Al ' Akir Al ' Akir the Windlord is absolute ruler over the skies , air and storms . He is the weakest of the four Elemental Lord s of the Old Gods . His domain is the sky over the Elemental Plane , which touches all of the other elements . Consequently , it " . . . interacts with them more than any other , and yet he is the most capricious and aloof of all the Lords . He is as likely to stir up trouble one day as he is to casually ignore incursions the next . " His mood can quickly change , much like the weather . He is revered by all air elementals and creatures that fly . It is said that he is aware of all air spells that are cast anywhere throughout the multiverse - although this might be true , he rarely becomes personally involved in their resolution unless they affect him directly . Lore . The Old Gods ' armies were led by the most powerful elemental lieutenants : Ragnaros the Firelord , Therazane the Stonemother , Al ' Akir the Windlord , and Neptulon the Tidehunter . Their chaotic forces raged across the face of the world and clashed with the colossal Titan s . Though the elementals were powerful beyond mortal comprehension , their combined forces could not stop the mighty Titans . One by one , the elemental lords fell , and their forces dispersed . The Pantheon shattered the Old Gods ' citadels and chained the four elemental gods far beneath the surface of the world . Without the Old Gods ' power to keep their raging spirits bound to the physical world , the elementals were banished to an abyssal world known as the Elemental Plane where they would contend with one another for all eternity . With the elementals ' departure , nature calmed , and the world settled into a peaceful harmony . Thunderaan , Prince of Air , is one of Al ' Akir ' s children . In World of Warcraft . One of the European realm s in World of Warcraft is named . Silithus . In this desolate land , we can see that there is a bound between Wind serpent and Skywall as shown High Marshal Whirlaxis , representative of Air elemental to Abyssal High Council . Nobody knows if they are any creations or associate of Al ' akir . He is one of two Elemental Lords allied with Deathwing , the other is Ragnaros . Uldum . Al ' akir has created an alliance with Dark Pharaoh Tekahn in exchange , he counteracted the curse of the flesh , after he asked Siamat lead Neferset from Lost City of the Tol ' vir . Skywall . He has charged Asaad , his caliph , to protect his kingdom in the Vortex Pinnacle with the help of some Neferset . He is the last boss of the Skywall raid protected by the Conclave of Wind . Conclave of Wind . This Conclave consists of four of Al ' Akir ' s lieutenants ( as Ragnaros has Geddon and Garr ) . Skills and abilities . Al ' Akir uses his great speed to his advantage in battle . He strikes first at those foes who fly and thus present the greatest challenge to his mastery of the air . Climbing into the sky to attack him can be a dangerous proposition . Once all flying foes have been dealt with , he generally employs his whirlwind ability to sweep up creatures on the ground , holding them as long as possible before dropping them in whatever manner deals the most punishment to those who would challenge his might . Although he is the weakest of the Elemental Lords , the others are hard pressed to attack him on his own turf . He rarely attacks them directly , choosing instead to wreak whatever havoc he can before retreating in the face of determined opposition . The thunderhead . Al ' Akir has the power to transform himself into a tireless and raging thunderstorm when outdoors . This transformation completes within a relatively short time , " during which he swiftly shifts into a massive , roiling black " 250 - foot by 250 - foot by 1 , 000 - foot " cloud bank with lightning dancing within . " It can last up to one full hour , while also standing a few hundred feet off the ground . While within this form , he has greater power to manipulate the air , such as being able to loose multiple and powerful lightning bolts , each at a different target within approximately 500 feet in any direction he wishes . He also has the ability to slam creatures beneath him or within one hundred feet of the thunderstorm . Furthermore , he can create a single whirlwind underneath his cloud shape that must remain directly below his cloud body . If any other air elementals are in the vicinity , they also can form whirlwinds ( at their own power level ) that can last for as long as the thunderstorm . There are limits to these abilities ; Al ' Akir cannot use them with conjunction of the whirlwind , or with other whirlwinds caused by the wind elementals under his command . His whirlwind . Al ' Akir can transform himself into a whirlwind every 10 minutes , and remain in this form for a fairly long duration . Gargantuan or smaller creatures may be injured when caught in the whirlwind , and / or lifted into the air . A creature that can fly has a higher chance than others to escape the whirlwind . It too , will very likely be injured . He can eject any creatures whenever he wishes , depositing them wherever the whirlwind happens to be . He prefers doing this over the sides of cliffs , or from very high altitudes . If the base touches the ground , it creates a swirling cloud of debris , known to most as a tornado . This cloud is centered on the elemental , and it will obscure all vision . It is difficult to cast a spell from near or within the tornado .