Molten Core

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General

• Level: 60+
• # of Players: 40
• Location: Raid instance located inside Blackrock Depths under Blackrock Mountain.
• Abbreviation: MC

Notes

Home of the firelord Ragnaros (In Azeroth), one of the four elemental lieutenants of the Old Gods. If unorganised or unprepared, even full raid groups can easily wipe on the first two giants in the front of the cave, but those groups who succeed will be rewarded with their Tier 1 gear and dozens of other epic items.

Once your guild has mastered Molten Core you are encouraged to attempt Blackwing Lair.

Prereqs

While techinically there are no prerequisites to enter molten core through its entrance in Blarckrock Depths, in order to access the more commonly used shortcut you must complete the quest Attunement to the Core. This quest is given at level 55 by Lothos Riftwaker who is located near an orb on the way to Blackrock Depths. Once attuned this orb also acts as an additional entrance to Molten Core.

Before you can fight Ragnaros, you must defeat Majordomo Executus, but he will only spawn if you quench the runes that are located at certain boss positions in the molten core first. To do so, you must bring a special liquid that can be obtained at the Hydraxian Waterlord boss in Azshara. There is a series of related quests and in the end you must bring the hands of four molten core bosses (Lucifron, Gehennas, Shazzrah and Sulfurons herald). You can choose a nice quest reward and are now allowed to come back whenever you need another flask of the fluid.

History:

Ragnaros and Executus, with player character shown for scale.

The Molten Core was was created during the War of the Three Hammers, more than 300 years ago. Near the end of the war, Thaurissan, the leader of the Dark Iron Dwarves, sought to summon a powerful fire elemental to defeat the combined forces of the Bronzebeard and Wildhammer clans. He was more successful than he could have imagined, as he released Ragnaros the Fire Lord from millenia of captivity under the Redridge Mountains.

Ragnaros destroyed the city of Thaurissan (named after the Dwarven leader) and created the volcano of Blackrock Spire. He dwells there to this day with his elemental servants and the enslaved remnants of the Dark Iron dwarf clan.

From the World Dungeons page on the official World of Warcraft Community Site:

The Molten Core lies at the very bottom of Blackrock Depths. It is the heart of Blackrock Mountain and the exact spot where, long ago in a desperate bid to turn the tide of the dwarven civil war, Emperor Thaurissan summoned the elemental Firelord, Ragnaros, into the world. Though the firelord is incapable of straying far from the blazing Core, it is believed that his elemental minions command the Dark Iron dwarves, who are in the midst of creating armies out of living stone. The burning lake where Ragnaros lies sleeping acts as a rift connecting to the plane of fire, allowing the malicious elementals to pass through. Chief among Ragnaros' agents is Majordomo Executus - for this cunning elemental is the only one capable of calling the Firelord from his slumber.

Bestiary

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Ancient Core Hound

• Molten Giant
• Molten Destroyer
• Firelord
• Lava Annihilator
• Ancient Core Hound
• Lava Surger
• Flame Imps
• Core Hound Pack
• Lava Pack
  • Lava Reaver
  • Lava Elemental
  • Flameguard
  • Firewalker

Boss Encounters

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Magmadar

• Lucifron
• Magmadar
• Gehennas
• Garr
• Baron Geddon
• Shazzrah
• Golemagg The Incinerator
• Sulfuron Harbinger
• Majordomo Executus
• Ragnaros

Guides

Some of Ragnaros's minor minions waiting to welcome you into the Core.

• How to solo Attunement
• Molten Core strategy guide including all bosses
• The Pocket Guide to Molten Core
• Conquest guide
• WarcraftSstrategy guide
• Team gbu - beastiary.
• No MaaM's Warlock Guide

Loot

All Tier 1 sets, and much more Epic quality gear.

For more details see: Molten Core Loot