Blackwing Descent

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Blackwing Descent
BWD
Blackwing Descent loading screen
Location	Blackrock Mountain
Race(s)	Black dragon
End boss	Nefarian
Instance info
Type	Raid
Advised level	85
Player limit	10/25
Bosses Omnotron Defense System Magmaw Atramedes Chimaeron Maloriak Nefarian's End (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) Loot

Blackwing Descent is a new raid instance that will come with World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. The entrance to the raid instance will be close to Nefarian's throne in Blackwing Lair and will be accessible by flying to the throne. It will feature 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: an entry level raiding.

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

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• WorldMap-BlackwingDescent2.jpg

Encounters by location

Bosses	Monsters
The Broken Hall
Magmaw's Fissure File:IconSmall Unknown Small.gif Magmaw
The Broken Hall File:IconSmall Golem Small.gif Omnitron Defense System	Golem Sentry
Vault of the Shadowflame

Dungeon denizens

• Black wyrm (one, Nefarian)
• Dark iron golem

Bosses

• Magmaw
• Omnitron Defense System
• Maloriak
• Atramedes
• Chimaron
• Nefarian

Gallery

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  Map of Blackwing Descent as of BlizzCon 2009

• Blackwing Descent 1413.jpg

  A dragon in Blackwing Descent