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Grong, the Revenant Guide
Grong, the Revenant in Battle of Dazar'alor, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Grong the Revenant will Death Knell when hit by Discharge Necrotic Core or when his Death Energy reaches 100.
- Tanks: Stay near allies to avoid being feared by Ferocious Roar.
- Healers: Stay near allies to avoid being feared by Ferocious Roar.
- Damage dealers: Interupt and kill Death Specters as fast as possible to decrease the amount of Death Energy gained.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Grong the Revenant will Death Knell when hit by Discharge Necrotic Core or when his Death Energy reaches 100.
- Interupt and kill Death Specters as fast as possible to decrease the amount of Death Energy gained.
- Stay near allies to avoid being feared by Ferocious Roar
- Stay near allies to avoid being feared by Ferocious Roar.
- If Grong's Death Energy is above 75, use cooldowns to handle Death Knell.
- Stay near allies to avoid being feared by Ferocious Roar.
- Avoid taking two Bestial Smash in a row.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Stay near allies to avoid being feared by Ferocious Roar.
- Avoid taking two Bestial Smash in a row.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Stay near allies to avoid being feared by Ferocious Roar.
- If Grong's Death Energy is above 75, use cooldowns to handle Death Knell.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Interupt and kill Death Specters as fast as possible to decrease the amount of Death Energy gained.
- Stay near allies to avoid being feared by Ferocious Roar
Boss abilities
Death Knell
Death Touched
Necrotic Combo
Bestial Smash
Crushed
Rending Bite
Bestial Throw
Bestial Impact
Deathly Slam
Deathly Echo
Ferocious Roar
Undead Ape
Necrotic Ape
Deathly Ape
Death Specter
Voodoo Blast
Chill of Death
Death Empowerment
Spirit Dispersion
Necrotic Core
Discharge Necrotic CoreLoot
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.
Mounts
Item sets and transmog
Gift of the Loa · Keepsakes of the Resolute Commandant
Achievements
Battle of Dazar'alor · Mythic: Champion of the Light · Mythic: Conclave of the Chosen · Mythic: Jadefire Masters · Mythic: Jadefire Masters · Mythic: King Rastakhan · Mythic: Lady Jaina Proudmoore · Mythic: Opulence · Mythic: Stormwall Blockade
Entrance and instance
Battle of Dazar'alor is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Battle of Dazar'alor 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 Grong, the Revenant?
Grong the Revenant will Death Knell when hit by Discharge Necrotic Core or when his Death Energy reaches 100.
How many abilities does Grong, the Revenant have?
The current datamine lists 21 named abilities on the Grong, the Revenant encounter.
What does Grong, the Revenant drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 14 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Battle of Dazar'alor database page.
Does Grong, the Revenant 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.
Does Grong, the Revenant drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Glacial Tidestorm, G.M.O.D.. Each links to its TheWoWDB mount page.
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.