Boss
Eye of the Jailer
The Eye of the Jailer - Sanctum of Domination
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for The Eye of the Jailer encounter in Sanctum of Domination.
When Azeroth was young, Odyn traded his eye to Mueh'zala to peer into the Shadowlands. Vain Odyn was deceived, for the Jailer twisted the Eye to serve his own ends. The Eye's unwavering gaze allows the Jailer to see all that transpires within his domain--and perhaps others as well.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Sanctum of Domination, Eye of the Jailer comes 2nd of 10, after The Tarragrue and before Kyra.
Instance Entrance: The Maw
Sanctum of Domination entranceThe Sanctum of Domination entrance is in The Maw, at 69.7, 32.0 on the The Maw map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The Eye of the Jailer fights players directly on the platform at first. Upon reaching 66%, and 33% health remaining, the Eye of the Jailer unleashes two of its Deathseeker Eyes to assault players on the platform and retreats to fight from a distance. When all of its Deathseeker Eyes have been defeated the Eye of the Jailer becomes enraged, unleashing Immediate Extermination and beginning its final assault.
Tanks
- Deathlink will damage other people in the raid for the amount of damage you take.
- Spreading Misery will always hit the Deathseeker Eye's primary target and one other random target.
- Deathseeker Eyes will repeatedly cast Suffering if brought too close to each other.
Damage Dealers
- If Deathseeker Eyes do not die together, the dead one will continuously pulse Suffering.
- Desolation Beam will chain to other targets nearby on cast, increasing damage with each leap.
- Dragging Chains is reduced by each target hit by the effect.
Healers
- Deathlink will damage other people in the raid for the amount of damage the primary target takes.
- Slothful Corruption slows down ranged and casting speeds but does not slow down melee attack speed.
- Immediate Extermination will eventually make healing impossible.
Stage One: His Gaze Upon You
Stage Two: Double Vision
Stage Three: Immediate Extermination
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Eye of the Jailer, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Piercing Lens
Physical · 2 sec cast
The Eye of the Jailer propels a sharp pinpoint of force at its current target, inflicting Physical damage.
Deathlink
Physical · 2 sec cast
The Eye of the Jailer unleashes dark energies at its current target inflicting Physical damage, and increasing damage taken from Deathlink by 100% for 30 sec. In addition, the impact radiates a portion of the damage inflicted to all other players as Shadow damage.
Eye Bolt
Shadow · 1 sec cast
The Deathseeker Eyes flanking the Eye of the Jailer inflict Shadow damage to random targets.
Fracture Soul
Shadow · Instant
Players damaged by this effect have their soul split into three Fractured Souls.
Fractured Soul
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Soul Shards torment the afflicted player until they are touched, inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec, reduce movement speed by 20%, and reduce damage and healing done by 30%. This effect stacks.
Annihilating Glare
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
The Eye of the Jailer channels a powerful beam of energy and sweeps its gaze across the platform, inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec. and knocking back any targets who stand in it.
Dragging Chains
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
In addition, the Abductor begins to pull each hit target off the platform. The force of this effect is reduced by the number of players being chained. After struggling for 6 sec, the Abductor is pulled from the skies.
Assailing Lance
Physical · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec
Once grounded, Stygian Abductors throw their lance at their current target, inflicting Physical damage and causes their target to bleed for Physical damage every 1 sec for 10 sec. This effect stacks.
Hopeless Lethargy
Physical · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
The Eye of the Jailer corrupts a player with dark energy. All players within 8 yards of the target have their movement speed reduced by 50% and take Shadow damage every 1.5 sec.
Stygian Ejection
Shadow · Instant
The Eye of the Jailer ejects two Deathseeker Eyes and cloaks itself in a Stygian Shield, inflicting Shadow damage to players at the landing locations of the eyes.
Titanic Death Gaze
Shadow · Instant
The Eye of the Jailer focuses its energy into a massive blast, inflicting Shadow damage to all players.
Compounding Suffering
Physical · Instant · Lasts 12 min
Suffering
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 1 min
The Deathseeker Eye unleashes a blast of corrupting energy inflicting Shadow damage to all players and increasing their Shadow damage taken by 20% for 1 min. This effect stacks.
Dying Suffering
Physical · Instant
Dead Deathseekers cast Suffering every 8 sec. while another Deathseeker is alive on the platform.
Slothful Corruption
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 21 sec
Spreading Misery
Shadow · 3 sec cast
The Deathseeker Eye spreads misery into the souls of random targets, inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec. for 5 sec. Upon removal, the misery spreads to the ground beneath the target, leaving a pool of Jailer's Misery.
Jailer's Misery
Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 10 min
Creates a pool of condensed evil that lasts for 10 min, inflicting Shadow damage to all players in the zone every 1.5 sec.
Scorn and Ire
Physical · Instant
Scorn
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 9 sec
Scorn fills the player's soul, inflicting Shadow damage every 1.5 sec. for 9 sec. This effect stacks.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Sanctum of Domination.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The The Eye of the Jailer encounter lists 22 items in the dungeon journal, item level 226. Equip slots covered: Wrist, Waist, One-Hand, Hands, Feet, Held In Off-hand, Chest, Two-Hand and Trinket. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Airborne Abductor's Vambraces Wrist (Plate), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 41g 99s for it.
- Coiled Stygian Grapnel Waist (Mail), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 42g 79s for it.
- Gazepiercer One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 125g 66s for it.
- Grasps of the Clairvoyant Sage Hands (Cloth), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 43g 91s for it.
- Greaves of Extermination Feet (Mail), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 64g 88s for it.
- Guarm's Lost Chew Toy Held In Off-hand, item level 226, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike, Mastery and Intellect. A vendor pays 74g 2s for it.
- Loyal Kvaldir's Handwraps Hands (Leather), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 45g 2s for it.
- Mawsworn Eviscerator's Cuirass Chest (Leather), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 89g 84s for it.
- Stygian Lance of Passage Two-Hand (Polearm), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 157g 5s for it.
- Titanic Ocular Gland Trinket, item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect. Tooltip: “A price paid long ago in exchange for knowledge and power.” A vendor pays 67g 62s for it.
- Eye of Extermination Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this companion.” A vendor pays 1c for it. Use: Learning.
- Artifice of the Archmage Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Blood Bond Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Corrupting Leer Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Expurgation Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Fade to Nothing Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Light's Inspiration Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Marksman's Advantage Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Safeguard Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Tumbling Technique Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Well-Honed Instincts Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Eye of Allseeing Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this companion.” A vendor pays 1c for it. Use: Learning.
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.
Achievements for Defeating It
10 achievements list a victory over Eye of the Jailer among their criteria.