Kurog Grimtotem (tactics)

Kurog Grimtotem
Title	<The Grand Summoner>
Gender	Male
Race	Tauren (Humanoid)
Level	?? Boss
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Location	Vault of the Incarnates
Status	Killable
Vault of the Incarnates
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For his lore, see Kurog Grimtotem.

Kurog Grimtotem is a boss in Vault of the Incarnates.

Adventure Guide

Once a prized pupil of Magatha Grimtotem, this master of the primal elements is preparing to unleash his most devastating creations. If Kurog is not stopped, his entities of storm, fire, ice, and earth will wreak havoc across the whole of Azeroth.

Overview

Kurog Grimtotem gains increasing dominance over an element while nearby its altar within The Primal Convergence. Upon reaching 100 energy, Kurog summons two elementals according to his levels of elemental dominance. After summoning forth an elemental from each altar, Kurog achieves Primal Attunement.

Damage Dealers

Earth Breakers continually cast Skeletal Fractures.
The longer Kurog's elementals remain alive, the more damage they do.
Each time Kurog approaches a primal altar or casts an ultimate ability, he summons an elemental.

Healers

While next to a Primal Altar, Kurog Grimtotem continually inflicts that altar's elemental damage to all players.
When Kurog Grimtotem moves between active altars, he casts Elemental Shift.

Tanks

Sundering Strike applies stacking Physical damage over time.
While not next to an active Primal Altar, Kurog Grimtotem casts Elemental Surge.
Each time Kurog approaches a primal altar or casts an ultimate ability, he summons an elemental.

Abilities

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- - Primal Shift — Kurog attunes to a primal altar, inflicting 15 Elemental damage to all players and applying Primal Break.
  - Primal Break — Increases damage taken from Primal Shift by 300% for 20 Sec. This effect stacks.
- Primal Shift — Kurog attunes to a primal altar, inflicting 15 Elemental damage to all players and applying Primal Break.
  - Primal Break — Increases damage taken from Primal Shift by 300% for 20 Sec. This effect stacks.
- Sundering Strike — Kurog unleashes an attack at his current target, inflicting 0 Elemental damage to players in a frontal cone and knocking them back. Additionally, players suffer 0 Elemental damage every 02 sec for 35 Sec. This effect stacks.
- Elemental Surge — Kurog periodically surges with the power of all four altars while standing in the center of the chamber, inflicting 3 Elemental damage to all players every 500 sec. This effect stacks.
  - Flame Dominance — Kurog inflicts 14 Fire damage to all players every 41 sec while attuned to the Altar of Flame. Increases the damage of Flame Dominance by 10%. This effect stacks.
  - Magma Burst — Kurog hurls magma at random players, inflicting 25 Fire damage and causes a Magma Pool to form at their destination.
    - Magma Pool — Molten magma inflicts 22 Fire damage every 1000 sec to players standing within it.
  - Molten Rupture — Kurog unleashes waves of lava, inflicting 75 Fire damage to players caught in their path.
  - Molten Rupture — Kurog unleashes waves of lava, inflicting 75 Fire damage to players caught in their path.
  - Searing Carnage — The caster infuses players with fire, causing them to mark their current location every 11 sec for 5 Sec. The marked location explodes after $S2 sec, inflicting 186 Fire damage to players within 5 yards.
  - Flamewrought Eradicator
    - Flame Smite — The caster unleashes flames at its current target, inflicting 0 Fire damage to players in a frontal cone.Flames land nearby, inflicting 75 Fire damage to players within 4 yards of impact locations.
    - Raging Inferno — The Flamewrought Eradicator ignites Magma Pools within the chamber, creating Raging Infernos.Players who stand within a Raging Inferno suffer 17 Fire damage every 1000 sec and reduce its flame. After 15 sec a Smoldering Hellion emerges from each Raging Inferno.
      - Smoldering Hellion
        Flame Bolt — The Smoldering Hellion flings a bolt of flame at a player, inflicting 32 Fire damage.
  - Frost Dominance — Kurog inflicts 11 Frost damage to all players every 41 sec while attuned to the Altar of Frost. Increases the damage of Frost Dominance by 10%. This effect stacks.
  - Biting Chill — Kurog afflicts all players with a biting chill that inflicts 0 Frost damage every 11 sec for 10 Sec.
  - Frigid Torrent — The caster creates waves of frozen orbs every 2000 sec for 4 Sec, knocking players within 4 yard away as they form. Each orb inflicts 75 Frost damage to any player in its path and stuns them for $391022d.
  - Frigid Torrent — The caster creates waves of frozen orbs every 2000 sec for 4 Sec, knocking players within 4 yard away as they form. Each orb inflicts 75 Frost damage to any player in its path and stuns them for $391022d.
  - Absolute Zero — The caster hurls a chunk of ice at a player, inflicting 300 Frost damage split evenly among players within 8 yards upon impact.
  - Absolute Zero — The caster hurls a chunk of ice at a player, inflicting 300 Frost damage split evenly among players within 8 yards upon impact.
    - Frost Bite — The impact of Absolute Zero chills players to the bone. Upon reaching 2 applications, the player becomes Frozen Solid.
      - Frozen Solid — The chill causes the player to become incapacitated and inflicts 15 Frost damage every $t4 sec for 10 Sec. This effect cannot be mitigated or avoided.
  - Frostwrought Dominator
    - Frost Smite — The caster unleashes frost at its current target, inflicting 0 Frost damage to players in a frontal cone.Additionally, players' movement speed is reduced by 0% for 10 Sec.
    - Icy Tempest — The air turns to ice, drastically reducing the temperature and requiring players to remain within 10 yards of at least 2 other players or they gain Frozen Solid.
      - Frozen Solid — The chill causes the player to become incapacitated and inflicts 15 Frost damage every $t4 sec for 10 Sec. This effect cannot be mitigated or avoided.
    - Frigid Torrent — The caster creates waves of frozen orbs every 2000 sec for 4 Sec, knocking players within 4 yard away as they form. Each orb inflicts 75 Frost damage to any player in its path and stuns them for $391022d.
  - Earth Dominance — Kurog inflicts 17 Nature damage to all players every 41 sec while attuned to the Altar of Earth. Increases the damage of Earth Dominance by 10%. This effect stacks.
  - Erupting Bedrock — The caster sends a tectonic ripple through the earth, inflicting 120 Nature damage to players struck by the ripple.
  - Enveloping Earth — Kurog envelops several players in earth, causing their next 119 healing to be absorbed.
  - Enveloping Earth — Kurog envelops several players in earth, causing their next 119 healing to be absorbed.
  - Seismic Rupture — The caster pulls Earth Breakers from the ground, inflicting 90 Nature damage to players with 10 yards of the eruptions and knocking them back.
    - Earth Breaker
      - Skeletal Fractures — Earth Breaker attacks fracture bones, increasing the player's Physical damage taken by 6% for 10 Sec. This effect stacks.
  - Earthwrought Smasher
    - Earth Smite — The caster unleashes earth at its current target, inflicting 0 Nature damage to players in a frontal cone and causing their next 158 healing to be absorbed.
    - Erupting Bedrock — The caster sends a tectonic ripple through the earth, inflicting 120 Nature damage to players struck by the ripple.
  - Storm Dominance — Kurog inflicts 11 Nature damage to all players every 41 sec while attuned to the Altar of Storm. Increases the damage of Storm Dominance by 10%. This effect stacks.
  - Shocking Burst — Kurog charges several players with electricity for 5 Sec. Upon expiration, charged players inflict 70 Nature damage to players within 12 yards.
  - Lightning Crash — Calls forth lightning, applying auras to random targets. Upon expiration, increases Nature damage taken by 30% and inflicts 4 Nature damage every 11 sec to the closest player for 8 Sec. This effect stacks.
  - Lightning Crash — Calls forth lightning, applying auras to random targets. Upon expiration, increases Nature damage taken by 30% and inflicts 4 Nature damage every 11 sec to the closest player for 8 Sec. This effect stacks.
  - Thunder Strike — The caster calls down thunder, inflicting 35 Nature damage to players within 4 yards of the impact locations.Impacts that fail to hit a player inflict 91 Nature damage to all players.
  - Stormwrought Despoiler
    - Storm Smite — The caster unleashes thunder at its current target, inflicting 0 Nature damage to players in a frontal cone. Victims are electrified and inflict 70 Nature damage to players within 12 yards after 5 Sec.
    - Orb Lightning — Lightning orbs form at nearby locations, inflicting 35 Nature damage to players within 7 yards of the impact locations and knocking them away.Touching an orb electrifies the player, destroying the orb but inflicting 4 Nature damage every 1000 sec for 10 Min. This effect stacks.After 10 sec the orb explodes, inflicting 90 Nature damage to all players.
  - Primal Barrier — Kurog surrounds himself with a barrier of elemental energy, reducing damage taken by -99%.
- Blazing Fiend
  - Blistering Presence — The elemental surges with power, inflicting 1 Fire damage every 11 sec. This effect stacks.
  - Magma Flow — Magma seeps from the elemental as it is struck, creating lava pools at random locations that inflict 22 Fire damage every 11 sec.
    - Magma Pool — Molten magma inflicts 22 Fire damage every 1000 sec to players standing within it.
      - Smoldering Hellion
        Flame Bolt — The Smoldering Hellion flings a bolt of flame at a player, inflicting 32 Fire damage.
    - Magma Pool — Molten magma inflicts 22 Fire damage every 1000 sec to players standing within it.
      - Smoldering Hellion
        Flame Bolt — The Smoldering Hellion flings a bolt of flame at a player, inflicting 32 Fire damage.
  - Searing Carnage — The caster infuses players with fire, causing them to mark their current location every 11 sec for 5 Sec. The marked location explodes after $S2 sec, inflicting 186 Fire damage to players within 5 yards.
- Frozen Destroyer
  - Chilling Presence — The elemental surges with power, inflicting 1 Frost damage every 11 sec. This effect stacks.
  - Frost Binds — The Frozen Destroyer unleashes a nova of frost that inflicts 30 Frost damage to all players and an additional 7 Frost damage every $t2 sec for 20 Sec. The chilling blast also reduces movement speed by -10%. This effect stacks.
  - Freezing Tempest — The Frozen Destroyer conjures violent winds centered on itself for 8 Sec, inflicting 40 Frost damage every 1000 sec to players farther than 10 yards away.The winds are slower within 10 yards, inflicting 10 Frost damage every 1000 sec .
  - Absolute Zero — The caster hurls a chunk of ice at a player, inflicting 300 Frost damage split evenly among players within 8 yards upon impact.
    - Frost Bite — The impact of Absolute Zero chills players to the bone. Upon reaching 2 applications, the player becomes Frozen Solid.
      - Frozen Solid — The chill causes the player to become incapacitated and inflicts 15 Frost damage every $t4 sec for 10 Sec. This effect cannot be mitigated or avoided.
- Tectonic Crusher
  - Shattering Presence — The elemental surges with power, inflicting 1 Nature damage every 11 sec. This effect stacks.
  - Breaking Gravel — Each consecutive melee attack against the same target increases the elemental's Physical damage by 3%. This effect stacks.Breaking Gravel is removed when the elemental melee attacks a new target.
  - Ground Shatter — The Tectonic Crusher infuses several players with volatile earth for 5 Sec. Upon expiration, infused players inflict 70 Nature damage to players within 10 yards.
  - Violent Upheaval — Slams the earth, causing rocks to erupt from nearby locations, inflicting 90 Nature damage to players within 10 yards and knocking them away.
  - Seismic Rupture — The caster pulls Earth Breakers from the ground, inflicting 90 Nature damage to players with 10 yards of the eruptions and knocking them back.
    - Earth Breaker
      - Skeletal Fractures — Earth Breaker attacks fracture bones, increasing the player's Physical damage taken by 6% for 10 Sec. This effect stacks.
- Thundering Ravager
  - Thundering Presence — The elemental surges with power, inflicting 1 Nature damage every 11 sec. This effect stacks.
  - Storm Break — Vanishes and appears behind a random enemy to unleash Lethal Current.
    - Lethal Current — Channels a lethal current into the closest player, inflicting 17 Nature damage to all players within 8 yards of the target every 1000 sec for 6 Sec.
  - Thunder Strike — The caster calls down thunder, inflicting 35 Nature damage to players within 4 yards of the impact locations.Impacts that fail to hit a player inflict 91 Nature damage to all players.
  - Primal Attunement — At full power Kurog achieves total attunement with the primal elements gaining all the altar abilities at once. In addition, Grimtotem surges with elemental power, inflicting 3 Elemental damage every 0.51 sec. This effect stacks.