Grong - Battle of Dazar'alor Raid Boss Preview with FatbossTV

PTR Posted 2018/12/22 at 10:27 AM by Squishei

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Cloth: Leggings of Dire Research

Leather: Stretched Sinew Waistcord

Mail: Ape Wrangler's Wristguards

Plate: Splinter-Bone Vambraces

Cloak: Silverback Cloak

Cloth: Bristling Fur-Lined Amice

Leather: Grongpelt Vest

Mail: Simian Berserker's Helm

Plate: Spaulders of the Gorilla King

1H STR Mace: Apetagonizer's Claw

1H AGI Fist Weapon: Bonelash Paw

2H AGI Polearm: Hornridged Crusher

INT Off-hand: Cursed Monkey Palm

STR: Grong's Primal Rage

Dungeon Journal

Tantrum: Grong pounds the ground, inflicting 30 Nature damage and applying a stack of Shattered to all enemies every 1 sec for up to 4 sec.
Tantrum is triggered when the caster's rage reaches 100.

Shattered: Inflicts 2 Nature damage every 2 sec and increases damage taken from Tantrum by 30% for 40 sec.

Bestial Combo: Grong unleashes a combination of attacks, randomly casting Bestial Smash and Rending Bite. (Normal, Raid Finder)

Bestial Smash: Grong smashes his main target, inflicting 175 Physical damage and applying Crushed. (Normal, Raid Finder)

Crushed: Grong smashes the target's armor, increasing the damage taken from Bestial Smash by 500% for 30 sec. This aura can stack. (Normal, Raid Finder)

Rending Bite: Grong bites the target, causing them to bleed for 25 Physical damage every 1 sec for 10 sec. (Raid Finder, Normal)

Bestial Combo: Grong unleashes a combination of attacks, randomly casting Bestial Smash and Rending Bite before ending the combo with Bestial Throw. (Mythic, Heroic)

Bestial Smash: Grong smashes his main target, inflicting 175 Physical damage and applying Crushed. (Heroic, Mythic)

Crushed: Grong smashes the target's armor, increasing the damage taken from Bestial Smash by 500% for 30 sec. This aura can stack. (Mythic, Heroic)

Rending Bite: Grong bites the target, causing them to bleed for 25 Physical damage every 1 sec for 10 sec. (Heroic, Mythic)
Bestial Throw: Grong picks up and squeezes his target, inflicting 20 Physical damage every 1 sec for 5 sec. After squeezing the target he throws the player at another player triggering Bestial Impact at that location. (Heroic, Mythic)

Bestial Impact: The player is thrown at a point, inflicting 60 Nature damage to all players and stunning the thrown player. The damage is reduced the further players are from the impact point. (Heroic, Mythic)

Reverberating Slam: Grong slams a neaby enemy, inflicting 50 Physical damage in a 10 yard radius around the target. After a short delay Reverberating Echo is then triggered.

Reverberating Echo: The area explodes, inflicting 80 Nature damage and knocking back all enemies in a 10 yard radius.

Ferocious Roar: Grong releases an earthshaking scream, inflicting 30 Physical damage to all enemies within 80 yards. Any target not standing near an ally is feared for 5 sec. (Heroic)

Ferocious Roar: Grong releases an earthshaking scream, inflicting 30 Physical damage to all enemies within 80 yards. Any target not standing near an ally is horrified for 5 sec. (Mythic)

Angry Ape: Grong gains Rage slowly while in combat.

Enraged Ape: Grong gains Rage at an increased rate while below 70% health.

Furious Ape: Grong gains Rage at a fast rate while below 40% health.

Apetagonizer 3000: Flying Ape Wrangler summons an Apetagonizer 3000.

Flying Ape Wranglers

Megatomic Seeker Missile: Flying Ape Wranglers unleash missiles that seek out a target, inflicting 40 Fire damage in a 10 yard radius. The missile leaves a patch of flame that applies Megatomic Fire.

Megatomic Fire: Creates a pool of fire, inflicting 13 Fire damage every 1.5 sec to all enemies in the area.

Apetagonizer 3000

Apetagonize: The Apetagonizer 3000 shocks Grong, increasing his Rage by 10.
Lightning Detonation: Upon death the Apetagonizer 3000 explodes, inflicting 25 Nature damage to all enemies within 15 yards and knocking them back. If Grong is in the blast he gains 50 Rage.
Apetagonizer Core: Picks up Apetagonizer Core, inflicting 10 Nature damage every 1 sec for 1 min. While carrying Apetagonizer Core the player can cast Discharge Apetagonizer Core.

Discharge Apetagonizer Core: The caster shocks Grong, inflicting 5% of his health and triggers him to cast Tantrum immediately if his Rage is above 25.

Death Knell: Grong unleashes deathly surge, inflicting 30 Shadow damage and applying a stack of Death Touched to all enemies every 1 sec for up to 4 sec.
Death Knell is triggered when the Grong's Death Energy reaches 100.

Death Touched: Inflicts 2 Shadow damage every 2 sec and increases damage taken from Death Knell by 30% for 40 sec.

Necrotic Combo: Grong unleashes a combination of attacks, randomly casting Bestial Smash and Rending Bite. (Normal, Raid Finder)

Bestial Smash: Grong smashes his main target, inflicting 175 Physical damage and applying Crushed. (Raid Finder, Normal)

Crushed: Grong smashes the target's armor, increasing the damage taken from Bestial Smash by 500% for 30 sec. This aura can stack. (Raid Finder, Normal)

Rending Bite: Grong bites the target, causing them to bleed for 25 Physical damage every 1 sec for 10 sec. (Normal, Raid Finder)

Necrotic Combo: Grong unleashes a combination of attacks, randomly Bestial Smash and Rending Bite before ending the combo with Bestial Throw. (Mythic, Heroic)

Bestial Smash: Grong smashes his main target, inflicting 175 Physical damage and applying Crushed. (Mythic, Heroic)

Crushed: Grong smashes the target's armor, increasing the damage taken from Bestial Smash by 500% for 30 sec. This aura can stack. (Mythic, Heroic)

Rending Bite: Grong bites the target, causing them to bleed for 25 Physical damage every 1 sec for 10 sec. (Heroic, Mythic)
Bestial Throw: Grong picks up and squeezes his target, inflicting 20 Physical damage every 1 sec for 5 sec. After squeezing the target he throws the player at another player triggering Bestial Impact at that location. (Mythic, Heroic)

Bestial Impact: The player is thrown at a point, inflicting 60 Nature damage to all players and stunning the thrown player. The damage is reduced the further players are from the impact point. (Mythic, Heroic)

Deathly Slam: Grong slams a neaby enemy, inflicting 50 Physical damage in a 10 yard radius around the target. After a short delay Deathly Echo is then triggered.

Deathly Echo: The area explodes, inflicting 80 Shadow damage and knocking back all enemies in a 10 yard radius.

Ferocious Roar: Grong releases an earthshaking scream, inflicting 30 Physical damage to all enemies within 80 yards. Any target not standing near an ally is feared for 5 sec. (Heroic)

Ferocious Roar: Grong releases an earthshaking scream, inflicting 30 Physical damage to all enemies within 80 yards. Any target not standing near an ally is horrified for 5 sec. (Mythic)

Undead Ape: Grong gains Death Energy slowly while in combat.

Necrotic Ape: Grong gains Death Energy at an increased rate while below 70% health.

Deathly Ape: Grong gains Death Energy at a fast rate while below 40% health.

Death Specter: Grong summons a Death Specter.

Death Specter

Voodoo Blast: Death Specters unleash missiles that seek out a target, inflicting 40 Shadow damage in a 10 yard radius. The missile leaves a patch of deathly energy that applies Chill of Death.

Chill of Death: Creates a pool of deathly energy, inflicting 13 Shadow damage every 1.5 sec to all enemies in the area.

Death Empowerment: The Death Specter empowers Grong, increasing his Death Energy by 10.
Spirit Dispersion: Upon death the Death Specter explodes, inflicting 25 Shadow damage to all enemies within 15 yards and knocking them back. If Grong is in the blast he gains 50 Rage.
Necrotic Core: Picks up Shadow Core, inflicting 10 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 1 min. While carrying Shadow Core the player can cast Discharge Necrotic Core.

Discharge Necrotic Core: The caster blasts Grong with shadow power, inflicting 5% of his health and triggers him to cast Death Knell immediately if his Death Energy is above 25.

Comment by kreusha.. harambe?Comment by MenelvagorDon’t shoot!Comment by GalenTheGreyGrong is a true hero.Comment by DrorithThis is an interesting boss fight! I salute you Grong :DComment by AbsyrtusIn order to avoid being killed by his Tantrum, players must defeat adds and shock Grong to trigger his Tantrum early