Nekrum Gutchewer

Nekrum Gutchewer is an undead Sandfury troll who helps lead the attack on the pyramid in Zul'Farrak. He and Shadowpriest Sezz'ziz come down the steps at the end of the dungeon's big set piece, after wave after wave of trolls has tried to overrun the group. Alliance players hunt him for his medallion, which a necromancer in the Blasted Lands wants to study.

Background

Nekrum has lived far past a troll's natural life span, and his body is visibly rotting, but it is still strong. According to the game's Adventure Guide, he and Sezz'ziz have been gathering sacrifices for the hydra Gahz'rilla, who sleeps at the heart of the city, and their followers are eager to see the creature wake. His medallion is rumored to grant an unnatural life span, for a price.

The pyramid event

Nekrum is part of the best-known event in Zul'Farrak. A band of adventurers led by Sergeant Bly (Sergeant Bly) went treasure-hunting in the city and ended up captured and caged at the top of the pyramid. The Sandfury Executioner (Sandfury Executioner) carries the [Executioner's Key] that opens their cages.

Once the prisoners are free, Sandfury trolls start to pour up the pyramid's stairs in waves. Only after the last wave do Nekrum and Sezz'ziz arrive to finish the job. When they are dead, the goblin Weegli Blastfuse (Weegli Blastfuse) offers to blow open the door to the inner city, where Chief Ukorz Sandscalp waits. Sergeant Bly and most of his crew then turn on the players.

Abilities and strategy

Nekrum's notable spell is Fevered Plague, a disease that deals a burst of nature damage and then more over time. It can be interrupted and cured.

By the time he arrives the group is usually tired and low on mana, so it pays to keep some cooldowns for the end of the waves. Groups usually hold a corner at the top of the pyramid so the trolls can only come from one direction, and use area damage on the waves. When Nekrum and Sezz'ziz come up, kill Sezz'ziz first if possible, since he heals himself and his allies, then finish Nekrum.

He is undead, so priests can use Shackle Undead on him, and paladins' Exorcism and Holy Wrath work on him.

Loot

From our database (patch 1.12):

Like many of Zul'Farrak's trolls, he can also drop rare world items and recipes, but each at well under one percent.

Quests

• Nekrum's Medallion (Alliance): Thadius Grimshade in the Blasted Lands promises to find the lost gryphon Sharpbeak, but only after he gets Nekrum's medallion. It is part of a long Alliance chain that started in The Hinterlands.
• Divino-matic Rod: Chief Engineer Bilgewhizzle (Chief Engineer Bilgewhizzle) in Gadgetzan wants his divining rod back from Sergeant Bly, which means finishing the pyramid event and then fighting Bly.
• Troll Temper: Trenton Lighthammer in Gadgetzan collects Troll Temper, which Nekrum often carries.

Sources

• Nekrum Gutchewer, Warcraft Wiki
• Zul'Farrak, Warcraft Wiki
• WoWDB quest and loot data for patch 1.12