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Aka'ali the Conqueror

The Council of Tribes - Kings' Rest

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InstanceKings' Rest
EncounterThe Council of Tribes
Journal creatures8

Adventure Guide Entry

The in-game Adventure Guide text for The Council of Tribes encounter in Kings' Rest.

There was once a time when no single emperor could rule Zandalar. After a period of civil war, the heads of three families formed an uneasy coalition and tried to rule the empire together. Though they did not often agree, there was peace in Zandalar.

Encounter Facts

In the game's encounter order for Kings' Rest, Aka'ali the Conqueror comes 3rd of 4, after Mchimba the Embalmer and before King Dazar.

Instance modesHeroic, Mythic, Mythic Keystone, Timewalking
Group size5 players
Instance typeDungeon
ExpansionBattle for Azeroth
Encounter order3 of 4
Encounter ID2140
Adventure Guide pin43.7, 79.2 on the instance map
  1. The Golden Serpent
  2. Mchimba the Embalmer
  3. Aka'ali the Conqueror
  4. King Dazar

Instance Entrance: Zuldazar

Zuldazar mapKings' Rest entrance

The Kings' Rest entrance is in Zuldazar, at 37.3, 39.5 on the Zuldazar map.

Abilities & Strategy

What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

The battle will begin with Kula the Butcher. When a councilor is defeated, they will return to their urn and the next will join the encounter. However, the defeated councilor will periodically rejoin the battle to use a single ability, and then return to their urn. When all three councilors are defeated, the encounter ends.

Tank
  • Debilitating Backhand inflicts Physical damage to Aka'ali the Conqueror's current target player, knocks them back, and applies Shattered Defenses, increasing the target's Physical damage taken.
  • Barrel Through causes Aka'ali the Conqueror to charge a targeted player, inflicting heavy Physical damage that splits among all players hit.
Healer
  • Barrel Through causes Aka'ali the Conqueror to charge a targeted player, inflicting heavy Physical damage that splits among all players hit.
  • Severing Axe inflicts Physical damage over time to random players.
Damage Dealers
  • Barrel Through causes Aka'ali the Conqueror to charge a targeted player, inflicting heavy Physical damage that splits among all players hit.
  • Poison Nova inflicts Nature damage over time to all players.
  • Call of the Elements summons three elemental totems with powerful effects.

Zanazal the Wise

Arc Lightning
Poison Nova
Call of the Elements
Explosive Totem
Torrent Totem
Thundering Totem

Heroic and Mythic Difficulty Only

Kings' Rest is not available in Normal Difficulty.

Ability Spells

Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Aka'ali the Conqueror, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.

Barrel Through

Physical · 6 sec cast

Debilitating Backhand

Physical · 2 sec cast

Wallops her current target with a Debilitating Backhand, inflicting Physical damage, knocking them back, and applying Shattered Defenses to them.

Shattered Defenses

Physical · 3 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec

Increases physical damage taken by%.

Drops

Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Kings' Rest.

What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.

What Each Drop Is

The The Council of Tribes encounter lists 8 items in the dungeon journal, item level 59. Equip slots covered: Feet, Back, One-Hand, Ranged, Waist and Wrist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.

  • Boots of the Headlong Conqueror Feet (Mail), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 38g 10s for it.
  • Cloak of the Restless Tribes Back (Cloth), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 37g 58s for it. Equip: Restlessness.
  • Crackling Jade Kilij One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 73g 1s for it.
  • Crossbow of Forgotten Majesty Ranged (Crossbow), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 95g 30s for it.
  • Girdle of Pestilent Purification Waist (Plate), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 26g 93s for it.
  • Jeweled Dagger of Subjugation One-Hand (Dagger), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 70g 30s for it.
  • Kula's Butchering Wristwraps Wrist (Leather), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 26g 46s for it.
  • Sandals of Wise Voodoo Feet (Cloth), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 38g 81s 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.

Recent hotfixes for Aka'ali the Conqueror

  • August 25, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Kings' Rest › The Council of Tribes

    Aka'ali the Conqueror and Zanazal the Wise now wait briefly before attacking players.

Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.

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