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Grim Batol
4 encounters and 50 drops. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry a live Auction House price.
Don't be fooled by Grim Batol's humble exterior; many of this mountain fortress's desecrated chambers are buried deep in the Twilight Highlands. Once the stronghold of the Wildhammer dwarves, and later seized by orcs as a prison for Alextrasza, the city is now in the clutches of the Twilight's Hammer cult. Heroes brave enough to infiltrate the brooding depths of the stronghold must confront Deathwing's agents to thwart the mysterious evil within.
Quick Facts
| Type | Dungeon |
|---|---|
| Expansion | Cataclysm |
| Encounters | 4 |
| Drops | 50 |
| Item level | 37 |
| Tradeable drops | 0 |
| Difficulties | Normal, Heroic, 10 Player, 25 Player |
Difficulties and Lockouts
Grim Batol has 2 difficulties in the game data: Heroic resets daily; Normal can be run again at any time.
| Difficulty | Players | Lockout |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 5 | None |
| Heroic | 5 | Daily |
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Instance Map
The Adventure Guide places 4 bosses of Grim Batol on 1 map. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.
1General Umbriss2Forgemaster Throngus3Drahga Shadowburner4Erudax, the Duke of Below- 1 General Umbriss 40.5, 68.7
- 2 Forgemaster Throngus 51.5, 30.0
- 3 Drahga Shadowburner 69.5, 19.3
- 4 Erudax, the Duke of Below 85.6, 74.7
Encounters
NNormalHHeroic10P10 Player25P25 Player
General Umbriss
As Azeroth's champions and their red dragon allies assault the gates of Grim Batol, the malefic General Umbriss leads the fortress's cultist and twilight dragonspawn defenders.
Abilities & Strategy
Bleeding Wound
General Umbriss savagely attacks his current target, inflicting his normal melee damage and an additional Physical damage every 2 seconds for 10 sec. Healing the afflicted target to above 90% of their maximum health also removes the effect.
Blitz
General Umbriss sets his eye on the location of a random player, then charges to that location.
Ground Siege
General Umbriss faces the location of a nearby random player, and then unleashes a massive ground tremor towards that location. The tremor inflicts Physical damage and stuns any player within a 20 yard long and 60 degree wide cone for 4 sec.
Frenzy
When General Umbriss reaches 30% of his remaining health he enters a frenzy, increasing his attack speed by 0% and damage by 0% until the encounter ends.
Summon Skardyn
General Umbriss periodically calls for the Troggs from the ruins behind him to join the fight. One Malignant Trogg and three Trogg Dwellers leap down and join the fight.
Malignant Trogg
Malignant Troggs have low health and are cursed with Modgud's Malice.
Modgud's Malice
Modgud's Malice increase General Umbriss' damage by 0% for 20 sec. and transforms Skardyn Dwellers into Malignant Troggs.
Modgud's Malady
Modgud's Malady inflicts Shadow damage every 2 seconds and reduces the movement speed of the affected player by 0% for 10 sec. In Heroic Difficulty Modgud's Malady stacks up to 10 times.
Claw Puncture
A Malignant Trogg sinks its claws into its current target, inflicting Physical damage every 3 seconds for 6 sec. This effect stacks up to 10 times.
Trogg Dweller
Trogg Dwellers have low health.
Claw Puncture
A Trogg Dweller sinks its claws into its current target, inflicting Physical damage every 3 seconds for 6 sec. This effect stacks up to 10 times.
Loot
10 drops · item level 37 · 5 slots (Chest, Finger, Head, One-Hand, Trinket) · all Bind on Pickup
Forgemaster Throngus
A smith for the Twilight's Hammer cult, this massive ettin is eager to use the weapons and armor he's forged to annihilate intruders.
Abilities & Strategy
Mighty Stomp
Throngus stomps his foot on the ground, triggering the walls of Grim Batol to Cave In. Throngus will not Mighty Stomp if he has his shield equipped.
Cave In
Pick Weapon
Throngus has several fearsome weapons at his disposal. Periodically during the encounter, he randomly chooses between a massive Shield, a pair of Swords, or a punishing Mace. The chosen weapon grants him new abilities for a short duration of the encounter.
Shield Abilities
Personal Phalanx
Throngus points his shield at a random player every 10 seconds. Damage dealt to Throngus by a player standing in front of the shield is reduced by 0%.
Flaming Arrow
While Throngus has a shield equipped, archers constantly fire flaming arrows from overhead windows at random players. Each flaming arrow inflicts Fire damage.
Flaming Shield
Swords Abilities
Dual Blades
Throngus wields a flaming sword in each hand, granting him the ability to attack simultaneously with each weapon. His melee damage is reduced by 0% during this time.
Thrash
Throngus will occasionally attack an additional two times when he swings his swords.
Disorienting Roar
Throngus lets loose a tremendous roar, decreasing the attack and cast speeds of players by 0%. Players may remove this effect by casting a spell or using an ability. In Heroic Difficulty Disorienting Roar reduces attack and cast speeds of players by 150%, and each time a player casts a spell or uses an ability the amount of the reduction lowers by 0%.
Burning Flames
The fiery blades burn the target of Throngus' melee attacks, inflicting Fire damage every 2 seconds for 10 sec. This effect stacks, but a single dispel effect removes all stacks.
Mace Abilities
Encumbered
The incredibly massive weight of Throngus' mace decreases his movement speed by 0%, but increases his melee attack damage by 0%.
Impaling Slam
Throngus jumps to a random target, impaling them on his mace and inflicting Physical damage every 1 second for 5 sec.
Lava Patch
As Throngus moves with his fiery mace, he leaves patches of fire on the ground.
Loot
10 drops · item level 37 · 5 slots (Feet, Finger, Ranged, Trinket, Waist) · all Bind on Pickup
Drahga Shadowburner
This Twilight's Hammer courier is on a mission from the Bastion of Twilight. Should heroes overcome his fiery minions, Drahga will reveal a portent of doom for Azeroth's defenders.
Abilities & Strategy
Draga Shadowburner
Drahga Shadowburner fights the players alone until he reaches 30% remaining health. He will then call on Valiona to join the fight. Drahga then continues to fight the players from on top of Valiona's back.
Burning Shadowbolt
Drahga Shadowburner blasts a random player with burning shadows, inflicting Shadowflame damage.
Invocation of Flame
Drahga Shadowburner begins to open a portal at a random location around him. An Invoked Flaming Spirit also appears at the portal. The Invoked Flaming Spirit runs towards a random player, and if the spirit reaches the player it will cast Supernova.
Invoked Flaming Spirit
This low health creature runs towards a random player, ignoring all attempts to forcibly change its target. If the spirit reaches the targeted player, it will cast Supernova.
Supernova
Valiona
Valiona joins the fight when Drahga Shadowburner reaches 30% remaining health. She will fight with Drahga until she reaches 20% remaining health, when she ejects Drahga and leaves him to face the players alone.
Valiona's Flame
Valiona turns and breathes out a 40 yard long and 40 degree wide cone of twilight in the direction of a random player, inflicting Shadow damage and stunning all players within the cone for 2 sec.
Shredding Swipe
Valiona swipes at her current target, inflicting 0% of her normal melee damage and tearing open a rift to the Twilight Realm. The rift creates a pool of Seeping Twilight.
Seeping Twilight
Devouring Flames
Valiona chooses a random player then channels a massive barrage of flame in their direction over 5 sec. Valiona inflicts less damage to players within the cone of flames the farther away they are positioned from her.
Loot
10 drops · item level 37 · 5 slots (Back, Feet, One-Hand, Shoulder, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup
Erudax, the Duke of Below
Deathwing has dispatched one of his greatest lieutenants to discover the secret that several mighty red dragons have died to protect. From the cavernous realm of Deepholm, this faceless general will bring to bear the next generation of draconic power to obliterate those foolish enough to challenge him.
Abilities & Strategy
Binding Shadows
Erudax launches a mass of Binding Shadows at the location of a random player. Erudax heals for three times the amount of life drained by the shadows.
Enfeebling Blow
Erudax lashes out with an enfeebling blow, inflicting 0% of normal melee damage, the Feeble Body effect, and massively knocking back his current target.
Feeble Body
The target of Enfeebling Blow is inflicted with Feeble Body, increasing the damage the player takes by 0% for 3 sec.
Shadow Gale
Erudax begins to gather shadows at a random location within his room, and then 5 seconds later that location becomes the eye of the Shadow Gale. Erudax channels the storm for 10 sec., and damage dealt to Erudax while channeling is increased by 0%. Players located within the eye of the storm take no damage, but the storm inflicts Shadow damage every 1 second and increases their Shadow damage taken by 0% for 3 sec. The chaotic energy of the storm also increases the movement speed of players outside the eye by 0%.
Faceless Corruptor
After Erudax completes his channeling of the Shadow Gale, a Faceless Corrupter rushes into the room from the room's entrance hallway. The Faceless Corrupter ignores the players, moves to either the right or left side of the room, and begins to channel Twilight Corruption on one of Alexstrasza's Eggs. If the Faceless Corruptor successfully corrupts an egg, then two Twilight Hatchlings emerge from the egg and the Corruptor begins to attack the players. In Heroic Difficulty two Faceless Corrupters enter the room instead of one.
Twilight Corruption
The Faceless Corruptor channels onto one of Alexstrasza's Eggs, draining 0% of the eggs life every 1 second for 10 sec. If the egg reaches zero remaining life, the egg hatches and two Twilight Hatchlings fly up into the air.
Alexstrasza's Egg
Faceless Corruptors channel Twilight Corruption on Alexstrasza's Eggs to create Twilight Hatchlings.
Twilight Hatchling
These newly created hatchlings periodically cast Twilight Blast on players.
Umbral Mending
After a Faceless Corruptor successfully corrupts an egg, it will cast Umbral Mending on Erudax. The mending spell heals Erudax for 0% of his maximum health.
Siphon Essence
After a Faceless Corruptor successfully corrupts an egg, it will cast Siphon Essence on a random player and drain life every 1 second for 4 sec. The Faceless Corruptor heals for three times the amount of damage dealt.
Shield of Nightmares
Erudax shrouds all nearby Faceless Corruptors with the essence of nightmares for 4 sec. Any player that attacks or casts a harmful spell on a shrouded Faceless Corruptor causes the nightmares to manifest and immediately inflict Shadow damage on every player.
Loot
20 drops · item level 37 · 7 slots (Chest, Finger, Head, One-Hand, Trinket, Two-Hand +1 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Bracers of Umbral MendingBracers of Umbral Mending
Circle of BoneCircle of Bone
Corrupted Egg ShellCorrupted Egg Shell
Crown of Enfeebled BodiesCrown of Enfeebled Bodies
Gale of ShadowsGale of Shadows
Mace of Transformed BoneMace of Transformed Bone
Mark of KhardrosMark of Khardros
Staff of Siphoned EssencesStaff of Siphoned Essences
Vest of Misshapen HidesVest of Misshapen Hides
Wild HammerWild HammerAchievements
6 achievements tied to Grim Batol, worth 60 achievement points in total.
Heroic: Grim Batol Guild RunDefeat Erudax in Grim Batol on Heroic difficulty while in a guild group.10- Grim BatolDefeat Erudax in Grim Batol.10
- Heroic: Grim BatolDefeat Erudax in Grim Batol on Heroic Difficulty.10
- Protocol Inferno: Grim BatolDefeat Erudax in Grim Batol on Heroic Difficulty while Protocol Inferno is active.10
Umbrage for UmbrissDefeat General Umbriss while he is affected with Modgud's Malice in Grim Batol on Heroic Difficulty.10
Don't Need to Break Eggs to Make an OmeletDefeat Erudax without letting a Faceless Corruptor begin to cast Twilight Corruption on any of Alexstrasza's Eggs in Grim Batol on Heroic Difficulty.10
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