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Helya Guide
Helya in Maw of Souls, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Attaching herself to the Naglfar, Helya launches an all-out assault of the vessel from a distance.
- Defeating Helya's Tentacles wounds her, and after defeating several tentacles, Helya submerges and continues to barrage the Naglfar with her tentacles.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Stage One: Siege of the Naglfar, Intermission: Submerged, Stage Two: The Breached Vessel.
- Tanks: Destructor Tentacles cast Smash and Helya casts Wing Buffet when untanked.
- Healers: Taint of the Sea explodes when dispelled or when it expires.
- Damage dealers: Defeat Helya's Destructor and Grasping Tentacles to wound her during the Siege of the Naglfar.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Attaching herself to the Naglfar, Helya launches an all-out assault of the vessel from a distance. Defeating Helya's Tentacles wounds her, and after defeating several tentacles, Helya submerges and continues to barrage the Naglfar with her tentacles. On this difficulty, Helya additionally casts Brackwater Barrage, assaulting the port or starboard side of the Naglfar.
- Defeat Helya's Destructor and Grasping Tentacles to wound her during the Siege of the Naglfar.
- Watch Helya's facing for Corrupted Bellow.
- When Taint of the Sea explodes, it and leaves behind a Tainted Essence.
- Watch Helya during Brackwater Barrage to know which side of the Naglfar will be bombarded.
- Taint of the Sea explodes when dispelled or when it expires.
- Watch Helya's facing for Corrupted Bellow.
- Taint of the Sea explodes when dispelled or when it expires, and leaves behind a Tainted Essence.
- Watch Helya during Brackwater Barrage to know which side of the Naglfar will be bombarded.
- Destructor Tentacles cast Smash and Helya casts Wing Buffet when untanked.
- Watch Helya's facing for Corrupted Bellow.
- Watch Helya during Brackwater Barrage to know which side of the Naglfar will be bombarded.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Stage One: Siege of the Naglfar
- Intermission: Submerged After several of Helya's tentacles are defeated, Helya submerges under the waves and assaults the Naglfar from below. On subsequent phases Helya periodically submerges.
- Stage Two: The Breached Vessel
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Destructor Tentacles cast Smash and Helya casts Wing Buffet when untanked.
- Watch Helya's facing for Corrupted Bellow.
- Watch Helya during Brackwater Barrage to know which side of the Naglfar will be bombarded.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Taint of the Sea explodes when dispelled or when it expires.
- Watch Helya's facing for Corrupted Bellow.
- Taint of the Sea explodes when dispelled or when it expires, and leaves behind a Tainted Essence.
- Watch Helya during Brackwater Barrage to know which side of the Naglfar will be bombarded.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Defeat Helya's Destructor and Grasping Tentacles to wound her during the Siege of the Naglfar.
- Watch Helya's facing for Corrupted Bellow.
- When Taint of the Sea explodes, it and leaves behind a Tainted Essence.
- Watch Helya during Brackwater Barrage to know which side of the Naglfar will be bombarded.
Boss abilities
Taint of the Sea
Torrent
Brackwater Barrage
Piercing Tentacle
Rapid Rupture
Smash
Turbulent Waters
Corrupted Bellow
Wing BuffetLoot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Belt of Eternal Torment
Brysngamen, Torc of Helheim
Figurehead of the Naglfar
Grasping Tentacle Loop
Kraken Hide Helm
Mantle of the Dark Sea
Mistbound Helarjar Footwraps
Salt-Laden Stompers
Screams of the Unworthy
Seacursed Mist
Seaworthy Deck Hands
Slack Tide Girdle
Tempered Seaborne Leggings
Biornskin Gloves
Bonespeaker Mantle
Skoldiir Shoulderguards
Tideskorn VestMounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Achievements
Heroic: Maw of Souls · Heroic: Maw of Souls · Maw of Souls · Maw of Souls · Mythic: Helya · Mythic: Maw of Souls · Mythic: Maw of Souls
Entrance and instance
Maw of Souls is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Maw of Souls database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
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Player strategy
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Questions
What does the Adventure Guide say about Helya?
Attaching herself to the Naglfar, Helya launches an all-out assault of the vessel from a distance.
How many abilities does Helya have?
The current datamine lists 10 named abilities on the Helya encounter.
What does Helya drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 17 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Maw of Souls database page.
Does Helya change on Heroic or Mythic?
The current Adventure Guide text for this encounter does not include separate Heroic or Mythic sentences we can quote. If a later client build adds them, they appear here automatically.
Where does this guide's text come from?
Quoted Adventure Guide sections come from TheWoWDB's retail datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Player strategy such as positioning, assignments, and cooldown timings is omitted unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Source and build
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal. Quoted sections come from TheWoWDB Adventure Guide datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.