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Gruul the Dragonkiller beside the entrance of his lair

Gruul's Lair — Burning Crusade raid · WoW TBC

Level
70
Group size
25 players
Location
Blade's Edge Mountains
Continent
Outland
Difficulty
Raid
Bosses
2
Quests
0
Availability
Phase 1
Access
No key needed to enter

Overview

A two-encounter twenty-five-player raid. Maulgar tests multiple specialized tank assignments; Gruul rewards controlled positioning and rising damage throughput.

How to get there

Enter the cave in the northern part of Blade's Edge Mountains, north of Ruuan Weald.

Show entrance on the World Map

Alliance

Fly to Sylvanaar and head north to Gruul's Lair.

Horde

Fly to Thunderlord Stronghold and head north to Gruul's Lair.

Requirements & attunements

No raid attunement. Assign a mage tank and appropriate add tanks for High King Maulgar.

Attunement steps that lead here

All attunements and keys →

Map

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Gruul's Lair, interior mapEntranceEntranceStop 1: High King MaulgarStop 2: Gruul the Dragonkiller

From the entrance through the cave to High King Maulgar's council, then along the tunnel to Gruul the Dragonkiller's chamber.

  2. strategy
  3. strategy

Bosses

  1. High King Maulgar

    • Flurry
    • Arcing Smash
    • Mighty Blow
    • Whirlwind
    • Berserker Charge
    • Intimidating Roar

    Assign separate control for Krosh, Kiggler, Blindeye, and Olm; spellsteal Krosh's shield and interrupt Blindeye's healing.

    Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →

    Loot · High King Maulgar

    • Requires level 70~100%
    • Requires level 70~70%
    • Requires level 70~70%
    • Requires level 70~70%
    • Item level 125 · Wrist · Plate · Requires level 70~17%
    • Item level 125 · Head · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
    • Item level 125 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
    • Item level 125 · Waist · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
    Show all 67 drops
    • Item level 125 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Maces · Requires level 70~17%
    • Item level 125 · Head · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
    • Requires level 60~0.5%
    • ~0.4%
    • Item level 120 · Waist · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Feet · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Hands · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Head · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Shoulder · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Wrist · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Waist · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Feet · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Chest · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Head · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Shoulder · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Wrist · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Waist · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Feet · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Chest · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Head · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Legs · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Shoulder · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Wrist · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Waist · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Feet · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Chest · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Hands · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Head · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Legs · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Shoulder · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Wrist · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Finger · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Neck · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Off Hand · Shields · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Held In Off-hand · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · One-Hand · Daggers · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · One-Hand · One-Handed Maces · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Maces · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · One-Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Swords · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Two-Hand · Staves · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Off Hand · Fist Weapons · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · One-Hand · One-Handed Axes · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Axes · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Two-Hand · Polearms · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Ranged · Bows · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Ranged · Crossbows · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Ranged · Guns · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Ranged · Wands · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Main Hand · Daggers · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Main Hand · One-Handed Maces · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Two-Hand · Staves · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Thrown · Thrown · Requires level 70~0.1%

  2. Gruul the Dragonkiller

    • Shatter
    • Growth
    • Ground Slam
    • Reverberation
    • Cave In

    Keep a second melee threat target for Hurtful Strike, move out of Cave In, and spread after Ground Slam before Shatter.

    Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →

    Loot · Gruul the Dragonkiller

    • Requires level 70~100%
    • Requires level 70~70%
    • Requires level 70~70%
    • Requires level 70~70%
    • Item level 125 · Main Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 70~17%
    • Item level 125 · Head · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
    • Item level 125 · Head · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
    • Item level 125 · Feet · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
    Show all 74 drops
    • Item level 125 · Neck · Requires level 70~17%
    • Item level 125 · Trinket · Requires level 70~17%
    • Item level 125 · Hands · Plate · Requires level 70~14%
    • Item level 125 · Off Hand · Shields · Requires level 70~14%
    • Item level 125 · Waist · Leather · Requires level 70~14%
    • Item level 125 · Trinket · Requires level 70~14%
    • Item level 125 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Axes · Requires level 70~14%
    • Item level 125 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 70~14%
    • Item level 125 · Thrown · Thrown · Requires level 70~14%
    • Requires level 60~0.5%
    • ~0.4%
    • Item level 120 · Waist · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Feet · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Hands · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Head · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Shoulder · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Wrist · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Waist · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Feet · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Chest · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Head · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Shoulder · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Wrist · Leather · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Waist · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Feet · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Chest · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Head · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Legs · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Shoulder · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Wrist · Mail · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Waist · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Feet · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Chest · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Hands · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Head · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Legs · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Shoulder · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Wrist · Plate · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Finger · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Neck · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Off Hand · Shields · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Held In Off-hand · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · One-Hand · Daggers · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · One-Hand · One-Handed Maces · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Maces · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · One-Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Swords · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Two-Hand · Staves · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Off Hand · Fist Weapons · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · One-Hand · One-Handed Axes · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Axes · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Two-Hand · Polearms · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Ranged · Bows · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Ranged · Crossbows · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Ranged · Guns · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Ranged · Wands · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Main Hand · Daggers · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Main Hand · One-Handed Maces · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Two-Hand · Staves · Requires level 70~0.1%
    • Item level 120 · Thrown · Thrown · Requires level 70~0.1%

Quests

No quests are tied to this raid itself. Attunement steps that send you here are listed under Requirements.

Loot & rewards

Notable boss drops. Full loot tables are longer.

  • Item level 125 · Wrist · Plate · Requires level 70

    High King Maulgar

  • Item level 125 · Head · Leather · Requires level 70

    High King Maulgar

  • Item level 125 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 70

    High King Maulgar

  • Item level 125 · Waist · Cloth · Requires level 70

    High King Maulgar

  • Item level 125 · Main Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 70

    Gruul the Dragonkiller

  • Item level 125 · Head · Leather · Requires level 70

    Gruul the Dragonkiller

  • Item level 125 · Head · Cloth · Requires level 70

    Gruul the Dragonkiller

  • Item level 125 · Feet · Mail · Requires level 70

    Gruul the Dragonkiller

Tips & preparation

  • Make every Maulgar pull assignment explicit before combat; one uncontrolled caster can collapse the pull.
  • Spread for Shatter and preserve space for players displaced by Ground Slam.

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