Floor plan
Where the walkable floor ends, computed from the zone’s own geometry in the game files, with the 17 named mobs whose positions are on record plotted on it. This zone has 3 levels and they overlap when flattened, so the control above isolates one at a time.
Height
Order, not a path. A giant plague rat → Tranixx Darkpaw → Mannan of the Sabertooth → Lord Elgnub → The gnoll high shaman → A gnoll commander → Socho Darkpaw → Refugee Splitpaw (shaman) → Splitpaw Sentry → Splitpaw Commander → A Gnoll Tactician → Sabertooth Clan Necromancer → Splitpaw Explorer → Splitpaw Sharpshooter → Master Brewer → Sabertooth Overseer → Refugee Splitpaw (monk). 2,249 units straight-line. Why the line crosses walls →
Lines are floor edges — a wall or a drop. 17 of 17 recorded positions land on drawn floor. What this plan does not mark →
Key to the plan
Where you are
Two entrances, a ring on top, and two floors of cave under it.
- A cave mouth shaped like a gnoll's head
- The Qeynos Hills entrance, northeast corner, east of Surefall Glade and north of the Western Karana line. No path leads to it. Circle of Surefall Glade lands closest; the two North Karana ports work a level earlier and leave a longer run
- A torch-lit tunnel in the canyons
- The Everfrost entrance, southeast segment. Harder to find, guarded by two gnolls with two more down the tunnel. Torches light the way now
- A ring around a deep hole
- Floor one, 7 to 12: the plague rat storeroom, the Sentry's ledge over The Pit, Tranixx Darkpaw's spawn room
- A hollowed tree
- A false floor that drops to floor two. Useful once, unpleasant by accident
- A snake ledge with a ladder down
- Floor two, 12 to 17: Floor Spike Room, Elite Gnoll Room, Refugee's Nook, the High Shaman room, two commander posts, Socho's hide under a land bridge. The densest floor, and where clean pulls stop
- The Bridge Room
- The pull spot on floor three, 17 to 22. Past it: the Overseer's post, the Brewer's barrels, Sharpshooter Ledge, the Banner Room, the Explorer's alcove. Lord Elgnub is at the far end
The Freeport–Qeynos translocator is free until you reach level 20 in any class, then costs your highest class level in platinum per trip.
Four hazards
Cautions
- Con the group, not the target Five gnolls in aggro range of each other is normal, and spawn groups mix levels — an elite guard inside a cluster of low gnolls makes a clean pull close to impossible.
- Exceptionally social They aid each other eagerly, patrollers appear from blind corners, and they aggro through closed doors. One stray area spell or one runner starts a zone-wide train.
- One tunnel to the surface Low-level players hunt along it, and everything a deep group fails to hold comes up that corridor.
- The architecture Bridges, narrow ledges, water and a deep central pit. Pathing is decent; players are what fall off things.
Position and behaviour
Named roster
Named spawn every cycle. No placeholders here.
Percentages below are inherited classic data and describe nothing about this zone now.
Why they are still printed →
Floor numbers are the survey's own, checked against the plan.
| Named | Loc (Y, X) | Flr | Lvl | Race / class | Spawn & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Elgnub | 160, −385 | 3 | 22 | SHD | The zone's cap fight, northeast of the underground river landing. |
| Sabertooth Overseer | −150, 384 | 3 | 20 | GNOLL BER | Usually the first named met on floor three. |
| Splitpaw Sharpshooter | 49, 357 | 3 | 20 | RNG | Up the ramp north of the Overseer. |
| Master Brewer | 53, 386 | 3 | 18 | — | Among the barrels under the brewery. A gnoll brewer, L17, spawns beside him at 53, 356. |
| Refugee Splitpaw (monk) | −162, 452 | 3 | 18 | MNK | Southwest end. One of two refugee variants with separate loot tables. |
| Splitpaw Explorer | 164, 157 | 3 | 18 | ROG | Bottom of a cave junction. |
| Mannan of the Sabertooth | 265, −124 | 2 | 15 | — | Small room up the ramp east out of the Floor Spike room. |
| The gnoll high shaman | 55, −320 | 2 | 15 | SHM | Not the same as the generic "a gnoll high shaman" spawns. |
| Sabertooth Clan Necromancer | 189, 140 | 2 | 15 | NEC | In the Floor Spike Room. |
| Splitpaw Commander | −97, −38 · 251, 363 | 2/3 | 14 | — | Two of them: one overlooking the underground river, one in the Banner Room. |
| Refugee Splitpaw (shaman) | 89, −147 | 2 | 14 | SHM | An alcove south-southeast of the Elite room. |
| A gnoll commander | 23, −341 · 292, −115 | 2 | 13–15 | — | Two spawn points on floor two. |
| A Gnoll Tactician | −86, 117 | 2 | 13–15 | — | 9% spawn. |
| Socho Darkpaw | −85, −286 | 2 | 13 | ROG | Hides under a land bridge in the floor-two caves. |
| An elite gnoll guard | various | 1–3 | 11–13 | — | Stationary, often placed beside a named. The main reason clean pulls fail. |
| A giant plague rat | 126, −201 | 1 | 10 | — | In the storeroom off the entrance caves. |
| Splitpaw Sentry | 66, −21 | 1 | 10 | RNG | On a ledge overlooking The Pit. |
| Tranixx Darkpaw | 160, −140 | 1 | 10 | — | Spawn room on floor one. No longer patrols the zone lines as of 14 July. |
Two registers
What drops
Weapon lines read damage / delay. All races unless a class line says otherwise.
Items marked new arrived with the 2 June revamp. Note how many carry focus effects: this bracket did not previously have them.
Chase items
| Item | Slot / type | Stats | Classes | Dropped by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardened Bark Breastplatenew | Chest | AC 16 · END 15 SV Disease 10 · SV Poison 10 | WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG BER | Sabertooth Overseer · L20 |
| Runed Sabertooth Girdlenew | Waist | AC 5 · STA 5 · WIS 5 stats adjusted 16 June | ALL | Sabertooth Overseer · L20 |
| Wicked Salletnew | Head · focus · rare | AC 10 · STR 3 · STA 3 · INT 2 Mana Preservation I | SHD only | Lord Elgnub · L22 |
| Dark Runed Leggingsnew | Legs | AC 5 · HP 10 · INT 5 | NEC WIZ MAG ENC | Lord Elgnub · L22 |
| Keg Malletnew | 1H Blunt 9 / 30 | STA 3 · WIS 3 | WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU MNK BRD ROG SHM BST Berserker removed 16 June | Master Brewer · L18 |
| Pub Pantsnew | Legs | AC 6 · MANA 10 · END 10 AGI 5 | WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU MNK BRD ROG SHM BST BER | Master Brewer · L18 |
| Blackburrow Cask | Container · 8 large slots | — | ALL | Master Brewer (guaranteed) · gnoll brewer (rare) |
| Spiked Bucklernew | Secondary · focus | AC 10 · DEX 2 SV Fire 5 · SV Cold 5 Improved Damage I | WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU BRD ROG SHM | Mannan of the Sabertooth · L15 |
| Vagrant's Tunicnew | Chest · focus | AC 8 · HP 5 · WIS 4 SV Cold 10 Mana Preservation I | WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU MNK BRD ROG SHM BST BER | Socho Darkpaw · L13 |
| Darkpaw Sashnew | Waist | AC 2 · DEX 2 · SV Cold 3 | ALL | Socho Darkpaw · L13 |
| Refugee Shroudnew | Shoulders · click | AC 2 · MANA 10 · CHA 4 SV Magic 3 Shrink · 7.3s · req level 15 | ALL | Refugee Splitpaw (monk) · L18 |
| Sharp Clawsnew | Hand to Hand 7 / 24 Laceration effect | Req level 15 | MNK BST | Refugee Splitpaw (monk) · L18 |
| Burrowing Gogglesnew | Face · focus | AC 5 · HP 10 · INT 5 Burning Affliction I | NEC WIZ MAG ENC | Splitpaw Explorer · L18 |
| Well Worn Bootsnew | Feet | AC 6 · END 5 · WIS 3 | DRU MNK SHM BST | Splitpaw Explorer · L18 |
| Sabertooth Short Bownew | Range · Archery 6 / 30 Knee Shot effect | Req level 15 · range 50 | WAR RNG ROG | Splitpaw Sharpshooter · L20 |
| Sharpshooter's Bandananew | Head | AC 3 · STR 3 · DEX 3 | WAR PAL RNG SHD MNK BRD ROG | Splitpaw Sharpshooter · L20 |
| Gnoll Hide Lariat | 1H Slash 3 / 20 Stun proc at level 25 | AC 3 | WAR RNG BRD ROG | Splitpaw Commander · L14 |
| Bark Splinted Shoulderpadsnew | Shoulders | AC 10 · STA 4 SV Disease 3 · SV Poison 3 | WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU MNK BRD ROG SHM BST BER | Splitpaw Commander · L14 |
| Ill-Fitting Robesnew | Chest · focus | Reanimation Efficiency I | NEC WIZ MAG ENC | Sabertooth Clan Necromancer · L15 |
| Ill-Fitting Slippersnew | Feet | AC 2 · STR 2 · INT 2 | ALL | Sabertooth Clan Necromancer · L15 |
| Runed Shawlnew | Shoulders | AC 3 · INT 2 · WIS 2 SV Magic 3 · SV Cold 3 | CLR DRU SHM | Refugee Splitpaw (shaman) · L14 |
| Runed Totem Staff | 2H Blunt 9 / 37 · lore | HP 5 · MANA 5 | CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC | Refugee Splitpaw (shaman) · L14 |
| Elven Charm Necklacenew | Neck · focus · quest | INT 3 · WIS 3 · CHA 3 Extended Range I | ALL | The gnoll high shaman · L15 |
| Elven Charm Necklace | Neck · focus · lore | CHA 3 Extended Range I | ALL | The gnoll high shaman · L15 |
| Clay Totemnew | Primary / Secondary | HP 5 · WIS 7 | CLR DRU BRD SHM | The gnoll high shaman · L15 |
| Wooden Totem | Primary / Secondary | MANA 10 | CLR DRU BRD SHM | A gnoll shaman · the gnoll high shaman |
| Rat Paw Talismannew | Neck | AC 2 · MANA 2 · WIS 2 | CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC | A giant plague rat · L10 |
| Balanced Rat Toothnew | Range Ammo · Throwing 6 / 36 | Range 60 | WAR RNG SHD MNK BRD ROG NEC WIZ MAG ENC BST BER | A giant plague rat · L10 |
| Raw-Hide Arm Guardnew | Wrist | AC 2 · STA 2 | WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU MNK BRD ROG SHM BST BER | Splitpaw Sentry · L10 |
| Crude Arrownew | Ammo · Archery | DMG 3 · range 60 | WAR PAL RNG SHD ROG | Splitpaw Sentry · L10 |
| Spiked Collar | Neck | AC 3 · STR 3 | ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC | A gnoll commander · elite gnoll guard |
| Studded Leather Collar | Neck | AC 3 · STR 1 · STA 1 | ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC | An elite gnoll guard · a gnoll shaman |
| Onyx Earring | Ear | AGI 2 | ALL | Gnoll commander · elite gnoll guard · Splitpaw Commander |
| Rusty Spiked Shoulderpads | Shoulders | AC 3 · STR 5 SV Magic −10 | ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC | Gnoll commander · Splitpaw Commander · Socho Darkpaw |
Read Rusty Spiked Shoulderpads carefully. STR +5 looks good at level 13 until you notice the −10 magic resistance, in a zone full of gnoll shamans and a necromancer. Bark Splinted Shoulderpads are strictly better for anyone who can wear them.
Quest items and turn-ins
| Item | Slot / type | Stats | Classes | Dropped by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnoll Fang | Quest turn-in · no drop | Hand in at Halas or South Qeynos | ALL | Every gnoll in the zone |
| Giant Snake Fang | Pierce 5 / 27 · quest | — | ALL except CLR PAL DRU MNK SHM | A giant snake |
| Blackburrow Gnoll Pelt · Skin | Quest items | Monk headband chain | ALL | Higher-level gnolls · Socho Darkpaw (skin) |
| Baby Joseph Sayer | Quest · lore · no drop | — | ALL | Lord Elgnub · L22 |
Loot every fang. Every gnoll in the zone drops them commonly. They turn in at South Qeynos for the Moonstones quest and at Halas for the Gnoll Bounty, for faction and rewards at low levels.
Measured in play TIER M
Blackburrow, run at D2, Adaptive. Everything below was observed in the live game rather than read from a source: what these mobs cast, what they hit for, and what they dropped. Upgradeable drops here ran +2 to +3. Killing here moves faction with Sabertooths of Blackburrow, Guards of Qeynos, Silent Fist Clan, Jaggedpine Treefolk, Merchants of Qeynos, Split Paw Clan, Karana Residents.
What takes control away
These are the spells that take a turn away from you here.
| Spell | Cast by |
|---|---|
| Blast of Frost | Splitpaw Explorer |
| Blessing of the Squire | — |
| Furor | — |
| Searing Arrow | a gnoll elite |
Read this as a kill order. Whatever casts the spell at the top takes your turn away most often. Why it is not a property of the mob →
Named
| Mob | Damage dealt | Dropped |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Elgnubcasts: Light Healing, Lifespike, Harm Touch, Engulfing Darkness, Burst of Fire, Skin like Rock | 7 avg · 19 max | — |
| Lord Elgnub petcasts: Lifespike, Harm Touch | not measured | — |
| Master Brewercasts: Shield of Fire, Furor, Shock of Blades, Courage, Desist, Burn | 1 avg · 1 max | Blackburrow Cask, Keg Mallet +2, Blackburrow Gnoll Pelt, Gnoll Fang, Pub Pants +2, Rusty Long Sword +2 |
| Refugee Splitpawcasts: Searing Arrow, Tangling Weeds, Flame Lick | 6.9 avg · 22 max | Refugee Shroud +2, Sharp Claws +2, Mote of Lesser Potential |
| Sabertooth Clan Necromancercasts: Engulfing Darkness | not measured | Ill-Fitting Slippers +2 |
| Sabertooth Overseercasts: Healing, Blast of Frost, Light Healing, Tangling Weeds, Sicken, Drowsy | 1.9 avg · 4 max | Runed Sabertooth Girdle +2, Mote of Lesser Potential, Hardened Bark Breastplate +2, Mote of Major Potential |
| Sabertooth Overseer petcasts: Minor Healing | not measured | — |
| Splitpaw Commandercasts: Furor, Light Healing, Desist, Courage, Shield of Fire, Center | 5 avg · 5 max | Leather Whip +2, Bark Splinted Shoulderpads +2, Rain Water, Gnoll Fang, Hematite, Gnoll Hide Lariat +2 |
| Splitpaw Commander petcasts: Water Elemental Attack | not measured | — |
| Splitpaw Explorercasts: Lifespike, Blast of Frost, Light Healing, Sicken, Inner Fire, Harm Touch | 2 avg · 2 max | Well Worn Boots +2, Mote of Potential, Burrowing Goggles +2 |
| Splitpaw Explorer petcasts: Lifespike | not measured | — |
| Splitpaw Sentrycasts: Skin like Wood | not measured | — |
| Splitpaw Sharpshootercasts: Searing Arrow, Light Healing, Burst of Fire, Tangling Weeds, Healing, Grasping Roots | 10.9 avg · 39 max | Sharpshooter's Bandana +2, Mote of Lesser Potential, Sabertooth Short Bow +2 |
| Splitpaw Sharpshooter petcasts: Lifespike, Disease Cloud, Harm Touch, Cancelling of Life | not measured | — |
| Tranixx Darkpawcasts: Chaotic Feedback, Kilan's Animation, Lesser Shielding, Root | not measured | Rusty Spiked Shoulderpads +2, Gnoll Fang, Raw-Hide Shoulderpads +2, Rusty Long Sword +2, Onyx Earring +2, Raw-Hide Wristbands +2 |
| Tranixx Darkpaw petcasts: Courage, Cease | not measured | — |
Ordinary mobs are not itemised here.
What this is and is not. Observations, not rates. A drop seen once is not a drop rate, and nothing here is a probability. Damage is what the mob dealt against the armour it met, so treat the maximum as the shape of the hit rather than a constant. What a log can and cannot tell you →