
The Underbog, Healer Guide
Updated 11 months, 2 weeks ago for patch 2.5.2 and Timewalking by Preston. View the change log.
This page covers healer-focused strategies for The Underbog 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 The Underbog, including their abilities, healer notes, and addon settings.
Hungarfen
- Stay at least 8-yards away from Underbog Mushrooms to avoid
Spore Cloud.
- At 20% health, stay at least 15-yards away from the boss while
Foul Spores is active to avoid healing it with
Foul Spores.
Healing Notes
- Healing shouldn't be too difficult as long as everyone is avoiding the Underbog Mushrooms.
Debuffs to Track
- There are no particular debuffs to track.
Addons
Ghaz'an
- The tank will be taking extra damage from
Thrash.
- Don't stand in front to avoid
Acid Breath.
- Don't stand behind to avoid
Tail Sweep.
- Deals moderate damage to random players with
Acid Spit.
- At 20% health,
Enrages, increasing attack speed and physical damage dealt.
Healing Notes
- Be prepared for the heavy damage dealt to the tank, especially while
Enrage is active.
Debuffs to Track
- Minor:
Acid Breath
- Enrages to Soothe:
Enrage
Addons
- There are currently no notable addons for Ghaz'an.
Swamplord Musel'ek
- The tank will be dealing with the knock back from
Knock Away.
- Gains increased dodge change while
Deterrence is active, possibly leading to threat generation issues.
- Avoid the location of the
Freezing Trap Effect (dispel, magic).
- Deals light damage to swaths of players with
Multi-Shot.
- Accompanied by Claw.
- Claw
- Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid
Echoing Roar.
- Soothe
Enrage to remove the increased physical damage and attack speed effect.
- Targets random players with
Feral Charge, dealing light damage and knocking back.
- At 20% health, becomes a friendly NPC.
- Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid
- Claw
Healing Notes
- Be prepared for the extra damage dealt to the tank if they're affected by
Echoing Roar.
Debuffs to Track
- Major:
Freezing Trap Effect (dispel, magic),
Echoing Roar
- Enrages to Soothe:
Enrage
Addons
-
There are currently no notable addons for Swamplord Musel'ek.
The Black Stalker
- Stay at least 10-yards away from other players to avoid chaining the damage from
Chain Lightning.
- When affected by
Static Charge, stay at least 8-yards away from other players to avoid chaining the damage.
- Targets random players with
Levitate, suspending them in the air.
- Affected players can still slowly move and use spells and abilities. Depending how high in the air a player is, they may take fall damage when the effect expires.
- On Heroic, Spore Striders periodically join the encounter.
- Spore Strider
- Interrupt
Lightning Bolt to prevent the light damage dealt.
- Interrupt
- Spore Strider
Healing Notes
Levitate may result in you being out of range to heal other players. If you're affected, be prepared to move closer to the ground to get back in range.
Debuffs to Track
- Major:
Static Charge
Addons
-
There are currently no notable addons for The Black Stalker.
Trash Mobs
Below are notes for the trash mobs in The Underbog. The Underbog 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 Hungarfen
- Underbat
- The tank may take extra damage from
Tentacle Lash if this ends up behind them.
- The tank may take extra damage from
- Underbog Shambler
- The tank will be dealing with
Allergies, causing them to be periodically stunned.
- Interrupt or purge
Fungal Regrowth to prevent the healing over time.
- Dispel
Itchy Spores (disease) or move at least 8-yards away from other players to avoid chaining the light damage over time effect from
Spore Explosion.
- The tank will be dealing with
- Underbog Lurker
- Deals increased physical damage while
Wild Growth is active.
- Deals increased physical damage while
- Bog Giant
- Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid
Trample.
- Targets random players with
Fungal Decay (dispel, disease), slowing movement speed and dealing light damage over time.
- Deals increased damage while
Growth is active.
- At 30% health, soothe
Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
- Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid
Hungarfen thru Ghaz'an
- This area includes Bog Giants, and Underbats, detailed above.
- Wrathfin Myrmidon
- The tank will be dealing with the light damage over time from
Coral Cut.
- The tank will be dealing with the light damage over time from
- Wrathfin Sentry
- Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the interrupt from
Shield Bash.
- Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the interrupt from
- Wrathfin Warrior
- Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the interrupt from
Shield Bash.
- Soothe
Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
- Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the interrupt from
- Murkblood Spearman
- Dispel
Viper Sting (poison) to remove the mana drain effect.
- Soothe
Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
- Dispel
- Murkblood Tribesman
- Soothe
Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
- Soothe
- Murkblood Oracle
- Dispel
Amplify Damage (magic) to remove the increase damage taken effect.
- Purge
Demon Armor to remove the increased armor, health regen, and shadow resistance effect.
- Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid
Frost Nova.
- Dispel
- Murkblood Healer
- Interrupt
Prayer of Healing to prevent the healing on all enemies.
- Interrupt
Holy Light to prevent the healing.
- Purge
Renew to prevent the healing over time.
- Interrupt
- Underbog Frenzy
- Located in the water and will attack players who fall in.
- The player they have targeted will be dealing with
Pierce Armor, greatly reducing armor.
Ghaz'an thru Swamplord Musel'ek
- Fen Ray
- Interrupt or dispel
Psychic Horror (magic) to prevent the fear effect.
- Interrupt or dispel
- Lykul Stinger
- Soothe
Stinger Frenzy to remove the increased attack speed and additional nature damage dealt effect.
- Soothe
- Lykul Wasp
- Dispel
Poison Spit (poison) to prevent the light damage over time.
- Soothe
Enrage to remove the increased damage dealt and attack speed effect.
- Dispel
Swamplord Musel'ek thru The Black Stalker
- Underbog Lord
- The tank will be dealing with the knock back from
Knock Away.
- Targets random players with
Fungal Decay (dispel, disease), slowing movement speed and dealing light damage over time.
- Deals increased damage while
Growth is active.
- At 30% health, soothe
Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
- The tank will be dealing with the knock back from
Trash Debuffs to Track
- Major:
- Magic Dispel:
Amplify Damage (dispel, magic),
Psychic Horror (dispel, magic)
- Poison Dispel:
Viper Sting (dispel, poison)
- Incapacitating:
Allergies
- Damaging:
- Magic Dispel:
- Minor:
- Magic Dispel:
Frost Nova (dispel, magic)
- Disease Dispel:
Fungal Decay (dispel, disease)
- Poison Dispel:
Poison Spit (dispel, poison)
- Damaging:
Spore Explosion,
Coral Cut
- Magic Dispel:
- Enrages to Soothe:
Enrage,
Stinger Frenzy
- Buffs to Purge:
Fungal Regrowth,
Demon Armor,
Renew
Trash Addons
- There are currently no notable addons for The Underbog trash mobs.
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