Hellfire Citadel - Blood Furnace

Recommended Level: 61-63

The second wing of the Hellfire Citadel.

This instance takes place above Hellfire Ramparts, inside of the tower that overlooks the ramparts themselves. You come to find out, in the course of the instance, that it is Magtheridon that is entrapped by the Fel Orcs' sorcery, and they're using his blood to manufacture a new Fel Horde, infused with his demonic energy. The guiding force in this plan is Illidan, who is now the supreme ruler of Outland, after his usurping of Magtheridon. (src: http://www.wowwiki.com/Blood_Furnace)

(Dungeon Map)

The Maker (watch video)

Basic tank and spank fight, dps The Maker while CC'ing controlled party members.

(Heroic mode strategy is identical.)


Broggok (watch video)

The encounter begins after clearing his room when you pull the large lever infront of his cage. This will begin opening the cage on the sides of the room. There are 4 cells that open in all, each with one more elite than the previous. When you need rest inbetween the cells opening, just AoE cc (like aoe fear) which buy you time to regen health/mana. When there is only one mob left, sheep him until your group is full health/mana, then kill him, Broggok will be released and will engage you.
It's a straight forward tank, heal, and dps fight. He does do an AoE poison cloud which the tank needs to only move out of, and an AoE Poison bolt with a dot component that can be dispelled.

(Heroic mode strategy is identical.)


Keli'Dan the Breaker (watch video)

The Keli'dan encounter is composed of two phases. First, Keli'dan's five warlock companions must be killed. They have little HP, and can generally be killed quickly using AoE. However, they will cast a two-minute duration magic debuff on random party members that increases Shadow damage taken by 1000. Most groups make sure to bring a Priest or Paladin for this encounter, however it is also possible to keep one Warlock crowd-controlled while waiting for the debuff to expire. The debuff also has a small cast time, so it can be interrupted if you catch it in time.
Once the last Warlock is dead (sheep him if your group is low health/mana,then kill when you are fine), Keli'dan will yell and come after the party. He has a cone-shaped AoE Shadowbolt attack that hits for 2-3k, so it is generally wise to have the tank hold him facing away from the rest of the group. He will also occasionally go immune to all damage and stand in place, then after a couple seconds explode for 4-5k damage to anyone in close range. The tank (and any melee DPS) should run out when he yells to avoid this attack.

(Heroic mode strategy is identical.)