Siege of Orgrimmar
Kor'kron Dark Shaman Guide
Kor'kron Dark Shaman in Siege of Orgrimmar, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Haromm and Kardris begin the encounter fighting alongside their vicious war wolves.
- The two powerful Dark Shaman share health, and they drop corrupted totems that grant them each different abilities as they sustain damage.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Totems.
- Tanks: Take turns tanking Haromm in order to allow the effects of his Froststorm Strike to dissipate.
- Healers: If targeted by Haromm's Foul Stream, aim the blast away from your allies.
- Damage dealers: If targeted by Haromm's Foul Stream, aim the blast away from other raid members.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Haromm and Kardris begin the encounter fighting alongside their vicious war wolves. The two powerful Dark Shaman share health, and they drop corrupted totems that grant them each different abilities as they sustain damage.
- If targeted by Haromm's Foul Stream, aim the blast away from other raid members.
- Keep away from Ashen Walls and Foul Slimes, which damage anyone near them.
- If targeted by Haromm's Foul Stream, aim the blast away from your allies.
- Keep away from Ashen Walls and Foul Slimes, which damage anyone near them.
- When Falling Ash strikes the ground, the blast deals heavy damage to the entire raid.
- Take turns tanking Haromm in order to allow the effects of his Froststorm Strike to dissipate.
- Position Haromm's Ashen Walls carefully to avoid limiting your allies' movement.
- Keep the Foul Slimes spawned by Foul Geyser away from your allies.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Totems The Dark Shaman will drop Totems during the fight that grant them new abilities.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Take turns tanking Haromm in order to allow the effects of his Froststorm Strike to dissipate.
- Position Haromm's Ashen Walls carefully to avoid limiting your allies' movement.
- Keep the Foul Slimes spawned by Foul Geyser away from your allies.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- If targeted by Haromm's Foul Stream, aim the blast away from your allies.
- Keep away from Ashen Walls and Foul Slimes, which damage anyone near them.
- When Falling Ash strikes the ground, the blast deals heavy damage to the entire raid.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- If targeted by Haromm's Foul Stream, aim the blast away from other raid members.
- Keep away from Ashen Walls and Foul Slimes, which damage anyone near them.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit Link | Damage dealt is shared between Earthbreaker Haromm and Wavebinder Kardris. | |
| Bloodlust | ||
| Swipe | ||
| Rend | for 15 sec. This effect stacks. | |
| Froststorm Strike | This effect stacks. | |
| Toxic Mist | for 30 sec and causing growing Toxicity. Due to the internal nature of the corruption, Toxic Mist pierces all immunities. This ability is granted by Poisonmist Totem. | |
| Toxicity | ||
| Foul Stream | This ability is granted by Foulstream Totem. | |
| Ashen Wall | Summons a line of stationary Ash Elementals that will attack any nearby enemies. This ability is granted by Ashflare Totem. | |
| Iron Tomb | This ability is granted by Rusted Iron Totem. | |
| Froststorm Bolt | ||
| Toxic Storm | and periodically creates Toxic Tornadoes. The storm will move around and lasts for 1 min. This ability is granted by Poisonmist Totem. | |
| Toxic Tornado | and knock them up. | |
| Foul Geyser | for 8 sec. Each splash creates a Foul Slime. This ability is granted by Foulstream Totem. | |
| Falling Ash | This ability is granted by Ashflare Totem. | |
| Iron Prison | This ability is granted by Rusted Iron Totem. |
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
Achievements
Heroic: Siege of Orgrimmar · Mythic: General Nazgrim · Mythic: Immerseus · Mythic: Iron Juggernaut · Mythic: Kor'kron Dark Shaman · Mythic: Malkorok · Mythic: Norushen · Mythic: Paragons of the Klaxxi · Mythic: Sha of Pride · Mythic: Siegecrafter Blackfuse · Mythic: Thok the Bloodthirsty · Siege of Orgrimmar
Entrance and instance
Siege of Orgrimmar is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Siege of Orgrimmar 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 Kor'kron Dark Shaman?
Haromm and Kardris begin the encounter fighting alongside their vicious war wolves.
What does Kor'kron Dark Shaman drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 21 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Siege of Orgrimmar database page.
Does Kor'kron Dark Shaman 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 Kor'kron Dark Shaman drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Kor'kron Juggernaut. 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.