Protection Paladin Tank Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.5

Below, you can find class and spec-specific advice for every fight in Aberrus. If you are looking for a general overview of the Raid that is not spec-specific, check out our dedicated Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible guides.

On this page, you will find Protection Paladin specific information to deal with each boss in the Aberrus raid. These are not complete encounter guides but rather provide specific tips for doing the bosses as a Protection Paladin.

This page assumes that you already understand most of the mechanics of each encounter. These can be found on the full raid guide, so what is contained here are details specifically tailored toward Protection Paladin and what you can do to deal with each fight as best as possible.

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For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Taunt swap on every stack of Terror Claws.
• Terror Claws deals a combination of Physical and Magic damage. Ensure you are in your Consecration and use an additional cooldown if necessary , such as Ardent Defender. Be ready to heal up after the hit with Word of Glory.
• Divine Steed to get back to the boss after the pushback from Wings of Extinction.
• Mythic Be ready to move the boss around the room as the area nearby gets filled with Dread Rifts.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Be prepared with Word of Glory for Shadow Spike / Flame Slash.
• Depending on your strategy for this encounter, you may need to swap bosses during Phase 1. If this is the case, be ready to run with Divine Steed.
• Fire - Phase 1: You can comfortably solo soak Fiery Meteor with Ardent Defender, Guardian of Ancient Kings or Sentinel.
• Shadow - Phase 1: The stacking health reduction from this boss will make Shadow Spike more deadly. Be prepared to use cooldowns to survive these hits.
• Phase 2: The tank combo in this phase will require a taunt immediately after Withering Vulnerability and the tank that taunted should make sure that the other tank is not hit by Shadowflame Burst.
• Mythic Find a player with the opposite debuff ( Corrupting Shadow or Blazing Heat) and touch them. This will trigger a small explosion and convert your permanent debuff into a 20-second one. In Phase 2, the boss will assign these randomly.

For more information, please refer to our Amalgamation Chamber guide.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Taunt swap at 3-4 stacks of Infused Strikes.
• Use Blessing of Protection to remove bleeds from players in Phase 1.
• When both tanks have Infused Strikes stacks, run into each other to clear them. Do not do this again until Infused Explosion has faded.
• Phase 3: Whoever is not tanking the boss should focus on keeping Temporal Anomaly orbs away from the boss by running into them.
• Mythic The next boss now enters when the previous one reaches 50%. This means that there will be more moments where both tanks have Infused Strikes. Be careful not to trigger Infused Explosion too many times.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Be ready to grab adds as they spawn. Avenger's Shield is great to throw on a pack of wall climbers as they spawn.
• Tank all adds on top of the Magma Mystic.
• Taunt the boss as soon as he jumps to your platform.
• Mythic Be ready to run against the pushback from Ignara in Phase 1.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• The tank mechanic of this fight is a combo hit. Taunt when you see the same attack appear in the pattern. You do not want to be hit by Flaming Slash or Earthen Crush twice in the same combo.
• When Shadowlava Blast is cast (big purple cone). Use this as your indicator to drag the boss into the middle of the room.
• Mythic Have a cooldown plan ready for every tank combo on this encounter. You should be able to use Ardent Defender and Eye of Tyr for Combo 1+3 of each phase, and Divine Shield (with Final Stand) for Combo 2.

For more information, please refer to our Rashok, the Elder guide.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Taunt swap at 5-6 stacks of Searing Claws.
• When you are not tanking, try to soak Shrapnel Bomb's. Build some Holy Power before you run to keep Shield of the Righteous active as they deal Physical damage.
• Be ready to Divine Steed to get back to the boss after you are pushed away with Blast Wave.
• You can stop the casts from the Golems with Avenger's Shield, Rebuke, Blinding Light and Hammer of Justice.
• Tactical Destruction is always cast on the pillars closest to the boss. When the Golems spawn, move the boss closer to the middle so the melee DPS dont have to run as much.
• Mythic The pillars now spawn where the large clump of players are and Golems become immune to CC (including stuns) at 50% HP.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• When Incinerating Maws is cast, wait until the attack has finished before taunting.
• If you are the target of Incinerating Maws, use Ardent Defender to help survive the hits.
• Keep the boss away from Magma Puddle's.
• When you are not tanking, soak Magma Puddle's to reduce their size.
• Be ready to Divine Steed back to the boss after Overpowering Stomp. You can also negate this knockback with Divine Shield.

For more information, please refer to our Magmorax guide.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Phase 1: Taunt after Calamitous Strike.
• Phase 1: After Calamitous Strike the boss will cast Echoing Fissure, and this will be your indicator to move to a new area.
• Phase 2: Keep the boss near the Voice from Beyond adds to kill them.
• Phase 2: When an add has died, move to the next one.
• Phase 2: The tank mechanic in this phase is Sunder Shadow. He will knock you through a wall, and shortly after, all walls between where you were knocked from to where you are now will be destroyed.
• Phase 3: Gain threat on the spawning adds.
• Phase 3: When Ebon Destruction is cast run into a portal to survive.
• Mythic In Phase 3, every player in the raid will have an assigned portal. Know your positions ahead of time and be ready to get in it, as each portal only works for 1 player.
• Mythic Utilise Blessing of Protection and Divine Shield to remove the Calamitous Strike debuff and not die from the adds.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Phase 1: Swap after each stack of Burning Claws. You will need to mitigate the damage from the DoT, as the damage you take during this DoT is dealt to the raid when it expires. Use Ardent Defender, Eye of Tyr and make sure you are inside your Consecration as much as possible to mitigate this.
• Phase 1: Remove Oppressing Howl by standing in Searing Breath.
• Intermission: Aim to grab 10 Astral Flares before you soak all 3 pools and enter Phase 2.
• Phase 2: Swap after each stack of Void Claws. When your debuff is about to expire, run away from the raid.
• Heroic Phase 2: Move the adds into Desolate Blossom to remove Rescind.
• Phase 3: When you are hit by Void Slash, get 10 stacks of Oblivion and let the debuff expire in the other realm to completely remove the raid damage component of the debuff.

For more information, please refer to our Scalecommander Sarkareth guide.