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Blackwing Descent

Nefarian's End Guide

Nefarian's End in Blackwing Descent, 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

  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Stage One: Rise, Sister!, Nefarian, Onyxia, Electrical Energy, Stage Two: Curse You, Mortals!, Stage Three: You Simply Will Not Die!.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Stage One: Rise, Sister! Nefarian reveals the undead form of his sister, Onyxia, and the two dragons attack the raid.
  2. Nefarian
  3. Onyxia
  4. Electrical Energy Onyxia gains energy over time and more energy when Nefarian casts Electrocute. If Onyxia reaches full energy, she explodes in an Electrical Overload, killing all players.
  5. Stage Two: Curse You, Mortals! When the players kill Onyxia, Nefarian takes to the air and fills the room with magma except for three platforms. Nefarian then summons a Chromatic Prototype upon each of the platforms.
  6. Stage Three: You Simply Will Not Die! After the players kill all the Chromatic Prototypes, the lava subsides, and Nefarian lands to finish the battle.

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
ElectrocuteThroughout the battle, Nefarian electrocutes the entire raid every time he loses 10% of his health.
Children of Deathwing
Hail of BonesBefore Nefarian lands at the beginning of Stage One, he summons some Animated Bone Warriors. In 25 player raids Nefarian summons additional Animated Bone Warriors.
Shadowflame Breath
Tail Lash
DominionNefarian periodically dominates the mind of random players, seizing control of their bodies for 20 sec. Dominated players walk towards a portal that appears. If a Dominated player reach the portal, it kills them. Dominion grants players access to three special abilities.
Lightning Discharge
Electrical Overload
Blast Novato all enemies.
Shadowflame Barrage
Explosive Cinders
Shadowblaze Spark
Empowering StrikesThis effect stacks.

Loot

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

Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's ShieldNH10P25PAkmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield10P H25P HAndoros, Fist of the Dragon KingNH10P25PAndoros, Fist of the Dragon King10P H25P HBelt of the BlackhandNH10P25PBelt of the Blackhand10P H25P HBelt of the NightmareNH10P25PBelt of the Nightmare10P H25P HCrown of the Forlorn Conqueror10P H25P HCrown of the Forlorn Protector10P H25P HCrown of the Forlorn Vanquisher10P H25P HCrul'korak, the Lightning's ArcNH10P25PCrul'korak, the Lightning's Arc10P H25P HHelm of the Forlorn ConquerorNH10P25PHelm of the Forlorn ProtectorNH10P25PHelm of the Forlorn VanquisherNH10P25PMantle of NefariusNH10P25PMantle of Nefarius10P H25P HPauldrons of the ApocalypseNH10P25PPauldrons of the Apocalypse10P H25P HPrestor's Talisman of MachinationNH10P25PPrestor's Talisman of Machination10P H25P HRage of AgesNH10P25PRage of Ages10P H25P HReclaimed Ashkandi, Greatsword of the BrotherhoodNH10P25PReclaimed Ashkandi, Greatsword of the Brotherhood10P H25P HShadowblaze RobesNH10P25PShadowblaze Robes10P H25P HShadow of DreadNH10P25PShadow of Dread10P H25P HSpaulders of the Scarred LadyNH10P25PSpaulders of the Scarred Lady10P H25P HIllusion: Power TorrentShadowy Pile of Bones

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Achievements

Blackwing Descent · Heroic: Atramedes · Heroic: Chimaeron · Heroic: Magmaw · Heroic: Maloriak · Heroic: Omnotron Defense System

Entrance and instance

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

Omnotron Defense System
Magmaw
Atramedes
Chimaeron
Maloriak

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 Nefarian's End?

Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Stage One: Rise, Sister!, Nefarian, Onyxia, Electrical Energy, Stage Two: Curse You, Mortals!, Stage Three: You Simply Will Not Die!.

What does Nefarian's End drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 34 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Blackwing Descent database page.

Where is Blackwing Descent?

The journal places Blackwing Descent in Blackrock Mountain.

Does Nefarian's End 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.