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Blackrock Foundry

Kromog Guide

Kromog in Blackrock Foundry, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.

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30-second TL;DR

Adventure Guide says

  • The massive magnaron Kromog stands immobile overlooking a ledge as he assaults players with his fists and the very stone beneath them.
  • Many of Kromog's mighty attacks create Reverberations, and at 30% remaining health, Kromog gains the effect of Frenzy.
  • Tanks: Allow yourself to be gripped by a hand created by Rune of Grasping Earth in order to avoid critical damage from Thundering Blows.
  • Healers: Allow yourself to be gripped by a hand created by Rune of Grasping Earth in order to avoid critical damage from Thundering Blows.
  • Damage dealers: Allow yourself to be gripped by a hand created by Rune of Grasping Earth in order to avoid critical damage from Thundering Blows.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

The massive magnaron Kromog stands immobile overlooking a ledge as he assaults players with his fists and the very stone beneath them. Many of Kromog's mighty attacks create Reverberations, and at 30% remaining health, Kromog gains the effect of Frenzy.

  • Allow yourself to be gripped by a hand created by Rune of Grasping Earth in order to avoid critical damage from Thundering Blows.
  • Kromog's Slam ability deals less damage the farther away players are from his fists when they slam onto the ground.
  • Kromog's normal attacks cause Fists of Stone, inflicting heavy damage which may be shared by up to 2 targets.
  • If Kromog is not being tanked, he will continually cast Stone Breath.

Tank mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Allow yourself to be gripped by a hand created by Rune of Grasping Earth in order to avoid critical damage from Thundering Blows.
  • Kromog's Slam ability deals less damage the farther away players are from his fists when they slam onto the ground.
  • Kromog's normal attacks cause Fists of Stone, inflicting heavy damage which may be shared by up to 2 targets.
  • If Kromog is not being tanked, he will continually cast Stone Breath.

Healer mechanics

Adventure Guide says

DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Warped Armor
Fists of Stone
Stone Breath
Slam
Rippling Smash
Rune of Grasping Earth
Thundering Blows
Rune of Crushing Earth
Reverberations
Shattered Earth
Frenzy
Rune of Trembling Earth
Call of the Mountain
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Loot

Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.

Arcanoshatter HoodNHMAshlink TreadsLFRAxe of the Stone GeyserLFRBeating Heart of the MountainNHMBlackhand's FaceguardNHMBlacksteel GreatbootsLFRBracers of Shattered StalactitesNHMChestguard of Allegorical ShadowsLFRChestplate of Runed EarthLFRCloak of Delving SecretsNHMEarthbound ShieldLFREarthgrasp GirdleNHMEarthripple ShoulderpadsNHMEbonflame SandalsLFRErupting MantleLFRFang of the EarthNHMHelmet of Guiding LightNHMHelm of the Iron ConquerorNHMHelm of the Iron ProtectorNHMHelm of the Iron VanquisherNHMHelm of the Somber GazeNHMKromog's Brutal FistNHMKromog's Protecting PalmNHMLiving Wood HeadpieceNHMOgreskull Boneplate GreathelmNHMPoisoner's HelmetNHMReverberating BracersLFRRing of Shattered FaultsLFRRobes of Living EarthLFRRockbreaker WarcapLFRRunefrenzy GreatcloakNHMRylakstalker's HeadguardNHMSabatons of Fractal EarthNHMShadow Council's HoodNHMSlam JammersLFRSootfur StompersLFRSoul Priest's HoodNHMStonefist BandNHMStoneheart IdolLFRStonewarper WrapsNHMTalisman of the FomorNHMThundersmash GlovesLFRWindspeaker's FaceguardNHM

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.

Mounts

Ironhoof Destroyer

Achievements

Mythic: Beastlord Darmac · Mythic: Flamebender Ka'graz · Mythic: Gruul · Mythic: Hans'gar and Franzok · Mythic: Kromog · Mythic: Operator Thogar · Mythic: Oregorger

Entrance and instance

Blackrock Foundry is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Blackrock Foundry database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.

Blackhand
Beastlord Darmac
Flamebender Ka'graz
Operator Thogar
The Blast Furnace
Hans'gar and Franzok
Gruul
Oregorger
The Iron Maidens

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 Kromog?

The massive magnaron Kromog stands immobile overlooking a ledge as he assaults players with his fists and the very stone beneath them.

How many abilities does Kromog have?

The current datamine lists 13 named abilities on the Kromog encounter.

What does Kromog drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 43 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Blackrock Foundry database page.

Does Kromog 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 Kromog drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Ironhoof Destroyer. 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.