Gri'lek

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For the original incarnation of the encounter, see Gri'lek (original).

Gri'lek

Gender

Male

Race

Ghost (Undead)

Level

87 Elite

Character class

Berserker

Health

3,983,712

Location

Edge of Madness; Zul'Gurub

Status

Killable

Zul'Gurub

Gri'lek is a former dire troll berserker who is now a ghost. He is one of several bosses which can spawn during the Cache of Madness event within Zul'Gurub.

Among the hateful spirits in the Cache of Madness, is Gri'lek, a dire troll stripped of it's regenerative abilities by the loa. ^[1]

Background

A bit of Gri'lek's story is told in Tale of Gri'lek the Wanderer, part 2 of Troll Legends. Also, a book about Gri'lek is the objective of [38] Preserving Knowledge.

Strategy

Half of the time, you can fight him as you would any other melee mob (although he is immune to taunt).

The other half of the time he uses his unique special ability: his size doubles, and his attacks increase dramatically in damage (5000+ on average). This also causes him to wipe all previously accumulated threat. However, while in this form his movement is dramatically slowed. He announces which player he has targeted, so everyone should be ready to run if they see their name spoken. He also has a tremor ability which causes stun effects in an area around him. At least one priest or paladin should be assigned to dispelling any root effects which strike Gri'lek's current target, to ensure that Gri'lek does not catch and one-shot him.

Loot

Each of the four bosses summoned drop two items: they drop one of their exclusive drops and one of their shared drops.

Exclusive to Gri'lek
Amulet of Protection Binds when picked up Neck +180 Strength +270 Stamina Requires Level 85 Item Level 353 Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 130. Equip: Increases your mastery rating by 102. Sell Price: 12 27 72 Fasc's Preserved Boots Binds when picked up Leather Feet 1116 Armor +220 Agility +360 Stamina Red Socket Socket Bonus: +10 Critical Strike Rating Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 85 Item Level 353 Equip: Increases your expertise rating by 157. Equip: Increases your mastery rating by 135. Sell Price: 12 39 37

Shared
Handguards of the Tormented Binds when picked up Mail Hands 1488 Armor +220 Agility +360 Stamina Red Socket Socket Bonus: +10 Critical Strike Rating Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 85 Item Level 353 Equip: Increases your hit rating by 142. Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 155. Sell Price: 9 76 60 Lost Bag of Whammies Binds when picked up Held In Off-hand +270 Stamina +180 Intellect +108 Spirit Requires Level 85 Item Level 353 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 127. Sell Price: 12 27 72 Plunderer's Gauntlets Binds when picked up Plate Hands 2104 Armor +220 Strength +360 Stamina Blue Socket Socket Bonus: +10 Strength Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 85 Item Level 353 Equip: Increases your haste rating by 137. Equip: Increases your expertise rating by 158. Sell Price: 11 58 96 Zulian Voodoo Stick Binds when picked up Wand Ranged Speed 1.60 1332 – 1333 Nature Damage (832.8 damage per second) +152 Stamina +101 Intellect Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 85 Item Level 353 Equip: Increases your hit rating by 66. Equip: Increases your mastery rating by 69. Sell Price: 24 50 88