Halls of Atonement, Healer Guide
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago for patch 9.0 by Preston.
This page covers healer-focused strategies for Halls of Atonement dungeon in Shadowlands. 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 and combat log information. I'll continue to update it as-needed.
Bosses
Below are guides for the bosses in Halls of Atonement, including their abilities, healer notes, and addon settings.
Halkias, the Sin-Stained Goliath
- Avoid the patches of
Glass Shards left behind by several abilities, noted below. - Dispel
Sinlight Visions (magic) to remove the Fear effect.
- On Mythic, stay within the
Light of Atonement aura around the boss to avoid triggering additional Sinlight Visions (dispel, magic).
- On Mythic, stay within the
- Don't stand in front of the boss to avoid
Crumbling Slam. This leaves behind Glass Shards. - During
Refracted Sunlight, avoid the beams coming from Halkias' windows as it slowly rotates in place. - Targets random players with
Heave Debris, leaving behind Glass Shards patches at their location.
Healing Notes
- Use cooldowns as-needed during Refracted Sunlight, especially when patches of Glass Shards are plentiful and hard to avoid.
Debuffs to Track
- Major: Sinlight Visions (dispel, magic)
Addons
Echelon
- Avoid the impact location of
Blood Torrent. 
Stone Call summons six Undying Stonefiends.
- Undying Stonefiend
- Cannot be killed directly.
- On Mythic, Villainous Bolt deals moderate damage to random players.
- When brought to 0% health:
Volatile Transformation deals light damage to all players.
Stone Form begins healing the Stonefiend over time while leaving them vulnerable to being destroyed by Stone Shattering Leap, detailed below.
- Undying Stonefiend
- When targeted by Stone Shattering Leap, move near Undying Stonefiends that are in Stone Form to destroy them.
- All players should move as far away from the epicenter as possible to reduce the damage taken.
- At 100% Energy, applies
Curse of Stone (dispel, curse) to all players, slowing them over time before stunning them with 
Turned to Stone (dispel, curse).
Healing Notes
- Use cooldowns as-needed for Stone Shattering Leap or while Undying Stonefiends are alive.
- You'll likely want to dispel Curse of Stone (dispel, curse) from the tank to ensure they can continue mitigating damage.
Debuffs to Track
- Major: Curse of Stone (dispel, curse), Turned to Stone (dispel, curse)
- Minor: Stone Shattering Leap
Addons
High Adjudicator Aleez
- The tank will be dealing with
Bolt of Power. - Interrupt Volley of Power to prevent the damage dealt to all players.
- Avoid the impact locations of Anima Fountain.
Spectral Procession summons a Ghastly Parishioner.
- Ghastly Parishioner
- Fixate on a random player with
Haunting Fixation.
- When facing the Parishioner while fixated it will stop moving.
- Immune to damage due to
Ephemeral Visage. - Deal light damage to all players and moderate damage to players within 8-yards with
Pulse from Beyond. - These should be led over a
Vessel of Atonement near the edges of the room to be sealed away.
- Fixate on a random player with
- Ghastly Parishioner
Healing Notes
- Healing can get out of control if you end up lacking interrupts for Volley of Power while players are kiting their Ghastly Parishioner. Be prepared to use cooldowns as-needed.
Debuffs to Track
- Minor: Haunting Fixation
Addons
Lord Chamberlain
- The tank will be dealing with
Stigma of Pride. - At 70% and 40% health, performs a series of abilities.
- First, avoid the path between Lord Chamberlain and any Sinstone Statues as
Telekinetic Onslaught pulls the Statues in. - Second, avoid the paths directly behind Sinstone Statues as
Telekinetic Repulsion pushes them away. - Third, stand between Lord Chamberlain and the targeted Sinstone Statue to intercept the
Ritual of Woe beam to prevent the damage dealt to all players.
- On Mythic, all statues are targeted and must be blocked.
- First, avoid the path between Lord Chamberlain and any Sinstone Statues as
- Avoid the impact location of the Sinstone Statue affected by Telekinectic Toss.
- Don't stand in front of the boss when he turns to cast
Unleashed Suffering.
Healing Notes
- The tank may need an external defensive cooldown while Stigma of Pride is active.
Debuffs to Track
- Major: Stigma of Pride, Ritual of Woe
Addons
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Trash Mobs
Below are notes for the trash mobs in Halls of Atonement. Halls of Atonement is a relatively linear dungeon. The trash below is ordered as if you're completing the bosses in the order they're listed above.
Entrance thru Halkias
- The objective leading up to the first boss is to kill enough Shards of Halkias to fill Halkias' Anima bar. Locations of Shards are denoted by yellow dots on the mini map.
- Depraved Darkblade
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid
Deadly Thrust.
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid
- Depraved Houndmaster
- Don't stand in front of these when they leap to a random player and cast
Rapid Fire. - Stun to interrupt
Loyal Beasts (enrage), or soothe the enrage effect from nearby Vicious Gargon.
- Don't stand in front of these when they leap to a random player and cast
- Vicious Gargon
- Apply stacks of
Jagged Swipe to the tank, dealing increasing damage over time.
- Apply stacks of
- Depraved Obliterator
- Interrupt or dispel
Curse of Obliteration (curse), or when affected move at least 8-yards away from other players before the effect expires.
- Interrupt or dispel
- Depraved Collector
- Interrupt
Collect Sins to prevent Animated Sins from being summoned and to prevent the light damage over time dealt to the tank. - Dispel
Siphon Life (magic) to prevent the healing from the leech effect.
- Interrupt
- Loyal Stoneborn
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid
Stone Breath. - Heal themselves using
Bloodletting Bite.
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid
- Shard of Halkias
Halkias thru Echelon
- Stonefiend Anklebiter
- Target random players with
Ankle Bites, dealing light damage over time while periodically stunning the affected player.
- Target random players with
- Stoneborn Reaver
- Dispel
Stony Veins (magic) before it reaches 10-stacks to prevent the affected player from being instantly killed. - Interrupt or purge
Turn to Stone to prevent the decreased damage taken effect on enemies within 8-yards.
- Additionally, Turn to Stone (dispel, magic) stuns any players within 8-yards.
- Additionally,
- Stay at least 8-yards away to avoid
Reaping Strike.
- Dispel
- Stoneborn Eviscerator
- Dispel Stony Veins (magic) before it reaches 10-stacks to prevent the affected player from being instantly killed.
- Deals light damage over time to random players with
Hurl Glaive. - Targets random players with
Eviscerating Dash, dealing light damage.
- Dispel
- Stoneborn Slasher
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid
Powerful Swipe.
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid
Echelon thru Aleez
- This area includes Depraved Houndmasters, Vicious Gargon, Depraved Obliterator, Depraved Darkblade, and Stoneborn Slashers, detailed above.
Aleez thru Lord Chamberlain
- Tormented Soul
- These seemed like they were bugged on the beta as they didn't move or attack at all. I'll update this if that changes.
- Inquisitor Sigar
- Avoid the locations of
Disperse Sin pools. - Drains life from Tormented Souls with
Dark Communion, healing himself and spawning Manifestations of Envy.
- This cannot be interrupted so you'll likely want to kill all Tormented Souls before damaging Sigar.
- Avoid the locations of
Trash Debuffs to Track
- Major:
- Magic Dispel: Siphon Life (dispel, magic), Turn to Stone (dispel, magic), Stony Veins (dispel, magic)
- Curse Dispel: Curse of Obliteration (dispel, curse)
- Damaging: Jagged Swipe
- Magic Dispel:
- Minor:
- Damaging: Ankle Bites
- Damaging:
- Enrages to Soothe: Loyal Beasts
- Buffs to Purge: Turn to Stone
Trash Addons
- Useful addons will be added as they're available.
Mythic+ Notes
Below are notes that pertain to high mythic+ levels and certain affixes. What constitutes a high mythic+ level will depend on your gear and group, so if you out-gear a particular mythic+ level these notes may not apply. The notes are grouped by affix but are in no particular order.
Tyrannical
- Echelon
- Stone Shattering Leap will likely require minor cooldowns.
- High Adjudicator Aleez
- Pulse from Beyond from Ghastly Parishioner will likely require minor cooldowns.
- Volley of Power will require cooldowns if there aren't enough interrupts.
- Lord Chamberlain
- The tank is much more likely to need external defensive cooldowns while affected by Stigma of Pride.
- The tank is much more likely to need external defensive cooldowns while affected by
- Echelon
Fortified
- Depraved Houndmaster / Vicious Gargon
- When a Houndmaster is present with Vicious Gargons, their Loyal Beasts (enrage) buff can be exceptionally deadly. Be ready with stuns and snares if enrage soothes are not available.
- When a Houndmaster is present with Vicious Gargons, their
- Shard of Halkias
Thrash will likely require minor cooldowns to survive.
- Depraved Houndmaster / Vicious Gargon
Sanguine
- Depraved Obliterator
- Can be difficult to move due to their preference for casting spells. Be ready with interrupts and knock backs.
- Shard of Halkias
- Will not move while channeling Thrash.
- Will not move while channeling
- Depraved Obliterator
Bolstering
- I need to double check if Stonefiend Anklebiters or Tormented Souls apply stacks of Bolstering. My guess is they won't.
Grievous
- Shard of Halkias
- Can cause players to gain high stacks during Thrash.
- Can cause players to gain high stacks during
- Shard of Halkias
Raging
- Shard of Halkias
- Must be soothed quickly if channeling Thrash.
- Must be soothed quickly if channeling
- Shard of Halkias
Videos
Mythic 0 Clear, Restoration Druid PoV
Below is a video of me clearing Halls of Atonement on Mythic 0 difficulty.
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