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Shadowsteel Ember
Painsmith Raznal - Sanctum of Domination
Shadowsteel Ember is a boss of the Painsmith Raznal encounter in Sanctum of Domination.
Found In
Encounter Facts
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
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 Painsmith's chamber is built from deadly spikes that erupt from the floor, activated by his weapons' attacks. Upon reaching 70% and 40% health remaining Raznal will leap to his anvil to forge a new weapon, allowing him to activate spikes in devious new combinations.
Tanks
- Deadly spikes erupt from the floor when Painsmith Raznal throws his weapon.
- Cruciform Axe, Reverberating Hammer, and Dualblade Scythe inflict massive damage to nearby players upon impact.
- Shadowsteel Embers are created while Raznal is occupied with Forge Weapon.
Damage Dealers
- Deadly spikes erupt from the floor when Painsmith Raznal throws his weapon.
- Spiked Balls roll across the chamber and inflict massive damage to anyone caught in their path.
- Shadowsteel Chains inflict damage to nearby players and knock them back.
- Shadowsteel Chains inflict damage to nearby players.
Healers
- Deadly spikes erupt from the floor when Painsmith Raznal throws his weapon.
- Reverberating Hammer, Cruciform Axe, and Dualblade Scythe inflict massive damage to nearby players upon impact.
- Shadowsteel Chains inflict damage to nearby players and knock them back.
- Shadowsteel Chains inflict damage to nearby players.
Stage One: A Chamber of Agony
The Painsmith wields an Instrument of Pain amidst razor sharp spikes that erupt from the floor.
Instruments of Pain
The Painsmith wields a weapon of his own crafting, starting with the Cruciform Axe.
Echoes of Pain
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Cruciform Axe
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Reverberating Hammer
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Dualblade Scythe
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Spiked
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Spiked Balls
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Shadowsteel Chains
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Flameclasp Trap
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Flameclasp Eruption
Spell detailsStage Two: The Screaming Anvil
Upon reaching 70% and 40% health remaining the Painsmith leaps to his anvil and begins to craft a new Instrument of Pain.
Shadowsteel Embers
Spell detailsIn Mythic difficulty, the Painsmith's forging creates Shadowsteel Horrors.
Shadowsteel Horror
Twisted monstrosities that eventually burn out with a Final Scream.
Black Flames
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Lingering Flames
Spell detailsSpiked Balls
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Shadowsteel Ember, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Final Scream
Fire · 12 sec cast
The Shadowsteel Horror extinguishes itself with a grinding screech that inflicts Fire damage to all players.
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.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Painsmith Raznal encounter in Sanctum of Domination.
Painsmith Raznal is a sadistic mastermind who has spent eons perfecting the deadly traps found in Torghast. He relishes the screams of his victims as a testament to his skill, listening with malignant delight as they echo through the tower's desolate halls.
What Each Drop Is
The Painsmith Raznal encounter lists 23 items in the dungeon journal, item level 226. Equip slots covered: One-Hand, Trinket, Legs, Hands, Finger, Chest and Head. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Cruciform Veinripper One-Hand (Fist Weapon), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility and Stamina. A vendor pays 127 gold91 silver for it. Equip: Sadistic Glee.
- Ebonsoul Vise Trinket, item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 64 gold71 silver for it.
- Exacting Mindslicer One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 117 gold43 silver for it.
- Flameclasp-Scorched Legguards Legs (Leather), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 88 gold90 silver for it.
- Guillotine Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 45 gold19 silver for it.
- Hangman's Knotbinders Hands (Leather), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 41 gold51 silver for it.
- Leggings of the Screaming Flames Legs (Cloth), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 85 gold72 silver for it.
- Miniature Breaking Wheel Finger, item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Every soul, a stage. Every scream - applause.” A vendor pays 52 gold27 silver for it.
- Sacrificer's Sacramental Cassock Chest (Cloth), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 83 gold14 silver for it.
- Shadowsteel Demoralizer One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. Tooltip: “The beatings will continue.” A vendor pays 116 gold99 silver for it.
- Shadowsteel Facecage Head (Mail), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 63 gold69 silver for it.
- Tormented Rack Fragment Trinket, item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 71 gold85 silver for it. Equip: Tormentor's Rack Fragment.
- Debilitating Malady Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Duplicitous Havoc Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Enkindled Spirit Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Flame Infusion Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Master Flame Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Nimble Fingers Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Pyroclastic Shock Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Roaring Fire Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Stellar Inspiration Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Unnerving Focus Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Xuen's Bond Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. 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 Shadowsteel Ember among their criteria.
