Pandemonius Pandemonius is the first boss of the Mana - Tombs in Auchindoun . He is a gigantic armor - plated void lord . Pandemonius is able to twist void energies to sustain and empower itself . He was one of the commanders serving under the void lord , Dimensius , when the ethereal homeworld of K ' aresh was destroyed . Now , he is bound to Nexus - Prince Shaffar and forced to continue sating his unending hunger in service of the ethereals . Strategy . Clear the first room before engaging . Any Ethereals left alive will aggro along with Pandemonius . The person holding aggro may use any combination of anchoring and kiting . When anchoring , tank in the center of the room . Put your back to the big hunk of stone in the middle , as the boss does a knockback . It is also advisable to have your healer secure himself behind a wall or object so he doesn ' t get knocked so far back that he can ' t reach the tank in time to heal . Pandemonius has near the average running speed . By kiting him , especially after knockback , you waste his melee damage . Kiting will also buy valuable seconds after the tank dies . He will shoot a volley of shadow bolts ( Void Blast ) out toward the party . Frost mages can Ice Block out of this . 63 + Warriors with a shield equipped and sufficient rage can use Spell Reflection to reflect this damage back to him . He will rear back a bit and expand his arms right before he volleys . This attack occurs with knockback and he seems to " follow up " with additional shadow bolts if you receive the knockback . Having everyone stand with their backs to a wall to avoid knockback seems to seriously reduce the damage taken from Void Blast . Dark Shell interferes with DPS by reflecting spells and damaging melee . Anyone that is surprised by it stands to prolong the fight with their death , or doom everyone by wasting healer mana . By enabling the " Show Enemy Cast Bar " option of Interface Settings , every player has an improved chance to see the Shell coming . Note : Pandemonius ' s attacks are not blockable ( 2 . 1 ) , do not use Shield block or Holy shield , work with non - blocking aggro generation ( e . g . Exorcism as a Paladin ) . Heroic . He does not gain any new abilities on Heroic difficulty , but his melee now inflicts ~ 3500 - 5000 shadow damage , and the damage shield will reflect ~ 1500 - 1700 per swing against melee attackers . Each of the 5 Void Bolts can hit for 5000 Shadow damage . As a tank make sure you build as much threat as you possible at the start , as you will not be able to build threat during Darkshell , while the healer will continue to gain threat through healing . This is an EXTREMELY mana - intensive fight that demands high DPS , fast heals , and as much resistance and stamina as you can spare . The tank is recommended to have 200 or more SR . If you are still having trouble after many attempts , start an off - healer as DPS and have them switch to healing as the main - healer runs out of mana . The MH can then melee or use a wand as mana returns . Avoid using effects on the tank that will reflect damage to the boss during Dark Shell , such as Thorns or Retribution Aura . While tanking make sure you stop your auto - attacks right away on Dark Shell , Paladins be aware that Reckoning can result in some hefty burst if you are not reacting fast enough . Since Dark Shell is often used shortly after the knockback , a working strategy is to kite Pandemonius after naturally gaining some distance from said knockback . Accomplish this by tanking with your back to the middle of the room , and after you have been knocked back , keep running until you reach the opposite wall of the room . Make sure the Healer and DPS are positioned at the same angle as Tank to circumvent range issues associated with the knockback . Druid tanks can use this time to Shapeshift and Innervate the healer . As of 2 . 1 his damage has been nerfed considerably . It can still be a strain on the healer if he is alone though , so make sure no one gets unnecessary damage from the shield . useful note on SR : since there ' s no physical damage , the tank can build a cheap resist set from misc armor types , down to and including cloth . At this point he will probably look quite comical , which may provide added entertainment value . Alternately , try to find a decent robe , as this will preserve some modicum of dignity and maybe even provide neat screenshots . Quotes . Aggro : Killing a player : Death :