Grimlok

Grimlok is the chieftain of the Stonevault troggs, the tribe that overran Uldaman when the Explorers' League woke it. He is a trogg shaman who fights with lightning and a curse that shrinks his enemies, and he keeps a pet basilisk that can turn spells back on their casters. He greets intruders with the yell "Me Grimlok, KING!"

Background

Troggs are creatures of living earth that the Titans' servants locked away in Uldaman in the distant past. When dwarf excavators broke into the vault, the troggs woke, killed most of the diggers and took over the upper halls. The Stonevault tribe now holds much of the dungeon.

The game's Adventure Guide explains how Grimlok keeps his throne. Trogg chieftains are usually the biggest and most vicious members of a tribe, but by trogg standards Grimlok is a genius: he rules through intimidation, and he has trained a deadly basilisk whose gaze can turn would-be rivals to stone. The threat is enough to keep the tribe in line.

Abilities

Grimlok fights as a shaman:

• Chain Bolt: a lightning bolt that jumps between up to three players.
• Lightning Bolt: a single bolt at his current target.
• Bloodlust: speeds up the attacks of one of his allies.
• Shrink: a curse that shrinks nearby players and lowers their Strength and Stamina.

His pet Jadespine Basilisk fights at his side. It can reflect harmful spells for a few seconds and uses Crystalline Slumber to stun a player.

Strategy

Kill or control the basilisk first; its stun and spell reflection make the fight harder for everyone. Casters should check whether it is reflecting before they cast into it. Grimlok's lightning spells can be interrupted, so melee players should keep Kick, Pummel and Earth Shock ready, and the group should spread out so Chain Bolt can't jump through everyone. A mage or druid can remove the Shrink curse.

With about 7,400 health, Grimlok goes down quickly once the basilisk is dead.

Loot

From our database (patch 1.12):

Grimlok's Charge is a polearm with Agility, Strength and Stamina. Grimlok's Tribal Vestments are a cloth robe with lots of Spirit, and the Oilskin Leggings are uncommon leather legs with Agility and Spirit.

Quests

Grimlok carries a sapphire from a shattered necklace that both factions are trying to restore:

• Find the Gems (Alliance): Talvash del Kissel in Ironforge wants the gems of the necklace. The sapphire is one of them.
• Find the Gems and Power Source (Horde): Jarkal Mossmeld at Kargath in the Badlands wants the gems and the necklace's power source, which comes from Archaedas.

Trivia

• His name and his yell borrow from Grimlock, the leader of the Dinobots in the Transformers cartoons, who also liked to announce "Me Grimlock, king!"

Sources

• Grimlok, Warcraft Wiki
• WoWDB quest and loot data for patch 1.12