Vengeance Demon Hunter Tank The Eternal Palace Raid Guide — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2.5

In this section, you will find information and guidance for tanking each boss individually in the Eternal Palace raid as a Vengeance Demon Hunter. These are not complete encounter guides, but rather provide specific tips for tanking the bosses as a Vengeance Demon Hunter.

The tips on this page are based on PTR testing alone and may not reflect the state of encounters on live servers. This page will be updated with new information once the encounters have been experienced and killed on their respective difficulties.

1. Level 99: Abyssal Strike
2. Level 100: Fallout
3. Level 102: Flame Crash
4. Level 104: Feed the Demon
5. Level 106: Sigil of Chains
6. Level 108: Spirit Bomb
7. Level 110: Last Resort (all 3 options on this row are viable and will be taken on a per-fight or dungeon basis)

1. Level 99: Abyssal Strike
2. Level 100: Fallout
3. Level 102: Flame Crash
4. Level 104: Fracture
5. Level 106: Sigil of Chains
6. Level 108: Spirit Bomb
7. Level 110: Last Resort

1. Azeroth's Undying Gift
2. Suppressing Pulse
3. Conflict

1. Null Barrier
2. Hardened Azerite
3. Strife
4. Sphere of Suppression

We advise you to use the following talents against Abyssal Commander Sivara.

• Level 99: Abyssal Strike (or Razor Spikes, situationally)
• Level 100: Fallout
• Level 102: Flame Crash
• Level 104: Feed the Demon or Fracture
• Level 106: Concentrated Sigils or Sigil of Chains
• Level 108: Spirit Bomb
• Level 110: No specific recommendation

We advise you to use the following essences against Abyssal Commander Sivara.

• Major Slot
  • Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite
• Minor Slots
  • Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: Null Barrier
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

• If you have Toxic Brand, then stand still as much as possible.
• If you have Frost Mark, then jump in place or move side to side to keep from freezing.
• Swap around 5 stacks or when the barrage is cast.
• Use Infernal Strike to drop your debuff on the edge of the room.
• The damage from Crushing Reverberation can be eaten by Demon Spikes or standing with others.

For more information, please refer to our Abyssal Commander Sivara strategy guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Blackwater Behemoth.

• Level 99: Abyssal Strike (or Razor Spikes, situationally)
• Level 100: Fallout
• Level 102: Flame Crash
• Level 104: Feed the Demon or Fracture
• Level 106: Concentrated Sigils or Sigil of Chains
• Level 108: Spirit Bomb
• Level 110: No specific recommendation

We advise you to use the following essences against Blackwater Behemoth.

• Major Slot
  • Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite
• Minor Slots
  • Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: Null Barrier
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

• Swap when Radiant Biomass is about to fall off.
• Do not get Bioluminescence from the pufferfish.
• When going to the next platform, wait until your healing debuff drops before traversing the jellyfish.

For more information, please refer to our Blackwater Behemoth strategy guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Radiance of Azshara.

• Level 99: Abyssal Strike (or Razor Spikes, situationally)
• Level 100: Fallout
• Level 102: Flame Crash
• Level 104: Feed the Demon or Fracture
• Level 106: Concentrated Sigils or Sigil of Chains
• Level 108: Spirit Bomb
• Level 110: No specific recommendation

We advise you to use the following essences against Radiance of Azshara.

• Major Slot
  • Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite
• Minor Slots
  • Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: Null Barrier
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

• Swap whenever a tank gets knocked back by Tide Fist.
• Utilize Glide and Infernal Strike to deal with knockbacks or move to the adds during the intermission.
• Use your sigils to interrupt the casts of the little adds during the intermission.

For more information, please refer to our Radiance of Azshara strategy guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Lady Ashvane.

• Level 99: Abyssal Strike (or Razor Spikes, situationally)
• Level 100: Fallout
• Level 102: Flame Crash
• Level 104: Feed the Demon or Fracture
• Level 106: Concentrated Sigils or Sigil of Chains
• Level 108: Spirit Bomb
• Level 110: No specific recommendation

We advise you to use the following essences against Lady Ashvane.

• Major Slot
  • Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite
• Minor Slots
  • Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: Null Barrier
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

• Swap whenever a tank gets either Arcing Azerite or Briny Bubble.
• Tank her on the outside of the room and try to get hit by Barnacle Bash while standing inside an old bash puddle.

For more information, please refer to our Lady Ashvane strategy guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Orgozoa.

• Level 99: Abyssal Strike (or Razor Spikes, situationally)
• Level 100: Fallout
• Level 102: Flame Crash
• Level 104: Feed the Demon or Fracture
• Level 106: Concentrated Sigils or Sigil of Chains
• Level 108: Spirit Bomb
• Level 110: No specific recommendation

We advise you to use the following essences against Orgozoa.

• Major Slot
  • Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite
• Minor Slots
  • Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: Null Barrier
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

• When taunting the boss, use a personal or external cooldown, and have them ready while at low stacks of the debuff.
• Swap the boss before a tank reaches 10 stacks.
• Keep adds away from the boss so that they are not buffed.

For more information, please refer to our Orgozoa strategy guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against The Queen's Court.

• Level 99: Abyssal Strike (or Razor Spikes, situationally)
• Level 100: Fallout
• Level 102: Flame Crash
• Level 104: Feed the Demon or Fracture
• Level 106: Concentrated Sigils or Sigil of Chains
• Level 108: Spirit Bomb
• Level 110: No specific recommendation

We advise you to use the following essences against The Queen's Court.

• Major Slot
  • Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite
• Minor Slots
  • Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: Null Barrier
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

• Utilize Infernal Strike to move between the bosses.
• Swap when the Pashmar tank gets approximately 8 stacks of Pashmar's Touch.

For more information, please refer to our The Queen's Court strategy guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha.

• Level 99: Abyssal Strike (or Razor Spikes, situationally)
• Level 100: Fallout
• Level 102: Flame Crash
• Level 104: Feed the Demon or Fracture
• Level 106: Concentrated Sigils or Sigil of Chains
• Level 108: Spirit Bomb
• Level 110: No specific recommendation

We advise you to use the following essences against Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha.

• Main Tank
  • Major Slot
    • Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite
  • Minor Slots
    • Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: Null Barrier
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife
• Off Tank
  • Major Slot
    • Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: Empowered Null Barrier + Null Barrier
  • Minor Slots
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife
    • Sphere of Suppression — Rank 3: Sphere of Suppression

• When main-tanking, focus on taking less damage and on boss movement. Your damage is also sent to your co tank.
• If you should be off-tanking, you are responsible for grouping up the little adds and staying near the main tank.

For more information, please refer to our Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha strategy guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Queen Azshara.

• Level 99: Abyssal Strike (or Razor Spikes, situationally)
• Level 100: Fallout
• Level 102: Flame Crash
• Level 104: Feed the Demon or Fracture
• Level 106: Concentrated Sigils or Sigil of Chains
• Level 108: Spirit Bomb
• Level 110: No specific recommendation

We advise you to use the following essences against Queen Azshara.

• Major Slot
  • Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3: Azeroth's Undying Gift + Hardened Azerite
• Minor Slots
  • Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3: Null Barrier
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

• While tanking the lovers, have them towards the outside of the room, to keep puddles out of the way of the raid.
• Make sure to keep them on opposite sides of a pillar during Painful Memories and together during Longing.
• Swap on Azshara at 4 stacks, or as needed.
• Utilize your sigils in coordination with your raid to deal with adds.

More tips will be added in the future.

For more information, please refer to our Queen Azshara strategy guide.