Boss
Grong the Revenant
Grong, the Revenant - Battle of Dazar'alor
Grong the Revenant is a boss of the Grong, the Revenant encounter in Battle of Dazar'alor.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Battle of Dazar'alor, Grong the Revenant comes 5th of 11, after Ma'ra Grimfang and before Opulence.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Zuldazar
Battle of Dazar'alor entranceThe Battle of Dazar'alor entrance is in Zuldazar, at 54.3, 30.0 on the Zuldazar map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Grong the Revenant will Death Knell when hit by Discharge Necrotic Core or when his Death Energy reaches 100.
Damage Dealers
- Interupt and kill Death Specters as fast as possible to decrease the amount of Death Energy gained.
- Stay near allies to avoid being feared by Ferocious Roar
Healers
- Stay near allies to avoid being feared by Ferocious Roar.
- If Grong's Death Energy is above 75, use cooldowns to handle Death Knell.
Tanks
- Stay near allies to avoid being feared by Ferocious Roar.
- Avoid taking two Bestial Smash in a row.
Death Knell
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Death Touched
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Necrotic Combo
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Bestial Smash
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Crushed
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Rending Bite
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Bestial Throw
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Bestial Impact
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Deathly Slam
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Deathly Echo
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Ferocious Roar
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Undead Ape
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Necrotic Ape
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Deathly Ape
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Death Specter
Spell detailsDeath Specter
Voodoo Blast
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Chill of Death
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Death Empowerment
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Spirit Dispersion
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Necrotic Core
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Discharge Necrotic Core
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Death Knell
Physical · 1 sec cast · Lasts 4 sec
Death Knell is triggered when the Grong's Death Energy reaches 100.
Death Touched
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 40 sec
Inflicts Shadow damage every 2 sec and increases damage taken from by 30% for 40 sec.
Bestial Smash
Physical · Instant
Grong smashes his main target, inflicting Physical damage and applying.
Crushed
Physical · Instant · Lasts 3 sec
Grong smashes the target's armor, increasing the damage taken from by 500% for 3 sec. This aura can stack.
Rending Bite
Physical · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Grong bites the target, causing them to bleed for Physical damage every 1 sec for 10 sec.
Bestial Throw
Physical · 0.7 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
Grong picks up and squeezes his target, inflicting Physical damage every 1 sec for 5 sec. After squeezing the target he throws the player at another player triggering at that location.
Bestial Impact
Nature · Instant · Lasts 2 sec
The player is thrown at a point, inflicting Nature damage to all players and stunning the thrown player. The damage is reduced the further players are from the impact point.
Deathly Slam
Physical · Instant
Grong slams a neaby enemy, inflicting Physical damage in a radius around the target. After a short delay is then triggered.
Deathly Echo
Shadow · Instant
The area explodes, inflicting Shadow damage and knocking back all enemies in a radius.
Ferocious Roar
Physical · 1 sec cast
Grong releases an earthshaking scream, inflicting Physical damage to all enemies. Any target not standing near an ally is feared for 5 sec.
Voodoo Blast
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Death Specters unleash missiles that seek out a target, inflicting Shadow damage in a radius. The missile leaves a patch of deathly energy that applies.
Chill of Death
Shadow · Instant
Creates a pool of deathly energy, inflicting Shadow damage every 1.5 sec to all enemies in the area.
Death Empowerment
Physical · 3 sec cast
The Death Specter empowers Grong, increasing his Death Energy.
Spirit Dispersion
Shadow · Instant
Upon death the Death Specter explodes, inflicting Shadow damage to all enemies and knocking them back. If Grong is in the blast he gains Death Energy.
Necrotic Core
Physical · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
Picks up Shadow Core, inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec for 20 sec. While carrying Shadow Core the player can cast.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Battle of Dazar'alor.
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 Grong, the Revenant encounter in Battle of Dazar'alor.
Once willing to sacrifice everything to serve the Alliance, the mighty Grong has been raised from the dead and pitted against his former friends. Fighting on behalf of the Horde would be anathema to this noble soul, whose only hope for release is a clean death.
What Each Drop Is
The Grong, the Revenant encounter lists 14 items in the dungeon journal, item level 60. Equip slots covered: Wrist, One-Hand, Shoulder, Held In Off-hand, Trinket, Chest, Two-Hand, Legs, Back, Head and Waist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Ape Wrangler's Wristguards Wrist (Mail), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 35 gold15 silver for it.
- Apetagonizer's Claw One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 105 gold17 silver for it.
- Bonelash Paw One-Hand (Fist Weapon), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 97 gold56 silver for it.
- Bristling Fur-Lined Amice Shoulder (Cloth), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 57 gold41 silver for it.
- Cursed Monkey Palm Held In Off-hand, item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility, Haste and Intellect. A vendor pays 63 gold33 silver for it.
- Grong's Primal Rage Trinket, item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength. A vendor pays 61 gold96 silver for it. Use: Primal Rage.
- Grongpelt Vest Chest (Leather), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 70 gold63 silver for it.
- Hornridged Crusher Two-Hand (Polearm), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 122 gold43 silver for it.
- Leggings of Dire Research Legs (Cloth), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 69 gold34 silver for it.
- Silverback Cloak Back (Cloth), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 56 gold8 silver for it.
- Simian Berserker's Helm Head (Mail), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 54 gold33 silver for it.
- Spaulders of the Gorilla King Shoulder (Plate), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 54 gold32 silver for it.
- Splinter-Bone Vambraces Wrist (Plate), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 34 gold75 silver for it.
- Stretched Sinew Waistcord Waist (Leather), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 36 gold61 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.
Achievements for Defeating It
3 achievements list a victory over Grong the Revenant among their criteria.