Kaz'rogal

Kaz'rogal
Race	Doomlord (Demon)
Level	?? Boss
Resource	Mana
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	Burning Legion
Location	Hyjal Summit, Caverns of Time
Status	Defeatable
Battle for Mount Hyjal Rage Winterchill Anetheron Kaz'rogal Azgalor Archimonde (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) NPCs Jaina Proudmoore Thrall Tyrande Whisperwind Other Caverns of Time instances Escape from Durnholde Keep (5) Opening the Dark Portal (5) Culling of Stratholme (5)

The third boss in the Battle for Mount Hyjal, Kaz'rogal is a rather tough DPS race.

Biography

Caverns of Time

This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

Kaz'rogal didn't appear in any source during the Third War. Adventurers of the Horde and Alliance entered a time pocket of the Battle for Mount Hyjal. Kaz'rogal was a lieutenant of Archimonde and attacked the orc base, but was killed by adventurers from the future, aided by troops of the Third War and Thrall.

Warlords of Draenor

This section concerns content related to Warlords of Draenor.

Kaz'rogal before the Black Gate.

Kaz'rogal returns with Archimonde to Draenor and is seen in Hellfire Citadel. He is defeated by the adventurers of the Horde and Alliance.

Abilities

• Melee: 3-6k on plate.
• Cleave: 7-8k on plate to all melee in a frontal arc, divided up among targets. Instant spell, doesn't replace his melee swing.
• War Stomp: 15 yard AoE, 1700-2500 damage plus 5 sec stun.
• Cripple: 20 yard range. Increases time between attacks by 75% and movement by 75%, in addition to reducing Strength by 75%. Lasts 12 sec.
• Mark of Kaz'rogal: A debuff inflicted on all mana users in the raid. Drains 600 mana per second for 5 sec. If mana is reduced to zero by the debuff, the debuff is removed and the target does 10,213 to 11,287 shadow damage to himself and all nearby allies. Resistible but not Dispellable.

Raid setup and equipment

See the MH Boss Tips for general info, only one tank required. It may be possible for Tauren player characters to melee Kaz'rogal from outside the range of his warstomp, due to their slightly larger melee range.

All mana users should wear some epic Shadow resistance gear, because the Mark of Kaz'rogal and all of its effects can be resisted. The whole raid should have the [Shadow Protection] buff from priests. Due to their low mana, protection paladins should take extra care not to hurt others when they AoE from the Mark emptying their mana pool.

Horde NPCs

If Thrall and his NPCs, particularly the tauren warriors, are all up they can do about 15% damage on their own. This can be very important near the end of the fight - there are reports of Kaz'rogal first kills with only one surviving raid member watching while the NPCs brought down the last 7% or so.

In order to speed things up its possible to have the MT kite Kaz'rogal through the two groups of NPCs, but it's just as feasible to wait until they enter the fight by themselves (which they usually do in any case). Kiting is detrimental to raid DPS, so it should be done only if the NPCs do more damage by their early entry than is lost due to aggro problems by the raid.

Mana management

Mana users need to do anything they can to keep their mana up. [Blessing of Might],  [Flask of Mighty Restoration] and  [Blackened Sporefish] as well as  [Superior Mana Oil] should all be in effect. Shadowfiends, [Evocation], [Mana Tide Totem], [Innervate], [Shamanistic Rage], etc must all be available. Mages may use [Ice Block] and Paladins may use [Divine Shield] before (or immediately after) being afflicted by Kaz'rogal's Mark, thus avoiding one completely. [Heroism]/ [Bloodlust] can be used early (but not too early, watch aggro) so that the high mana cost can be recovered before the first mark, or can be used late, when death is inevitable anyways. Resto Druids can shift to cat or bear forms in order to avoid death from the mark. Innervates should best be used on Shadow Priest(s). [Life Tap] should be avoided as much as possible in order to avoid additional strain on raid healers' mana. Toward the end of the fight when the debuff is cast more often [around every 15 seconds or so], many hunters choose to leave it on Viper until Kaz'rogal dies. When a mana user runs low, it's a good idea to burn the last mana quickly, and then move to a safe spot, not to harm others.

Battle rezzes (Soulstone, Ankh etc.) are only of limited usefulness because raid members are rezzed without buffs and less than a full mana bar, therefore they usually die again on the next Mark. Nonetheless, if used right after a Mark, a rez can mean one-half mana bar of nukes (or heals on the melee group), which can make the difference in a tight fight.

Enrage

The first Mark of Kaz'rogal is cast after 45 seconds. The time until the next Mark is cast is reduced by 5 seconds each time, so that the 2nd mark happens at 1:25, the 3rd at 2:00 and so on. In the end, it's cast every 10 seconds. This works in effect like a soft enrage, after about four minutes mana users inevitably start to die. After some time all healers are dead, the last surviving raid members are usually rogues or DPS warriors, who must stay out of melee range and hope the NPCs bring the boss down.

Loot

Angelista's Sash Item Level 105 Binds when picked up Cloth Waist 8 Armor +13 Intellect +19 Stamina +19 Haste Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 97 16 Beast-Tamer's Shoulders Item Level 105 Binds when picked up Mail Shoulder 26 Armor +13 Agility or Intellect +24 Stamina Equip: Increases damage dealt by your pet by 3%. Equip: Increases your pet's critical strike chance by 2%. Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 6 40 79 Belt of Seething Fury Item Level 105 Binds when picked up Plate Waist 32 Armor +16 Strength or Intellect +12 Stamina +19 Haste Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 97 14 Belt of the Crescent Moon Item Level 105 Binds when picked up Leather Waist 15 Armor +13 Agility or Intellect +16 Stamina +18 Haste +10 Versatility Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 3 56 96 Black Featherlight Boots Item Level 105 Binds when picked up Leather Feet 16 Armor +16 Agility or Intellect +14 Stamina +17 Critical Strike Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 5 15 61 Blue Suede Shoes Item Level 105 Binds when picked up Cloth Feet 9 Armor +16 Intellect +22 Stamina +9 Critical Strike Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 27 "Keep Off" Sell Price: 4 28 40 Hammer of Atonement Item Level 105 Binds when picked up Mace One-Hand Speed 2.60 11 – 14 Damage (4.8 damage per second) +50 Intellect +13 Stamina +13 Critical Strike Durability 110 / 110 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 14 48 64 Kaz'rogal's Hardened Heart Item Level 105 Binds when picked up Shield Off Hand 168 Armor +9 Strength +26 Intellect +13 Stamina +8 Dodge +8 Critical Strike   Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +1 Stamina   Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 3 41 33 Leggings of Channeled Elements Item Level 105 Binds when picked up Cloth Legs 13 Armor +17 Intellect +17 Stamina +24 Critical Strike +9 Haste   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Spell Power   Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 3 93 44 Razorfury Mantle Item Level 105 Binds when picked up Leather Shoulder 18 Armor +13 Agility or Intellect +25 Stamina +12 Critical Strike Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 2 95 59 Sun-Touched Chain Leggings Item Level 105 Binds when picked up Mail Legs 33 Armor +17 Agility or Intellect +20 Stamina +20 Versatility   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Spell Power   Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 8 53 74 Valestalker Girdle Item Level 105 Binds when picked up Mail Waist 21 Armor +13 Agility or Intellect +13 Stamina +14 Critical Strike +18 Haste Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 2

Quotes

Aggro

Cry for mercy! Your meaningless lives will soon be forfeit.

Mark of Kaz'rogal

• Your death will be a painful one.
• You... are marked.

Killing a player

• Miserable nuisance!
• You... are nothing!
• Shaza-kiel!

Trivia

• Kaz'rogal is voiced by Jamieson Price.
• His heart could be looted off his body.

Videos

• WoW Tyraenny Kill Hyjal - Kaz'rogal

Patch changes

• Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Added.
  

See also

• Guild progression (TBC) for the first kills

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

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