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Blood Furnace, Healer Guide

Posted 1 month ago for patch 2.5.1 by Preston.

This page covers healer-focused strategies for the Blood Furnace dungeon in The Burning Crusade. 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 Blood Furnace, including their abilities, healer notes, and addon settings.

The Maker Dungeon Journal Model The Maker

  • Stay at least 8-yards away from other players to avoid chaining the damage and knock up effect from Exploding Beaker.
  • Targets random players with Domination, making them hostile to all players and increasing their damage dealt.

 Healing Notes

  • Be prepared for the additional healing when a player is affected by Domination.
 Debuffs to Track
  • There are no particular debuffs to track.
 Addons

  • Useful addons will be added as soon as possible.

Broggok Dungeon Journal Model Broggok

  • To begin the encounter, click on the Cell Door Lever.
  • Before fighting Broggok, you must survive four waves of Nascent Fel Orcs and Fel Orc Neophytes from the cages in the walls of the room.
    • Nascent Fel Orc
      • Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid Stomp.
    • Fel Orc Neophyte
      • Targets random players with Charge, dealing light damage.
      • Soothe Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
  • Broggok
    • Don't stand in front to avoid Slime Spray.
    • Applies Poison Bolt (dispel, poison) to all players, dealing light damage over time.
    • Avoid the ever-expanding Poison Clouds left underneath Broggok.

 Healing Notes

  • Use cooldowns as-needed if no poison dispel is available for Poison Bolt (dispel, poison).
 Debuffs to Track
 Addons
  • Useful addons will be added as soon as possible.

Keli'dan the Breaker Dungeon Journal Model Keli'dan the Breaker

  • The five Shadowmoon Channelers. must be killed before Keli'dan can be attacked.
    • Shadowmoon Channeler
      • Interrupt or dispel Mark of Shadow (magic) to prevent the increased shadow damage taken effect.
      • When possible, interrupt Shadow Bolt to prevent the light damage dealt.
  • Keli'dan the Breaker
    • Dispel Corruption (magic) to prevent the light damage over time.
    • Deals moderate damage to all players with Shadow Bolt Volley.
    • During Burning Nova, move at least 20-yards away to avoid the damage from Fire Nova.
      • Keli'dan is immune to all damage and cannot attack while this is active.

 Healing Notes

  • If no magic dispel is available, be prepared for the additional healing on players affected by Mark of Shadow.
 Debuffs to Track
 Addons

  • Useful addons will be added as soon as possible.

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 Trash Mobs

Below are notes for the trash mobs in Blood Furnace. Blood Furnace 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 The Maker

  • Laughing Skull Enforcer
    • The tank will be dealing with the stun from Shield Slam, possibly leading to threat generation issues or temporary threat drops.
  • Shadowmoon Adept
    • The tank will be taking extra damage from Thrash.
    • Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the interrupt from Kick.
  • Hellfire Imp
    • Interrupt Fireball to prevent the moderate damage dealt.
    • Deals light damage to random players with Fire Blast.
  • Laughing Skull Rogue
    • Are initially Stealthed.
    • The tank will be dealing with the stun from Kidney Shot, possibly leading to threat generation issues or temporary threat drops.
    • Dispel Poison (poison) to prevent the light damage over time.
  • Shadowmoon Warlock
    • Dispel Curse of Tongues (curse) to remove the reduce casting speed effect.
    • Dispel Corruption (magic) to prevent the light damage over time.
    • Buffs nearby enemy demons with Fel Power, increasing physical damage dealt.
  • Laughing Skull Legionnaire
    • The tank will be dealing with the knock back from Uppercut.
    • Soothe Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
  • Shadowmoon Summoner
  • Shadowmoon Technician
    • Dispel Silence (magic) to remove the silence effect.
    • Stay at least 5-yards away from other players to avoid chaining the damage from Throw Dynamite.
    • Avoid the Proximity Bombs left on the ground by Throw Proximity Bomb.
      • Triggering a Proximity Bomb deals moderate damage to all players within 30-yards.
  • Laughing Skull Warden
    • Buffs nearby enemies with Battle Shout, increasing physical damage dealt.

The Maker thru Broggok

  • This area includes Shadowmoon Technicians, Laughing Skull Rogues, Laughing Skull Enforcers, Shadowmoon Warlocks, Shadowmoon Summoners, and Laughing Skull Wardens, detailed above.
  • Nascent Fel Orc
    • Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid Stomp.
  • Fel Orc Neophyte
    • Targets random players with Charge, dealing light damage.
    • Soothe Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.

Broggok thru Keli'dan the Breaker

  • This area contains Laughing Skull Rogues, and Shadowmoon Warlocks, detailed above.
  • Felguard Brute
    • The tank will be dealing with the knock back from Uppercut.
    • Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the interrupt from Pummel.
  • Hellfire Familiar
    • Interrupt Fireball to prevent the light damage.
    • Deals light damage to random players with Fire Blast.
  • Felguard Annihilator
    • The tank will be dealing with the knock back from Uppercut.
    • Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the interrupt from Pummel.

 Trash Debuffs to Track

 Trash Addons

  • Useful addons will be added as soon as possible.

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