Sanctum of Domination

Sanctum of Domination
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Location	Desmotaeron, Maw [70, 32]
End boss	Sylvanas Windrunner
Instance info
Type	Raid
Level	60
Minimum average; item level	195
Player limit	10-30
Bosses
The Tarragrue; The Eye of the Jailer; The Nine; Remnant of Ner'zhul; Soulrender Dormazain; Painsmith Raznal; Guardian of the First Ones; Fatescribe Roh-Kalo; Kel'Thuzad; Sylvanas Windrunner;	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore);
	Loot

The Sanctum of Domination is a raid in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, introduced in patch 9.1.0. It is located in The Maw, as the uppermost section of Torghast. It is the home base of the Jailer.^[1]

The raid consists of 10 bosses. Encounters include the true Eye of the Jailer, the Tarragrue, Kel'Thuzad, and Sylvanas Windrunner.^[2]

Getting there

Instance line and meeting stone

The instance line and meeting stone are located at ^[70, 32] in the back of Helgarde Keep of Desmotaeron in the Maw.

Adventure Guide

For eons the Jailer was bound within The Maw.^[sic] Now, his endless armies gather as he expands its boundaries to consume Oribos. In the face of annihilation, Bolvar marshals his last remaining allies to charge into the heart of Torghast and confront the Jailer where he is most powerful.

Encounters

The Jailer's Vanguard

The Jailer's vanguard stands ready to repel any attack. Their lines must be broken to breach the Jailer's sanctum.

The Dark Bastille

Screams of the tormented fuel the Jailer's army. End their suffering and deprive the Maw of its most precious resource.

Shackles of Fate

The soul river ends at the tower's peak. Destroy those feeding off it to free the countless souls deprived of their afterlife.

The Reckoning

Atop the Tower, Sylvanas Windrunner awaits. Here, the final confrontation for the fate of the cosmos will take place.

Sylvanas Windrunner

Geography

Tower of the Damned (The Tarragrue)
Shadowsteel Foundry (Eye of the Jailer, The Nine)
The Torment Chambers (Soulrender Dormazain, Remnant of Ner'zhul, Painsmith Raznal)
Crown of Gorgoa (Guardian of the First Ones, Fatescribe Roh-Kalo, Kel'Thuzad)
Pinnacle of Domination (Sylvanas Windrunner)
Chains of Domination (Sylvanas Windrunner)
The Crucible (Sylvanas Windrunner)

Subregions

Crown of Gorgoa (The Chained Precipice · The Loom of Fates · Throne of the Damned (The Phylactery) ) · The Eye's Overlook · Gorgoa, River of Souls (Chancel of the Dark Pact) · Pinnacle of Domination (Edge of the Abyss · The Crucible) · Shadowsteel Foundry · The Stygian Forge · The Torment Chambers (The Black Bellows · The Font of Fury · Penance of the Fallen King · The Screaming Anvil) · Torghast, Tower of the Damned

Loot

Items in the raid drop at two item levels per difficulty: the first eight bosses drop at one item level, and the last two (Kel'Thuzad and Sylvanas Windrunner) drop at a higher item level.

Item levels
Difficulty	First eight	Last two
Raid Finder	213	220
Normal	226	233
Heroic	239	246
Mythic	252	259

Notable drops

Beyond the normal item drops, there are a handful of unique items or item effects that are found in the raid.

Notable drops
Item	Source	Notes
[Rae'shalare, Death's Whisper]	Sylvanas Windrunner	Legendary bow
[Cruciform Veinripper]	Painsmith Raznal	Fist weapon with unique equip
[Dark Ranger's Quiver]	Sylvanas Windrunner	Hunter cloak
[The Devouring Cold]	Kel'Thuzad	One-hand sword, unique sheathe
[Edge of Night]	Sylvanas Windrunner	Dagger with unique equip
[Jaithys, the Prison Blade]	Kel'Thuzad	Two-hand sword, consumes other weapons
[Jotungeirr, Destiny's Call]	The Nine	Polearm, +stats on-use
[Weave of Warped Fates]	Fatescribe Roh-Kalo	Resurrection trinket

Domination socket items

All armor types have ten items with Domination Sockets, two each in the Head, Shoulders, and Chest slots for the Shard of Domination set bonus, and two each in the hands, wrists, waist, or feet slots.

Items with domination sockets
Type	Item	Boss	Slot
Cloth	[Cruel Overlord's Shackles]	Soulrender Dormazain	Wrists
	[Desecrator's Keening Wristwraps]	Sylvanas Windrunner	Wrists
	[Diviner's Draped Finery]	Fatescribe Roh-Kalo	Chest
	[Enigmatic Energy Circuit]	Guardian of the First Ones	Waist
	[Hood of Vengeful Possession]	Remnant of Ner'zhul	Head
	[Frame of the False Margrave]	Kel'Thuzad	Shoulders
	[Mantle of Arthura's Chosen]	The Nine	Shoulders
	[Sacrificer's Sacramental Cassock]	Painsmith Raznal	Chest
	[Sash of Duplicitous Magics]	Kel'Thuzad	Waist
	[Veil of the Banshee Queen]	Sylvanas Windrunner	Head
Leather	[Cap of Writhing Malevolence]	Remnant of Ner'zhul	Head
	[Cowl of Haunting Precognition]	Fatescribe Roh-Kalo	Head
	[Hangman's Knotbinders]	Painsmith Raznal	Hands
	[Loyal Kvaldir's Handwraps]	Eye of the Jailer	Hands
	[Mawsworn Eviscerator's Cuirass]	Eye of the Jailer	Chest
	[Smuggler's Plundered Pauldrons]	The Tarragrue	Shoulders
	[Spaulders of the Crooked Confidant]	Kel'Thuzad	Shoulders
	[Trenchant Warmonger Treads]	Soulrender Dormazain	Feet
	[Unstable Energizer Boots]	Guardian of the First Ones	Feet
	[Witherheart Studded Breastplate]	Sylvanas Windrunner	Chest
Mail	[Ceremonial Construct Clasp]	Kel'Thuzad	Waist
	[Coiled Stygian Grapnel]	Eye of the Jailer	Waist
	[Colossus Slayer's Hauberk]	The Tarragrue	Chest
	[Conjunction-Forged Chainmail]	Fatescribe Roh-Kalo	Chest
	[Crest of the Fallen]	Remnant of Ner'zhul	Head
	[Epaulettes of the Master Ranger]	Sylvanas Windrunner	Shoulders
	[Greaves of Extermination]	Eye of the Jailer	Feet
	[Pauldrons of Tyrannical Defiance]	Soulrender Dormazain	Shoulders
	[Ragebound Leg Irons]	Soulrender Dormazain	Feet
	[Shadowsteel Facecage]	Painsmith Raznal	Head
Plate	[Airborne Abductor's Vambraces]	Eye of the Jailer	Wrists
	[Ancient Colossus Chassis]	Guardian of the First Ones	Chest
	[Cuirass of the Lonely Citadel]	Remnant of Ner'zhul	Chest
	[Dark Tormentor's Gaze]	Remnant of Ner'zhul	Head
	[Guillotine Gauntlets]	Painsmith Raznal	Hands
	[Kyra's Unending Protectors]	The Nine	Hands
	[Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards]	Soulrender Dormazain	Shoulders
	[Spires of Broken Hope]	Sylvanas Windrunner	Shoulders
	[Valorous Visage of Krexus]	Kel'Thuzad	Head
	[Vyraz's Parade Cuffs]	Kel'Thuzad	Wrists

Collectables

As always, there are some mounts and pets that can be acquired in the raid, either directly from boss drops or as an award for completing achievements.

Mounts

Pets

[Eye of Allseeing] (Eye of the Jailer)
[Eye of Extermination] (Mythic Eye of the Jailer)
[Irongrasp] (Soulrender Dormazain)
[Mawsworn Minion] (Kel'Thuzad)

Opening dates

Date opened	Mode	Wing/Bosses
6 July 2021	Normal/Heroic	All
13 July 2021	Mythic	All
13 July 2021	Raid Finder	Wing 1 (The Tarragrue, The Eye of the Jailer, The Nine)
27 July 2021	Raid Finder	Wing 2 (Soulrender Dormazain, Remnant of Ner’zhul, and Painsmith Raznal)
10 August 2021	Raid Finder	Wing 3 (Guardian of the First Ones, Fatescribe Roh-Kalo, and Kel'Thuzad)
24 August 2021	Raid Finder	Wing 4 (Sylvanas Windrunner)