
Taloc, Healer Guide
Posted 2 years, 5 months ago for patch 8.1 by Preston.
This page covers a healer-focused strategy for Taloc in Uldir. 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 fight as well as Dungeon Journal information. I'll continue to update it as-needed.
General Mechanics and Abilities
Normal and Heroic
This is a two stage fight, during which players will be fighting Taloc directly and then his blood-fuel remnants.
Stage One - The Corrupted Construct
This stage starts the encounter and ends when Taloc reaches 35% health. It will begin again following Stage Two and ends when Taloc reaches 0% health.
- When affected by
Plasma Discharge, move away from the group to drop the resulting
Blood Storm.
- Avoid the the tank affected by
Cudgel of Gore, they will be aiming this to absorb
Blood Storms.
- Afterwards, don't stand between Taloc and the Cudgel to avoid
Retrieve Cudgel.
- Afterwards, don't stand between Taloc and the Cudgel to avoid
- Don't stand in front of Taloc when he turns and casts
Sanguine Static.
- The second time Stage One begins, Volatile Droplets continue to spawn from Stage Two.
Stage Two - Ruin's Descent
This stage starts when Taloc reaches 35% health and ends when the elevator reaches the bottom, after which stage one begins again.
- During this stage, Taloc is
Powered Down and takes 99% less damage.
- Coalesced Blood leave behind
Blood Storms as they move.
- Volatile Droplet
Fixate on random players and trigger
Combustible Fuel if they reach their target.
- On Heroic, avoid the
Uldir Defensive Beams along the walls of the elevator shaft.
Mythic Differences
Stage One - The Corrupted Construct
- When affected by
Hardened Arteries, move at least 8-yards away from other players.
- Stack with the tank affected by
Enlarged Heart to help split the damage.
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 on
- Use Minor Cooldowns on
Enlarged Heart (Mythic)
- As-needed in Stage Two
- Pre-heal Before (mainly for heal over time classes)
Cudgel of Gore
Enlarged Heart (Mythic)
Potion of Replenishment use
- After
Retrieve Cudgel
- After
- Other things to watch for
- Players affected by
Hardened Arteries (Mythic)
- Players affected by
Debuffs to Track
Major
Plasma Discharge causes players to need additional healing.
Hardened Arteries, causes players to need heavy healing.
Enlarged Heart, causes the affected player and those nearby to need moderate healing.
Minor
Fixate, may cause affected players to need additional healing.
DBM Settings
Below are the DBM settings I'll be using for Taloc. 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 Taloc in Uldir
Videos
Mythic, Restoration Druid PoV
Below is a video of me and my guild killing Taloc on Mythic difficulty.
Heroic, Restoration Druid PoV
Below is a video of me and my guild killing Taloc on Heroic difficulty.
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