Halls of Atonement, Healer Guide
Updated 10 months ago for patch 9.2.7 by Preston. View the change log.
This page covers healer-focused strategies for Halls of Atonement dungeon in Shadowlands. 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 Halls of Atonement, including their abilities, healer notes, and addon settings.
Halkias, the Sin-Stained Goliath
- Avoid the patches of Glass Shards left behind by several abilities, noted below.
- Dispel Sinlight Visions (magic) to remove the Fear effect.
- On Mythic, stay within the Light of Atonement aura around the boss to avoid triggering Sinlight Visions (dispel, magic).
- Don't stand in front of the boss to avoid Crumbling Slam. This leaves behind Glass Shards.
- During Refracted Sunlight, avoid the beams coming from Halkias' windows as it rotates in place, sometimes changing rotation direction.
- Targets random players with Heave Debris, leaving behind Glass Shards patches at their location.
Healing Notes
- Use cooldowns as-needed during Refracted Sunlight, especially when patches of Glass Shards are plentiful and hard to avoid.
Debuffs to Track
- Major: Sinlight Visions (dispel, magic)
Addons
Echelon
- Avoid the impact location of Blood Torrent and the pools left behind.
- Stone Call summons six Undying Stonefiends.
- Undying Stonefiend
- When brought to 0% health:
- Volatile Transformation deals light damage to all players.
- Stone Form begins healing the Stonefiend over time while leaving them vulnerable to being destroyed by Stone Shattering Leap, detailed below.
- On Mythic, Villainous Bolt deals moderate damage to random players.
- When brought to 0% health:
- Undying Stonefiend
- When targeted by Stone Shattering Leap, move near Undying Stonefiends that are in Stone Form to destroy them.
- All players should move as far away from the epicenter as possible to reduce the damage taken.
- Players inside the effect take heavy damage over time from Shattered.
- At 100% Energy, applies Curse of Stone (dispel, curse) to all players, slowing them over time before stunning them with Turned to Stone (dispel, curse).
Healing Notes
- Use cooldowns as-needed for Stone Shattering Leap or while Undying Stonefiends are alive.
- You'll likely want to dispel Curse of Stone (dispel, curse) from the tank to ensure they can continue mitigating damage.
Debuffs to Track
- Major: Curse of Stone (dispel, curse), Turned to Stone (dispel, curse), Shattered
- Minor: Stone Shattering Leap
Addons
High Adjudicator Aleez
- The tank will be dealing with Bolt of Power.
- Interrupt Volley of Power to prevent the light damage dealt to all players.
- Avoid the impact locations of Anima Fountain.
- Spectral Procession summons a Ghastly Parishioner.
- Ghastly Parishioner
- Fixates on a random player with Haunting Fixation.
- Immune to damage due to Ephemeral Visage.
- Deal light damage to all players and moderate damage to players within 8-yards with Pulse from Beyond.
- These should be led over a Vessel of Atonement near the edges of the room to be sealed away.
- Ghastly Parishioner
Healing Notes
- Use cooldowns as-needed if Volley of Power goes off, especially while a Ghastly Parishioner is alive.
Debuffs to Track
- Minor: Haunting Fixation
Addons
Lord Chamberlain
- The tank will be dealing with Stigma of Pride.
- At 70% and 40% health, performs a series of abilities.
- First, avoid the path between Lord Chamberlain and any Sinstone Statues as Telekinetic Onslaught pulls the Statues in.
- Second, avoid the paths directly behind Sinstone Statues as Telekinetic Repulsion pushes them away.
- Third, stand between Lord Chamberlain and the targeted Sinstone Statue to intercept the Ritual of Woe beam to prevent the damage dealt to all players.
- On Mythic, all statues are targeted and must be blocked.
- When a Sinstone Statue is targeted by Telekinectic Toss, move parallel to the statue to attempt to dodge it as it's thrown.
- Don't stand in front of the boss when he turns to cast Unleashed Suffering.
Healing Notes
- The tank may need an external defensive cooldown while Stigma of Pride is active.
- Use cooldowns while player are intercepting Ritual of Woe beams.
Debuffs to Track
- Major: Stigma of Pride, Ritual of Woe
Addons
Advertisement
Trash Mobs
Below are notes for the trash mobs in Halls of Atonement. Halls of Atonement 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 Halkias
- The objective leading up to the first boss is to kill enough Shards of Halkias to fill Halkias' Anima bar. Locations of Shards are denoted by yellow dots on the mini map.
- Depraved Darkblade
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid Deadly Thrust.
- Depraved Houndmaster
- Don't stand in front of these when they leap to a random player and cast Rapid Fire.
- Stun to interrupt Loyal Beasts (enrage), or soothe the enrage effect from nearby Vicious Gargon.
- Vicious Gargon
- Apply stacks of Jagged Swipe to the tank, dealing increasing moderate damage over time.
- Depraved Obliterator
- Interrupt or dispel Curse of Obliteration (curse), or when affected move at least 8-yards away from other players before the effect expires.
- Depraved Collector
- Interrupt Collect Sins to prevent Animated Sins from being summoned and to prevent the light damage over time dealt to the tank.
- Dispel Siphon Life (magic) to prevent the moderate damage over time and healing from the leech effect.
- Loyal Stoneborn
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid Stone Breath.
- Heal themselves using Bloodletting Bite.
- Shard of Halkias
Halkias thru Echelon
- Stonefiend Anklebiter
- Target random players with Ankle Bites, dealing light damage over time while periodically stunning the affected player.
- Stoneborn Reaver
- Dispel Stony Veins (magic) before it reaches 10-stacks to prevent the affected player from being instantly killed.
- Interrupt or purge Turn to Stone to prevent the decreased damage taken effect on enemies within 8-yards.
- Additionally, Turn to Stone (dispel, magic) stuns any players within 8-yards.
- Stay at least 8-yards away to avoid Reaping Strike.
- Stoneborn Eviscerator
- Dispel Stony Veins (magic) before it reaches 10-stacks to prevent the affected player from being instantly killed.
- Deals light damage over time to random players with Hurl Glaive.
- Targets random players with Eviscerating Dash, dealing light damage.
- Stoneborn Slasher
- Don't stand in front of these to avoid Powerful Swipe.
Echelon thru Aleez
- This area includes Depraved Houndmasters, Vicious Gargon, Depraved Obliterator, Depraved Darkblade, and Stoneborn Slashers, detailed above.
Aleez thru Lord Chamberlain
- Tormented Soul
- Should be killed before attempting to kill Inquisitor Sigar.
- Inquisitor Sigar
- Avoid the locations of Disperse Sin pools.
- Drains life from Tormented Souls with Dark Communion, healing himself and spawning Manifestations of Envy.
- This cannot be interrupted so you'll likely want to kill all Tormented Souls before damaging Sigar.
Trash Debuffs to Track
- Major:
- Magic Dispel: Siphon Life (dispel, magic), Turn to Stone (dispel, magic), Stony Veins (dispel, magic)
- Curse Dispel: Curse of Obliteration (dispel, curse)
- Damaging: Jagged Swipe
- Minor:
- Damaging: Ankle Bites
- Enrages to Soothe: Loyal Beasts
- Buffs to Purge: Turn to Stone
Trash Addons
Mythic+ Notes
Below are notes that pertain to high mythic+ levels and certain affixes. What constitutes a high mythic+ level will depend on your gear and group, so if you out-gear a particular mythic+ level these notes may not apply. The notes are grouped by affix but are in no particular order.
- Tyrannical
- Echelon
- Stone Shattering Leap will likely require cooldowns.
- High Adjudicator Aleez
- Pulse from Beyond from Ghastly Parishioner will likely require minor cooldowns.
- Volley of Power will require cooldowns if there aren't enough interrupts.
- Lord Chamberlain
- The tank is much more likely to need external defensive cooldowns while affected by Stigma of Pride.
- Moving to attempt to avoid the Statue targeted by Telekinectic Toss is much more important.
- Echelon
- Fortified
- Depraved Houndmaster / Vicious Gargon
- When a Houndmaster is present with Vicious Gargons, their Loyal Beasts enrage can be exceptionally deadly. Be ready with stuns and snares if enrage soothes are not available.
- Shard of Halkias
- Thrash will require cooldowns to survive.
- Depraved Houndmaster / Vicious Gargon
- Sanguine
- Depraved Obliterator
- Can be difficult to move due to their preference for casting spells. Be ready with interrupts and knock backs.
- Shard of Halkias
- Will not move while channeling Thrash.
- Depraved Obliterator
- Bolstering
- I need to double check if Stonefiend Anklebiters or Tormented Souls apply stacks of Bolstering. My guess is they won't.
- Grievous
- Shard of Halkias
- Can cause players to gain high stacks during Thrash.
- Shard of Halkias
- Raging
- Shard of Halkias
- Must be soothed quickly if channeling Thrash.
- Shard of Halkias
- Explosive
- Inquisitor Sigar / Tormented Souls
- Don't enter combat with too many Tormented Souls at once or the Explosive orbs may become overwhelming.
- Inquisitor Sigar / Tormented Souls
Videos
Mythic 16 +1 Clear, Restoration Druid PoV
Below is a video of me clearing Halls of Atonement on Mythic 16 difficulty in time for a +1 upgrade during Season 2 of Shadowlands.
Mythic 0 Clear, Restoration Druid PoV
Below is a video of me clearing Halls of Atonement on Mythic 0 difficulty.
Comment on Halls of Atonement, Healer Guide