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Hellfire Citadel

Mannoroth Guide

Mannoroth in Hellfire Citadel, 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

  • Players initially face a set of Fel Iron Summoners that call servants of the Legion into Draenor.
  • After their defeat, Gul'dan resurrects Mannoroth.
  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Stage One: The Legion's Might, Stage Two: The Resurrection, Stage Three: True Power, Stage Four: EMPOWERMENT!.
  • Tanks: During the initial phase, only Doom Lords need to be tanked.
  • Healers: Avoid triggering Mark of Doom while standing near your allies.
  • Damage dealers: Avoid triggering Mark of Doom while standing near your allies.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

Players initially face a set of Fel Iron Summoners that call servants of the Legion into Draenor. After their defeat, Gul'dan resurrects Mannoroth. When Mannoroth reaches 65% and 30% health, Gul'dan overcharges the Fel Spires to further empower the pit lord. In Mythic difficulty, Gul'dan reclaims the Fel power from the Fel Iron Summoners to resurrect Mannoroth, keeping the Doom Lord's Fel Spire intact.

  • Avoid triggering Mark of Doom while standing near your allies.
  • Once Mannoroth is resurrected, group up for Mannoroth's Gaze and prepare to dispel it when appropriate.
  • When Mannoroth is at full strength, heal allies being pushed off by Shadowforce.
  • After Gul'dan fully empowers Mannoroth, avoid damage from the Empowered Fel Hellstorm.
  • During the initial phase, only Doom Lords need to be tanked.
  • Once Mannoroth is resurrected be prepared forGlaive Combo.
  • When Mannoroth is at full strength, avoid the Fel Hellstorm.
  • After Gul'dan fully empowers Mannoroth, avoid damage from the Empowered Fel Hellstorm.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Stage One: The Legion's Might Fel Iron Summoners leverage the power of the Fel Spires and unleash the Legion into this world. In Mythic difficulty, Gul'dan reclaims the Fel power from the Fel Iron Summoners to resurrect Mannoroth, keeping the Doom Lord's Fel Spire intact.
  2. Stage Two: The Resurrection Gul'dan harnesses the power of a Fel Spire to resurrect Mannoroth, destroying the Fel Spire and closing the portal to the Doom Lords.
  3. Stage Three: True Power Gul'dan harnesses the power of a Fel Spire to return Mannoroth to his true form, destroying the Fel Spire and closing the portal to the Fel Imps.
  4. Stage Four: EMPOWERMENT! Gul'dan harnesses the power of a Fel Spire to Empower Mannoroth, destroying the Fel Spire and closing the portal to the Dread Infernals.

Tank mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • During the initial phase, only Doom Lords need to be tanked.
  • Once Mannoroth is resurrected be prepared forGlaive Combo.
  • When Mannoroth is at full strength, avoid the Fel Hellstorm.
  • After Gul'dan fully empowers Mannoroth, avoid damage from the Empowered Fel Hellstorm.

Healer mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Avoid triggering Mark of Doom while standing near your allies.
  • Once Mannoroth is resurrected, group up for Mannoroth's Gaze and prepare to dispel it when appropriate.
  • When Mannoroth is at full strength, heal allies being pushed off by Shadowforce.
  • After Gul'dan fully empowers Mannoroth, avoid damage from the Empowered Fel Hellstorm.

DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Curse of the Legion
Fel Imp-losion
Inferno
Glaive Combo
Fel Hellstorm
Mannoroth's Gaze
Felseeker
Shadowforce
Wrath of Gul'dan
Gripping Shadows
Empowered Shadowforce
Empowered Glaive Combo
Empowered Fel Hellstorm
Empowered Mannoroth's Gaze
Empowered Felseeker
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Loot

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

Annihilan's WaistplateNHMBracers of Fel EmpowermentNHMBreastplate of Iron WrathNHMCloak of Tangible DreadNHMCuirass of the Ceaseless VigilNHMCursed Demonbone LongbowNHMDeathrattle RobeNHMDemonbreaker PauldronsLFRDemonforged Iron BracersLFRDemongaze ChestplateNHMEmpowered Demonskin KiltNHMEmpty Drinking HornNHMFang of the PitNHMFelblade ChestguardNHMFelfume MantleLFRFel-Light LanternLFRFerroleather ChestguardNHMHauberk of the Savage HuntNHMHellstorm SabatonsLFRIronpelt PauldronsLFRIrontalon StaffLFRLeggings of the Iron SummonerNHMLeggings of Wasted FleshLFRLocket of Unholy ReconstitutionNHMMannoroth's Calcified EyeNHMMark of the DestructorLFROathclaw VestmentNHMPious RaimentNHMPit Lord's CowlLFRProphecy of FearNHMRancorbite SpauldersLFRRobe of the Arcanic ConclaveNHMRobe of the Hurricane's EyeNHMRobe of the Living MountainNHMSerrated Bloodritual DaggerLFRSnarlwood Recurve BowLFRThumping Demonheart FetishNHMXu'tenash, Glaive of RuinNHM

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Mounts

Felsteel Annihilator

Item sets and transmog

Attire of Piety · Deathrattle Regalia · Raiment of the Arcanic Conclave

Achievements

Mythic: Fel Lord Zakuun · Mythic: Gorefiend · Mythic: Hellfire Assault · Mythic: Hellfire High Council · Mythic: Iron Reaver · Mythic: Kilrogg Deadeye · Mythic: Kormrok · Mythic: Mannoroth · Mythic: Shadow-Lord Iskar · Mythic: Socrethar the Eternal · Mythic: Tyrant Velhari

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.

Gorefiend
Fel Lord Zakuun
Kormrok
Tyrant Velhari
Kilrogg Deadeye
Iron Reaver
Hellfire Assault
Socrethar the Eternal
Hellfire High Council
Shadow-Lord Iskar
Archimonde
Xhul'horac

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 Mannoroth?

Players initially face a set of Fel Iron Summoners that call servants of the Legion into Draenor.

How many abilities does Mannoroth have?

The current datamine lists 15 named abilities on the Mannoroth encounter.

What does Mannoroth drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 38 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Hellfire Citadel database page.

Does Mannoroth 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.

Does Mannoroth drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Felsteel Annihilator. 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.