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General Xakal Guide
General Xakal in The Arcway, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- General Xakal periodically summons Dread Felbats and causes the ground to erupt with Fel Fissures.
- After several waves, he casts Wicked Slam, inflicting damage to all players and knocking them back.
- Tanks: Dread Felbats periodically spawn and must be tanked.
- Healers: Wicked Slam inflicts heavy group wide damage.
- Damage dealers: Avoid Shadow Slash when it is targeted towards you.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
General Xakal periodically summons Dread Felbats and causes the ground to erupt with Fel Fissures. After several waves, he casts Wicked Slam, inflicting damage to all players and knocking them back.
- Avoid Shadow Slash when it is targeted towards you.
- Position carefully to avoid Wicked Slam knocking you into Fel Fissure.
- Wicked Slam inflicts heavy group wide damage.
- Dread Felbats periodically spawn and must be tanked.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Dread Felbats periodically spawn and must be tanked.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Wicked Slam inflicts heavy group wide damage.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Avoid Shadow Slash when it is targeted towards you.
- Position carefully to avoid Wicked Slam knocking you into Fel Fissure.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Fel Fissure | ||
 Fel Eruption | ||
 Wicked Slam | ||
 Shadow Slash | ||
| Wake of Shadows | ||
 Bombardment | ||
 Thirst for Blood |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Item sets and transmog
Fortitude of the Nightborne · Jacin's Ruse · Journey Through Time · March of the Legion · Nightwell Arcanum · Traitor's Oath
Achievements
Heroic: The Arcway · Mythic: The Arcway · Mythic: The Arcway · The Arcway
Entrance and instance
The Arcway is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the The Arcway database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
Related bosses
Player strategy
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Questions
What does the Adventure Guide say about General Xakal?
General Xakal periodically summons Dread Felbats and causes the ground to erupt with Fel Fissures.
How many abilities does General Xakal have?
The current datamine lists 7 named abilities on the General Xakal encounter.
What does General Xakal drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 12 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the The Arcway database page.
Does General Xakal change on Heroic or Mythic?
The current Adventure Guide text for this encounter does not include separate Heroic or Mythic sentences we can quote. If a later client build adds them, they appear here automatically.
Where does this guide's text come from?
Quoted Adventure Guide sections come from TheWoWDB's retail datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Player strategy such as positioning, assignments, and cooldown timings is omitted unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Source and build
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal. Quoted sections come from TheWoWDB Adventure Guide datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.