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Blackrock Foundry

Operator Thogar Guide

Operator Thogar in Blackrock Foundry, 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

  • Trains periodically pass through the encounter area, dropping off troops or providing support for Operator Thogar.
  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Operator Thogar, Reinforcements.
  • Tanks: Be ready to grab the attention of any reinforcement troops.
  • Healers: Grom'kar Man-at-Arms' Iron Bellow inflicts raid-wide damage.
  • Damage dealers: Move away when Siege Bombs are fired at you.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

Trains periodically pass through the encounter area, dropping off troops or providing support for Operator Thogar.

  • Grom'kar Man-at-Arms' Iron Bellow inflicts raid-wide damage.
  • Tanks with high stacks of Enkindle take significant damage.
  • Be ready to grab the attention of any reinforcement troops.
  • Take turns tanking Thogar to avoid excessive Enkindle stacks.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Operator Thogar
  2. Reinforcements

Tank mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Be ready to grab the attention of any reinforcement troops.
  • Take turns tanking Thogar to avoid excessive Enkindle stacks.

Healer mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Grom'kar Man-at-Arms' Iron Bellow inflicts raid-wide damage.
  • Tanks with high stacks of Enkindle take significant damage.

DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Enkindle
Prototype Pulse Grenade
Berated
Shoot Rifle
Throw Grenade
Serrated Slash
Cauterizing Bolt
Lava Shock
Iron Bellow
Reckless Slash
Delayed Siege Bomb
OBLITERATION
Heat Blast
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Loot

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

Arcanoshatter MantleNHMAshlink PauldronsLFRBlackhand's ShoulderguardsNHMBlacksteel ShoulderplatesLFRBracers of Enkindled PowerNHMConductor's Multi-Pocket GirdleNHMCrack-Shot LongrifleLFRDeadshot LongcloakLFREbonflame SpauldersLFREngine-Stoker's LanternNHMFiremender's Smoldering SignetNHMGrenadier's BeltNHMGrips of CauterizationLFRGunnery Sergeant's LegplatesLFRIron Bellow SabatonsNHMLava Shock SealLFRLiving Wood SpauldersNHMMantle of the Somber GazeNHMOgreskull Boneplate PauldronsNHMPauldrons of Guiding LightNHMPoisoner's SpauldersNHMRaider's Spikeholder BeltLFRRailwalker's Ratcheted BootsNHMRylakstalker's SpauldersNHMShadow Council's MantleNHMShoulders of the Iron ConquerorNHMShoulders of the Iron ProtectorNHMShoulders of the Iron VanquisherNHMSiege Bomber's BandNHMSniper's Ammo BeltLFRSootfur ShoulderguardsLFRSoul Priest's ShoulderguardsNHMSpaulders of Soothing FlameLFRSquire's Electroplated BracersNHMThogar's Control RodNHMThogar's Imperialistic SpireLFRThogar's Serrated ChainNHMWaistplate of ObliterationLFRWindspeaker's MantleNHMWoundsear RobesNHM

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Mounts

Ironhoof Destroyer

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.

Blackhand
Beastlord Darmac
Flamebender Ka'graz
The Blast Furnace
Hans'gar and Franzok
Gruul
Kromog
Oregorger
The Iron Maidens

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 Operator Thogar?

Trains periodically pass through the encounter area, dropping off troops or providing support for Operator Thogar.

How many abilities does Operator Thogar have?

The current datamine lists 13 named abilities on the Operator Thogar encounter.

What does Operator Thogar drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 40 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Blackrock Foundry database page.

Does Operator Thogar 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 Operator Thogar 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.