Firelands (instance)

This article is about the in-game instance. For lore and history of Firelands, see Firelands.

Firelands
FL, Fld, FR
Location	Elemental Plane (access locations in Mount Hyjal)
End boss	Ragnaros
Instance info
Type	Raid
Advised level	85
Player limit	10/25
Bosses Beth'tilac Lord Rhyolith Alysrazor Shannox Baleroc Majordomo Staghelm Ragnaros (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) Loot
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Firelands is a raid instance, released with Patch 4.2.0 on June 28, 2011. It can be entered through Sulfuron Spire in Mount Hyjal. It is a domain of Ragnaros the Firelord, from where he endlessly sends his elemental and mortal minions in order to fulfill his ultimate goal of destroying Nordrassil.

The raid consists of 8 bosses (one only accessible through the legendary quest chain), as well as outdoor and indoor environments. It is intended to be one grade in difficulty above raids implemented at release of Cataclysm, just as Ulduar was in Wrath of the Lich King.

Description

The Firelands is the molten domain forged by the titans to house Ragnaros and his wayward minions. Following Deathwing's emergence into Azeroth, Ragnaros and his servants surged onto the slopes of Mount Hyjal before being driven back by the sacred mountain's valiant defenders. Now Ragnaros is rallying his loyalists to defend the Firelands from Azeroth's champions.

The ash-choked Firelands is the least hospitable of the elemental domains. What serves as air in this harsh place is laden with scalding, noxious fumes. The only safe havens from the Firelands' ever-churning magma ocean are islands of jagged rock. Yet even the dangers of this merciless landscape pale in comparison to the raging fury of the elementals who dwell there.

Description from the Preview

For ages, the Elemental Plane served its purpose as a secure realm to imprison Azeroth's primordial spirits... until the Cataclysm ruptured its boundaries. Without warning, Ragnaros's armies surged toward Mount Hyjal, intent on burning the World Tree of Nordrassil to the ground. In the ensuing conflict, many brave heroes gave their lives to protect Hyjal from destruction. By their noble sacrifices, the impossible was achieved: the Guardians of Hyjal pushed Ragnaros's minions back into the Firelands.

Now, the battle to protect Hyjal rages in Ragnaros's smoldering realm. As territory is gained and Azeroth's champions edge closer to the Firelands' inner sanctums, a monumental task lies ahead. Entrenched around Ragnaros's lair -- Sulfuron Keep -- are his most trusted guardians, including the turncoat Druids of the Flame and their mysterious leader. Yet Hyjal's defenders cannot afford to shy away from any of these dangers. Should Ragnaros prevail against the incursion and succeed in destroying Nordrassil, Azeroth will suffer a blow from which it might never recover.

Geography

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  Firelands

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  Anvil of Conflagration

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  Sulfuron Keep

Dungeon denizens

• Beetles (critters)
• Cinderweb spiders
• Core hounds
• Fire elementals
  • Unbound fire elementals
• Fire hawks
• Fire scorpions
• Fire turtles
• Flamewakers
• Hell hounds
• Kindleworms (critters)
• Lava elementals
• Lava worms
• Night elves (Druids of the Flame)
• Snakes (critters)
• Molten giants

Encounters

The first five bosses of the instance can be killed in any order, but after they are defeated the instance follows a linear progression from Majordomo Staghelm to Ragnaros.

Bosses	Monsters	NPC
The Molten Fields  Shannox  Rageface  Riplimb	Ancient Core Hound  Flamewaker Animator  Unstable Magma  Flamewaker Beast Handler  Flamewaker Cauterizer  Flamewaker Centurion  Flamewaker Forward Guard  Flamewaker Hound Master  Flamewaker Overseer  Flamewaker Pathfinder  Flamewaker Subjugator  Flamewaker Taskmaster  Flamewaker Trainee  Giant Fire Scorpion  Fire Scorpion  Hell Hound  Patriarch Fire Turtle  Matriarch Fire Turtle  Fire Turtle Hatchling  Molten Lord  Molten Surger  Unbound Pyrelord  Unbound Smoldering Elemental  Inferno Hawk	Lurah Wrathvine <Crystallized Firestone Collector> Naresir Stormfury <Avengers of Hyjal Quartermaster>
Beth'tilac's Lair  Beth'tilac	Cinderweb Spiderling  Cinderweb Drone  Cinderweb Spinner  Hell Hound  Flamewaker Cauterizer  Flamewaker Sentinel
Rhyolith Plateau  Lord Rhyolith  Spark of Rhyolith  Fragment of Rhyolith	Kar the Everburning  Unstable Pyrelord  Unbound Pyrelord  Lava Spawn (Firelands)
Shatterstone  Alysrazor	Blazing Monstrosity  Harbinger of Flame
Mortal's Demise  Baleroc	Flame Archon  Molten Flamefather  Magmakin
Sulfuron Keep Courtyard  Majordomo Staghelm  Spirit of the Flame	Druid of the Flame
Sulfuron Keep  Ragnaros  Son of Flame  Molten Elemental  Lava Scion	Lava Wielder  Molten Erupter  Molten Spewer	Cenarius Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem Malfurion Stormrage
Anvil of Conflagration1  Volcanus	Harbinger of Flame  Tormented Protector  Burning Treant

^{1. Accessible only through the  [Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest] quest chain.}

Loot

Main article: Firelands loot

Achievements

•  Death from Above
•  Not an Ambi-Turner
•  Do a Barrel Roll!
•  Bucket List
•  Share the Pain
•  Only the Penitent...
•  Ragnar-O's
•  Firelands
•  Firelands Guild Run
•  [Heroic: Alysrazor]
•  [Heroic: Baleroc]
•  [Heroic: Beth'tilac]
•  [Heroic: Lord Rhyolith]
•  [Heroic: Majordomo Fandral Staghelm]
•  [Heroic: Ragnaros]
•  [Heroic: Ragnaros Guild Run]
•  [Heroic: Shannox]
•  [Realm First! Ragnaros]

Patch changes

• Hotfix (2011-09-14): "Flamewaker Subjugator and Animator packs in the Firelands will now behave as intended. As Flamewaker Subjugators become damaged, Flamewaker Animators will be attackable, and must be killed quickly to prevent a significant buildup of Unstable Magma."
  
• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead

Icy Veins Comprehensive encounter guides for Firelands

FranksPlace.org Cataclysm 4.2 Firelands BoE Farming and Trash Loot

LearnToRaid.com Video Strategy Guides