Grong the Revenant (A) / Grong the Jungle Lord (H) Battle of Dazar'alor Raid Strategy Guide

Taunt off one another during the Bestial Combo to avoid taking two Bestial Smashes in a row and to help split the Rending Bite debuffs evenly amongst you.

Keep Grong over 15 yards away from the Apetagonizer 3000 when it dies and triggers a Lightning Detonation.

Healer Specific Tips

Be prepared to use healing cooldowns if a Tantrum is triggered above 75 rage.

General

Interrupt all of the Death Empowerment casts and kill the Death Specter as soon as possible.

Pick up the Necrotic Core and use it to trigger a Death Knell when Grong has 50+ rage.

Melee players should spread around the boss to minimize the amount of people hit by the Deathly Slam.

Move from the Deathly Echo zone before it explodes!

Ranged players should spread 10 yards apart from one another when the Voodoo Blast is due to come in.

(Heroic only) Stay within 5 yards of one another when Ferocious Roar is cast to avoid getting feared!

Tank Specific Tips

Taunt off one another during the Necrotic Combo to avoid taking two Bestial Smashes in a row and to help split the Rending Bite debuffs evenly amongst you.

Keep Grong over 15 yards away from the Death Specter when it dies and triggers a Voodoo Blast.

Healer Specific Tips

Be prepared to use healing cooldowns if a Death Knell is triggered above 75 rage.

Grong Abilities & StrategyTantrum / Death KnellTantrum

This ability consists of up to four separate slams, each of which deal a burst of damage and apply a stack of Shattered to the entire raid.

Shattered is a 40 second debuff which deals moderate ticking damage and increases the damage taken by Tantrum by 30%. This can stack.

Tantrum

When this ability is used at 100 rage, the boss will hit the raid four times, with the final hit dealing incredibly high damage due to the Shattered debuffs applied beforehand, likely causing a wipe.

The raid must trigger the Tantrum spell at lower rage points, as to ensure that the boss does not hit the raid more than 3 times with each Tantrum triggered.

The raid also wants to ensure that Tantrum isn't triggered more frequently than every 40 seconds, as the Shattered debuffs applied via the previous Tantrum would not have timed out.

Death Knell

This ability consists of up to four separate slams, each of which deal a burst of damage and apply a stack of Death Touched to the entire raid.

Death Touched is a 40 second debuff which deals moderate ticking damage and increases the damage taken by Death Knell by 30%. This can stack.

Death Knell

When this ability is used at 100 Death Energy, the boss will hit the raid four times, with the final hit dealing incredibly high damage due to the Death Touched debuffs applied beforehand, likely causing a wipe.

The raid must trigger the Death Knell spell at lower Death Energy points, as to ensure that the boss does not hit the raid more than 3 times with each Death Knell triggered.

The raid also wants to ensure that Death Knell isn't triggered more frequently than every 40 seconds, as the Death Touched debuffs applied via the previous Death Knell would not have timed out.

Apetagonizer 3000 / Death SpecterLightning DetonationTantrumApetagonizer 3000

15 seconds into the encounter and every minute after that point, a single Apetagonizer 3000 add will spawn at a random edge of the encounter space.

This add does not need to be tanked and will not attack the raid directly. Instead, it will spam cast Apetagonize.

This interruptible cast will cause Grong to gain 10 additional rage. The raid must interrupt this cast as to keep the bosses rage gain to an absolute minimum.

Apetagonizer 3000Lightning Detonation

The damage of the explosion and strength of the knockback is not dangerous enough for melee players to actively avoid it.

Some immobile melee DPS may even wish to use the knockback aspect of the ability to bounce them back towards the boss.

The boss must not be within the Lightning Detonation, as he will gain 25 rage if caught within the blast.

If the raid feels like it must min-max their DPS, the boss can be tanked on top of the adds and then be dragged 16+ yards away before the Lightning Detonation occurs.

However, we feel this should not be necessary and it is risky, as the boss frequently stands still to cast abilities.

Apetagonizer CoreApetagonizer Core

This debuff deals light nature damage every second and grants the player an extra action button ability: Discharge Apetagonizer Core.

Using Discharge Apetagonizer Core on the boss will deal damage equal to 5% of the bosses maximum health and will immediately trigger a Tantrum, regardless of how much rage the boss has.

This should be used to force the boss to reset his rage each time it reaches 50%. This will trigger a maximum of two Tantrum hits on the raid which will keep incoming damage manageable.

All DPS should actively switch to and kill the Apetagonizer 3000 add to ensure that the bosses rage can be reset at this ideal time.

It does not matter who picks up the Apetagonizer Core and does this job, although DPS are a good choice as healers and tanks should limit their movement due to positioning/output requirements.

Spirit DispersionDeath KnellDeath Specter

15 seconds into the encounter and every minute after that point, a single Death Specter add will spawn at a random edge of the encounter space.

This add does not need to be tanked and will not attack the raid directly. Instead, it will spam cast Death Empowerment.

This interruptible cast will cause Grong to gain 10 additional Death Energy. The raid must interrupt this cast as to keep the bosses Death Energy gain to an absolute minimum.

Death SpecterSpirit Dispersion

The damage of the explosion and strength of the knockback is not dangerous enough for melee players to actively avoid it.

Some immobile melee DPS may even wish to use the knockback aspect of the ability to bounce them back towards the boss.

The boss must not be within the Spirit Dispersion, as he will gain 25 Death Energy if caught within the blast.

If the raid feels like it must min-max their DPS, the boss can be tanked on top of the adds and then be dragged 16+ yards away before the Spirit Dispersion occurs.

However, we feel this should not be necessary and it is risky, as the boss frequently stands still to cast abilities.

Necrotic CoreNecrotic Core

This debuff deals light nature damage every second and grants the player an extra action button ability: Discharge Necrotic Core.

Using Discharge Necrotic Core on the boss will deal damage equal to 5% of the bosses maximum health and will immediately trigger a Death Knell, regardless of how much Death Energy the boss has.

This should be used to force the boss to reset his Death Energy each time it reaches 50%. This will trigger a maximum of two Death Knell hits on the raid which will keep incoming damage manageable.

All DPS should actively switch to and kill the Death Specter add to ensure that the bosses Death Energy can be reset at this ideal time.

It does not matter who picks up the Necrotic Core and does this job, although DPS are a good choice as healers and tanks should limit their movement due to positioning/output requirements.

Rage / Death Energy Acceleration

He starts with the Angry Ape passive. (approximately 10 rage per 12 seconds)

At 70%, this will be replaced with the Enraged Ape passive. (approximately 10 rage per 11 seconds)

At 40%, this will be replaced with the Furious Ape passive. (approximately 10 rage per 10 seconds)

TantrumApetagonizer Core

Healers should be ready to cover these additional hits with healing cooldowns.

The raid may also opt to use Bloodlust when the boss reaches 40% health as to limit the chances of a 100% rage Tantrum from occurring during this time, though this is unlikely.

He starts with the Undead Ape passive. (approximately 10 Death Energy per 12 seconds)

At 70%, this will be replaced with the Necrotic Ape passive. (approximately 10 Death Energy per 11 seconds)

At 40%, this will be replaced with the Deathly Ape passive. (approximately 10 Death Energy per 10 seconds)

Death KnellNecrotic Core

Healers should be ready to cover these additional hits with healing cooldowns.

The raid may also opt to use Bloodlust when the boss reaches 40% health as to limit the chances of a 100% Death Energy Death Knell from occurring during this time, though this is unlikely.

Bestial Combo / Necrotic Combo

Tanks can taunt off of one another during the Bestial Combo to redirect which ability hits which tank. Taunting during a spell will cause it to hit the new target.

Bestial SmashRending Bite

Bestial Smash deals a large burst of physical damage to the target and applies the Crushed debuff, which increases the damage taken from Bestial Smash by 500% for 3 seconds. This can stack.
Tanks must ensure that they do not have the Crushed debuff when they are about to take a Bestial Smash. This is done by having the other tank taunt if two Bestial Smashes are cast in a row.

Active mitigation should be used when taking a Bestial Smash, as to help reduce the large physical damage it deals.

Rending Bite

The tanks should attempt to spread the stacks of Rending Bite evenly amongst themselves. This is done by having a non-debuffed tank taunt when more than one Rending Bite occurs during a Bestial Combo.

Bestial Combo

Tanks can taunt off of one another during the Necrotic Combo to redirect which ability hits which tank. Taunting during a spell will cause it to hit the new target.

Bestial SmashRending Bite

Active mitigation should be used when taking a Bestial Smash, as to help reduce the large physical damage it deals.

Rending Bite

Necrotic ComboMegatomic Seeker Missile / Voodoo BlastMegatomic Seeker MissileMegatomic Fire

The Megatomic Fire deals ticking damage to anyone who stands within it. This patch lasts for 30 seconds.

Ranged players should spread 10 yards apart when the Megatomic Seeker Missile is due to come in, as to reduce the amount of players hit by the explosion.

On heroic difficulty and above, ranged players should spread around in pairs, as to ensure that they will not be feared by a Ferocious Roar which can occur at the same time.

Voodoo BlastChill of Death

The Chill of Death deals ticking damage to anyone who stands within it. This patch lasts for 30 seconds.

Ranged players should spread 10 yards apart when the Voodoo Blast is due to come in, as to reduce the amount of players hit by the explosion.

On heroic difficulty and above, ranged players should spread around in pairs, as to ensure that they will not be feared by a Ferocious Roar which can occur at the same time.

Reverberating Slam / Deathly SlamReverberating SlamReverberating Slam

This will deal a large burst of physical damage to all players within 10 yards around the targeted player and will leave a Reverberating Echo zone at that location.

The Reverberating Echo zone will explode after a few moments, dealing substantial nature damage and knocking back all players within it.

Additionally, players who can stand at range should do so, as this will also reduce the amount of players hit by the ability.

Once the Reverberating Echo zone has appeared, nearby players should ensure that they are not within it when it explodes.

On Heroic difficulty and above, melee players should spread around the boss in small groups, as to ensure they are not feared by a Ferocious Roar which can occur within a short time period of the Reverberating Slam.

Deathly SlamDeathly Slam

This will deal a large burst of physical damage to all players within 10 yards around the targeted player and will leave a Deathly Echo zone at that location.

The Deathly Echo zone will explode after a few moments, dealing substantial nature damage and knocking back all players within it.

Additionally, players who can stand at range should do so, as this will also reduce the amount of players hit by the ability.

Once the Deathly Echo zone has appeared, nearby players should ensure that they are not within it when it explodes.

Heroic DifficultyFerocious RoarFerocious Roar

Players who are not within 5 yards of another player will be feared for 5 seconds when hit by the Ferocious Roar.

This mechanic is especially irritating when it overlaps with other mechanics, such as the Megatomic Seeker Missile and Reverberating Slam.

The entire raid must keep an eye on boss timers as to ensure that they always have a partner nearby to avoid the fear aspect of this ability.

Bestial ThrowBestial ThrowBestial ComboBestial Throw

Grong will pick up the target and deal high physical damage to them over 5 seconds.
Tanks can use abilities during this time, however it can be fiddly to actually face and hit Grong.

Bestial ImpactBestial ImpactFerocious RoarCrushedBestial Smash

The cast time of both Bestial Smash and Rending Bite is now 2 seconds, down from 2.5.

This forces the tanks to react more quickly when it comes to taunting during the Bestial Combo.

Aside from the additional Bestial Throw at the end of the Bestial Combo, the combo remains the same.

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Comments

Comment by jmogh

Cool, I can't wait to try this out & get some new Cloth Gear!

Comment by lovelywaz

This is the monster we created and now have to kill the poor Ape. Thanks to the Gnomes' "experiments".

Comment by Charak

this is just gruul with some adjustment

Comment by Spook

Ehh please can you edit in the Alli names during the guide as well? Its kind of confusing scrolling up and down to reference which is which.

Comment by Deizen

This felt SO much like a Patchwerk encounter, we had 3-4 people assigned to kill the bot when it came in, and a healer assigned to reset the boss energy and trigger Tantrum/Death Knell.. On Normal we got through the damage mostly with strong AoE heal, hotting and shields and the odd single healer CD when needed.

Looking forward to the Heroic and Mythic version when out raid leader decides to go for it.

Comment by Thechieftain

Progressing this boss on mythic difficulty (04\02\19)
is there any way to track megatomic seeker missiles targets?
That would help controlling fire damage a lot=)

Comment by Kaerfemagsh

whats with 3 tanks for this guy?

Grong the Revenant (A) / Grong the Jungle Lord (H) Battle of Dazar'alor Raid Strategy Guide

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