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Grunt War Cry

An orc grunt's battle roar.

Art: Frostwall Garrison (Horde) loading screen · Blizzard Entertainment. Frostwall: a Horde garrison of grunts

0:00 / 1.6s

Download MP3MP3 ~199k · 39 KB iPhone ringtone (.m4r)iPhone ringtone .m4r · 1.6s OGG / DiscordDiscord soundboard .ogg · fits ≤5.2s

How to install it on a phone, Discord, Windows or a stream

Where you hear it

gruntwarcry1.ogg is a war cry from the orc grunt voice set. Like the peon lines, it carries over from Warcraft III, where grunts were the Horde's basic infantry. In WoW, grunt guards patrol Orgrimmar and Horde outposts. The cry is loud, guttural and short. It makes a strong raid-night alert.

TriggerA war cry from the orc grunt voice set, a Warcraft III carry-over.

In the game client

Client path	`sound/creature/grunt/gruntwarcry1.ogg`
FileDataID	551328
Expansion	Classic
Game versions	Retail, Classic, Forever
Duration	1.6s
Sample rate	22,050 Hz
Channels	Mono
MP3 size	39 KB
M4R size	23 KB
OGG size	17 KB

Other grunt sounds in the client

Grunt: unit attack (1)sound/creature/grunt/gruntunitattack1.oggFDID 551329
Grunt: yes, attack (2)sound/creature/grunt/gruntyesattack2.oggFDID 551330
Grunt: yes, attack (1)sound/creature/grunt/gruntyesattack1.oggFDID 551331
Grunt: yes, attack (3)sound/creature/grunt/gruntyesattack3.oggFDID 551332

Use it as

Ringtone

On a phone call the 1.6-second Grunt War Cry clip is over in a blink, so set it to loop and let it repeat until you answer.

Notification sound

Over a text, a loud 1.6-second war cry registers instantly and is hard to confuse with a stock phone chime.

Discord soundboard

On a soundboard the 1.6-second Grunt War Cry clip lands and finishes before anyone has to stop talking.

iPhone

Tap iPhone ringtone (.m4r) above and choose Download.
Open the Files app, go to Downloads and open the file.
Tap Share, then Use as Ringtone (iOS 26).
Pick it in Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Ringtone or Text Tone.

Full iPhone steps, including older iOS

Android

Tap Download MP3 above.
Open Settings, Sound & vibration, then Phone ringtone or Default notification sound.
Tap My sounds, then +, and pick the MP3 from Downloads.

Full Android steps, Pixel and Samsung

Discord

Download the OGG or MP3 above.
Open Server Settings, Soundboard, Upload Sound, and pick the file.
Name it and choose an emoji. You need the Manage Expressions permission.

Discord takes clips up to 5.2 seconds and 512 KB; this one fits.

Windows

Windows sound schemes only take WAV files, so convert the MP3 to WAV first (Audacity or any audio converter does it in one export).
Open Settings, System, Sound, More sound settings, then the Sounds tab.
Pick an event such as Notification, click Browse, choose the WAV, then Apply.

OBS alert

Download the MP3 above.
In your alert tool (Streamlabs or StreamElements) set it as the alert sound file.
Or in OBS add a Media Source with the MP3, untick Loop, and fire it with a hotkey.

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