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Comment by jjanchan

***UPDATE: As per the latest Legion Q & A, the item level of gear in Trial of Valor will be bumped up by 5 items levels the week of November 15, 2016***

Helya is the third and final boss in Trial of Valor, the mini-raid released in 7.1. Of note, the loot from this boss is 5 item levels higher than the first two bosses, at item level 850+/865+/880+/895 for LFR/Normal/Heroic/Mythic difficulty.

Trial of Valor is the second raid available in Legion, and is considered a "mini-raid" with only 3 bosses. The Nighthold, the next large raid, will be released later in patch 7.1/7.1.5.
Trial of Valor is located in Stormheim.

Trial of Valor includes 3 bosses, as below:

Release Schedule

Below are the release dates of the various difficulties of this raid.

Difficulty	Release Date (US)	Release Date (EU)
Normal	November 8/16	November 9/16
Heroic	November 8/16	November 9/16
Mythic	November 15/16	November 16/16
Raid Finder	November 15/16	November 16/16

What item level is required for LFR?

The item level requirement to queue for Trial of Valor in LFR difficulty will be 830.

Item Levels - Gear and Relics

The item level of drops are listed below.
The item levels listed below are the updated values (after the buff to be applied the week of Nov. 15/16).

GEAR
Difficulty	Item Level
Raid Finder (Odyn, Guarm)	845+
Raid Finder (Helya)	850+
Normal (Odyn, Guarm)	860+
Normal (Helya)	865+
Heroic (Odyn, Guarm)	875+
Heroic (Helya)	880+
Mythic (Odyn, Guarm)	890+
Mythic (Helya)	895

Will Tier 19 Gear drop in Trial of Valor?

Tier 19 armor set pieces (namely the ones with 2 and 4 set bonuses) will not drop in this raid, but will rather be obtainable in The Nighthold, later in Patch 7.1/7.1.5

Loot

NOTE: Some of the itemization/stats are subject to change.

Comment by Tomon

You know when a boss shouts "Touchy, touchy" while spawning a Tentacle it's the final one :-D

Comment by Calucias

Easy guide on how to kill Helya on normal or Heroic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvFROSvUJ5w&feature=youtu.be&a

Comment by Gorlokk

Unsure if its intended but today i received an ensemble from this boss for LFR. dropped on normal.

Comment by Ezorde

Even after searching on the internet, I didn't find anyone who know what I am about to tell you, so I decided I would leave a comment here, it's pretty rare for me but hey, if I can be useful :p

So actually, if you /knee to Helya, she's gonna look at you for a second. She's also going to target you for a second, but you can only know if you have an add-on which tells you who your target is targeting.

As far as I'm aware, it only works in Helheim. I suppose it doesn't work in the dungeon, and I never tried in the raid.

I discovered this while leveling my third character. When you first meet her, she will tell you "How dare you ask me to listen to you without kneeling !" or something. Just for fun, I /knee'd, and it turns out she looks at you. You'll see her moving a bit and targeting you. I'm surprised no one found this, actually.

I originally left this comment on the Wowhead page of the Helheim Helya, but since no one is interested in this one, I thought I would also leave this comment here.

Comment by ammy9

Is there any chance to find all Helyas sounds ? Pre-fight and etc ?

Comment by Golddevon

2/14/2017 She dropped chains of the chosen dead for hunter for me. This on has a unique color scheme that is more fitting towards grey with green glows.

https://i.gyazo.com/a83991d43b01d1ff01fcb030d59af36a.png Image of the set on my orc hunter.

Comment by Kaerfemagsh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hel_(being)#Modern_influence, daughter of Loken lol

Comment by Jacevandever

Soloable as a blood DK on mythic at 60 in low item level gear, but don't ask me how. The fight was a complete mess but she died in the end lol. I never did mythic difficulty when this was current, but it seemed like the tentacle phase went on a lot longer. I just ran around killing tentacles until she returned then focussed her down while getting swarmed with endless adds and green and purple stuff.

Comment by Jorvalt

This fight is impossible to solo. MC will always get you before you can burn her down.

Comment by coolyellow

So I solo'd her for the second time today on my 218 ilvl MM hunter. The first one a few weeks ago was a gong show and I didn't know what I was doing but eventually got her down. This time I came prepared with the fight's mechanics

So I started this fight on heroic like I do all other legacy raids, by misdirecting to my pet and unloading all my CD's right off the bat. Took maybe 10s to get her to around 25% at which time she became immune, this is much lower than I expected to get her. Now, knowing that I needed to kill the tentacles I quickly found a few. Each died with a single shot, so they were easy, but had to run a bit. Got one near helya, then was able to get one on the top right platform while standing in the valley, then ran up to the left platform to shoot another. Now I was coming back down to get rid of the last 5 tentacles, but for some reason she initiated phase 3 right then. Not a single add was spawned. Then, since my pet had a whole lot of threat on her, helya was literally facing backwards as my wolf had somehow learned how to float in the void behind the boss while I finished her off a few seconds later.

I have no idea how this all happened. The first time I fought her it took like 10 minutes of frantically destroying the respawning tentacles while more and more adds and tidal waves happened.

Comment by capnbiff

There is a bug that can prevent advancement into the third phase. At 65% health, she goes immune and starts the second phase - tentacle killing. Nine tentacles will spawn. Killing a tentacle will knock 2-3%*** off Helya's health. More often than not, killing the last tentacle will drop her to 40% health, at which point the third phase starts and loot follows. HOWEVER, if her health is NOT down to 40%, there is no way to damage her, the fight is bugged, and the only thing to do is run into the water and die in about 5 seconds.
To hopefully prevent this sad fate happening to you, two suggestions:
1) Don't blow all your big burst DPS at the start. Save one instant for when she gets below 75% so you can try to push her below 65% with that last hit. A few extra pips here will nearly guarantee you the win.
2) Try to avoid killing more than one tentacle in the same attack. I can't say for sure that reduce the amount of damage done to her, but some of the runs I failed might have been due to Whirlwinding the ones at the top of the stairs and across the back. Simultaneous kills might only trigger one damage event to Helya.

***Note that the 2-3% damage may be a wider range. On one fail, Helya was at 42% with two tentacles to go, at 41% with one to go, and still at 41% after the last died - not cool Blizz!

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Helya

This NPC can be found in Trial of Valor .

Encounter Journal

Heroic		Mythic
Deadly		Important
Tank		DPS
Healer		Interruptible
Magic		Curse
Poison		Disease
Enrage

Overview – Helya uses her supernatural powers to conjure orbs, taint foes, breathe sludge, and crush her enemies.
Upon reaching 65% health, Helya departs beneath the sea, assaulting the raid from afar with her denizens of Helheim or ocean waves from the Maw of Souls. Defeating Helya's tentacles wounds her, causing her to return to the shore.
Helya then orders the last stand of Helheim, invoking both the minions of Helheim and her supernatural powers until her defeat.
- Damage Dealers –
  Maneuver [Orb of Corruption] and [Orb of Corrosion] away from raid members if targeted.
  Avoid [Bilewater Breath] and [Corrupted Breath], then defeat Bilewater Slimes or absorb [Corrupted Axion]s.
  Help mitigate [Tentacle Strike]s, as the damage divides amongst all targets struck.
  Defeat Night Watch Mariners before they reach full energy and cast [Lantern of Darkness].
- Healers –
  Players targeted by [Orb of Corruption] and [Orb of Corrosion] may move out of range, so plan accordingly.
  Dispel [Taint of the Sea].
  [Fetid Rot] reduces the healing a target receives, declining in potency over time.
  Tanks afflicted with [Bilewater Redox] or [Dark Hatred] may require coordinated use of damage-reduction abilities.
- Tanks –
  [Bilewater Breath] and [Corrupted Breath] follow Helya's current tank target and will apply [Bilewater Redox] or [Dark Hatred], respectively, to all targets within the breath.
  A Grimelord's [Anchor Slam] reduces your defenses for a short duration.
  [Fury of the Maw] waves can bring Grimelords and Night Watch Mariners into the battle.
  Decaying Minions leave behind [Decay] when they die, which can be washed away by [Fury of the Maw].

Stage One: Low Tide

Helya uses her supernatural powers to conjure orbs, taint foes, breathe sludge, and crush her enemies.

Helya
- Orb of Corruption – Conjures an Orb of Corruption which passes over the encounter area, pulsing 84 Shadow damage every second at several locations, tracking nearby players.
  
  Taking damage from an Orb of Corruption increases damage taken by Orb of Corruption by 100%. This effect stacks.
  - Corrupted Slicer – A beam of corrupted energy surges between the Orbs, inflicting 560 Shadow damage to enemies struck by the beam.
- Bilewater Breath – Breathes out foul corruption, inflicting 18326 Frost damage to enemies in a frontal cone and applying Bilewater Redox.
  Creates several Bilewater Slimes which each impact the ground, inflicting 113 Frost damage to enemies within 5 yards.
  - Bilewater Slime
    Bilewater Liquefaction – The slime's skin bursts, inflicting 336 Frost damage to all enemies, reducing in damage by up to 95% based on the slime's remaining health. This explosion creates a pool of Bilewater Corrosion on the ground, inflicting 17 Frost damage every second for until canceled. The size of the corrosive pool is also based on the slime's remaining health.
  - Bilewater Redox – Helya's Bilewater Breath flash oxidizes armor, decreasing armor by 100% for 30 sec.
- Tentacle Strike – Helya's tentacle emerges at the front or back of the platform.
  The tentacle strikes the ground after several seconds, inflicting 22265 Nature damage, divided amongst all enemies struck.
  If the tentacle impacts the ground without resistance, it sends shockwaves across the platform, inflicting 22265 Nature damage to all players.
  - Tentacle Slam – If no targets are struck by Tentacle Strike, the impact sends a shockwave across the platform inflicting 22265 Nature damage to all enemies.
- Taint of the Sea – Taints a target, inflicting 733 Frost damage every second. When this aura is removed, the taint explodes, inflicting 20 Frost damage to all players.
  - Tainted Essence – The expelled Taint of the Sea leaves behind a Tainted Essence, which explodes after a short time, inflicting 7074 Frost damage to enemies within 8 yards.
- Corrosive Nova – Blasts all enemies with corrosive magic, inflicting 1983 Frost damage while no players are in melee range.
  Corrosive Nova empowers Helya, increasing all damage done by 10%. This effect stacks.

Stage Two: From the Mists

Upon reaching 65% health, Helya departs beneath the sea, assaulting the raid from afar with her denizens of Helheim or ocean waves from the Maw of Souls. Defeating Helya's tentacles wounds her, causing her to return to the shore.

Helya
- Fury of the Maw – Calls upon the fury of the maw, invoking a wave to push away players, inflicting 21 Frost damage every half-second.
  Fury of the Maw washes away Bilewater Liquefaction and Decay.
  - Raging Tempest – Increases Fury of the Maw damage by 25%. This effect stacks.
- Torrent – Blasts several enemies with brackish water, inflicting 1979 Frost damage.
  - Building Storm – Increases Torrent damage by 20%. This effect stacks.
- Gripping Tentacle – Helya grips the landmass, allowing her to command the waves of the sea and attack players from relative safety. Defeating these wound her, eventually forcing her back ashore.
Grimelord
- Sludge Nova – Stomps the ground, inflicting 8650 Plague damage to enemies within 15 yards and knocking them back.
- Fetid Rot – Afflicts several targets within 70 yards with Fetid Rot, inflicting 23 Nature damage per stack every 3 sec and decreasing healing received by 15% per stack, periodically reducing in effectiveness.
  When removed, inflicts 76 Nature damage to allies within 5 yards, applying Fetid Rot to any target struck.
  In this difficulty, Fetid Rot spreads every period.
  - Fetid Fission – Increases the stack count on Fetid Rot by 1.
- Anchor Slam – Slams the ground with his anchor, inflicting 29706 Physical damage, knocking targets struck into the air, and increasing their damage taken by 400% for 6 seconds.
Night Watch Mariner
- Lantern of Darkness – Exposes shadowy energy within his lantern, inflicting 7 Shadow damage every half-second to all enemies for 6 sec. This damage increases by 50% each pulse. This effect stacks.
- Ghostly Rage – Enters a ghostly rage, increasing attack speed by 40% for 6 sec.
- Give No Quarter – Pierces the veil, moving seamlessly through the world. Upon reaching the destination, inflicts 7422 Arcane damage to any targets within 8 yards.
Helarjar Mistwatcher
- Mist Infusion – Infuses Helya with the mists of Helheim, allowing her to cast Fury of the Maw more frequently.
- Bleak Eruption – Successful or interrupted casts of Mist Infusion invoke a Bleak Eruption, inflicting 1833 Frost damage to all enemies.
Decaying Minion
- Rabid – Fixates random enemies.
- Decay – An aura of decay lingers, inflicting 34 Nature damage to nearby enemies.
- Vigor – The skeleton increases its vigor periodically, increasing damage done by 10%. This effect stacks.

Stage Three: Helheim's Last Stand

Helya orders the last stand of Helheim, invoking both the minions of Helheim and her supernatural powers until her defeat.

Helya
- Orb of Corrosion – Conjures an Orb of Corrosion which passes over the encounter area, pulsing 50 Frost damage every second at several locations, tracking nearby players and creating patches of Decay.
  Taking damage from an Orb of Corrosion increases damage taken by Orb of Corrosion by 100%. This effect stacks.
  - Decay – An aura of decay lingers, inflicting 34 Nature damage to nearby enemies.
  - Corrosive Slicer – A beam of corrosive energy surges between the Orbs, inflicting 560 Frost damage to enemies struck by the beam.
- Taint of the Sea – Taints a target, inflicting 733 Frost damage every second. When this aura is removed, the taint explodes, inflicting 20 Frost damage to all players.
  - Tainted Essence – The expelled Taint of the Sea leaves behind a Tainted Essence, which explodes after a short time, inflicting 7074 Frost damage to enemies within 8 yards.
- Corrupted Breath – Breathes out corrupt magic, inflicting 19242 Shadow damage to enemies in a frontal cone and applying Dark Hatred.
  This creates several Corrupted Axions.
  In this difficulty, this creates several Corrupted Axions.
  - Corrupted Axion – Fires a gout of shadowy magic at a targeted location, inflicting 2199 Shadow damage and absorbing 3066 healing for 10 sec to targets within 5 yards of the impact location. If the axion strikes no targets, it explodes, applying Corrupted Axion to all players. This effect stacks.
    Corrupted – The Corrupted Axion instills insidious thoughts if not removed, granting Helya power over their actions, charming them. This effect breaks if their health goes below 25%.
    Mist Infusion – Infuses Helya with the mists of Helheim, allowing her to cast Fury of the Maw more frequently.
    Bleak Eruption – Successful or interrupted casts of Mist Infusion invoke a Bleak Eruption, inflicting 1833 Frost damage to all enemies.
- Fury of the Maw – Calls upon the fury of the maw, invoking a wave to push away players, inflicting 21 Frost damage every half-second.
  Fury of the Maw washes away Bilewater Liquefaction and Decay.
  - Raging Tempest – Increases Fury of the Maw damage by 25%. This effect stacks.
- Corrosive Nova – Blasts all enemies with corrosive magic, inflicting 1983 Frost damage while no players are in melee range.
  Corrosive Nova empowers Helya, increasing all damage done by 10%. This effect stacks.
Night Watch Mariner
- Lantern of Darkness – Exposes shadowy energy within his lantern, inflicting 7 Shadow damage every half-second to all enemies for 6 sec. This damage increases by 50% each pulse. This effect stacks.
- Ghostly Rage – Enters a ghostly rage, increasing attack speed by 40% for 6 sec.
- Give No Quarter – Pierces the veil, moving seamlessly through the world. Upon reaching the destination, inflicts 7422 Arcane damage to any targets within 8 yards.
- Rally of the Kvaldir – Increases maximum health by 40%.
Decaying Minion
- Rabid – Fixates random enemies.
- Decay – An aura of decay lingers, inflicting 34 Nature damage to nearby enemies.
- Vigor – The skeleton increases its vigor periodically, increasing damage done by 10%. This effect stacks.

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