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Gul'dan <Lord of the Shadow Council>
This NPC can be found in The Nighthold
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Encounter Journal
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| Deadly | Important | |
| Tank | DPS | |
| Healer | Interruptible | |
| Magic | Curse | |
| Poison | Disease | |
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- Overview – Gul'dan begins a ritual to bring his master into Azeroth, locking himself inside the active Eye of Aman'Thul and summoning his demonic lieutenants. However, proximity to the active Eye of Aman'Thul bestows equally powerful abilities to players, based on their role.
After his lieutenants fall, Gul'dan leaps into the fray himself, harnessing the power of the Fel to bolster his frail frame. At 85%, 70%, and 55% health, Gul'dan again taps into the active Eye of Aman'Thul, empowering his abilities.
As his health dwindles further, Gul'dan beseeches his Legion masters for additional power, unleashing his ultimate strength while disrupting the aid that players receive from the Eye.
Damage Dealers
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Assist [Bonds of Fel]-afflicted allies in order to reduce the damage to manageable levels.
Move away from others when afflicted with [Eye of Gul'dan] or [Empowered Eye of Gul'dan].- Damage Dealers
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Use [Time Dilation] to increase damage at opportune moments or cover distances quickly.
Assist [Bonds of Fel]-afflicted allies in order to reduce the damage to manageable levels.
Move away from others when afflicted with [Eye of Gul'dan] or [Empowered Eye of Gul'dan].
Absorb [Soul Corrosion] inside the [Well of Souls] in order to reduce raidwide damage taken from [Black Harvest]. - Damage Dealers
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Use [Time Dilation] to increase damage at opportune moments or cover distances quickly.
Interrupt [Carrion Wave].
Assist [Bonds of Fel]-afflicted allies in order to reduce the damage to manageable levels.
Absorb [Soul Corrosion] inside the [Well of Souls] in order to reduce raidwide damage taken from [Black Harvest]. 
Healers
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Fel Lord Kuraz'mal's [Shatter Essence] inflicts high damage.
Assist [Bonds of Fel]-afflicted allies in order to reduce the damage to manageable levels.
[Black Harvest] inflicts high raidwide damage.- Healers
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Use [Scattering Field] to absorb nearby allies' Fire damage taken at opportune moments.
Fel Lord Kuraz'mal's [Shatter Essence] inflicts high damage.
Assist [Bonds of Fel]-afflicted allies in order to reduce the damage to manageable levels.
[Black Harvest] inflicts high raidwide damage. - Healers
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Use [Scattering Field] to absorb nearby allies' Fire damage taken at opportune moments.
Coordinate use of damage-reduction abilities to help tanks with Fel Lord Kuraz'mal's [Shatter Essence].
Dispel Inquisitor Vethriz's [Drain].
[Black Harvest] inflicts high raidwide damage. 
Tanks
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While fighting Fel Lord Kuraz'mal, be prepared for [Shatter Essence].
D'zorykx the Trapper will throw [Soul Vortex] at his current target, increasing their damage taken.- Tanks
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Use [Resonant Barrier] to survive moments in the encounter that may otherwise kill you.
While fighting Fel Lord Kuraz'mal, be prepared for [Shatter Essence].
D'zorykx the Trapper will throw [Soul Vortex] at his current target, drastically increasing their damage taken.
Stage One: The Council of Elders
Gul'dan locks himself inside the active Eye of Aman'Thul, summoning his demonic lieutenants.
- Gul'dan
- Liquid Hellfire – Conjures a massive orb of Fel Fire that splashes down at a target's location, inflicting 392 Fire damage, decreasing in damage as distance increases.
- Fel Efflux – Pours out fel energy in a focused channel, inflicting 45 Fire damage every half-second to all targets within the energy.
Hand of Gul'dan
– Calls down a demonic meteor, inflicting 448 Shadow damage to anyone within 10 yards of the meteor's impact location and summons a powerful demon at that location.- Inquisitor Vethriz
- Gaze of Vethriz – Summons in a Gaze of Vethriz at a targeted location which channels a beam of magic, inflicting 91 Shadow damage to any players struck by the beam.
- Dark Blast – Blasts a target for 4581 Shadow damage.
- Shadowblink – Steps through the shadows, appearing at another location.
- D'zorykx the Trapper
- Soul Vortex – Drops a cage hungering for souls at his target's location, drawing in enemies and inflicting 916 Shadow damage every second for 6 sec. Enemies caught near the cage are afflicted by Torn Soul, increasing Physical damage taken by 100% and suffering 11 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 12 sec. This effect stacks.
Subsequent casts increase the magnitude of the pull effect by 100%. This effect stacks.
Stage One: The Council of Elders
Gul'dan locks himself inside the active Eye of Aman'Thul, summoning his demonic lieutenants. However, proximity to the active Eye of Aman'thul bestows equally powerful abilities to players, based on their role.
- Essence of Aman'Thul
- Time Dilation
– The active Eye of Aman'Thul bestows great power, modifying relative time for the caster.
Your relative time has increased by 30%, increasing casting, movement, and attack speed by 30% as well as decreasing cooldowns by 30% and Periodic Effects occur 30% faster.
Receiving Fire damage removes this effect. - Scattering Field
– The active Eye of Aman'Thul bestows great power into a protective dome, absorbing 100% of Fire damage taken up to 3359, shared amongst allies within 10 yards.
- Resonant Barrier
– Channels the power of the Nightwell into a protective barrier, absorbing all damage taken for 6 sec.
- Gul'dan
- Liquid Hellfire – Conjures a massive orb of Fel Fire that splashes down at a target's location, inflicting 392 Fire damage, decreasing in damage as distance increases.
- Fel Efflux – Pours out fel energy in a focused channel, inflicting 45 Fire damage every half-second to all targets within the energy.
- Hand of Gul'dan
– Calls down a demonic meteor, inflicting 448 Shadow damage to anyone within 10 yards of the meteor's impact location and summons a powerful demon at that location.
- Fel Lord Kuraz'mal
- Fel Obelisk
– Conjures a Fel Obelisk to impale targets, inflicting 3115 Fire damage and stunning targets, bleeding them for an additional 28 Physical damage every half-second for 7 sec.
- Inquisitor Vethriz
- Gaze of Vethriz – Summons in a Gaze of Vethriz at a targeted location which channels a beam of magic, inflicting 91 Shadow damage to any players struck by the beam.
Drain
– Drains 990 health from an enemy every second as Shadow damage for 21 sec, healing the caster for 1.5 times the damage inflicted.- Dark Blast – Blasts a target for 4581 Shadow damage.
- Shadowblink – Steps through the shadows, appearing at another location.
- D'zorykx the Trapper
- Soul Vortex – Drops a cage hungering for souls at his target's location, drawing in enemies and inflicting 916 Shadow damage every second for 6 sec. Enemies caught near the cage are afflicted by Torn Soul, increasing Physical damage taken by 100% and suffering 11 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 12 sec. This effect stacks.
Subsequent casts increase the magnitude of the pull effect by 100%. This effect stacks. - Anguished Spirits – Unleashes a volley of spirits from his grasp, inflicting 10995 Shadow damage to targets struck.
Stage One: The Ritual of Aman'Thul
Gul'dan, taking no chances, leaps into the fray, harnessing the power of the Fel to bolster his frail frame, periodically summoning his demonic lieutenants and utilizing the active Eye of Aman'Thul, expanding the potency of his abilities.
- Essence of Aman'Thul
- Time Dilation
– The active Eye of Aman'Thul bestows great power, modifying relative time for the caster.
Your relative time has increased by 30%, increasing casting, movement, and attack speed by 30% as well as decreasing cooldowns by 30% and Periodic Effects occur 30% faster.
Receiving Fire damage removes this effect. - Scattering Field
– The active Eye of Aman'Thul bestows great power into a protective dome, absorbing 100% of Fire damage taken up to 3359, shared amongst allies within 10 yards.
- Resonant Barrier
– Channels the power of the Nightwell into a protective barrier, absorbing all damage taken for 6 sec.
- Gul'dan
- Liquid Hellfire – Conjures a massive orb of Fel Fire that splashes down at a target's location, inflicting 392 Fire damage, decreasing in damage as distance increases.
- Empowered Liquid Hellfire – Conjures a massive orb of Fel Fire that splashes down at a target's location, inflicting 240 Fire damage, decreasing in damage as distance increases and setting the ground ablaze for 3 min. The burning ground inflicts 56 Fire damage every second to those standing on it.
- Bonds of Fel – Binds a target to a location, snaring by 50% and inflicting 6 Fire damage every half-second. When broken, the bond explodes for 1064 Fire damage to targets within 5 yards of the bound target, divided evenly amongst targets hit.
- Empowered Bonds of Fel – Binds a target to a location after knocking them back, snaring targets by 70% and inflicting 8 Fire damage every half-second. When broken, the bond explodes for 1231 Fire damage to targets within 5 yards of the bound target, divided evenly amongst targets hit.
- Eye of Gul'dan – Conjures several Eyes of Gul'dan which channel shadow energy at an enemy, inflicting 70 Shadow damage to enemies within 8 yards every 1 sec. This damage increases by 5% every cast.
Upon reaching full power, the Eye of Gul'dan casts Duplicate, creating a copy of itself, then moves to a new location.- Duplicate
– Creates a copy of itself nearby.
- Empowered Eye of Gul'dan – Conjures an Empowered Eye of Gul'dan which channels fire energy at several targets, inflicting 54 Fire damage to enemies within 8 yards. This damage increases by 5% every cast.
Empowered Eyes of Gul'dan follow their highest threat target.
Upon reaching full power, the Eye of Gul'dan casts Duplicate, creating a copy of itself.
- Fel Scythe
– Gul'dan's keen eye allows him to cast Fel Scythe when any additional target stands within 2 yards of his primary target when attacking.
Fel Scythe cleaves at targets for 238 Fire damage, divided amongst targets within 2 yards, consuming all of Gul'dan's Fel Energy, increasing in damage by 5% for every point of Fel Energy consumed.
Each successful cast of Fel Scythe grant's Gul'dan Fury of the Fel.
If Gul'dan ever reaches full Fel Energy, he immediately casts Fel Scythe at his primary target.- Fury of the Fel
– Each successive cast of Fel Scythe increases attack speed by 30% for 10 sec. This effect stacks.
- Hand of Gul'dan
– Calls down a demonic meteor, inflicting 448 Shadow damage to anyone within 10 yards of the meteor's impact location and summons a powerful demon at that location.
- D'zorykx the Trapper
- Soul Vortex – Drops a cage hungering for souls at his target's location, drawing in enemies and inflicting 916 Shadow damage every second for 6 sec. Enemies caught near the cage are afflicted by Torn Soul, increasing Physical damage taken by 100% and suffering 11 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 12 sec. This effect stacks.
Subsequent casts increase the magnitude of the pull effect by 100%. This effect stacks. - Anguished Spirits – Unleashes a volley of spirits from his grasp, inflicting 10995 Shadow damage to targets struck.
- Fel Lord Kuraz'mal
- Fel Obelisk – Conjures a Fel Obelisk to impale targets, inflicting 3115 Fire damage and stunning targets, bleeding them for an additional 28 Physical damage every half-second for 7 sec.
Stage Two: The Ritual of Aman'Thul
Gul'dan leaps into the fray himself, harnessing the power of the Fel to bolster his frail frame. At 85%, 70%, and 55% health, Gul'dan again taps into the active Eye of Aman'Thul, expanding the potency of his abilities.
- Essence of Aman'Thul
- Time Dilation
– The active Eye of Aman'Thul bestows great power, modifying relative time for the caster.
Your relative time has increased by 30%, increasing casting, movement, and attack speed by 30% as well as decreasing cooldowns by 30% and Periodic Effects occur 30% faster.
Receiving Fire damage removes this effect. - Scattering Field
– The active Eye of Aman'Thul bestows great power into a protective dome, absorbing 100% of Fire damage taken up to 3359, shared amongst allies within 10 yards.
- Resonant Barrier
– Channels the power of the Nightwell into a protective barrier, absorbing all damage taken for 6 sec.
- Gul'dan
- Liquid Hellfire – Conjures a massive orb of Fel Fire that splashes down at a target's location, inflicting 392 Fire damage, decreasing in damage as distance increases.
- Empowered Liquid Hellfire – Conjures a massive orb of Fel Fire that splashes down at a target's location, inflicting 240 Fire damage, decreasing in damage as distance increases and setting the ground ablaze for 3 min. The burning ground inflicts 56 Fire damage every second to those standing on it.
- Bonds of Fel – Binds a target to a location, snaring by 50% and inflicting 6 Fire damage every half-second. When broken, the bond explodes for 1064 Fire damage to targets within 5 yards of the bound target, divided evenly amongst targets hit.
- Empowered Bonds of Fel – Binds a target to a location after knocking them back, snaring targets by 70% and inflicting 8 Fire damage every half-second. When broken, the bond explodes for 1231 Fire damage to targets within 5 yards of the bound target, divided evenly amongst targets hit.
- Eye of Gul'dan – Conjures several Eyes of Gul'dan which channel shadow energy at an enemy, inflicting 70 Shadow damage to enemies within 8 yards every 1 sec. This damage increases by 5% every cast.
Upon reaching full power, the Eye of Gul'dan casts Duplicate, creating a copy of itself, then moves to a new location.- Duplicate
– Creates a copy of itself nearby.
- Empowered Eye of Gul'dan – Conjures an Empowered Eye of Gul'dan which channels fire energy at several targets, inflicting 54 Fire damage to enemies within 8 yards. This damage increases by 5% every cast.
Empowered Eyes of Gul'dan follow their highest threat target.
Upon reaching full power, the Eye of Gul'dan casts Duplicate, creating a copy of itself.
- Hand of Gul'dan
– Calls down a demonic meteor, inflicting 448 Shadow damage to anyone within 10 yards of the meteor's impact location and summons a powerful demon at that location.
- Dreadlords of the Twisting Nether
Carrion Wave
– The Dreadlord causes a wave of chaotic explosions to wash over enemies in front of them, inflicting 151 Shadow damage and putting targets to sleep for 30 sec.- Focused Assault – Causes Fervor when a spell cast is interrupted.
- Fervor – Increases all damage done by 25% and attack speed by 5%. This effect stacks.
- Fel Scythe
– Gul'dan's keen eye allows him to cast Fel Scythe when any additional target stands within 2 yards of his primary target when attacking.
Fel Scythe cleaves at targets for 238 Fire damage, divided amongst targets within 2 yards, consuming all of Gul'dan's Fel Energy, increasing in damage by 5% for every point of Fel Energy consumed.
Each successful cast of Fel Scythe grant's Gul'dan Fury of the Fel.
If Gul'dan ever reaches full Fel Energy, he immediately casts Fel Scythe at his primary target.- Fury of the Fel
– Each successive cast of Fel Scythe increases attack speed by 30% for 10 sec. This effect stacks.
Stage Two: The Master's Power
At 50% health Gul'dan harnesses the Eye of Aman'Thul to gain new and empowered abilities, also disrupting the powers that players received from the Eye.
- Empowered Eye of Gul'dan
– Conjures an Empowered Eye of Gul'dan which channels fire energy at several targets, inflicting 54 Fire damage to enemies within 8 yards. This damage increases by 5% every cast.
Empowered Eyes of Gul'dan follow their highest threat target.
Upon reaching full power, the Eye of Gul'dan casts Duplicate, creating a copy of itself.- Duplicate
– Creates a copy of itself nearby.
Storm of the Destroyer
– Calls upon the power of the Destroyer, sequentially inflicting 7330 Shadow damage to enemies within 10 yards, then 336 Shadow damage to enemies within 20 yards, then 448 Shadow damage to enemies within 30 yards, and finally 1120 Shadow damage to enemies within 60 yards.- Well of Souls – Summons a Well of Souls which holds fragments of players' souls. Gul'dan periodically casts Soul Siphon, adding to the stored supply.
Standing inside the Well of Souls inflicts 25 Shadow damage every second and causes enemies to ignore you.- Soul Siphon
– Siphon's a piece of several targets' souls, inflicting 990 Shadow damage and applies Soul Siphon, absorbing 2500 healing for 30 sec. This adds a soul to the Well of Souls.
- Soul Corrosion
– Every 3 seconds a player remains inside the Well of Souls, a soul fragment leaves the Well, inflicting 34 Shadow damage within 5 yards of the targeted player and afflicts them with Soul Corrosion.
Soul Corrosion inflicts 6 Shadow damage every second for 3 min. This effect stacks. - Black Harvest
– Calls upon the Black Harvest, inflicting 137 Shadow damage every 2 sec, expelling all stored souls within the Well of Souls over 4 sec. Each Harvested Soul erupts violently, inflicting 84 Shadow damage to all enemies.
When the Well of Souls is full, newly drawn souls immediately cause a Harvested Soul eruption.
- Flames of Sargeras – Encompasses a target in flames after 3 sec, burning them for 3 sec. Every second they burn, they explode for 15 damage and an additional 48 Fire damage to friends within 8 yards.
Struck targets leave residual embers at their location, exploding again for 91 Fire damage to targets within 5 yards, creating a field of Desolate Ground.- Desolate Ground – Creates a field of Desolate Ground, inflicting 1979 Fire damage every second.
- Fel Scythe
– Gul'dan's keen eye allows him to cast Fel Scythe when any additional target stands within 2 yards of his primary target when attacking.
Fel Scythe cleaves at targets for 238 Fire damage, divided amongst targets within 2 yards, consuming all of Gul'dan's Fel Energy, increasing in damage by 5% for every point of Fel Energy consumed.
Each successful cast of Fel Scythe grant's Gul'dan Fury of the Fel.
If Gul'dan ever reaches full Fel Energy, he immediately casts Fel Scythe at his primary target.- Fury of the Fel
– Each successive cast of Fel Scythe increases attack speed by 30% for 10 sec. This effect stacks.
Stage Three: The Master's Power
At 40% health Gul'dan harnesses the Eye of Aman'Thul to gain new and empowered abilities.
- Empowered Eye of Gul'dan
– Conjures an Empowered Eye of Gul'dan which channels fire energy at several targets, inflicting 54 Fire damage to enemies within 8 yards. This damage increases by 5% every cast.
Empowered Eyes of Gul'dan follow their highest threat target.
Upon reaching full power, the Eye of Gul'dan casts Duplicate, creating a copy of itself.- Duplicate
– Creates a copy of itself nearby.
- Storm of the Destroyer
– Calls upon the power of the Destroyer, sequentially inflicting 7330 Shadow damage to enemies within 10 yards, then 336 Shadow damage to enemies within 20 yards, then 448 Shadow damage to enemies within 30 yards, and finally 1120 Shadow damage to enemies within 60 yards.
- Flames of Sargeras – Encompasses a target in flames after 3 sec, burning them for 3 sec. Every second they burn, they explode for 15 damage and an additional 48 Fire damage to friends within 8 yards.
Struck targets leave residual embers at their location, exploding again for 91 Fire damage to targets within 5 yards, creating a field of Desolate Ground.- Desolate Ground – Creates a field of Desolate Ground, inflicting 1979 Fire damage every second.
- Fel Scythe
– Gul'dan's keen eye allows him to cast Fel Scythe when any additional target stands within 2 yards of his primary target when attacking.
Fel Scythe cleaves at targets for 238 Fire damage, divided amongst targets within 2 yards, consuming all of Gul'dan's Fel Energy, increasing in damage by 5% for every point of Fel Energy consumed.
Each successful cast of Fel Scythe grant's Gul'dan Fury of the Fel.
If Gul'dan ever reaches full Fel Energy, he immediately casts Fel Scythe at his primary target.- Fury of the Fel
– Each successive cast of Fel Scythe increases attack speed by 30% for 10 sec. This effect stacks.
Stage Three: The Master's Power
At 40% health Gul'dan harnesses the Eye of Aman'Thul to gain new and empowered abilities, also disrupting the powers that players received from the Eye.
- Empowered Eye of Gul'dan
– Conjures an Empowered Eye of Gul'dan which channels fire energy at several targets, inflicting 54 Fire damage to enemies within 8 yards. This damage increases by 5% every cast.
Empowered Eyes of Gul'dan follow their highest threat target.
Upon reaching full power, the Eye of Gul'dan casts Duplicate, creating a copy of itself.- Duplicate
– Creates a copy of itself nearby.
- Storm of the Destroyer
– Calls upon the power of the Destroyer, sequentially inflicting 7330 Shadow damage to enemies within 10 yards, then 336 Shadow damage to enemies within 20 yards, then 448 Shadow damage to enemies within 30 yards, and finally 1120 Shadow damage to enemies within 60 yards.
- Well of Souls – Summons a Well of Souls which holds fragments of players' souls. Gul'dan periodically casts Soul Siphon, adding to the stored supply.
Standing inside the Well of Souls inflicts 25 Shadow damage every second and causes enemies to ignore you.- Soul Siphon
– Siphon's a piece of several targets' souls, inflicting 990 Shadow damage and applies Soul Siphon, absorbing 2500 healing for 30 sec. This adds a soul to the Well of Souls.
- Soul Corrosion
– Every 3 seconds a player remains inside the Well of Souls, a soul fragment leaves the Well, inflicting 34 Shadow damage within 5 yards of the targeted player and afflicts them with Soul Corrosion.
Soul Corrosion inflicts 6 Shadow damage every second for 3 min. This effect stacks. - Black Harvest
– Calls upon the Black Harvest, inflicting 137 Shadow damage every 2 sec, expelling all stored souls within the Well of Souls over 4 sec. Each Harvested Soul erupts violently, inflicting 84 Shadow damage to all enemies.
When the Well of Souls is full, newly drawn souls immediately cause a Harvested Soul eruption.
- Flames of Sargeras – Encompasses a target in flames after 3 sec, burning them for 3 sec. Every second they burn, they explode for 15 damage and an additional 48 Fire damage to friends within 8 yards.
Struck targets leave residual embers at their location, exploding again for 91 Fire damage to targets within 5 yards, creating a field of Desolate Ground.- Desolate Ground – Creates a field of Desolate Ground, inflicting 1979 Fire damage every second.
- Fel Scythe
– Gul'dan's keen eye allows him to cast Fel Scythe when any additional target stands within 2 yards of his primary target when attacking.
Fel Scythe cleaves at targets for 238 Fire damage, divided amongst targets within 2 yards, consuming all of Gul'dan's Fel Energy, increasing in damage by 5% for every point of Fel Energy consumed.
Each successful cast of Fel Scythe grant's Gul'dan Fury of the Fel.
If Gul'dan ever reaches full Fel Energy, he immediately casts Fel Scythe at his primary target.- Fury of the Fel
– Each successive cast of Fel Scythe increases attack speed by 30% for 10 sec. This effect stacks.
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