The most feared soldiers of Ragnaros's elemental forces are the molten giants, and among them Golemagg the Incinerator is unrivaled for his sheer brutality and savage efficiency. So absolute is the molten behemoth's power that he has cowed two core ragers — offspring of the colossal beast Magmadar — which he now uses as pets. For this affront, he has earned Magmadar's eternal and unwavering ire, although the fearsome creature has yet to act on his savage impulses.^[1]

Golemagg is a molten giant boss with 2 pet dogs, called Core Ragers, for guards of the Rune of Theri.

Contents 1 Attacks and Abilities 1.1 Golemagg 1.2 Core Ragers 2 Strategy 3 Reward 4 Notes 5 Patch changes 6 Videos 7 References 8 External links

Attacks and AbilitiesEdit

GolemaggEdit

• Golemagg's Trust - Buffs the Core Ragers with 500 increased damage and increased attack speed by 50% if they are close enough.
• Magma Splash - A range ability that procs onto anyone attacking and will stack with itself. It does fire damage over time and reduces armor of the target. Magma Splash will start off doing 50 damage per tick with 250 armor reduction. If allowed to continue stacking it will go up to a total of 50 stacks doing 2500 damage per 3 seconds plus 12500 armor reduction.
• Pyroblast - Randomly deals 2000 damage to a member of the raid, includes a DoT that deals 200 damage every 3 seconds for 12 seconds.
• At 10% health Golemagg will also start casting earthquake doing damage to all around him and begin attacking much faster.
• Golemagg will also cast 'Attract Rager' onto every member of the raid when he reaches 10% health. This ability addes a certain amount of aggro to all in the raid except for the warriors tanking the Core Rager.

Core RagersEdit

• Mangle - reduces movement by 50% and deals 300 physical damage every 2 seconds.
• If the dogs health is reduced below 50% they will emote a message "Core Rager refuses to die while its master is in trouble" and regen to full health.
• If you pull the dogs too far away from Golemagg; he'll evade bug, reset and start all over again.

StrategyEdit

This is the most boring and uneventful fight in the whole of Molten Core. The main tank needs high fire resistance (to reduce the effect of the magma splashes), and healers need to pay some attention to their mana pools, since it's a rather long fight.

Two offtanks should fight the Core Ragers far away from Golemagg. The dogs can't die so there is no reason to DPS them, just keep them occupied. When they are out of range of Golemagg's buff, their horns will stop glowing red. When Golemagg gets to 10% life the melee should leave and he should be killed by ranged. It is often a good idea to have two tanks on Golemagg. If the main tank gets too many DoTs on him it will be simply impossible to keep him up. The second tank can either be ready to take over when the main tank dies, or when the DoTs start getting too high on the main tank the second tank can take over and let the main tank recover.

This fight is one of the few places where Curse of Weakness is useful, as the two hounds are not killed themselves. The hounds also can provide a steady stream of health to warlocks via Siphon Life.

RewardEdit

Tier 1 Chest

Arcanist Robes Binds when picked up Cloth Chest 116 Armor +10 Spirit +10 Fire Resistance +25 Intellect +19 Stamina Durability 100 / 100 Classes: Mage Requires Level 60 Item Level 66Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 23. Sell Price: 2 77 4 Set: Arcanist Regalia (1/8)	Breastplate of Might Binds when picked up Plate Chest 855 Armor +20 Strength +28 Stamina +10 Fire Resistance Durability 165 / 165 Classes: Warrior Requires Level 60 Item Level 66Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your block rating by 15. Equip: Increases defense rating by 10. Sell Price: 5 10 88 Set: Battlegear of Might (1/8)	Cenarion Vestments Binds when picked up Leather Chest 228 Armor +23 Stamina +24 Intellect +16 Spirit +10 Fire Resistance Durability 120 / 120 Classes: Druid Requires Level 60 Item Level 66Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Restores 4 mana per 5 sec. Equip: Increases spell power by 12. Sell Price: 3 75 59 Set: Cenarion Raiment (1/8)	Earthfury Vestments Binds when picked up Mail Chest 482 Armor +17 Stamina +27 Intellect +13 Spirit +10 Fire Resistance Durability 140 / 140 Classes: Shaman Requires Level 60 Item Level 66Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Equip: Increases spell power by 12. Sell Price: 4 20 21 Set: The Earthfury (1/8)
Felheart Robes Binds when picked up Cloth Chest 116 Armor +31 Stamina +20 Intellect +10 Fire Resistance Durability 100 / 100 Classes: Warlock Requires Level 60 Item Level 66Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 13. Equip: Increases your hit rating by 8. Sell Price: 2 88 65 Set: Felheart Raiment (1/8)	Giantstalker's Breastplate Binds when picked up Mail Chest 482 Armor +18 Agility +23 Stamina +11 Intellect +10 Fire Resistance Durability 140 / 140 Classes: Hunter Requires Level 60 Item Level 66Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Equip: Increases attack power by 34. Sell Price: 4 37 94 Set: Giantstalker Armor (1/8)	Lawbringer Chestguard Binds when picked up Plate Chest 855 Armor +8 Strength +26 Stamina +21 Intellect +13 Spirit +10 Fire Resistance Durability 165 / 165 Classes: Paladin Requires Level 60 Item Level 66Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 12. Sell Price: 5 25 73 Set: Lawbringer Armor (1/8)	Nightslayer Chestpiece Binds when picked up Leather Chest 228 Armor +10 Strength +29 Agility +20 Stamina +10 Fire Resistance Durability 120 / 120 Classes: Rogue Requires Level 60 Item Level 66Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Sell Price: 3 48 88 Set: Nightslayer Armor (1/8)
Robes of Prophecy Binds when picked up Cloth Chest 116 Armor +17 Spirit +10 Fire Resistance +27 Intellect +20 Stamina Durability 100 / 100 Classes: Priest Requires Level 60 Item Level 66Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 12. Sell Price: 2 73 82 Set: Vestments of Prophecy (1/8)

Golemagg the Incinerator-specific non-set loot

Azuresong Mageblade Binds when picked up Sword Main Hand Speed 2.40 64 - 140 Damage (42.5 damage per second) +7 Stamina +12 Intellect Durability 105 / 105 Requires Level 60 Item Level 71Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Equip: Increases spell power by 40. Sell Price: 7 54 31

Blastershot Launcher Binds when picked up Gun Ranged Speed 2.6 89 - 167 Damage (49.23 damage per second) +6 Stamina Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 60 Item Level 70Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Sell Price: 5 77 76

Staff of Dominance Binds when picked up Staff Two-Hand Speed 2.90 126 - 206 Damage (57.1 damage per second) +14 Spirit +37 Intellect +16 Stamina Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 60 Item Level 70Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Equip: Increases spell power by 40. Sell Price: 9 70 12

2020 Sulfuron Ingot Item Level 60Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Sell Price: 10

Non-Flamewalker shared loot

Aged Core Leather Gloves Binds when picked up Leather Hands 148 Armor +5 Shadow Resistance +8 Fire Resistance +15 Strength +15 Stamina Durability 40 / 40 Requires Level 60 Item Level 69Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your expertise rating by 12. Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Sell Price: 1 92 35	Deep Earth Spaulders Binds when picked up Mail Shoulder 447 Armor +11 Stamina +12 Intellect +7 Spirit Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 60 Item Level 71Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 33. Sell Price: 3 29 43	Fire Runed Grimoire Binds when picked up Held In Off-hand +21 Intellect +12 Stamina Requires Level 60 Item Level 70Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 11. Sell Price: 1 89 3	Flameguard Gauntlets Binds when picked up Plate Hands 557 Armor +13 Stamina Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 60 Item Level 69Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Equip: Increases attack power by 54. Sell Price: 2 12 83
Flamewaker Legplates Binds when picked up Plate Legs 834 Armor +18 Strength +22 Stamina +11 Fire Resistance +11 Shadow Resistance Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 56 Item Level 61Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 12. Sell Price: 4 81 52	Magma Tempered Boots Binds when picked up Plate Feet 621 Armor +12 Spirit +8 Fire Resistance +18 Intellect +19 Stamina Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 60 Item Level 70Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 9. Sell Price: 4 9 64	Mana Igniting Cord Binds when picked up Cloth Waist 70 Armor +16 Intellect +12 Stamina Durability 35 / 35 Requires Level 60 Item Level 71Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 25. Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Sell Price: 1 50 29	Obsidian Edged Blade Binds when picked up Sword Two-Hand Speed 3.40 176 - 264 Damage (64.7 damage per second) +42 Strength Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 60 Item Level 68Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your expertise rating by 19. Sell Price: 9 46 42
Quick Strike Ring Binds when picked up Unique Finger +8 Stamina +5 Strength Requires Level 60 Item Level 67Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Equip: Increases attack power by 30 Sell Price: 6 40 30	Sabatons of the Flamewalker Binds when picked up Mail Feet 341 Armor +11 Intellect +27 Stamina Durability 70 / 70 Requires Level 60 Item Level 68Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases attack power by 30. Sell Price: 3 45 96	Talisman of Ephemeral Power Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Trinket Requires Level 60 Item Level 66Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Use: Increases spell power by 175 for 15 sec. Sell Price: 6 62 90

Reputation: Provides 150 reputation with the Hydraxian Waterlords at revered.

NotesEdit

• Golemagg's name is most likely a reference to Golem, an artificially created creature made of one type of object. In warcraft lore Golemagg is not actually a Golem, but rather a Molten Giant.

• There is a "furnace" behind him, often used to trick newcomers that they can see Ragnaros, although it causes a lot of fire damage (around 3900-4000) per second, promising a swift death to all that come too close.

• See other Molten Core Bosses.

Patch changesEdit

• Patch 1.7.0 (2005-09-22): Now drops Lava Cores. 
  
• Patch 1.4.0 (2005-05-05): The Golemagg encounter in the Molten Core has undergone some changes. 
  

Videos Edit

Golemagg from a Hunter's Perspective

How to solo Golemagg:

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Please remove armory=. Battle.net removed NPC linking support.
• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• DB MMO-Champion