
Abyssal Commander Sivara, Healer Guide
Updated 2 years, 10 months ago for patch 8.2.5 by Preston. View the change log.
This page covers a healer-focused strategy for Abyssal Commander Sivara in The Eternal Palace. 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 with the encounter, logs information, and Dungeon Journal information. I'll continue to update it as-needed.
General Mechanics and Abilities
Normal and Heroic
Chimeric Marks affects all players with either
Frost Mark or
Toxic Brand.
- Players must avoid other players with the opposite Mark as well as mechanics that deal the opposite damage type (e.g. frost must avoid nature damage).
- Players failing to do this trigger an
Unstable Mixture, dealing damage to all players over time and resetting Mark stacks on the player(s) that caused it.
- Players failing to do this trigger an
- Being hit by mechanics of the same element type as your Mark will apply another stack, increasing the potency of the Mark effect.
- Players affected by
Frost Mark will move 5% slower per stack.
- On Heroic, affected players must constantly move to prevent being
Frozen by
Frozen Blood. This is indicated by the Extra Power Bar on the UI.
- On Heroic, affected players must constantly move to prevent being
- Players affected by
Toxic Brand will take 5% less healing per stack.
- On Heroic, affected players must avoid moving too much to prevent becoming
Delirious from
Venomous Blood. This is indicated by the Extra Power Bar on the UI.
- On Heroic, affected players must avoid moving too much to prevent becoming
- Players must avoid other players with the opposite Mark as well as mechanics that deal the opposite damage type (e.g. frost must avoid nature damage).
- The tanks will be dealing with
Frostvenom Tipped.
- The tank with
Frost Mark will gain stacks of
Rimefrost.
- Upon expiring, a patch of
Frozen Ground is left behind that's larger for each stack.
- Upon expiring, a patch of
- The tank with
Toxic Brand will gain stacks of
Septic Taint.
- Upon expiring, a patch of
Septic Ground is left behind that's larger for each stack.
- Upon expiring, a patch of
- The tank with
- When
Crushing Reverberation is cast on the current tank, players with the same Mark as the tank must stack on the tank to help split the damage.
- This also knocks back all players, whether they're splitting the damage or not.
- At 100% Energy,
Overwhelming Barrage causes bolts of either element type to shoot from Sivara.
- Move to the side that corresponds to your Mark and attempt to dodge as many of the bolts as possible.
- During
Overflow:
- Players with
Frost Mark must stack with players affected by
Overflowing Chill to split the damage dealt.
- Upon expiring, a patch of
Frozen Ground is left behind.
- Upon expiring, a patch of
- Players with
Toxic Brand must stack with players affected by
Overflowing Venom.
- Upon expiring, a patch of
Septic Ground is left behind.
- Upon expiring, a patch of
- Players with
Frostshock Bolts are targeted at random players and must be intercepted by players with the proper Mark.
- The first player hit is stunned for 30-seconds and can be freed by another player clicking on the bolt holding them down.
Frost Bolt must be intercepted by players with
Frost Mark.
Toxic Bolt must be intercepted by players with
Toxic Brand.
Inversion switches some player's
Chimeric Marks.
- When this is cast, move at least 4-yards away from other players to avoid
Inversion Sickness spreading your Mark to other players.
- On Heroic,
Inversion also switches some
Frozen Ground and
Septic Ground patches.
- When this is cast, move at least 4-yards away from other players to avoid
Mythic Differences
Chimeric Marks is cast frequently, applying additional stacks of
Frost Mark or
Toxic Brand to all players.
Healing Notes
Quick Notes, All Difficulties
The notes below mostly pertain to progression difficulty, meaning if you out-gear the difficulty you're on or use extra healers they may not apply.
- Use Major Cooldowns
- when players are resetting their stacks and triggering
Unstable Mixture
- when players are resetting their stacks and triggering
- Use Minor Cooldowns
- during
Overwhelming Barrage
- during
- Pre-heal Before (mainly for heal over time classes)
Overwhelming Barrage
- triggering
Unstable Mixture to reset stacks
Crushing Reverberation
Potion of Replenishment use
- after
Inversion
- after
- Other things to watch for
- Players with high stacks of their Mark will be taking significant damage over time.
Debuffs to Track
Major
Overflowing Chill causes players to need additional healing.
Overflowing Venom also causes players to need additional healing.
DBM Settings
Below are the DBM settings I'll be using for Abyssal Commander Sivara. You can set them up however you'd like, but these ones should work well as a starting point. Some settings may be Mythic only.
Healer DBM Settings for Abyssal Commander Sivara
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