Pullwise

S2 · Week 3

The Venomous Abyss · Wing 4 · The Tomb of Ula'tek · Boss 7

The Coiled Altar

Zul'jan → Malacras(s) · three phases

Heroic4 phasesVerifiedProvisional

Zul'jan's poison, then Malacrass's possession and ghosts, an intermission where Zul'jan takes double damage while Malacrass heals him, then both together, Soulbound. Stay stacked behind the boss all fight and kill them evenly.

Pull brief

Method: stay stacked behind the boss all fight and return to that formation each phase. Icy Veins: Bloodlust when Zul'jan takes double damage in the intermission.

  • Fewer than 5 soakers on Guillotine, or the same group soaking twice on Heroic.
  • Stacking while carrying orbs; uncontrolled orb proliferation on Mythic.
  • A Manifestation reaching its target.
  • Gloombomb overlaps cascading; fragments not collected before Gravebound expires.
  • Uneven damage in Stage Three: Soulbound berserks the survivor.

Phases · 4

  1. Stage One · Serpent's Bargain
    Pull. Zul'jan alone.
  2. Stage Two · Usurper's Reprisal
    Zul'jan reaches 1 health and detonates every remaining orb; Hex Lord Malacrass enters.
  3. Intermission · The Claimed Vessel
    Malacrass channels Soulbinding: Zul'jan takes 100% more damage while Fragments try to heal him.
  4. Stage Three · Coiled Union
    Both active and Soulbound. If either reaches 1 health the other berserks.

Positioning

1 STACK2 MOVE
Guillotine — two alternating soak groups of 5+. The target joins their group at the marker; everyone gates out as it lands.
B
Stay stacked behind the boss; carriers pile the Coalesced Venom in the middle for Sever to destroy.

Healer plan

  • Spike damage when several orbs rupture at once; the rupture stacks on Heroic (Icy Veins).
  • Dispel Venomfang promptly.
  • Stage Two: do not try to heal through Eternal Nightfall's stacking absorb; break the shield.
  • Intermission: rotate cooldowns and assess health before each Fragment block.
  • Stage Three: Defilement adds a healing absorb on top of the raid hit; Method runs five healers.
Verifiedchecked Sep 2, 2026Mechanics from the dungeon journal text on Warcraft Wiki; responses from Icy Veins (updated Aug 13) and Method's Heroic guide (Aug 22). The wiki lists Axegrinder as Mythic-only; Method's Heroic guide includes it, so it is shown for every difficulty. Sever's vulnerability lasts 30 seconds per the wiki and 45 per Method. No Holy-specific notes exist in any source. Sources: Paladin — Midnight 12.1 companion guide (author's own notes, verified Sep 1, 2026) · wow.gg — Venomous Abyss raid guide (raid encounter briefings, source 1) · Skycoach — Venomous Abyss raid guide (raid encounter briefings, source 2, cross-check) · Maxroll — Holy Paladin raid 12.1.0 · Warcraft Wiki — The Coiled Altar (dungeon journal text, patch 12.1.0) · Icy Veins — Coiled Altar raid guide (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Method — Heroic The Coiled Altar boss guide (Aug 22, 2026) · Icy Veins — Holy Paladin gear & best in slot (updated Aug 25)