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The Illidari Council Guide
The Illidari Council in Black Temple, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- The Illidari Council consists of a powerful paladin, rogue, mage, and priest.
- They share health and bring their iconic abilities to bear against their foes.
- Tanks: Hold the attention of Gathios the Shatterer and Veras Darkshadow.
- Healers: Allies afflicted with Veras's Envenom require urgent healing attention.
- Damage dealers: Melee damage dealers should avoid striking High Nethermancer Zerevor due to his Arcane Explosion.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
The Illidari Council consists of a powerful paladin, rogue, mage, and priest. They share health and bring their iconic abilities to bear against their foes.
- Melee damage dealers should avoid striking High Nethermancer Zerevor due to his Arcane Explosion.
- Interrupt Lady Malande's Circle of Healing.
- Allies afflicted with Veras's Envenom require urgent healing attention.
- Hold the attention of Gathios the Shatterer and Veras Darkshadow.
- Keep Gathios the Shatterer away from the other members of the council to avoid buffing them with Devotion Aura.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Hold the attention of Gathios the Shatterer and Veras Darkshadow.
- Keep Gathios the Shatterer away from the other members of the council to avoid buffing them with Devotion Aura.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Allies afflicted with Veras's Envenom require urgent healing attention.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Melee damage dealers should avoid striking High Nethermancer Zerevor due to his Arcane Explosion.
- Interrupt Lady Malande's Circle of Healing.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Blessings | Gathios can have one Blessing active at a time. | |
 Blessing of Protection | ||
 Blessing of Spell Warding | ||
| Judgments | Gathios will cast a Judgement based on which Seal he has active. | |
 Judgment of Blood | ||
 Judgment of Command | ||
 Devotion Aura | ||
 Consecration | ||
 Hammer of Justice | ||
 Vanish | ||
 Envenom | ||
 Deadly Poison | ||
 Arcane Bolt | ||
 Flamestrike | ||
 Blizzard | ||
 Dampen Magic | ||
 Arcane Explosion | ||
 Circle of Healing | ||
 Empowered Smite | ||
 Divine Wrath | ||
 Reflective Shield |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Belt of Divine Guidance
Cloak of the Illidari CouncilCloak of the Illidari Council
Cowl of the Illidari High Lord
Forest Prowler's Helm
Gronnstalker's Leggings
Helm of the Illidari Shatterer
Illidari Leggings
Illidari Leggings
Leggings of Absolution
Leggings of the Forgotten ConquerorLeggings of the Forgotten ProtectorLeggings of the Forgotten Vanquisher
Leggings of the Malefic
Leggings of the Tempest
Legwraps of the Broken Sage
Lightbringer Legguards
Madness of the BetrayerMadness of the Betrayer
Onslaught Legguards
Skyshatter Legguards
Slayer's Legguards
Thunderheart Legguards
Undying Vigil Legplates
Veil of Turning LeavesEntrance and instance
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Player strategy
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Questions
What does the Adventure Guide say about The Illidari Council?
The Illidari Council consists of a powerful paladin, rogue, mage, and priest.
How many abilities does The Illidari Council have?
The current datamine lists 19 named abilities on the The Illidari Council encounter.
What does The Illidari Council drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 25 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Black Temple database page.
Does The Illidari Council 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.