How Do You Continue in Blackwing Decent

Blackwing Descent is a raid instance introduced in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. The entrance to the raid instance is close to Nefarian's throne in Blackwing Lair and is accessible by flying to the throne on the eastern side of Blackrock Mountain. It features Nefarian as a boss, who returned from the assault on his lair and retreated further into the spire.

Blackwing Descent, along with Bastion of Twilight and Throne of the Four Winds, is meant to be the "Naxxramas" of Cataclysm: entry level raiding.^[1]

History

Little is known about Blackwing Descent at the moment. It is a part of the Blackrock Spire complex occupied by the Black dragonflight and, probably Twilight's Hammer that recently changed sides, as they were previously allied with Dark Iron dwarves inhabiting Blackrock Depths who rivaled for control of the mountain against Nefarian and his minions. However the alliance between Deathwing and Ragnaros in Mount Hyjal suggests the forces of Blackrock Mountain may be fighting as a single army.

Geography

Map

Encounters

All bosses are up and running ready for you to kill them. However, it has been reported that since patch 4.0.6, Atramedes might be bugged.^[2]

The Broken Hall
Magmaw's Fissure Magmaw
Stone Sentinel's Overlook Omnotron Defense System Arcanotron Electron Magmatron Toxitron
Vault of the Shadowflame
Den of the Devourer Chimaeron
The Athenaeum Atramedes
Fleshrender's Workshop Maloriak
Nefarian

Dungeon denizens

Gallery

References

^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aps0rBTwJB4
^ Atramedes 4.0.6 by Mudang (not a Blizz rep) 11/02/11 at official Raids and Dungeons forum (EU)

External links

Wowhead
Thottbot
WoWDB

Guides

25man.comBlackwing Decent Strategy Tactics Guide

Icy VeinsComprehensive encounter guides for Blackwing Descent

News

WoW InsiderTier 11 normal mode raid bosses to give valor points againby Daniel Whitcomb Jul 18th 2011 at 11:00PM

v•d•e Instanced dungeon locations

By continent · By level · Portal info · Limitations · Non-instanced dungeons

Kalimdor	Ragefire Chasm · Wailing Caverns · Blackfathom Deeps · Razorfen Downs · Razorfen Kraul · Maraudon^‡ [Patch 1.2] · Dire Maul^‡ [Patch 1.3] · Zul'Farrak · Caverns of Time (Escape from Durnholde Keep, Opening the Dark Portal, Culling of Stratholme, End Time^‡ [Patch 4.3], Well of Eternity^‡ [Patch 4.3], Hour of Twilight^‡ [Patch 4.3]) · Uldum (Halls of Origination, Lost City of the Tol'vir) Raids: Caverns of Time ( Hyjal Summit^‡ [Patch 2.2] · Dragon Soul^‡ [Patch 4.3]) · Onyxia's Lair^‡ [Patch 3.2.2] · Ahn'Qiraj ^‡ [Patch 1.9] (Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj · Temple of Ahn'Qiraj)

Eastern Kingdoms	Deadmines · Shadowfang Keep · The Stockade · Gnomeregan · Scarlet Monastery ( Scarlet Cathedral, Scarlet Halls) · Uldaman · Scholomance · Stratholme · Temple of Atal'Hakkar · Magisters' Terrace^‡ [Patch 2.4] · Blackrock Mountain ( Blackrock Caverns · Blackrock Depths · Lower Blackrock Spire · Upper Blackrock Spire) · Grim Batol · Zul'Aman^‡ [Patch 4.1] · Zul'Gurub^‡ [Patch 4.1] Raids: Blackrock Mountain · ( Blackwing Descent · Blackwing Lair · Molten Core (40-Player) · Karazhan · Sunwell Plateau^‡ [Patch 2.4] · Bastion of Twilight · Baradin Hold

Outland	Auchindoun (Auchenai Crypts · Mana-Tombs · Sethekk Halls · Shadow Labyrinth) · Coilfang Reservoir (Slave Pens · Steamvault · Underbog) · Hellfire Citadel (Blood Furnace · Hellfire Ramparts · Shattered Halls) · Tempest Keep (Arcatraz · Botanica · Mechanar) Raids: Black Temple^‡ [Patch 2.2] · Serpentshrine Cavern · Gruul's Lair · Magtheridon's Lair · The Eye

Northrend	Azjol-Nerub (Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom · Azjol-Nerub) · Crusaders' Coliseum ^‡ [Patch 3.2] (Trial of the Champion · Trial of the Grand Crusader) · Icecrown Citadel ^‡ [Patch 3.3] (The Forge of Souls · Halls of Reflection · Pit of Saron) · Nexus (Oculus · The Nexus) · Violet Hold · Ulduar (Halls of Lightning · Halls of Stone) · Utgarde (Utgarde Keep · Utgarde Pinnacle) · Drak'Tharon Keep · Gundrak Raids: Eye of Eternity · Ulduar^‡ [Patch 3.1] · Icecrown Citadel^‡ [Patch 3.3] · Naxxramas · Obsidian Sanctum · Ruby Sanctum^‡ [Patch 3.3.5] · Trial of the Crusader^‡ [Patch 3.2] · Vault of Archavon

Elemental Plane	Throne of the Tides · Stonecore · Vortex Pinnacle Raids: Firelands^‡ [Patch 4.2] · Throne of the Four Winds

Pandaria	Temple of the Jade Serpent · Stormstout Brewery · Shado-Pan Monastery · Mogu'shan Palace · Gate of the Setting Sun · Siege of Niuzao Temple Raids: Mogu'shan Vaults · Heart of Fear · Terrace of Endless Spring · Throne of Thunder^‡ [Patch 5.2] · Siege of Orgrimmar^‡ [Patch 5.4]

Draenor	Auchindoun · Bloodmaul Slag Mines · Grimrail Depot · Iron Docks · Shadowmoon Burial Grounds · Skyreach · The Everbloom · Upper Blackrock Spire Raids: Highmaul · Blackrock Foundry · Hellfire Citadel^‡ [Patch 6.2]

Broken Isles	The Arcway · Black Rook Hold · Court of Stars · Darkheart Thicket · Eye of Azshara · Halls of Valor · Maw of Souls · Neltharion's Lair · Vault of the Wardens · Return to Karazhan^‡ [Patch 7.1] · Seat of the Triumvirate^‡ [Patch 7.3] · New Dalaran: Violet Hold Raids: The Emerald Nightmare · Trial of Valor^‡ [Patch 7.1] · The Nighthold^‡ [Patch 7.1.5] · Tomb of Sargeras^‡ [Patch 7.2] · Antorus, the Burning Throne^‡ [Patch 7.3]

Removed dungeons	Molten Core ( limited time ) · Naxxramas (40-Player; pre- ) · Onyxia's Lair (40-Player; pre- ) · The Stockade (pre- ) · Stratholme (pre- ) · Deadmines (pre- ) · Ragefire Chasm (pre- ) · Scarlet Monastery (pre- ) · Shadowfang Keep (pre- ) · Temple of Atal'Hakkar (pre- ) · Upper Blackrock Spire (10-Player; pre- ) · Zul'Aman (10-Player; pre- ) · Zul'Gurub (20-Player; pre- )

Guides	Instance grouping guide · Instances by continent · Instances by level · Instance attunement

Related	Battlegrounds · Cross-realm zones · Phasing · Raids · Scenarios

Instances category · Instance bosses category ^‡ Not available at expansion launch (or vanilla launch).