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Ragnaros Death

The Firelord's defeat in Molten Core.

Art: Molten Core loading screen · Blizzard Entertainment. Molten Core: the Firelord falls

0:00 / 9.9s

Download MP3MP3 ~177k · 214 KB iPhone ringtone (.m4r)iPhone ringtone .m4r · 9.9s OGG / DiscordOGG Vorbis · 44 KB

How to install it on a phone, Discord, Windows or a stream

Where you hear it

ragnarosdeath.ogg plays when the raid brings the Firelord down at the end of Molten Core. In the original story he is not destroyed there; he is driven back to the Elemental Plane, which is why he could return in Cataclysm. Defeating him was the first major raid milestone for most Classic guilds, often after weeks of gearing for fire resistance. His voice stays menacing even in defeat, sinking into the lava rather than pleading. The file runs about ten seconds.

TriggerPlays when the original Molten Core Ragnaros is defeated and retreats into the lava.

In the game client

Client path	`sound/creature/ragnaros/ragnarosdeath.ogg`
FileDataID	558802
Expansion	Classic
Game versions	Retail, Classic, Forever
Duration	9.9s
Sample rate	22,050 Hz
Channels	Mono
Loudness	-15.6 LUFS
MP3 size	214 KB
M4R size	117 KB
OGG size	44 KB

Other ragnaros sounds in the client

Ragnaros arrival 05sound/creature/ragnaros/ragnarosarrival05.oggFDID 558766
Ragnaros attack (take B)sound/creature/ragnaros/ragnarosattackb.oggFDID 558774
Ragnaros attack (take A)sound/creature/ragnaros/ragnarosattacka.oggFDID 558776
Ragnaros special attack 01sound/creature/ragnaros/ragnarosspecialattack01.oggFDID 558782
Ragnaros attack (take C)sound/creature/ragnaros/ragnarosattackc.oggFDID 558786
Ragnaros attack (take D)sound/creature/ragnaros/ragnarosattackd.oggFDID 558789
Ragnaros slay 01sound/creature/ragnaros/ragnarosslay01.oggFDID 558795
Ragnaros arrival 03sound/creature/ragnaros/ragnarosarrival03.oggFDID 558798

Use it as

Notification sound

Over a text, a ten-second villain's defeat is unmistakable, though at 9.9 seconds it is best saved for the alerts that matter.

Discord soundboard

The full Ragnaros Death clip runs 9.9 seconds, past a 5.2-second soundboard slot, so cut the most recognisable part.

iPhone

Tap iPhone ringtone (.m4r) above and choose Download.
Open the Files app, go to Downloads and open the file.
Tap Share, then Use as Ringtone (iOS 26).
Pick it in Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Ringtone or Text Tone.

Full iPhone steps, including older iOS

Android

Tap Download MP3 above.
Open Settings, Sound & vibration, then Phone ringtone or Default notification sound.
Tap My sounds, then +, and pick the MP3 from Downloads.

Full Android steps, Pixel and Samsung

Windows

Windows sound schemes only take WAV files, so convert the MP3 to WAV first (Audacity or any audio converter does it in one export).
Open Settings, System, Sound, More sound settings, then the Sounds tab.
Pick an event such as Notification, click Browse, choose the WAV, then Apply.

OBS alert

Download the MP3 above.
In your alert tool (Streamlabs or StreamElements) set it as the alert sound file.
Or in OBS add a Media Source with the MP3, untick Loop, and fire it with a hotkey.

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