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General Vezax Guide

General Vezax in Ulduar, 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

  • General Vezax inflicts all healers with Aura of Despair, removing all mana regeneration.
  • Mana can be restored by utilizing the Saronite Vapors that coalesce on the ground in the area.
  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Saronite Vapors, Hard Mode.
  • Tanks: Flee when Vezax gains Surge of Darkness to avoid heavy damage.
  • Healers: Avoid damaging allies while afflicted with Mark of the Faceless.
  • Damage dealers: Interrupt Searing Flames to avoid heavy damage.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

General Vezax inflicts all healers with Aura of Despair, removing all mana regeneration. Mana can be restored by utilizing the Saronite Vapors that coalesce on the ground in the area.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Saronite Vapors Saronite Vapors periodically coalesce in the area.
  2. Hard Mode Six Saronite Vapors will coalesce into a Saronite Animus and General Vezax will gain Saronite Barrier.

Tank mechanics

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Healer mechanics

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DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Aura of Despair
Shadow Crash
Shadow Crash
Mark of the Faceless
Searing Flames
Surge of Darkness
Saronite Vapors
Saronite Barrier
Profound Darkness
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Loot

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

Fragment of Val'anyrAesuga, Hand of the Ardent ChampionNAesuga, Hand of the Ardent ChampionTWBelt of Clinging HopeNBelt of Clinging HopeTWBelt of the DarkspeakerNBelt of the DarkspeakerTWBindings of the DepthsNBindings of the DepthsTWBoots of the Forgotten DepthsNBoots of the Forgotten DepthsTWBoots of the UnderdwellerNBoots of the UnderdwellerTWChoker of the AbyssNDarkcore LeggingsNDarkcore LeggingsTWDarkstone RingNDrape of the Faceless GeneralNDrape of the Faceless GeneralTWFlare of the HeavensNFlare of the HeavensTWGauntlets of the WretchedNGauntlets of the WretchedTWGrips of the UnbrokenNGrips of the UnbrokenTWHandwraps of the VigilantNHandwraps of the VigilantTWHelm of the FacelessNHelm of the FacelessTWHoperenderNHoperenderTWLeggings of Profound DarknessNLeggings of Profound DarknessTWLotrafen, Spear of the DamnedNLotrafen, Spear of the DamnedTWMantle of the UnknowingNMantle of the UnknowingTWMetallic Loop of the SuffererNPendant of Endless DespairNPendulum of InfinityNRing of the Vacant EyeNSaronite Animus CloakNSaronite Animus CloakTWScepter of Lost SoulsNScepter of Lost SoulsTWShadowbiteNShadowbiteTWThe General's HeartNThe General's HeartTWTortured EarthNTortured EarthTWUnderworld MantleNUnderworld MantleTWVestments of the Blind DenizenNVestments of the Blind DenizenTWVestments of the Piercing LightNVestments of the Piercing LightTWVoid SabreNVoid SabreTWVoldrethar, Dark Blade of OblivionNVoldrethar, Dark Blade of OblivionTWRuned Orb

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Mounts

Mimiron's Head

Entrance and instance

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

Flame Leviathan
Ignis the Furnace Master
Razorscale
XT-002 Deconstructor
The Assembly of Iron
Kologarn
Auriaya
Hodir
Thorim
Freya
Mimiron
Yogg-Saron
Algalon the Observer

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 General Vezax?

General Vezax inflicts all healers with Aura of Despair, removing all mana regeneration.

How many abilities does General Vezax have?

The current datamine lists 9 named abilities on the General Vezax encounter.

What does General Vezax drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 62 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Ulduar database page.

Does General Vezax 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 General Vezax drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Mimiron's Head. 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.