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Vengeance's Reins — a rare flying dracondor mount in a dark color scheme that drops from Sylvanas Windrunner, the final boss of the Sanctum of Domination raid exclusively on Mythic difficulty. The mount was added in patch 9.1.0 of the Shadowlands expansion and was originally a guaranteed reward for participants of the first Mythic kills. After Dragonflight launched, the drop chance was reduced to approximately 1%.
The mount is only available on Mythic difficulty. It does not drop on Normal, Heroic, or in Raid Finder.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Boss | Sylvanas Windrunner (final, 10th boss) |
| Raid | Sanctum of Domination |
| Difficulty | Mythic only |
| Drop chance | Approximately 1% (reduced in patch 10.0.2) |
| Binding | Binds when picked up |
| Limitation | 1 attempt per week per character (weekly reset) |
| Item | Vengeance's Reins (ID: 186642) |
| Mount type | Flying dracondor (supports dynamic flight) |
During the Collector's Bounty event (usually in July), the drop chance is increased by 5%, making it the best time to farm.
The Sanctum of Domination is located in The Maw, a Shadowlands zone. The raid entrance is in Helgarde Keep in the Desmotaeron area.
Instead of fighting elite enemies on the way through Desmotaeron, use the following method:
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Goblin Glider Kit to glide directly to the raid entranceThe glider costs a few gold on the Auction House and allows you to completely bypass all groups of elite enemies.
Comfortable Rider's Barding so enemies cannot dismount youTo access The Maw and Korthia, you must complete the initial quests of the Shadowlands campaign. On alternate characters, you can skip the introductory scenario (choose "I've heard this story before" when talking to the NPC in The Maw).
The Sanctum of Domination contains 10 bosses. To reach Sylvanas, you must defeat all of them:
After killing Kel'Thuzad (9th boss) four times on Mythic difficulty, you will receive the quest Sanctum of Domination — Damned If You Don't, which unlocks a direct passage to Kel'Thuzad. This allows you to skip the first 8 bosses and significantly reduce farming time in subsequent weeks.
Completing the quest on Mythic also unlocks the skip on Normal and Heroic difficulties. As of patch 11.0.5, raid skips are shared across all characters in your Warband.
As of patch 11.0.5, the Sanctum of Domination on Mythic difficulty is available for solo play at level 80. Most bosses die within seconds, but the Sylvanas fight requires knowledge of its mechanics.
The Sylvanas fight consists of three phases. The fight ends when Sylvanas's health drops to 50%.
Phase 1 (100%–83%) — takes place in the main hall. At level 80, you will push Sylvanas's health to the transition in a few seconds. Dodge the arrows on the floor.
Phase 2 (Intermission) — Sylvanas creates a bridge of chains that you must traverse while killing adds. At level 80, the adds pose no threat; simply move along the bridge to the end.
Phase 3 (83%–50%, Oribos) — the most dangerous phase when soloing. The fight takes place across multiple platforms. The key mechanic is the ability Raze: when Sylvanas begins casting, you must move to a different platform before the cast finishes. The platform Sylvanas was on will be destroyed.
Drums of Deathly Ferocity or the Bloodlust racial ability to speed up the phaseA full solo clear of the Sanctum of Domination on Mythic takes approximately 20–30 minutes. With the raid skip unlocked (after 4 Kel'Thuzad kills), the time is reduced to 10–15 minutes since you skip the first 8 bosses.
Since the lockout is 1 attempt per week per character, using alts significantly increases your chances:
| Characters per week | Attempts per month | Chance of getting it per month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ~4% |
| 5 | 20 | ~18% |
| 10 | 40 | ~33% |
| 15 | 60 | ~45% |
Each alt must:
During the annual Collector's Bounty event, the drop chance for mounts from legacy raids is increased by 5%. For a mount with a base drop chance of 1%, this raises it to 6% — a substantial difference. Plan your main farming around this event.
Unlock the raid skip first — spend 4 weeks killing Kel'Thuzad on Mythic to unlock the direct passage. This saves 10–15 minutes on every subsequent run
Stock up on gliders in advance — buy a stack of Goblin Glider Kits from the Auction House for quick access to the raid entrance
Learn the Raze mechanic — when soloing, this is the only ability that can kill you. Watch the cast bar and move to a lit platform
Combine with other mounts — the Sanctum of Domination also drops 
Sanctum Gloomcharger's Reins from The Nine on any difficulty (approximately 1% chance). You can farm both mounts in a single run
Watch the calendar — the Collector's Bounty event usually runs in July. Prepare as many characters as possible for this period
Use the Saved Instances addon — an addon for tracking raid lockouts on all characters so you never miss your weekly attempts
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