Restoration Shaman Healing Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.7

Last updated on Jul 22, 2024 at 00:20 by Seksixeny 52 comments
General Information

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 10.2.7.

1.

Introduction

In this section, you will find detailed information about each Aberrus boss. 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 Restoration Shaman and how you can deal with each fight as best as possible.

2.

Raid Talents for Restoration Shaman

In a raid setting, you want to prioritize raid healing talents, which often means taking Chain Heal Icon Chain Heal talents, such as High Tide Icon High Tide and Tidebringer Icon Tidebringer.

Support talents such as Wind Shear Icon Wind Shear and Gust of Wind Icon 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!

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the build directly into your game!

3.

Kazzara, the Hellforged

You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:

  • CgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAjZmZWmx2YmZGLzGbGWAAAEACwGzYWGjtZmZmMbLMz0YGmZDbmZGMGmlxAAYA
3.1.

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 Icon Hellsteel Carnage, which can be dangerous when done in short proximity of Wings of Extinction Icon 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.
3.2.

Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup

There are no important buffs or debuffs that need to be tracked for this encounter.

For more information, please refer to our Kazzara guide.

4.

The Amalgamation Chamber

You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:

  • CgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAjZmZWmx2YmZGLzGbGWAAAEACwGzYWGjtZmZmMbLMz0YGmZDbmZGMGmlxAAYA
4.1.

Tips

  • In phase 1, the bosses will be split apart. During this time, you will gain a stacking debuff of Corrupting Shadow Icon 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.
4.2.

Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup

The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:

Name Spell ID
Umbral Detonation Icon Umbral Detonation 405036
Blistering Twilight Icon Blistering Twilight 405642
5.

The Forgotten Experiments

You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:

  • CgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAjZmZWmx2YmZGLzGbGWAAAEACwGzYWGjtZmZmMbLMz0YGmZDbmZGMGmlxAAYA
5.1.

Tips

  • You will need to dispel players with Unstable Essence Icon 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 Icon 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.
5.2.

Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup

The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:

Name Spell ID
Rending Charge Icon Rending Charge 406317
Unstable Essence Icon Unstable Essence 407327
Disintegrate Icon Disintegrate 405423
6.

Assault of the Zaqali

You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:

  • CgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAjZmZWmx2YmZGLzGbGWAAAEACwGzYWGjtZmZmMbLMz0YGmZDbmZGMGmlxAAYA
6.1.

Tips

  • This encounter has multiple spells you can interrupt with Wind Shear Icon 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 Icon Acid Rain is a valuable tech option to speed up the encounter;
  • Save healing cooldowns for when Ignara's Fury Icon Ignara's Fury is active at the end of the fight.
6.2.

Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup

There are no important buffs or debuffs that need to be tracked for this encounter.

7.

Rashok, the Elder

You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:

  • CgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAjZmZWmx2YmZGLzGbGWAAAEACwGzYWGjtZmZmMbLMz0YGmZDbmZGMGmlxAAYA
7.1.

Tips

  • Whenever the boss is brought to the center of the room, he will deal massive damage with Conduit Flare Icon Conduit Flare. Try to plan to have healing cooldowns active each time he is brought to the middle, and beware of Charged Smash Icon Charged Smash soaks as well;
  • If you are targeted by Searing Slam Icon Searing Slam, it is important that you do not drop the circle on another Lava Vortex Icon Lava Vortex, or it will likely wipe the raid, remember to spot-heal anyone targeted by this debuff.
7.2.

Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup

The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:

Name Spell ID
Shadowflame Energy Icon Shadowflame Energy 410077
Searing Slam Icon Searing Slam 405819
Overcharged Icon Overcharged 405827

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

8.

The Vigilant Steward, Zskarn

You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:

  • CgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAjZmZWmx2YmZGLzGbGWAAAEACwGzYWGjtZmZmMbLMz0YGmZDbmZGMGmlxAAYA
8.1.

Tips

  • Try to position so that the Blast Wave Icon 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 Icon Rocket Jump or Gust of Wind Icon Gust of Wind if needed.
8.2.

Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup

The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:

Name Spell ID
Unstable Embers Icon Unstable Embers 404010
Dragonfire Traps Icon Dragonfire Traps 405462
Shrapnel Bomb Icon Shrapnel Bomb 404955

For more information, please refer to our Zskarn guide.

9.

Magmorax

You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:

  • CgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAjZmZWmx2YmZGLzGbGWAAAEACwGzYWGjtZmZmMbLMz0YGmZDbmZGMGmlxAAYA
9.1.

Tips

  • Help soak the Magma Puddle Icon 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 Icon 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 Icon Rocket Jump or Gust of Wind Icon Gust of Wind, if needed;
  • Avoid standing in front of the boss due to Blazing Breath Icon Blazing Breath. This will kill you if you are hit by it.
9.2.

Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup

The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:

Name Spell ID
Molten Spittle Icon Molten Spittle 402994
Explosive Magma Icon Explosive Magma 411149
Searing Heat Icon Searing Heat 408839
10.

Echo of Neltharion

You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:

  • CgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAjZmZWmx2YmZGLzGbGWAAAEACwGzYWGjtZmZmMbLMz0YGmZDbmZGMGmlxAAYA
10.1.

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 Icon Echoing Fissure in phase 1, Umbral Annihilation Icon Umbral Annihilation in phase 2, and Sunder Reality Icon 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 Icon 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 Icon 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 Icon Sundered Reality to avoid dying to Ebon Destruction Icon Ebon Destruction.
10.2.

Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup

The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:

Name Spell ID
Corruption Icon Corruption 410972
Volcanic Heartbeat Icon Volcanic Heartbeat 410966
Rushing Darkness Icon Rushing Darkness 407182

For more information, please refer to our Neltharion guide.

11.

Scalecommander Sarkareth

You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:

  • CgQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAjZmZWmx2YmZGLzGbGWAAAEACwGzYWGjtZmZmMbLMz0YGmZDbmZGMGmlxAAYA
11.1.

Tips

  • Phase 1 is where healing is most intense, especially when yourself and others are removing Oppressing Howl Icon Oppressing Howl by standing in damaging abilities! Make sure to rotate your cooldowns accordingly, with Spirit Link Totem Icon Spirit Link Totem being ideal for the final Glittering Surge Icon Glittering Surge;
  • Get 10 stacks of Astral Flare Icon Astral Flare before coming up in Phase 2 start;
  • Dispel Infinite Duress Icon 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 Icon 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 Bomb Icon Void Bombs on the ground, as those give stacks and deal high damage very quickly!
11.2.

Raid Frame/Boss Timer Setup

The following buffs or debuffs should be visible on your raid frames for this encounter:

Name Spell ID
Oppressing Howl Icon Oppressing Howl 401383
Dazzled Icon Dazzled 401905
Oblivion Icon Oblivion 401951
Void Bomb Icon Void Bomb 404027
Desolate Blossom Icon Desolate Blossom 404403
Infinite Duress Icon Infinite Duress 404288

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

12.

Changelog

  • 22 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
  • 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4 Awakened Raids.
  • 02 Oct. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 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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