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Comment by PhoenixUnity07

What is that lootablee armor thing next to him? is it a blacksmithig quest?

Comment by Cantras

I haven't been there and *not* seen him any time since BC. He's still flagged as rare there, but I suspect he is no longer rare.

Comment by 220106

Goraluk is classed as a Rare Elite but he seems to have no problem at spawning. He have spawned all the times i've been to BRS (both TBC and pre-TBC).

Edit: I may add; I went alot to UBRS during the ''pre-TBC era'', was my favorite instance back then and he spawned all the times then too.

Comment by 283464

what boss is close to him? and does he spawn in lbrs and ubrs?

Comment by 98777

He spawns for sure in Dragonspire Hall (in Blackrock Spire/Hall of Blackhand).
When you enter the instance, you'll see two sets of stairs. Take the left stairs and turn left. There's a closed door there. I've been hunting for him myself, so I was happy to finally find him. I wasn't sure he was inside, until I did a "/target Goraluk" - sure enough, he's in there. However, I'm unsure how to get the door open at the moment. I will figure it out and update :)

Found a little more information posted on Thottbot by SilentEye7:

Ok... let me explain Blackrock Spire right fast for the people having difficulty finding him. There are 2 different parts of (BRS)... there's Lower Blackrock Spire (LBRS) and Upper Blackrock Spire(UBRS).

Lower blackrock spire has the troll boss, the spider boss, the ogres and wyrmkin.

Upper blackrock spire has anvilcrack, rend, beast and Drak.

You cannot get into UBRS without having the key provided by collecting all 4 gems from LBRS and forging them into the unadorned seal using Emberstrife's firebreath. Once you have the forged seal of ascension (a ring at this point), when you enter BRS, turn left up the steps of the crossing bridge in the main entrance room and you'll find a ramp leading up to a closed door. As you approach, if you have the seal, the fires on each side will ignite and the door to UBRS will open.

If you see dragonkin, you're in the right place. Welcome to UBRS.

I'll see if I can make a more detailed step by step procedure.

Alright, now - while I was fighting I received an Unadorned Seal of Ascension.
After looking it up, it looks like it's the objective of the quest:
Seal of Ascension, given by the NPC Vaelan.
This NPC is found within Blackrock spire.
Quoting information on finding the NPC:

Posted by Lieandra
Video guide on how to find this NPC

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Youtube: Finding Vaelan

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Posted by Morvran
I'm going to try to describe where Vaelan is, since people seem to have a hard time finding him.

A rogue can solo this without aggro'ing anything.

Enter the instance.

Work your way past the first sets of guards at the top of the ramp and deal with the patrol. On your left will be the UBRS door. On your right will be a broken bridge over a pit where you can fall down to a lower section. Most groups making their way through LBRS take this path to bypass a few groups of mobs that you would have to fight if you took the ramp that leads "below" the UBRS door.

So, once you've dropped down, you have to handle a patrol and then a group of 3 orcs and a dog master with his two best friends.

Crowd control or stealth here makes life a lot easier.

Once you're past these mobs, you go through a small hallway that opens onto a large platform. Again, you'll face 2 groups: One dog master and his pets and a group of 3 orcs.

Here, you can pull the dog master and his pets without the other group of 3 orcs noticing.

Once you're past this group, there is no need to kill anything else if your only objective is to reach Vaelan.

Just past the area where you pulled the dog master group, you'll see that some rock is making a climbable hill on the left side. Groups often use this to get around a group of 3 or 4 orcs that are just ahead.

This rocky hill is actually the path to Vaelan. Climb it and then turn around when you've reched the wall and top of the rocky hill. You'll see a platform with a lone orc raider on it. Walk close, and the orc will mind probe you, and then reveal itself to be Vaelan once you are not deemed a threat.

- Kolren

I just watched one of the videos and followed it with my 80 DK, it works perfectly. Try that out if you can, it's quick and to the point.
You need "]Unadorned Seal of Ascension" in order to get him to give you the quest.
Unadorned Seal drops off various mobs in the instance.

Bloodaxe - Wyrmthalak
Spirestone - Highlord Omokk
Smolderstone - War Master Voone

The gems now have a 100% drop rate as of patch 2.2.0

After you obtain the gems, you can head back to the NPC and turn in the quest. He will then give you the next portion of the quest, which takes place in Dustwallow Marsh.
Seal of Ascension (Part 2)
You will need to follow the quest instructions and use Emberstrife's fire.
Once the dragon is at 10%, use the Orb of Draconic Energy and the Unforged Seal of Ascension. Both are inside the chest-like reward from the previous quest, Vaelan's Gift.

Emberstrife can be found at the coordinates: 56, 87
So, the quickest route would start from Mudsprocket.
Emberstrife's Den entrance is almost directly South of The Wyrmbog on the map, coordinates are 54, 83.
I took the far right tunnel and made it to Emberstrife fairly quickly, though I suppose you could use any of the tunnels.
The dragon is in a large room with low water, she's floating above a round platform.
Be careful if you're doing this at level 80.. I was doing just fine taking my time, but after she got to 10% she died before I was able to use the orb. Sitting and waiting for the respawn now :)
Not too long of a wait, she respawned in 6 mintues.
*Note: Be sure you set down the Unforged Seal of Ascension before you control Emberstrife. Also, be sure you aim the flame of the black dragonflight at the item - there's a 3h cooldown after it's used!

Once you're finished, head back to the NPC and turn in the quest. You will obtain the Seal of Ascension and should now be able to pass through the door. I had to kill all of the mobs in the large room and small rooms in order for the next door to open.

Once I entered the chamber "Hall of Binding" I discovered that I could not attack the mobs in this room. I read up on the area and it seems that you need at least 3 people to use the alter and kill the mini boss and mobs in this room.

This is as far as I've gotten today, I'll have to wait until I'm able to find others to join me for the rest. With my server, that may be a while :)
I hope some of this information is helpful. Good luck to you and have a Happy Holiday!

Comment by asloversgo

Aggroing Anvilcrack does not aggro the whole room, in case you were wondering.

Comment by ziddy1232

He doesnt seem all that rare. I boosted some friends in UBRS last night and this guy was there every time. We ran it 5 times.

Drops some very nice loot though. Good for starting out in Outland, though you will probably replace it fairly quick.

Comment by 456680

When standing just outside the rookery, I saw in my chat log him do an emote.
"Goraluk Anvilcrack wipes his brow."

Comment by Thottbot

He dropped an epic plan for Invulnerable mail last night.

Comment by Thottbot

rookery upstairs, and left then, there you find him ^^

Comment by Thottbot

so am i to understand this is a rare mob spawn?
i need to kill this guy very badly for that 10 FR green hammer. looks like he spawns in the same room as Jed Runewatcher according to these driections... and i never see named mobs in that room... so im guessing this is a rare mob.

Comment by Thottbot

i have found all 3 of these but what i have to do with them now? Pls if some1 know smt about it let me know THX

Comment by Thottbot

whree is he?

Comment by Thottbot

Is he soloable? I'm thinking about sending my druid in to pick up these patterns for my BS.

Comment by Thottbot

You might be able to solo him, but you will need 3 people to summon the Pyroguard Emberseer to open the door at the start of the instance.

Comment by Allakhazam

How far in is this boss? Is it in UBRS or just BRS?

I need that Hammer plan, lol!

Comment by Allakhazam

dropped Dreamwalker Armor for me :
Dreamwalker Armor

Comment by Allakhazam

Too bad the coords don't work in there... I still need the Bottom Half of Advanced Armorsmithing: Part I.

Edited, Jul 21st 2007 7:38pm by Lofat

Comment by Allakhazam

Is this guy a rare spawn? I've been to ubrs 1000 times and seen him once.

Comment by Allakhazam

just dropped the plans for invulnerable mail. to the guild bank, they go!

Comment by Allakhazam

is this some kind of joke? I've done this boss atleast 10 times now, and the only thing he ever drops is the flame walkers, oh well, either ways he only mostly drops mail/plate anyway.

Comment by Allakhazam

He is in UBRS, in the room above/after the egg hatchery.

Comment by Allakhazam

Never been able to pull him w/ out getting the group behind ><. And he usually drops blues that end up getting D/E-ed anyways. But since he drops the sash and the plans for the mail...well, guess I'll have to bribe people to take a pit stop before Rend. ^_^

Comment by kurji

This guy CAN be pulled solo without utilizing any split pull techniques.

The trick is just to wait for him to do his emote (something like "Goraluk Anvilcrack bonks his head.") and then let him walk to the corner of the room and begin tinkering there. He ONLY walks into that corner after he does this emote (which you may have to wait a few minutes for) and that is the only time he can be pulled alone. Just stand and wait on the leftmost ramp leading to Jed's room.

Goraluk has an incredibly low health pool and I believe almost any class in pre-BIS gear can defeat him solo -- provided you have your cooldowns ready to unleash. He's stunnable, rootable and he can be slowed down as well, but he does sometimes do a stun and he hits very hard. His stun counts as a physical melee attack, and it can be parried or dodged, et cetera.

On my Rogue, I used to always solo Goraluk Anvilcrack and grab the Father Flame from The Rookery after my UBRS runs for a little extra gold. These two simple actions after each run netted me an average extra income of ~8g/run, and it took less than 5 minutes to pull off.

For fellow Rogues, I recommend you to gather 5 combo points with your Evasion still active, and to then stun him immediately after it ends. If your gear is not good enough to burst him down quickly, it's smart to use Crippling Poison so that you can gain distance and Gouge-kite and bandage effectively. A health potion you pickpocketed during the run could also be chugged if things look rough, and I always recommend people to carry Juju Escapes with them due to their incredible cost-effectiveness. (The E'ko's were usually 5-15s each in my realm.) If you do around 420 DPS on him with your Evasion active, you'll get him to ~50% health before it ends, and that's when you want to start playing more defensively -- if you deem it necessary.

Goraluk Anvilcrack <Blackhand Legion Armorsmith>

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