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Hex Lord Malacrass Guide
Hex Lord Malacrass in Zul'Aman, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Servants of Malacrass, Death Knight, Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, Warrior, Monk, Heroic Difficulty Only.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Servants of Malacrass Hex Lord Malacrass is accompanied by two of four possible servants.
- Death Knight
- Druid
- Hunter
- Mage
- Paladin
- Priest
- Rogue
- Shaman
- Warlock
- Warrior
- Monk
- Heroic Difficulty Only Zul'Aman is only available in Heroic Difficulty.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arcane Torrent | ||
| Flash Heal | ||
| Empowered Smite | ||
| Venom Spit | ||
| Firebolt | ||
| Psychic Wail | ||
| Wail of Souls | ||
| Spirit Bolts | ||
| Drain Power | This effect stacks. | |
| Siphon Soul | Malacrass draws the soul of a random player, granting him the powers of their class for 30 sec. | |
| Plague Strike | ||
| Death and Decay | ||
| Blood Worms | Malacrass infects a random target with Blood Worms, causing worms to emerge from the infected player's location. | |
| Typhoon | ||
| Moonfire | ||
| Lifebloom | ||
| Explosive Trap | ||
| Freezing Trap | The trap triggers when an enemy approaches. | |
| Snake Trap | Malacrass places a trap that releases several venomous Amani Snakes when an enemy approaches. | |
| Frost Nova | ||
| Frostbolt | ||
| Ice Lance | ||
| Avenging Wrath | ||
| Consecration | ||
| Holy Light | ||
| Psychic Scream | ||
| Leap of Faith | Malacrass pulls the spirit of a random friendly target to him, instantly moving them to his side. | |
| Shadow Word: Pain | ||
| Smoke Bomb | The smoke cloud lasts 10 sec. | |
| Wound Poison | This effect stacks up to 5 times. | |
| Slice and Dice | ||
| Chain Lightning | ||
| Fire Nova Totem | Malacrass summons a Fire Nova Totem. | |
| Healing Wave | ||
| Bane of Doom | ||
| Unstable Affliction | ||
| Rain of Fire | ||
| Mortal Strike | ||
| Spell Reflection | ||
| Heroic Leap | ||
| Rising Sun Kick | ||
| Hex Sphere | ||
| Renewing Mist |
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
Entrance and instance
Zul'Aman is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Zul'Aman database page and located in Ghostlands 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 Hex Lord Malacrass?
Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Servants of Malacrass, Death Knight, Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, Warrior, Monk, Heroic Difficulty Only.
What does Hex Lord Malacrass drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 6 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Zul'Aman database page.
Where is Zul'Aman?
The journal places Zul'Aman in Ghostlands.
Does Hex Lord Malacrass 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.