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Kurog

Boss #6
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FIGHT OVERVIEW
  • Fight that alternates between 2 phases. The fight unfolds in that order: P1 - P2 - P1 - P2 - P1

  • In P1 you fight the boss near elemental altars. He gets specific abilities based on the altar he's closest to. You should visit 2 different altars each P1.

  • The longer you stay at an altar, the more damages the raid takes while that altar is active, so you should not revisit them.

  • At 100 energy, Kurog becomes immune and P2 starts. 2 adds spawn based on the altars you visited in the previous P1. Once they're dead, P2 ends.

  • After the second P2, one last P1 starts. Finish Kurog before he enrages and kills you.

MYTHIC CHANGES
  • P1: Upon entering an altar, Kurog summons an add. Each add has a lethal frontal cone and 1/2 spells, often a copy of Kurog's abilities.

  • P2: Each add gains an ability that Kurog uses while at the corresponding altar in P1.

  • In Mythic, you should only visit 1 altar each P1. First go to the Fire Altar. Then the Earth Altar. And finish with the Frost Altar.

  • At the end of the first P1, right after Kurog reaches 30 stacks of the Fire Altar, move him into the Storm Altar to ensure you get the Fire and Storm add in the following P2.

PHASE
1

Kurog gains new abilities while near an elemental altar.

EVERYONE

MYTHIC ADDS CLEAVE.

NEVER STAND IN FRONT.

MYTHIC ONLY
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Add Frontals
3s Cast

Each Mythic add the boss summons in P1 has a frontal cleave ability that would likely kill non-tank players.


Be sure to stay away from them and have tanks take special care of positioning.

EVERYONE

DODGE THE CONE, DON'T

STAND IN FRONT. TANKS

SWAP AFTER EACH CAST.

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Sundering Strike
3s Cast

Frontal cone towards the active tank, knocking back anyone hit and giving them a 35s DoT debuff.

HEROIC ONLY
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Primal Shift
Upon Altar Change

When Kurog activates an altar, the raid takes a burst of damage and receives a vulnerability debuff, increasing damage taken from this mechanic by 300% for 20s.

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Elemental Surge
Deadly Ability

When Kurog stands in the middle of the room, he gains an ultimate aura of ramping damage that would very quickly wipe the raid.


Never take Kurog to the middle of the room. Kurog bad. Bad Kurog!

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Dominance Auras
Ramping Damage

The raid takes ramping damage every 4s from the activated altar. The longer you stay at an altar, the more damages the raid takes while that altar is active. Each altar has an aura that works similarly.


When the damages become too high, change altars. Don't revisit an altar. You should visit 2 different altars each P1.

HEROIC ONLY
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Primal Shift
Upon Altar Change

When Kurog activates an altar, the raid takes a burst of damage and receives a vulnerability debuff, increasing damage taken from this mechanic by 300% for 20s.

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Dominance Auras
Ramping Damage

The raid takes ramping damage every 4s from the activated altar. The longer you stay at an altar, the more damages the raid takes while that altar is active. Each altar has an aura that works similarly.


When the damages become too high, change altars. Don't revisit an altar. You should visit 2 different altars each P1.

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Elemental Surge
Deadly Ability

When Kurog stands in the middle of the room, he gains an ultimate aura of ramping damage that would very quickly wipe the raid.


Never take Kurog to the middle of the room. Kurog bad. Bad Kurog!

Altar of Flame

When Kurog is close to the fire altar, he gains a set of fire abilities.

EVERYONE

CASTERS STAY STACKED TO BAIT ALL

THE POOLS AT THE SAME LOCATION.

THEN SOAK THEM WITH ONE IMMUNITY.

MYTHIC ONLY
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Raging Inferno
3s Mythic Add Cast

The add spawns multiple pools of fire at the feet of range players. They must be soaked to shrink them and prevent them from spawning adds.


All casters should stay grouped as to bait all pools at the same location. Then one player with an immunity goes in to soak them.

EVERYONE

DODGE THE SWIRLS

HEROIC ONLY
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Molten Rupture
3s Cast

The floor is marked with lines of swirls that will explode and deal damage.

EVERYONE

DODGE THE SWIRLS.

DON'T STAND IN POOLS.

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Magma Burst
1.5s Cast

Some players take damage then drop swirls at their feet which will explode and leave a pool behind.

EVERYONE

DODGE THE SWIRLS. WHEN

DEBUFFED, KEEP MOVING.

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Searing Carnage
3s Cast

Multiple players are debuffed and will drop swirls under their feet for 5s which will explode and deal damage.

MYTHIC ONLY
Flamewrought Eradicator
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Flame Smite
Frontal 3s Cast

A frontal cleave, likely to kill any non-tank player. It also spawns lethal 4yd AoEs.

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Raging Inferno
3s Mythic Add Cast

Presented above. The add spawns pools of flame at the feet of range players. They must be soaked to shrink them until they disappear.


Pools that aren't soaked after 15s spawn an add that must be interrupted.

MYTHIC ONLY
Flamewrought Eradicator
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Flame Smite
Frontal 3s Cast

A frontal cleave, likely to kill any non-tank player. It also spawns lethal 4yd AoEs.

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Raging Inferno
3s Mythic Add Cast

Presented above. The add spawns pools of flame at the feet of range players. They must be soaked to shrink them until they disappear.


Pools that aren't soaked after 15s spawn an add that must be interrupted.

Altar of Frost

When Kurog is close to the frost altar, he gains a set of frost abilities.

EVERYONE

STAY GROUPED. BEING 10 YARDS

FROM OTHER PLAYERS FREEZES

YOU, PROBABLY TO DEATH.

MYTHIC ONLY
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Icy Tempest
Permanent Aura

If you don't have 2 or more players 10yds away, you become frozen for 10s and take massive DoT damage.


Stay close to other players.

EVERYONE

DODGE THE PROJECTILES.

HEALERS DISPEL ANYONE HIT.

HEROIC ONLY
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Frigid Torrent
2s Cast

Waves of projectiles shot from the boss, dealing massive damage and stunning anyone hit.


This stun is dispellable.

EVERYONE

SOAK WITH YOUR ALLIES.

ON HEROIC, DON'T SOAK

BOTH METEORS AT ONCE.

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Absolute Zero
3s Cast

Two players are marked with a large circle that deals massive damage split among allies.


On Heroic, never soak more than one player or you get frozen and take massive DoT damage.

MYTHIC ONLY
Frostwrought Dominator
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Frost Smite
Frontal 3s Cast

A frontal cleave, likely to kill any non-tank player. Players hit receive a 75% snare for 10s.

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Frozen Torrent
Boss Replicated Ability

The boss casts this ability since Normal mode.


Waves of projectiles shoot from the add, dealing massive damage and stunning anyone hit.


This stun is dispellable.

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Icy Tempest
Permanent Aura

Presented above.


Stay close to other players.

MYTHIC ONLY
Frostwrought Dominator
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Frost Smite
Frontal 3s Cast

A frontal cleave, likely to kill any non-tank player. Players hit receive a 75% snare for 10s.

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Frozen Torrent
Boss Replicated Ability

The boss casts this ability since Normal mode.


Waves of projectiles shoot from the add, dealing massive damage and stunning anyone hit.


This stun is dispellable.

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Icy Tempest
Permanent Aura

Presented above.


Stay close to other players.

Altar of Stone

When Kurog is close to the stone altar, he gains a set of earth abilities.

EVERYONE

DODGE INWARD TO

AVOID THE RING.

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Erupting Bedrock
3s Cast

A ring is marked around the boss and will explode, dealing damage to anyone inside. The ring continues to expand outwards and explodes multiple times.

EVERYONE

MOVE AWAY FROM THE

ADDS BEFORE THEY SPAWN.

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Seismic Rupture
Add Spawn

Adds will spawn from the ground, dealing damage around them and knocking players back.


They must be tanked. They apply a stacking 6% Physical vulnerability to the target.

MYTHIC ONLY
Earthwrought Smasher
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Earth Smite
Frontal 3s Cast

A frontal cleave, likely to kill any non-tank player. Applies a nasty heavy healing absorb shield on the tank.

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Erupting Bedrock
Boss Replicated Ability

The boss casts this ability since Normal mode.


A ring is marked around the add and will explode, dealing damage to anyone inside. The ring continue to expand outwards and explode multiple times.

MYTHIC ONLY
Earthwrought Smasher
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Earth Smite
Frontal 3s Cast

A frontal cleave, likely to kill any non-tank player. Applies a nasty heavy healing absorb shield on the tank.

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Erupting Bedrock
Boss Replicated Ability

The boss casts this ability since Normal mode.


A ring is marked around the add and will explode, dealing damage to anyone inside. The ring continue to expand outwards and explode multiple times.

Altar of Storms

When Kurog is close to the storm altar, he gains a set of lightning abilities.

EVERYONE

DODGE THE AOE AND SOAK

THE APPEARING RUSHING

ORBS OR THEY KILL THE RAID.

MYTHIC ONLY
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Orb Lightning
2.5s Cast

AoEs appear in the room near the add. When they explode, lightning orbs spawn and rush in a random direction.


Players must soak these orbs. Soaking inflicts a 10 minute DoT.


After 10s, non-soaked orbs explode and deal lethal damage to the raid.

EVERYONE

DEBUFFED PLAYERS NEED 1 PARTNER

BESIDE THEM. PARTNERS SHOULD ONLY

PAIR WITH ONE DEBUFFED PLAYER.

HEROIC ONLY
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Lightning Crash
4s Cast

Multiple players are debuffed. They will inflict nature damage to the nearest ally and give them a stacking 30% Nature damage vulnerability.

EVERYONE

PLAYERS WITH CIRCLES

MOVE AWAY.

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Shocking Burst
5s Cast

Several players are marked with a circle which will deal damage to anyone inside.

EVERYONE

SOAK THE CIRCLES ON

THE GROUND TO AVOID

MASSIVE RAID DAMAGE.

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Thunder Strike
7s Cast

Circles will spawn around the area and must be soaked. Missed soaks will deal massive raid damage.

MYTHIC ONLY
Stormwrought Despoiler
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Storm Smite
Frontal 3s Cast

A frontal cleave, likely to kill any non-tank player. Players hit will explode a second time in a 12yd AoE after 5s.

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Orb Lightning
2.5s Cast

Presented above: Soak the orbs!

MYTHIC ONLY
Stormwrought Despoiler
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Storm Smite
Frontal 3s Cast

A frontal cleave, likely to kill any non-tank player. Players hit will explode a second time in a 12yd AoE after 5s.

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Orb Lightning
2.5s Cast

Presented above: Soak the orbs!

PHASE
2

At 100 energy, Kurog becomes immune. 2 adds spawn based on the 2 altars you stayed at the longest in the previous P1. There are 4 different adds in total, each with unique abilities.


This phase occurs twice, and you will eventually fight all 4 adds.

EVERYONE

DODGE THE FIRE POOL.

KICK AND KILL THE ADD.

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Magma Flow
Add Spawn

Cast by the Blazing Fiend - Fire Altar add.


The add periodically drops pools of fire. Each pool spawns an add. These adds must be kicked.

EVERYONE

MOVE INTO THE CIRCLE

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Freezing Tempest
5s Cast

Cast by the Frozen Destroyer - Frost Altar add


The add marks a circle around itself before channeling a storm that deals lethal raid damage. Players in the circle take less damage.

EVERYONE

PLAYERS WITH CIRCLES

MUST MOVE AWAY.

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Ground Shatter
5s Cast

Cast by the Tectonic Crusher - Earth Altar add.


Several players are marked with a circle that will deal damage to anyone inside.

EVERYONE

MOVE OUT OF THE

GROUP IF TARGETED.

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Lethal Current
1.5s Cast

Cast by the Thundering Ravager - Storm Altar add.


The add teleports to a random player and starts channeling on them. This player takes heavy damage and deals heavy damage around them.

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Primal Barrier
Permanent Aura

Kurog is immune to damage during this phase.

Frozen Destroyer
MYTHIC ONLY
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Absolute Zero
3s Cast

Presented in P1 frost altar: two players are marked with a large circle that deals massive damage split among allies.


Never soak both circles at once, it will stun you for 10s and apply an almost lethal DoT.

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Freezing Tempest
5s Cast

Presented above.


The add marks a circle around it before channeling a storm that deals lethal raid damage. Players in the circle take less damage.

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Frost Binds
2.5s Interruptible Cast

Kickable cast. If it goes off, it will deal a heavy burst of damage and apply a raid-wide, stackable DoT.

Thundering Ravager
MYTHIC ONLY
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Thunder Strike
7s Cast

Presented in the P1 storm altar: Circles will spawn around the area which must be soaked. Missed soaks will deal massive raid damage.

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Lethal Current
1.5s Cast

Presented above.


The add teleports to a random player and starts channeling on them. This player takes heavy damage and deals heavy damage around them.

Blazing Fiend
MYTHIC ONLY
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Searing Carnage
3s Cast

Presented in P1 fire altar: multiple players are debuffed and will drop swirls under their feet for 5s which will explode and deal damage.

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Magma Flow
10s Cooldown

Presented above. The add periodically drops pools of fire.


On Heroic, an add now spawns from this pool. The add must be kicked.

Tectonic Crusher
MYTHIC ONLY
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Seismic Rupture
Add Spawn

Presented in P1 earth altar: adds will spawn from the ground, dealing damage around them and knocking players back.


The adds must be tanked. They apply a stacking 6% Physical vulnerability to the target.

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Ground Shatter
5s Cast

Presented above.


Several players are marked with a circle which will deal damage to anyone inside.

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Violent Upheaval
3.75s Cast

Massive rock spikes erupt from the ground, knocking back and dealing near lethal damages to players hit.


Don't stand in the big brown pools on the ground.

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Breaking Gravel
Tank Ability

The add gains a stacking 3% damage buff per melee attack. This effect resets when it hits a new target.

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Primal Barrier
Permanent Aura

Kurog is immune to damage during this phase.

Blazing Fiend
MYTHIC ONLY
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Searing Carnage
3s Cast

Presented in P1 fire altar: multiple players are debuffed and will drop swirls under their feet for 5s which will explode and deal damage.

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Magma Flow
10s Cooldown

Presented above. The add periodically drops pools of fire.


On Heroic, an add now spawns from this pool. The add must be kicked.

Frozen Destroyer
MYTHIC ONLY
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Absolute Zero
3s Cast

Presented in P1 frost altar: two players are marked with a large circle that deals massive damage split among allies.


Never soak both circles at once, it will stun you for 10s and apply an almost lethal DoT.

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Freezing Tempest
5s Cast

Presented above.


The add marks a circle around it before channeling a storm that deals lethal raid damage. Players in the circle take less damage.

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Frost Binds
2.5s Interruptible Cast

Kickable cast. If it goes off, it will deal a heavy burst of damage and apply a raid-wide, stackable DoT.

Tectonic Crusher
MYTHIC ONLY
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Seismic Rupture
Add Spawn

Presented in P1 earth altar: adds will spawn from the ground, dealing damage around them and knocking players back.


The adds must be tanked. They apply a stacking 6% Physical vulnerability to the target.

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Ground Shatter
5s Cast

Presented above.


Several players are marked with a circle which will deal damage to anyone inside.

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Violent Upheaval
3.75s Cast

Massive rock spikes erupt from the ground, knocking back and dealing near lethal damages to players hit.


Don't stand in the big brown pools on the ground.

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Breaking Gravel
Tank Ability

The add gains a stacking 3% damage buff per melee attack. This effect resets when it hits a new target.

Thundering Ravager
MYTHIC ONLY
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Thunder Strike
7s Cast

Presented in the P1 storm altar: Circles will spawn around the area which must be soaked. Missed soaks will deal massive raid damage.

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Lethal Current
1.5s Cast

Presented above.


The add teleports to a random player and starts channeling on them. This player takes heavy damage and deals heavy damage around them.

PHASE
3

After the second P2, one last P1 starts. Kurog enrages after 2 min, so finish him.

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Primal Attunement
Soft Enrage

After 2 min in that last P1, Kurog enrages and deals massive damage to the raid that will kill you quickly.

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Primal Attunement
Soft Enrage

After 2 min in that last P1, Kurog enrages and deals massive damage to the raid that will kill you quickly.

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