Shadowlands Patch 9.1, Chains of Domination, will introduce another 10-boss raid to the World of Warcraft expansion: the Sanctuary of Domination. The new raid is set within Torghast and will feature fights against a corrupted Anduin and the totally not evil Sylvannas Windrunner. The raid will open shortly after Patch 9.1 goes live, and we've got the full unlock schedule below, along with other relevant details every raider should know.
Sanctum of Domination Normal and Heroic difficulties open July 6
The Normal and Heroic versions of the upcoming Sanctum of Domination raid in Shadowlands Patch 9.1 will open on July 6, a full week after the patch was released on June 29. The Mythic and the first Raid Finder Wing will debut the following week, July 13. The full unlock schedule for Sanctum of Domination is:
- July 6 – Normal and Heroic Difficulties
- July 13 – Mythic and Raid Finder Wing 1 (The Tarragrue, Jailer's Eye, The Nine)
- July 27 – Raid Finder Wing 2 (Soulrender Dormazain, Vestige de Ner'zhul, Painsmith Raznal)
- August 10 – Raid Finder Wing 3 (Guardian of the First Ones, Fatescribe Roh-Kalo, Kel'Thuzad)
- August 24 – Raid Finder Wing 4 (Sylvanas Coursevent)
Player will need to be at an average item level of 195 to enter raid search, and will be rewarded with item level 213 and 220 equipment. Normal Sanctum of Domination tombera iLvL 226 and 233 equipment, Heroic will fall ILvL 239 and 246 gear, and Mythical will fall iLvL 252 and 259 equipment.
Raid gear can drop with Domination Holds, which can be fulfilled by Shards of Domination. These special gems grant small bonuses when set, but unlock super powerful bonuses when part of a set. The smaller bonuses apply to all aspects of Shadowlands, but the strong bonuses will only work in the Maw, Torghast, and Sanctum of Domination raid. Additionally, players can only equip five pieces of gear with Domination Sockets.
Sanctum of Domination raid cosmetic rewards include:
- Pets: Eye of Allseeing (The Jailer's Eye), Eye of Extermination (Mythic-difficulty The Jailer's Eye), Irongrasp (Soulrender Dormazain), Mawsworn Minion (Kel'Thuzad)
- Mounts: Vengeance (Sylvanas Coursevent en difficulté mythique), Sanctum Gloomcharger (The Nine), Main de Hrestimorak (Glory of the Dominant Raider)
You can read more about the Sanctum of Domination raid in the overview linked here. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Patch 9.1, Chains of Domination will be released on June 29 (NA) and June 30 (EU). Sanctum of Domination will launch a week later on July 6.
