Shattered Halls, Healer Guide - World of Warcraft

This page covers healer-focused strategies for the Shattered Halls 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.

Bosses

Below are guides for the bosses in Shattered Halls, including their abilities, healer notes, and addon settings.

Grand Warlock Nethekurse

Don't stand in front to avoid Shadow Slam.
Avoid the locations of Shadow Fissures placed underneath random players.
Targets random players with Death Coil, dealing moderate damage and fearing them.
Targets random players with Shadow Sear, dealing light damage over time.
At 25% health, stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the heavy damage from Dark Spin.
- Additionally, targets random players with Shadow Bolt, dealing light damage.

Healing Notes

Be prepared for the damage dealt to all players while Dark Spin is active. Ideally, all melee players and the tank will stand away from the boss to avoid the heaviest damage.

Debuffs to Track

Major: Death Coil
Minor: Shadow Sear

Addons

Healer DBM Settings for Grand Warlock Nethekurse

Blood Guard Porung

Only present on Heroic difficulty.

Don't stand in front to avoid Cleave.
Fears all players with Fear (dispel, magic).
Accompanied by two Shattered Hand Archers.
- Shattered Hand Archer
  - Deals light damage to swaths of players with Multi-Shot.

Healing Notes

Keep the tank near full health to ensure they survive during Fear (dispel, magic).

Debuffs to Track

Major: Fear (dispel, magic)

Addons

There are currently no notable addons for Blood Guard Porung.

Warbringer O'mrogg

The tank will take extra damage from Burning Maul.
Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid Thunderclap (dispel, magic) and Blast Wave.
If possible, stay at least 30-yards away to avoid Fear (dispel, magic).
Fixates on random players with Beatdown.

Healing Notes

Be prepared to heal the player targeted by Beatdown (this doesn't apply a trackable debuff but instead gives the affected player a huge amount of threat).

Debuffs to Track

Major: Fear (dispel, magic)
Minor: Thunderclap (dispel, magic)

Addons

There are currently no notable addons for Warbringer O'mrogg.

Warchief Kargath Bladefist

During Blade Dance, stay at least 15-yards away from other players to avoid chaining damage.
Players in melee may take light damage from Sweeping Strikes.
On Heroic, targets random players with Charge, dealing light damage and stunning.
Enemies will slowly join the encounter with increasing frequency the longer the encounter goes on.
- Heathen Guard
  - Soothe Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
  - Heal themselves using Bloodthirst.
- Reaver Guard
  - The tank will be dealing with the knock back from Uppercut.
  - Don't stand in front to avoid Cleave.
  - Soothe Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
- Sharpshooter Guard
  - Targets random players with Scatter Shot, incapacitating them.
    - This may lead to a temporary threat drop if the tank is affected.
  - Targets random players with Incendiary Shot, dealing light damage and then light damage over time.

Healing Notes

Be prepared to use cooldowns during Blade Dance.

Debuffs to Track

Major: Charge, Scatter Shot
Minor: Incendiary Shot

Addons

Healer DBM Settings for Warchief Kargath Bladefist

Trash Mobs

Below are notes for the trash mobs in Shattered Halls. Shattered Halls 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 Grand Warlock Nethekurse

Shattered Hand Legionnaire
- Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the interrupt from Pummel.
- Soothe Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
- Applies Aura of Discipline to nearby enemies, increasing their chance to block and parry.
Shattered Hand Savage
- The tank will be dealing with Deathblow, reducing healing received and dealing light damage over time.
- Soothe Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
- Gain increased attack speed while Slice and Dice is active.
Shattered Hand Heathen
- Soothe Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
- Heal themselves with Bloodthirst.
Shattered Hand Sentry
- Target random players with Charge, dealing light damage and stunning them.
Shadowmoon Acolyte
- Interrupt Prayer of Healing to prevent the healing.
- Purge Power Word: Shield to remove the damage absorption effect.
- Purge Resist Shadow to remove the increased shadow resistance effect.
Shattered Hand Brawler
- The tank may take extra damage from Thrash.
- Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the interrupt from Kick.
- Dispel Curse of the Shattered Hand (curse) to remove the increased damage taken effect.
  - This could be left on DPS players if you can handle the increased damage taken effect, as it also increases damage dealt.
Shattered Hand Reaver
- The tank will be dealing with the knock back from Uppercut.
- Don't stand in front to avoid Cleave.
- Soothe Enrage to remove the increased attack speed and physical damage dealt effect.
Shattered Hand Sharpshooter
- Dispel Viper Sting (poison), to prevent the mana drain effect.
- Dispel Serpent Sting (poison), to prevent the light damage over time.
- Targets random players with Scatter Shot, incapacitating them.
  - This may lead to a temporary threat drop if the tank is affected.
- Targets random players with Incendiary Shot, dealing light damage and then light damage over time.
Shadowmoon Darkcaster
- Interrupt Shadow Bolt to prevent the light damage dealt.
- Avoid the location of Rain of Fire.
- Dispel Fear (magic), to remove the fear effect.
Fel Orc Convert
- The tank will be dealing with Hemorrhage, increasing physical damage taken.
Shattered Hand Houndmaster
- The tank will be dealing with Impaling Bolt, increasing physical damage taken.
- Avoid the location of Volley.
Rabid Warhound
- Applies Carnivorous Bite to the tank, dealing stacking light damage over time.
- Increases the physical damage dealt of nearby enemies with Furious Howl.
Sticky Ooze
- Targets random players with Sticky Ooze, reducing attack speed and movement speed.
  - This could lead the threat generation issues if the tank is affected.
Sticky Oozeling
- Targets random players with Sticky Ooze, reducing attack speed and movement speed.
  - This could lead the threat generation issues if the tank is affected.

Grand Warlock Nethekurse thru Blood Guard Porung

Stay spread out to avoid chaining damage from the fire arrows being shot at random player's locations.
Shattered Hand Zealot
- Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid Hamstring.

Blood Guard Porung thru Warbringer O'mrogg

This area includes Shattered Hand Houndmasters, Rabid Warhounds, Shattered Hand Legionnaires, Shattered Hand Brawlers, Shattered Hand Savages, Shattered Hand Reavers, and Shadowmoon Acolytes, detailed above.
Shattered Hand Centurion
- The tank will be dealing with Sunder Armor, reducing armor.
- Increases the melee attack power of nearby enemies with Battle Shout.
Shattered Hand Gladiator
- The tank will be dealing with Mortal Strike, reducing healing received.
Shattered Hand Champion
- Gain an increased chance to block while Shield Block is active, possibly leading to threat generation issues.
- Stay at least 5-yards away to avoid the interrupt from Shield Bash.
Shattered Hand Assassin
- The tank will take extra damage from Backstab if attacked from behind.
- Are Stealthed to begin with and will Sap the first player they attack.