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Antorus, the Burning Throne

Antoran High Command Guide

Antoran High Command in Antorus, the Burning Throne, 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

  • The Antoran High Command's three commanders attack their enemies both face-to-face and from inside their command pods.
  • Only one commander is out of their pod at any given time, and commanders still in their pods attack their enemies using the might of the Legion military.
  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: In Pod, Out of Pod, Stealing Power.
  • Tanks: Group up under a Felshield to mitigate the effects of Fusillade.
  • Healers: Group up under a Felshield to mitigate the effects of Fusillade.
  • Damage dealers: Group up under a Felshield to mitigate the effects of Fusillade.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

The Antoran High Command's three commanders attack their enemies both face-to-face and from inside their command pods. Only one commander is out of their pod at any given time, and commanders still in their pods attack their enemies using the might of the Legion military. While a commander is attacking directly, their command pod is empty and can be commandeered. After a period attacking their enemies face to face, commanders will Assume Command and return to their pod. On Mythic difficulty, Screaming Shrikes will appear periodically and channel Extract Interloper in an to attempt to remove your allies from command pods they have commandeered. Additionally, the effects of Psychic Scarring last for the duration of combat.

  • Group up under a Felshield to mitigate the effects of Fusillade.
  • Interrupt Fanatical Pyromancers when they cast Pyroblast.
  • Make maximum use of Legion command pods when one is vacated by the enemy.
  • Group up under a Felshield to mitigate the effects of Fusillade.
  • Focus additional healing on allies who enter a Command Pod as they suffer the effects of Psychic Assault.
  • Quickly heal allies targeted by Chaos Pulse, and dispel the effects it leaves behind.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. In Pod Each commander has powerful abilities they can only access while they inhabit their command pod.
  2. Out of Pod While out of their command pod, each commander fights their enemies more directly using a shared set of attacks.
  3. Stealing Power While a commander is out of their pod and attacking directly, players can commandeer the pod and use its powerful abilities. This causes the player to suffer a Psychic Assault, which will eventually overwhelm and kill the player for meddling with powers beyond their station.

Tank mechanics

Adventure Guide says

Healer mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Group up under a Felshield to mitigate the effects of Fusillade.
  • Focus additional healing on allies who enter a Command Pod as they suffer the effects of Psychic Assault.
  • Quickly heal allies targeted by Chaos Pulse, and dispel the effects it leaves behind.

DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Group up under a Felshield to mitigate the effects of Fusillade.
  • Interrupt Fanatical Pyromancers when they cast Pyroblast.
  • Make maximum use of Legion command pods when one is vacated by the enemy.

Normal, Heroic, and Mythic

Adventure Guide says

Only sentences the Adventure Guide itself marks as a difficulty change. We do not invent extra Heroic or Mythic strategy.

  • On Mythic difficulty, Screaming Shrikes will appear periodically and channel Extract Interloper in an to attempt to remove your allies from command pods they have commandeered.

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Chaos Pulse
Fusillade
Entropic Mine
Summon Reinforcements
Assume Command
Exploit Weakness
Shock Grenade
Shocked
Psychic Assault
Psychic Scarring
Chaos Pulse
Extract Interloper
Defensive Countermeasures
Withering Fire
Felshield Emitter
Summon Disruptor Beacon
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Loot

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

Bearmantle CloakCloak of Chi-JiCloak of the Dashing ScoundrelDepraved Tactician's WaistguardDrape of Venerated SpiritsDreadwake GreatcloakEredar Warcouncil SabatonsFasces of the Endless LegionsFelreaper DrapeFiendish Logistician's WristwrapsFleet Commander's HauberkGeneral Erodus' TricorneGilded Seraph's DrapeGrim Inquisitor's CloakIshkar's Felshield EmitterJuggernaut CloakLegwraps of the Seasoned ExterminatorLightshield AmplifierLight's Vanguard GreatcloakMan'ari Pyromancer CuffsPauldrons of the Eternal OffensiveRunebound CapeSerpentstalker DrapeSvirax's Grim TrophyTerminus Signaling BeaconTwisted Engineer's Fel-Infuser

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Mounts

Antoran Charhound · Shackled Ur'zul

Achievements

Antorus, the Burning Throne · Antorus, the Burning Throne · Mythic: Aggramar · Mythic: Antoran High Command · Mythic: Argus the Unmaker · Mythic: Garothi Worldbreaker · Mythic: Imonar the Soulhunter · Mythic: Kin'garoth · Mythic: Portal Keeper Hasabel · Mythic: The Coven of Shivarra · Mythic: Varimathras

Entrance and instance

Antorus, the Burning Throne is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Antorus, the Burning Throne database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.

Varimathras
Aggramar
Portal Keeper Hasabel
The Coven of Shivarra
Felhounds of Sargeras
Garothi Worldbreaker
Kin'garoth
Imonar the Soulhunter
Eonar the Life-Binder
Argus the Unmaker

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 Antoran High Command?

The Antoran High Command's three commanders attack their enemies both face-to-face and from inside their command pods.

How many abilities does Antoran High Command have?

The current datamine lists 16 named abilities on the Antoran High Command encounter.

What does Antoran High Command drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 26 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Antorus, the Burning Throne database page.

Does Antoran High Command change on Heroic or Mythic?

Yes. The Adventure Guide adds difficulty sentences on the abilities that change; those sentences are collected in the difficulty section. We do not invent additional Heroic or Mythic strategy.

Does Antoran High Command drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Antoran Charhound, Shackled Ur'zul. Each links to its TheWoWDB mount page.

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.