This page covers healer-focused strategies for the Mana-Tombs dungeon in The Burning Crusade. 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.

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 Bosses

Below are guides for the bosses in Mana-Tombs, including their abilities, healer notes, and addon settings.

Pandemonius

• Deals moderate damage to all melee attackers and reflects all spells while Dark Shell is active.
• Deals light damage to all players and knocks them back with Void Blast.

 Healing Notes

• Players will take heavy damage during Dark Shell if they don't quit attacking.

 Debuffs to Track

• There are no particular debuffs to track.

 Addons

• Healer DBM Settings for Pandemonius

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Tavarok

• Don't stand in front to avoid Arcing Smash.
• Targets random players with Crystal Prison, stunning them and healing moderate damage over time.
• Deals light damage to random players and stuns them with Earthquake.

 Healing Notes

• Keep the tank near full health in case you're targeted by Crystal Prison.

 Debuffs to Track

• Major: Crystal Prison

 Addons

• Healer DBM Settings for Tavarok

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Nexus-Prince Shaffar

• Accompanied by two Ethereal Beacons, detailed below.
• When possible, interrupt Fireballl and Frostbolt to prevent the light damage dealt.
• Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid Frost Nova.
• [Blink]s short distances, usually after Frost Nova.
• Summons Ethereal Beacons and Ethereal Apprentices throughout the encounter.
  • Ethereal Beacon
    • When possible, interrupt Arcane Bolt to prevent the light damage dealt.
  • Ethereal Apprentice
    • When possible, interrupt Fireball and Frostbolt to prevent the light damage dealt.

 Healing Notes

• As long as Ethereal Beacons and Ethereal Apprentices are kept under control, healing shouldn't be too intense.

 Debuffs to Track

• Minor: Frost Nova

 Addons

• There are currently no notable addons for Nexus-Prince Shaffar.

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Yor

Can be summoned on Heroic after completing The Mark of the Nexus-King quest, using either Shaffar's Stasis Chamber Key or The Eye of Haramad on the Nexus Prison just before Nexus-Prince Shaffar.

• Don't stand in front to avoid Double Breath.
• Stay at least 25-yards away to avoid Stomp. This increases physical damage taken by any player hit and stuns them.

 Healing Notes

• The tank may need additional healing while affected by Stomp.

 Debuffs to Track

• Major: Stomp

 Addons

• There are currently no notable addons for Yor.

 Trash Mobs

Below are notes for the trash mobs in Mana-Tombs. Mana-Tombs 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 Pandemonius

• Ethereal Scavenger
  • The tank will be dealing with the light damage over time from Singe.
  • Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the interrupt from Shield Bash.
• Ethereal Crypt Raider
  • The tank will be dealing with Soul Strike, reducing healing received.
  • Targets random players with Charge, dealing light damage and stunning them.
  • Increases the attack power of nearby enemies with Battle Shout.
• Ethereal Sorcerer
  • Interrupt Arcane Missiles to prevent the light damage dealt.
  • Dispel Slow (magic) to remove the decreased attack speed and increased casting time effect.
  • Summon Arcane Fiends.
    • Arcane Fiend
      • Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid Arcane Explosion.

Pandemonius thru Tavarok

• This area includes Ethereal Scavengers, and Ethereal Sorcerers, detailed above.
• Ethereal Priest
  • Interrupt Heal to prevent the healing.
  • Purge Power Word: Shield to remove the damage absorption effect.
  • Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid Holy Nova, this also heals enemies within 10-yards.
• Nexus Terror
  • Dispel Shadows Embrace (magic) to remove the silence effect.
  • Dispel Curse of Impotence (curse) to remove the reduced magic damage dealt effect.
  • Stay at least 8-yards away to avoid Psychic Scream.
  • Targets random players with Death Coil, dealing light damage and causing the player to run in fear for 4-seconds.
• Mana Leech
  • Interrupt Mana Burn to prevent the mana drain effect.
  • Dispel Faerie Fire (magic) to remove the reduced armor effect.
  • Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid Arcane Explosion.
• Ethereal Darkcaster
  • Interrupt Mana Burn to prevent the mana drain effect.
  • Dispel Shadow Word: Pain (magic) to prevent the light damage over time.

Tavarok thru Nexus-Prince Shaffar

• This area includes Mana Leeches, Ethereal Priests, Ethereal Sorcerers, Ethereal Crypt Raiders, Ethereal Darkcasters, and Nexus Terrors, detailed above.
• Nexus Stalker
  • Dispel Phantom Strike (poison) to remove the decreased attack speed and increased cast speed effect.
  • Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the incapacitating effect from Gouge.
    • This can target the tank, resulting in a temporary threat drop.
• Ethereal Theurgist
  • Interrupt or dispel Polymorph (magic) to prevent the incapacitating effect.
  • Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid Blast Wave.
• Ethereal Spellbinder
  • Dispel Immolate (magic) to prevent the light damage over time.
  • Summons Ethereal Wraiths.
    • Ethereal Wraith
      • Interrupt Shadow Bolt Volley to prevent the light damage dealt to all players.

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 Trash Debuffs to Track

• Major:
  • Magic Dispel: Slow (dispel, magic), Shadows Embrace (dispel, magic), Faerie Fire (dispel, magic), Polymorph (dispel, magic)
  • Curse Dispel: Curse of Impotence (dispel, curse)
  • Poison Dispel: Phantom Strike (dispel, poison)
  • Incapacitating: Gouge
  • Damaging: Soul Strike
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  • Magic Dispel: Shadow Word: Pain (dispel, magic), Immolate (dispel, magic)
  • Damaging: Singe
• Buffs to Purge: Power Word: Shield

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 Trash Addons

• There are currently no notable addons for Mana-Tombs trash mobs.

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