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Xhul'horac
Xhul'horac - Hellfire Citadel
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Xhul'horac encounter in Hellfire Citadel.
Summoned by Gul'dan from the depths of the Twisting Nether, Xhul'horac is one of most powerful of the Void Revenants - a race of parasitic void-beings that tear holes through the planes of reality, consuming and absorbing the energies and beings within. Gul'dan has twisted Xhul'horac, feeding him overwhelming Fel energy, and using his powers to tear open the portals through which he plans to rally the forces of the Burning Legion.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Hellfire Citadel, Xhul'horac comes 10th of 13, after Fel Lord Zakuun and before Tyrant Velhari.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Two portals dominate Xhul'horac's room: one powered by void, and one by the Legion's fel magic. Xhul'horac activates the Fel portal first, granting him fel abilities and summoning first Imps and then Vanguard Akkelion. When Akkelion dies, Xhul'horac activates the void portal, granting him void abilities and summoning Unstable Voidfiends and then Omnus. Once Omnus is defeated, Xhul'horac gains the energy of both fel and void, rapidly switching between elements. Once he reaches 20% health, he completely absorbs the power of both portals and must be quickly defeated.
Damage Dealers
- Interrupt or intercept Fel Orb when you are not Voidtouched to avoid spreading Chaotic Felblaze.
- When affected by Chains of Fel, move away from other chained players.
- Close Black Hole by moving into its center, alongside other players to split the damage from Singularity.
Healers
- When affected by Chains of Fel, move away from other chained players.
- Close Black Hole by moving into its center, alongside other players to split the damage from Singularity.
- Overwhelming Chaos will inflict heavy damage to the raid.
Tanks
- When Xhul'horac gains Shadowfel Phasing, alternate which tank is hit by Void Strike and Fel Strike to avoid Shadowfel Annihilation.
- Withering Gaze and Felblaze Flurry deal increasing damage each time they hit, and will drastically increase the damage of Void Strike and Fel Strike.
- Falling off of Xhul'horac's platform is deadly! Beware the knockback from Void Strike and Fel Strike.
Unleashed Energies
Throughout the encounter, Xhul'horac focuses the wild energy of fel and void in his summoning chamber, letting them smolder out of control - and mixing them with deadly results.
Stage One: The Legion's Flame
Xhul'horac, tainted with Fel energy, summons forth servants of the Legion and attacks with Fel magic.
Stage Two: Grasp of the Void
Xhul'horac opens the Void portal, summoning forth fellow Void creatures and drawing strength from the power of the Void.
Void Strike
Void Surge
Omnus
Unstable Voidfiend
Volatile Voidstep
On Mythic Difficulty, each cast of Volatile Voidstep will reduce the cast time of subsequent casts.
Stage Three: The Shadowfel Amalgamation
Overwhelmed by channeling a combination of Void and Fel energies, Xhul'horac's form begins rapidly shifting between one dominated by Fel and Void magic.
Stage Four: Tearing Apart
Xhul'horac completely absorbs the energy of both the Void and Fel portals, preventing any new creatures from coming through them, and rapidly destabilizing.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Xhul'horac, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Feltouched
Fire · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
Players who take Fire damage within Xhul'horac's chamber become Feltouched as latent fel energies course through them. If a player takes Shadow damage while Feltouched, they will cause a Shadowfel Annihilation, and lose Feltouched.
Voidtouched
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
Players who take Shadow damage within Xhul'horac's chamber become Voidtouched as the void takes root within them. If a player takes Fire damage while Voidtouched, they will cause a Shadowfel Annihilation and lose Voidtouched.
Chaotic Felblaze
Fire · 2 sec cast
Creates a patch of chaotic felfire, which will spread over time. Players who touch the felfire will be afflicted by Felsinged. If Chaotic Felblaze spreads into Creeping Void, a Shadowfel Annihilation will go off at the location where they touch.
Creeping Void
Shadow · Instant
Creates a patch of void which will spread over time. Players who touch the void will be afflicted by Wasting Void. If Creeping Void spreads into Chaotic Felblaze, a Shadowfel Annihilation will go off at the location where they touch.
Shadowfel Annihilation
Fire, Shadow · Instant · Lasts 2 min
The energies of Shadow and Fel react, unleashing a massive explosion. Inflicts Shadowflame damage to all other players. Players who cause a Shadowfel Annihilation are stripped of Feltouched, Voidtouched, Blazing, Wasting Void and Felsinged.
Fel Surge
Fire · 2 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
Fills several players with Fel energy, inflicting Fire damage every 1 sec for 5 sec. After the effect expires, affected players will create a small patch of Chaotic Felblaze.
Felblaze Flurry
Fire · 2 sec cast · Lasts 3 sec
A rapid series of strikes that each inflict Fire damage, and increase damage taken from Withering Gaze and Felblaze Flurry 50% for 7 sec. This effect stacks.
Chains of Fel
Fire · 3 sec cast
Players gain a stack for each player they are tethered to. Affected players can move away from each other to break the chains.
Fel Orb
Fire · 5 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec
The caster conjures an orb of Fel fire. If the fire touches a player, they absorb it and are afflicted by Ablaze. If it travels too far without impacting a player, it will fall to the ground, creating a patch of Chaotic Felblaze.
Ablaze
Fire · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
Inflicts Fire damage every 1 sec. for 15 sec. This effect stacks.
Void Surge
Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
Fills a player with void energy, inflicting Shadow damage every 2.5 sec for 5 sec. When this effect expires, it will spread a large patch of Creeping Void.
Withering Gaze
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
Fixes his gaze on a player, inflicitng Shadow damage every 4 sec, and increasing damage taken from Withering Gaze and Felblaze Flurry 20% for 4 sec. This effect stacks.
Black Hole
Shadow · 3 sec cast
Tears a hole in the fabric of reality, inflicting Physical damage to all players every 1 sec. and pulling them towards the Black Hole. If any player enters the Black Hole, they will unleash a Singularity.
Singularity
Shadow · Instant
Volatile Voidstep
Shadow · 3.5 sec cast
Teleports to the nearest players location, inflicting Shadow damage to any nearby players and spreading Creeping Void if the explosion contacts any players.
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 Xhul'horac encounter lists 33 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 44 to 45. Equip slots covered: Wrist, Head, Shoulder, One-Hand, Finger, Trinket, Neck, Back, Two-Hand, Feet, Waist and Legs. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Breach-Scarred Wristplates Wrist (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 22g 79s for it.
- Countenance of the Revenant Head (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 32g 79s for it.
- Deathrattle Shoulderpads Shoulder (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Warlock. A vendor pays 33g 2s for it. Part of the Deathrattle Regalia set.
- Demongaze Pauldrons Shoulder (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. Usable by Death Knight. A vendor pays 32g 4s for it. Part of the Demongaze Armor set.
- Felblade Spaulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Rogue. A vendor pays 32g 39s for it. Part of the Felblade Armor set.
- Ferroleather Spaulders Shoulder (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 34g 32s for it.
- Fiendsbreath Warmace One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 66g 69s for it.
- Hammer of Wicked Infusion One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 65g 97s for it.
- Hood of Unknowable Secrets Head (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 34g 82s for it.
- Loop of Beckoned Shadows Finger, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 28g 38s for it.
- Mantle of the Arcanic Conclave Shoulder (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Mage. A vendor pays 31g 90s for it. Part of the Raiment of the Arcanic Conclave set.
- Mantle of the Hurricane's Eye Shoulder (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. Usable by Monk. A vendor pays 32g 27s for it. Part of the Battlewrap of the Hurricane's Eye set.
- Oathclaw Mantle Shoulder (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. Usable by Druid. A vendor pays 32g 15s for it. Part of the Oathclaw Wargarb set.
- Pauldrons of Iron Wrath Shoulder (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. Usable by Warrior. A vendor pays 32g 28s for it. Part of the Battlegear of Iron Wrath set.
- Pauldrons of the Living Mountain Shoulder (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Shaman. A vendor pays 32g 53s for it. Part of the Embrace of the Living Mountain set.
- Pauldrons of the Savage Hunt Shoulder (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Hunter. A vendor pays 32g 41s for it. Part of the Battlegear of the Savage Hunt set.
- Pious Mantle Shoulder (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Priest. A vendor pays 32g 90s for it. Part of the Attire of Piety set.
- Portal Key Signet Finger, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29g 44s for it.
- Shoulderplates of the Ceaseless Vigil Shoulder (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. Usable by Paladin. A vendor pays 32g 16s for it. Part of the Watch of the Ceaseless Vigil set.
- Sinister Felborne Helmet Head (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 34g 18s for it.
- Unstable Felshadow Emulsion Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Versatility. Usable by Paladin, Priest, Shaman, Monk, Druid and Evoker. A vendor pays 13g 35s for it. Equip: Shadowfel Emission.
- Vial of Immiscible Liquid Neck, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 18g 85s for it.
- Void Lord's Wizened Cloak Back (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 34g 82s for it.
- Voidcore Greatstaff Two-Hand (Staff), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 77g 34s for it.
- Bracers of Tainted Magic Wrist (Mail), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 22g 11s for it.
- Demonbreaker Crushers Feet (Plate), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 30g 97s for it. Part of the Demonbreaker Wargear set.
- Felfume Slippers Feet (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 31g 82s for it. Part of the Felfume Raiment set.
- Girdle of Volatile Duality Waist (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 21g 24s for it.
- Ironpelt Boots Feet (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 32g 5s for it. Part of the Ironpelt Armor set.
- Rancorbite Sabatons Feet (Mail), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 32g 76s for it. Part of the Rancorbite Battlegear set.
- Shadowfel Cord Waist (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 21g for it.
- Stoic Netherfel Legplates Legs (Plate), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 42g 8s for it.
- Voidthread Spineguard Back (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 31g 85s 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 Xhul'horac among their criteria.