Boss
Igira the Cruel
Igira the Cruel - Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope
Igira the Cruel is a boss encounter in Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope, Igira the Cruel comes 2nd of 9, after Flame-Tormented Ancient and before Volcoross.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Emerald Dream
Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope entranceThe Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope entrance is in Emerald Dream, at 27.2, 31.0 on the Emerald Dream map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Igira unleashes Blistering Spears to restrict how far her victims can flee. At 100 energy, Igira uses Marked for Torment to ignite areas in her chamber, tormenting players standing within them. Based on the ignited area players stand within, Igira changes her weapon and gains new abilities. On Mythic difficulty, Igira forges two weapons at once during Marked for Torment.
Damage Dealers
- While a player is tethered to a Blistering Spear their movement is restricted.
Healers
- Heart Stopper inflicts significant damage upon expiration.
- Each application of Harvest of Screams increases Igira's damage.
Tanks
- Vicious Swing causes Igira's melee attacks to also strike the next closest target.
Vicious Swing
Spell details
Drenched Blades
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Blistering Spear
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Blistering Torment
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Twisting Blade
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Harvest of Screams
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Marked for Torment
Spell detailsOn Mythic difficulty, Igira forges two weapons to wield.
Gathering Torment
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Flesh Mortification
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Searing Sparks
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Ruinous End
Spell detailsHacking Torment
Igira forges an axe that drinks the agony of her enemies.
Umbral Destruction
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Brutalized
Spell detailsSlicing Torment
Igira forges a sword that sunders the earth with each swing.
Smashing Viscera
Spell details16 On Heroic and Mythic difficulties, Igira's leaps unleash Devastation.
Devastation
Spell detailsFlaying Torment
Igira forges a knife to carve the hearts from her victims.
Heart Stopper
Spell details16 On Heroic and Mythic difficulties, Heart Stopper unleashes a Vital Rupture from its target's destination when removed.
Vital Rupture
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Igira the Cruel, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Vicious Swing
Physical · Instant
Igira's melee attacks also strike the next closest player. If no target is found, her primary target is struck again. Each melee strike also applies.
Drenched Blades
Fire, Shadow · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
Igira lacerates her target, inflicting Shadowflame damage every 2 sec for 20 sec. This effect stacks.
Blistering Torment
Fire, Shadow · Instant · Lasts 10 min
Heat radiates from the spear, inflicting Shadowflame damage every 1 sec to players until the spear is destroyed.
Twisting Blade
Fire, Shadow · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
Igira expels swirling blades in the direction of a player, inflicting Shadowflame damage to players hit.
Harvest of Screams
Physical · Instant
Igira increases her damage done by 10% when she reaches 100 energy. This effect stacks.
Marked for Torment
Fire, Shadow · 1.6 sec cast
Igira inflicts Shadowflame damage, knocking back players and igniting three areas for torment. Players standing within an ignited area cause it to shrink, but suffer while Igira forges her next weapon. If no area is extinguished, Igira unleashes.][] While forging a weapon, each of Igira's hammer strikes launches.
Gathering Torment
Fire, Shadow · Instant · Lasts 10 min
Igira harvests the torment from her victims, inflicting Shadowflame damage to players within an area Marked for Torment.
Flesh Mortification
Fire, Shadow · Instant · Lasts 10 min
Igira's torment scars the player's flesh, increasing damage inflicted by 100% after 10 sec.
Searing Sparks
Fire, Shadow · Instant
Sparks fly from Igira's hammer towards players, inflicting Shadowflame damage to players and knocking them back.
Ruinous End
Fire, Shadow · 3.5 sec cast
If none of Igira's areas of torment are extinguished, she smashes the ground inflicting Shadowflame damage to all players and an additional Shadowflame damage every 1 sec for 30 sec.
Umbral Destruction
Fire, Shadow · Instant
Igira smashes her current target, inflicting Shadowflame damage to all players, reduced by the number of players of the impact location.
Brutalized
Physical · Instant · Lasts 40 sec
Igira's attack leaves the player brutalized, unable to diminish the damage of the next.
Smashing Viscera
Fire, Shadow · Instant
Igira's leaps inflict Shadowflame damage to players outside the impact zone.][]
Devastation
Fire, Shadow · Instant
With each leap Igira unleashes waves of devastation that inflict Shadowflame damage to players they hit.
Heart Stopper
Fire, Shadow · 1.5 sec cast
Igira hurls blades at several players, causing them to absorb healing for 15 sec.
Vital Rupture
Fire, Shadow · Instant
Shadowflame orbs erupt from the afflicted player, inflicting Shadowflame damage to players they contact and an additional Shadowflame damage every 1 sec for 15 sec.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Igira the Cruel encounter in Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope.
Driven by cruelty, Igira is able to forge devastating weapons from the screams of her enemies. Within the verdant realm of the Emerald Dream, the torturer seeks to expand her arsenal.
What Each Drop Is
The Igira the Cruel encounter lists 17 items in the dungeon journal, item level 441. Equip slots covered: Wrist, Trinket, Waist, One-Hand, Shoulder, Legs and Finger. 1 of them can be traded and 16 bind when picked up.
- Dreadful Quickened Bronzestone Miscellaneous, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Death Knight, Warlock and Demon Hunter. Use: Quickened Bronzestone.
- Mystic Quickened Bronzestone Miscellaneous, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter, Mage and Druid. Use: Quickened Bronzestone.
- Venerated Quickened Bronzestone Miscellaneous, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Shaman. Use: Quickened Bronzestone.
- Zenith Quickened Bronzestone Miscellaneous, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Rogue, Monk and Evoker. Use: Quickened Bronzestone.
- Agonizing Manacles Wrist (Plate), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike.
- Bandolier of Twisted Blades Trinket, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. A vendor pays 77 gold83 silver for it. Use: Embed Blade.
- Bloody Dragonhide Belt Waist (Leather), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility.
- Cruel Dreamcarver One-Hand (Dagger), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 126 gold39 silver for it. Use: Dream Eater.
- Drakestalker's Trophy Pauldrons Shoulder (Mail), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike.
- Dreadful Tormented Dreamheart Miscellaneous, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Death Knight, Warlock and Demon Hunter. A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Use: Tormented Dreamheart.
- Elder's Volcanic Wrap Legs (Cloth), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery.
- Igira's Flaying Hatchet One-Hand (One-Handed Axe), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 128 gold26 silver for it.
- Mystic Tormented Dreamheart Miscellaneous, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Use: Tormented Dreamheart.
- Signet of the Last Elder Finger, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Having endlessly stoked the fires of their hatred, Igira led the djaradin only to ruin.”
- Venerated Tormented Dreamheart Miscellaneous, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Shaman. A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Use: Tormented Dreamheart.
- Zenith Tormented Dreamheart Miscellaneous, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Rogue, Monk and Evoker. A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Use: Tormented Dreamheart.
- Overflowing Satchel of Pilfered Recipes Recipe, item level 70. Tooltip: “Igira has amassed a collection of recipes that have been taken from the Vault of the Incarnates and Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible.”
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 Igira the Cruel among their criteria.