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Kurog Grimtotem

The Grand Summoner

Kurog Grimtotem (The Grand Summoner) is an Elite Humanoid, level 10 to 60, hostile to players. It appears in the dungeon journal for Vault of the Incarnates.

Details

TypeHumanoid
ClassificationElite
TitleThe Grand Summoner
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Kurog Grimtotem at a Glance

ReactionHostile
FactionMonster
Faction groupother monsters

What does Kurog Grimtotem do?

Dungeon journal bossVault of the Incarnates
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Level and Map Tracking

The game data tunes Kurog Grimtotem for levels 10 to 60, Dragonflight content.

In the Client Files

Standing toward playersHostile

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Boss Encounter

Kurog Grimtotem 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 Kurog Grimtotem encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Kurog Grimtotem gains increasing dominance over an element while nearby its altar within The Primal Convergence. Upon reaching 100 energy, Kurog summons two elementals according to his levels of elemental dominance. After summoning forth an elemental from each altar, Kurog achieves Primal Attunement.

Damage Dealers
  • Earth Breakers continually cast Skeletal Fractures.
  • The longer Kurog's elementals remain alive, the more damage they do.
  • Each time Kurog approaches a primal altar or casts an ultimate ability, he summons an elemental.
Healers
  • While next to a Primal Altar, Kurog Grimtotem continually inflicts that altar's elemental damage to all players.
  • When Kurog Grimtotem moves between active altars, he casts Elemental Shift.
Tanks
  • Sundering Strike applies stacking Physical damage over time.
  • While not next to an active Primal Altar, Kurog Grimtotem casts Elemental Surge.
  • Each time Kurog approaches a primal altar or casts an ultimate ability, he summons an elemental.

Stage One: Elemental Dominance

Kurog gains new abilities while near an elemental altar in The Primal Convergence.

Primal Shift
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Primal Break
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Sundering Strike
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Elemental Surge
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Altar of Flame
Flame Dominance
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Magma Burst
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Molten Rupture
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Searing Carnage
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Flamewrought Eradicator
Altar of Frost
Frost Dominance
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Biting Chill
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Frigid Torrent
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Absolute Zero
Spell details

On Heroic difficulty, Absolute Zero also applies Frost Bite.

Frostwrought Dominator
Altar of Earth
Earth Dominance
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Erupting Bedrock
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Enveloping Earth
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Seismic Rupture
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Earthwrought Smasher
Altar of Storm
Storm Dominance
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Shocking Burst
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Lightning Crash
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Thunder Strike
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Stormwrought Despoiler

Stage Two: Elemental Creations

Primal Barrier
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Blazing Fiend
Blistering Presence
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Magma Flow
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Searing Carnage
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Frozen Destroyer
Chilling Presence
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Frost Binds
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Freezing Tempest
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Absolute Zero
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Tectonic Crusher
Shattering Presence
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Breaking Gravel
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Ground Shatter
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Violent Upheaval
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Seismic Rupture
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Thundering Ravager
Thundering Presence
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Storm Break
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Thunder Strike
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Stage Three: The Primal End

Primal Attunement
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Drops in Vault of the Incarnates

Loot the dungeon journal lists for the Kurog Grimtotem encounter.

What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.

What Each Drop Is

The Kurog Grimtotem encounter lists 17 items in the dungeon journal, item level 395. Equip slots covered: Trinket, Two-Hand, One-Hand, Feet, Waist, Held In Off-hand, Wrist and Hands. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.

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.

Where to Find Kurog Grimtotem

Quests in Vault of the Incarnates

See all 4 quests in Vault of the Incarnates
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Apolyptica+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This version of Kurog, when he is trying to open the Froststone Vault, can actually be killed. https://postimg.cc/0MF0dWvc
You must use the Soar ability to fly over the heavy winds to get to him, afterwards you'll get pushed to a corner but will still be able to target him.
Due to his rapid health regen, it's going to take a while but it's doable solo ! Technically he also drops loot but it's very complicated to get close to him.

Don't worry if you kill him, it's not going to bug out the game or create a new timeline where Raszageth remains sealed. Wouldn't that be funny...
Instead he'll just respawn after a few minutes as if nothing ever happened.

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Game Data

Creature ID189914
Display ID106356
Faction template14
Content tuning2150
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