TheWoWDBGrim Batol
General Umbriss Guide
General Umbriss in Grim Batol, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- General Umbriss controls Twilight Drakes with Commanding Roar.
- Twilight Drakes sear anyone caught by their Shadowflame Breath.
- Tanks: General Umbriss attacks his current target with Skullsplitter.
- Healers: General Umbriss causes Rock Spikes beneath players.
- Damage dealers: General Umbriss causes Rock Spikes beneath players.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
General Umbriss controls Twilight Drakes with Commanding Roar. Twilight Drakes sear anyone caught by their Shadowflame Breath.
- General Umbriss attacks his current target with Skullsplitter.
- General Umbriss causes Rock Spikes beneath players.
- Twilight Drakes unleash their Shadowflame Breath on the players.
- General Umbriss causes Rock Spikes beneath players and leaves behind Rumbling Earth.
- General Umbriss causes Rock Spikes beneath players.
- Twilight Drakes unleash their Shadowflame Breath on the players.
- General Umbriss causes Rock Spikes beneath players and leaves behind Rumbling Earth.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- General Umbriss attacks his current target with Skullsplitter.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- General Umbriss causes Rock Spikes beneath players.
- Twilight Drakes unleash their Shadowflame Breath on the players.
- General Umbriss causes Rock Spikes beneath players and leaves behind Rumbling Earth.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- General Umbriss causes Rock Spikes beneath players.
- Twilight Drakes unleash their Shadowflame Breath on the players.
- General Umbriss causes Rock Spikes beneath players and leaves behind Rumbling Earth.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Commanding Roar | ||
 Shadowflame Breath | ||
 Rock Spike | In Mythic difficulty, Rock Spike leaves behind Rumbling Earth. | |
 Rumbling Earth | ||
 Skullsplitter |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Achievements
Entrance and instance
Grim Batol is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Grim Batol 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 General Umbriss?
General Umbriss controls Twilight Drakes with Commanding Roar.
How many abilities does General Umbriss have?
The current datamine lists 5 named abilities on the General Umbriss encounter.
What does General Umbriss drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 13 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Grim Batol database page.
Does General Umbriss 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.