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Hakkar the Soulflayer Guide
Hakkar the Soulflayer in De Other Side, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Hakkar utilizes Blood Barrier to protect himself from attacks then lashes out with a devastating Blood Barrage.
- Hakkar's Atal'ai priests also rally to his aid, becoming Sons of Hakkar throughout the encounter.
- Tanks: Defeat Sons of Hakkar and mitigate damage from Blood Barrier to reduce the magnitude of the absorb shield.
- Healers: Help mitigate damage from Blood Barrier to reduce the magnitude of the absorb shield.
- Damage dealers: Defeat Sons of Hakkar and mitigate damage from Blood Barrier to reduce the magnitude of the absorb shield.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Hakkar utilizes Blood Barrier to protect himself from attacks then lashes out with a devastating Blood Barrage. Hakkar's Atal'ai priests also rally to his aid, becoming Sons of Hakkar throughout the encounter.
- Defeat Sons of Hakkar and mitigate damage from Blood Barrier to reduce the magnitude of the absorb shield.
- Sons of Hakkar create Spilled Essence when reaching 0 health.
- Utilize defensive abilities for Piercing Barb.
- Defeat Sons of Hakkar and mitigate damage from Blood Barrier to reduce the magnitude of the absorb shield.
- Consider positioning when afflicted with Corrupted Blood.
- Assist party members affected by Zealous.
- Help mitigate damage from Blood Barrier to reduce the magnitude of the absorb shield.
- Consider positioning when afflicted with Corrupted Blood.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Defeat Sons of Hakkar and mitigate damage from Blood Barrier to reduce the magnitude of the absorb shield.
- Sons of Hakkar create Spilled Essence when reaching 0 health.
- Utilize defensive abilities for Piercing Barb.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Help mitigate damage from Blood Barrier to reduce the magnitude of the absorb shield.
- Consider positioning when afflicted with Corrupted Blood.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Defeat Sons of Hakkar and mitigate damage from Blood Barrier to reduce the magnitude of the absorb shield.
- Consider positioning when afflicted with Corrupted Blood.
- Assist party members affected by Zealous.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Blood Barrier | ||
 Blood Barrage | ||
 Corrupted Blood | ||
 Piercing Barb | ||
 Blood Nova | ||
 Spilled Essence | ||
 Zealous |
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.
Achievements
De Other Side · Heroic: De Other Side · Mythic: De Other Side
Entrance and instance
De Other Side is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the De Other Side 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 Hakkar the Soulflayer?
Hakkar utilizes Blood Barrier to protect himself from attacks then lashes out with a devastating Blood Barrage.
How many abilities does Hakkar the Soulflayer have?
The current datamine lists 7 named abilities on the Hakkar the Soulflayer encounter.
What does Hakkar the Soulflayer drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 14 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the De Other Side database page.
Does Hakkar the Soulflayer 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.