Krol'dok Stronghold dungeon guide

Overview

Blizzard's setup for the dungeon: ogres have been kidnapping travelers and raiding settlements across The Riverglades, and the trail ends at Krol'dok, where people hear strange chanting at night. Inside you fight the ogre warband and the Twilight's Hammer cultists working with it, including Nar'gurk.

Most bosses are simple, and the danger comes from adds. Zarmok charges whoever stands farthest away, Ashka and Toof each bring two adds, and Nar'gurk's casters need crowd control and interrupts. Overlord Mugg is the real check: he has a lot of health, leaps onto three players, swaps between mace and maul sets, and attacks faster with every hit that lands on the tank.

Getting there

The entrance is a cave west of the big fortress gates in The Riverglades, at about 37.5, 37.5. Alliance can fly to Farholde Keep (60.6, 81.6) or Powderfuse Port (76.8, 53.0) and ride north. Horde flies to Rog'mar (59.6, 45.1) and rides northwest.

Bosses

1Slavecrusher Grox

The opening boss is a plain tank-and-spank fight with no mechanic to play around.

• Slavecrusher ScepterOne-hand
• Chain of BindingMail · Waist
• Resistance Breaker SpaulderMail · Shoulder
• Blueprint: Expert CampfireRecipe

2Twilight Commander Zarmok

A Twilight officer who punishes anyone standing far from the group.

• ChargeHe charges the player farthest from him. Ranged and healers stand close to the group so nobody becomes the obvious target.

• Zarmok's Plated SignetRing
• Shadowlight AthameMain hand
• Shadecaster's LeggingsCloth · Legs

3War Handler Ashka

Ashka fights alongside two wolves.

• Wolf addsTwo wolves join the pull. The tank picks them up with Ashka so they stay off the healer.

• Bloodied GutslicerTwo-hand
• War Handler's GazeLeather · Head
• Worgbinder's TreadsMail · Feet

4Nar'gurk

A Twilight's Hammer ogre who brings caster adds into the fight.

• Caster addsCrowd-control one caster and interrupt the others while the tank holds Nar'gurk.

• Chain of the CorruptorNeck
• Krol'dok Warplate ChestChest
• Krol'dok Warplate HelmetHead

5Bossman Toof

Toof comes with two adds.

• AddsTwo adds join him. Kill or control them first so the healer only has to cover the tank.

• Band of BossmanRing
• Big-Belly BeltCloth · Waist
• ToofbreakerMace · One-hand

6Overlord Mugg

The final boss has a large health pool, two slowing adds and a melee kit that speeds up as he lands hits.

• LeapMugg leaps onto three players and deals damage around each landing spot. Spread out before he does it.
• Slowing addsTwo adds slow anyone near them. Keep them away from melee or kill them early.
• Set of Maces / Set of MaulsHe swaps weapon sets. Maces add 20% melee damage, Mauls add 50%. Healers save cooldowns for the Mauls set.
• Mugg's FuryEvery melee hit that lands raises his attack speed until his next weapon swap. Dodges, parries and blocks do not count, so avoidance gear helps the tank.

• Emblem of SlammingTrinket
• Mugg's JabberOne-hand
• Mugg's CrosserOne-hand
• Strongly Scented HoodCloth · Head

Quests

• Vengeance of the HighborneLevel 37Alliance

  Quest giver

  Ranath Nightshade, Dalaran (17.8, 66.0)

  Task

  Kill Zalfan Moonshadow. Rewards Kirin Tor and Brotherhood of the Horse reputation.

• Twilight MementosLevel 38Alliance

  Quest giver

  Sergeant Riften, The Riverglades (30.5, 48.9)

  Task

  Collect 8 Twilight Bangles. Opens after Saving Sunnyglade.

• Curios of CuriosityAlliance

  Quest giver

  Melanie Sable

  Task

  Alliance quest from Melanie Sable. Reward: Curio-Adorned Necklace.

  Rewards

  Curio-Adorned Necklace

• Tome of TwilightLevel 39Alliance

  Quest giver

  Ashe Amberhall, Farholde Keep (66.6, 81.0)

  Task

  Loot the Tome of Twilight from Nar'gurk and bring it back.

  Rewards

  Twilight Initiate's BeltTorn Cultist Cloak

• Tome of TwilightLevel 39Horde

  Quest giver

  Tran'Gul, Rog'mar (59.5, 44.0)

  Task

  Loot the Tome of Twilight from Nar'gurk and bring it back.

  Rewards

  Indoctrinated ChokerConvert's Bindings

• Eye of MuggLevel 40Both factions

  Quest giver

  Alliance: Demar Brant, Farholde Keep (after Scraps of Knowledge). Horde: Krom'Rosh, Rog'mar (59.4, 49.6)

  Task

  Kill Overlord Mugg and bring back the Eye of Mugg.

  Rewards

  Rock on a StickStick No RockBigger Rock on a Stick

• A Token of VengeanceLevel 38Horde

  Quest giver

  Da'Grosh, The Riverglades (33.4, 38.0)

  Task

  Collect 15 Cultist Ears. Opens after Encroaching Twilight.

  Rewards

  Semblance of Twilight

• Krol'dok MouldingLevel 38Both factions

  Quest giver

  Drops from Tunk in the forge area after the third boss

  Task

  Leads to Key Ingredients (4 Thick Leather, 12 Iron Bars), which rewards the Krol'dok Compound Key. Alliance hands it to Alphonse Dumas, Horde to Kreza Darkthorn.

Items

Every item in our item database that comes from Krol'dok Stronghold, grouped by where it drops.

Item sets from this dungeon

• Krol'dok Battlegear

Tips

• Pick up Twilight Mementos, Tome of Twilight and Eye of Mugg before you zone in. Several start in Farholde Keep or Rog'mar.
• On Zarmok, nobody should stand alone at range. The charge goes to the farthest player.
• Bring at least one crowd-control spell for Nar'gurk's casters and assign interrupts on the rest.
• On Mugg, spread before the leap and give healers their cooldowns for the Mauls set.
• A tank with high dodge and parry keeps Mugg's Fury from stacking, since only landed hits count.
• Krol'dok counts toward the Experienced Spelunker Legacy challenge, together with City of Dalaran and The Drowned City.

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