TheWoWDBBlackrock Foundry
Blackhand Guide
Blackhand in Blackrock Foundry, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Upon reaching 70% and 30% health, Blackhand causes the floor beneath the players to give out, falling to a lower level of the tower and changing the environmental hazards that he brings to bear to destroy his foes.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Stage One: The Blackrock Forge, Stage Two: Storage Warehouse, Stage Three: Iron Crucible.
- Tanks: During the initial phase, Blackhand will knock his primary target into the Molten Slag.
- Healers: During the initial phase, stay far from Massive Demolition's impact point, and take shelter behind Debris Piles if you are Marked for Death.
- Damage dealers: During the initial phase, stay far from Massive Demolition's impact point, and take shelter behind Debris Piles if you are Marked for Death.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Upon reaching 70% and 30% health, Blackhand causes the floor beneath the players to give out, falling to a lower level of the tower and changing the environmental hazards that he brings to bear to destroy his foes.
- During the initial phase, stay far from Massive Demolition's impact point, and take shelter behind Debris Piles if you are Marked for Death.
- Once falling to the second level, defeat Siegemakers and Iron Soldiers.
- On the third level, avoid being knocked off by Impaling Throw.
- During the initial phase, stay far from Massive Demolition's impact point, and take shelter behind Debris Piles if you are Marked for Death.
- Once falling to the second level, Iron Soldiers will fire at players, inflicting raid damage.
- On the third level players hit with Impaling Throw and Slag Bombs require significant healing.
- During the initial phase, Blackhand will knock his primary target into the Molten Slag.
- On the second level, Iron Soldiers spawn on the balcony above and must be killed.
- On the third level, Massive Shattering Smash causes large Slag Craters that must be avoided.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Stage One: The Blackrock Forge Blackhand pours Molten Slag into the moulding of the room, the slag slowly encroaches on players as the phase progresses.
- Stage Two: Storage Warehouse Blackhand has stored deadly siege weaponry and calls in reinforcements on the balcony above.
- Stage Three: Iron Crucible The Iron Crucible has hardened over after the Black Furnace was destroyed.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- During the initial phase, Blackhand will knock his primary target into the Molten Slag.
- On the second level, Iron Soldiers spawn on the balcony above and must be killed.
- On the third level, Massive Shattering Smash causes large Slag Craters that must be avoided.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- During the initial phase, stay far from Massive Demolition's impact point, and take shelter behind Debris Piles if you are Marked for Death.
- Once falling to the second level, Iron Soldiers will fire at players, inflicting raid damage.
- On the third level players hit with Impaling Throw and Slag Bombs require significant healing.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- During the initial phase, stay far from Massive Demolition's impact point, and take shelter behind Debris Piles if you are Marked for Death.
- Once falling to the second level, defeat Siegemakers and Iron Soldiers.
- On the third level, avoid being knocked off by Impaling Throw.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Molten Slag | ||
 Demolition | ||
| Massive Demolition | ||
 Marked for Death | ||
 Impaling Throw | ||
 Throw Slag Bombs | ||
 Slagged | ||
 Shattering Smash | ||
 Mortar | ||
 Overdrive | ||
 Blackiron Plating | ||
 Battering Ram | ||
 Explosive Round | ||
| Throw Slag Bombs | ||
| Shattering Smash | ||
 Overheated | ||
 Slag Eruption | ||
| Marked for Death | Blackhand marks a target for death. After 5 sec Blackhand will cast Impaling Throw at the target. While on the Iron Crucible Blackhand is empowered and Impaling Throw impacts all targets in a line. | |
| Impaling Throw | ||
 Attach Slag Bombs | ||
 Massive Shattering Smash |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Ashlink Coif
Auto-Repairing Autoclave
Battering Talisman
Blackhand Doomstaff
Blackhand Forgehammer
Blackiron Micro Crucible
Blacksteel Casque
Bomb-Carrier's Harness
Chestguard of the Siegemaker
Dagger of the Shattered Crucible
Deathmark Shoulderguards
Ebonflame Hood
Essence of the Iron ConquerorEssence of the Iron Conqueror
Essence of the Iron ProtectorEssence of the Iron Protector
Essence of the Iron VanquisherEssence of the Iron Vanquisher
Flamestoker Wraps
Forgemaster's Insignia
Forgestoker's Shoulderpads
Humming Blackiron Trigger
Ironhoof Destroyer
Ironshatter Legplates
Iron Soldier's Saber
Overdriven Spaulders
Ram-Carrier's Treads
Shattering Smash Leggings
Slagbomber's Hood
Sootfur Cap
Spaulders of Erupting Iron
Spaulders of the Iron Crucible
Spiked Foundry Collar
Storage House Key
The Black Hand
Illusion: Mark of BlackrockMounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Mounts
Achievements
Mythic: Beastlord Darmac · Mythic: Flamebender Ka'graz · Mythic: Gruul · Mythic: Hans'gar and Franzok · Mythic: Kromog · Mythic: Operator Thogar · Mythic: Oregorger
Entrance and instance
Blackrock Foundry is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Blackrock Foundry 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 Blackhand?
Upon reaching 70% and 30% health, Blackhand causes the floor beneath the players to give out, falling to a lower level of the tower and changing the environmental hazards that he brings to bear to destroy his foes.
How many abilities does Blackhand have?
The current datamine lists 20 named abilities on the Blackhand encounter.
What does Blackhand drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 36 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Blackrock Foundry database page.
Does Blackhand 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.
Does Blackhand drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Ironhoof Destroyer. Each links to its TheWoWDB mount 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). 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.