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Sanctum of Domination

Remnant of Ner'zhul Guide

Remnant of Ner'zhul in Sanctum of Domination, 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

  • The Remnant of Ner'zhul periodically manifests Orbs of Torment that inflict damage to all players until they're destroyed and thrown from the platform.
  • At 80%, 60%, and 30% health remaining, a piece of the armor encasing the Remnant of Ner'zhul shatters, increasing the intensity of Aura of Spite.
  • Tanks: The Remnant of Ner'zhul uses Suffering when reaching 100 energy.
  • Healers: Torment will inflict damage to all players until Orbs of Torment are thrown off the edge of the platform.
  • Damage dealers: Orbs of Torment take reduced damage until struck with Suffering.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

The Remnant of Ner'zhul periodically manifests Orbs of Torment that inflict damage to all players until they're destroyed and thrown from the platform. At 80%, 60%, and 30% health remaining, a piece of the armor encasing the Remnant of Ner'zhul shatters, increasing the intensity of Aura of Spite.

  • The Remnant of Ner'zhul uses Suffering when reaching 100 energy.
  • Orbs of Torment take reduced damage until struck with Suffering.
  • Malevolence knocks back all players from the position of the victim upon removal.
  • Orbs of Torment take reduced damage until struck with Suffering.
  • Torment will inflict damage to all players until Orbs of Torment are thrown off the edge of the platform.
  • Malevolence knocks back all players from the position of the victim upon removal.
  • Torment will inflict damage to all players until Orbs of Torment are thrown off the edge of the platform.
  • Malevolence knocks back all players from the position of the victim upon removal and inflicts signifcant damage to the raid.
  • Malevolence can be dispelled.

Tank mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • The Remnant of Ner'zhul uses Suffering when reaching 100 energy.
  • Orbs of Torment take reduced damage until struck with Suffering.
  • Malevolence knocks back all players from the position of the victim upon removal.

Healer mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Torment will inflict damage to all players until Orbs of Torment are thrown off the edge of the platform.
  • Malevolence knocks back all players from the position of the victim upon removal and inflicts signifcant damage to the raid.
  • Malevolence can be dispelled.

DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Orbs of Torment take reduced damage until struck with Suffering.
  • Torment will inflict damage to all players until Orbs of Torment are thrown off the edge of the platform.
  • Malevolence knocks back all players from the position of the victim upon removal.

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Eternal Torment
Torment
Sorrowful Procession
ShatterIn Mythic difficulty, each of the piece of shattered armor drops to the ground and duplicates one of the Remnant of Ner'zhul's spell casts.
Malevolence
Lingering Malevolence
Suffering
Grasp of Malice
Aura of Spite
Spite
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Loot

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

Betrayer's ShadowspikeCap of Writhing MalevolenceCrest of the FallenCuirass of the Lonely CitadelDark Tormentor's GazeGnarled Staff of the Elder ShamanGrasps of Ancestral WhispersHood of Vengeful PossessionShadowed Orb of TormentWeathered Talisman of the ShadowmoonWhispering Shard of PowerAmbidexterityCelestial EffervescenceConvocation of the DeadFel CommandoHarmony of the TortollanMortal ComboPower Unto OthersShivering CoreSpiritual ResonanceTough as Bark

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Mounts

Sanctum Gloomcharger · Vengeance

Achievements

Heroic: Sanctum of Domination · Mythic: Fatescribe Roh-Kalo · Mythic: Guardian of the First Ones · Mythic: Kel'Thuzad · Mythic: Painsmith Raznal · Mythic: Remnant of Ner'zhul · Mythic: Sanctum of Domination · Mythic: Soulrender Dormazain · Mythic: Sylvanas Windrunner · Mythic: The Eye of the Jailer · Mythic: The Nine · Mythic: The Tarragrue · Sanctum of Domination

Entrance and instance

Sanctum of Domination is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Sanctum of Domination database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.

The Tarragrue
The Nine
Kel'Thuzad
Sylvanas Windrunner
The Eye of the Jailer
Painsmith Raznal
Soulrender Dormazain
Guardian of the First Ones
Fatescribe Roh-Kalo

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 Remnant of Ner'zhul?

The Remnant of Ner'zhul periodically manifests Orbs of Torment that inflict damage to all players until they're destroyed and thrown from the platform.

How many abilities does Remnant of Ner'zhul have?

The current datamine lists 10 named abilities on the Remnant of Ner'zhul encounter.

What does Remnant of Ner'zhul drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 21 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Sanctum of Domination database page.

Does Remnant of Ner'zhul 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 Remnant of Ner'zhul drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Sanctum Gloomcharger, Vengeance. 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.