Kil'jaeden, Healer Guide

Kil'jaeden Dungeon Journal Model This page covers a healer-focused strategy for Kil'jaeden in the Tomb of Sargeras. 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 three stage fight with two intermissions during which you fight Kil'jaeden and the full might of the Legion.

Stage One - the betrayer

This Stage begins the fight and ends when Kil'jaeden reaches 80% health.

The tanks will be dealing with Felclaws.
- On Heroic, this ability deals additional damage in a cone in front of Kil'jaeden.
Rupturing Singularity appears at either one of the corners or the center of the platform.
- When it detonates, it knocks all players back about half the distance of the platform. Everyone should be positioned to not get knocked off.
- Standing directly in the impact location is fatal, be especially careful when it's located in the center of the platform.
Kil'jaeden will periodically call down an armageddon.
- One player must soak the impact location of each Armageddon Rain.
  - Soaking a meteor deals heavy damage upon impact and moderate damage over time.
  - If a meteor doesn't hit a player, it triggers Armageddon Blast, dealing likely fatal damage to the entire group.
- The tanks or a player with an immunity must soak the impact locations of Armageddon Hail.
  - Soaking a meteor deals fatal damage, and will require a strong mitigation cooldown, followed by moderate damage over time.
  - If a meteor doesn't hit a player, it triggers Armageddon Blast, dealing fatal damage to the entire group.
On Heroic, Kil'jaeden will create shadowy copies of players.
- When affected by Shadow Reflection: Erupting, move underneath the boss so the Erupting Reflections are stacked together.
  - Every 8-seconds each Reflection casts Erupting Dreadflame.
    - This applies a stack of (235120) to all Reflections, increasing damage done by 50% per stack.

Intermission One - eternal flame

This Intermission begins when Kil'jaeden is at 80% health and lasts for 60-seconds.

Nether Gale makes Kil'jaeden essentially immune to damage during the Intermission.
When affected by Bursting Dreadflame, move away from other players.
Enough players must stack in Focused Dreadflame to split the damage so it's not fatal.
- On Heroic, players soaking must be spread out to avoid extra damage triggered by Focused Dreadburst.
Kil'jaeden will still periodically call down armageddons during the Intermission: Armageddon Rain and Armageddon Hail.

Stage Two - reflected souls

When this Stage begins, Kil'jaeden will still be at 80%, it ends when he reaches 40% health.

Several abilities continue during this Stage:
- Bursting Dreadflame and Focused Dreadflame
- Armageddon Rain and Armageddon Hail
- Rupturing Singularity
- Tanks will still be dealing with Felclaws.
Kil'jaeden will create shadowy copies of players.
- When affected by Shadow Reflection: Erupting, continue to move underneath the boss so the Erupting Reflections are stacked together.
- On Heroic, Shadow Reflection: Wailing creates a Wailing Reflection of a tank.
  - Every 7-seconds, these cast Sorrowful Wail.
    - This applies a stack of Crescendo to the Reflection, increasing damage done and the area of effect of Sorrowful Wail.

Intermission Two - deceiver's veil

This Intermission begins when Kil'jaeden is at 40% health and ends when all Shadowsoul adds are killed.

Deceiver's Veil reduces visibility and spell range to 8-yards.
- Players take steadily reduced healing from Choking Shadow.
Shadowsoul adds need to be killed to remove the Deceiver's Veil.
- These periodically cast Destabilized Shadowsoul, dealing light damage to the group.
Illidan Stormrage is located in a random spot on the platform.
- Players standing near him are granted the Illidan's Sightless Gaze buff, giving them 40-yard visibility and spell range while dealing light damage over time.

Stage Three - darkness of a thousand souls

This Stage begins with Kil'jaeden at 40% health, and ends when he's killed.

Several abilities continue during this Stage:
- Bursting Dreadflame and Focused Dreadflame
- Tanks will still be dealing with Felclaws.
Avoid the Rifts created by Tear Rift unless you're using them to deal with other mechanics explained below.
- Players standing in a Rift are affected by Gravity Squeeze, dealing increasing damage over time.
When Darkness of a Thousand Souls is cast, stand inside a Rift to avoid the burst damage and the damaging debuff application.
- For the very first cast of this at the start of the Stage, there is no Rift active to stand in, so the group should stack to make healing the burst damage easier.
Be aware of where Demonic Obelisks are located.
- These will detonate shortly after appearing, shooting fel lines in a cross pattern.
- Being hit by a fel line causes heavy damage and knocks back.
On Heroic, Flaming Orb creates a Flaming Orb that follows the closest player.
- If targeted, run away from the Orb for as long as possible, and try to end with it impacting near a Rift.
- Once the Orb hits a player, it triggers Flaming Detonation, dealing fatal damage to other players within 10-yards and creating a fire patch.
  - The size of the fire patch is reduced based on how long the Orb was kited.
  - Touching a fire patch applies Burning, dealing heavy damage over time.
  - The fire patches will be pulled slowly pulled towards Rifts.