Related Quests:

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• Quest	Get it at	Sharable?	Available To
  [22] Seeking the Kor Gem	Local Paladin Trainer	Yes	Paladins
  [22] Allegiance to the Old Gods	Damp Note (Dropped of a Naga Priestess, Blackfathom)	No	Horde
  [25] Orb of Sara'nuk	Local Warlock Trainer	Yes	Warlocks
  [24] Knowledge of the Deeps	Gerrig Bonegrip (Ironforge)	Yes	Alliance
  [24] Researching the Corruption	Gershala Nightwhisper (Darkshore)	Yes	Alliance
  [26] Allegiance to the Old Gods	Je'neu Sancrea (Zoram'gar Outpost, Ashenvale)	No	Horde
  [27] Amongst the Ruins	Je'neu Sancrea (Zoram'gar Outpost, Ashenvale)	Yes	Horde
  [27] Blackfathom Villainy	Argent Guard Thalrid, Blackdathom (See Map)	No	All

Blackfathom Deeps is a slight step up from Shadowfang Keep, and probably could be attempted straight after completing the prior instance. This is one of the first instances to feature an unclear mission object, that is, your mission inside the instance evolves as you explore it. It is essential then, that you don't miss out on any clues, and this is just the place for that. It is primarily a Horde Instance, though Alliance do have one quest available

Horde Quest Quick Guide:
A Quick guide on each quest

Seeking the Kor'Gem:

Random Drop off Elite Naga mobs in the entire instance, just go into with a party to do Blackfathom and hope it drops.

Allegiance to the Old Gods:

This quest is tricky, and don't expect to do it while doing this instance. The quest chain starts with a Damped Note which randomly drops off an Elite Naga Mob, but the chance is small. If you do get it, you'll need to return to Je'neu Sancrea to get the next part of the quest. Killing Lorgus Jet for the second part is not hard, he's on the way of the main quest.

Orb of Sara'nuk:

Dropped off Twilight Acolytes near the end of Blackfathom, once again, do it on the way.

Amongst the Ruins:

When you reach the bridge leading to Lord Kelris's Chamber (A), you'll need to dive into the water. There, activate an altar to summon Baron Quinis the water elemental.

Blackfathom Villainy:

The Main Quest of Blackfathom Deeps that requires you to slay Lord Kelris. You'll find the quest near the dying Thaelrid at location B. Be sure to get this while your in the instance, it has the best quest reward.

Almost every quest can be shared, except Allegiant to the Old Gods. Don't worry if you don't get the drop for that, the Instance is still well worth doing.

Blackfathom Deeps features many tough underwater battles, which are a lot less stressful if people didn't have to swim up to breath.

Party Makeup:

Blackfathom deeps requires no special make-up of party members for fighting mobs, however it does features a number of tough underwater fights. The going is a lot easier if you have a class capable of casting Water Breathing, and thus either a Warlock of a Shaman in the party can save you a lot of frustrations. The final fight against Aku'mai may require a tank or some sort, and thus one of a Druid, Warrior, Hunter or Warlock.

Finding Your Way to the Instance:

Blackfathom Deeps is located North of Zoram'gar Outpost, on the west coast of Ashenvale. First take a flight path to Zoram'gar, then run up along the beach. You won't miss the big hole in some ruins where lots of Naga are. Jump down and follow the path indicated into the instance.

Special Combat Tips:

The fighting in Blackfathom Deeps is mostly more simplistic than Shadowfang, with less mobs with nasty abilities. One key thing to note is under water fighting. In these instances, you move slower and will need to resort to using missile weapons more. Don't expect to kite enemy mobs. Thus, when attacked by Spellcasters such as Naga Priestess, use Shock or Counterspell to draw them into melee combat.

.Later on, players will be assaulted with a lot of casters, and charging headlong into them will cause mroe to aggro. Remember to use the shock tactic mentioned above, or run back around a corner, out of their line of site, so they charge at you..

To The Temple of the Old Gods

Once your inside the instance, follow the blue trial indicated. The melee Naga and Satyrs should be of little threat. When you reach C, swim across the lake, and jump up onto the pathway. It may take a few practice jump to get across the trial. Remember to kill any mobs underwater first!

Once you've reached turtle Island, begin a systematic slaughter of all the turtles. Kill the Boss Turtle, he's rather tough, by does little damage, keep the tanked healer and you'll be fine. He drops something nice.

Before you head out, make sure to visit the Cavern at B! This will require swimming underwater, and the Shaman should have picked up enough Fish Scales to cast Underwater Breathing on a few party members. Kill the Naga, and speak to the Argent Guard. He will give you the main quest, Blackfathom Villainy. Swim back to Turtle Island, and follow the trial till D.

Gelihast the Murloc is an optional boss, you don't need to kill him, back he drops nice loot. And the Altar behind him will give your party a temporary buff. If you choose to kill the guy (as recommended), make sure to pull all his murloc adds first. They're all missile, so have the whole party stand far back, and the pull run around a corner.

Turn right, till you have reached E, the Entrance to the Temple of Old Gods.

Breaching the Temple:

The first step is to kill Lorgus Jet, the Mage guarding the bridge. A few shocks, he's easy. Now swim underwater and Barron Aquinis for Amoungst the Ruins (if you have it). Again, not a tough fight, provided you keep the tank healed and all non-missile players with Water Breathing. Now run back up to the shore.

The route to the Temple is guarded by a Aquamancers and other Twilight Casters. Cold Resist totems, should you have them, come in handy, and so does Dampen Magic and Frost Ward. Read up on special combat tips for how to beat these guys. Proceed till you're at the temple entrance, now comes the tough fights.

Lord Kelris to Destroy:

Lord Kelris resides in the chamber guarded by plenty of his acolytes, pull each one by running through the entrance to abuse their line of sight AI. The foolish mages will run across the corner and get slaughtered by your party members. The key is to make no mage flee back and gets more aggro! Once all acolytes are destroyed, its time to kill Kelris!

When the fight gets bad, Kelris will sleep all but 1 member of the party. Fortunately, the sleep wears off within 4 seconds.

Kelris is just a regular elite mage, with one special power of sleeping all members in the party exception one. This isn't too bad bad, given its short duration. Once again, purge comes in very handy in killing his mana pool. Make sure the party memebr under attack is healed, and keep kicking, shocking him. He isn't that tough. Congratulations, all quests completed!

Aku'mai's Lair:

But what, Kelris doesn't drop blue gear? Yup, there's more to the instance! The next part is purely voluntary, but will give you the best loot... so definitely go for it. Aku'mai is a Hydra, and he's lair is well protected. To open it, you need to light all four braziers on Kelris's Altar.

DO NOT LIGHT THEM ALL AT ONCE!

Each time you light a brazier, a group of mobs will be summoned. Each group is a tough fight, and fighting all four at the same time is suicide. Two of groups will consist of elite mobs, while the other two swarms of non-elites. Deal with elites as usual, but resort of AOE vs. the swarm. Key spells here include Stone Claw, followed by a Fire Nova Totem, Frost Nova followed by Blizzard, and the Warlock's Hellfire (just keep him healed).

If a fight gets tough, there is a way out! Run the party outside the temple and jump off the bridge. The pathing means that enemy mobs will take a very long detour around the short to reach you. This give you ample time to regenerate mana, and healed critical injured players.

Once Aku'mais lair is open, deal with the last few adds. Now your ready to fight Aku'mai 5 vs1!

Non Melee Fighters should stand well back from Aku'mai's AOE Melee attack.

Aku'mai is one tough opponent, as he's bite is an AOE Effect, that is, all players within melee range gets damaged! Thus, if it's not essential that you go into melee, don't! Hybrid Classes such as Shamans should cast their totems, stay back and heal the Warrior and Rogue. Mages should only launch their fireballs once the Warrior has got hold of aggro. If you have two healers, have them rotate, so one heals till OOM, then the next one...  It's a tough fight, but provided your warrior has a shield and is using Defensive Stance, things should go fine. No warrior? Resort to a Pet or a Voidwalker.

Once he's dead, loot the Blue Item, click on the Altar at the back of his lair to get a free teleport outside the instance.