This page covers healer-focused strategies for the Waycrest Manor dungeon. While it's tailored for healers, other roles may also find the information useful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @PrestonDvorak.

This guide has been updated and maintained based on my own experiences as well as Dungeon Journal information. I'll continue to update it as-needed.

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 Bosses

Below are guides for the bosses in Waycrest Manor, including their abilities, healer notes, and addon settings.

 Heartsbane Triad

• Focus damage on the boss that's currently holding Focusing Iris to force them to drop it before they reach 100% energy.
  • If any boss reaches 100% energy, Dark Ritual will deal heavy damage to the group.

Sister Briar

• When Briar holds the Focusing Iris:
  • Interrupt Bramble Bolt.
  • On Heroic, Aura of Thorns deals damage to players when they hit Briar.
• Heal players affected by Jagged Nettles above 90% health to remove the effect.

Sister Malady

• When Malady holds the Focusing Iris:
  • Interrupt Ruinous Bolt.
  • On Heroic, move periodically to remove the stacking damage over time effect from Aura of Dread.
• When affected by Unstable Runic Mark, move at least 6-yards away from other players to prevent dealing extra damage when the effect expires.

Sister Solena

• When Solena holds the Focusing Iris:
  • Interrupt Soul Bolt.
  • On Heroic, all healing effects are reduced by 50% from Aura of Apathy.
• Damage the player affected by Soul Manipulation to remove the effect.

 Healing Notes

• Use Cooldowns on Aura of Thorns or Aura of Apathy.
• Watch for players with high stacks of Aura of Dread.

 Debuffs to Track

• Major: Jagged Nettles, Soul Manipulation
• Minor: Aura of Dread

 Addons

DBM settings and other useful addons will be added as they're available.

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 Soulbound Goliath

• The tank will be dealing with Crush.
• Soulbound Goliath gains a stack Soul Harvest every 2-seconds, increasing its damage dealt.
• Kill Soul Thorns to free the impaled player.
• Avoid the Wildfires that randomly appear around the room.
  • Soulbound Goliath can be moved onto the fires to give it Burning Bush.
    • On Heroic, this causes Burning Souls to fall from the boss.
    • It's unclear to me exactly what this accomplishes, as my group never put the boss into the fires, but it's likely a way to reduced or prevent stacks of Soul Harvest.

 Healing Notes

• Use Cooldowns when Soul Harvest stacks are high enough to warrant them.

 Debuffs to Track

• Minor: Soul Thorns

 Addons

DBM settings and other useful addons will be added as they're available.

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 Raal the Gluttonous

• The tank should stay by Raal at all times to avoid Consume All being cast.
• Don't be in front of Raal to avoid Tenderize.
• Call Servant summons Wasting Servants.
  • Prevent these from reaching Raal to avoid him gaining stacks of Consume Servant.
• Avoid the impact locations of Rotten Explosion.
  • On Heroic, each impact spawns a Bile Oozling.
    • When killed, these deal light damage to the group with Bile Explosion

 Healing Notes

• Use Cooldowns on Tenderize, as avoid these may be difficult.

 Debuffs to Track

• There are no particular debuffs that need to be tracked on this fight.

 Addons

DBM settings and other useful addons will be added as they're available.

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 Lord and Lady Waycrest

During this fight, players will begin by fighting Lord Waycrest directly. When Lady Waycrest reaches 10% health, she will join the fight, as detailed below.

Lord Waycrest

• The tank will be dealing with Wasting Strike.
• When affected by Virulent Pathogen, move away from other players before it expires or is dispelled (disease).
  • On Heroic, avoid the Contagious Remnants pools this leaves behind.
• When Lord Waycrest reaches 10% health, Lady Waycrest heals him to full health using Vitality Transfer and grants him a stack of Putrid Vitality.
  • This will happen three times before Lady Waycrest joins the fight and can be attacked directly.

Lady Waycrest

• Lady Waycrest is untargetable for most of the fight, and will be at the back of the room playing her organ.
• Targets random players with Wracking Chord.
• Avoid the impact locations of Discordant Cadenza.
• After three uses of Vitality Transfer, when at 10% health, Lady Waycrest will join the fight and be attackable.

 Healing Notes

• Be aware of the steadily increasing damage from Putrid Vitality as the fight goes on.

 Debuffs to Track

• Minor: Virulent Pathogen

 Addons

DBM settings and other useful addons will be added as they're available.

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 Gorak Tul

• Periodically summons Deathtouch Slavers.
  • These must be killed.
  • Stay at least 5-yards away from other players to avoid extra damage from Dark Leap.
  • Stuns random players with Death Lens.
• Walk over the Alchemical Fire bottles, then use the Extra Action Button to throw the bottle at Deathtouch Slaver corpses. 
• Interrupt Darkened Lightning.
• At 100% energy, Dread Essence deals moderate damage to the group and resurrects any Deathtouch Slavers not burned by Alchemical Fire.

 Healing Notes

• Use Cooldowns if too many Deathtouch Slavers are active.

 Debuffs to Track

• Minor: Death Lens

 Addons

DBM settings and other useful addons will be added as they're available.

 Trash Mobs

Below are notes for the trash mobs in Waycrest Manor. Waycrest Manor has a relatively open layout. The trash below is ordered by the route my group took. I may change this later if a more standardized route is established.

Entrance thru Raal the Gluttonous

• Maddened Survivalist
  • Interrupt Severing Serpent.
  • Avoid the Shrapnel Traps.
• Crazed Marksman
  • When affected by Tracking Explosive, move at least 4-yards away from other players.
• Heartsbane Soulcharmer
  • Interrupt Soul Volley to prevent the damage dealt to the group.
  • Keep enemies out of the Warding Candles to prevent the reduced damage taken.
• Runic Disciple
  • Dispel Spellbind (curse).
  • Interrupt Spectral Talisman to prevent the reduced damage taken.
• Faceless Maiden
  • Avoid the cone from Horrific Visage to avoid the Fear effect.

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Raal the Gluttonous thru Soulbound Goliath

• Pallid Gorger
  • Don't stand in front of these to avoid Retch.
• Devouring Maggot
  • Targets random players with Spit.
• Banquet Steward
  • Interrupt Dinner Bell or move 5-yards away from these to avoid the Silence effect.
• Coven Thornshaper
  • Dispel Infected Thorn (disease).
  • Avoid the location of Uproot.
• Matron Bryndle
  • Avoid the impact locations of Splinter Spike.
  • Hits the tank with Thorned Barrage.

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Soulbound Goliath thru Heartsbane Triad

• Enthralled Guard
  • Don't stand in front of these to avoid Shadow Cleave.
• Bewitched Captain
  • Interrupt Spirited Defense to prevent the damage reduction effect.
• Heartsbane Vinetwister
  • Interrupt or dispel Grasping Thorns (magic).

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Heartsbane Triad thru Lord and Lady Waycrest

• Heartsbane Runeweaver
  • Don't stand in front of these to avoid Marking Cleave.
  • Interrupt Etch.
• Marked Sister
  • Interrupt Runic Mark, or run at least 5-yards away from other players if affected.
• Matron Alma
  • Applies Decaying Touch to the tank, increasing damage taken.
  • When affected by Dread Mark, move at least 5-yards away from other players.
  • Interrupt Ruinous Volley to prevent the damage dealt to the group.
• Matron Christiane
  • Damage down the Soul Ward absorb shield to interrupt [Sacrifice].
  • Interrupt Weeping Soul to prevent the healing.
  • Interrupt Ruinous Volley to prevent the damage dealt to the group.
• This area also includes Runic Disciple, Enthralled Guard, Bewitched Captain, Pallid Gorger, detailed above.

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Lord and Lady Waycrest thru Gorak Tul

• Gloom Horror
  • Leap to random players and deals a light amount of damage.

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 Trash Debuffs to Track

• Major: Spellbind (dispel, curse), Grasping Thorns (dispel, magic)
• Minor: Spit, Infected Thorn (dispel, disease), Thorned Barrage, Marking Cleave (dispel, curse), Etch, Runic Mark, Dread Mark

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 Trash Addons

DBM settings and other useful addons will be added as they're available.

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 Videos

Normal Clear, Restoration Druid PoV

Below is a video of me clearing Waycrest Manor on Normal difficulty on the Battle for Azeroth Beta.

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