Brann Bronzebeard (delves)

For his lore, see Brann Bronzebeard.

Brann Bronzebeard
Gender	Male
Race	Dwarf (Humanoid)
Level	70-80 Elite
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Location	Delver's Headquarters, Dornogal; All delves
Status	Alive

Brann Bronzebeard tags along as the Delves companion in The War Within.

Level

His level is a Warband reputation with a cap of 80 (60 for season 1). Players can view his current level in the Reputation tab, the Delve Dashboard, or by interacting with the Explorers' League Supplies within delves or at the Delver's Headquarters in Dornogal.

Brann earns XP from enemy kills, looting mislaid curiosities (providing  [Chunk of Companion Experience]), and delve completions. Beyond level 15, Brann will only get XP from Bountiful delves, which can be run regardless of whether a [Restored Coffer Key] is used or not. Brann can earn XP from 28 delves per week, Warband wide, with the cap increasing by 28 each week. Use this macro to check how many more delves Brann can get XP from:

/run local t=C_CurrencyInfo.GetCurrencyInfo(3142) print(t.maxQuantity-t.quantity,"bountiful delves with XP remaining")

• XP per level

  Level	XP	Total
  1	2,500	n/a
  2	3,000	2,500
  3	3,600	5,500
  4	4,320	9,100
  5	5,184	13,420
  6	6,220	18,604
  7	7,465	24,824
  8	8,958	32,289
  9	10,750	41,247
  10	12,500	51,997

• XP per level

  Level	XP	Total
  11	12,500	64,497
  12	12,500	76,997
  13	12,500	89,497
  14	12,500	101,997
  15	18,750	114,497
  16	18,750	133,247
  17	18,750	151,997
  18	18,750	170,747
  19	18,750	189,497
  20	18,750	208,247

• XP per level

  Level	XP	Total
  21	18,750	226,997
  22	18,750	245,747
  23	18,750	264,497
  24	18,750	283,247
  25	50,000	301,997
  26	50,000	351,997
  27	50,000	401,997
  28	50,000	451,997
  29	50,000	501,997
  30	50,000	551,997

• XP per level

  Level	XP	Total
  31	50,000	601,997
  32	50,000	651,997
  33	50,000	701,997
  34	50,000	751,997
  35	100,000	801,997
  36	100,000	901,997
  37	100,000	1,001,997
  38	100,000	1,101,997
  39	100,000	1,201,997
  40	100,000	1,301,997

• XP per level

  Level	XP	Total
  41	100,000	1,401,997
  42	100,000	1,501,997
  43	100,000	1,601,997
  44	100,000	1,701,997
  45	125,000	1,801,997
  46	125,000	1,926,997
  47	125,000	2,051,997
  48	125,000	2,176,997
  49	125,000	2,301,997
  50	125,000	2,426,997

• XP per level

  Level	XP	Total
  51	125,000	2,551,997
  52	125,000	2,676,997
  53	125,000	2,801,997
  54	125,000	2,926,997
  55	187,500	3,051,997
  56	187,500	3,239,497
  57	187,500	3,426,997
  58	187,500	3,614,497
  59	187,500	3,801,997
  60	187,500	3,989,497

• XP per level

  Level	XP	Total
  61	187,500	4,176,997
  62	187,500	4,364,497
  63	187,500	4,551,997
  64	187,500	4,739,497
  65	250,000	4,926,997
  66	250,000	5,176,997
  67	250,000	5,426,997
  68	250,000	5,676,997
  69	250,000	5,926,997
  70	250,000	6,176,997

• XP per level

  Level	XP	Total
  71	250,000	6,426,997
  72	250,000	6,676,997
  73	250,000	6,926,997
  74	250,000	7,176,997
  75	312,500	7,426,997
  76	312,500	7,739,497
  77	312,500	8,051,997
  78	312,500	8,364,497
  79	312,500	8,676,997
  80	n/a	8,989,497

Abilities

At specific levels, Brann unlocks additional abilities for his role while the Explorer's Journal gains further ranks with each level up to level 60 (max rank 50).

• Damage

  1. Ranged Damage Companion
  2.  Steel Traps
  3.  Gryphadin's Battle Harness — Summons Gryphadin.
  4.  Trusty Whip
  5.  Brann's Epic Egg — Summons a Brann's Epic Egg.
  6.  Gathering Tools
  7.  Ice Trap
  8.  Kill Shot
  9.  Ancient Weapon Oil
  10.  Monkey Leash — Summons Glibb.
  11.  Explorer's Ammunition Journal

• Healer

  1. Healer Companion
  2.  Dwarven Medicine — Summons Dwarven Medicine.
  3.  Relic of Uldum — Summons a Relic of Uldum.
  4.  Thirty Yards of Rope
  5.  Brann's Epic Egg — Summons a Brann's Epic Egg.
  6.  Gathering Tools
  7.  Cleansing Salve
  8.  Emergency Supplies
  9.  Aegis of Ironforge
  10.  Monkey Leash — Summons Glibb.
  11.  Explorer's Medical Journal

• Tank

  1. Tank Companion
  2.  Veteran of Ironforge
  3.  Bronzebeard's Brown Bear — Summons Bronzebeard's Brown Bear.
  4.  Electro-Charged Gadgets
  5.  Neat Rope Trick
  6.  Gathering Tools
  7.  Sentry Totem
  8.  Grand Brann Slam
  9.  Brann's Epic Egg
  10.  Lightning Link
  11.  Explorer's Survival Journal

Curios

Curios provide specific abilities that can be useful in combat. They are unlocked by finding them as items from end-of-delve chests, with the exception of the  [Relicblood of Zekvir]. Higher-quality versions of a curio's item teach a higher rank: Common for rank 1, uncommon for rank 2, rare for rank 3, and epic for rank 4.

Only 1 combat and 1 utility curio can be equipped at a time. Curios will change with each season.

• The War Within Season 1 Curios

  Combat	Utility
  [Idol of Final Will]	[Lifeless Necrotic Relic]
  [Brute Force Idol]	[Relicblood of Zekvir]
  [Unbreakable Iron Idol]	[Olden Seeker Relic]
  [Rage-Filled Idol]	[Amorphous Relic]
  [Light-Touched Idol]	[Streamlined Relic]
  [Idol of the Earthmother]	[Time Lost Relic]
  [Porcelain Arrowhead Idol]	[Relic of Sentience]

• The War Within Season 2 Curios

  Combat	Utility
  [Automatic Footbomb Dispenser]	[Biofuel Rocket Gear]
  [Goblomagnetic Bouncing Grenade]	[Comically Large Magnet]
  [Impact Conversion Matrix]	[Kaja'Cola Carrier]
  [Mechasaur EZ-Build Kit]	[L00T RAID-R]
  [Pinged Augment Chip]	[Overdrive Pylon]
  [Pocket Factory]	[Pacifist Rig]
  [Reverse Engineered Goblin Death Bomb]	[Three Dimensional Bioprinter]

Achievements

There are specific Delves achievements that require Brann as the companion:

•  [On Brand]: Obtain all curios in a season.
•  [Branntastic]: Obtain all curios in a season at rank 4.
•  [Raisin' Brann]: Revive Brann after he takes too much damage and falls unconscious during combat.
•  [Brann Development]: Raise Brann's level to 25.

Gallery

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  His level and selected curios
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  His healer companion abilities

Patch changes

• Hotfix (2025-04-11): Brann no longer sometimes becomes demotivated while the player is piloting the  [Pacifist Rig]. He talked to a professional about his jealousy issues.
  
• Hotfix (2025-03-17):
  • Tank Brann now receives 13% reduced damage overall.
  • Tank Brann now receives 5% reduced damage while using his shotgun.
  • Tank Brann now receives 20% increased healing while using his shotgun.
  • Tank Brann maximum health increased by 10%.
  • The following spells now have a special internal cooldown for Electro-Charged Weapons stacks when healing Tank Brann.
    • [Soothing Mist]
    • [Ultimate Penitence]
    • [Penance]
    • [Eternal Flame]
    • [Nourish]
    • [Rejuvenation]
    • [Riptide]
    • [Atonement]
    • [Ancient Teachings]
  • All versions of Brann now take 50% reduced damage from AoE damage.
  • Fixed a bug where Healer Brann's damage taken was not being reduced as expected.
  • Healer and Damage Brann's Aspect of the Turtle cooldown reduced to 2 minutes (was 3 minutes).
  • Healer and Damage Brann's The Bronzebeard Spirit self-heal cooldown reduced to 20 seconds (was 30 seconds).
  • Healer and Damage Brann's The Bronzebeard Spirit self-heal effect increased to 30% of Brann's health (was 15%).
  • An issue causing Tank Brann's level to not properly increase beyond 50 has been resolved.
    
• Hotfix (2025-03-12):
  • An issue causing Healer Brann Explorer's Medical Journal to not progress further after level 60 has been resolved.
  • Mechasaur EZ-Build Kit no longer sometime spawns more than a reasonable number of Mechasaurs. That was scary!
  • Brann now takes reduced damage from most area-of-effect spells.
    
• Hotfix (2025-03-11):
  • Electro-Charged Gadgets damage buff now grants 30% increased damage per stack (was 25%).
  • Electro-Charged Gadgets damage buff will no longer stack with DPS and Tank specialization heal over time or passive off healing effects.
  • Electro-Charged Gadgets damage buff now has a 5 second Heal over Time/Passive healing internal cooldown for Healer specializations. Does not affect beneficial spell casts that are not heal over time or passive.
  • Electro-Charged Gadgets damage buff now stacks up to 12 times (was 20).
  • Tank Brann Boomstick Blitz damage reduced by 35%.
  • Tank Brann Boomstick Blitz deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
  • Tank Brann Electro-Charged Pistol damage reduced by 35%
  • Tank Brann Pistol Shot reduced by 15%.
  • Tank Brann receives 60% increased damage.
  • Tank Brann maximum health has been reduced by 20%.
  • Bronzebeard's Brown Bear melee auto attack damage has been reduced by 80%
  • Bronzebeard's Brown Bear second stomp damage reduced by 25%
  • Bronzebeard's Brown Bear third stomp damage reduced by 35%.
  • Bronzebeard's Brown Bear stomp damage deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
  • Pinged Augment Chip now grants 4%/6%/8%/10% maximum health with respects to its rank.
  • Pinged Augment Chip now causes Brann to lose all threat if the bot hits him.
  • Pinged Augment Chip fixate debuff will now have a large icon display.
  • An issue causing Brann to double dip on the benefits of Bronzebeard's Brown Bear maximum health and dodge chance has been resolved.
    

Developers' notes: Over the first few days of Season 2, Brann's Tank specialization has become the best choice for completing Delves by a lot. While we're excited to support a true healing-focused playstyle in Delves for players who prefer that gameplay, we must address this situation where healer + Tank Brann was much too effective compared to every other combination of player role and Brann specialization. Our goal is for Brann's specs to be roughly balanced against each other, and for the difficulty of Delves to offer a satisfying progression whatever a player's preferred playstyle is.

• Patch 11.1.0 (2025-02-25):
  • Level cap increased to 80 (was 60).
  • XP needed for levels 1-60 significantly reduced starting at level 15. (Previously required 8,172,935 XP for 60, now requires 3,989,497. See changes)
  • Now has a tank spec.
    
• Patch 11.0.2 (2024-08-13): Added.
  

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