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Soulbound Construct

Socrethar the Eternal - Hellfire Citadel

Soulbound Construct is a boss of the Socrethar the Eternal encounter in Hellfire Citadel.

Found In

InstanceHellfire Citadel
EncounterSocrethar the Eternal
GuideSocrethar the Eternal guide
Journal creatures11

Encounter Facts

In the game's encounter order for Hellfire Citadel, Soulbound Construct comes 8th of 13, after Shadow-Lord Iskar and before Fel Lord Zakuun.

Instance modesNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Looking For Raid
Group size20 to 30 players
Instance typeRaid
ExpansionWarlords of Draenor
Encounter order8 of 13
Encounter ID1794
Adventure Guide pin59.5, 53.0 on the instance map
  1. Siegemaster Mar'tak
  2. Iron Reaver
  3. Kormrok
  4. Gurtogg Bloodboil
  5. Kilrogg Deadeye
  6. Gorefiend
  7. Shadow-Lord Iskar
  8. Soulbound Construct
  9. Fel Lord Zakuun
  10. Xhul'horac
  11. Tyrant Velhari
  12. Mannoroth
  13. Archimonde
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3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

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Abilities & Strategy

What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Socrethar begins the encounter occupying the Soulbound Construct. When players deplete the Soulbound Construct's health, Socrethar's spirit will be ejected from the construct, and a player can take control of it. The Sargerei then stream into the chamber, and together with Socrethar attempt to regain control of the Construct. When the Construct's health is depleted when controlled by a player, they are ejected and Socrethar regains control, beginning the cycle again. Players must destroy Socrethar's soul to complete the encounter.

Damage Dealers
  • Raid members must take turns absorbing Shattered Defenses to keep the tanks from suffering fatal damage.
  • Interrupt Exert Dominance to prolong the period of time that your tank is able to control the Construct.
  • Do not let Haunting Souls reach their targets.
Healers
  • Raid members must take turns absorbing Shattered Defenses to keep the tanks from suffering fatal damage.
  • Apocalypse deals heavy damage to the raid.
  • Run away from Haunting Souls who are fixated on you.
Tanks
  • Alternate who is tanking the Soulbound Construct to prevent Shattered Defenses from stacking too high.
  • One tank should take control of the Construct when Socrethar is ejected.
  • When controlling the construct, avoid Soul Dispersion by staying away from Haunting Souls.

Soulbound Construct

Reverberating Blow
Spell details

On Mythic Difficulty, inflicts 6 stacks of Shattered Defenses.

Shattered Defenses
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Fel Prison
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Volatile Fel Orb
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Felblaze Charge
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Apocalyptic Felburst
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Overwhelming Power
Spell details
Incomplete Binding
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Voracious Soulstalker

The results of Sagerei's demon-twisted experiments on souls, Voracious Soulstalkers periodically join the battle.

Eternal Hunger
Spell details
Devour
Spell details
Blooded Tracker
Spell details
Soul Regeneration
Spell details
Socrethar's Contingency
Spell details

Socrethar and the Sargerei

Once Socrethar is ejected from the construct, players can take control of it. The Sargerei join the battle in attempt to wrest control of the Construct back from the raid.

Socrethar
Exert Dominance
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Apocalypse
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Sargerei Dominator
Fel Barrier
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Gift of the Man'ari
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Sargerei Shadowcaller
Shadow Word: Agony
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Shadow Bolt Volley
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Haunting Soul
Virulent Haunt
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Ghastly Fixation
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Soul Dispersion
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Ability Spells

Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Soulbound Construct, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.

Reverberating Blow

Physical · 1 sec cast

Inflicts Physical damage to all targets in a cone. Additionally, applies 3 stacks of Shattered Defenses, dividing the number of stacks between the closest targets.

Shattered Defenses

Physical · Instant · Lasts 45 sec

Increases damage taken from Reverberating Blow by 200%. This effect stacks.

Fel Prison

Shadow · 2 sec cast

Creates a ring of fel energy. Any creature who steps into the ring will trigger the energy to coalesce into a Crystalline Fel Prison, stunning targets and reducing their damage taken. Destroying the Crystalline Fel Prison will free any targets that it has trapped.

Volatile Fel Orb

Fire · 3 sec cast · Lasts 20 sec

Creates a volatile orb of fel energy that follows a targeted enemy, detonating on impact.

Felblaze Charge

Arcane · 3 sec cast

Charges forward, leaving behind a trail of arcane energy, inflicting Fire damage. to anyone inside the trail and reducing their movement speed.

Apocalyptic Felburst

Fire · 1 sec cast

Creates a large Fel bomb that drops at a targeted location, inflicting Fire damage to targets directly underneath the bomb, and to all other targets.

Overwhelming Power

Fire · Instant

The power of Socrethar's soul cannot be fully bound within the construct, causing bolts of fel to temporarily burn players for Fire damage every 1 sec for 6 sec.

Incomplete Binding

Physical · Instant

Players have an incomplete binding with the construct and inflict 50% reduced damage while controlling it.

Eternal Hunger

Shadow · 1.5 sec cast

Voracious Soulstalkers fixate a target, devouring any players in a cone in front of them.

Devour

Shadow · Instant

Devours the soul of the target, inflicting Shadow damage.

Blooded Tracker

Physical · Instant

Voracious Soulstalkers speed continuously increases as they hunt their prey.

Soul Regeneration

Shadow · 3.5 sec cast

Heals the caster for 100% of their maximum health, causing them to fixate on a new target and removing Blooded Tracker. Voracious Soulstalkers will cast Soul Regeneration upon reaching 50% health.

Socrethar's Contingency

Physical · Instant

300% additional damage taken from the Soulbound Construct.

Exert Dominance

Shadow · 3 sec cast

Attempts to assert dominance over the Soulbound Construct, inflicting 5% of the Construct's health as Shadow damage.

Apocalypse

Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec

Releases deadly bursts of twisted soul energy, inflicting Shadow damage to all players every 2 sec. for 10 sec.

Fel Barrier

Physical · Instant

Wraps Socrethar in Fel energy, preventing all damage and making Socrethar immune to interrupt effects.

Gift of the Man'ari

Fire · Instant · Lasts 2 min

Suffuses the target with fel energy, inflicting Fire damage to the target and all players every 1.5 sec. for 2 min.

Shadow Word: Agony

Shadow · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 20 sec

Inflicts Shadow damage every 2 sec. for 20 sec. This effect stacks.

Shadow Bolt Volley

Shadow · 2.5 sec cast

Launches a volley of shadow energy towards all players, inflicting Shadow damage.

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Drops

Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Hellfire Citadel.

Automated ShoulderplatesLooking For Raid
Casque of Foul ConcentrationNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Chain Wristguards of the StrickenNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Constructbreaker's ChestguardLooking For Raid
Contained Fel Orb LocketNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Crystal-Buckle BeltLooking For Raid
Deathrattle GlovesNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Decaying Draenic ShieldLooking For Raid
Demongaze GauntletsNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Demonic PhylacteryNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Drape of Beckoned SoulsNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Felblade GlovesNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Felcrystal ImpalerNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Felgore Double BladeLooking For Raid
Felstricken Sha'tari CrystalswordNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Ferroleather GlovesNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Fistwraps of the Hurricane's EyeNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Gauntlets of Iron WrathNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Gauntlets of the Ceaseless VigilNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Gauntlets of the Living MountainNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Girdle of Bound AgonyLooking For Raid
Gloves of the Arcanic ConclaveNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Gloves of the Savage HuntNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Haunting Nightmare CloakLooking For Raid
Hood of Unhealthy FixationLooking For Raid
Howling Soul GemLooking For Raid
Oathclaw GauntletsNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Pious HandwrapsNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Pristine Man'ari CuffsNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Saber of Twisted VirtueNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Seal of the Traitorous CouncilorNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Shoulderpads of Wrought DestructionLooking For Raid
Socrethar's Ceremonial CuffsLooking For Raid
Soulbinder's GreatcloakNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Soul CapacitorNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Soulwarped Tower ShieldNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Tenacious Dominator's GorgetLooking For Raid
Toxin-Tipped Bolt LauncherLooking For Raid
Tunic of the SoulbinderNormal, Heroic, Mythic

What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.

Adventure Guide Entry

The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Socrethar the Eternal encounter in Hellfire Citadel.

The greatest warriors of the draenei have their souls imbued into gleaming constructs, serving as eternal Vigilants in defense of their people. Originally a member of the Council of Exarchs before his descent into darkness, Socrethar has perverted this holiest of rituals, and used a warped fel construct to preserve his soul after his defeat in Talador.

What Each Drop Is

The Socrethar the Eternal encounter lists 39 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 44 to 45. Equip slots covered: Head, Wrist, Neck, Hands, Trinket, Back, Ranged, One-Hand, Finger, Shield, Chest, Shoulder and Waist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.

  • Casque of Foul Concentration Head (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 32 gold89 silver for it.
  • Chain Wristguards of the Stricken Wrist (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 22 gold26 silver for it.
  • Contained Fel Orb Locket Neck, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 19 gold4 silver for it.
  • Deathrattle Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. Usable by Warlock. A vendor pays 21 gold35 silver for it. Part of the Deathrattle Regalia set.
  • Demongaze Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Death Knight. A vendor pays 21 gold77 silver for it. Part of the Demongaze Armor set.
  • Demonic Phylactery Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste and Intellect. Usable by Paladin, Priest, Shaman, Monk, Druid and Evoker. A vendor pays 13 gold30 silver for it. Equip: Coalesce Spirits.
  • Drape of Beckoned Souls Back (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 32 gold40 silver for it.
  • Felblade Gloves Hands (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Rogue. A vendor pays 22 gold1 silver for it. Part of the Felblade Armor set.
  • Felcrystal Impaler Ranged (Crossbow), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 75 gold84 silver for it.
  • Felstricken Sha'tari Crystalsword One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 61 gold59 silver for it.
  • Ferroleather Gloves Hands (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. Usable by Demon Hunter. A vendor pays 22 gold81 silver for it.
  • Fistwraps of the Hurricane's Eye Hands (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Monk. A vendor pays 21 gold92 silver for it. Part of the Battlewrap of the Hurricane's Eye set.
  • Gauntlets of Iron Wrath Hands (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. Usable by Warrior. A vendor pays 21 gold93 silver for it. Part of the Battlegear of Iron Wrath set.
  • Gauntlets of the Ceaseless Vigil Hands (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Paladin. A vendor pays 21 gold85 silver for it. Part of the Watch of the Ceaseless Vigil set.
  • Gauntlets of the Living Mountain Hands (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Shaman. A vendor pays 22 gold26 silver for it. Part of the Embrace of the Living Mountain set.
  • Gloves of the Arcanic Conclave Hands (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Mage. A vendor pays 21 gold19 silver for it. Part of the Raiment of the Arcanic Conclave set.
  • Gloves of the Savage Hunt Hands (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. Usable by Hunter. A vendor pays 22 gold18 silver for it. Part of the Battlegear of the Savage Hunt set.
  • Oathclaw Gauntlets Hands (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. Usable by Druid. A vendor pays 21 gold84 silver for it. Part of the Oathclaw Wargarb set.
  • Pious Handwraps Hands (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. Usable by Priest. A vendor pays 21 gold27 silver for it. Part of the Attire of Piety set.
  • Pristine Man'ari Cuffs Wrist (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 22 gold67 silver for it.
  • Saber of Twisted Virtue One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 61 gold12 silver for it.
  • Seal of the Traitorous Councilor Finger, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 28 gold96 silver for it.
  • Soul Capacitor Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. Usable by Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Monk, Druid and Demon Hunter. A vendor pays 13 gold90 silver for it.
  • Soulbinder's Greatcloak Back (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 32 gold64 silver for it.
  • Soulwarped Tower Shield Shield, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 42 gold13 silver for it.
  • Tunic of the Soulbinder Chest (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 46 gold25 silver for it.
  • Automated Shoulderplates Shoulder (Plate), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 30 gold66 silver for it.
  • Constructbreaker's Chestguard Chest (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 41 gold13 silver for it.
  • Crystal-Buckle Belt Waist (Mail), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 20 gold91 silver for it.
  • Decaying Draenic Shield Shield, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 40 gold64 silver for it.
  • Felgore Double Blade One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 58 gold55 silver for it.
  • Girdle of Bound Agony Waist (Plate), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 20 gold92 silver for it.
  • Haunting Nightmare Cloak Back (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 32 gold21 silver for it.
  • Hood of Unhealthy Fixation Head (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 32 gold9 silver for it.
  • Howling Soul Gem Trinket, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility and Haste. A vendor pays 35 gold24 silver for it.
  • Shoulderpads of Wrought Destruction Shoulder (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 33 gold27 silver for it.
  • Socrethar's Ceremonial Cuffs Wrist (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 20 gold61 silver for it.
  • Tenacious Dominator's Gorget Neck, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 17 gold90 silver for it.
  • Toxin-Tipped Bolt Launcher Ranged (Crossbow), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 78 gold23 silver for it.

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.

Achievements for Defeating It

2 achievements list a victory over Soulbound Construct among their criteria.

Bastion of Shadows10 points
Mythic: Socrethar the Eternal10 points

Where to Find Soulbound Construct

Quests in Hellfire Citadel

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