Huntsman Altimor, Healer Guide
Updated 9 months, 1 week ago for patch 9.2.7 by Preston. View the change log.
This page covers a healer-focused strategy for Huntsman Altimor in Castle Nathria 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 with the encounter, combat log information, and Dungeon Journal information. I'll continue to update it as-needed.
General Mechanics and Abilities
Normal and Heroic
During this encounter players will be fighting against Altimor and his Hunting Gargon.
- Huntsman Altimor
- Altimor and his Hunting Gargon share damage taken due to Huntsman's Bond.
- When all Hunting Gargon are killed, Altimore gains Broken Bond, greatly increasing damage taken.
- Avoid the line between Altimor and the players targeted by Huntsman's Mark.
- Players hit take moderate damage and then light damage over time from Sinseeker.
- Spreadshot deals light damage to large swaths of players throughout the encounter.
- Altimor and his Hunting Gargon share damage taken due to Huntsman's Bond.
- Hunting Gargon
- Margore
- The tanks will be dealing with stacks of Jagged Claws.
- Move within 6-yards of the player targeted by Vicious Lunge to split the damage taken.
- On Heroic, all players hit take light damage over time from Vicious Wound.
- Bargast
- The tanks and healers will be dealing with Rip Soul.
- This spawns a Ripped Soul that must be healed to full health before it reaches Altimor.
- The Ripped Soul spawns at the health level of the tank when they're hit. For example, if the tank is at 50% health, the Ripped Soul will be at 50% health.
- If the Ripped Soul reaches Altimor, he gains Devour Soul, greatly increasing damage dealt.
- On Heroic, the Ripped Soul deals light damage to all players with Unstable Soul.
- This spawns a Ripped Soul that must be healed to full health before it reaches Altimor.
- Summons Shades of Bargast using Shades of Bargast.
- Shade of Bargast
- Susceptible to crowd control effects.
- Deal moderate damage and then light damage over time to all players with Deathly Roar.
- While under crowd control effects, gain stacks of Destabalize, increasing damage taken.
- At 100% Energy, become immune to crowd control effects with Unyielding.
- Shade of Bargast
- The tanks and healers will be dealing with Rip Soul.
- Hecutis
- The tanks will be dealing with stacks of Crushing Stone on Hecutis, increasing his damage dealt and decreasing his movement speed.
- While moving, Hecutis will lose stacks and deal light damage to all players for each stack lost.
- When affected by Petrifying Howl, move at least 10-yards away from other players to drop the resulting Stone Shards.
- The tanks will be dealing with stacks of Crushing Stone on Hecutis, increasing his damage dealt and decreasing his movement speed.
- Margore
Mythic Differences
- Sinseeker gains additional permanent effects as Hunting Gargons join the encounter.
- With Margore active, stand in the path to split the damage dealt from Vicious Bolt.
- With Bargast active, Pierce Soul causes each player hit to summon a Pierced Soul that must be healed to full health before it reaches Altimor and grants him Devour Soul.
- With Hecutis active, stay at least 5-yards away from other players when splitting damage to avoid extra damage from Shatter Shot.
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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 Sinseeker [occurs about every 60-seconds]
- when Crushing Stone stacks are being reduced
- Use Minor Cooldowns
- on Vicious Lunge [occurs about every 30-seconds with Margore alive]
- to heal the Ripped Soul [occurs about every 30-seconds with Bargast alive]
- Pre-heal Before (mainly for heal over time classes)
- Vicious Lunge
- Crushing Stone stacks are reduced
- Sinseeker
- Potion of Spiritual Clarity use
- most likely following a Petrifying Howl
- Other things to watch for
- There is a lot of persistent damage on this encounter that can add up quickly.
Debuffs to Track
Major
- Jagged Claws causes the tanks to need additional healing.
- Several abilities cause players to need additional healing.
Minor
- Several abilities cause players to need additional healing over time.
- (Optional) Deathly Roar causes players to need additional healing, however, all players will be affected at once so it may clutter raid frames.
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