Anub'Rekhan, Healer Guide
Updated 7 months, 2 weeks ago for patch 3.4.1 by Preston. View the change log.
This page covers a healer-focused strategy for Anub'Rekhan in Naxxramas in Wrath of the Lich King. 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
- Accompanied by two Crypt Guards.
- Crypt Guard
- On 10-Player, there are no Crypt Guards to begin the encounter, but one Crypt Guard spawns after 20-seconds.
- Don't stand in front when it turns to cast Impale towards a random player. Players hit take light damage and are knocked into the air, taking fall damage.
- During Locus Swarm, stay more than 30-yards away to avoid the stacking damage over time and pacification effect from Locus Swarm (Locust Swarm on 10-Player).
- This summons a new Crypt Guard, which functions the same as noted above.
- Summons ten Corpse Scarabs from Crypt Guards and five Corpse Scarabs from players when they die.
- Corpse Scarab
- Melee attack random players, dealing light damage.
- Corpse Scarab
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 Cooldowns
- as-needed to handle the following abilities
- Locus Swarm (Locust Swarm on 10-Player) [occurs about every 90-seconds]
- Impale [occurs about every 20-seconds]
- as-needed to handle the following abilities
- Pre-heal Before (mainly for heal over time classes)
- Other things to watch for
Debuffs to Track
Major
Minor
- Locus Swarm (Locust Swarm on 10-Player) causes players to need additional healing over time.
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