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General Xakal
General Xakal - The Arcway
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the General Xakal encounter in The Arcway.
When Gul'dan threatened Suramar with destruction if Elisande did not comply with his demands, those were not idle words. A Legion invasion force has burrowed into the tunnels beneath the city, and Xakal leads those forces. He awaits further command, ready at a moment's notice to surge forth and bring death and destruction to the streets of Suramar.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Arcway, General Xakal comes 4th of 5, after Ivanyr and before Advisor Vandros.
- Corstilax
- Nal'tira
- Ivanyr
- General Xakal
- Advisor Vandros
Instance Entrance: Suramar
The Arcway entranceThe Arcway entrance is in Suramar, at 41.0, 61.9 on the Suramar map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
General Xakal periodically summons Dread Felbats and causes the ground to erupt with Fel Fissures. After several waves, he casts Wicked Slam, inflicting damage to all players and knocking them back.
Damage Dealers
- Avoid Shadow Slash when it is targeted towards you.
- Position carefully to avoid Wicked Slam knocking you into Fel Fissure.
Healers
- Wicked Slam inflicts heavy group wide damage.
Tanks
- Dread Felbats periodically spawn and must be tanked.
Dread Felbat
General Xakal periodically calls Dread Felbats to fight for him. Each Dread Felbat flies over the battlefield, casting Bombardment several times and then lands to melee players.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for General Xakal, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Fel Fissure
Shadow · 2 sec cast
General Xakal tears open a rift at a random player's location that persists for the remainder of the fight. After 3 seconds, the rift will explode into a Fel Spire if any players are within the targeted location.
Fel Eruption
Shadow · Instant
Wicked Slam
Physical · 2 sec cast
General Xakal slams his axe into the ground, inflicting Physical damage to all players, knocking them back.
Shadow Slash
Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 20 sec
General Xakal empowers his axe with dark magic, creating a wave of energy that shoots out towards a random player. This effect inflicts Shadow damage to all players hit by the wave.
Bombardment
Shadow · Instant
Thirst for Blood
Physical · Instant
Dread Felbats claw at their target, inflicting Physical damage. In addition, their movement speed and damage done is increased by 10% for the remainder of the fight. This effect stacks.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Arcway.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The General Xakal encounter lists 12 items in the dungeon journal, item level 50. Equip slots covered: Legs, Hands, Wrist, Finger, Trinket, Chest, Head and Feet. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Bloodclaw Leggings Legs (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 42g 13s for it.
- Fists of the Legion Hands (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 21g 18s for it.
- Legwraps of Reverberating Shadows Legs (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 41g 66s for it.
- Remorseless Chain Armbands Wrist (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 21g 3s for it. Part of the Traitor's Oath set.
- Ring of Looming Menace Finger, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 27g 56s for it. Part of the March of the Legion set.
- Sealed Fel Fissure Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 37g 61s for it.
- Terrorbound Nexus Trinket, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Mastery. A vendor pays 6g 96s for it. Equip: Shadow Wave.
- Xakal's Determination Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 37g 74s for it.
- Felbat Leather Vest Chest (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 34g 59s for it.
- Mardum Chain Helm Head (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 25g 31s for it.
- Netherwhisper Slippers Feet (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 26g 18s for it.
- Portalguard Legplates Legs (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 35g 37s 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.