TheWoWDBYou took everything that Thrall worked so hard to build, and PISSED all over it.
You took the honor and good reputation of the horde, and burned it to the ground in your mad bid for power.
You took the lives of some of the greatest heroes of the horde, and tossed them asides to sate your hunger.
You killed Cairne, and tried to kill Vol'jin.
You corrupted the youth of the orc society with your propaganda and hate.
You desecrated Gorehowl, one of the most sacred weapons of the horde, and patrimony of your own father.
You brought another form of enslavement, worse than demons, OLD GODS for crying out loud, upon your race
You sullied our walls with the filth of your own pride and hypocrisy.
The horde is less than what it was due to you and you alone.
This is personal, I'm killing this sucker EVERY WEEK from the day this raid goes live, to the day I stop playing wow.
Its not about the loot. Its not about the mount. Its not about the title. Its not about Achievements. Its not about pets or vanity items. Its not about prestige. Its all about revenge.
/salute.
Edit: nevermind SPOILER soooooo with the reveal of the ending of MoP as well as plot details of the next expansion, not only garrosh DOES NOT dies in this raid, he escapes, and starts everything all over again with a new bunch of orcs. So....... this entire raid was pointless. Anticlimax doesn't even begin to describe how I feel.
Elite
Garrosh Hellscream
Warchief
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This is an informational post about the various rewards that involve defeating Garrosh Hellscream, ranging from achievements to heirlooms to everything in between. This had been continuously updated until the launch of Warlords of Draenor. Please note that some information had been retained for historical purposes, but I have made notes where necessary for clarity.
This post has been updated to reflect changes in Warlords of Draenor, released on November 13, 2014! Keep the Flex/Normal/Heroic/Mythic name changes in mind when reading through this post. I will likely no longer be maintaining this post unless very noteworthy changes are made to Garrosh rewards in the future.
Achievements and Feats of Strength
Downfall - Defeating Garrosh Hellscream is one of the requirements to complete this achievement. This can be earned in all difficulties.
Conqueror of Orgrimmar (Alliance) and Liberator of Orgrimmar (Horde) - Earned by defeating Garrosh Hellscream on Heroic difficulty. Earning one will grant the other faction's equivalent, and you will be granted an account-wide title of the same name. As expected, you must be level 90 before you can display the title on alts.
Mythic: Garrosh Hellscream - Earned by defeating Garrosh Hellscream on Mythic difficulty and grants the title "Hellscream's Downfall"Strike! is Garrosh's achievement requirement for the Glory of the Orgrimmar Raider meta achievement.
Please see that achievement's page for more information.~
Unlike previous raid tiers, Garrosh had Feats of Strength for Ahead of the Curve and Cutting Edge for both 10- and 25-man difficulties, rather than one shared between the two.
As of Patch 6.0, these Feats of Strength, and the reward from them, are no longer obtainable.
Ahead of the Curve: Garrosh Hellscream (10 player) and Ahead of the Curve: Garrosh Hellscream (25 player)
^ Rewards [item=104246] ^
Cutting Edge: Garrosh Hellscream (10 player) and Cutting Edge: Garrosh Hellscream (25 player)There were also two Guild Feats of Strength for claiming the Realm First Heroic defeat of Garrosh Hellscream.
Realm First! Garrosh Hellscream (10 player) and Realm First! Garrosh Hellscream (25 player)Miscellaneous Loot Info
1. In addition to normal drops, Garrosh drops "Essence of the Cursed _____" tokens.* These can be traded in at your faction's shrine for any tier token. Perfect for completing your 4P or starting an off-set! They drop from all difficulties, and will obviously give you tier appropriate for that difficulty. You can bonus roll them!
*Example token: [item=105857]2. In Heroic and Mythic difficulty, Garrosh has a ridiculously miniscule chance to drop [item=103785] (yes, it can be Warforged). Not only are these well itemized with 3 red sockets, but they also use the model of Garrosh's iconic shoulders! We all know you want to transmog those.
3. [item=104253] has a small drop chance on Mythic difficulty only. Prior to Warlords of Draenor, this mount was guaranteed to drop.
Heirloom Loot Info
During Mists of Pandaria, Garrosh dropped Level 90-100 Heirloom Weapons that used the old Horde PvP models. These items are no longer obtainable, and thus all of the information below was retained for reference to a piece of WoW history.
1. Heirloom weapons are personal loot regardless of difficulty, however since Normal also uses personal loot, it is worth noting that the heirloom roll is not the same as your loot roll. You can win both an item and an heirloom from the same kill.
2. Heirloom weapons do not drop off of LFR. They only drop off of Normal, Heroic, and Mythic and have an appropriate iLevel based on where it dropped.3. (This bullet was heavily edited for clarity.) You were not guaranteed an heirloom upon defeating Garrosh until 6.0, at which point you had a 100% chance per difficulty, per character, for your first heirloom. With the release of Warlords of Draenor, the heirlooms were removed from his loot table.
4a. The heirloom weapons cannot be upgraded, however they are 16 iLevel higher than other items in the same difficulty, which is equal to a 4/4 item upgrade.
4b. They cannot drop as "Warforged".
5a. The first weapon that you win will be appropriate for your loot-specialization. If you are fortunate enough to win one of these, you will get a weapon relevant to you. (As an example, a hunter's first heirloom WILL be [item=105670].) Even if you have a better weapon already (such as a Heroic when a Normal item dropped), I recommend keeping the heirloom, as it will outlast your current item as you level up. Not to mention, they can be used for transmogrification!
5b. After your first heirloom, you can win any other heirloom from his loot table regardless of class or loot specialization.
5c. The item for your spec is separate for all difficulties. Therefore, your first successful heirloom roll on Normal will grant an appropriate weapon, as it will in Heroic and Mythic. You do not need to avoid doing lower difficulties in fear that some invisible, malevolent force will steal your upgrades away.
5d. You can receive the same heirloom from the same difficulty in subsequent kills. Keep your fingers crossed that you get new ones!
6. You cannot receive Garrosh Heirlooms from Bonus Rolls. After much debate and conflicting information, it has been confirmed that they cannot be coined.7. Heirlooms from each difficulty will progressively equal out as you level. Upon reaching level 100, the heirloom stats will all be equal, regardless if it is Normal or Mythic!
A full list of heirlooms can be found in Garrosh's Loot Table, or in a more organized fashion here, in Xabidar's Heirloom Guide!
After defeating Garrosh Grom Hellscream appear.
Garrosh: Father? Is it... over?
Grom lays a comforting hand on Garrosh' gauntlet.
Grom: At long last. No warchief rules forever, my son.
Garrosh: I see... only darkness... before me...
Garrosh' eyes roll back into his head and he dies, his hand falling to the ground. Grom closes his son's eyes and gently lays him on the ground as walks in.
Grom: Without its master's command, the restless Horde will become an even greater threat to this world.
Grom stands, facing Thrall.
Grom: Control must be maintained... There must always be... a Warchief...
Grom' ghost disappear, and Thrall shields his eyes from the blinding Gorehowl. Thrall picks up the mantle of Warchief and examines it.
Thrall: The weight of such a burden... it must be mine. For there is no other to—
Beaten Vol'jin appear.
Vol'jin: Thrall... You hold a grim destiny in your hands, brother... but it is not your own.
Thrall: Vol'jin... by all that is holy...
Vol'jin: The Y'shaarj darkness... sealed my fate. The world of the living can no longer comfort me. Place the mantle of the Warchief on me, Thrall..
Thrall turns his back on Vol'jin, preparing to walk away.
Thrall: NO, old friend. I cannot.
Vol'jin: DO IT THRALL! You and these brave heroes have your own destinies to fulfill. This last act of service... is mine.
Thrall: You will not be forgotten... brother.
Vol'jin: I MUST be forgotten, Thrall If the world is to live free from the tyranny of the Horde – they must never know what was done here today.
Thrall nods The chamber begins to shake violently. There is a flash of light and Vol'jin's eyes are glowing red.
Vol'jin: Tell them only that the Warchief is dead...
Vol'jin: and that Vol'jin died with him...
Vol'jin: NOW GO. LEAVE THIS PLACE – AND NEVER RETURN.
Details
This roster comes from the current game client's data files, so it is not a complete list of every NPC in the game - older world NPCs that are no longer in the modern client are absent.
Achievement: Ahead of the Curve: Garrosh Hellscream (10 player)
Killing Garrosh Hellscream counts toward Ahead of the Curve: Garrosh Hellscream (10 player). Its in-game description: “Defeat Garrosh Hellscream on 10-Player Normal difficulty or higher, before the release of patch 6.0.” Mount: Reins of the Kor'kron War Wolf.
Achievement: Ahead of the Curve: Garrosh Hellscream (25 player)
Killing Garrosh Hellscream counts toward Ahead of the Curve: Garrosh Hellscream (25 player). Its in-game description: “Defeat Garrosh Hellscream on 25-Player Normal difficulty or higher, before the release of patch 6.0.” Mount: Reins of the Kor'kron War Wolf.
Boss Encounter
Garrosh Hellscream appears as a raid or dungeon boss. See the encounter page for its instance.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for the Garrosh Hellscream encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Garrosh calls in Kor'kron soldiers, while Siege Engineers try to activate Iron Stars that crush players and orcs in their path. When Garrosh reaches 10% health, he draws upon the Heart to heal himself. Garrosh periodically pulls all players into the Realm of Y'Shaarj, where they must interrupt his efforts to draw power from the Heart. When reaching 10% health a second time, Garrosh fully drains the heart, empowering all his abilities until his defeat.
Damage Dealers
- During the initial phase, interrupt Far Seers' casts and kill at least one Siege Engineer per wave.
- In the realm of Y'Shaarj, defeat all Sha manifestations to prevent Garrosh from gaining energy.
- Damage afflicted players to break the Touch of Y'Shaarj, and interrupt them to prevent the affliction from spreading.
- Once Garrosh reaches 25 energy, Empowered Whirling Corruption spawns Minions of Y'Shaarj that gain great power if killed near each other.
Healers
- During the initial phase, Exploding Iron Stars deal heavy raidwide damage that decreases with distance from the impact point.
- Once Garrosh's shield in the Realm of Y'Shaarj is broken, his Annihilate will deal heavy raidwide damage.
- Whirling Corruption deals heavy raidwide damage that decreases the farther a target is from Garrosh.
Tanks
- During the initial phase, Garrosh will use Hellscream's Warsong to significantly increase the damage output of his Kor'kron minions.
- After leaving the Realm of Y'Shaarj, Garrosh's attacks will inflict Gripping Despair, which increases in damage with each application.
- Once Empowered, Whirling Corruption spawns Minions of Y'Shaarj that gain great power if killed near each other.
Stage One: The True Horde
Garrosh, wielding his new weapon with his True Horde and siege machines at his disposal, brings his might to bear upon any intruders. The True Horde join the battle more frequently as the fight progresses. This phase will continue until Garrosh reaches 10% health remaining.
Garrosh Hellscream
Warchief of the True Horde.
Desecrate
Hellscream's Warsong
Hellscream's Warsong inspires his allies, increasing Physical damage dealt by% and increasing health by%.
Kor'kron Warbringer
Warbringers stream in from the sides of the room and join the battle more frequently as the phase progresses.
Hamstring
Inflicts% of normal damage and reduces move speed by% for 10 sec.
Blood Frenzied
Blood Frenzied causes the Kor'kron Warbringers to attack nearby enemies.
Farseer Wolf Rider
The Farseers will join the battle less frequently than the grunts, but they too join the battle more frequently as the phase progresses.
Ancestral Fury
Being interrupted causes Fury, increasing cast speed by%. This effect stacks.
Ancestral Chain Heal
- Heals a friendly target for a percentage of their max health, chaining to nearby friendly targets.
Chain Lightning
Inflicts Nature damage, chaining to nearby enemies.
Siege Engineer
The Siege Engineers enter from the side balcony and begin to power the Iron Star which will become active after 15 sec if the Siege Engineer is not killed.
Kor'kron Iron Star
After becoming activated by the Siege Engineers the Iron Star will roll across the room, slamming into the opposite wall.
Iron Star Impact
Inflicts massive damage to any players or Kor'kron that are caught in its path, knocking them back.
Exploding Iron Star
The impact of the Iron Star causes it to explode, inflicting Fire damage to nearby enemies. The damage inflicted decreases the farther away an enemy is from the explosion.
Intermission: Realm of Y'Shaarj
Periodically the call of Y'Shaarj will transport Garrosh and the players into the Realm of Y'Shaarj for 61 sec. Garrosh will heal for% of his total health and begin to Absorb Energy from the Heart of Y'Shaarj until players have defeated all Minions of Y'Shaarj inside the realm and interrupt Garrosh.
Y'Shaarj's Protection
Immune to damage. Defeating the Sha minions will dispel the protection. While under the protection of Y'Shaarj, Garrosh will absorb energy from the Heart.
Annihilate
Embodied Fear
Found in the Terrace of Endless Spring. Once all Embodied Fear are defeated Y'Shaarj's Protection will fade from Garrosh.
Consumed Courage
Causes Courage to spawn nearby when the Embodied Fear is defeated. Courage reduces damage taken by%.
Crushing Fear
While in the Terrace of the Endless Spring, random enemies are targeted with Crushing Fear.
Embodied Doubt
Found in the Temple of the Jade Serpent. Once all Embodied Doubt are defeated Y'Shaarj's Protection will fade from Garrosh.
Consumed Faith
Causes Faith to spawn nearby when the Embodied Doubt is defeated. Faith reduces damage taken by%. This effect stacks.
Embodied Doubt
Any Embodied Doubt in the Temple of the Jade Serpent will cast Embodied Doubt, inflicting Shadow damage to all enemies within the realm of Y'Shaarj. Increases damage taken by Embodied Doubt by%. Stacks.
Embodied Despair
Found in the Temple of the Red Crane. Once both Embodied Despair are defeated Y'Shaarj's Protection will fade from Garrosh.
Consumed Hope
Causes Hope to spawn nearby when the Embodied Despair is defeated. Hope reduces damage taken by%.
Ultimate Despair
Death of an Embodied Despair causes the other to cast Ultimate Despair. Inflicting Shadow damage and increases damage taken by Ultimate Despair by%. Stacks.
Stage Two: Power of Y'Shaarj
After absorbing the Power of Y'Shaarj, Garrosh will heal to full health as Y'Shaarj's blood grants Garrosh new powers.
Whirling Corruption
The damage inflicted decreases the farther away the enemy is from Garrosh. When Garrosh reaches 25 Energy, Whirling Corruption becomes Empowered.
Empowered Whirling Corruption
Touch of Y'Shaarj
Garrosh will afflict players with Touch of Y'Shaarj. Touched players will try to spread the Touch of Y'Shaarj. Touch of Y'Shaarj is removed when the player is reduced to 20% of max health. When Garrosh reaches 50 Energy, Touch of Y'Shaarj becomes Empowered.
Empowered Touch of Y'Shaarj
At 50 Energy, Garrosh will afflict players with Empowered Touch of Y'Shaarj, transforming them into a Sha that is immune to loss of control effects and has increased health. Touched players will try to spread the Touch of Y'Shaarj. Touch of Y'Shaarj is removed when the player is reduced to 20% of max health.
Desecrate
When Garrosh reaches 75 Energy, Desecrate becomes Empowered.
Desecrated Weapon
The power of Y'Shaarj seeps from the Desecrated Weapon. As the health of the weapon gets lower, the radius of the Desecrated ground becomes smaller.
Empowered Desecrate
At 75 Energy, Garrosh creates an Empowered Desecrated Weapon that gains Power of Y'Shaarj, causing it to become indestructible and regain health over time.
Gripping Despair
This effect stacks. When Garrosh reaches 100 Energy, Gripping Despair becomes Empowered.
Stage Three: MY WORLD
Upon reaching 10% health a second time, Garrosh will absorb the remaining power of Y'Shaarj, gaining full energy, healing and empowering all of his abilities.
Empowered Whirling Corruption
Minion of Y'Shaarj
A minion of Y'Shaarj will cast Empowering Corruption when it is killed. Empowering Corruption heals nearby Minions of Y'Shaarj to full and increases max health by% and increases damage dealt by%. This effect stacks.
Empowered Touch of Y'Shaarj
Garrosh will afflict players with Empowered Touch of Y'Shaarj, transforming them into a Sha that is immune to loss of control effects and has increased health. Touched players will try to spread the Touch of Y'Shaarj. Touch of Y'Shaarj is removed when the player is reduced to 20% of max health.
Empowered Desecrate
Empowered Gripping Despair
When Empowered Gripping Despair expires or is removed it causes Explosive Despair.
Explosive Despair
Inflicts Shadow damage equal to the value of Gripping Despair. Increases damage taken by Explosive Despair by% for each stack of Empowered Gripping Despair when it expired or was removed.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops in Siege of Orgrimmar
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Achievements whose criteria involve Garrosh Hellscream, from the current game data.
Collectibles Garrosh Hellscream Drops
- Kor'kron Juggernaut (mount): its in-game source line reads “Drop: Garrosh Hellscream”.
Level and Map Tracking
The game data tunes Garrosh Hellscream for level 35, Mists of Pandaria content.
What Each Drop Is
The Garrosh Hellscream encounter lists 33 items in the dungeon journal, item level 41. Equip slots covered: Waist, Trinket, Chest, Head, Shoulder, One-Hand, Two-Hand, Legs and Held In Off-hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Essence of the Cursed Conqueror Miscellaneous, item level 42, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Warlock. A vendor pays 50g for it.
- Essence of the Cursed Conqueror Miscellaneous, item level 42, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Warlock. A vendor pays 50g for it.
- Essence of the Cursed Protector Miscellaneous, item level 42, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Hunter, Shaman and Monk. A vendor pays 50g for it.
- Essence of the Cursed Protector Miscellaneous, item level 42, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Hunter, Shaman and Monk. A vendor pays 50g for it.
- Essence of the Cursed Vanquisher Miscellaneous, item level 42, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Death Knight, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 50g for it.
- Essence of the Cursed Vanquisher Miscellaneous, item level 42, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Death Knight, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 50g for it.
- Belt of the Broken Pact Waist (Cloth), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 42g 55s for it.
- Black Blood of Y'Shaarj Trinket, item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste. A vendor pays 8s 25c for it. Equip: Item - Proc Intellect.
- Chestguard of Relentless Tyranny Chest (Mail), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 83g 8s for it.
- Chestplate of Fallen Passion Chest (Plate), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 80g 91s for it.
- Cord of Black Dreams Waist (Leather), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 41g 47s for it.
- Cowl of Smoking Dreams Head (Mail), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 60g 33s for it.
- Curse of Hubris Trinket, item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina. A vendor pays 7g 91s for it. Use: Tactician.
- Ebon Ritual Hood Head (Cloth), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 63g 58s for it.
- Greathelm of the Warchief Head (Plate), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 61g 50s for it.
- Hopeglow Spaulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 64g 73s for it.
- Horned Mace of the Old Ones One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 122g 22s for it.
- Kor'kron Elite Skullmask Head (Leather), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 65g 67s for it.
- Kor'kron Spire of Supremacy Two-Hand (Staff), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 148g 92s for it.
- Legplates of Unthinking Strife Legs (Plate), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 83g 70s for it.
- Mantle of Looming Darkness Shoulder (Plate), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 60g 79s for it.
- Penetrating Gaze of Y'Shaarj Head (Mail), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 61g 96s for it.
- Revelations of Y'Shaarj Held In Off-hand, item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery, Haste and Intellect. A vendor pays 23g 29s for it.
- Seal of Karmic Return Waist (Leather), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 43g 33s for it.
- Shoulderguards of Intended Power Shoulder (Mail), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 61g 27s for it.
- Spaulders of the Fallen Warchief Shoulder (Plate), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 62g 88s for it.
- Tusks of Mannoroth Shoulder (Plate), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 63g 12s for it.
- Xal'atoh, Desecrated Image of Gorehowl Two-Hand (Two-Handed Axe), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 16g 55s for it.
- Essence of the Cursed Conqueror Miscellaneous, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Warlock. A vendor pays 50g for it.
- Essence of the Cursed Protector Miscellaneous, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Hunter, Shaman and Monk. A vendor pays 50g for it.
- Essence of the Cursed Vanquisher Miscellaneous, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Death Knight, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 50g for it.
- Kor'kron Juggernaut Miscellaneous, item level 10, requires level 10. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon a Kor'kron Juggernaut. This is a ground mount.” Use: Learning.
- Horde Warlord's Throne Item level 1. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 1g for it. Use: Collect Horde Warlord's Throne.
Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.