Dire Maul West, Healer Guide
Updated 2 years, 7 months ago for patch 1.13 by Preston. View the change log.
This page covers healer-focused strategies for the Dire Maul West 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.
To enter the dungeon, at least on player needs the 
Crescent Key, dropped by Pusillin in Dire Maul East.
Best for players level 58-60.
Bosses
Below are guides for the bosses in Dire Maul West, including their abilities, healer notes, and addon settings.
Tendris Warpwood
- Any Ironbark Protectors left alive in the surrounding area will be called to fight.
- The tank will be dealing with
Uppercut. - Dispel
Entangling Roots (magic) to prevent the light damage over time. - Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid
Grasping Vines.
Healing Notes
- Be aware of any Ironbark Protectors joining the encounter if they weren't killed ahead of time.
Debuffs to Track
- Minor: Entangling Roots (magic)
Magister Kalendris
- Takes reduced melee damage due to
Shadowform. - Interrupt
Mind Blast to prevent the damage dealt to the tank. - Dispel
Shadow Word: Pain (magic) to prevent the light damage over time. - Purge
Dominate Mind from the affected player to remove the mind-control effect.
Healing Notes
- Dominate Mind can make things difficult depending on which player is targeted.
Debuffs to Track
- Minor: Shadow Word: Pain (magic)
- Buffs to Purge: Dominate Mind
Tsu'zee
This is a rare enemy and may not always be present.
- Targets random players with
- Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid being targeted by
Gouge. - Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid being targeted by
Healing Notes
- Between Gouge, the encounter can be unpredictable depending on which players are targeted.
Debuffs to Track
- Major: Gouge
Illyanna Ravenoak
During this encounter players will be fighting against Illyanna Ravenoak and her pet, Ferra.
- Illyanna Ravenoak
- The tank will be dealing with
Arcane Blast. - Targets random players with
Multi-Shot. - Avoid the location of
Immolation Trap. - Avoid the location of
Volley.
- The tank will be dealing with
- Ferra
- Targets random players with
Charge.
- Targets random players with
Healing Notes
- Be prepared for the random damage happening to non-tank players.
Debuffs to Track
- Minor: Immolation Trap
Immol'thar
To unlock Immol'thar's prison, players must have deactivated the five large, blue Shield Generator pylons throughout the rest of the dungeon. One pylon is before Tendris Warpwood, the next two are on the way to Illyanna Ravenoak, and the final two are in the outer edge of Immol'thar's room.
- Summons Eyes of Immol'thar throughout the encounter.
- Eye of Immol'thar
- Focus their gaze on random players, reducing movement speed, attack speed, and casting speed.
- Eye of Immol'thar
- Gains increased attack speed during
- Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid
Trample.- Dispel
Infected Bite (disease) to prevent the light damage over time and remove the increased physical damage taken effect.- Targets random players with
Portal of Immol'thar, teleporting them. - Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid
Healing Notes
- Be aware of the Eyes of Immol'thar, if they get out of control the fight will become increasingly difficult.
Debuffs to Track
- Major: Infected Bite (dispel, disease)
Prince Tortheldrin
After Immol'thar is killed, Tortheldrin becomes hostile.
- The tank will be dealing with Arcane Blast.
- Deals extra damage to the tank with
Thrash. - Hits the tank and the closest non-tank player with
Cleave. - Interrupts random casts with
Counterspell. - Stay at least 8-yards away to avoid
Whirlwind.
Healing Notes
- The tank will be taking significant damage throughout the encounter.
- Be prepared to heal the non-tank player hit by Cleave, likely a melee DPS.
Debuffs to Track
- There are no particular debuffs to track.
Trash Mobs
Below are notes for the trash mobs in Dire Maul West. Dire Maul West has a relatively linear layout. The trash below is ordered as if you're completing the bosses in the order they're listed above.
Entrance thru Tendris Warpwood
- Petrified Treant
- Purge
Harden Skin to remove the increased armor.
- Purge
- Ironbark Protector
- The tank will be dealing with Knock Away.
- Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid Trample.
- Dispel Entangling Roots (magic) to prevent the light damage over time.
- The tank will be dealing with
- Petrified Guardian
- Arcane Aberration
- Targets mana users with
Mana Burn.
- Targets mana users with
- Arcane Remnant
- Interrupt
Chain Lightning to prevent the damage dealt to three players.
- Interrupt
Tendris Warpwood thru Magister Kalendris
- Eldreth Spectre
- Heals enemies with
Dark Offering. - Dispels harmful effects from enemies with
Dispel Magic.
- Heals enemies with
- Eldreth Spirit
- Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the silence effect from
Banshee Shriek.
- Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the silence effect from
- Eldreth Apparition
- Don't stand in front to avoid
Cone of Cold. - Purge
Frost Armor to remove the increased armor effect.
- Don't stand in front to avoid
- Eldreth Phantasm
- Dispel
Call of the Grave (curse) to prevent the damage dealt after 60-seconds. - Dispel
Shrink (curse) to remove the reduced strength and stamina effect.
- Dispel
Magister Kalendris thru Illyanna Ravenoak
- This area includes Arcane Aberrations, Mana Remnants, and Eldreth Spectres, detailed above.
- Eldreth Darter
- Interrupt Mana Burn to prevent the mana drain effect.
- Purge
Power Word: Shield to remove the damage absorption effect.
- Interrupt
- Eldreth Sorcerer
- Interrupt or dispel
Polymorph (magic) to prevent the incapacitating effect. - Interrupt Chain Lightning to prevent the damage dealt to three players.
- Avoid the location of
Starshards.
- Interrupt or dispel
- Eldreth Seether
- Deals extra damage to the tank with
Crimson Fury. - Dispel
- Deals extra damage to the tank with
Illyanna Ravenoak thru Immol'thar
- This area includes Eldreth Spectres, Eldreth Phantasms, Arcane Aberrations, and Mana Remnants, detailed above.
- Arcane Torrent
- Don't stand in front to avoid Forked Lightning.
- Avoid the location of
Lightning Cloud.
- Don't stand in front to avoid
- Residual Monstrosity
- The tank will be dealing with Arcane Blast.
- The tank will be dealing with
Immol'thar thru Prince Tortheldrin
- There generally won't be any trash mobs left heading to Tortheldrin.
Trash Debuffs to Track
- Major: Shrink (dispel, curse), Call of the Grave (dispel, curse), Polymorph (disepl, magic)
- Minor: Entangling Roots (dispel, magic)
- Enrages to Dispel:
- Buffs to Purge:
Harden Skin, 
Regrowth, 
Thorns, Frost Armor, Power Word: Shield - Buffs to Purge:
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