
Waycrest Manor, Healer Guide
Posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago for patch 8.3 by Preston.
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.
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.
- If any boss reaches 100% energy,
Sister Briar
- When Briar holds the
Focusing Iris:
- Interrupt
Bramble Bolt.
- On Heroic,
Aura of Thorns deals damage to players when they hit Briar.
- Interrupt
- 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.
- Interrupt
- 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.
- Interrupt
- 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
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 impact locations of
Wildfire.
- 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 an aggro table and will likely target the healer as they're not directly targetable to be damaged or taunted.
- On Heroic, run away from the Burning Souls that spawn.
- Soulbound Goliath should be moved onto the fires to give it
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
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.
- Prevent these from reaching Raal to avoid him gaining stacks of
- Avoid the impact locations of
Rotten Explosion.
- On Heroic, each impact spawns a Bile Oozling.
- When killed, avoid the
Bile Explosion areas these create.
- When killed, avoid the
- On Heroic, each impact spawns a Bile Oozling.
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
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.
- On Heroic, avoid the
- 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
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 and deals heavy damage over time.
- This should be interrupted with knock backs.
- 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.
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid
- Runic Disciple
- Dispel
Spellbind (curse).
- Interrupt
Spectral Talisman (dispel, purge) to prevent the reduced damage taken.
- Dispel
- 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.
- Interrupt
- Bewitched Captain
- Interrupt
Spirited Defense (dispel, purge) to prevent the damage reduction effect.
- Interrupt
- Heartsbane Vinetwister
- Interrupt or dispel
Grasping Thorns (magic).
- Interrupt or dispel
- 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.
- Interrupt
- Heartsbane Runeweaver
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid
Marking Cleave (dispel, curse).
- Interrupt
Etch.
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid
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.
- Avoid the
- Thornguard
- Dispel
Enrage (enrage).
- Applies stacks of
Tearing Strike to the tank.
- Stay away when these die to avoid
Shatter.
- Dispel
- 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.
- Avoid the impact locations of
- This wing includes Enthralled Guards and Bewitched Captains, detailed above.
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
- 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.
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid
- Banquet Steward
- Interrupt or move away from
Dinner Bell to avoid the Silence effect.
- Interrupt or move away from
- This wing includes Heartsbane Runeweaver, detailed above.
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.
- Dispel
- 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.
- Interrupt or move 5-yards away from other players when affected by
- Matron Alma
- Applies
Decaying Touch (dispel, magic) 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.
- Applies
- Gloom Leaper
- Targets the furthest player away with
Dark Leap, dealing moderate damage and knocking back nearby players.
- Targets the furthest player away with
- This wing includes Enthralled Guard and Bewitched Captain, and Heartsbane Soulcharmer, detailed above.
Trash Debuffs to Track
- Major:
Spellbind (dispel, curse),
Grasping Thorns (dispel, magic),
Decaying Touch (dispel, magic),
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
Trash Addons
Healer DBM Settings for Waycrest Manor Trash
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.
- 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.
- These almost become mini-bosses with
Videos
[S4] Mythic 11, 2 Upgrade Clear, Restoration Druid PoV
Below is a video of me clearing Waycrest Manor on Mythic 11 difficulty in time for a 2 upgrade during Season 4.
[S3] Mythic 11, 2 Upgrade Clear, Restoration Druid PoV
Below is a video of me clearing Waycrest Manor on Mythic 11 difficulty in time for a 2 upgrade during Season 3.
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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