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Comment by 9104

This trinket is one of the easiest fire resist trinkets to acquire, if you are already an enchanter, and is definitely worth the effort for warriors or druids. The recipe can be easily farmed from Lord Roccor in Blackrock Depths.

Comment by cozza

If you are alliance ward of the elements just beats the above if you aren't worried about armour:
https://www.wowhead.com/classic/item=12065

As a warlock I'll be using both to increase my SR, at least until I can get hold of the demon's blood trinket:
https://www.wowhead.com/classic/item=10779

Comment by 362

Note that this can only be created at the Black Forge in Blackrock Depths, as the spell page says.

Comment by Thottbot

If you drop enchanting will this prevent you from equipting or using this ?

Comment by Thottbot

Nope.

Comment by Thottbot

How do I get to it? Can someone please give precise detials. I have went with 5 groups and NONE of them know how to find the Forge in BRD!

I want to make this thing very badly

Comment by Thottbot

The black forge is located in BRD.
After you exit the room of the 7 bosses, turn right (instead of going straight to the Lyceum).
You'll see 3 fire elementals. They must be killed. You don't have to kill the 2nd party of 3 on the other side of the bridge.
There's a small path to the left, going down to the lava-fall. There is 1 fire elemental there.
Kill it, the black smoking hole is the black forge.

Comment by Thottbot

This is 690 armor for a Druid in Bear form.

Comment by Thottbot

This can be done solo by a high lvl Rogue using nothing more than basic mats and Greater Fire protection. If you have Altas look at the corridor between FlameLash (14) and Panzor (15). On the Panzor end of the corridor you will see an outcrop on the forge side. Use that to drop down to a ledge at lava's edge. Using Fire Pot and sprint swim to island and Stealth. Take a moment to re-health and make certain you have fire pot. Sneak across to the forge side (there are elementals) of the island. Making certain your stas (health, etc.) are back up make the final jump/swim to dry land. Theres is only one elemental gaurding that forge and with the proper attack(s) a single rogue can take it out. I made the Smoking Heart today.

BTW. Mine was made soulbound/unique *not* BoP

Comment by Thottbot

This item is BOP. It is created as a soulbound item. THAT MEANS IT CANNOT BE SOLD, only the CREATOR can use it.

Comment by Thottbot

I payed 64 in all, i had some mats my self i bought the essence and the stone though, payed 50 g for the formula. just missed that i had to make it in the blackforge in BRD :| when i am only lvl 51 but rogue, so i try do it stealth run with some friends

Comment by Thottbot

This also gets you your MC attunement if you have the quest.
I have fairly poor gear, and I soloed it at a 60 rogue. By fairly poor, I mean that I hit BRD with 38 fire resist, 1600 AC, 3300 hp. With a 31/2/18 build (krol blade/assassination blade), the above mentioned gear, two major healing potions, and a Barov Peasant caller...
I stealthed the lock, fed rocknot the beer in the grim guzzler, and stealthed to flamelash (if you've ever done a barman's shanker run, it's the same thing, except you give Private Rocknot beer that you buy from Plugger instead of killing Plugger), then stealth out the back door. Once you get in flamelash's room, go to the far upper right corner, and you'll see a rock island. If you can't see guys on there, well...there are four fire elementals, but there's a jut of rock you can stand on for a second and restealth.
From flamelash's platform, de-stealth, hit sprint, and haul butt over the edge toward the rock, jumping at the very end. Swim your tail off towards the rock, and re-stealth once you get 'grounded' out of the lava. I took a little over 3600 (about 650 per hit) damage, and heal-potioned for 1600 about 3/4ths of the way through my life bar while swimming through the lava. wait for your sprint to cool down, as well as the health potion. Straight across the rock and a little to the left (against the rock wall) there's a jut coming out from your next waypoint across the lava. once your sprint is cooled down, navigate between the fire elementals (I didn't see myself get hit with any auras, so they may not have any at all), hit sprint, and run/jump towards the skinny rock path facing you from under the bridge. you will only take about 1800 damage for this little jaunt. Restealth and walk up the path, no need for a healing potion just yet. You'll see a lone fire elemental in front of the dark forge, down a catwalk. Stealth up to him, distract, cheapshot, peasant caller, five point eviscerate, evasion, ghost strike, etc., etc., heal when you get low on life (towards the end of the fight), loot, and forge your smoking heart! Oh, also, since you're here...go back up the catwalk (stealthed), weave through the 3 fire guys on the bridge, past the two at the end of the bridge near the big portal, and on the left hand side there's a rock. Go get your molten core fragment from the rock, die, fetch your body, then backtrack to turn in your core fragment.

Rogue powah!

Deadlei, 60 troll rogue of Thunderhorn

Comment by Thottbot

I agree with the last comment totally. Why in the hell would you spend all that GOLD to turn around and sell if for 15s (Which is clearly stated in the description at the top of the page).

I'm a lvl 54 Warrior and I have this. It's great for resistance. The resistance in each school is a little low, but it helps alot if you have resistance in other armor. Last night I killed a lvl 60 & 39 Arcane Horde Mage 6 times in a row. All warriors know that Mages are dangerous for them. At level 54 I owned them both at the same time...but I give some of that credit to this "Smoking Heart Of The Mountain". The added armor is nice as well.

So with that said, stop being a retard and asking if it can be sold. If you sell it for that price, how much will you sell your car to me for? $15.00? That's what it would be like.

Even if you can't always use it, keep it around. You can always swap them out for different instances or battles.

Comment by Thottbot

This Trinket combined with Mark of Tyranny are the utimate tanking trinkets, here is why:

150 AC in caster; 690 AC in Direbear form, 759 AC with thick hide.

There is an easier way to get to the forge.

Instead of jumping off the ramp behind the Ambassador, walk towards the foundry, there is a small ledge down in the lave, walk/jump down to that, then follow the rim as far as it takes you, you will be going through some lave to get to the end of the rim but most of the lava will not affect you.

Now you should be positioned to look straight at the isle, put a HoT on you and swim/jump until you reach the isle, the Damage taken should be minimal since this is the shortest swim possible. Heal up and stealth between the elementals then 90 degrees to your left is a small path that will take you up to the bridge before the atunement part.

Here you see a Lava waterfall and a Fire Elemental that guards it. Kill the Guard and make your Trinket.

Easy.

Comment by Thottbot

1. Release the shadowlock - no problem. If you're 60 you can stealth there and unlock it without aggro.

2. Stealth to the Chamber of Enchantment (location of the naga Ambassador Flamelash). Go to the far north corner of the platform overlooking the lava.

3. Notice the island in the lava toward the location of the bridge and the Back Forge. You will swim there.

4. There is a flameguard patrolling in the lava far below you, watch it's movements (you can see his flames through the surface and you can mouse over him).

5. When the flameguard has gone far to your right, hit Regrowth, Rejuv, Cat and dash-jump off the ledge toward the island and swim straight for it in seal form of possible

6. !NOTE: This island has 4-5 flameguards on it that you can't see from the platform. Therefore, jump onto the island at the edge furthest from them and stay there (this edge is on your side as you swim toward it - just pop-out of seal and watch the guards as you swim the last few yards). You should probably be 60 to avoid aggro.

7. Heal up and get your mana back.

8. See under the bridge on the left side is a slope coming up from the lava. That is your next destination.

9. Now for the last swim: Reg, Rej, jump in the lava to the left of the island you're on - stay far away from the guards! - and swim to the slope. There are no mobs there so no problem.

10. After this there is only one flameguard you need to kill at the Black Forge. You can take him!

I did this in only two tries with no fire gear or pots (I didn't plan very well :P). I died the first time only because I didn't notice those flameguards on the island and hopped onto the island right next to them.

The only tricky part is the first swim. It can be a close one to get there before you die. To increase my chances, I put on all the +stamina gear I had which was about +210.

Have fun! Another Druid solo mission! We rule!

Comment by Thottbot

Following my considerations to the above points:

5) You could need to drink an healing potion while swimming into the lava.

6) Just stand in the very S/W edge of the island, otherwise you'll get aggroed by the flameguards.

10) Not so easy to solo defeat the forge flameguard (55 elite) without uber gear. I actually wasn't able :-(
Edit: Worked out using a Greater Fire Protection Potion :-)

GL

Comment by Thottbot

This is for all of u who have read meadowlark's post and were like me, left confused on how to actually get to the chamber of enchantment

Well good news is u dont have too ther is an easier way....

Firstly u must do as meadowlark says 1. Release the shadowlock - no problem. If you're 60 you can stealth there and unlock it without aggro.

However from here just carry on and stealth through past the shadowlock ... in a short while u should come to a window where u can jump out onto the bridge that goes to Lord Incredius chamber

Jump onto the bridge from the window... stealth to lord incrediuses chamber then jump down from their into the lava and swim to the side real quick there is a samll ledge there

now just walk on the ledge hoping in and out of the lava where neseccary

from here u can follow the rest of meadowlark's instructions

P.S the only problem u ma have is on the bridge when u jump down... their may be a mob their :( in that case i dont know if u'll be able to follow my method

anyways just trying to help

Comment by Allakhazam

Ward of the Elements
Ward of the Elements armor on that one but a little higher resists plus arcane resist. Not sure if horde can get it though as it's a quest reward.

Comment by Allakhazam

That looks nice, 150 is nice for anyone using Leather or Cloth gear, actually being a Trinket its good for anyone, and those resist are nice at least to add to the resists my Druid already gets with Mark of the Wild.

Comment by Allakhazam

makes sens.. seems it really is only for enchanters =(

Comment by Allakhazam

Is the Black Forge a BoP.

Comment by Allakhazam

ok well this really sucks ... i bust my butt to get the formula tomake this item only to find out i cant sell it to other players and make some money ... not only that i have to go to the center of the earth to make it .... what a waste of 40 gold

Comment by Allakhazam

two manned this today to the forge w my 60 priest and a 60 warrior.

confusing to give all the shorcuts, but basically, after you enter instance , go left thru door, then right thru door, up stairs , fight a few mobs, easy, go left and around corner, fight a few more (if you draw a crowd run back out instance you are still close enough to make it). eventually you come to the hall that crosses over the bridge to incendious. jump out the window to the right on to ledge.

carefully take a running jump off the ledge on to corridor to incendious avoiding the dwarves below. jump at full run to their right. you wont draw them.

run straight down the center of corridor, past the flames, you wont draw aggro till the last two flames, these are easy to take two man.

then kill incendious. he is a puss if you have a warrior and a good healer. use the anvil if you need to make anything.

back up from him, jump down in to lava near shore, run along shore, island hop, heal, shield, renew, heal ,swim lava, etc, until you get to the path that leads to the forge. kill one mob on the bridge to forge and voila, heart of the mountain trinket.

was easy two man and only took around 30 minutes.

Comment by Allakhazam

looks good, and spoken is a 'tard

Comment by Allakhazam

Yes, this is good for any enchanters out there who like to tank. Dont listen to SpoKeN. . . He's a moron :)

Comment by Allakhazam

Bought today on Crushridge for 3g from a player :D

Edited, Sun Jul 10 08:50:21 2005

Comment by Allakhazam

Was it Bind on Pickup since the Beginning?

I rememberd it to be BoE...
(...especially when I droped Enchanting at 207 to be an Engineer. I asked our guilds 290-Enchanter to make me one, right when he gets the Formula. She said "ok". After waiting for this to happen for quite a long time, I talked to an other Enchanter ('Doamed' if I remember right), to make it for me. He just said "Shure. I will make one for you for free. Just bring me the mats." Either he tried to con me, or nobody out there at my server realizes, it's BoP. Both would be kind of sad...)

Comment by Allakhazam

For anybody (except maybe Warrior/Paladin) +150 is niiiice. Spoken is a moron. And that +7 resistance is sweet as well because you see a lot of high levels with no resistence, and at least with +7 you have a CHANCE to resist, rather than no chance at all.

Comment by Allakhazam

Once you have the formula and the mats, the best way to get a group together to go to the Black Forge in BRD is to get an Attunement group for MC together. The piece of the core you need for MC attunement is RIGHT next to the Black Forge. Not only that, you can get attuned even in a raid group. You can fly right through BRD with 10 people and kill two birds with one stone. Smoking Heart of the Mountain FTW!

Comment by Allakhazam

This is always the trinket I have on- I change the second trinket between ones that do +Crit % with spells and my Lifestone, but this is always the base trinket. As a druid, that armor is nice and the resistances are a very nice add on. The only problem was the difficulty in acquiring it, but if you're heading to MC in your character's lifetime, you'll have to pass this forge sometime or another (to complete attunement to the core), so if you get the enchant, and you have the mats, go for it. Just don't pay the 200g it's going for in the AH lol- 200g for a recipe that makes a Bo freaking P NON-EPIC item is nuts.

Comment by Allakhazam

Best for bearform druids. That AC goes from 150 to 600.

Comment by Allakhazam

Black Anvil is in BRD not the Black Forge.

Comment by Allakhazam

It's a good trinket for level 50. Even at level 60 you'll be able to use it sometimes (when you need a lot of a certain kind of magic resistance, like fire or nature resistance). It's really good for druids, and possibly warriors, too, because of the armor... not many trinkets have 150 armor.

It's fairly easy to get the recipe for this, and not really worth buying the recipe on ah, since the price is usually much higher than it is worth. level 60 rogues/druids can solo the guy who drops it, but he can be difficult to find. The mats are fairly cheap and worth it to make this if you are an enchanter.

Comment by Allakhazam

i bought the formula for this off the AH on Baelgun server for like 20g.
not too bad, i am a lvl 252 enchanter, and cannot wait to make this item.

the armor contribution to a druid is amazing for a little trinket (especially if you are feral spec'd).
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Taltos - lvl 38 Nelf Resto Druid
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Comment by Allakhazam

it sux anyway....

Comment by Allakhazam

Does unique mean that I can only wear one of these? Or can I slap two on?

Comment by Allakhazam

Since nobody answered: Both the black anvil and black forge are in BRD>

The anvil is near the fire elemental boss, as stated.

The black forge is just to your left as you walk toward the Molten Core entry portal (turn right after the chest of 7 event). Be careful of the triplet pulls of elementals. Doing attunement to the core with no warriors/warlocks makes them a bit scary in a 5 man ;)

Comment by Allakhazam

far as i know this trinket has always been unique (only one) and BoP, and i been playing since dec 04.

PS
other posts posted that this item has been BoP. (look and the bottom post) too bad b/c i would like to buy my paladin one for extra resistance.

Comment by Allakhazam

You don't need to be a caster to be an enchanter. And 150 armor is a lot for a caster.

This item doesn't suck.

Comment by Allakhazam

just to be clear, this item can only be created by an enchanter because it is not a drop but a result of a formula and it is BoP.

Comment by Allakhazam

where do u find a black forge to make the thing?

Comment by Allakhazam

When picked up = only an enchanter can have one of these. They cannot be made for someone else because it is not "binds when equipped".

Comment by Allakhazam

i ve bough today the formula for 3g from a player on Crushridge =)

Comment by Allakhazam

This really really sucks! Finally bought the formula, bought the crap and now i have to go some place to make this?

And I can't even sell it! what gives!

I could have sworn that I saw this in AH along time ago!

Comment by Isilien

Just a reminder to all that this item is BoP, so you have to be a high level enchanter to craft it for your own use. You can't get someone else to craft it for you. Don't make the same mistake I did and grind/buy all the mats then realise I can't ever have it since I'm not an enchanter. :(

Comment by vlaka

Overtuned mobs make this impossible to solo as a feral Druid.
GG.

Comment by Arasou

I was able to make a stealth run to the Black Forge to craft this as a feral druid. Shadowforge key and level 60 is required. I also have 5/5 feral instinct for stealth, and Nightscape Boots.

Here is how I did it:

Enter BRD and unlock the door to the left. Then avoid the fire elemental and unlock the door to the right. Head up the hill a bit and unlock the door on your left to enter the room with the shadowforge lock. Stealth up to it and come out of stealth, being mindful of the level of mobs around you. They can be 50-52, so stay closer to the lower levels if you can.

Head up the ramp and go left, following the path towards Angerforge. When you get to him, hang a right to head towards the gnome mechanics area. Keep going into the Grim Guzzler.

Go up to the upper level of the bar and grab two mugs of beer from the table and buy one from the bartender (never steal a 3rd beer! You'll aggro everything). Throw the mugs on the ground close to the back room with the kegs. The drunk dwarves will come over in packs of one or two, drink the beer, and get stunned. Ravage and kill them quickly. Once you've cleared out all the dwarves around the bartender (might need to buy more beer) it's time to take him down.

Let your mana go up to 100% in cat form and take him down. You'll have to heal and probably use a health potion. I was able to use omen of clarity to get free healing touches. Dispel is curse of tongues before doing a big heal. Once he's dead, the door to leave the guzzler will unlock, and everything in there will be aggressive. You can stealth past the boss to leave the room. I think all my +stealth that I mentioned earlier is required here.

Follow the main path towards Ambassador boss. Go left around him and you'll have an opportunity to drop down into the lava below. You'll start taking damage right away so scope out the safe spot on the left side of the river. Get full mana/health here.

When you're ready, put a regrowth/rejuv on and swim towards the island in front of you. You may need a health potion. There are 4 fire elementals on it, but you have enough room to avoid aggroing them.

This was the hardest part. The ramp to leave the lava is far away, AND you have to avoid aggroing the eles. So you have to take a roundabout way through the lava. Wait for your potion cool down because you're going to need it. Pre heal again. Jump in and hang left as far as possible. A lot of this is actually running, not swimming because the lava is shallow. I'm not sure if it'd be better in cat with dash, or to jump to try to avoid the lava ticks. I was able to do it without dash. The heal ticks and potion were enough.

You're there! Just need to follow the path up and you'll see the black Forge right ahead if you. There is one fire elemental guarding it that you need to kill. They are very spikey with damage, so drop cat form to heal early and often. With potions, innervate, and trinkets, you should be able to take him down. He's immune to bleeds, so just claw/bite him down.

Once he's down, craft this amazing trinket.

Success!

I haven't heard about any other feral tanks soloing this. If you need help, I'm Arasou, Horde side on Grobbulus. Enjoy!

Comment by Azureth

Just soloed the fireguard as lvl60 feral druid in client 1.13

About pre-raid BiS gear, with some missing but few pieces from MC. aprox 3,7k HP in cat.

The Fireguard hits hard. Tried with fire resist gear, but could only manage around 80 which didn't do much. Only had one partial resist in the first fight.. Went full DPS on second.

Popped fire resist pot pre fight and waited the CD. Got into cat and had full mana. Don't bother with regrowth + rejuv prefight as they will only overheal while the fire res pot holds..

At around 40% health used major health pot + reg + rejuv and went back to cat. Finished the fight with around 20-30% hp, so was getting closed. The fireguard can crit up to 700.

Might be better to go bear after the heal for the frenzied regen and higher health pool general. Also instead of fire resist + major heal you could use a double greater fire resist. This way the regrowth wouldn't overheal you as the new resist pot hold..

Definitely doable, even with worse gear. Just bring those fire resist pots.

Comment by Lomkail

I am just about done leveling a Druid. And i want to play it as a Tank. And now i am looking at all the Gear i should get. And see that this here is one of the Best Tank Druid Trinkets. But is it worth picking up Enchanting for this alone? Because i wanted to pick 2 other Professions.

Comment by Rockyy

So is this going to be required for tank warlocks?

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