Sanctum of Domination Guide
Introduction
This guide was made possible by:
- Altenna (Discord: JudgeJames#0001 | Twitch | Twitter)
- Amani (Discord: Amani#0001 | Discord Server (RU) | Twitch)
- Bloodmallet (Discord: Bloodmallet(EU)#8246 | Website)
- Eokira (Discord: Eokira#7823)
- Gaka (Discord: Gaka#7410)
- HawkCorrigan (Discord: HawkCorrigan#1811)
- Kaldeak (Discord: Kaldeak#1394)
- Sheffy (Discord: Sheffy#4928 | Twitch | Twitter)
The tips and recommendations listed here are based on educated opinions from PTR raid testing and reviewing logs and videos, so strategies can change as we develop a better understanding of each fight or as the spec and bosses are tuned. If you have any disagreements, feedback, or questions, please feel welcome to reach out to the team.
Miscellaneous Tips
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GCDs spent on healing and utilities are GCDs not spent on damage, but both are necessary to down a raid boss. Find the balance to optimize your contributions to your raid team.
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Time spent in Ghost Wolf is time spent not doing damage. Practice proactive movement and utilize Spiritwalker’s Grace and instant casts as much as you can for movement heavy encounters.
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When talenting Primal Elementalist, always remember that you have an additional defensive (Harden Skin) and single target stun (Pulverize) through Earth Elemental.
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Recall that Stampeding Roar is now a baseline Druid ability. Depending on your raid comp, it may not be necessary to talent Wind Rush Totem.
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Additional Resources:
Bosses
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The Tarragrue
Boss Fight Profile: Single-Target
Talents:
- 15: Echo of the Elements
- 25: Elemental Blast
- 30: Spirit Wolf
- 35: Master of the Elements
- 40: Nature’s Guardian or Wind Rush Totem
- 45: Primal Elementalist or Icefury
- 50: Stormkeeper
Recommended Legendaries:
Damage:
- Use Spiritwalker’s Grace as available during Hungering Mist. Spiritwalker’s Grace is available for every other Hungering Mist phase and lasts the full duration. Otherwise, pool Maelstrom and use instant casts while moving to maintain DPS.
Defensives:
- Grasp of Death is a 40s DoT and is the highest source of non-tank damage. Rotate Astral Shift, Vital Accretion (and Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented), and healing consumables as needed for each application of Grasp of Death. Healing Surge yourself if absolutely necessary.
Utilities:
- After Predator’s Howl is cast, be prepared to use Tremor Totem to dispel any players with Unshakeable Dread. Tremor Totem is available for every other Predator’s Howl cast.
- If talented, Wind Rush Totem is best used during Hungering Mist and is available for every other Hungering Mist phase. Wind Rush Totem can also be used to help players kite during Tarragrue’s last 10%.
PTR PoVs:
Eye of the Jailer
Boss Fight Profile: Single-Target / Cleave
Talents:
- 15: Echo of the Elements
- 25: Elemental Blast
- 30: Spirit Wolf
- 35: Master of the Elements
- 40: Nature’s Guardian or Wind Rush Totem
- 45: Primal Elementalist or Icefury
- 50: Stormkeeper
Recommended Legendaries:
Damage:
- Maintain Flame Shock on as many targets as you can.
- While the Stygian Abductor is in the air channeling Dragging Chains, you can cast Chain Lightning off the Eye of the Jailer to damage the Abductor.
- Use Spiritwalker’s Grace to maintain DPS while avoiding Annihilating Glare. You can also use instant cast abilities while you’re airborne after Grapple!, so pool Maelstrom and use instant casts while you’re in the air to maintain DPS.
Defensives:
- Use Astral Shift and Vital Accretion (and Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented) as needed for increasingly high stacks of Ire / Scorn and Titanic Death Gaze.
- As you accumulate more stacks of Immediate Extermination, rotate Astral Shift and Vital Accretion (and Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented) as available to mitigate as much damage as you can.
Utilities:
- If talented, use Wind Rush Totem to help your raid avoid Annihilating Glare or mitigate the pull from Dragging Chains if absolutely necessary. Wind Rush Totem should be available for every Annihilating Glare, depending on raid damage.
Notes:
- If you are talented into Primal Elementalist, you may have some trouble casting Fire Elemental’s Meteor on Eye of the Jailer, so target a friendly melee player with Meteor instead.
PTR PoVs:
The Nine
Boss Fight Profile: Cleave / Single-Target
Talents:
- 15: Echo of the Elements
- 25: Elemental Blast
- 30: Spirit Wolf
- 35: Master of the Elements
- 40: Nature’s Guardian or Wind Rush Totem
- 45: Primal Elementalist or Icefury
- 50: Stormkeeper
Recommended Legendaries:
Damage:
- Maintain Flame Shock on both Kyra and Signe.
- Use Spiritwalker’s Grace as needed to maintain DPS during Fragments of Destiny or any of the Call of the Val’kyr abilities.
Defensives:
- Rotate Astral Shift, Vital Accretion (and Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented), and healing consumables for Fragments of Destiny.
Utilities:
- Rotate interrupts between Signe’s Song of Dissolution and Soulful Blast as well as Formless Mass’s Siphon Vitality, prioritizing Song of Dissolution. Song of Dissolution is cast approximately 20s apart.
- Use Thunderstorm as needed to knock back the Formless Mass into melee to cleave down. Use Capacitor Totem as needed to stun it.
- Use Tremor Totem as needed to dispel anyone feared by Reverberating Refrain.
- If talented, use Wind Rush Totem to help your raid navigate any of the Call of the Val’kyr abilities.
PTR PoVs:
Remnant of Ner'zhul
Boss Fight Profile: Single-Target / Funnel
Talents:
- 15: Echo of the Elements
- 25: Elemental Blast
- 30: Spirit Wolf
- 35: Master of the Elements
- 40: Nature’s Guardian
- 45: Primal Elementalist or Icefury
- 50: Stormkeeper
Recommended Legendaries:
Damage:
- Maintain Flame Shock on Orbs of Torment to enable funnel damage through Lava Surge procs. Skybreaker’s Fiery Demise (if equipped) will heavily capitalize on this despite Eternal Torment.
- Use Spiritwalker’s Grace to maintain DPS while airborne from Malevolence dispels or for avoiding volleys from Shatter. Otherwise, pool Maelstrom and utilize instant casts while you are airborne from Malevolence dispels.
Defensives:
- Rotate Astral Shift, Vital Accretion (and Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented), and healing consumables for Torment, especially if Torment overlaps with Malevolence dispels or if you accumulate multiple Torment stacks.
Utilities:
- Pick up Orbs of Torment in Ghost Wolf form to not be hindered by Sorrowful Procession.
PTR PoVs:
Soulrender Dormazain
Boss Fight Profile: Single-Target / AoE
Talents:
- 15: Echo of the Elements
- 25: Elemental Blast
- 30: Spirit Wolf
- 35: Master of the Elements
- 40: Nature’s Guardian or Wind Rush Totem
- 45: Primal Elementalist or Icefury
- 50: Stormkeeper
Recommended Legendaries:
- Echoes of Great Sundering (Mythic)
- Windspeaker’s Lava Resurgence (Heroic)
Damage:
- Soulrender Dormazain casts Call Mawsworn two times, each a minute apart, before every Tormented Eruptions cast. Consider holding Stormkeeper for these add spawns.
- Use Spiritwalker’s Grace as needed to maintain DPS during Torment or maneuver Brand of Torment.
Defensives:
- Rotate Astral Shift, Vital Accretion (and Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented), and healing consumables for every phase of Unleashed Tyranny.
Utilities:
- Use Thunderstorm as needed to help group together the Mawsworn Agonizers. On Mythic difficulty, you may opt to Thunderstorm to knock away Mawsworn Agonizers or Hex to control them, depending on vicinity to Mawsworn Overlord.
- Use Capacitor Totem to stun Mawsworn Agonizers as needed.
- If talented, use Wind Rush Totem as needed to help your raid move to a safe position from Torment and Tormented Eruptions.
PTR PoVs:
Painsmith Raznal
Boss Fight Profile: Single-Target
Talents:
- 15: Echo of the Elements
- 25: Elemental Blast
- 30: Spirit Wolf
- 35: Master of the Elements
- 40: Nature’s Guardian or Wind Rush Totem
- 45: Primal Elementalist or Icefury
- 50: Stormkeeper
Recommended Legendaries:
Damage:
- Use Spiritwalker’s Grace as needed to maintain DPS if affected by Shadowsteel Chains or during intermission.
Defensives:
- Rotate Astral Shift, Vital Accretion (and Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented), and healing consumables as needed for Flameclasp Eruption.
Utilities:
- If talented, use Wind Rush Totem to help your raid avoid spikes during Phase 2. Place strategically to allow your raid to refresh the movement buff.
PTR PoVs:
Guardian of the First Ones
Boss Fight Profile: Single-Target
Talents:
- 15: Echo of the Elements
- 25: Elemental Blast
- 30: Spirit Wolf
- 35: Master of the Elements
- 40: Nature’s Guardian or Wind Rush Totem
- 45: Primal Elementalist or Icefury
- 50: Stormkeeper
Recommended Legendaries:
Damage:
- Use Spiritwalker’s Grace to maintain DPS to position Threat Neutralization or while moving between Energy Cores.
Defensives:
- Rotate Astral Shift, Vital Accretion (and Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented), and healing consumables as needed for Purging Protocol, Unstable Energy, or Meltdown.
Utilities:
- If talented, use Wind Rush Totem to help your raid position Threat Neutralization and move between Energy Cores.
PTR PoVs:
Fatescribe Roh-Kalo
Boss Fight Profile: Single-Target / Cleave / AoE
Talents:
- 15: Echo of the Elements
- 25: Elemental Blast
- 30: Spirit Wolf
- 35: Master of the Elements
- 40: Nature’s Guardian or Wind Rush Totem
- 45: Primal Elementalist or Icefury
- 50: Stormkeeper
Recommended Legendaries:
Damage:
- Use Spiritwalker’s Grace to maintain DPS while moving with Grim Portent (Mythic), dropping Call of Eternity, or avoiding Fated Conjunction.
Defensives:
- Rotate Astral Shift, Vital Accretion (and Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented), and healing consumables as needed for Twist Fate, especially if Twist Fate overlaps with other mechanics (e.g. Invoke Destiny, Grim Portent (Mythic)).
Utilities:
- Interrupt Anomalous Blast from Fatespawn Anomaly as needed.
- Use Capacitor Totem as needed to stun Fatespawn Anomaly and Burden of Destiny.
- Use Thunderstorm as needed to group Fatespawn Anomaly or to create more distance from Burden of Destiny.
- If talented, use Wind Rush Totem as needed to help your raid avoid Fated Conjunction.
PTR PoVs:
Kel'Thuzad
Boss Fight Profile: Single-Target / Cleave / AoE
Talents:
- 15: Echo of the Elements
- 25: Aftershock or Elemental Blast
- 30: Spirit Wolf
- 35: Master of the Elements or Storm Elemental (w/ Primal Elementalist)
- 40: Nature’s Guardian or Wind Rush Totem
- 45: Primal Elementalist or Icefury
- 50: Stormkeeper
Recommended Legendaries:
There are different ways to approach this fight based on various target priorities in each phase.
If you are not assigned to the Phylactery realm, you may opt for Echoes of Great Sundering. Select your talents based on your raid composition needs for priority damage or AoE.
If you are assigned to the Phylactery realm, you may opt for Windspeaker’s Lava Resurgence, Elemental Blast, and Icefury to focus single-target damage on Remnant of Kel’Thuzad.
Damage:
- Maintain Flame Shock on any priority targets.
- Use Spiritwalker’s Grace as needed to drop Oblivion’s Echo or avoid Frostbound Devoted fixating you. If assigned to Phylactery realm, use Spiritwalker’s Grace as needed to avoid Shadow Fissure.
Defensives:
- Rotate Astral Shift, Vital Accretion (and Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented), and healing consumables as needed for Frozen Destruction.
Utilities:
- Rotate Wind Shear and Capacitor Totem to interrupt Piercing Wail from Soul Shard. Earthquake can also knock down the Soul Shard and interrupt Piercing Wail, but don’t rely on it.
- Interrupt Banshee’s Cry from Soul Reaver as needed.
- Use Earthbind Totem, Capacitor Totem, and Thunderstorm as needed to control Frostbound Devoted.
- If assigned to Phylactery realm, use Wind Rush Totem if talented to help your raid avoid Shadow Fissure.
Notes:
- If using Earth Elemental for Vital Accretion (or Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented), make sure it is not picking up adds and interfering with tanks.
PTR PoVs:
Sylvanas Windrunner
Boss Fight Profile: Single-Target
Talents:
- 15: Echo of the Elements
- 25: Elemental Blast
- 30: Spirit Wolf
- 35: Master of the Elements
- 40: Nature’s Guardian or Wind Rush Totem
- 45: Primal Elementalist or Icefury
- 50: Stormkeeper
Recommended Legendaries:
Damage:
- Use Spiritwalker’s Grace to maintain DPS while being pulled by Domination Chains.
Defensives:
- Rotate Astral Shift, Vital Accretion (and Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented), and healing consumables as needed for:
- in P1, P2, & P3: Shadow Dagger, especially if Shadow Dagger overlaps with other mechanics (e.g. Barbed Arrow stacks, Wailing Arrow, Banshee Wail, Banshee’s Fury).
- in intermission: Banshee Wail.
Utilities:
- Decurse raid members with Curse of Lethargy from Mawforged Summoner during Phase 2.
- If talented, use Wind Rush Totem to help your raid:
- in P1: run from Domination Chains or avoid Veil of Darkness.
- in intermission: run from Domination Chains and avoid Rive and Riven Debris.
- in P2: avoid Haunting Wave.
- in P3: move even more quickly between platforms.
Notes:
- If using Earth Elemental for Vital Accretion (or Harden Skin if Primal Elementalist talented), make sure it is not picking up adds and interfering with tanks.
PTR PoVs:
- Altenna: Heroic