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 (dispel, purge) 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
• Buffs to Purge: Soul Manipulation

 Addons

Healer DBM Settings for Heartsbane Triad

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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 should be moved onto the fires to give it Burning Bush and remove stacks of Soul Harvest.
    • On Heroic, run away from the Burning Souls that spawn.
      • These appear to have somewhat of an aggro table and will likely target the healer as they're not directly targetable to be damaged or taunted.

 Healing Notes

• Use Cooldowns on Burning Bush, or if Soul Harvest stacks are high enough to warrant them.
• Watch for players affected by Soul Thorns.

 Debuffs to Track

• Minor: Soul Thorns

 Addons

Healer DBM Settings for Soulbound Goliath

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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 when he turns to cast Tenderize.
• Call Servant summons Wasting Servants.
  • Prevent these from reaching Raal to avoid him gaining stacks of Consume Servant.
  • These are susceptible to stuns, snares, knock backs, and other crowd control.
• Avoid the impact locations of Rotten Explosion.
  • On Heroic, each impact spawns a Bile Oozling.
    • When killed, avoid the Bile Explosion areas these create.

 Healing Notes

• Use Cooldowns on Tenderize as-needed, as it can become difficult to avoid when room is full of Rotten Explosion.

 Debuffs to Track

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

 Addons

Healer DBM Settings for Raal the Gluttonous

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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 (dispel, disease), move away from other players before it expires or is dispelled.
  • 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 (dispel, disease)

 Addons

Healer DBM Settings for Lord and Lady Waycrest

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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.
    • This should be interrupted with knock backs and grips.
• 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 all players and resurrects any Deathtouch Slavers not burned by Alchemical Fire.

 Healing Notes

• Watch for players affected by Death Lens.

 Debuffs to Track

• Minor: Death Lens

 Addons

Healer DBM Settings for Gorak Tul

 Trash Mobs

Below are notes for the trash mobs in Waycrest Manor. Waycrest Manor has a relatively open layout and I've grouped the trash based on the different "wings" of the dungeon.

Heartsbane Triad Wing

This wing generally includes the left-side of the instance, based on the map.

• Enthralled Guard
  • Don't stand in front of these to avoid Shadow Cleave.
• Runic Disciple
  • Dispel Spellbind (curse).
  • Interrupt Spectral Talisman (dispel, purge) to prevent the reduced damage taken.
• Blight Toad
  • Avoid the poison detonation these leave behind when killed.
• Thistle Acolyte
  • Interrupt Bone Splinter to prevent the damage over time on the tank.
• Bewitched Captain
  • Interrupt Spirited Defense (dispel, purge) to prevent the damage reduction effect.
• Heartsbane Vinetwister
  • Interrupt or dispel Grasping Thorns (magic).
• 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.
• Heartsbane Runeweaver
  • Don't stand in front of these to avoid Marking Cleave (dispel, curse).
  • Interrupt Etch.

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Soulbound Goliath Wing

This wing generally includes the center courtyard between the left and right of the instance, based on the map.

• Avoid the random lightning strikes and resulting fire patches.
• Coven Thornshaper
  • Avoid the Uproot vine patches on the ground.
  • Interrupt Effigy Reconstruction to prevent the healing on nearby enemies.
  • Interrupt or dispel Infected Thorn (disease).
  • Interrupt or dispel Soul Fetish (purge), or upon death it empowers a nearby enemy.
• Thornguard
  • Dispel Enrage (enrage).
  • Applies stacks of Tearing Strike to the tank.
  • Stay away when these die to avoid Shatter.
• Matron Bryndle
  • Avoid the impact locations of Splinter Spike.
  • Targets the tank with Thorned Barrage.
  • Interrupt or dispel Soul Fetish (purge), or upon death it empowers a nearby enemy.
• This wing includes Enthralled Guards and Bewitched Captains, detailed above.

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Raal the Gluttonous Wing

This wing generally includes the right-side of the instance, based on the map.

• Infected Peasant
  
  • Infected causes these to spawn four Devouring Maggots upon death.
• Devouring Maggot
  • Targets random player with Spit.
  • Interrupt Infest to prevent additional Devouring Maggots from spawning.
• Pallid Gorger
  • Don't stand in front of these to avoid Retch.
  • Targets the furthest player away with Ravaging Leap, causing all nearby players to take damage over time.
• Banquet Steward
  • Interrupt or move away from Dinner Bell to avoid the Silence effect.
• This wing includes Heartsbane Runeweaver, detailed above.

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Lord and Lady Waycrest Wing

This wing generally includes anything in the cellar and sub-cellar levels, anything below the floor with Raal and the Triad.

• Coven Diviner
  • Dispel Fragment Soul (magic) to minimize the number of fragments available when Consume Fragments is cast.
  • Interrupt or dispel Soul Fetish (purge), or upon death it empowers a nearby enemy.
• Marked Sister
  • Interrupt or move 5-yards away from other players when affected by Runic Mark (dispel, curse).
  • Interrupt or dispel Soul Fetish (purge), or upon death it empowers a nearby enemy.
• Matron Alma
  • Applies Decaying Touch to the tank, increasing damage taken.
  • When affected by Dread Mark (dispel, curse), move at least 5-yards away from other players.
  • Interrupt Ruinous Volley to prevent the damage dealt to the group.
  • Interrupt or dispel Soul Fetish (purge), or upon death it empowers a nearby enemy.
• Gloom Leaper
  • Targets the furthest player away with Dark Leap, dealing moderate damage and knocking back nearby players.
• This wing includes Enthralled Guard and Bewitched Captain, and Heartsbane Soulcharmer, detailed above.

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 Trash Debuffs to Track

• Major: Spellbind (dispel, curse), Grasping Thorns (dispel, magic), Decaying Touch (dispel, curse), Fragment Soul (dispel, magic).
• Minor: Spit, Infected Thorn (dispel, disease), Thorned Barrage, Tearing Strike, Shatter, Marking Cleave (dispel, curse), Etch, Runic Mark (dispel, curse), Dread Mark (dispel, curse)
• Enrages to Dispel: Enrage 
• Buffs to Purge: Soul Fetish, Spirited Defense, Spectral Talisman

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 Trash Addons

Healer DBM Settings for Waycrest Manor Trash

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 Mythic+ Notes

In this section you'll find notes about certain interactions bosses and trash mobs have with the Mythic+ difficulty increase or certain affixes that make them more troublesome than normal.

Trash Mobs

• During Bolstering and Teeming, be extra careful to not pull extra trash groups, especially in the tight hallways inside the manor.
• Devouring Maggot
  • These trigger Bursting and can quickly get out of hand if their Infest isn't interrupted.
• Heartsbane Vinetwister, Heartsbane Soulcharmer, Heartsbane Runeweaver, Matron Bryndle, and Matron Alma
  • These almost become mini-bosses with Fortified and have the potential to deal heavy damage to the tank and the group.

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 Videos

Mythic 0 Clear, Restoration Druid PoV

Below is a video of me clearing Waycrest Manor on Mythic difficulty.

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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