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Xhul'horac
Xhul'horac - Hellfire Citadel
Xhul'horac is a boss encounter in Hellfire Citadel.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Hellfire Citadel, Xhul'horac comes 10th of 13, after Fel Lord Zakuun and before Tyrant Velhari.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Two portals dominate Xhul'horac's room: one powered by void, and one by the Legion's fel magic. Xhul'horac activates the Fel portal first, granting him fel abilities and summoning first Imps and then Vanguard Akkelion. When Akkelion dies, Xhul'horac activates the void portal, granting him void abilities and summoning Unstable Voidfiends and then Omnus. Once Omnus is defeated, Xhul'horac gains the energy of both fel and void, rapidly switching between elements. Once he reaches 20% health, he completely absorbs the power of both portals and must be quickly defeated.
Damage Dealers
- Interrupt or intercept Fel Orb when you are not Voidtouched to avoid spreading Chaotic Felblaze.
- When affected by Chains of Fel, move away from other chained players.
- Close Black Hole by moving into its center, alongside other players to split the damage from Singularity.
Healers
- When affected by Chains of Fel, move away from other chained players.
- Close Black Hole by moving into its center, alongside other players to split the damage from Singularity.
- Overwhelming Chaos will inflict heavy damage to the raid.
Tanks
- When Xhul'horac gains Shadowfel Phasing, alternate which tank is hit by Void Strike and Fel Strike to avoid Shadowfel Annihilation.
- Withering Gaze and Felblaze Flurry deal increasing damage each time they hit, and will drastically increase the damage of Void Strike and Fel Strike.
- Falling off of Xhul'horac's platform is deadly! Beware the knockback from Void Strike and Fel Strike.
Unleashed Energies
Throughout the encounter, Xhul'horac focuses the wild energy of fel and void in his summoning chamber, letting them smolder out of control - and mixing them with deadly results.
Feltouched
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Voidtouched
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Chaotic Felblaze
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Felsinged
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Creeping Void
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Wasting Void
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Shadowfel Annihilation
Spell detailsStage One: The Legion's Flame
Xhul'horac, tainted with Fel energy, summons forth servants of the Legion and attacks with Fel magic.
Fel Strike
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Fel Surge
Spell detailsVanguard Akkelion
Felblaze Flurry
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Chains of Fel
Spell detailsWild Pyromaniac
Fel Orb
Spell detailsStage Two: Grasp of the Void
Xhul'horac opens the Void portal, summoning forth fellow Void creatures and drawing strength from the power of the Void.
Void Strike
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Void Surge
Spell detailsOmnus
Withering Gaze
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Black Hole
Spell detailsUnstable Voidfiend
Volatile Voidstep
Spell detailsOn Mythic Difficulty, each cast of Volatile Voidstep will reduce the cast time of subsequent casts.
Stage Three: The Shadowfel Amalgamation
Overwhelmed by channeling a combination of Void and Fel energies, Xhul'horac's form begins rapidly shifting between one dominated by Fel and Void magic.
Shadowfel Phasing
Spell detailsEmpowered Chains of Fel
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Fel Snapback
Spell detailsEmpowered Black Hole
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Empowered Singularity
Spell detailsFel Strike
Spell detailsFel Surge
Spell detailsVoid Strike
Spell detailsVoid Surge
Spell detailsStage Four: Tearing Apart
Xhul'horac completely absorbs the energy of both the Void and Fel portals, preventing any new creatures from coming through them, and rapidly destabilizing.
Overwhelming Chaos
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Xhul'horac, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Feltouched
Fire · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
Players who take Fire damage within Xhul'horac's chamber become Feltouched as latent fel energies course through them. If a player takes Shadow damage while Feltouched, they will cause a Shadowfel Annihilation, and lose Feltouched.
Voidtouched
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
Players who take Shadow damage within Xhul'horac's chamber become Voidtouched as the void takes root within them. If a player takes Fire damage while Voidtouched, they will cause a Shadowfel Annihilation and lose Voidtouched.
Chaotic Felblaze
Fire · 2 sec cast
Creates a patch of chaotic felfire, which will spread over time. Players who touch the felfire will be afflicted by Felsinged. If Chaotic Felblaze spreads into Creeping Void, a Shadowfel Annihilation will go off at the location where they touch.
Felsinged
Fire · Instant · Lasts 8 sec
Inflicts Fire damage every 1 sec. for 8 sec. This effect stacks.
Creeping Void
Shadow · Instant
Creates a patch of void which will spread over time. Players who touch the void will be afflicted by Wasting Void. If Creeping Void spreads into Chaotic Felblaze, a Shadowfel Annihilation will go off at the location where they touch.
Wasting Void
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 8 sec
Inflicts Shadow damage every 1 sec. for 8 sec. This effect stacks.
Shadowfel Annihilation
Fire, Shadow · Instant · Lasts 2 min
The energies of Shadow and Fel react, unleashing a massive explosion. Within, inflicts Shadowflame damage and destroys any patches of Creeping Void or Chaotic Felblaze that it touches. Inflicts Shadowflame damage to all other players. Targets take increased damage from further Shadowfel Annihilations by 100% for 2 min.
Fel Surge
Fire · 2 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
Fills several players with Fel energy, inflicting Fire damage every 1 sec for 5 sec. After the effect expires, affected players will create a small patch of Chaotic Felblaze.
Felblaze Flurry
Fire · 2 sec cast · Lasts 3 sec
A rapid series of strikes that each inflict Fire damage, and increase damage taken from Withering Gaze and Felblaze Flurry 50% for 7 sec. This effect stacks.
Chains of Fel
Fire · 3 sec cast
Players gain a stack for each player they are tethered to. Affected players can move away from each other to break the chains.
Fel Orb
Fire · 5 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec
The caster conjures an orb of Fel fire. If the fire touches a player, they absorb it and are afflicted by Ablaze. If it travels too far without impacting a player, it will fall to the ground, creating a patch of Chaotic Felblaze.
Ablaze
Fire · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
Inflicts Fire damage every 1 sec. for 15 sec. This effect stacks.
Void Surge
Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
Fills a player with void energy, inflicting Shadow damage every 2.5 sec for 5 sec. When this effect expires, it will spread a large patch of Creeping Void.
Withering Gaze
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
Fixes his gaze on a player, inflicitng Shadow damage every 4 sec, and increasing damage taken from Withering Gaze and Felblaze Flurry 20% for 4 sec. This effect stacks.
Black Hole
Shadow · 3 sec cast
Tears a hole in the fabric of reality, inflicting Physical damage to all players every 1 sec. and pulling them towards the Black Hole. If any player enters the Black Hole, they will unleash a Singularity.
Singularity
Shadow · Instant
Inflcits Shadow damage divided among all players, and destroys the Black Hole.
Volatile Voidstep
Shadow · 3.5 sec cast
Teleports to the nearest players location, inflicting Shadow damage to any nearby players and spreading Creeping Void if the explosion contacts any players.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Hellfire Citadel.
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 Xhul'horac encounter in Hellfire Citadel.
Summoned by Gul'dan from the depths of the Twisting Nether, Xhul'horac is one of most powerful of the Void Revenants - a race of parasitic void-beings that tear holes through the planes of reality, consuming and absorbing the energies and beings within. Gul'dan has twisted Xhul'horac, feeding him overwhelming Fel energy, and using his powers to tear open the portals through which he plans to rally the forces of the Burning Legion.
What Each Drop Is
The Xhul'horac encounter lists 33 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 44 to 45. Equip slots covered: Wrist, Head, Shoulder, One-Hand, Finger, Trinket, Neck, Back, Two-Hand, Feet, Waist and Legs. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Breach-Scarred Wristplates Wrist (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 22 gold79 silver for it.
- Countenance of the Revenant Head (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 32 gold79 silver for it.
- Deathrattle Shoulderpads Shoulder (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Warlock. A vendor pays 33 gold2 silver for it. Part of the Deathrattle Regalia set.
- Demongaze Pauldrons Shoulder (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. Usable by Death Knight. A vendor pays 32 gold4 silver for it. Part of the Demongaze Armor set.
- Felblade Spaulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Rogue. A vendor pays 32 gold39 silver for it. Part of the Felblade Armor set.
- Ferroleather Spaulders Shoulder (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 34 gold32 silver for it.
- Fiendsbreath Warmace One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 66 gold69 silver for it.
- Hammer of Wicked Infusion One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 65 gold97 silver for it.
- Hood of Unknowable Secrets Head (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 34 gold82 silver for it.
- Loop of Beckoned Shadows Finger, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 28 gold38 silver for it.
- Mantle of the Arcanic Conclave Shoulder (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Mage. A vendor pays 31 gold90 silver for it. Part of the Raiment of the Arcanic Conclave set.
- Mantle of the Hurricane's Eye Shoulder (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. Usable by Monk. A vendor pays 32 gold27 silver for it. Part of the Battlewrap of the Hurricane's Eye set.
- Oathclaw Mantle Shoulder (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. Usable by Druid. A vendor pays 32 gold15 silver for it. Part of the Oathclaw Wargarb set.
- Pauldrons of Iron Wrath Shoulder (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. Usable by Warrior. A vendor pays 32 gold28 silver for it. Part of the Battlegear of Iron Wrath set.
- Pauldrons of the Living Mountain Shoulder (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Shaman. A vendor pays 32 gold53 silver for it. Part of the Embrace of the Living Mountain set.
- Pauldrons of the Savage Hunt Shoulder (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Hunter. A vendor pays 32 gold41 silver for it. Part of the Battlegear of the Savage Hunt set.
- Pious Mantle Shoulder (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Priest. A vendor pays 32 gold90 silver for it. Part of the Attire of Piety set.
- Portal Key Signet Finger, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29 gold44 silver for it.
- Shoulderplates of the Ceaseless Vigil Shoulder (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. Usable by Paladin. A vendor pays 32 gold16 silver for it. Part of the Watch of the Ceaseless Vigil set.
- Sinister Felborne Helmet Head (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 34 gold18 silver for it.
- Unstable Felshadow Emulsion Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Versatility. Usable by Paladin, Priest, Shaman, Monk, Druid and Evoker. A vendor pays 13 gold35 silver for it. Equip: Shadowfel Emission.
- Vial of Immiscible Liquid Neck, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 18 gold85 silver for it.
- Void Lord's Wizened Cloak Back (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 34 gold82 silver for it.
- Voidcore Greatstaff Two-Hand (Staff), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 77 gold34 silver for it.
- Bracers of Tainted Magic Wrist (Mail), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 22 gold11 silver for it.
- Demonbreaker Crushers Feet (Plate), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 30 gold97 silver for it. Part of the Demonbreaker Wargear set.
- Felfume Slippers Feet (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 31 gold82 silver for it. Part of the Felfume Raiment set.
- Girdle of Volatile Duality Waist (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 21 gold24 silver for it.
- Ironpelt Boots Feet (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 32 gold5 silver for it. Part of the Ironpelt Armor set.
- Rancorbite Sabatons Feet (Mail), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 32 gold76 silver for it. Part of the Rancorbite Battlegear set.
- Shadowfel Cord Waist (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 21 gold for it.
- Stoic Netherfel Legplates Legs (Plate), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 42 gold8 silver for it.
- Voidthread Spineguard Back (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 31 gold85 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 Xhul'horac among their criteria.
Where to Find Xhul'horac
Quests in Hellfire Citadel
- Destructor's Rise
- Destructor's Rise
- Maw of Souls
- Maw of Souls
- Pits of Mannoroth
- Pits of Mannoroth
- Temple of Tyranny
- Temple of Tyranny
- The Black Gate
- The Black Gate
- The Fel Spire
- The Fel Spire