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Essence of Suffering
Reliquary of Souls - Black Temple
Essence of Suffering is a boss of the Reliquary of Souls encounter in Black Temple.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Black Temple, Essence of Suffering comes 6th of 9, after Gurtogg Bloodboil and before Mother Shahraz.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Shadowmoon Valley
Black Temple entranceThe Black Temple entrance is in Ruins of Karabor, Shadowmoon Valley, at 71.0, 47.0 on the Shadowmoon Valley map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The Reliquary of Souls manifests three different Essences over the course of the encounter, each of which applies unique effects that must be handled differently. First, the Essence of Suffering always strikes the nearest player and afflicts the raid with Aura of Suffering. Second, the Essence of Desire afflicts the raid with Aura of Desire. Finally, players must defeat the Essence of Anger which afflicts the raid with Aura of Anger.
Damage Dealers
- Avoid heavily damaging yourself during Aura of Desire.
- Be aware of your threat whileSeethe is active.
Healers
- Watch your mana during Aura of Suffering.
- Quickly dispel Soul Drain.
- Regenerate Mana from the Enslaved Souls during the Intermission stage.
Tanks
- While the Essence of Desire is active, be careful of Deaden.
- Using a Taunt effect while the Essence of Anger is active will cause Seethe.
- Face the Essence of Anger away from allies to avoid damage from Soul Scream.
Stage One: Essence of Suffering
Fixate
Soul DrainIntermission: Release Enslaved Souls
Enslaved Soul
Soul Release
Spell detailsStage Two: Essence of Desire
Stage Three: Essence of Anger
Aura of Anger
Spell details
Seethe
Spell detailsSeethe
Spell details
Soul Scream
Spell details
Spite
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Aura of Suffering
Shadow · Instant
Healing effects reduced by 100%. Regeneration effects reduced by 100%. Armor reduced by 100%.
Frenzy
Physical · 3 sec cast · Lasts 8 sec
Physical damage dealt is increased by 25%. Attack speed increased by 50%.
Aura of Desire
Shadow · Instant
Damage taken when damage dealt. Healing increased by 100%. Decreases maximum mana over time.
Deaden
Shadow · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec
Increase the damage taken by the target by 100% for 10 sec.
Spirit Shock
Arcane · 1 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
Deals Shadow damage to the target, confusing them for 5 sec.
Rune Shield
Nature · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
Immune to spell interrupt effects. Increases attack speed by 100%. Increases casting speed by 100%.
Aura of Anger
Shadow · Instant
Deals shadow damage over time. Increases damage dealt. Effects increase over time.
Seethe
Physical · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Attack speed increased by 100% and causes players to increase threat generated by 200% for 10 sec.
Spite
Nature · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
Focuses upon the target, making the target immune to damage for 6 sec, but dealing a large amount of damage after 6 sec.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Black Temple.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Reliquary of Souls encounter lists 28 items in the dungeon journal, item level 32. Equip slots covered: Shoulder, Waist, Head, Feet, Wrist, Hands, Ranged, Neck, Two-Hand and Held In Off-hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Blood-Cursed Shoulderpads Shoulder (Cloth), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 1 gold79 silver for it.
- Boneweave Girdle Waist (Mail), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Haste, Critical Strike and Stamina. A vendor pays 4 gold27 silver for it.
- Boneweave Girdle Waist (Mail), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 1 gold23 silver for it.
- Crown of Empowered Fate Head (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Strength or Intellect. A vendor pays 5 gold92 silver for it.
- Crown of Empowered Fate Head (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 1 gold76 silver for it.
- Dreadboots of the Legion Feet (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 7 gold53 silver for it.
- Dreadboots of the Legion Feet (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 1 gold83 silver for it.
- Elunite Empowered Bracers Wrist (Leather), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste, Agility or Intellect and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 3 gold67 silver for it.
- Elunite Empowered Bracers Wrist (Leather), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 1 gold26 silver for it.
- Girdle of Stability Waist (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 1 gold27 silver for it.
- Gloves of Unfailing Faith Hands (Cloth), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect and Versatility. A vendor pays 4 gold38 silver for it.
- Gloves of Unfailing Faith Hands (Cloth), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 1 gold18 silver for it.
- Grips of Damnation Hands (Leather), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Agility or Intellect. A vendor pays 4 gold29 silver for it.
- Grips of Damnation Hands (Leather), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 1 gold24 silver for it.
- Naaru-Blessed Life Rod Ranged (Wand), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Versatility. A vendor pays 79 gold80 silver for it.
- Naaru-Blessed Life Rod Ranged (Wand), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 4 gold25 silver for it.
- Naturewarden's Treads Feet (Leather), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike, Agility or Intellect and Versatility. A vendor pays 6 gold50 silver for it.
- Naturewarden's Treads Feet (Leather), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 1 gold88 silver for it.
- Pendant of Titans Neck, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Dodge and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 8 gold64 silver for it.
- The Wavemender's Mantle Shoulder (Mail), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect and Versatility. A vendor pays 6 gold48 silver for it.
- The Wavemender's Mantle Shoulder (Mail), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 1 gold79 silver for it.
- Torch of the Damned Two-Hand (Two-Handed Mace), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 15 gold51 silver for it.
- Torch of the Damned Two-Hand (Two-Handed Mace), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 4 gold49 silver for it.
- Touch of Inspiration Held In Off-hand, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Intellect. A vendor pays 7 gold43 silver for it.
- Translucent Spellthread Necklace Neck, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 8 gold83 silver for it.
- Fragment of Anger Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon a Fragment of Anger.” Use: Learning.
- Fragment of Desire Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon a Fragment of Desire.” Use: Learning.
- Fragment of Suffering Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon a Fragment of Suffering.” Use: Learning.
Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.
