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Khaz Algar

Orta, the Broken Mountain Guide

Orta, the Broken Mountain in Khaz Algar, 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

  • Orta rattles against the shackles of his infection, shattering the ground with Colossal Slam and invoking Rupturing Runes.
  • At 100 energy, Orta will cast Tectonic Roar, knocking all players away with his bellow.
  • Tanks: Rupturing Runes stun players when triggered.
  • Healers: Rupturing Runes stun players when triggered.
  • Damage dealers: Rupturing Runes stun players when triggered.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

Orta rattles against the shackles of his infection, shattering the ground with Colossal Slam and invoking Rupturing Runes. At 100 energy, Orta will cast Tectonic Roar, knocking all players away with his bellow.

Tank mechanics

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Healer mechanics

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DPS mechanics

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Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Tectonic Roar
Colossal Slam
Rupturing Runes
Mountain's Grasp
Discard Weaklings
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Loot

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

Abyssal Tendril TightsCrystal Star CuissesDeep Dweller's TabiDornish Warden's CoatGirdle of the Gleaming DawnLightseeker's RobesSeal of the Broken MountainStone Gaze CeintureSturdy Chitinous Striders

Entrance and instance

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

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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 Orta, the Broken Mountain?

Orta rattles against the shackles of his infection, shattering the ground with Colossal Slam and invoking Rupturing Runes.

How many abilities does Orta, the Broken Mountain have?

The current datamine lists 5 named abilities on the Orta, the Broken Mountain encounter.

What does Orta, the Broken Mountain drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 9 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Khaz Algar database page.

Does Orta, the Broken Mountain 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.