Nalorakk, Healer Guide
Updated 10 months, 2 weeks ago for patch 2.5.4 by Preston. View the change log.
This page covers a healer-focused strategy for Nalorakk in Zul'Aman 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 with the encounter, combat log information, and Dungeon Journal information. I'll continue to update it as-needed.
General Mechanics and Abilities
During this encounter, players will be alternating between the two stages every ~45-seconds.
All Stages
- After 10-minutes, Enrages, greatly increasing damage dealt.
Stage One - Make Way for the Nalorakk!
- The tanks will be dealing with several abilities.
- The tank with bleed effects from stage two should not tank the boss during this stage.
- Splitting the heavy damage from Brutal Swipe.
- The stacking increased damage taken from bleeds effect from Mangle.
- Stay more than 10-yards away from other players to avoid chaining the damage and knock back from Surge.
Stage Two - Calling on the Beast
- The tanks will be dealing with several abilities.
- The tank affected by Mangle should not tank the boss during this stage.
- Moderate damage over time from Rend Flesh.
- Light damage over time from Lacerating Slash.
- Deals light damage to and silences all players with Deafening Roar.
Resistance Levels
- Players generally won't make use of any additional Resistances on this encounter.
Healing Notes
Quick Notes
The notes below mostly pertain to progression difficulty, meaning if you out-gear the encounter or use extra healers they may not apply.
- Use Cooldowns
- As-needed to keep the tanks alive.
- Other things to watch for
- Keep the tanks near full health during stage two to ensure they survive while healers are silenced by Deafening Roar.
Debuffs to Track
Major
- Rend Flesh causes tanks to need moderate healing over time.
Minor
- Lacerating Slash causes tanks to need light healing over time.
Useful Addons
DBM Settings
Below are the DBM settings I'll be using for Nalorakk in Zul'Aman. You can set them up however you'd like, but these ones should work well as a starting point.
Healer DBM Settings for Nalorakk
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