Spires of Ascension, Healer Guide
Updated 1 month ago for patch 9.0 by Preston. View the change log.
This page covers healer-focused strategies for the Spires of Ascension 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 Spires of Ascension, including their abilities, healer notes, and addon settings.
Kin-Tara
- When Kin-Tara or Azules is killed, the other
Enrages, increasing damage dealt and granting access to other abilities, detailed below. - On Mythic, avoid the
Deep Connection beam between the two bosses. - Kin'Tara
- Don't stand in front of the boss to avoid
Overhead Slash. - Interrupt Dark Lance (dispel, magic) to prevent the light damage over time dealt to a random player.
- While Kin-Tara is in the air, when targeted by
Charged Spear, move away from other players to drop the resulting lightning patch.
- If Enraged, Charged Spear is used even while Kin-Tara is on the ground.
- If
- Don't stand in front of the boss to avoid
- Azules
- Avoid the impact path of
Attenuated Barrage. - If Enraged:
- Avoid the impact path of
Maw-Touched Venom and the resulting pools. - Targets random players with
Insidious Venom (dispel, magic), dealing light damage over time.
- Avoid the impact path of
- Avoid the impact path of
Healing Notes
- If either boss is killed long before the other, be prepared for the increased damage dealt to all players overall. Both due to the enrage effect and the additional abilities.
Debuffs to Track
- Minor: Dark Lance (dispel, magic), Insidious Venom (dispel, magic), Deep Connection
Addons
- Useful addons will be added as they're available.
Ventunax
- Avoid
Shadowhirls left behind when Ventunax moves, and the resulting 
Dark Bolts they emit. - Targets random players with
Dark Stride, dealing light damage over time and leaving behind a Shadowhirl. - Don't stand in front of the boss when he turns to cast
Blinding Flash. - During
Recharge, Shadowhirls emit additional Dark Bolts.
Healing Notes
- The longer the encounter lasts the harder healing will get as Dark Bolts get harder to avoid.
Debuffs to Track
- Minor: Dark Stride
Addons
- Useful addons will be added as they're available.
Oryphrion
- Stay at least 8-yards away from the tank to avoid Charged Stomp and the light damage over time from Charged Anima (dispel, magic).
- Don't stand between the boss and the player targeted by
Purifying Blast. - When targeted by
Empyreal Ordnance, move at least 10-yards away from other players and as far away from Oryphrion as possible to drop the resulting 
Anima Field. - Upon reaching 0% Anima,
Drained increases Oryphrion's damage taken and prevents the use of abilities.
- Channels
Recharge Anima, gaining Anima over time and turning all Anima Fields turn into Coalesced Anima
- Coalesced Anima is pulled towards Oryphrion.
- Players must intercept the Coalesced Anima, which triggers Anima Surge, dealing light damage to all players within 5-yards.
- On Mythic, this also deals stacking damage over time.
- Any Coalesced Anima that reaches Oryphrion triggers Overcharge Anima, granting 5 Anima and dealing light damage to all players.
- Channels
Healing Notes
- Use cooldowns as-needed during Recharge Anima while players are intercepting Coalesced Anima orbs.
Debuffs to Track
- Minor: Anima Surge, Charged Anima (dispel, magic)
Addons
- Useful addons will be added as they're available.
Devos, Paragon of Doubt
During this encounter, players will be alternating between the two stages.
Stage One - Head On
This stage begins the encounter and ends when Devos reaches 70% and 30% health. It begins again when Devos is hit by the 
Archon's Spear.
- Avoid the locations of
Abyssal Detonation.
- On Mythic, this hits all players no matter where they are. Move to the
Archon's Bastion shield to avoid
- On Mythic, this hits all players no matter where they are. Move to the
- When affected by
Lost Confidence (dispel, magic), move away from other players to drop the resulting
- Avoid the path of
Run Through when it's targeted at a player's location. - Avoid the path of
Stage Two - To the Skies
This stage begins when Devos reaches 70% and 30% health and ends when Devos is hit by the Archon's Spear.
- Devos takes to the skies, throwing the
Archon's Spear into an Anima Conduit, dealing moderate damage to all players with Activate. - Deals moderate damage to all players with Unleashed Anima.
- Run against the force of
Slipstream and 
Backdraft to avoid falling off the platform.
- Pick up
Raw Anima and return it to the Anima Conduit to unlock the Archon's Spear.
- Hitting Devos with the Archon's Spear deals heavy damage and forces her back to the ground.
- Hitting Devos with the
Healing Notes
- Dispel Lost Confidence (magic) in a controlled manner.
- Use cooldowns as-needed during stage two.
Debuffs to Track
- Major: Lost Confidence (dispel, magic)
- Minor: (Optional)
Addons
- Useful addons will be added as they're available.
Trash Mobs
Below are notes for the trash mobs in Spires of Ascension. The trash below is ordered as if you're completing the bosses in the order they're listed above.
- Trash information will be added as soon as possible.
Trash Debuffs to Track
- Major:
- Minor:
- Enrages to Dispel:
- Buffs to Purge:
Trash Addons
- Useful addons will be added as they're available.
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.
- Mythic+ notes will be added as soon as possible.
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