Thorog

 

Level:	Thorog
54
Genus:	Dragon-kind	Species:	Dragon
Max Health:	345,673	Type:	Arch-nemesis
Max Power:	52,699	Alignment:	Evil
Location:	Helegrod

Combat Effectiveness: Finesse: Unknown F.M. Immune: Unknown Stun/Mez Imm.: Unknown Root Immune: Unknown

Resistances: Cry: Unknown Song: Unknown Tactical: Unknown Physical: Unknown

Mitigation:
Common:	Unknown	AncientDwarf:	Unknown
Fire:	Unknown	Beleriand:	Unknown
Light:	Unknown	Westernesse:	Unknown
Shadow:	Unknown	Frost:	Unknown
Lightning:	Unknown

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Location

Thorog is found inside Helegrod in the Misty Mountains. ^{[17.7S, 9.3W]}

Lore

He was once a great dragon, and has now been resurrected by Fell spirits that do the bidding of Drugoth the Death-monger.

Quest Involvement

He is involved with the following Raids:

[50] Raid: Thorog Defeated

[50] Raid: Reclaiming Eregion's Gift

Tactical Overview

Preparation

• Everyone should have one or more +5 Edhelharn Tokens as Thorog can wipe hope buffs during the battle.
• Also consider taking advantage of the unstrippable hope from turning in the Broken Chain Link or Mírdanant.
• Everyone must have at least 10 Pure Flask of Conhuith to clear the deadly fear effects.
• Anything that grants high Shadow mitigation (virtues, potions, Rift gloves, etc.) will come in handy.
• Two Guardians to maintain primary and secondary aggro on Thorog.
• At least two Minstrels with Song of the Hopeful Heart to keep the tank alive.
• Two Burglars to interrupt Thorog's healing with a Fellowship Maneuver.
• A Captain in each group to cure fear with Muster Courage.
• Two Lore-masters, one to provide stun protection and one to focus on crowd control.
• Many Hunters to quickly deal damage to Thorog.

Adds

• Waves of 3 or 4 Drakelings from the entrance to the drake area.
• Waves of 3 Spiderlings and a Brood-matron from the entrance of the spider area.

Short

• Determine Hope Token order to deal with hope wipes.
• Defeat Drugoth.
• Get in to position for Thorog fight.
• Minstrels alternate to keep hopeful heart up for the whole fight.
• Guardians get aggro.
• Hunters burn down Thorog.
• Anyone who gets the deadly fear eye needs to clear it ASAP.
• Hunters/Champions kill drakelings when they show up.
• Kill Spiderlings, LMs keep Brood-queen mezzed.
• Burglars interrupt Thorog's healing when he flies to the upper platform.
• Repeat the last 5 steps until the dragon is defeated.
• Revel in the joy that comes from beating the hardest fight in the entire game.

Abilities

Baleful Eye

This is a fear effect that ticks down for 15 seconds. If not removed, it will instantly kill the victim and anyone standing near them. The evil eye is the single most common cause of group wipes in this fight. Drink a potion, if that fails, call for a captain to Muster Courage. If all else fails, run away from the group to die alone.

Finishing Bite

This is the attack that Thorog uses if the Baleful Eye is not removed. This is the attack that actually kills everyone; if you see this in your combat log after a wipe, someone didn't clear their fear.

Shadow Breath

An AoE Shadow Damage attack. Thorog will always try to use this ability whenever he flies down and lands on the platform. The first time cannot be interrupted, but when he comes back from the healing platform, be ready with a Clobber.

Deadly Shadow Ball

Another potent AoE Shadow Damage attack, but this one can be completely avoided by ensuring that Thorog never gets ranged aggro on anyone. He will not use this attack if he has a melee target. Warn the Hunters about it.

Wing Flap

An AoE attack that does Common Damage and causes Knockback. When Thorog rears back and starts flapping his wings, try to land an interrupt to prevent this.

Tail Swipe

An AoE attack that does Common Damage and can stun. Lore-masters should make sure to keep stun protection up on themselves, healers, and melee types.

Chill Wind

A fear effect that causes minor Damage over Time. The worst thing about this debuff is that a fear potion might clear it instead of the Baleful Eye.

Major Dread

Another fear effect that reduces Will and Fate, and can also interfere with clearing the Eye.

Aggro Debuff

An effect that causes -100% threat reduction on the target. If the main tank gets this, Thorog will turn and attack the next target on his threat list. Make sure that is another tank class in melee range.

Hope Wipe

Occasionally, Thorog will strip Hope from people, which can cause them to start cowering. Minstrels should try to keep Hopeful Heart active on the platform to counteract the Dread.

Drops

The Skull of Thorog Bind on Acquire Barter Item

Trophy

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