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Drov the Ruiner Guide
Drov the Ruiner in Draenor, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- The massive magnaron smashes the earth, causing a horde of goren to burrow up from beneath the earth and sow chaos among his foes.
- Tanks: Watch Drov's facing carefully to avoid Colossal Slam.
- Healers: Drov's Giga Smash inflicts groupwide damage.
- Damage dealers: Watch Drov's facing carefully to avoid Colossal Slam.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
The massive magnaron smashes the earth, causing a horde of goren to burrow up from beneath the earth and sow chaos among his foes.
- Watch Drov's facing carefully to avoid Colossal Slam.
- Avoid Frenzied Rumblers during Call of Earth until they submerge. They will re-emerge randomly and attack players.
- Drov's Giga Smash inflicts groupwide damage.
- Watch Drov's facing carefully to avoid Colossal Slam.
- Avoid Frenzied Rumblers during Call of Earth until they submerge. They will re-emerge randomly and attack players.
- Watch Drov's facing carefully to avoid Colossal Slam.
- Avoid Frenzied Rumblers during Call of Earth until they submerge. They will re-emerge randomly and attack players.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Watch Drov's facing carefully to avoid Colossal Slam.
- Avoid Frenzied Rumblers during Call of Earth until they submerge. They will re-emerge randomly and attack players.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Drov's Giga Smash inflicts groupwide damage.
- Watch Drov's facing carefully to avoid Colossal Slam.
- Avoid Frenzied Rumblers during Call of Earth until they submerge. They will re-emerge randomly and attack players.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Watch Drov's facing carefully to avoid Colossal Slam.
- Avoid Frenzied Rumblers during Call of Earth until they submerge. They will re-emerge randomly and attack players.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Colossal Slam | ||
 Giga Smash | ||
 Call of Earth | ||
 Acid Breath | ||
 Crushing Charge |
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.
Mounts
Entrance and instance
Draenor is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Draenor 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 Drov the Ruiner?
The massive magnaron smashes the earth, causing a horde of goren to burrow up from beneath the earth and sow chaos among his foes.
How many abilities does Drov the Ruiner have?
The current datamine lists 5 named abilities on the Drov the Ruiner encounter.
What does Drov the Ruiner drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 13 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Draenor database page.
Does Drov the Ruiner 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 Drov the Ruiner drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Solar Spirehawk. 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.