How to Get to Old Hillsbrad Foothills in the Burning Crusade Classic

Old Hillsbrad Foothills is located at coordinates 26, 32 in Tanaris Southeast region.

Speaking with Zephyr is a straightforward way for players who are Revered with the Keepers of Time to access to the Caverns of Time.
If you complete the prerequisites, she will give you a free teleport to the Caverns of Time in Tanaris. She is located in Shattrath City World’s End Tavern.
Players will spawn immediately in front of the Steward of Time, who will then accompany you down into the Caverns of Time after being transported.

In Burning Crusade Classic, how do you go into Old Hillsbrad Foothills Heroic Mode?

You must be level 70 to enter Heroic Dungeon mode, and you must get the Heroic key for each dungeon hub. Once a player has reached Revered with Keepers of Time in Caverns of Time, they can purchase the Heroic Key: Key of Time from Alurmi, the Reputation Quartermaster.

Quests in the Burning Crusade Classic’s Old Hillsbrad Foothills


To The Master’s Lair
Start: Outside the Caverns of Time, Steward of Time
End: Andormu in the Caverns of Time
Benefits: Tempest’s Touch, Tarren Mill Defender’s Cinch, Southshore Sneaker, or Warchief’s Mantle
Steward of Time may be found in Tanaris’ Caverns of Time. Accept the chain’s first task, To The Master’s Lair.
Follow the Custodian of Time around Andormu until you’ve finished The Caverns of Time task.
Return to Andormu and accept the next quest, Old Hillsbrad, to get access to the first Caverns of Time dungeon, Old Hillsbrad Foothills.
For the Old Hillsbrad Foothills dungeon, gather a party. Once you’re inside, go to Erozion and get Taretha’s Diversion, which also comes with a Pack of Incendiary Bombs.
Speak with a nearby dragon to summon a dragon to fly toward the fortress and clear the dungeon. With a Pack of Incendiary Bombs, set fire to all five structures.
Once you’ve located Thrall, double-check that everyone in the party has completed the quest before accepting the next one. Accept Escape from Durnholde once everyone is ready.
Return to Erozion and pick up Return to Andormu after rescuing Thrall from the keep and defeating the final enemy.
Return to Andormu will unlock the task The Black Morass, which will allow you to access The Black Morass.

Trash in the Old Hillsbrad Foothills in the Burning Crusade Classic

The majority of the mobs in Old Hillsbrad Foothills are Humanoid. Here’s a rundown of everything you’ll discover inside:

• Durnholde Mage
• Durnholde Rifleman
• Durnholde Sentry
• Durnholde Tracking Hound
• Durnholde Veteran
• Durnholde Warden
• Infinite Defiler
• Infinite Saboteur
• Infinite Slayer
• Lordaeron Sentry
• Lordaeron Watchman
• Tarren Mill Guardsman
• Tarren Mill Lookout
• Tarren Mill Protector
• Tarren Mill Guardsman

Recommended Classes in the Foothills of Old Hillsbrad

Because Humanoids make up the majority of the garbage in this instance, classes with Crowd Control skills against them will be quite valuable. Due to the fact that this instance is nearly entirely outdoors, a Druid Entangling Roots, for example, can be quite handy. Here are some beneficial talents for various classes in Old Hillsbrad Foothills, which are by no means exhaustive:

• Druid – Entangling Roots, Hibernate
• Mage – Polymorph
• Priest – Mind Control
• Paladin – Cleanse
• Rogue – Sap, Gouge
• Warlock – Seduction, Fear
• Warrior – Intimidating Shout

Bosses from the Old Hillsbrad Foothills in the Burning Crusade Classic

In both Normal and Heroic difficulties, you’ll discover overviews of each boss encountered in Old Hillsbrad Foothills, covering their powers, strategies, and loot drops.

Lieutenant Drake

Lieutenant Drake is the first boss you’ll come across in Old Hillsbrad Foothills.

Lieutenant Drake Abilities

• Exploding Shot
• Frightening Shout
• Hamstring
• Mortal Strike
• Whirlwind

Lieutenant Drake’s Plan

This fight is rather straightforward: it will feel similar to facing a typical Warrior boss. His most dangerous ability is Mortal Strike, which reduces the target’s healing by 50% for 5 seconds.
Notes for Heroic Mode: All of his normal attacks, notably his Whirlwind ability, inflict greater damage.

Lieutenant Drake Loot (Normal)

• Cloak of Impulsiveness – Cloak
• Iron Band of the Unbreakable – Ring
• Ravenwing Pauldrons – Leather Shoulder
• Stormreaver Shadow-Kilt – Cloth Legs
• Uther’s Ceremonial Warboots – Plate Boots

Lieutenant Drake Loot (Heroic)

• Aran’s Sorcerous Slacks – Cloth Legs
• Bloodskull Destroyer – 1H Mace
• Dazzling Chrysoprase – Yellow/Blue Gem
• Empowered Fire Opal – Red/Yellow Gem
• Enduring Chrysoprase – Yellow/Blue Gem
• Grips of the Lunar Eclipse – Leather Gloves
• Lieutenant’s Signet of Lordaeron – Ring
• Lordaeron Medical Guide – Spell Off-hand
• Mok’Nathal Mask of Battle – Mail Helm

Skarloc, Captain

Captain Skarloc is the second boss in Old Hillsbrad Foothills, and he appears after you’ve led Thrall through Durnholde Keep’s main gate. Durnholde Warden and Durnholde Veteran accompany him.

Captain Skarloc Abilities

• Cleanse
• Devotion Aura
• Hammer of Justice
• Holy Light
• Holy Shield

Captain Skarloc’s Plan

Captain Skarloc, like the first boss, will make you feel like you’re facing a Paladin. Interrupt his heals by focusing on the Durnholde Warden first, since they can heal, frighten, and DoT players as well.
Notes in Heroic Mode: He obtains the Consecration ability, which causes his feet to slide out from beneath him as he performs it.

Captain Skarloc Loot (Normal)

• Amani Venom-Axe – 1H Axe
• Durotan’s Battle Harness – Plate Chest
• Northshire Battlemace – MH Mace
• Recipe: Ironshield Potion – Alchemy Recipe
• Scaled Greaves of Patience – Mail Legs
• Stormfront Gauntlets – Mail Gloves

Captain Skarloc Loot (Heroic)

• Boots of the Watchful Heart – Plate Boots
• Dathrohan’s Ceremonial Hammer – MH Mace
• Dazzling Chrysoprase – Yellow/Blue Gem
• Emerald-Scale Greaves – Mail Legs
• Empowered Fire Opal – Red/Yellow Gem
• Enduring Chrysoprase – Yellow/Blue Gem
• Moon-Crown Antlers – Leather Head
• Pontiff’s Pantaloons of Prophecy – Cloth Legs
• Recipe: Ironshield Potion – Alchemy Recipe
• Tarren Mill Vitality Locket – Necklace

Epoch Hunter

The final boss of Old Hillsbrad Foothills is Epoch Hunter . Before Epoch Hunter appears, players must battle three waves of Dragonkin.

Epoch Hunter Abilities

• Impending Death
• Magic Disruption Aura
• Sand Breath
• Wing Buffet

Phase One of the Epoch Hunter Strategy – Dragonkin Spawns

Group 1: Three Dragonkin from the town’s west side
Group 2 (south of the inn): Three Dragonkin
Group 3: Four Dragonkin from the town’s west side
The following types of dragonkin will spawn:
Infinite Slayer – is a melee game with a high survivability.
Infinite Saboteur – melee with high DPS
Ranged casters can use Infinite Defiler .
These dragonkin can be feared in order to buy time for your group.

Epoch Hunter lands in the second phase.
Have your group eat/drink as quickly as possible after the last dragonkin is slain. Sand Breath from the frontal cone should be avoided. Impending Death causes a player to take ticking shadow damage. All nearby targets will be damaged and knocked back by Wing Buffet.

Notes for Heroic Mode: His abilities basically deal more damage.

Epoch Hunter Loot (Normal)

• Ace of Blessings – part of Blessings Deck
• Ace of Furies – part of Furies Deck
• Ace of Lunacy – part of Lunacy Deck
• Ace of Storms – part of Storms Deck
• Broxigar’s Ring of Valor – Ring
• Design: Circlet of Arcane Might – Jewelcrafting Recipe
• Diamond Prism of Recurrence – Neck
• Mantle of Perenolde – Leather Shoulder
• Pauldrons of Sufferance – Cloth Shoulder
• Time-Shifted Dagger – MH Daggert

Epoch Hunter Loot (Heroic)

• Ace of Blessings – part of Blessings Deck
• Ace of Furies – part of Furies Deck
• Ace of Lunacy – part of Lunacy Deck
• Ace of Storms – part of Storms Deck
• Cord of Sanctification – Cloth Belt
• Dazzling Chrysoprase – Yellow/Blue Gem
• Design: Circlet of Arcane Might – Jewelcrafting Recipe
• Doomplate Warhelm – Plate Helm
• Empowered Fire Opal – Red/Yellow Gem
• Enduring Chrysoprase – Yellow/Blue Gem
• Epoch’s Whispering Cinch – Leather Belt
• Greaves of the Martyr – Plate Legs
• Hauberk of Desolation – Mail Chest
• Mana-Etched Vestments – Cloth Chest
• Necklace of Resplendent Hope – Neck
• Nightfall Wristguards – Leather Bracer
• Reaver of the Infinites – 2H Axe
• Resounding Ring of Glory – Ring
• Sparking Arcanite Ring – Ring
• Timeslicer – 1H Dagger
• Wastewalker Helm – Leather Helm
• Wyrmfury Pauldrons – Mail Shoulder
• Wyrmscale Greaves – Mail Legs