potential to make its damage lethal.
- When Spawns of Bael'Gar are killed they will deal damage over time to a random player with Molten Heart.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Boulder Boulders can be used to hide from Molten Furnace and release Spawns of Bael'Gar when destroyed.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Tanks will need to split the damage of Giant Strike in order to survive.
- The large boulders created by Rockfall inflict higher damage the nearer players are to the point of impact.
- Any boulders that remain when Bael'Gar casts Shatter have the potential to make its damage lethal.
- When a boulder is destroyed several Spawns of Bael'Gar will be created and attack nearby players.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Tanks will need to split the damage of Giant Strike in order to survive.
- The large boulders created by Rockfall inflict higher damage the nearer players are to the point of impact.
- Molten Furnace inflicts lethal damage to players that are not behind cover.
- Any boulders that remain when Bael'Gar casts Shatter have the potential to make its damage lethal.
- When Spawns of Bael'Gar are killed they will deal damage over time to a random player with Molten Heart.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- The large boulders created by Rockfall inflict higher damage the nearer players are to the point of impact.
- Molten Furnace inflicts lethal damage to players that are not behind cover.
- Any boulders that remain when Bael'Gar casts Shatter have the potential to make its damage lethal.
- When a boulder is destroyed several Spawns of Bael'Gar will be created and attack nearby players.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Giant Strike | ||
 Rockfall | ||
 Crumbling Ceiling | ||
 Molten Furnace | ||
 Shatter |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Item sets and transmog
Achievements
Entrance and instance
Blackrock Depths is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Blackrock Depths database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
Related bosses
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 Bael'Gar?
Bael'Gar's Giant Strike inflicts enormous damage in a cone in front of him with every swing.
How many abilities does Bael'Gar have?
The current datamine lists 5 named abilities on the Bael'Gar encounter.
What does Bael'Gar drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 9 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Blackrock Depths database page.
Does Bael'Gar 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.