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Shadow-Lord Iskar Guide
Shadow-Lord Iskar in Hellfire Citadel, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Shadow-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.
- Players may pass the Eye around among raid members to counter specific attacks of Iskar and his minions.
- Tanks: Pass the Eye of Anzu to players affected by Phantasmal Winds or Phantasmal Wounds.
- Healers: Pass the Eye of Anzu to players affected by Phantasmal Winds.
- Damage dealers: Pass the Eye of Anzu to players affected by Phantasmal Winds or Phantasmal Wounds.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Shadow-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. Players may pass the Eye around among raid members to counter specific attacks of Iskar and his minions. Periodically, Iskar takes to the skies and channels powerful beams of fel energy, as his minions swoop down to attack on the ground.
- Pass the Eye of Anzu to players affected by Phantasmal Winds or Phantasmal Wounds.
- Move away from other players if targeted by Fel Chakram.
- Hold the Eye of Anzu to be able to interrupt Shadowfel Warden's Fel Conduit.
- Pass the Eye of Anzu to players affected by Phantasmal Winds.
- Focus healing on allies affected by Phantasmal Wounds or pass the Eye of Anzu to them.
- Move away from other players if targeted by Fel Chakram.
- Hold the Eye of Anzu to be able to dispel the Fel Bomb during Phantasmal Obliteration.
- Pass the Eye of Anzu to players affected by Phantasmal Winds or Phantasmal Wounds.
- Move away from other players if targeted by Fel Chakram.
- Use a defensive cooldown or be in possession of the Eye of Anzu to survive Phantasmal Corruption.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Pass the Eye of Anzu to players affected by Phantasmal Winds or Phantasmal Wounds.
- Move away from other players if targeted by Fel Chakram.
- Use a defensive cooldown or be in possession of the Eye of Anzu to survive Phantasmal Corruption.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Pass the Eye of Anzu to players affected by Phantasmal Winds.
- Focus healing on allies affected by Phantasmal Wounds or pass the Eye of Anzu to them.
- Move away from other players if targeted by Fel Chakram.
- Hold the Eye of Anzu to be able to dispel the Fel Bomb during Phantasmal Obliteration.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Pass the Eye of Anzu to players affected by Phantasmal Winds or Phantasmal Wounds.
- Move away from other players if targeted by Fel Chakram.
- Hold the Eye of Anzu to be able to interrupt Shadowfel Warden's Fel Conduit.
Boss abilities
Eye of Anzu
Uncontrolled Radiance
Radiance of Anzu
Focused Blast
Phantasmal Winds
Fel Chakram
Phantasmal Wounds
Fel Incineration
Shadow Riposte
Chains of Despair
Phantasmal Corruption
Fel Conduit
Phantasmal ObliterationLoot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Amice of Phantasmal Power
Anzu's Cursed Plume
Band of Enthralling Delusion
Beaked Hood of Betrayal
Belt of Misconceived Loyalty
Bracers of Supreme Despair
Chakram-Gripping Gloves
Chestguard of Ill Fate
Cloak of Desperate Temerity
Coif of Untrue Sight
Corrupted Talonguard Chestplate
Corrupted Talonguard Pendant
Cursefeather Cloak
Deceiver's Felbeak Wand
Demonspine Wand
Ensnared Orb of the Sky
Feather-Embellished Wristclamps
Filigreed Loop of Zealotry
Flickering Nightstone Band
Helm of Imagined Horrors
Phantasmal Cummerbund
Raiment of Divine Clarity
Ring of Foul Temptation
Shadowrend Talonblade
Soul Prison Solitaire
Surefooted Chain Treads
Talon-Link Loop
Unblinking Gaze of Sethe
Vestment of Illusory Might
Wristplate of the Wretched
Corrupted Nest GuardianMounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Mounts
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.
Related bosses
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 Shadow-Lord Iskar?
Shadow-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.
How many abilities does Shadow-Lord Iskar have?
The current datamine lists 17 named abilities on the Shadow-Lord Iskar encounter.
What does Shadow-Lord Iskar drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 31 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Hellfire Citadel database page.
Does Shadow-Lord Iskar 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 Shadow-Lord Iskar 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.