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General Angerforge Guide
General Angerforge in Blackrock Depths: a journal-derived encounter reference quoted from the Adventure Guide, not a strategy guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- General Angerforge commands an army within the Lyceum in defense of the Imperial Throne.
- Players will need to overcome an array of firepower in order to reach the general.
- Tanks: The Commanding Aura of General Angerforge and Anvilrage Officers drastically increases the combat prowess of nearby Dark Iron.
- Healers: World In Flames will continue to deal increasing Fire damage. Defeating a Harbinger of Flames will slow incoming damage.
- Damage dealers: Anvilrage Medics will attempt to Heal their allies.
Background
Adventure Guide says
Through a lifetime of study, General Angerforge has become an expert on dwarven military history and tactics. He recently incurred Emperor Dagran Thaurissan's fury by writing a scathing treatise on his clan's failures in past conflicts. This political blunder aside, Angerforge is a Dark Iron to his core. He will bleed--and die, if necessary--to protect his people and his emperor.
The journal lists 9 other creatures in this encounter: Anvilrage Artillerist, Anvilrage Dragoon, Anvilrage Medic, Anvilrage Officer, Anvilrage Rogue, Anvilrage Sapper, Anvilrage Soldier and Harbinger of Flames.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
General Angerforge commands an army within the Lyceum in defense of the Imperial Throne. Players will need to overcome an array of firepower in order to reach the general. Harbingers of Flame channel World In Flames, wreathing all players within the Lyceum in intensifying Fire damage. The Harbingers of Flame cannot be damage until the Shadowforge Braziers are lit using the Shadowforge Torches carried by the Shadowforge Flame Keepers. After both Shadowforge Braziers are lit, the burning barriers protecting General Angerforge will fall, opening the general up to attack directly.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- The Commanding Aura of General Angerforge and Anvilrage Officers drastically increases the combat prowess of nearby Dark Iron.
- General Angerforge and Anvilrage Officers cast Shatter Armor. It will not be removed until the end of the encounter.
- Your allies will need to be protected from many different Dark Iron soldiers in order to succeed.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- World In Flames will continue to deal increasing Fire damage. Defeating a Harbinger of Flames will slow incoming damage.
- Anvilrage Rogues Fixate a player until death.
- Anvilrage Sappers will Detonate upon reaching a player, inflicting high Physical damage.
- The pillars within the Lyceum can be used to avoid Firing Lines and Fireburst Grenade, but will also make it challenging to heal players who move on their own.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Anvilrage Medics will attempt to Heal their allies.
- Anvilrage Rogues Fixate a player until death.
- Anvilrage Sappers will Detonate upon reaching a player, inflicting high Physical damage.
- General Angerforge's Fireburst Grenade can be avoided by taking cover behind a column.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Commanding Aura | ||
 Shatter Armor | Shatters a player's armor, inflicting Physical damage and increasing Physical damage taken by 5% until the end of the encounter. | |
 Dark Iron Bombs | ||
 Fireburst Grenade | General Angerforge tosses a grenade into the air that explodes inflicting Fire damage to all players that are not hiding behind cover. | |
 Deploy Mole Machine | Deploys a soldier to attack the players. Players standing on the Mole Machine's arrival point suffer Physical damage and are knocked back. | |
 World in Flames | Harbingers of Flame are immune to damage until a Shadowforge Torch consumes their fiery essence. | |
 Keeper's Flame | ||
 Rings of Fire | Summons expanding rings of fire around the caster inflicting Fire damage to players in the area when they erupt. | |
 Heal | Restores health to an ally. | |
 Mind Blast | ||
 Stealth | Conceals the caster from sight. This effect is removed when entering combat. | |
 Sinister Strike | Inflicts Physical damage to a player. | |
 Crippling Poison | ||
 Shadowstep | The caster steps through the shadows, appearing behind their target. | |
 Fixate | Fixates an enemy, ignoring all others. | |
 Detonate | ||
 Artillery Barrage | Anvilrage Artillerists unleash a barrage of artillery fire every 4 sec, inflicting Physical damage to enemies in the area. | |
| Mortar | Fires a mortar at a player, inflicting Physical damage to players in the area. | |
 Firing Line | Anvilrage Dragoons fire in coordinated volleys. Each shot inflicts Physical damage and knocks players back. |
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Angerforge's Battle Axe
Anvilrage Dragoon's Trousers
Anvilrage Medic's Boots
Anvilrage Rogue's Belt of Knives
Dragoon's Volley Gun
Ebonsteel Spaulders
Flamekeeper's Handwraps
Force of Will
Guiding Stave of Wisdom
Lord General's Sword
Royal Decorated Armor
Sapper's Waistplate
Warstrife Leggings13 drops · item level 584 · 10 slots (Chest, Feet, Hands, Legs, One-Hand, Ranged +4 more) · all Bind on Pickup
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 General Angerforge?
General Angerforge commands an army within the Lyceum in defense of the Imperial Throne.
How many abilities does General Angerforge have?
The current datamine lists 19 named abilities on the General Angerforge encounter.
What does General Angerforge drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 13 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Blackrock Depths database page.
Does General Angerforge 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 12.1.0.69875, ingested 2026-09-18). 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 12.1.0.69875, ingested 2026-09-18). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.