TheWoWDBSiege of Orgrimmar
Sha of Pride Guide
Sha of Pride in Siege of Orgrimmar, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Players gain 5 Pride when hit by any ability from the Sha of Pride or its minions, though Norushen periodically protects several players at a time from this effect.
- The Sha of Pride's abilities trigger increasingly dangerous effects on players the more Pride they have.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Pride.
- Tanks: Immediately taunt the Sha whenever your fellow tank if afflicted by Wounded Pride.
- Healers: Dispel allies' Mark of Arrogance when you have Gift of the Titans to avoid gaining Pride.
- Damage dealers: Quickly defeat Manifestations of Pride and interrupt their Mocking Blast to avoid gaining Pride.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Players gain 5 Pride when hit by any ability from the Sha of Pride or its minions, though Norushen periodically protects several players at a time from this effect. The Sha of Pride's abilities trigger increasingly dangerous effects on players the more Pride they have. When the Sha of Pride reaches 30% health remaining, it destroys Norushen, who purifies the raid of their Pride with his final action. From that point, players must defeat the Sha before their Pride overwhelms them.
- Quickly defeat Manifestations of Pride and interrupt their Mocking Blast to avoid gaining Pride.
- When allies are trapped by Corrupted Prison, stand on the locks beside the prison to free them.
- If your Pride is between 50 and 74 when the Sha casts Swelling Pride, stand in your nearby Projection to prevent a raidwide explosion.
- Dispel allies' Mark of Arrogance when you have Gift of the Titans to avoid gaining Pride.
- When allies are trapped by Corrupted Prison, stand on the locks beside the prison to free them.
- The Sha casts Swelling Pride upon reaching 100 Energy, dealing heavy raidwide damage.
- If your Pride is between 50 and 74 when the Sha casts Swelling Pride, stand in your nearby Projection to prevent a raidwide explosion.
- Immediately taunt the Sha whenever your fellow tank if afflicted by Wounded Pride.
- When allies are trapped by Corrupted Prison, stand on the locks beside the prison to free them.
- If your Pride is between 50 and 74 when the Sha casts Swelling Pride, stand in your nearby Projection to prevent a raidwide explosion.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Pride Players start the encounter with 0 points of Pride. Whenever hit by an ability from the Sha of Pride or one of its minions, players gain 5 Pride. As a player's Pride increases to 25, 50, 75 and 100, Swelling Pride will inflict additional effects on that player.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Immediately taunt the Sha whenever your fellow tank if afflicted by Wounded Pride.
- When allies are trapped by Corrupted Prison, stand on the locks beside the prison to free them.
- If your Pride is between 50 and 74 when the Sha casts Swelling Pride, stand in your nearby Projection to prevent a raidwide explosion.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Dispel allies' Mark of Arrogance when you have Gift of the Titans to avoid gaining Pride.
- When allies are trapped by Corrupted Prison, stand on the locks beside the prison to free them.
- The Sha casts Swelling Pride upon reaching 100 Energy, dealing heavy raidwide damage.
- If your Pride is between 50 and 74 when the Sha casts Swelling Pride, stand in your nearby Projection to prevent a raidwide explosion.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Quickly defeat Manifestations of Pride and interrupt their Mocking Blast to avoid gaining Pride.
- When allies are trapped by Corrupted Prison, stand on the locks beside the prison to free them.
- If your Pride is between 50 and 74 when the Sha casts Swelling Pride, stand in your nearby Projection to prevent a raidwide explosion.
Interrupts and dispels
Adventure Guide says
Dispels named in the journal
- Mark of Arrogance: This effect stacks. This effect is only removed by single target dispels and gives the dispeller 5 Pride when removed.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gift of the Titans | Norushen periodically grants players immunity to Pride for 20 sec. | |
| Power of the Titans | ||
| Swelling Pride | In addition, Swelling Pride will trigger a secondary effect on any player with 25 or more Pride. | |
| Bursting Pride | When Swelling Pride hits a player that has 25 to 49 Pride, it creates a mass of Sha corruption at their location. Any player damaged by this explosion gains 5 Pride. | |
| Projection | When Swelling Pride hits a player that has 50 to 74 Pride, a projection forms 15 yards from their current location. Any player damaged by a projection's explosion gains 5 Pride. | |
| Aura of Pride | When Swelling Pride hits a player that has 75 to 99 Pride, it afflicts them with Aura of Pride for 25 sec. Any player damaged by Aura of Pride gains 5 Pride. | |
| Overcome | ||
| Mark of Arrogance | This effect stacks. This effect is only removed by single target dispels and gives the dispeller 5 Pride when removed. | dispel |
| Wounded Pride | The Sha of Pride wounds his current target for 15 sec. Wounded players gain 5 Pride whenever they suffer melee damage from the Sha of Pride. | |
| Mocking Blast | ||
| Last Word | When a Manifestation of Pride dies, it gives 5 Pride to the 2 closest players. | |
| Self-Reflection | The Sha of Pride causes up to 5 players to reflect on their actions, creating a Reflection of Pride at their location. With each tick of Self-Reflection, the Sha focuses on players with higher levels of Pride, only targeting those with 25, 50, and then 75 Pride. | |
| Corrupted Prison | The Sha of Pride activates 2 titan prisons, trapping a player inside each. Players remain stunned until all titan locks surrounding the prison have been activated. Titan locks are activated by having a player stand within the lock's rune and remain there until the prison is deactivated. | |
| Banishment | The Sha of Pride banishes random players to the corrupted Sha Realm. Banished players leave behind a physical form of their pride and remain banished until it is destroyed. Players within the Sha realm move 50% faster and are compelled to continually run forward, unable to stop. Any player damaged by the Sha realm gains 5 Pride. | |
| Orb of Light | This effect stacks. | |
| Ethereal Corruption | Ethereal Corruption lurks within the corrupted Sha realm, instantly killing any player it comes into contact with. | |
| Unstable Corruption | Closing a rift afflicts players with Weakened Resolve, preventing them from closing another rift for 1 min. | |
| Reaching Attack | The Sha uses this ability when no targets are in melee range. | |
| Unleashed | When the Sha of Pride reaches 30% health remaining, it becomes Unleashed. With its unleashed power, the Sha focuses on Norushen, instantly killing him. Players gain 5 Pride each time they are damaged by Unleashed. | |
| Final Gift | As Norushen dies, he purifies all players, reducing their Pride to zero. |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Assurance of Consequence
Chest of the Cursed ConquerorChest of the Cursed ConquerorChest of the Cursed ConquerorChest of the Cursed ProtectorChest of the Cursed ProtectorChest of the Cursed ProtectorChest of the Cursed VanquisherChest of the Cursed VanquisherChest of the Cursed Vanquisher
Choker of the Final Word
Crown of Boastful Words
Gaze of Arrogance
Greatsword of Pride's Fall
Greaves of Sublime Superiority
Necklace of Fading Light
Prismatic Prison of Pride
Self-Reflecting Mask
Shield of Mockery
Droplet of Y'Shaarj
Gooey Sha-lingMounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Mounts
Achievements
Heroic: Siege of Orgrimmar · Mythic: General Nazgrim · Mythic: Immerseus · Mythic: Iron Juggernaut · Mythic: Kor'kron Dark Shaman · Mythic: Malkorok · Mythic: Norushen · Mythic: Paragons of the Klaxxi · Mythic: Sha of Pride · Mythic: Siegecrafter Blackfuse · Mythic: Thok the Bloodthirsty · Siege of Orgrimmar
Entrance and instance
Siege of Orgrimmar is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Siege of Orgrimmar 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
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Questions
What does the Adventure Guide say about Sha of Pride?
Players gain 5 Pride when hit by any ability from the Sha of Pride or its minions, though Norushen periodically protects several players at a time from this effect.
What does Sha of Pride drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 21 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Siege of Orgrimmar database page.
Does Sha of Pride 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 Sha of Pride drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Kor'kron Juggernaut. 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.