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Gruul
Gruul - Blackrock Foundry
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Gruul encounter in Blackrock Foundry.
Garrosh knew that the surest path to breaking the gronn lay in subjugating their great father, Gruul. Known in another time as the Dragonkiller, here Gruul has been reduced to the role of menial laborer. In a cruel mockery of the Shattered Hand's warrior tradition, his hand has been replaced with a hook to enable him to more easily haul pallets of fuel to the furnace.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Blackrock Foundry, Gruul comes 2nd of 10, after Oregorger the Devourer and before Franzok.
Instance Entrance: Gorgrond
Blackrock Foundry entranceThe Blackrock Foundry entrance is in The Pit, Gorgrond, at 51.6, 27.1 on the Gorgrond map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Gruul attacks with massive sweeping blows that require the coordinated efforts of multiple players to withstand, and periodically enters a Destructive Rampage, ignoring all targets and continually performing Overhead Smash.
Damage Dealers
- If afflicted by Petrifying Slam, stay away from allies to avoid collateral damage when Shatter occurs.
- Players must stand in close proximity to one another in order to share the damage from Inferno Slice.
Healers
- If afflicted by Petrifying Slam, stay away from allies to avoid collateral damage when Shatter occurs.
- Players must stand in close proximity to one another in order to share the damage from Inferno Slice.
Tanks
- Taunt Gruul into a cluster of players in order to share the damage from Inferno Slice.
- During Destructive Rampage, Gruul will continually use Overhead Smash, ignoring his threat on all targets.
- In every difficulty except Raid Finder, quickly taunt Gruul away from players after Inferno Slice to stop Overwhelming Blows from hitting unintended targets.
Inferno Slice
In Mythic difficulty, if Inferno Slice fails to hit at least 4 targets, Gruul will instantly gain 50 Rage.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Gruul, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Inferno Slice
Fire · 2 sec cast · Lasts 30 sec
Gruul slashes at his primary target, inflicting Physical damage and increasing damage taken by subsequent Inferno Strikes by 20% per application. This burning slash will also inflict Fire damage split evenly amongst additional enemies in a 60 yard cone in front of the caster, burning them for Fire damage every 3 seconds.
Crumbling Roar
Physical · Instant · Lasts 5 min
Overwhelming Blows
Physical · Instant · Lasts 1 min
Also increases damage taken from Overwhelming blows by 5% per application.
Flare
Fire · 1 sec cast
Inflicts Fire damage to players within the blast, and hurls a fiery Flare into the distance. This Flare inflicts Fire damage to those it passes through and increases their Fire damage taken by 20%.
Petrify
Nature · 0.8 sec cast
Knocks players in a random direction and begins the process of petrification.
Shatter
Nature · Instant
Overhead Smash
Nature · 4.5 sec cast
Slams the ground inflicting Nature damage to all enemies in a line in front of the caster.
World Shaking
Physical · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Gruul, blinded with rage, increases his haste by 50% and repeatedly slams the ground in fury.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Blackrock Foundry.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Gruul encounter lists 23 items in the dungeon journal, item level 44. Equip slots covered: Wrist, Legs, Feet, Back, Neck, Waist, Finger, Head, Hands, Two-Hand, Trinket, Shoulder, Chest and One-Hand. 1 of them can be traded and 22 bind when picked up.
- Bracers of Martial Perfection Wrist (Plate), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 20g 3s for it.
- Cave Smasher Leggings Legs (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 38g 95s for it.
- Cavedweller's Climbers Feet (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 32g 10s for it.
- Cloak of Unfulfilled Potential Back (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 30g 24s for it.
- Darklight Necklace Neck, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Equip. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 16g 69s for it. Lowest listed price right now: 5g 59s across 31 US realms.
- Delver's Belt Waist (Mail), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 19g 65s for it.
- Eye of the Gronn Finger, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 24g 2s for it.
- Flare-Eyed Hood Head (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 31g 84s for it.
- Gaze of the Gronn Killer Head (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 29g 69s for it.
- Grips of Shackled Power Hands (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 20g 45s for it.
- Gronn-Skin Crown Head (Mail), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 31g 99s for it.
- Gronn-Stitched Greatcloak Back (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 32g 45s for it.
- Gruul's Lip Ring Neck, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 17g 14s for it.
- Gruul's Smallest Shackles Wrist (Plate), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 19g 44s for it.
- Inferno-Flame Staff Two-Hand (Staff), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 149g 56s for it.
- Meaty Dragonspine Trophy Trinket, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. A vendor pays 12g 19s for it. Equip: Item - Attacks Proc Haste [Meaty Dragonspine Trophy].
- Phosphorescent Seal Finger, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 24g 57s for it.
- Rockfall Girdle Waist (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 20g 38s for it.
- Runescribed Gronncloak Back (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29g 73s for it.
- Spaulders of Reflected Stone Shoulder (Mail), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 37s for it.
- Spelunker's Chestguard Chest (Mail), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 37g 8s for it.
- Taner's Terrible Spine One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 60g 84s for it.
- Vest of Forceful Fury Chest (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 39g 69s 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
4 achievements list a victory over Gruul among their criteria.