Restoration Shaman Healing Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.1.7
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Restoration Shaman for each boss of the following raid: Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.1.7.
Disclaimer
In this section, you will find detailed information about each Aberrus
boss. Obtaining the new Restoration Shaman tier set bonus changes your gameplay
priorities, making Riptide and its related talents much more important
due to the 2p bonus,
Shaman Restoration 10.1 Class Set 2pc. Thus, we provide a
recommended talent build for players without 2-piece and a different talent build
for players who have the 2-piece bonus within the section below.
Raid Talents for Restoration Shaman
In a raid setting, you want to prioritize raid healing talents, such as Chain Heal
oriented
Flow of the Tides (unless you have 2p from the new set),
High Tide,
and
Tidebringer, or the alternative
Riptide focused talents
Wavespeaker's Blessing,
Primordial Wave, and
Continuous Waves
for players with the 2-piece tier bonus.
Support talents such as Wind Shear and
Gust of Wind will be
recommended on a boss-by-boss basis below, so make sure to check out our talent
import strings if you are struggling with a specific boss!
Dragonflight Talent Builds for Restoration Shaman
2-Piece+ Tier Set Raid Talents for Restoration Shaman
If you have any of your tier set bonuses, you can make the most out of them
with the following Riptide-oriented talents.
Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the build directly into your game!
No Tier Set Raid Talents for Restoration Shaman
These talents are only recommended if you do not have any of the Aberrus Tier set bonuses.
Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the build directly into your game!
Kazzara, the Hellforged
You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:
- BgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIRSiSCpRSTSRLKJRQQJBAINJppkIIJJJh0C
Tips
- Make sure to avoid this dragon's breath, but there is no tail swipe to worry about;
- The boss will do raid-wide damage at every 20% life lost with
Hellsteel Carnage, which can be dangerous when done in short proximity of
Wings of Extinction and / or the laser mechanic. Make sure to use your cooldowns during overlaps, and preferably towards the end of the fight, as damage ramps up.
Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup
There are no important buffs or debuffs that need to be tracked for this encounter.
The Amalgamation Chamber
You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:
- BgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIRSiSCpRSTSRLKJRQQJBAINJppkIIJJJh0C
Tips
- In phase 1, the bosses will be split apart. During this time, you will gain
a stacking debuff of
Corrupting Shadow or Blazing Heat. If your stacks ever get too high, you can run to the other boss to have your stacks reset;
- In phase 2, the boss will deal increasing damage until death, meaning cooldowns are best spent towards the end of the fight.
Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup
The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:
Name | Spell ID |
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405036 |
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405642 |
The Forgotten Experiments
You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:
- BgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIRSiSCpRSTSRLKJRQQJBAINJppkIIJJJh0C
Tips
- You will need to dispel players with
Unstable Essence when Thadrion is active. It will spread to another player when dispelled, so you want to wait with doing it until high stacks. You will also want to avoid dispelling if the player is in the raid, as it will leave a giant damage zone under them, likely killing any player it touches;
- Rionthus will spawn orbs around the room that will shield the boss for a huge amount if they reach him. You should run into these orbs to push them away from the boss;
- When Rionthus is casting
Deep Breath, you will want to figure out where he is going and move away, as it does one-shot levels of damage. He will pick 1/3rd of the room to fly down and kill anyone in that area. Always be safe and move as far as possible to one side.
Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup
The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:
Name | Spell ID |
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406317 |
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407327 |
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405423 |
Assault of the Zaqali
You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:
- BgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIRSiSCpRSTSRLKJRQQJBAINJppkIIJJJh0C
Tips
- This encounter has multiple spells you can interrupt with
Wind Shear, making it a good encounter to take this talent if you want to help your group out;
- Dispel players who get the Magma Flow debuff;
- Due to the high amount of enemies, taking
Acid Rain is a valuable tech option to speed up the encounter;
- Save healing cooldowns for when
Ignara's Fury is active at the end of the fight.
Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup
There are no important buffs or debuffs that need to be tracked for this encounter.
Rashok, the Elder
You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:
- BgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIRSiSCpRSTSRLKJRQQJBAINJppkIIJJJh0C
Tips
- Whenever the boss is brought to the center of the room, he will deal massive
damage with
Conduit Flare. Try to plan to have healing cooldowns active each time he is brought to the middle, and beware of
Charged Smash soaks as well;
- If you are targeted by
Searing Slam, it is important that you do not drop the circle on another
Lava Vortex, or it will likely wipe the raid, remember to spot-heal anyone targeted by this debuff.
Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup
The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:
Name | Spell ID |
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410077 |
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405819 |
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405827 |
The Vigilant Steward, Zskarn
You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:
- BgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIRSiSCpRSTSRLKJRQQJBAINJppkIIJJJh0C
Tips
- Try to position so that the
Blast Wave mechanic does not push you into any ground effect within the room. You can't be pushed off the edge, so use that to your advantage when possible and goblin
Rocket Jump or
Gust of Wind if needed.
Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup
The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:
Name | Spell ID |
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404010 |
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405462 |
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404955 |
For more information, please refer to our Zskarn guide.
Magmorax
You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:
- BgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIRSiSCpRSTSRLKJRQQJBAINJppkIIJJJh0C
Tips
- Help soak the
Magma Puddle circles to shrink them and save space in the room;
- This boss deals increased damage as it loses health, so make sure to have cooldowns ready towards the end of the fight!
- If
Lava Ejection is not soaked, it will wipe the raid. You will need to help your allies soak this, but soaking it leaves a debuff, increasing your damage when soaking. Do not soak again until this debuff falls off;
- The large knockback in the fight can be bypassed with
Rocket Jump or
Gust of Wind, if needed;
- Avoid standing in front of the boss due to
Blazing Breath. This will kill you if you are hit by it.
Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup
The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:
Name | Spell ID |
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402994 |
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411149 |
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408839 |
Echo of Neltharion
You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:
- BgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIRSiSCpRSTSRLKJRQQJBAINJppkIIJJJh0C
Tips
- This boss creates walls that block line of sight, stopping you from healing targets behind them, thus make sure to be near the boss and the raid group at all times;
- Casts of
Echoing Fissure in phase 1,
Umbral Annihilation in phase 2, and
Sunder Reality in phase 3 all deal increasing amounts of raid damage and warrant healing / defensive cooldowns, especially if you are deep into a phase;
Rushing Darkness can be used to break the walls spawned by the boss but you will want to avoid standing between anyone targeted by this and the boss, as it will also deal damage to you;
- If you are ever targeted by
Corruption, make sure to help to break the shield on the Voice from Beyond adds while standing away from everyone else;
- In the last phase, you will need to stand in
Sundered Reality to avoid dying to
Ebon Destruction.
Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup
The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:
Name | Spell ID |
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410972 |
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410966 |
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407182 |
Scalecommander Sarkareth
You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:
- BgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIRSiSCpRSTSRLKJRQQJBAINJppkIIJJJh0C
Tips
- Phase 1 is where healing is most intense, especially when yourself and others
are removing
Oppressing Howl by standing in damaging abilities! Make sure to rotate your cooldowns accordingly, with
Spirit Link Totem being ideal for the final
Glittering Surge;
- Get 10 stacks of
Astral Flare before coming up in Phase 2 start;
- Dispel
Infinite Duress when the affected person is standing at the correct position for the raid knockback to have little impact, and preferably also after everyone is brought out of dangerously low health values;
- People with high stacks of
Oblivion will need extra healing, consider telling them to go all the way to 10 in order to reset their stacks if the healing is becoming too overwhelming. Also, make sure to go over any pulsing
Void Bombs on the ground, as those give stacks and deal high damage very quickly!
Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup
The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:
Name | Spell ID |
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401383 |
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401905 |
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401951 |
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404027 |
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404403 |
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404288 |
For more information, please refer to our Scalecommander Sarkareth guide.
Changelog
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 31 Jul. 2023: Reworked how multiple talent trees are shown in the guide.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 13 Jun. 2023: Changed recommended raiding talents to use Deeply Rooted Elements, Sarkareth tips and other minor changes.
- 08 May 2023: Page updated for raid release.
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This guide has been written by Seksi, member of Arctic Avengers and healing aficionado. You can find him answering questions and discussing Restoration Shaman gameplay on the Ancestral Guidance and Earthshrine Discords.
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