TheWoWDBDire Maul - Gordok Commons
Captain Kromcrush Guide
Captain Kromcrush in Dire Maul - Gordok Commons, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Intruder Alert!, Bring it on!.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Intruder Alert! Captain Kromcrush summons two Gordok Reavers to aid him in battle when he reaches 50% health remaining.
- Bring it on! Captain Kromcrush activates Retaliation with when he reaches 25% health remaining.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Frightening Shout | ||
| Mortal Cleave | Captain Kromcrush inflicts Physical damage to a player and an additional player adjacent to the first. | |
| Cleave | The Gordok Reaver inflicts Physical damage to a player and an additional player adjacent to the first. | |
| Sunder Armor | The Gordok Reaver reduces the armor of a player, increasing the Physical damage they receive. | |
| Mortal Strike | The Gordok Reaver inflicts Physical damage to a player. | |
| Retaliation | Captain Kromcrush retaliates against all players who strike him in melee combat for 8 sec, inflicting Physical damage. |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Entrance and instance
Dire Maul - Gordok Commons is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Dire Maul - Gordok Commons database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
Related bosses
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 Captain Kromcrush?
Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Intruder Alert!, Bring it on!.
What does Captain Kromcrush drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 5 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Dire Maul - Gordok Commons database page.
Does Captain Kromcrush 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.