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Forgemaster Gorek
Forgemaster Gorek - Neltharus
Forgemaster Gorek is a boss encounter in Neltharus.
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Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Neltharus, Forgemaster Gorek comes 2nd of 4, after Chargath, Bane of Scales and before Magmatusk.
- Chargath, Bane of Scales
- Forgemaster Gorek
- Magmatusk
- Warlord Sargha
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: The Waking Shores
Neltharus entranceThe Neltharus entrance is in The Waking Shores, at 25.4, 56.8 on the The Waking Shores map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Those who interrupt the Forgemaster's work will be met with deadly weapons and raining fire. Periodically, Gorek forges a Blazing Aegis during Might of the Forge and hurls the infernal shield at players in a spectacle of flames.
Tank
- Blazing Aegis triggers eruptions in four directions around the target's location.
- Heated Swings inflicts massive Physical and Fire damage.
Damage Dealers
- Blazing Aegis triggers eruptions in four directions around the target's location.
- Forgestorm inflicts heavy Fire damage to players struck.
Healer
- Blazing Aegis triggers eruptions in four directions around the target's location.
- Might of the Forge and Blazing Hammer inflict heavy damage to the party.
Might of the Forge
Spell details
Blazing Hammer
Spell details
Blazing Aegis
Spell detailsOn Mythic difficulty, Blazing Aegis bounces to two additional players.
Blazing Eruption
Spell details
Forgestorm
Spell details
Heated Swings
Spell details
Forgefire
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Forgemaster Gorek, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Might of the Forge
Physical · Instant · Lasts 1.2 sec
Blazing Hammer
Fire · Instant
Each strike of the Forgemaster's hammer upon his anvil inflicts Fire damage to all players.
Blazing Aegis
Fire · Instant
The Forgemaster hurls the freshly forged shield at a player, inflicting Fire damage and an additional Fire damage every 1 sec for 4 sec. Blazing Eruptions are triggered in four directions.
Forgestorm
Physical · Instant
The Forgemaster throws his hammer into the forge, provoking it to fire a barrage of blazing embers across the room that inflict Fire damage to players of impact.
Heated Slam
Physical · Instant
The Forgemaster performs a pair of swings on his current target, inflicting Physical damage each, and knocking the target away. He then leaps to the target's location and slams down with his ignited hammer, inflicting Physical damage and Fire damage to players of impact.
Forgefire
Fire · Instant
The final slam of creates a pool of that inflicts Fire damage every 1 sec to players inside it and reduces their movement speed by 30%.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Neltharus.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Forgemaster Gorek encounter in Neltharus.
As one of the Djaradin's most distinguished craftsmen, Forgemaster Gorek now resides in his sweltering chamber of the black dragon barracks. There, he harnesses the igneous power of the massive forge to construct deadly weaponry.
What Each Drop Is
The Forgemaster Gorek encounter lists 6 items in the dungeon journal, item level 250. Equip slots covered: Chest, Waist, Hands, One-Hand, Held In Off-hand and Legs. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Emberguard Harness Chest (Mail), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 62 gold34 silver for it.
- Flare-Singed Strap Waist (Cloth), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 34 gold39 silver for it.
- Forgemaster's Grips Hands (Plate), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 31 gold58 silver for it.
- Forgestorm One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 90 gold8 silver for it.
- Irontorch Igniter Held In Off-hand, item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike, Haste and Intellect. A vendor pays 53 gold63 silver for it.
- Lavabearer Legwraps Legs (Leather), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 62 gold9 silver for it.
Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.
