
Escape from Durnholde Keep, Healer Guide
Updated 11 months, 1 week ago for patch 2.5.2 by Preston. View the change log.
This page covers healer-focused strategies for the Escape from Durnholde Keep 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 Escape from Durnholde Keep, including their abilities, healer notes, and addon settings.
Lieutenant Drake
- The tank will be dealing with
Mortal Strike, reducing healing received.
- Stay at least 8-yards away to avoid
Frightening Shout and
Whirlwind.
- This may lead to a temporary threat drop while the tank is affected by
Frightening Shout.
- This may lead to a temporary threat drop while the tank is affected by
- Targets random players with
Exploding Shot, stunning and dealing moderate damage.
Healing Notes
- Keep the tank near full health in case you're targeted by
Exploding Shot.
- Overall, the tank will need significant healing due to
Mortal Strike and being unable to move out of
Whirlwind.
Debuffs to Track
- Major:
Mortal Strike,
Exploding Shot
Addons
Captain Skarloc
- Has an increased chance to block attacks while
Holy Shield is active, possibly leading to threat generation issues.
- Interrupt
Holy Light to prevent the healing.
- Dispel
Hammer of Justice (magic) to remove the stun effect.
- Avoid the location of [Consecration] (Need Spell ID).
- Periodically
Cleanses enemies, removing poison, disease, and magic effects.
- Increases the armor of nearby enemies with
Devotion Aura.
- Accompanied by a Durnholde Warden and a Durnholde Veteran.
- Durnholde Warden
- Interrupt
Heal to prevent the healing.
- Dispel
Shadow Word: Pain (magic) to prevent the light damage over time.
- Stay at least 8-yards away to avoid
Psychic Scream (dispel, magic).
- Removes debuffs from enemies using
Dispel Magic.
- Interrupt
- Durnholde Veteran
- The tank will be dealing with [Kidney Shot] (Need Spell ID), possibly leading to threat generation issues or temporary threat drops.
- Durnholde Warden
Healing Notes
- Several abilities can cause the tank to temporarily lose threat, be prepared for the extra healing on other players being hit by the boss when that happens.
Debuffs to Track
- Major:
Hammer of Justice (dispel, magic)
- Minor:
Shadow Word: Pain (dispel, magic)
Addons
Epoch Hunter
- The encounter begins with three waves of enemies before the Epoch Hunter appears.
- Wave 1 - Infinite Defiler x1 + Infinite Slayer and/or Infinite Saboteur x2
- Infinite Defiler
- Interrupt
Shadow Bolt to prevent the moderate damage dealt.
- Dispel
Curse of Infinity (curse) to remove the increased damage taken effect.
- Targets random players with
Bane of Infinity, increased healing received and damage taken.
- Interrupt
- Infinite Slayer
- The tank will be dealing with
Mortal Strike, reducing healing received.
- The tank will be dealing with
- Infinite Saboteur
- Don't stand in front to avoid
Cleave.
- Purge
Shadow Shield to remove the damage absorption effect.
- Deals light damage to random players with
Shadow Shock.
- Don't stand in front to avoid
- Infinite Defiler
- Wave 2 - Infinite Defiler x1 + Infinite Slayer and/or Infinite Saboteur x2
- Wave 3 - Infinite Defiler x1 + Infinite Slayer and/or Infinite Saboteur x3
- Wave 1 - Infinite Defiler x1 + Infinite Slayer and/or Infinite Saboteur x2
- Epoch Hunter
- Don't stand in front to avoid
Sand Breath.
- Stay at least 15-yards away to avoid
Wing Buffet.
- Purge
Magic Disruption Aura to prevent the dispel effect on nearby players.
- Targets random players with
Impending Death, dealing light damage over time.
- Don't stand in front to avoid
Healing Notes
- You should drop combat between the waves of enemies and the boss, allowing you to regain mana if necessary.
Debuffs to Track
- Major:
Mortal Strike,
Bane of Infinity,
Curse of Infinity (dispel, curse)
- Minor:
Corruption (dispel, magic),
Impending Death
- Buffs to Purge:
Shadow Shield
Addons
- There are currently no notable addons for Epoch Hunter.
Trash Mobs
Below are notes for the trash mobs in Escape from Durnholde Keep. Escape from Durnholde Keep is a wide open dungeon but has a relatively linear path players follow. The trash below is ordered as if you're completing the bosses in the order they're listed above.
Entrance thru Lieutenant Drake
- During this section players must plant an explosive barrel in each of the bunkhouses.
- Durnholde Sentry
- Durnholde Rifleman
- Stay at least 15-yards away to avoid being targeted by
Scatter Shot.
- Deals light damage to swaths of players with
Multi-Shot.
- Stay at least 15-yards away to avoid being targeted by
- Durnholde Warden
- Interrupt
Heal to prevent the healing.
- Dispel
Shadow Word: Pain (magic) to prevent the light damage over time.
- Stay at least 8-yards away to avoid
Psychic Scream.
- This may lead to a temporary threat drop is the tank is affected.
- Removes debuffs from enemies using
Dispel Magic.
- Interrupt
- Durnholde Tracking Hound
- Soothe
Enrage to remove the increased attack speed effect.
- Soothe
Lieutenant Drake thru Captain Skarloc
- This area includes Durnholde Wardens, Durnholde Riflemen, and Durnholde Sentries, detailed above.
- Durnholde Veteran
- The tank will be dealing with [Kidney Shot] (Need Spell ID), possibly leading to threat generation issues or temporary threat drops.
- After freeing Thrall from his cell, players follow him while fighting a gauntlet of enemies.
- Durnholde Mage
- Interrupt or dispel
Polymorph (magic) to prevent the incapacitating effect.
- Don't stand in front to avoid
Cone of Cold.
- Interrupt or dispel
Captain Skarloc thru Epoch Hunter
- Players will continue following Thrall during this section.
- Lordaeron Sentry
- Deals light damage to random players with
Shoot.
- Deals light damage to random players with
- Lordaeron Watchman
- Has an increased chance to block while
Shield Block, possibly leading to threat generation issues.
- Has an increased chance to block while
- Tarren Mill Guardsman
- The tank will be dealing with
Mortal Strike, reducing healing received.
- Targets random players with
Shield Charge, dealing light damage and knocking them back.
- The tank will be dealing with
- Tarren Mill Protector
- Don't stand in front to avoid
Cleave.
- Interrupt
Flash Heal to prevent the healing.
- Purge
Shadow Shield to remove the damage absorption effect.
- Targets random players with
Concussion Blow, stunning them.
- This may lead to threat generation issues or temporary threat drops if it targets the tank.
- Periodically
Cleanses enemies, removing poison, disease, and magic effects.
- Don't stand in front to avoid
- Tarren Mill Lookout
- Dispel
Curse of Infinity (curse) to remove the increased damage taken effect.
- Dispel
Serpent Sting (poison) to prevent the light damage over time effect.
- Dispel
Trash Debuffs to Track
- Major:
- Magic Dispel:
Polymorph (dispel, magic)
- Curse Dispel:
Curse of Infinity (dispel, curse)
- Damaging:
Mortal Strike
- Incapacitating:
Scatter Shot
- Magic Dispel:
- Minor:
- Magic Dispel:
Shadow Word: Pain (dispel, magic)
- Poison Dispel:
Serpent Sting (dispel, poison)
- Magic Dispel:
- Enrages to Soothe:
Enrage
- Buffs to Purge:
Shadow Shield
Trash Addons
- There are currently no notable addons for Escape from Durnholde Keep trash mobs.
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