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

Gri'lek
Gender	Male
Race	Ghost (Undead)
Level	?? Boss
Class	Berserker
Location	Edge of Madness; Zul'Gurub
Status	Killable
Zul'Gurub High Priest Venoxis Bloodlord Mandokir High Priestess Kilnara Zanzil Jin'do the Godbreaker (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) Cache of Madness Gri'lek (summoned) Hazza'rah (summoned) Renataki (summoned) Wushoolay (summoned) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) Loot

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.

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  [38E] 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 Item Level 37Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Neck +2 Strength +3 Stamina +2 Dodge +2 Mastery Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 12 27 72 Fasc's Preserved Boots Item Level 37Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Leather Feet 5 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +5 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +3 Mastery   Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Critical Strike   Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 17 31 82

Shared

Handguards of the Tormented Item Level 37Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Mail Hands 6 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +5 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +3 Haste   Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Critical Strike   Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 11 45 87 Lost Bag of Whammies Item Level 37Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Held In Off-hand +6 Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +2 Versatility Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 14 95 49 Plunderer's Gauntlets Item Level 37Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Hands 10 Armor +3 Strength or Intellect +5 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +3 Haste   Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Strength   Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 11 58 96 Zulian Voodoo Stick Item Level 37Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Wand Ranged Speed 2.00 1 – 3 Nature Damage (1 damage per second) +12 Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +2 Mastery Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 31 4 6

Patches and hotfixes

Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Added

External links

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