Dragon Soul The Dragon Soul is the pinnacle of the " " expansion , was released in Patch 4 . 3 . 0 at the end of 2011 . The raid is smaller than Ulduar with two encounters with Deathwing . Melee classes receive a buff that is only active in the raid to help them compete with ranged classes . Epic gems will also drop ( likely on Normal and Heroic only ) . Power of the Aspects . In late January 2012 , a " " debuff was added to enemies in both normal and heroic difficulties that decreased their damage output by 5 % . This debuff is not present in the Raid Finder Dragon Soul encounter . Players can opt out of the debuff by speaking to at the beginning of the raid . Storyline . The raid picks up right where the The Hour of Twilight instance finishes . Thrall and the Dragon Soul are now nearby Wyrmrest Temple and raiders begin by attempting to relieve the beleaguered Aspects . In addition to lifting the siege around Wyrmrest , the players also have to return to the Eye of Eternity to get the Focusing Iris so the Dragon Aspects can refocus their power into the Dragon Soul . We have some new gameplay elements in mind for these raids , including a mechanic where players are granted the ability to dodge a deadly attack from a twilight dragon by phasing away . The first boss encountered is an earth elemental at the base of Wyrmrest Temple . Morchok is pounding at the foundations of the spire . Beyond , players will encounter two servants of the Old Gods . The next boss is a corrupted undead named Hagara the Stormbinder , one of the first students of arcane magic under the Forsaken , who now serves Deathwing . The fifth boss is a monstrous twilight dragon named Ultraxion , never seen before , so big that it cannot land and will be fought in the air . Once the twilight dragon has been bested , Thrall is able unleash the charged Dragon Soul upon Deathwing . The raid then boards an airship in pursuit of the wounded dragon who is now flying toward the Maelstrom and the safety of Deepholm . On the way , Twilight ' s Hammer drake riders , led by the Twilight ' s Hammer Warmaster , will harry them . The first stage occurs as players are flying on an airship , chasing down Deathwing while his Twilight ' s Hammer drake riders are swooping in to harry the pursuit . In the second stage , players paratroop commando - style onto Deathwing ’ s back and start ripping up his armor , trying to pry a hole big enough to give Thrall a clean shot with the Dragon Soul . During this phase , players are actually riding on Deathwing as he ’ s swooping around and trying to knock the players off with barrel rolls and such . Players will have to hang on at key points in the fight to avoid falling while also tangling with all kinds of monstrosities that are rising out of Deathwing ’ s corrupted magma blood . Once the players get enough of Deathwing ’ s armor off , Thrall blasts Deathwing with the Dragon Soul and sends him crash - landing into the Maelstrom . The final stage of the raid begins when Deathwing ’ s deformed body rises out of the Maelstrom to face off against the players in the final showdown with many phases . The first phase is moving around the isles around the Maelstrom . Players will have to fight his claws , wings , tail alone and the tentacles . Traveling around the isles is similar to the fight in the Throne of the Four Winds . During the second phase , the four dragon aspects will arrive and use their specific abilities to assist players to battle Deathwing . Players need to decide which aspect will help . For example , Nozdormu can create a time - warp field to slow down Deathwing ' s molten missile attack . Alexstrasza can annihilate the small tentacles Deathwing calls upon . Ysera and Kalecgos both have their own abilities . And , Thrall will use the artifact , the Dragon Soul , to join the battle . Description from site . " Forged by Deathwing during the War of the Ancients , the Dragon Soul harnessed the power of the other dragonflight s , until it was ultimately destroyed . After recovering a version of the artifact from the Caverns of Time , Thrall and the allied dragonflights now rally at Wyrmrest Temple in a desperate bid to use its might to defeat Deathwing . " " Created by the titan s as a sanctuary for all Dragonkind , the crumbling Wyrmrest Temple is now the final hope for the forces allied against the black dragon Neltharion , once the Earth - Warder and protector of Azeroth , now Deathwing the Destroyer . It is here that the remaining aspects - - Alexstrasza , Ysera , Nozdormu , Kalecgos , and Thrall - - have gathered to empower the Dragon Soul - - Azeroth ' s last chance to stop the great behemoth . As they begin to charge the Dragon Soul with energy , Deathwing and his entire army assault Wyrmrest Temple . Players must thwart the attacking forces long enough for Thrall to charge the Dragon Soul . " Geography . " To be announced . . . " Fall of Deathwing Quests . " To be announced . . . " Achievements . " To be announced . . . "