Dungeon Survey Plate 05 · Qeynos Hills / Everfrost

Blackburrow

Three floors, one exit tunnel, and the best chest piece in the bracket

/who name: blackburrow
Level band: 5–20Lord Elgnub at 22
ZEM: 119159%
Respawn: 22:00
Succor: −159, 39
Adjacent: Qeynos Hillsand Everfrost

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

A line marks the edge of the floor — a wall or a drop. Doors, locks and one-way drops are not marked, and a gap is as likely to be a ledge as a doorway. 17 of these 17 positions land on the drawn floor, which is worth stating because the coordinates and the geometry come from different sources and both have to be right for that to happen. This drawing is derived from the game’s mesh and is not a copy of any published map.

01Why you come here

The best chest piece in the bracket. Hardened Bark Breastplate, AC 16 and END 15, wearable by eight classes.
Three floors and one exit tunnel. A ring with a deep hole in the middle. Everything funnels through the same way out.
22:00 respawns. Slow. A camp you lose is a camp you wait on, so pick one you can hold.
Con the group, not the target. Spawn groups mix levels, and an elite guard sitting inside a cluster of low gnolls makes a clean pull close to impossible.

02The three floors

Floor One · levels 7–12

The Ring

Two entrances feeding a ring with a deep hole in the middle. The plague rat storeroom, the Sentry Lookout, and Tranixx Darkpaw in his spawn room — he stopped roaming the zone lines on 14 July.

The Hollowed Tree has a false floor that drops to floor two. Useful once, unpleasant by accident.

Floor Two · levels 12–17

Caves & Commanders

Snake Ledge with a ladder down, the Floor Spike Room, the Elite Gnoll Room, Refugee's Nook, the High Shaman room, two commander posts, and Socho's hide under a land bridge.

The densest floor, and where clean pulls stop being possible.

Floor Three · levels 17–22

Brewery & The Lord

The Bridge Room is the classic pull spot. Beyond it: the Overseer's post, the Brewer's barrel supply, Sharpshooter Ledge, the Banner Room and the Explorer's alcove.

Lord Elgnub sits northeast of the underground river landing, at the far end.

Gnoll fangs are free levels. 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 — experience, faction and rewards at low levels. Loot every fang.

03Named roster

Named spawn every cycle. There are no placeholders here. The percentages in the roster below are inherited from classic, where a named shared its spawn point with a placeholder. They are historical and describe nothing about this zone now. The patch note, and what else changed.

#	Named	Flr	Loc (Y, X)	Lvl	Notes
12	Sabertooth Overseer	3	−150, 384	20	A berserker gnoll. Usually the first named met on floor three.
18	Lord Elgnub	3	160, −385	22	Shadow knight. The zone's cap fight, northeast of the underground river landing.
14	Master Brewer	3	53, 386	18	Among the barrels underneath the brewery. A gnoll brewer (L17) spawns beside him at `53, 356`.
15	Splitpaw Sharpshooter	3	49, 357	20	Ranger. Up the ramp north of the Overseer.
13	Refugee Splitpaw (monk)	3	−162, 452	18	Southwest end of floor three. One of two refugee variants with separate loot tables.
16	Splitpaw Explorer	3	164, 157	18	Rogue. Bottom of a cave junction.
10	Socho Darkpaw	2	−85, −286	13	Rogue. Hides under a land bridge in the floor-two caves.
5	Mannan of the Sabertooth	2	265, −124	15	Small room up the ramp east out of the Floor Spike room.
9	Splitpaw Commander	2/3	−97, −38 · 251, 363	14	Two of them — one overlooking the underground river, one in the Banner Room.
7	The gnoll high shaman	2	55, −320	15	Not the same as the generic "a gnoll high shaman" spawns.
6	Refugee Splitpaw (shaman)	2	89, −147	14	In an alcove south-southeast of the Elite room.
4	Sabertooth Clan Necromancer	2	189, 140	15	In the Floor Spike Room.
8	A gnoll commander	2	23, −341 · 292, −115	13–15	Two spawn points on floor two.
11	A Gnoll Tactician	2	−86, 117	13–15	9% spawn.
2	A giant plague rat	1	126, −201	10	In the storeroom off the entrance caves.
1	Splitpaw Sentry	1	66, −21	10	Ranger. On a ledge overlooking The Pit.
3	Tranixx Darkpaw	1	160, −140	10	Spawn room on floor one. No longer patrols the zone lines as of 14 July — he stays put now.
—	An elite gnoll guard	1–3	various	11–13	Stationary, often placed next to named. The main reason clean pulls fail.

04Loot table

Items marked new arrived with the 2 June revamp. Note how many carry focus effects — this bracket did not previously have them.

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
An 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
Rusty Spiked Shoulderpads	Shoulders	AC 3 · STR 5 SV Magic −10	ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC	Gnoll commander · Splitpaw Commander · Socho Darkpaw
Onyx Earring	Ear	AGI 2	ALL	Gnoll commander · elite gnoll guard · Splitpaw Commander
Giant Snake Fang	Pierce 5 / 27 · quest	—	ALL except CLR PAL DRU MNK SHM	A giant snake
Gnoll Fang	Quest turn-in · no drop	Hand in at Halas or South Qeynos	ALL	Every gnoll in the zone
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

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 off the Splitpaw Commander are strictly better for anyone who can wear them.

05Dangers

Five gnolls in aggro range of each other is normal. Worse, spawn groups mix levels — an elite guard sitting inside a cluster of low gnolls makes a clean pull close to impossible. Con the whole group, not the one you are aiming at.

Blackburrow gnolls are exceptionally social. They come to each other's aid eagerly, patrollers appear from blind corners, and they will aggro through closed doors. Be very careful with AoE and fear effects — one stray spell or one runner starts a zone-wide train.

There is only one tunnel to the surface, and low-level players hunt along it. When a deep group misses a pull, everything they collected comes up that single corridor.

The architecture itself is a hazard. Bridges, narrow ledges, water and a deep central pit. NPC pathing is decent but players fall off things and wedge into cracks. Mind your step on floor three.

06Getting there

Qeynos Hills entrance — northeast corner, east of Surefall Glade and north of the Western Karana zone lines. No path leads to it; look for a cave mouth shaped like a gnoll's head.
Everfrost entrance — southeast segment of the canyons. Harder to find, guarded by a couple of gnolls with two more down the tunnel. Torches light the way now.
Circle of Surefall Glade (Druid, group) is the best port for this zone — Surefall Glade opens onto Qeynos Hills and the cave mouth sits east of it. Circle of North Karana or North Karana Portal work one level earlier but leave a longer run.
Freeport ↔ Qeynos translocator. Legends added a direct route between the two cities. Translocators are free until you reach level 20 in any class, and then cost your highest class level in plat per trip.
Succor and evacuate drop you at −159, 39, the zone line to Qeynos Hills.

Measured in play TIER M

2 sessions, 04 Aug 2026 to 07 Aug 2026, 2 sittings. Measured from Shara’s log. Measured across 2 days, so the character’s level may have changed within the span — treat the landing rates as an average over that range rather than a figure for one level. Zone entered as Blackburrow (D2, Adaptive). 41 kills across 11 kinds of mob; our own swings landed 98.3% of the time (174 attempts). Drops seen: +2 ×199, +3 ×2. Faction moved: Sabertooths of Blackburrow, Guards of Qeynos, Silent Fist Clan, Jaggedpine Treefolk, Merchants of Qeynos, Split Paw Clan, Karana Residents.

What takes control away

0 stunning melee attacks were shrugged off, and 13 stuns landed anyway — every one of them from a spell. That gap is the point: an immunity to stunning melee attacks does nothing about a spell, and the character being measured carried exactly that immunity.

Spell	Stuns landed	Cast by
Avenrae	5	—
Blast of Frost	4	Splitpaw Explorer (4)
Blessing of the Squire	1	—
Furor	1	—
Avenrae's thorns for 11 points of non-melee damage	1	—
Searing Arrow	1	a gnoll elite (1)

Counted from what the log recorded, not from what a spell is assumed to do. Resist rates depend on the character’s own resistances and alternate abilities, so treat these as what happened to one build rather than as a property of the mob. The useful part is the kill order: whatever casts the spell at the top of this table takes your turn away most often.

Named

Mob	Swings at us	Landed	Damage	Dropped
Refugee Splitpawseen casting: Searing Arrow, Tangling Weeds, Flame Lick	183	13%	6.9 avg · 22 max	Refugee Shroud +2, Sharp Claws +2, Mote of Lesser Potential
Splitpaw Sharpshooterseen casting: Searing Arrow, Light Healing, Burst of Fire, Tangling Weeds, Healing, Grasping Roots	124	14%	10.9 avg · 39 max	Sharpshooter's Bandana +2, Mote of Lesser Potential, Sabertooth Short Bow +2
Splitpaw Explorerseen casting: Lifespike, Blast of Frost, Light Healing, Sicken, Inner Fire, Harm Touch	42	2%	2 avg · 2 max	Well Worn Boots +2, Mote of Potential, Burrowing Goggles +2
Sabertooth Overseerseen casting: Healing, Blast of Frost, Light Healing, Tangling Weeds, Sicken, Drowsy	31	23%	1.9 avg · 4 max	Runed Sabertooth Girdle +2, Mote of Lesser Potential, Hardened Bark Breastplate +2, Mote of Major Potential
Splitpaw Commanderseen casting: Furor, Light Healing, Desist, Courage, Shield of Fire, Center	23	4%	5 avg · 5 max	Leather Whip +2, Bark Splinted Shoulderpads +2, Rain Water, Gnoll Fang, Hematite, Gnoll Hide Lariat +2
Master Brewerseen casting: Shield of Fire, Furor, Shock of Blades, Courage, Desist, Burn	11	9%	1 avg · 1 max	Blackburrow Cask, Keg Mallet +2, Blackburrow Gnoll Pelt, Gnoll Fang, Pub Pants +2, Rusty Long Sword +2
Lord Elgnubseen casting: Light Healing, Lifespike, Harm Touch, Engulfing Darkness, Burst of Fire, Skin like Rock	10	60%	7 avg · 19 max	—
Splitpaw Sentryseen casting: Skin like Wood	—	—	not measured	—
Sabertooth Clan Necromancerseen casting: Engulfing Darkness	—	—	not measured	Ill-Fitting Slippers +2
Splitpaw Explorer petseen casting: Lifespike	—	—	not measured	—
Sabertooth Overseer petseen casting: Minor Healing	—	—	not measured	—
Splitpaw Commander petseen casting: Water Elemental Attack	—	—	not measured	—
Tranixx Darkpawseen casting: 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
Splitpaw Sharpshooter petseen casting: Lifespike, Disease Cloud, Harm Touch, Cancelling of Life	—	—	not measured	—
Tranixx Darkpaw petseen casting: Courage, Cease	—	—	not measured	—
Lord Elgnub petseen casting: Lifespike, Harm Touch	—	—	not measured	—

Plus 25 ordinary mob types over 1,901 swings, landing 11%. Not itemised.

What this is and is not. These are counts from one session, not rates. A drop listed here was seen at least once and nothing more — no drop rate can be read from it. Damage and landing figures describe this trio, at this level, against these mobs, on this date; a different level or trio changes all of them. Mobs that never attacked us and never cast anything are absent, because a log records what happened rather than what was there. Spell names are as the game printed them.