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Iron Docks

Skulloc Guide

Skulloc in Iron Docks, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.

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30-second TL;DR

Adventure Guide says

  • Skulloc attacks with fierce melee strikes, alongside the warrior Koramar and First Mate Zoggosh in a mechanized turret.
  • Periodically, Skulloc slams the deck, knocking players to the rear of the ship as he begins to unleash a withering Cannon Barrage.
  • Tanks: Quickly hide behind cover when Skulloc begins Cannon Barrage, working your way towards him during lulls between volleys.
  • Healers: Quickly hide behind cover when Skulloc begins Cannon Barrage, working your way towards him during lulls between volleys.
  • Damage dealers: Quickly hide behind cover when Skulloc begins Cannon Barrage, working your way towards him during lulls between volleys.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

Skulloc attacks with fierce melee strikes, alongside the warrior Koramar and First Mate Zoggosh in a mechanized turret. Periodically, Skulloc slams the deck, knocking players to the rear of the ship as he begins to unleash a withering Cannon Barrage.

  • Quickly hide behind cover when Skulloc begins Cannon Barrage, working your way towards him during lulls between volleys.
  • Do not linger near the rear of the ship during Cannon Barrage, or Backdraft will incinerate you.
  • Quickly hide behind cover when Skulloc begins Cannon Barrage, working your way towards him during lulls between volleys.
  • Do not linger near the rear of the ship during Cannon Barrage, or Backdraft will incinerate you.
  • Quickly hide behind cover when Skulloc begins Cannon Barrage, working your way towards him during lulls between volleys.
  • Do not linger near the rear of the ship during Cannon Barrage, or Backdraft will incinerate you.

Tank mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Quickly hide behind cover when Skulloc begins Cannon Barrage, working your way towards him during lulls between volleys.
  • Do not linger near the rear of the ship during Cannon Barrage, or Backdraft will incinerate you.

Healer mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Quickly hide behind cover when Skulloc begins Cannon Barrage, working your way towards him during lulls between volleys.
  • Do not linger near the rear of the ship during Cannon Barrage, or Backdraft will incinerate you.

DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Quickly hide behind cover when Skulloc begins Cannon Barrage, working your way towards him during lulls between volleys.
  • Do not linger near the rear of the ship during Cannon Barrage, or Backdraft will incinerate you.

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Cannon Barrage
Backdraft
Berserker Leap
Shattering Blade
Bladestorm
Rapid Fire
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Loot

Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.

Blackwater GripsNHMTWBlackwater LeggingsNHMTWBlackwater SpauldersNHMTWBloodfeather GripsNHMTWBloodfeather LeggingsNHMTWBloodfeather SpauldersNHMTWBloodied Hand of WoeNHMTWChasmwrench Docking HookNHMTWCrystalbinder GlovesNHMTWCrystalbinder LegwrapsNHMTWCrystalbinder ShoulderpadsNHMTWFelflame GripsNHMTWFelflame LegwrapsNHMTWFelflame SpauldersNHMTWFrost-Touched GlovesNHMTWFrost-Touched LegwrapsNHMTWFrost-Touched ShoulderpadsNHMTWGauntlets of Burning FocusNHMTWGloves of Arcane MysteryNHMTWGloves of Swirling LightNHMTWGoldsteel GlovesNHMTWGoldsteel LegplatesNHMTWGoldsteel ShouldercapsNHMTWGutcrusher GauntletsNHMTWGutcrusher LegplatesNHMTWGutcrusher ShoulderplatesNHMTWIncarnadine GauntletsNHMTWIncarnadine LegplatesNHMTWIncarnadine ShoulderguardNHMTWLavalink GripsNHMTWLavalink LegguardsNHMTWLavalink SpauldersNHMTWLeafmender GripsNHMTWLeafmender LegwrapsNHMTWLeafmender MantleNHMTWLeggings of Swirling LightNHMTWLegguards of Burning FocusNHMTWLightbinder GlovesNHMTWLightbinder LeggingsNHMTWLightbinder ShoulderpadsNHMTWMantle of Arcane MysteryNHMTWMantle of Swirling LightNHMTWMorningscale GauntletNHMTWMorningscale LeggingsNHMTWMorningscale SpauldersNHMTWPainbringer's CrystalNHMTWRivet-Sealed CrushersNHMTWRivet-Sealed LegplatesNHMTWRivet-Sealed ShoulderplatesNHMTWRockhide GlovesNHMTWRockhide LeggingsNHMTWRockhide ShoulderguardsNHMTWSharpeye GauntletsNHMTWSharpeye LegguardsNHMTWSharpeye ShoulderguardsNHMTWSpaulders of Burning FocusNHMTWStreamslither GauntletsNHMTWStreamslither LegguardsNHMTWStreamslither SpauldersNHMTWTrousers of Arcane MysteryNHMTWVerdant Plate GripsNHMTWVerdant Plate LegguardsNHMTWVerdant Plate SpauldersNHMTWOrgrimmar Sconce

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.

Achievements

Heroic: Iron Docks · Iron Docks · Iron Docks: Bronze · Iron Docks: Gold · Iron Docks: Silver · Mythic: Iron Docks

Entrance and instance

Iron Docks is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Iron Docks database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.

Fleshrender Nok'gar
Grimrail Enforcers
Oshir

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 Skulloc?

Skulloc attacks with fierce melee strikes, alongside the warrior Koramar and First Mate Zoggosh in a mechanized turret.

How many abilities does Skulloc have?

The current datamine lists 6 named abilities on the Skulloc encounter.

What does Skulloc drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 64 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Iron Docks database page.

Does Skulloc 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.