Bael'Gar

Bael'Gar is a molten giant who stands at one end of the Dark Iron Highway in Blackrock Depths, guarding a great sealed gate. He is one of the largest creatures in the dungeon and, by health, one of its toughest bosses. Many groups visited him for a quest from the Burning Steppes that asks players to capture the essence of his fire after he falls.

Background

Bael'Gar is a being of living flame, born, as one quest giver puts it, "of the fires of Ragnaros". The game's later Adventure Guide says the Firelord pulled the giant from the heart of his own elemental realm to guard a massive sealed door at one end of the Dark Iron Highway. Only Ragnaros and the highest-ranking Dark Irons are said to know what lies behind it. The giant lumbers back and forth across the road in front of the gate.

The highway itself is a wide, curved road just north of the dungeon's entrance, which the Adventure Guide calls a stunning feat of dwarven engineering. Anvilrage soldiers and Bloodhounds patrol it, and gates at either end lead on to the garrisons and to Shadowforge City.

Abilities

• Magma Splash: fire damage to his target, then more fire damage every 3 seconds for 24 seconds.
• Summon Spawn of Bael'Gar: calls up a Spawn of Bael'Gar, a small lava creature, at a spot near the group. The eruption deals 1,388 to 1,612 fire damage to anyone standing there, and the spawn then fights for him for 3 minutes.

Strategy

The fight is a test of fire damage and space. Bael'Gar hits the tank hard, and his Magma Splash leaves a burn on the target that lasts 24 seconds. Fire resistance gear and potions help both the tank and the healer.

The bigger danger is the summons. Each Spawn of Bael'Gar arrives with a burst of fire of around 1,500 damage on the spot where it appears, so players move out of the area as soon as the summoning starts. The spawns are not elite and die quickly to area damage, but left alone they add up. One damage dealer can handle the spawns while the rest focus the giant. With his high health, the fight runs longer than most in the dungeon, and the healer's mana is the main limit.

Loot

From our database (patch 1.12):

The [Force of Magma] is a two-handed mace that sometimes blasts its target for 150 fire damage. The [Rubidium Hammer] is a one-handed hammer with 120 bonus armor, a tank's weapon. The [Sash of the Burning Heart] is a cloth belt with fire spell damage, stamina, intellect and spirit.

Quests

• A Taste of Flame: Cyrus Therepentous in the Burning Steppes gives players an Altered Black Dragonflight Molt. After killing Bael'Gar, they use it on his remains to capture his Fiery Essence and bring it back sealed in the molt.

Later history

Bael'Gar's level was lowered in patch 2.3, and in patch 4.2 he received the new model seen in later versions of the game.

Sources

• Bael'Gar - Warcraft Wiki
• Dark Iron Highway - Warcraft Wiki