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Dark Inquisitor Xanesh Guide
Dark Inquisitor Xanesh in Ny'alotha, the Waking City, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Xanesh summons power from the Void to torment players and Queen Azshara.
- Participate in Xanesh's Void Ritual to gain the ability to eliminate Void Orbs summoned during the encounter.
- Tanks: Position Xanesh so that allies can safely participate in Void Ritual.
- Healers: During Void Ritual coordinate with allies that are Voidwoken to safely eliminate the Void Orb.
- Damage dealers: During Void Ritual coordinate with allies that are Voidwoken to safely eliminate the Void Orb.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Xanesh summons power from the Void to torment players and Queen Azshara. Participate in Xanesh's Void Ritual to gain the ability to eliminate Void Orbs summoned during the encounter.
- Position Xanesh so that allies can safely participate in Void Ritual.
- During Void Ritual coordinate with allies that are Voidwoken to safely eliminate the Void Orb.
- Abyssal Strike inflicts significant damage.
- During Void Ritual coordinate with allies that are Voidwoken to safely eliminate the Void Orb.
- Move away from your soul to reduce damage taken from Soul Flay.
- Anguish causes damage to all players throughout the encounter.
- During Void Ritual coordinate with allies that are Voidwoken to safely eliminate the Void Orb.
- Move away from your soul to reduce damage taken from Soul Flay.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Position Xanesh so that allies can safely participate in Void Ritual.
- During Void Ritual coordinate with allies that are Voidwoken to safely eliminate the Void Orb.
- Abyssal Strike inflicts significant damage.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- During Void Ritual coordinate with allies that are Voidwoken to safely eliminate the Void Orb.
- Move away from your soul to reduce damage taken from Soul Flay.
- Anguish causes damage to all players throughout the encounter.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- During Void Ritual coordinate with allies that are Voidwoken to safely eliminate the Void Orb.
- Move away from your soul to reduce damage taken from Soul Flay.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Void Ritual | ||
 Voidwoken | In Heroic difficulty, Voidwoken players are afflicted with Void-Touched when the Void Orb is eliminated. In Mythic difficulty,Voidwoken players are afflicted with Void-Touched when the Void Orb is eliminated. | |
 Void Orb | In Heroic difficulty, when a Voidwoken player comes into contact with a Void Orb they trigger Imminent Doom. In Mythic difficulty, when a Voidwoken player comes into contact with a Void Orb they trigger Imminent Doom and summon an Awakened Terror. | |
 Summon Ritual Obelisk | ||
 Ritual Field | ||
 Abyssal Strike | ||
 Soul Flay | ||
 Torment | ||
 Anguish |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Mounts
Achievements
Mythic: Carapace of N'Zoth · Mythic: Drest'agath · Mythic: Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn · Mythic: Maut · Mythic: N'Zoth the Corruptor · Mythic: Ra-den the Despoiled · Mythic: Shad'har the Insatiable · Mythic: The Hivemind · Mythic: The Prophet Skitra · Mythic: Vexiona · Mythic: Wrathion, the Black Emperor · Ny'alotha, the Waking City
Entrance and instance
Ny'alotha, the Waking City is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Ny'alotha, the Waking City database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
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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 Dark Inquisitor Xanesh?
Xanesh summons power from the Void to torment players and Queen Azshara.
How many abilities does Dark Inquisitor Xanesh have?
The current datamine lists 9 named abilities on the Dark Inquisitor Xanesh encounter.
What does Dark Inquisitor Xanesh drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 8 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Ny'alotha, the Waking City database page.
Does Dark Inquisitor Xanesh 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 Dark Inquisitor Xanesh drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Ny'alotha Allseer. 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.