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Glubtok
Glubtok - Deadmines
Glubtok is a boss encounter in Deadmines.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's Normal encounter order for Deadmines, Glubtok comes 1st of 5, before Helix Gearbreaker.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Westfall
Deadmines entranceThe Deadmines entrance is in Westfall, at 38.2, 77.5 on the Westfall map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Stage One: Fists of Flame and Frost
Fists of Flame
Glubtok shrouds his fists in flame, causing each of his melee attacks that land to deal Fire damage. Additionally, when Glubtok lands a melee attack he will sometimes deal Fire damage and knock up nearby enemies.
Fists of Frost
Glubtok coats his fists with frost, causing each of his melee attacks that land to deal Frost damage. Additionally, when Glubtok lands a melee attack he will sometimes deal Frost damage, reduce the movement speed by 40%, reduce the frequency of melee and ranged attacks by 25%, and increase the casting time by 25% of nearby enemies for 4 sec.
Blink
After either Fists of Flame or Fists of Frost wears off, Glubtok will randomly teleport to a location nearby a random player. In Heroic Difficulty, when Glubtok casts the Blink spell, he resets the threat of all enemies to zero.
Stage Two: Arcane Power!
At 50% remaining health, Glubtok blinks to the center of the room and levitates in place. Glubtok then begins to cast Fire Blossom and Frost Blossom spells randomly throughout the room.
Fire Blossom
Glubtok launches a Fire Blossom at a random location in the room that lands two seconds later. When the Fire Blossom lands, it knocks up and inflicts Fire damage to nearby enemies. In Heroic Difficulty, wherever the spell lands, a Fire Blossom creature rises from the flames and begins to attack.
Fire Blossom
This elemental has very low health.
Frost Blossom
Glubtok launches a Frost Blossom at a random location in the room that lands two seconds later. When the Frost Blossom lands, it deals Frost damage, reduces the movement speed by 40%, reduces the frequency of melee and ranged attacks by 25%, and increases the casting time by 25% of nearby enemies for 4 sec. In Heroic Difficulty, wherever the spell lands a Frost Blossom creature forms from the ice and begins to attack.
Frost Blossom
This elemental has very low health.
Fire Wall
After casting Arcane Power, Glubtok creates a single wall of fire that begins to slowly rotate around him.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Glubtok, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Fists of Flame
Fire · Instant
Glubtok sets his fists afire, causing melee strikes to deal additional Fire damage and sometimes knock back nearby enemies.
Fists of Frost
Frost · Instant
Glubtok coats his fists with Frost, causing melee strikes to deal additional Frost damage and sometimes slow nearby enemies.
Fire Blossom
Fire · Instant
A fiery blossom deals Fire damage to an area and knocks enemies up a short distance.
Frost Blossom
Frost · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
An icy blossom deals Frost damage to an area and slows enemy attacks and movement speed.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Deadmines.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Glubtok encounter in Deadmines.
In a fit of rage, Glubtok unleashed his potent magical abilities and reduced his ogre mound to ash. Upon hearing of his destructive talents, the Defias hired the massive ogre mage to supervise their laborers as head foreman of the Deadmines.
What Each Drop Is
The Glubtok encounter lists 9 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 12 to 37. Equip slots covered: One-Hand, Chest, Hands, Shoulder and Back. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Buzzer Blade One-Hand (Dagger), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 84 gold87 silver for it.
- Defias Brotherhood Vest Chest (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 57 gold85 silver for it.
- Gold-Flecked Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 7. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 30 gold69 silver for it.
- Missing Diplomat's Pauldrons Shoulder (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 43 gold63 silver for it.
- Shadow of the Past Back (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 43 gold15 silver for it.
- Vest of the Curious Visitor Chest (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 58 gold50 silver for it.
- Buzzer Blade One-Hand (Dagger), item level 12, requires level 7. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 18 silver86 copper for it.
- Gold-Flecked Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 12, requires level 7. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 6 silver69 copper for it.
- Miner's Cape Back (Cloth), item level 12, requires level 7. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 10 silver8 copper for it.
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 Glubtok
Quests in Deadmines
- Adventurers Wanted: The Deadmines
- Adventurers Wanted: The Deadmines
- Good Intentions...Poor Execution
- Not Quite There
- Only the Beginning
- The Admiral
- The Carpenter
- The Defias Kingpin
- The Defias Kingpin
- The Foreman
- The Machination
- Traitors!!!