Holy Paladin Healing Sanctum of Domination Raid Guide — Shadowlands 9.2.5

In this section, you will find information pertaining to each boss individually in Sanctum of Domination.

During Shadowlands Season 4, Castle Nathria, Sanctum of Domination, and Sepulcher of the First Ones will each spend time being featured as a Fated Raid. During these times encounters within the specific raid will include an additional mechanic and items will drop at increased item levels. If you would like to learn more general information about the Fated Raids system as a whole, please see our overview below. Otherwise, continue to use this page for specialization-specific tips.

We advise you to use the following talents against The Tarragrue.

• Level 15: Light's Hammer (situational options: Crusader's Might or Bestow Faith)
• Level 25: Judgment of Light
• Level 30: No specific recommendation
• Level 35: Rule of Law
• Level 40: Divine Purpose
• Level 45: Awakening
• Level 50: Beacon of Faith or Beacon of Virtue

We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Tarragrue: Maraad's Dying Breath.

Recommended Covenant: Necrolord

• Divine Shield or Blessing of Protection can be used to immune the Chains of Eternity cast.
• Once the boss reaches 10% HP, he will become enraged and start one-shotting players. You can taunt him and run away to help keep players alive even longer.

For more information, please refer to our The Tarragrue guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against The Eye of the Jailer.

• Level 15: Light's Hammer (situational options: Crusader's Might or Bestow Faith)
• Level 25: Judgment of Light
• Level 30: No specific recommendation
• Level 35: Rule of Law
• Level 40: Divine Purpose
• Level 45: Awakening
• Level 50: Beacon of Faith or Beacon of Virtue

We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Eye of the Jailer: Maraad's Dying Breath.

Recommended Covenant: Necrolord

• Door of Shadows, Soulshape, and Divine Shield can be used to walk through the Annihilating Glare.
• You can use Divine Shield to remove your Scorn or Ire debuffs on Mythic difficulty.

For more information, please refer to our The Eye of the Jailer guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against The Nine.

• Level 15: Light's Hammer (situational options: Crusader's Might or Bestow Faith)
• Level 25: Judgment of Light
• Level 30: No specific recommendation
• Level 35: Rule of Law
• Level 40: Divine Purpose
• Level 45: Awakening
• Level 50: Beacon of Faith or Beacon of Virtue

We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Nine: Maraad's Dying Breath.

Recommended Covenant: Necrolord

• You can use Divine Shield to immune Arthura's Crushing Gaze.

For more information, please refer to our The Nine guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Remnant of Ner'zhul.

• Level 15: Light's Hammer (situational options: Crusader's Might or Bestow Faith)
• Level 25: Judgment of Light
• Level 30: No specific recommendation
• Level 35: Rule of Law
• Level 40: Divine Purpose
• Level 45: Awakening
• Level 50: Beacon of Faith or Beacon of Virtue

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Remnant of Ner'zhul: Maraad's Dying Breath.

Recommended Covenant: Necrolord

• Divine Shield can be used to remove the knockback effect from Malevolence.
• Using Divine Shield with the Malevolence debuff will cause it to fall off early. Do not use bubble if your team is not positioned correctly.

For more information, please refer to our Remnant of Ner'zhul guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Soulrender Dormazain.

• Level 15: Light's Hammer (situational options: Crusader's Might or Bestow Faith)
• Level 25: Judgment of Light
• Level 30: No specific recommendation
• Level 35: Rule of Law
• Level 40: Divine Purpose
• Level 45: Awakening
• Level 50: Beacon of Faith or Beacon of Virtue

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Soulrender Dormazain: Shock Barrier.

Recommended Covenant: Necrolord

• Using Blessing of Protection will remove the shackle from your allies and prevent them from picking it up again. Do not try to BoP it off of them.

For more information, please refer to our Soulrender Dormazain guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Painsmith Raznal.

• Level 15: Light's Hammer (situational options: Crusader's Might or Bestow Faith)
• Level 25: Judgment of Light
• Level 30: No specific recommendation
• Level 35: Rule of Law
• Level 40: Divine Purpose
• Level 45: Awakening
• Level 50: Beacon of Faith or Beacon of Virtue

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Painsmith Raznal: Maraad's Dying Breath.

Recommended Covenant: Necrolord

• Divine Shield, Door of Shadows and Soulshape can be used to run through the Iron Stars without getting hit.
• Players with the chain debuff will take large ticking damage. Make sure to prioritize healing them over anyone else in your raid.

For more information, please refer to our Painsmith Raznal guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Guardian of the First Ones.

• Level 15: Light's Hammer (situational options: Crusader's Might or Bestow Faith)
• Level 25: Judgment of Light
• Level 30: No specific recommendation
• Level 35: Rule of Law
• Level 40: Divine Purpose
• Level 45: Awakening
• Level 50: Beacon of Faith or Beacon of Virtue

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Guardian of the First Ones: Maraad's Dying Breath.

Recommended Covenant: Necrolord

• With Divine Shield, you can run outside of the safe zone if needed.
• You can use Divine Shield to help soak the Obliterate mechanic with a few other players. This will allow you to not require your entire raid to soak the mechanic.

For more information, please refer to our Guardian of the First Ones guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Fatescribe Roh-Kalo.

• Level 15: Light's Hammer (situational options: Crusader's Might or Bestow Faith)
• Level 25: Judgment of Light
• Level 30: No specific recommendation
• Level 35: Rule of Law
• Level 40: Divine Purpose
• Level 45: Awakening
• Level 50: Beacon of Faith or Beacon of Virtue

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Fatescribe Roh-Kalo: Shock Barrier.

Recommended Covenant: Necrolord

• This boss features heavy movement which can be difficult to do as a Holy Paladin. Try to save your Divine Steed until absolutely necessary.
• Blessing of Freedom can be used to immune the damage from the orbs. Paladins should be using this ability frequently during both phases of the encounter to give the raid more room to move around.

For more information, please refer to our Fatescribe Roh-Kalo guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Kel'Thuzad.

• Level 15: Light's Hammer (situational options: Crusader's Might or Bestow Faith)
• Level 25: Judgment of Light
• Level 30: No specific recommendation
• Level 35: Rule of Law
• Level 40: Divine Purpose
• Level 45: Awakening
• Level 50: Beacon of Faith or Beacon of Virtue

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Kel'Thuzad: Radiant Embers.

Recommended Covenant: Necrolord

• Divine Shield can be used to immune Frost Blast.
• When in the phylactery room, Blessing of Freedom can be used to remove the root mechanics.
• By using the Radiant Embers Legendary, you will be able to use Ashen Hallow for every single set of Glacial Spikes. If you are not Venthyr, you should continue to use Shock Barrier. If you have two Venthyr Paladins in the raid, only one of them should use Radiant Embers as the other will likely be in the phylactery room.

For more information, please refer to our Kel'Thuzad guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Sylvanas Windrunner.

• Level 15: Light's Hammer (situational options: Crusader's Might or Bestow Faith)
• Level 25: Judgment of Light
• Level 30: No specific recommendation
• Level 35: Rule of Law
• Level 40: Divine Purpose
• Level 45: Awakening
• Level 50: Beacon of Faith or Beacon of Virtue

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sylvanas Windrunner: Maraad's Dying Breath.

Recommended Covenant: Necrolord

• Divine Shield can be used to immune chains.
• Blessing of Protection can be used on players with the Barbed Arrow debuff to remove their stacks. If anyone's stacks get significantly high, you will want to remove them with BoP.
• Blessing of Freedom can be used to remove the slow effect from Domination Chains.
• On Mythic difficulty, Veil of Darkness will target the largest clump of players in Phase One. Holy Paladins do not need to bait the ability with the ranged group and can instead stay on the boss. However, it can target Holy Paladins in the last phase which means you will want to make sure you are spread out.

For more information, please refer to our Sylvanas Windrunner guide.