Garrosh Hellscream - Siege of Orgrimmar Strategy Guide

By Jurdi Updated: 2026/05/31

Garrosh Hellscream OverviewGarrosh HellscreamSiege of OrgrimmarGarrosh Hellscream General StrategyGeneral NazgrimDesecrated WeaponMinion of Y'ShaarjGuide in short:

Three Phase encounter. Phase 1 - 100%-10%. Phase 2: 100%-10%. Phase 3: 25%-0%

Phase 1: One Tank on Boss and others on Kor'kron adds.

Phase 1: Focus and interrupt Farseer Wolf Riders when active.

All Phases: Move out of Desecrated Weapon and DPS it down until it's reduced in size.

Phase 1: Kill one Siege Engineer in under 15 seconds of spawning and be on the opposite side of the
room of the other to mitigate damage from Exploding Iron Star

Phase 2: Kill all Sha mobs to break Y'Shaarj's Protection on Garrosh in intermission phases ASAP, as he'll
now gain Energy during this period until the barrier is broken.

Phase 2: Tank swap after every few stacks of Gripping Despair.

Phase 2: Interrupt and DPS down players affected by Touch of Y'Shaarj to 20% to free them.

Phase 2: Heal through Whirling Corruption

Phase 2: Abilities are empowered at 25, 50, 75, and 100 Energy

Phase 3: Garrosh gains 100 Energy, empowering all abilities.

DesecrateKor'kron WarbringerFarseer Wolf RiderSiege EngineerHellscream's WarsongDesecrateDesecrated Weapon

Kor'kron Warbringer: Hamstring - Inflicts 150% of normal damage and reduces move speed by 50% for 10 sec.

Farseer Wolf Rider: Ancestral Chain Heal, Chain Lightning, and Ancestral Fury - These Shaman mobs will attempt to do massive AoE healing and AoE damage to the raid. Interrupt both spells. However, every time they're interrupted, Ancestral Fury will take effect, increasing their cast time by 25%. You should focus these mobs down first and only allow them to try and get off one of each cast before dying.

Siege Engineer: Iron Star Impact/Exploding Iron Star - These mobs will appear on both far sides of the room, attempting to release a Kor'kron Iron Star that will roll across the room, dealing damage to those hit by it with Iron Star Impact, including other members of the Kor'kron. These look like massive tires (with flames!), so it's not hard to miss them. When the Iron Star hits the wall, it'll deal raidwide damage from Exploding Iron Star. The Engineers have very little health and can be taken down very quickly.

Exploding Iron StarHellscream's WarsongEmbodied FearEmbodied DoubtEmbodied DespairY'Shaarj's ProtectionAnnihilateDuring the intermission, Garrosh will periodically be gaining Energy, making you want to take down his Y'Shaarj's Protection ASAP. Players will be sent multiple times to the Realm of Y'Shaarj throughout Phase 2, not just one time.DesecrateWhirling CorruptionTouch of Y'ShaarjGripping DespairWhirling CorruptionFeng the AccursedEpicenterGripping DespairGripping DespairWhirling CorruptionEmpowered Whirling CorruptionMinion of Y'ShaarjEmpowering CorruptionThis effect stacks, so take these out quickly!Touch of Y'shaarjEmpowered Touch of Y'ShaarjDesecrateEmpowered DesecrateGripping DespairEmpowered Gripping DespairExplosive DespairThis will always occur in Phase 3, but you do not want this to trigger in Phase 2, so make sure you do not allow Garrosh to reach one-hundred Energy in this phase.Gripping DespairDesecrateTouch of Y'ShaarjWhirling CorruptionMinion of Y'ShaarjEmpowering CorruptionEmpowered Gripping DespairExplosive DespairGarrosh Hellscream Quick Hints and TipsTanks

Phase 1: Keep your active mitigation high during Hellscream's Warsong, and use internal or external defensive cooldowns. This is a long fight, so all cooldowns, even your longest ones, will be up again several times.

Phase 2: During intermissions, pick up as many adds as possible to nuke them down ASAP through high Vengeance

Phase 3: Roll out cooldowns during high stacks of Empowered Gripping Despair to prevent early deaths

Healers

Similar to tank tips, be very liberal with cooldowns early on in the fight, as they'll be up again later in the encounter.

A healer can be sent to kill the targetted Siege Engineer in Phase 1 to allow for more damage during this phase.

Damage Dealers

Your fight may extend past 10 minutes, allowing for multiple uses of Bloodlust. If so, use it at the start of the encounter and then at the start of Phase 3.

Similar to the other roles, use cooldowns several times in this encounter, as they'll be up multiple times.

Garrosh Hellscream - Siege of Orgrimmar Strategy Guide

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