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Image of Absolution
The Prophet Skitra - Ny'alotha, the Waking City
Image of Absolution is a boss of the The Prophet Skitra encounter in Ny'alotha, the Waking City.
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Encounter Facts
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The Prophet Skitra wields dominating, mind-bending magics and confuses his opponents with illusions. The Prophet casts Illusionary Projection at 66% and 33% health, splitting the raid into two groups. Players with Clouded Mind will see one set of illusions, and players with Twisted Mind will see another set of illusions. Both groups will also see the real Prophet Skitra, and will need to coordinate to identify and defeat him.
Tanks
- Work with your fellow tank to avoid taking too many stacks of Shadow Shock.
- Coordinate with allies to discover the real Prophet Skitra when he casts Illusionary Projection.
Healers
- Allies afflicted with stacks of Shadow Shock can take intense amounts of damage.
- Run away from allies when afflicted with Shred Psyche.
- Coordinate with allies to discover the real Prophet Skitra when he casts Illusionary Projection.
Damage Dealers
- Run away from allies when afflicted with Shred Psyche.
- Coordinate with allies to discover the real Prophet Skitra when he casts Illusionary Projection.
Stage One: The Prophet
Shadow Shock
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Shred Psyche
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Psychic Outburst
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Psychic Reverberations
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Images of Absolution
Spell detailsImage of Absolution
Stage Two: Illusionary Projections
Illusionary Projection
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Clouded Mind
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Twisted Mind
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Dark Ritual
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Illusionary Bolt
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Mindquake
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Image of Absolution, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Surging Images
Shadow · Instant
The Prophet manifests an army of illusions. On Mythic difficulty, the Images are visible only to players that share their Twisted or Clouded minds.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Ny'alotha, the Waking City.
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 Prophet Skitra encounter in Ny'alotha, the Waking City.
A master of illusion, Skitra delights in terrorizing his victims as he breaks their perception of reality. Those who fail to see through his deceptions become lost in Ny'alotha for eternity.
What Each Drop Is
The The Prophet Skitra encounter lists 11 items in the dungeon journal, item level 85. Equip slots covered: One-Hand, Feet, Wrist, Legs, Trinket, Chest, Ranged and Shoulder. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Bloodstained Ritual Athame One-Hand (Dagger), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 111 gold86 silver for it.
- Boots of Hallucinatory Reality Feet (Plate), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 58 gold20 silver for it.
- Bracers of Dark Prophecy Wrist (Leather), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 39 gold83 silver for it.
- Macabre Ritual Pants Legs (Leather), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 80 gold64 silver for it.
- Psyche Shredder Trinket, item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 1 gold41 silver for it.
- Psychic's Subtle Slippers Feet (Cloth), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 60 gold38 silver for it.
- Robes of Unreality Chest (Cloth), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 79 gold51 silver for it.
- Talons of Grim Revelations Feet (Mail), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 59 gold7 silver for it.
- Whispering Eldritch Bow Ranged (Bow), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 135 gold73 silver for it.
- Writhing Spaulders of Madness Shoulder (Plate), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 56 gold49 silver for it.
- Encrypted Ny'alothan Text Consumable, item level 50. Bind on Pickup. Use: Ny'alothan Void Ritual.
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
3 achievements list a victory over Image of Absolution among their criteria.
