WoW Classic SoD: How to complete Molten Core attunement

Before venturing into WoW Classic SoD’s Molten Core, you should complete the attunement quest. While easier than the Onyxia attunement quest chain, this quest requires you to enter Blackrock Depths to complete a specific task. Depending on your class's stealth capabilities and familiarity, you can complete this quest solo or bring a group along, just to be safe.

This will become relevant on July 25, 2024, when Molten Core opens in WoW Classic SoD, so completing the attunement will be important. If you plan on raiding with a guild, or a pick-up group, you should do this first

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How to easily complete Molten Core attunement in WoW Classic SoD

Head down near the lava and speak to Lothros, to get this all started (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

If you want to claim Thunderfury, you should complete the Molten Core attunement in WoW Classic SoD. Technically, you can enter Molten Core through Blackrock Depths, but that means you have to run one of the longest dungeons in the Classic era before you raid. Completing the attunement means you can teleport into the raid instance via Lothos Riftwalker.

You can begin the attunement quest, even though the raid doesn’t open until July 25, 2024. Thankfully, it’s not a difficult quest to complete. It will require you to journey into Blackrock Depths, but first, you need to be level 55.

Once you’re level 55 on the class of your choice, head into the Blackrock Mountain zone, and walk down the massive chain, through the Mausoleum section, and then the next chain that leads deeper down towards the quarry. You’ll see Lothos Riftwalker, who will give you the quest Attunement to the Core.

This quest requires you to head into Blackrock Depths, and at least one person in your group needs to have the Shadowforge Key, which is obtained by completing the quest "Dark Iron Legacy." This quest is given when you're a ghost, and you must head into the Mausoleum you passed through earlier to begin WoW Classic SoD’s Molten Core attunement.

You can solo your way to this Core Fragment, but it takes intense skill and patience (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Another option is to have a Rogue along that has a high enough Lockpicking skill to bypass the gate, and get you into the locked section of Blackrock Depths. Somewhere in the 260-280 range should be sufficient. If you want to complete the Molten Core attunement, you need to go deep into this massive dungeon.

You will go beyond the Grim Guzzler Bar, overcome Ambassador Flamelash, and then deeper still, beyond the huge Golem mobs. Beyond this, you’ll find The Molten Bridge, which is guarded by a pair of Fire Elementals. This is the normal entrance to Molten Core itself in WoW Classic SoD - but not the way you’ll enter.

Look to your left, and you’ll see a stalactite that looks different from the rest - interact with it, and claim the Core Fragment. Once you’re done in Blackrock Depths, take this to Lothos Riftwalker, and complete the dungeon. From here, you can visit this NPC, and he’ll teleport you to the Molten Core raid in WoW Classic SoD. Now you can tackle this challenging 20-person raid, and try to unlock weapons like Thunderfury, and Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros.

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