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Soulbound Construct
Socrethar the Eternal - Hellfire Citadel
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Socrethar the Eternal encounter in Hellfire Citadel.
The greatest warriors of the draenei have their souls imbued into gleaming constructs, serving as eternal Vigilants in defense of their people. Originally a member of the Council of Exarchs before his descent into darkness, Socrethar has perverted this holiest of rituals, and used a warped fel construct to preserve his soul after his defeat in Talador.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Hellfire Citadel, Soulbound Construct comes 8th of 13, after Shadow-Lord Iskar and before Fel Lord Zakuun.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Socrethar begins the encounter occupying the Soulbound Construct. When players deplete the Soulbound Construct's health, Socrethar's spirit will be ejected from the construct, and a player can take control of it. The Sargerei then stream into the chamber, and together with Socrethar attempt to regain control of the Construct. When the Construct's health is depleted when controlled by a player, they are ejected and Socrethar regains control, beginning the cycle again. Players must destroy Socrethar's soul to complete the encounter.
Damage Dealers
- Raid members must take turns absorbing Shattered Defenses to keep the tanks from suffering fatal damage.
- Interrupt Exert Dominance to prolong the period of time that your tank is able to control the Construct.
- Do not let Haunting Souls reach their targets.
Healers
- Raid members must take turns absorbing Shattered Defenses to keep the tanks from suffering fatal damage.
- Apocalypse deals heavy damage to the raid.
- Run away from Haunting Souls who are fixated on you.
Tanks
- Alternate who is tanking the Soulbound Construct to prevent Shattered Defenses from stacking too high.
- One tank should take control of the Construct when Socrethar is ejected.
- When controlling the construct, avoid Soul Dispersion by staying away from Haunting Souls.
Soulbound Construct
Reverberating Blow
On Mythic Difficulty, inflicts 6 stacks of Shattered Defenses.
Fel Prison
Volatile Fel Orb
Felblaze Charge
Apocalyptic Felburst
Overwhelming Power
Incomplete Binding
Voracious Soulstalker
The results of Sagerei's demon-twisted experiments on souls, Voracious Soulstalkers periodically join the battle.
Socrethar and the Sargerei
Once Socrethar is ejected from the construct, players can take control of it. The Sargerei join the battle in attempt to wrest control of the Construct back from the raid.
Socrethar
Sargerei Dominator
Sargerei Shadowcaller
Haunting Soul
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Soulbound Construct, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Reverberating Blow
Physical · 1 sec cast
Inflicts Physical damage to all targets in a cone. Additionally, applies 3 stacks of Shattered Defenses, dividing the number of stacks between the closest targets.
Shattered Defenses
Physical · Instant · Lasts 45 sec
Increases damage taken from Reverberating Blow by 200%. This effect stacks.
Fel Prison
Shadow · 2 sec cast
Volatile Fel Orb
Fire · 3 sec cast · Lasts 20 sec
Felblaze Charge
Arcane · 3 sec cast
Apocalyptic Felburst
Fire · 1 sec cast
Creates a large Fel bomb that drops at a targeted location, inflicting Fire damage to targets directly underneath the bomb, and to all other targets.
Overwhelming Power
Fire · Instant
The power of Socrethar's soul cannot be fully bound within the construct, causing bolts of fel to temporarily burn players for Fire damage every 1 sec for 6 sec.
Incomplete Binding
Physical · Instant
Players have an incomplete binding with the construct and inflict 50% reduced damage while controlling it.
Eternal Hunger
Shadow · 1.5 sec cast
Voracious Soulstalkers fixate a target, devouring any players in a cone in front of them.
Blooded Tracker
Physical · Instant
Voracious Soulstalkers speed continuously increases as they hunt their prey.
Soul Regeneration
Shadow · 3.5 sec cast
Heals the caster for 100% of their maximum health, causing them to fixate on a new target and removing Blooded Tracker. Voracious Soulstalkers will cast Soul Regeneration upon reaching 50% health.
Exert Dominance
Shadow · 3 sec cast
Attempts to assert dominance over the Soulbound Construct, inflicting 5% of the Construct's health as Shadow damage.
Apocalypse
Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec
Fel Barrier
Physical · Instant
Wraps Socrethar in Fel energy, preventing all damage and making Socrethar immune to interrupt effects.
Gift of the Man'ari
Fire · Instant · Lasts 2 min
Shadow Word: Agony
Shadow · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 20 sec
Inflicts Shadow damage every 2 sec. for 20 sec. This effect stacks.
Shadow Bolt Volley
Shadow · 2.5 sec cast
Launches a volley of shadow energy towards all players, inflicting Shadow damage.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Hellfire Citadel.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Socrethar the Eternal encounter lists 39 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 44 to 45. Equip slots covered: Head, Wrist, Neck, Hands, Trinket, Back, Ranged, One-Hand, Finger, Shield, Chest, Shoulder and Waist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Casque of Foul Concentration Head (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 32g 89s for it.
- Chain Wristguards of the Stricken Wrist (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 22g 26s for it.
- Contained Fel Orb Locket Neck, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 19g 4s for it.
- Deathrattle Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. Usable by Warlock. A vendor pays 21g 35s for it. Part of the Deathrattle Regalia set.
- Demongaze Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Death Knight. A vendor pays 21g 77s for it. Part of the Demongaze Armor set.
- Demonic Phylactery Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste and Intellect. Usable by Paladin, Priest, Shaman, Monk, Druid and Evoker. A vendor pays 13g 30s for it. Equip: Coalesce Spirits.
- Drape of Beckoned Souls Back (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 32g 40s for it.
- Felblade Gloves Hands (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Rogue. A vendor pays 22g 1s for it. Part of the Felblade Armor set.
- Felcrystal Impaler Ranged (Crossbow), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 75g 84s for it.
- Felstricken Sha'tari Crystalsword One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 61g 59s for it.
- Ferroleather Gloves Hands (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. Usable by Demon Hunter. A vendor pays 22g 81s for it.
- Fistwraps of the Hurricane's Eye Hands (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Monk. A vendor pays 21g 92s for it. Part of the Battlewrap of the Hurricane's Eye set.
- Gauntlets of Iron Wrath Hands (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. Usable by Warrior. A vendor pays 21g 93s for it. Part of the Battlegear of Iron Wrath set.
- Gauntlets of the Ceaseless Vigil Hands (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Paladin. A vendor pays 21g 85s for it. Part of the Watch of the Ceaseless Vigil set.
- Gauntlets of the Living Mountain Hands (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Shaman. A vendor pays 22g 26s for it. Part of the Embrace of the Living Mountain set.
- Gloves of the Arcanic Conclave Hands (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Mage. A vendor pays 21g 19s for it. Part of the Raiment of the Arcanic Conclave set.
- Gloves of the Savage Hunt Hands (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. Usable by Hunter. A vendor pays 22g 18s for it. Part of the Battlegear of the Savage Hunt set.
- Oathclaw Gauntlets Hands (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. Usable by Druid. A vendor pays 21g 84s for it. Part of the Oathclaw Wargarb set.
- Pious Handwraps Hands (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. Usable by Priest. A vendor pays 21g 27s for it. Part of the Attire of Piety set.
- Pristine Man'ari Cuffs Wrist (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 22g 67s for it.
- Saber of Twisted Virtue One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 61g 12s for it.
- Seal of the Traitorous Councilor Finger, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 28g 96s for it.
- Soul Capacitor Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. Usable by Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Monk, Druid and Demon Hunter. A vendor pays 13g 90s for it.
- Soulbinder's Greatcloak Back (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 32g 64s for it.
- Soulwarped Tower Shield Shield, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 42g 13s for it.
- Tunic of the Soulbinder Chest (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 46g 25s for it.
- Automated Shoulderplates Shoulder (Plate), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 30g 66s for it.
- Constructbreaker's Chestguard Chest (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 41g 13s for it.
- Crystal-Buckle Belt Waist (Mail), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 20g 91s for it.
- Decaying Draenic Shield Shield, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 40g 64s for it.
- Felgore Double Blade One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 58g 55s for it.
- Girdle of Bound Agony Waist (Plate), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 20g 92s for it.
- Haunting Nightmare Cloak Back (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 32g 21s for it.
- Hood of Unhealthy Fixation Head (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 32g 9s for it.
- Howling Soul Gem Trinket, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility and Haste. A vendor pays 35g 24s for it.
- Shoulderpads of Wrought Destruction Shoulder (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 33g 27s for it.
- Socrethar's Ceremonial Cuffs Wrist (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 20g 61s for it.
- Tenacious Dominator's Gorget Neck, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 17g 90s for it.
- Toxin-Tipped Bolt Launcher Ranged (Crossbow), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 78g 23s 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.
Achievements for Defeating It
2 achievements list a victory over Soulbound Construct among their criteria.