Gath'Ilzogg

Gath'Ilzogg
Title	<Warlord of the Blackrock Clan>
Gender	Male
Race	Orc (Humanoid)
Level	7-30 Elite
Class	Death knight, Warrior (formerly)
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	Blackrock clan, Dark Horde
Location	Stonewatch, Redridge Mountains
Status	Killable
Companion(s)	Singe (pet), Risen Ghoul

Gath'Ilzogg is a named orc, and one of the Warlords of the Blackrock clan.

Background[]

World of Warcraft[]

This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.

Gath'Ilzogg allied with human warlock Morganth. Fueled by Morganth's evil magic, the Blackrock orcs besieged Stonewatch Keep in Redridge which resulted in Alliance defeat. Shortly after their victory, Morganth turned on his orcish cohorts. He built a small army of Shadowhide gnolls led by Lieutenant Fangore. Both orc and man have fallen victim to the brutes that serve Morganth.^[1]

It is known that Gath'Ilzogg also led raids against the township of Lakeshire. He is reportedly holed up in the recently conquered keep plotting the Blackrock clan's further crimes against humanity. Magistrate Solomon thinks he is extremely dangerous and has put a bounty on Gath'Ilzogg's head.^[2]

At his side is the black dragon whelp Singe, who may be a present from Victor Nefarius for the successful attack on Stonewatch Keep.

Cataclysm[]

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Gath'Ilzogg's alliance with Morganth was replaced by one with Grand Magus Doane. The orc returns near the conclusion of the Redridge Mountains storyline as a death knight to be faced outside Stonewatch Keep. Colonel Troteman sends Bravo Company to kill him and Tharil'zun.^[3]

While he used to wield a sword and shield, the death knight now wields a two-handed axe, possibly the one Martek the Exiled forged for him.

Abilities[]

Blood Plague — A vicious strike that deals weapon damage and plagues the target, dealing Shadow damage over 12 sec.
Death Coil — Deals 147 Shadow damage to a nearby random target.
Plague Strike — A vicious strike that deals weapon damage and plagues the target, dealing 37 Shadow damage over 12 sec.

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 4.0.3a but is present in Classic Era.

Defensive Stance — Assumes a defensive stance. Lasts 3 min.
Infected Wound — Increases the Physical damage taken by an enemy for 30 sec.
Shield Bash — Bashes an enemy with the caster's shield, inflicting Physical damage and interrupting the spell being cast.