Retail boss

The Council of Tribes

There was once a time when no single emperor could rule Zandalar. After a period of civil war, the heads of three families formed an uneasy coalition and tried to rule the empire together. Though they did not often agree, there was peace in Zandalar. Briefly.

Abilities Loot

Abilities

What it does.

From the adventure guide, with tank, healer and damage notes.

Overview

The battle will begin with Kula the Butcher.

When a councilor is defeated, they will return to their urn and the next will join the encounter. However, the defeated councilor will periodically rejoin the battle to use a single ability, and then return to their urn.

When all three councilors are defeated, the encounter ends.

Tank

Debilitating Backhand inflicts Physical damage to Aka'ali the Conqueror's current target player, knocks them back, and applies Shattered Defenses, increasing the target's Physical damage taken.
Barrel Through causes Aka'ali the Conqueror to charge a targeted player, inflicting heavy Physical damage that splits among all players hit.

Healer

Barrel Through causes Aka'ali the Conqueror to charge a targeted player, inflicting heavy Physical damage that splits among all players hit.
Severing Axe inflicts Physical damage over time to random players.

Damage Dealers

Barrel Through causes Aka'ali the Conqueror to charge a targeted player, inflicting heavy Physical damage that splits among all players hit.
Poison Nova inflicts Nature damage over time to all players.
Call of the Elements summons three elemental totems with powerful effects.

Kula the Butcher

Whirling Axes

Severing Axe

Aka'ali the Conqueror

Loot

What it drops.

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The Council of Tribes loot
Item	Slot	Type	Main stat
Cloak of the Restless Tribes	Back	Armor	Intellect / Agility / Strength
Kula's Butchering Wristwraps	Wrist	Leather	Intellect / Agility
Girdle of Pestilent Purification	Waist	Plate	Intellect / Strength
Boots of the Headlong Conqueror	Feet	Mail	Intellect / Agility
Sandals of Wise Voodoo

Source

Where this data comes from.

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Data from Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft API, retrieved Oct 5, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC. World of Warcraft and its game data are © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. NeedBeforeGreed isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Blizzard.

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The Council of Tribes loot

Item

Slot

Type

Main stat

Cloak of the Restless Tribes

Back

Armor

Intellect / Agility / Strength

Kula's Butchering Wristwraps

Wrist

Leather

Intellect / Agility

Girdle of Pestilent Purification

Waist

Plate

Intellect / Strength

Boots of the Headlong Conqueror

Feet

Mail

Intellect / Agility

Sandals of Wise Voodoo

The Council of Tribes

What it does.

Overview

Tank

Healer

Damage Dealers

Kula the Butcher

Whirling Axes

Severing Axe

Aka'ali the Conqueror

What it drops.

Where this data comes from.

The Council of Tribes

What it does.

Overview

Tank

Healer

Damage Dealers

Kula the Butcher

Whirling Axes

Severing Axe

Aka'ali the Conqueror

What it drops.

Where this data comes from.

Barrel Through

Debilitating Backhand

Shattered Defenses

Zanazal the Wise

Arc Lightning

Poison Nova

Call of the Elements

Explosive Totem

Explode

Torrent Totem

Torrent

Thundering Totem

Disruption

Heroic and Mythic Difficulty Only