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Rend Blackhand
Title	Warchief of the Dark Horde
Gender	Male
Race	Orc
Level	?? Boss
Class	Fighter, Rogue (RPG), Warrior (ToD)
Affiliation(s)	Blackrock Clan, Dark Horde, Black Dragonflight, Black Tooth Grin Clan; Horde (former)
Occupation	Warchief of the Dark Horde, Chieftain of the Blackrock clan, Chieftain of the Black Tooth Grin clan
Location	Blackrock Stadium, Upper Blackrock Spire
Status	Killable
Relative(s)	Blackhand (father), Urukal (mother), Maim Blackhand (brother), Griselda Blackhand (sister)
Upper Blackrock Spire
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	Loot

Revision as of 02:30, 8 November 2010

Rend Blackhand is the Warchief of the Dark Horde and is considered to be a great threat to Thrall's leadership of the Horde. Rend is the bloodthirsty son of the former Warchief of the Horde, Blackhand the Destroyer. He believes that he is the rightful Warchief of the Horde due to lineage, and seeks to overthrow Thrall. To this end, he has allied the forces of the Dark Horde with Nefarian. The two have used their combined resources to re-create the chromatic dragonflight, which they hope to unleash upon the world once again. His mount is a massive chromatic drake named Gyth.

Background

Rend and his brother and sister had a short childhood due to Warlocks aging of children, but unlike other Orc parents Blackhand was happy to put forward his children first for artificial aging.^[1] After 'coming of age' Rend served with the other members of the First Horde in the fight to exterminate the Draenei. After the Siege of Telmor, Durotan was offered the city as reward for leading the raid on it. When Durotan turned it down, Blackhand and his family were more than happy to take Telmor as their own, even going so far as wearing the clothes and sleeping in the beds of the Draenei they had killed.^[2] This ended when the whole of the Orcish Horde was moved to Hellfire Citadel to better carry out the orders of Blackhand.^[3]

During the Second War, Rend served as lieutenant to Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer. He and his brother Maim often questioned Doomhammer's orders, as Orgrim killed Blackhand the Destroyer and took his place as Warchief. However, Orgrim allowed the insubordination because the two brothers were leaders of the powerful Black Tooth Grin clan.^[4]

During the siege of the Capital City of Lordaeron, Rend was ordered by Doomhammer to have his clan break off and chase after the traitorous Gul'dan, who had taken to the sea in search of the Eye of Sargeras.^[5]

Rend and Maim later personally fought Turalyon at the Dark Portal, only to flee when it became evident that the paladin had the upper hand.^[6]

Rend and Maim took control of the remaining Blackrock orcs and began to rebuild the Horde at Blackrock Spire. About two years later, the Dark Portal reopened and emissaries from Ner'zhul were immediately sent to Rend and Main asking them to rejoin the Horde, and to ask to borrow the red dragons held captive by the allied Dragonmaw clan. Rend refused.^[7] Not long after, Nefarian came to Blackrock Spire and took control of the Blackhand brothers and the forces under their control.^[8] Eventually, Dark Iron dwarves from Blackrock Depths swarmed up and tried to destroy the Dark Horde. The Dark Horde fought back, and Maim was killed in savage battle. His sacrifice, plus Rend's alliance with the Black Dragonflight, allowed them to drive back the Dark Irons and maintain their hold on Blackrock Spire.^[9]

History as told by Eitrigg

At the end of the Second War, Rend and his brother, Maim, fled to find sanctuary within the mountainous stronghold of Blackrock Spire. It was there that Rend declared himself Warchief of the weakened Blackrock clan.

Rend and his brother Maim ruled the Spire, in constant conflict with the Dark Iron Dwarves. They managed to displace the dwarves in the upper portion of the city, but only after the dragons came and only after the death of Maim.

Quests

[60R] For The Horde!

Quotes from Nefarius and Rend

Nefarius: "Excellent... it would appear as if the meddlesome insects have arrived just in time to feed my legion. Welcome, mortals!"
Nefarius: "Let not even a drop of their blood remain upon the arena floor, my children. Feast on their souls!"
Nefarius: "Foolsss... Kill the one in the dress!"
Rend: "Sire, let me join the fray! I shall tear their spines out with my bare hands!"
Nefarius: "Concentrate your attacks upon the healer!"
Nefarius: "Inconceivable!"
Nefarius: "Do not force my hand, children! I shall use your hides to line my boots."
Rend: "Defilers!"
Rend: "Impossible!"
Nefarius: "Your efforts will prove fruitless. None shall stand in our way!"
Nefarius: "THIS CANNOT BE!!! Rend, deal with these insects."
Rend: "With pleasure..."
Nefarius: "The Warchief shall make quick work of you, mortals. Prepare yourselves!"
Nefarius: "Taste in my power!" (upon buffing Rend's drake, Gyth)
Nefarius: "Your victory shall be short lived. The days of both the Alliance and Horde are coming to an end. The next time we meet shall be the last."

Strategies

For the Horde — Rend Blackhand art from the WoW TCG.

This encounter is pretty simple, once several waves of enemies are taken out (Either 1 Elite chromatic dragonkin and an orc handler or 2 dragonkin; and 3 chromatic whelps) he will come through the gate to face you. It is important to note throughout this fight that a multitude of orcs spawn at the top of the arena. They will remain there until the event is completed.

This fight can be done simply: Everyone DPS Gyth (His mount) until Rend falls off, then another Tank keeps Rend busy while everyone finishes Gyth off, from there it is an easy matter of DPSing the crap out of Rend until he falls. 2 warriors, 2 Rogues, 2 mages, a Priest, a Warlock, and 2 of any other class can bring him down without even coming close to any deaths.

Note that if anyone has the [Seal of Ascension] (UBRS key), by equipping it and Using it he can summon a giant spectral dragon (Vaelastrasz, whom you will later fight in Blackwing Lair), who will heal everyone for five thousand as well as damage Rend. Nefarius will eventually banish him, however timely use of the UBRS key can ensure victory. Summoning Vaelastrasz when Rend falls off Gyth triggers him to attack Rend, while using it any any time beforehand only causes him to heal the raid. The ring is on a 3 minute cooldown, and this is shared with any other raid member who holds a Seal of Ascension. Equipping the ring will also randomly provide a +100 Resistance buff to any school of magic that Gyth uses.

At higher levels, it is of paramount importance that Rend be brought down slowly. If he is brought down too fast, he will not get a chance to jump off of his mount (which he does when he has about 25% of his health remaining, if you DPS him down first) and, though Rend will be lootable, the Stadium door will remain closed, and necessitate that the instance be reset. This also applies if you choose to DPS down Gyth first; Rend drops off him when Gyth has around 25% health remaining, and any attack that kills Gyth before Rend dismounts will have the same effect, except that Rend will despawn instead of leaving a corpse to be looted (Gyth can be looted as normal, however).

For mages, warlocks, hunters, and other classes with (temporary) pets, it is important that you do not put them on aggressive mode, since they might aggro the spectators on top of the ledge with ranged attacks. This is especially important to mages using Mirror Image: since there is no pet bar for the mage to control the images, they will attack the nearest hostile target in range should they still be up after Rend's and Gyth's deaths (namely, the spectators). A mage soloing this event should either DPS Rend and Gyth slowly to ensure the images despawn before the end of the fight, or not cast it at all.

Loot

Loot
Felstriker Item Level 60Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1 Binds when picked up Dagger One-Hand Speed 1.80 32 – 60 Damage (25.6 damage per second) Chance on hit: All attacks are guaranteed to land and will be critical strikes for the next 3 sec. Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 55 Sell Price: 6 53 27 Band of Rumination Item Level 60 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +9 Intellect +9 Stamina +9 Critical Strike Requires Level 55 Sell Price: 1 52 52 Battleborn Armbraces Item Level 60 Binds when picked up Plate Wrist 25 Armor +13 Strength +6 Critical Strike +6 Haste Durability 50 / 50 Requires Level 55 Sell Price: 1 76 98 Blackhand Doomsaw Item Level 60 Binds when picked up Polearm Two-Hand Speed 3.50 80 – 121 Damage (28.7 damage per second) Chance on hit: Wounds the target for 381 damage. Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 55 Sell Price: 6 42 23 Bonespike Shoulder Item Level 60 Binds when picked up Mail Shoulder 25 Armor +15 Stamina Equip: Deals 66 damage when you are the victim of a critical melee strike. Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 55 Sell Price: 2 54 83 Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge Item Level 63 Binds when picked up Sword Main Hand Speed 2.80 81 – 151 Damage (41.4 damage per second) +4 Strength Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%. Dal'Rend's Arms (1/2 pieces) [Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge] [Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian] (2) Set: +50 Attack Power. Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 58 Sell Price: 5 48 12 Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian Item Level 63 Binds when picked up Sword Off Hand Speed 1.80 52 – 97 Damage (41.4 damage per second) 100 Armor Equip: Increased Defense +7. Dal'Rend's Arms (1/2 pieces) [Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge] [Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian] (2) Set: +50 Attack Power. Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 58 Sell Price: 6 3 63 Dragonrider Boots Item Level 60 Binds when picked up Cloth Feet 10 Armor +12 Intellect +12 Stamina +12 Haste Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 55 Sell Price: 2 58 90 Eye of Rend Item Level 60 Binds when picked up Leather Head 19 Armor +10 Agility +10 Stamina +23 Critical Strike Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 55 Sell Price: 2 53 87 Faith Healer's Boots Item Level 60 Binds when picked up Cloth Feet 10 Armor +12 Intellect +12 Stamina +12 Spirit Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 55 Sell Price: 2 69 69 Feralsurge Girdle Item Level 60 Binds when picked up Mail Waist 18 Armor +12 Intellect +12 Stamina +12 Critical Strike Durability 50 / 50 Requires Level 55 Sell Price: 1 75 19 Spaulders of Valor Item Level 60 Binds when picked up Plate Shoulder 450 Armor +11 Strength +9 Agility +17 Stamina Battlegear of Valor (1/8 pieces) [Legplates of Valor] [Helm of Valor] [Belt of Valor] [Spaulders of Valor] [Boots of Valor] [Breastplate of Valor] [Gauntlets of Valor] [Bracers of Valor] (2) Set: +200 Armor. (4) Set: Increases Strength by 20. (6) Set: Chance on melee attack to heal you for 88 to 132. (8) Set: Reduces magical damage taken by 5%. Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 55 Sell Price: 2 65 62 Warmaster Legguards Item Level 60 Binds when picked up Plate Legs 50 Armor +16 Strength +16 Stamina +16 Critical Strike Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 55 Sell Price: 3 50 66 Head of Rend Blackhand Quest Item Unique "Sickening, bloody, foulness."

Patch changes

Patch 1.3.0 (2005-03-07): Rend Blackhand's treasure table has been modified.

Notes

Trivia

In the cancelled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans, Rend and his brother would have been the two who killed Thrall`s father Durotan.
In Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne on Chapter 6 of the Blood elf campaign, blademasters named Maim and Rend reside in the orc camp directly south of where the Master of Pain is located. Horde Player's Guide and Warcraft II hint that they went through the Dark Portal to Outland (and eventually became part of Magtheridon's Fel Horde). However, these events seem to be retconned in World of Warcraft.
Rend and Maim are two words that have definitions having to do with violence.

References

^ Golden, Christie. Rise of the Horde, 231. ISBN 978-0-7434-7138-1.
^ Golden, Christie. Rise of the Horde, 253. ISBN 978-0-7434-7138-1.
^ Golden, Christie. Rise of the Horde, 268. ISBN 978-0-7434-7138-1.
^ Rosenberg, Aaron. Tides of Darkness, 164. ISBN 978-1-4165-3990-2.
^ Rosenberg, Aaron. Tides of Darkness, 288. ISBN 978-1-4165-3990-2.
^ Rosenberg, Aaron. Tides of Darkness, 367. ISBN 978-1-4165-3990-2.
^ Rosenberg, Aaron. Tides of Darkness, 111-116. ISBN 978-1-4165-3990-2.
^ Rosenberg, Aaron. Tides of Darkness, 121-122. ISBN 978-1-4165-3990-2.
^ Johnson, Luke. Dark Factions, 136. ISBN 9781588464460.

External links

Preceded by:
None

Position:
Chieftain of the Black Tooth Grin Clan (with Maim Blackhand)

Succeeded by:
Rend Blackhand

Preceded by:
Rend Blackhand and Maim Blackhand

Position:
Chieftain of the Black Tooth Grin Clan

Succeeded by:
Incumbent

Preceded by:
Orgrim Doomhammer

Position:
Chieftain of the Blackrock Clan (Azeroth)

Succeeded by:
Incumbent

Preceded by:
None

Position:
Warchief of the Dark Horde

Succeeded by:
Incumbent

[1] Golden, Christie. Rise of the Horde, 231. ISBN 978-0-7434-7138-1.

[2] Golden, Christie. Rise of the Horde, 253. ISBN 978-0-7434-7138-1.

[3] Golden, Christie. Rise of the Horde, 268. ISBN 978-0-7434-7138-1.

[4] Rosenberg, Aaron. Tides of Darkness, 164. ISBN 978-1-4165-3990-2.

[5] Rosenberg, Aaron. Tides of Darkness, 288. ISBN 978-1-4165-3990-2.

[6] Rosenberg, Aaron. Tides of Darkness, 367. ISBN 978-1-4165-3990-2.

[7] Rosenberg, Aaron. Tides of Darkness, 111-116. ISBN 978-1-4165-3990-2.

[8] Rosenberg, Aaron. Tides of Darkness, 121-122. ISBN 978-1-4165-3990-2.

[9] Johnson, Luke. Dark Factions, 136. ISBN 9781588464460.

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-{{Stub/Cataclysm}}{{questbox
+| image = rend.jpg
-| name=Idolatry
+| name = Rend Blackhand
-| start={{NPC||Commander Schnottz}} {{co|24.5|64.2|Uldum}}
+| titles = Warchief of the Dark Horde
-| faction=Neutral
+| gender = Male
-| id=27924
-| level=83
+| race = Orc
+| character = [[Fighter]], [[Rogue]] (RPG), [[Warrior]] (ToD)
-| category=Uldum
+| affiliation = [[Blackrock Clan]], [[Dark Horde]], [[black dragonflight|Black Dragonflight]], [[Black Tooth Grin Clan]]; [[History of the Horde|Horde]] (former)
-| levelreq=83
+| faction = Combat
-| experience=43900
+| occupation = [[Warchief]] of the [[Dark Horde]], Chieftain of the [[Blackrock clan]], Chieftain of the [[Black Tooth Grin clan]]
-| money={{cost|8|60}}
+| location = [[Blackrock Stadium]], [[Upper Blackrock Spire]]
-| previous={{quest|The Desert Fox}}
+| status = Killable
-| next={{quest|Gobbles!}}
+| level = ??
+| type = Boss
+| relatives = [[Blackhand]] (father), [[Urukal]] (mother), [[Maim Blackhand]] (brother), [[Griselda|Griselda Blackhand]] (sister)
+| instance = Upper Blackrock Spire
 }}
+'''Rend Blackhand''' is the [[Warchief]] of the [[Dark Horde]] and is considered to be a great threat to [[Thrall]]'s leadership of the [[Horde]]. Rend is the bloodthirsty son of the former [[Warchief]] of the [[Horde]], [[Blackhand]] the Destroyer. He believes that he is the rightful Warchief of the Horde due to lineage, and seeks to overthrow [[Thrall]]. To this end, he has allied the forces of the [[Dark Horde]] with [[Nefarian]]. The two have used their combined resources to re-create the [[chromatic dragonflight]], which they hope to unleash upon the world once again.  His mount is a massive chromatic drake named [[Gyth]].
-== Objectives ==
-{{NPC||Commander Schnottz}} wants you to collect 8 Well-preserved Idols.
-*{{item|icon=|Well-preserved Idol}} x8
-== Description ==
+==Background==
+Rend and his brother and sister had a short childhood due to Warlocks aging of children, but unlike other Orc parents [[Blackhand]] was happy to put forward his children first for artificial aging.<ref>{{ref book |author= Golden, Christie |authorlink= Christie Golden |title= [[Rise of the Horde]] |isbn= 978-0-7434-7138-1 |pages=231}}</ref> After 'coming of age' Rend served with the other members of the [[History of the Horde|First Horde]] in the fight to exterminate the [[Draenei]]. After the Siege of Telmor, [[Durotan]] was offered the city as reward for leading the raid on it. When Durotan turned it down, Blackhand and his family were more than happy to take Telmor as their own, even going so far as wearing the clothes and sleeping in the beds of the Draenei they had killed.<ref>{{ref book |author= Golden, Christie |authorlink= Christie Golden |title= [[Rise of the Horde]] |isbn= 978-0-7434-7138-1 |pages=253}}</ref> This ended when the whole of the Orcish Horde was moved to [[Hellfire Citadel]] to better carry out the orders of Blackhand.<ref>{{ref book |author= Golden, Christie |authorlink= Christie Golden |title= [[Rise of the Horde]] |isbn= 978-0-7434-7138-1 |pages=268}}</ref>
-Zhere is somezhink I need handled, <race>.
+During the [[Second War]], Rend served as lieutenant to Warchief [[Orgrim Doomhammer]]. He and his brother [[Maim Blackhand|Maim]] often questioned Doomhammer's orders, as Orgrim killed Blackhand the Destroyer and took his place as Warchief. However, Orgrim allowed the insubordination because the two brothers were leaders of the powerful [[Black Tooth Grin]] clan.<ref>{{ref book |author= Rosenberg, Aaron |authorlink= Aaron Rosenberg |title= [[Tides of Darkness]]  |isbn= 978-1-4165-3990-2 |pages=164}}</ref>
-My most trusted advisor has run afoul of an ancient curse. A hex zhat has transformed zhe man into a turkey, of all zhings!
+During the siege of the [[Capital City of Lordaeron]], Rend was ordered by Doomhammer to have his clan break off and chase after the traitorous [[Gul'dan]], who had taken to the sea in search of the [[Eye of Sargeras]].<ref>{{ref book |author= Rosenberg, Aaron |authorlink= Aaron Rosenberg |title= [[Tides of Darkness]]  |isbn= 978-1-4165-3990-2 |pages=288}}</ref>
-I haff studied for days to discover a remedy for his condition, and finally I am ready to conduct the ritual.
+Rend and Maim later personally fought [[Turalyon]] at the [[Dark Portal]], only to flee when it became evident that the paladin had the upper hand.<ref>{{ref book |author= Rosenberg, Aaron |authorlink= Aaron Rosenberg |title= [[Tides of Darkness]]  |isbn= 978-1-4165-3990-2 |pages=367}}</ref>
-I vill require seveal idols from zhe nearby ruins. You are to bring zhem to me at vonce!
+Rend and Maim took control of the remaining Blackrock orcs and began to rebuild the Horde at Blackrock Spire. About two years later, the Dark Portal reopened and emissaries from [[Ner'zhul]] were immediately sent to Rend and Main asking them to rejoin the Horde, and to ask to borrow the red dragons held captive by the allied [[Dragonmaw clan]]. Rend refused.<ref>{{ref book |author= Rosenberg, Aaron |authorlink= Aaron Rosenberg |title= [[Tides of Darkness]]  |isbn= 978-1-4165-3990-2 |pages=111-116}}</ref> Not long after, [[Nefarian]] came to Blackrock Spire and took control of the Blackhand brothers and the forces under their control.<ref>{{ref book |author= Rosenberg, Aaron |authorlink= Aaron Rosenberg |title= [[Tides of Darkness]]  |isbn= 978-1-4165-3990-2 |pages=121-122}}</ref> Eventually, [[Dark Iron dwarves]] from [[Blackrock Depths]] swarmed up and tried to destroy the Dark Horde. The Dark Horde fought back, and Maim was killed in savage battle. His sacrifice, plus Rend's alliance with the Black Dragonflight, allowed them to drive back the Dark Irons and maintain their hold on Blackrock Spire.<ref>{{ref book |author=Johnson, Luke |authorlink=Luke Johnson |title=[[Dark Factions]] |isbn=9781588464460 |pages=136}}</ref>
-Dismissed!
+===History as told by Eitrigg===
-== Rewards ==
+:''At the end of the Second War, Rend and his brother, Maim, fled to find sanctuary within the mountainous stronghold of [[Blackrock Spire]]. It was there that Rend declared himself Warchief of the weakened Blackrock clan.
-You will receive: {{cost|8|60}}
+:''Rend and his brother Maim ruled the Spire, in constant conflict with the [[Dark Iron Dwarves]]. They managed to displace the dwarves in the upper portion of the city, but only after the [[black dragonflight|dragons]] came and only after the death of Maim.''
-== Progress ==
-Haff you brought me zhe idols, <race>?
-== Completion ==
+==Quests==
+*{{Questlong|Horde|60R|For The Horde!}}
-Zhese look to be of sufficient quality.
+== Quotes from Nefarius and Rend ==
-Vizh zhese, ve are vone shtep closah to zhe cleansink ritual.
+* Nefarius: ''"Excellent... it would appear as if the meddlesome insects have arrived just in time to feed my legion. Welcome, mortals!"''
+* Nefarius: ''"Let not even a drop of their blood remain upon the arena floor, my children. Feast on their souls!"''
+* Nefarius: ''"Foolsss... Kill the one in the dress!"''
+* Rend: ''"Sire, let me join the fray! I shall tear their spines out with my bare hands!"''
+* Nefarius: ''"Concentrate your attacks upon the healer!"''
+* Nefarius: ''"Inconceivable!"''
+* Nefarius: ''"Do not force my hand, children! I shall use your hides to line my boots."''
+* Rend: ''"Defilers!"''
+* Rend: ''"Impossible!"''
+* Nefarius: ''"Your efforts will prove fruitless. None shall stand in our way!"''
+* Nefarius: ''"THIS CANNOT BE!!! Rend, deal with these insects."''
+* Rend: ''"With pleasure..."''
+* Nefarius: ''"The Warchief shall make quick work of you, mortals. Prepare yourselves!"''
+* Nefarius: ''"Taste in my power!"'' (upon buffing Rend's drake, [[Gyth]])
+* Nefarius: ''"Your victory shall be short lived. The days of both the Alliance and Horde are coming to an end. The next time we meet shall be the last."''
-== Notes ==
+==Strategies==
+[[File:For the Horde.JPG|right|thumb|Rend Blackhand art from the [[WoW TCG]].]]
-Pick up {{quest|Angered Spirits}} and {{quest|Fashionism}} before heading out. Then head east to the [[Ruins of Ammon]]. Idols litter the ground.
+This encounter is pretty simple, once several waves of enemies are taken out (Either 1 Elite chromatic dragonkin and an orc handler or 2 dragonkin; and 3 chromatic whelps) he will come through the gate to face you. It is important to note throughout this fight that a multitude of orcs spawn at the top of the arena. They will remain there until the event is completed.
-== Quest progression ==
-{{Schnottz's Landing}}
+This fight can be done simply: Everyone DPS Gyth (His mount) until Rend falls off, then another Tank keeps Rend busy while everyone finishes Gyth off, from there it is an easy matter of DPSing the crap out of Rend until he falls. 2 warriors, 2 Rogues, 2 mages, a Priest, a Warlock, and 2 of any other class can bring him down without even coming close to any deaths.
-== Patches and hotfixes ==
-*{{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Added.}}
+Note that if anyone has the {{item|icon=|Seal of Ascension}} (UBRS key), by equipping it and Using it he can summon a giant spectral dragon ([[Vaelastrasz]], whom you will later fight in Blackwing Lair), who will heal everyone for five thousand as well as damage Rend. Nefarius will eventually banish him, however timely use of the UBRS key can ensure victory. Summoning Vaelastrasz when Rend falls off [[Gyth]] triggers him to attack Rend, while using it any any time beforehand only causes him to heal the raid. The ring is on a 3 minute cooldown, and this is shared with any other raid member who holds a Seal of Ascension. Equipping the ring will also randomly provide a +100 Resistance buff to any school of magic that Gyth uses.
+At higher levels, it is of paramount importance that Rend be brought down slowly.  If he is brought down too fast, he will not get a chance to jump off of his mount (which he does when he has about 25% of his health remaining, if you DPS him down first) and, though Rend will be lootable, the Stadium door will remain closed, and necessitate that the instance be reset.  This also applies if you choose to DPS down Gyth first; Rend drops off him when Gyth has around 25% health remaining, and any attack that kills Gyth before Rend dismounts will have the same effect, except that Rend will despawn instead of leaving a corpse to be looted (Gyth can be looted as normal, however).
+For mages, warlocks, hunters, and other classes with (temporary) pets, it is important that you do not put them on aggressive mode, since they might aggro the spectators on top of the ledge with ranged attacks.  This is especially important to mages using Mirror Image: since there is no pet bar for the mage to control the images, they will attack the nearest hostile target in range should they still be up after Rend's and Gyth's deaths (namely, the spectators).  A mage soloing this event should either DPS Rend and Gyth slowly to ensure the images despawn before the end of the fight, or not cast it at all.
+==Loot==
+{{Lootbox|Loot
+|Felstriker
+|Band of Rumination
+|Battleborn Armbraces
+|Blackhand Doomsaw
+|Bonespike Shoulder
+|Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge
+|Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian
+|Dragonrider Boots
+|Eye of Rend
+|Faith Healer's Boots
+|Feralsurge Girdle
+|Spaulders of Valor
+|Warmaster Legguards
+|Head of Rend Blackhand}}
+==Patch changes==
+{{Patch 1.3.0|note=Rend Blackhand's treasure table has been modified.}}
+==Notes==
+See also:
+*[[Maim Blackhand]] (brother)
+*[[Blackhand]] (father)
+*[[Griselda|Griselda Blackhand]] (sister)
+==Trivia==
+*In the cancelled ''Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans'', Rend and his brother would have been the two who killed Thrall`s father Durotan.
+*In ''[[Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]'' on [[Lord of Outland|Chapter 6]] of the [[Blood elf]] campaign, blademasters named [[Maim Blackhand|Maim]] and Rend reside in the [[orc]] camp directly south of where the [[Master of Pain]] is located. ''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'' and [[Warcraft II]] hint that they went through the [[Dark Portal]] to Outland (and eventually became part of Magtheridon's [[Fel Horde]]). However, these events seem to be [[retcon]]ned in ''[[World of Warcraft]]''.
+*Rend and Maim are two words that have definitions having to do with violence.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
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+{{elinks-NPC|10429|armory=1}}
+{{Succession|None|'''[[Black Tooth Grin clan|Chieftain of the Black Tooth Grin Clan]]''' (with [[Maim Blackhand]])|Rend Blackhand}}
+{{Succession|Rend Blackhand and [[Maim Blackhand]]|'''[[Black Tooth Grin clan|Chieftain of the Black Tooth Grin Clan]]'''|Incumbent}}
+{{Succession|[[Orgrim Doomhammer]]|'''[[Chieftain]] of the [[Blackrock Clan]]''' ([[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]])|Incumbent}}
+{{Succession|None|'''[[Dark Horde|Warchief of the Dark Horde]]'''|Incumbent}}
+{{Dark Horde}}
+{{Orc Clans}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackhand, Rend}}
+[[fr:Rend Main-noire]]
+[[Category:Orcs]]
+[[Category:Bosses]]
+[[Category:Blackrock Clan]]
+[[Category:Blackrock Spire mobs]]
+[[Category:Warcraft Adventures]]
+[[Category:World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde characters]]
+[[Category:World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness characters]]
+[[Category:World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal characters]]
+[[Category:Warriors]]
+[[Category:Rogues]]