Blackhand is the Warchief of the Blackrock Clan and became the first Warchief of the Horde. His second in command is Orgrim Doomhammer which later replaced him as the Warchief of the Horde by defeating him in combat. Blackhand fathered two sons, Maim and Rend, which lead the Dragonmaw Clan. As the Warchief of the Horde, Blackhand lead the Horde through the Dark Portal from Draenor to Azeroth during the First War and attacked the human kingdom of Stormwind.