Hellfire Citadel

Players attempt to turn the massive Hellfire Cannons in the Citadel's courtyard against the mighty gate of the Citadel, while fending off Siegemaster Mar'tak and her militarized force. Throughout the encounter, waves of enemies rush at the players, periodically accompanied by huge siege weapons that seek to destroy the Cannons and the players defending them. Destroying these siege weapons allows

Upon starting the encounter, players commandeer both Hellfire Cannons. Siegemaster Mar'tak's forces continually pour forth from Hellfire Citadel to prevent players from capitalizing on possession of these cannons. Based on available Felfire Munition reserves, the Hellfire Cannon will continuously fire at the Reinforced Hellfire Door.

This hardened melee enemy wields a sharpened polearm and is at the beck and call of Siegemaster Mar'tak.

Before reaching full power, the Iron Reaver fights enemies on the ground, leveraging her size and technological superiority against opponents. Upon reaching full power, the Iron Reaver takes to the skies. While flying, the Reaver takes 95% reduced damage and has access to an arsenal of new devastating abilities.

Before reaching full power, the Iron Reaver fights enemies on the ground, leveraging her size and technological superiority against opponents.

Upon reaching full power, the Iron Reaver takes to the skies. While flying, the Reaver takes 95% reduced damage and has access to an arsenal of new devastating abilities.

Kormrok periodically jumps to the nearest fel pool of energy, empowering one of his abilities for a short duration depending on which pool he entered.

Each member of the council has a special attack that they will only use below 30% health. These effects will persist until the end of the encounter.

Upon reaching 30% health remaining, Jubei'thos will begin to cast Wicked Strike. After his death the images of Jubei'thos will continue to haunt players, striking them from the shadows.

Upon reaching 30% health remaining, Dia Darkwhisper is overcome by darkness, applying Mark of the Necromancer to half of all remaining foes. In her madness, she will no longer use Reap.

Upon reaching 30% health remaining, Gurtogg begins to cast Tainted Blood until he is defeated.

Kilrogg's [Visions of Death] transports players to the moment of their doom. The more demons a player kills during this phase, the greater stacks of [Undying Resolve] they receive. Failure to send anyone to this phase results in heavy raid damage. As the fight progresses, Kilrogg calls for his clansmen to drink the fel blood within the chamber. If these Salivating Bloodthirsters reach the blood

Throughout the fight, Fel Corruption is inflicted onto the raid. As Fel Corruption increases on a target, it inflicts increasing damage over time. At 100 Fel Corruption, the target is dominated by the Burning Legion.

Immediately starts running for the blood pool when summoned.

Salivating Bloodthirsters transform into these terrors if they reach the blood pool.

The footsoldier of the Burning Legion, encountered during [Visions of Death].

The brute of the Burning Legion, encountered during [Visions of Death].

Gorefiend devours the spirits of players who otherwise would have suffered fatal damage. When consumed, players enter Gorefiend's stomach, which is full of hostile Trapped Souls that attempt to escape into the outside world to attack the raid. While inside Gorefiend's stomach, players can damage these Souls to weaken or defeat them before they escape. Each Soul that is released or slain reduces

Players who are killed are not slain outright. Instead, Gorefiend devours their souls, placing them in his stomach where they will be Digested. Players who have recently been consumed are afflicted with Gorefiend's Corruption and if they die again their soul is lost.

The twisted remains of a soul walk towards the center of Gorefiend's stomach before being released and empowered.

Shadow-Lord Iskar weaves illusions that deceive the raid, but the nearby Eye of Anzu provides the key to seeing through the twisted arakkoa's deception. Players may pass the Eye around among raid members to counter specific attacks of Iskar and his minions. Periodically, Iskar takes to the skies and channels powerful beams of fel energy, as his minions swoop down to attack on the ground.

Socrethar begins the encounter occupying the Soulbound Construct. When players deplete the Soulbound Construct's health, Socrethar's spirit will be ejected from the construct, and a player can take control of it. The Sargerei then stream into the chamber, and together with Socrethar attempt to regain control of the Construct. When the Construct's health is depleted when controlled by a player, t

The results of Sagerei's demon-twisted experiments on souls, Voracious Soulstalkers periodically join the battle.

Once Socrethar is ejected from the construct, players can take control of it. The Sargerei join the battle in attempt to wrest control of the Construct back from the raid.

Zakuun alternates between attacking with his axe, and flinging it to the ground to strike with his fists, modifying his abilities in the process. Throughout the encounter, Zakuun attempts to form Fel Crystals, though players may prevent this process by absorbing the energy themselves. In either case, some of Zakuun's abilities will trigger a massive explosion if they strike either a Crystal or a p…

These mechanics are seen throughout the encounter:

At the beginning of the fight Zakuun is armed with his axe. While Armed, Zakuun swings slowly and hits a single target with his melee attacks.

Zakuun hurls his axe at the target location, where it lodges in the floor and damages the raid with Fel Explosions. While Disarmed, Zakuun attacks with both fists, is Heavy Handed, and gains 30% haste.

Two portals dominate Xhul'horac's room: one powered by void, and one by the Legion's fel magic. Xhul'horac activates the Fel portal first, granting him fel abilities and summoning first Imps and then Vanguard Akkelion. When Akkelion dies, Xhul'horac activates the void portal, granting him void abilities and summoning Unstable Voidfiends and then Omnus. Once Omnus is defeated, Xhul'horac gain

Throughout the encounter, Xhul'horac focuses the wild energy of fel and void in his summoning chamber, letting them smolder out of control - and mixing them with deadly results.

Xhul'horac, tainted with Fel energy, summons forth servants of the Legion and attacks with Fel magic.

Xhul'horac opens the Void portal, summoning forth fellow Void creatures and drawing strength from the power of the Void.

Overwhelmed by channeling a combination of Void and Fel energies, Xhul'horac's form begins rapidly shifting between one dominated by Fel and Void magic.

Xhul'horac completely absorbs the energy of both the Void and Fel portals, preventing any new creatures from coming through them, and rapidly destabilizing.

Tyrant Velhari begins the fight with [Aura of Oppression]. When she loses 10% of her health, Velhari calls forth an Ancient Enforcer to assist her in combat. At 70% health, Velhari switches her active aura to [Aura of Contempt]. When she loses 10% of her health, Velhari calls forth an Ancient Harbinger to restore her health. At 40% health, Velhari once more switches her active aura to [Aura o

At 90% health, Tyrant Velhari calls forth an Ancient Enforcer to assist her in combat.

At 60% health, Tyrant Velhari calls forth an Ancient Harbinger to assist her in combat.

Players initially face a set of Fel Iron Summoners that call servants of the Legion into Draenor. After their defeat, Gul'dan resurrects Mannoroth. When Mannoroth reaches 65% and 30% health, Gul'dan overcharges the Fel Spires to further empower the pit lord.

Fel Iron Summoners leverage the power of the Fel Spires and unleash the Legion into this world.

Gul'dan harnesses the power of a Fel Spire to resurrect Mannoroth, destroying the Fel Spire and closing the portal to the Doom Lords.

Gul'dan harnesses the power of a Fel Spire to return Mannoroth to his true form, destroying the Fel Spire and closing the portal to the Fel Imps.

Gul'dan harnesses the power of a Fel Spire to Empower Mannoroth, destroying the Fel Spire and closing the portal to the Dread Infernals.

Archimonde assaults players with the might of the Burning Legion, gaining new abilities each time his health is reduced by 15%, eventually summoning [Rain of Chaos] to destroy Draenor. When a player is launched into the air by [Shadowfel Burst], their allies must catch them to avoid fatal damage. As Archimonde [Desecrates] the land, players must protect themselves with the [Light of the Naaru

When Archimonde reaches 85% health remaining, he summons corruption that erupts from the ground.

When Archimonde reaches 70% health remaining, he calls on new powers to destroy his enemies.

When Archimonde reaches 40% health remaining, he calls on the Twisting Nether to destroy his enemies.

When Archimonde reaches 40% health remaining, he transcends. All of his enemies are drawn helplessly into the Twisting Nether, an endless, chaotic space from which few have ever returned...