WoW TBC Arena
Shade of Akama

Shade of Akama Strategy — Black Temple

Phase 3 · Black Temple · 2-3 tanks, 5 healers, rest dps

An add-control fight, not a boss tank-and-spank. The Shade is channeled-immune until you clear the Ashtongue attackers rushing Akama — Channelers heal the Shade, Defenders and Rogues and Spiritbinders swarm Akama. Free Akama and he helps you finish the Shade.

Fight phases

  1. 1

    Defend Akama

    As the Shade approaches Akama, waves of Ashtongue adds spawn. Interrupt/kill the Channelers first (they empower the Shade), tank the Defenders, and CC/kill the rest before they overwhelm Akama.

  2. 2

    Kill the Shade

    Once the Channelers are down the Shade becomes attackable and charges — tank and burn it while Akama fights alongside you.

By role

Tanks

Tanks pick up the Defenders and the Shade when it activates. The Shade moves fast toward Akama — grab it quickly. This is a crowd-control and pickup fight more than a threat one.

Healers

Keep Akama and the add tanks alive through the wave. Sorcerers and Spiritbinders heal enemies — mark and kill them fast. Once the Shade is active it's a short burn.

DPS

Priority is Channelers (they buff the Shade) and enemy healers. Assign CC to the Rogues/Defenders. When the Shade activates, everyone swaps and burns it before the next wave.

Common mistakes

  • ✕Not killing/interrupting Channelers, leaving the Shade empowered.
  • ✕Letting adds overrun Akama.
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Strategy summarized from community knowledge (WoWWiki / Wowhead) and rewritten for this guide. Position diagrams are original.