Raid Guide

Hellfire Citadel Guide

How the Adventure Guide describes Hellfire Citadel. Open Database for the raw journal tree and the full loot grid.

30-second TL;DR

Adventure Guide says

When Garrosh encouraged Grommash to begin construction of this massive stronghold at the heart of Tanaan Jungle, to serve as a staging ground for the assault of Azeroth, he even suggested the name Hellfire, pulled from a different time and a different land.
He dreamed of seeing mighty orcish iron towering over an unblighted landscape, so very different from the wasteland he had known in Outland.
The Adventure Guide lists 13 encounters: Gorefiend, Fel Lord Zakuun, Kormrok, Tyrant Velhari, Mannoroth, Kilrogg Deadeye, Iron Reaver, Hellfire Assault, Socrethar the Eternal, Hellfire High Council, Shadow-Lord Iskar, Archimonde, Xhul'horac.

Encounters

Gorefiend20 abilities · 37 dropsGorefiend devours the spirits of players who otherwise would have suffered fatal damage.

Fel Lord Zakuun17 abilities · 27 dropsZakuun alternates between attacking with his axe, and flinging it to the ground to strike with his fists, modifying his abilities in the process.

Kormrok14 abilities · 39 dropsKormrok periodically jumps to the nearest fel pool of energy, empowering one of his abilities for a short duration depending on which pool he entered.

Tyrant Velhari20 abilities · 26 dropsTyrant Velhari begins the fight with Aura of Oppression.

Mannoroth15 abilities · 38 dropsPlayers initially face a set of Fel Iron Summoners that call servants of the Legion into Draenor.

Kilrogg Deadeye18 abilities · 33 dropsKilrogg's Visions of Death transports players to the moment of their doom.

Iron Reaver16 abilities · 29 dropsBefore reaching full power, the Iron Reaver fights enemies on the ground, leveraging her size and technological superiority against opponents.

Hellfire Assault22 abilities · 32 dropsPlayers attempt to turn the massive Hellfire Cannons in the Citadel's courtyard against the mighty gate of the Citadel, while fending off Siegemaster Mar'tak and her militarized force.

Socrethar the Eternal22 abilities · 39 dropsSocrethar begins the encounter occupying the Soulbound Construct.

Hellfire High Council18 abilities · 32 dropsEach member of the council has a special attack that they will only use below 30% health.

Shadow-Lord Iskar17 abilities · 31 dropsShadow-Lord Iskar weaves illusions that deceive the raid, but the nearby Eye of Anzu provides the key to seeing through the twisted arakkoa's deception.

Archimonde13 abilities · 42 dropsArchimonde assaults players with the might of the Burning Legion, gaining new abilities each time his health is reduced by 15%, eventually summoning Rain of Chaos to destroy Draenor.

Xhul'horac23 abilities · 33 dropsTwo portals dominate Xhul'horac's room: one powered by void, and one by the Legion's fel magic.

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Entrance and instance

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

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

How many bosses are in Hellfire Citadel?

The Adventure Guide lists 13 encounters.

What loot does Hellfire Citadel drop?

The journal lists 438 drops across its encounters. Open a boss guide or the database page for the per-encounter tables.

Is this the Hellfire Citadel database page?

No. This is the encounter guide. The encyclopedia page with the raw journal tree and the full loot grid is linked as Database on this 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). We do not invent positioning, assignments, or cooldown timings.

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.