Changes: Kologarn

Kologarn
Race	Titan (Giant)
Level	?? Boss
Location	The Shattered Walkway
Status	Killable
Ulduar
	The Siege of Ulduar
Flame Leviathan; Ignis the Furnace Master; Razorscale; XT-002 Deconstructor;	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)
	The Antechamber of Ulduar
Assembly of Iron; Kologarn; Auriaya	(lore); (lore); (lore)
	The Keepers of Ulduar
Mimiron; Freya; Thorim; Hodir	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)
	The Descent into Madness
General Vezax; Yogg-Saron	(lore); (lore)
	The Celestial Planetarium
Algalon the Observer (summoned);	(lore)
	Other Ulduar instances
	Halls of Stone (5); Halls of Lightning (5)

Revision as of 06:27, 19 May 2009

Kologarn is the sixth boss encounter in Ulduar released in patch 3.1.0.^[1] He guards the Shattered Walkway into central Ulduar where not only is he protecting the bridge, he is the bridge. Players fight not only him but two detachable arms that appear to be separate mobs that can be broken off of him.

25-man abilities

File:Ability GolemThunderClap.png Overhead Smash - is an instant attack decreases the target's armor by 25% for 45 seconds. Stacks up to 4 times to 100%. Also interupts casting for 8 seconds.
Petrifying Breath - is a 4-second channelled cast that causes 18,750 to 21,250 Nature damage per second and applies Brittle Skin, a debuff that increases damage taken by 20% for 8 seconds. This is cast when the aggro target is not in melee range, and typically means a raid wipe.
Focused Eyebeam - shoots beams out of his eyes towards the raid, dealing 3,700 to 4,300 Nature damage to players within 3 yards.

Left arm

2,30M HP
Shockwave - sweeps the entire raid in the room, dealing 11,563 to 13,437 Nature damage.

Right arm

2,30M HP
Stone Grip - grabs 3 random players in the raid to stun, dealing 5,300 to 5,600 damage per second until the affected players are dead or the arm has sustained 450,000 damage.

10-man abilities

File:Ability GolemThunderClap.png Overhead Smash - is an instant attack decreases the target's armor by 20% for 20 seconds. Stacks up to 4 times to 100%. Also interupts casting for 8 seconds.
Petrifying Breath - is a 4-second channelled cast that causes 14,063 to 15,937 Nature damage per second and applies Brittle Skin, a debuff that increases damage taken by 20% for 8 seconds. This is cast when the aggro target is not in melee range, and typically means a raid wipe.
Focused Eyebeam - shoots beams out of his eyes towards the raid, dealing 2,775 to 3,225 Nature damage to players within 3 yards.

Left arm

543.9K HP
Shockwave - sweeps the entire raid in the room, dealing 8,788 to 10,212 Nature damage.

Right arm

543.9K HP
Stone Grip - grabs a random player in the raid to stun, dealing 3,238 to 3,762 damage per second until that player is dead or the arm has sustained 150,000 damage.

Strategy

Kologarn remains completely stationary in this encounter at all times. He cannot be turned or range tanked. If his aggro target is not in melee range, he casts Petrifying Breath on the raid, which will cause a wipe. His arms do not need to be offtanked, but can be separately targeted and hit within Kologarn's hitbox. Since their hitbox overlaps with Kologarn's, you need to face his torso to melee, not face the arm itself.

Two to three tanks need to be in taunt rotation front and center to Kologarn. Every 10–15 seconds, he casts Overhead Smash, which reduces the tank's armor by 25%. Stacking it on one tank 1-2 times and then rotating to the next tank. Keeping all tanks alive is vital, or you won't have enough tanks to rotate the debuffs. However, the debuff seems to be either avoidable with dodge/parry or somewhat random in its timing, because it will often drop off tanks for no obvious reason.

His arms each have unique raid-damaging abilities:

His left arm sweeps the raid and simultaneouly hits everyone for 12,000. Healers must quickly heal the entire raid after a Shockwave from the left arm.
His right arm uses Stone Grip on 3 random players (1 in 10-man version) to squeeze them until the right arm takes 450,000 (150,000 in 10-man version) damage. Those who are affected must be kept alive until the damage limit is hit.

Killing an arm will spawn a pack of earth elementals, which should be picked up by a tank and killed immediately. The arm respawns 60 seconds later, but when destroyed will take health equal to the arm's from the boss. Since they do a lot of AoE damage on 25 man and give a debuff that increases physical damage taken, they should be tanked away from the main group with a dedicated tank. On 10-man, dragging them to the boss and killing them with incidental AoE works. Do NOT use AoE taunts on the elementals if you are not in melee range of the boss. Taunting the boss while out of melee range results in him casting Petrifying Breath on the raid.

Quotes

Aggro:

None shall pass!

Shockwave:

OBLIVION!

Grabbing a player:

I will squeeze the life from you!

Enrage:

I am invincible!

Left Arm dies:

Just a scratch!

Right Arm dies:

Only a flesh wound!

Kill:

KOL-THARISH!
YOU FAIL!

Death:

Master, they come....

Trivia

Kologarn's quotes are a reference to the Black Knight of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Kologarn is also seen in the 3.1.0 Ulduar trailer. It is safe to say he is responsible for driving out the famous explorer Brann Bronzebeard from Ulduar nearly killing him with his eye beams in the process, as that is the farthest in Ulduar he is seen.

Loot

Main article: Cache of Living Stone

10-Man
Emerald Signet Ring Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +2 Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +2 Haste Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 7 56 23 Greaves of the Earthbinder Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Mail Feet 7 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +4 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +2 Versatility Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Critical Strike Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 9 16 11 Mark of the Unyielding Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Neck +2 Strength +3 Stamina +3 Haste +5 Versatility Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 8 2 Pendant of the Piercing Glare Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Neck +2 Intellect +3 Stamina +46 Hit +2 Critical Strike +2 Haste Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 7 56 23 Sabatons of the Iron Watcher Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Feet 10 Armor +3 Strength or Intellect +4 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +3 Versatility Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 9 6 33 Shawl of the Shattered Giant Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when equipped Back 3 Armor +2 Agility +3 Stamina +32 Hit +2 Critical Strike +2 Haste Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 6 67 63 Shoulderguards of the Solemn Watch Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Shoulder 11 Armor +3 Strength or Intellect +4 Stamina +2 Haste +3 Versatility Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 11 37 35 Spark of Hope Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Trinket +4 Intellect Equip: Reduces the base mana cost of your spells by 17. Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 11 39 40 Spire of Withering Dreams Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Staff Two-Hand Speed 3.60 8 – 12 Damage (2.8 damage per second) +3 Agility +7 Stamina +4 Critical Strike +4 Haste Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 26 93 39 Stoneguard Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Sword One-Hand Speed 2.60 4 – 7 Damage (2.1 damage per second) +1 Strength +3 Stamina +2 Dodge +2 Parry +1 Critical Strike Durability 105 / 105 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 21 94 3

25-Man
Bracers of Unleashed Magic Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Cloth Wrist 2 Armor +2 Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +2 Haste Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 7 38 Decimator's Armguards Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Wrist 8 Armor +2 Strength or Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +2 Haste Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 7 84 27 Giant's Bane Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Gun Ranged Speed 3.00 5 – 11 Damage (2.7 damage per second) +4 Agility +5 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +4 Haste Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 16 94 62 Gloves of the Pythonic Guardian Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Hands 9 Armor +3 Strength or Intellect +4 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +3 Versatility Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 6 29 57 Handwraps of Plentiful Recovery Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Cloth Hands 2 Armor +3 Intellect +4 Stamina +3 Haste +3 Versatility Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 8 9 93 Ironmender Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Held In Off-hand +6 Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Haste +2 Versatility Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 13 70 79 Leggings of the Stoneweaver Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when equipped Mail Legs 9 Armor +4 Agility or Intellect +5 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +4 Versatility Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Versatility Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 12 78 83 Malice Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Sword One-Hand Speed 2.60 4 – 7 Damage (2.1 damage per second) +2 Agility +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +2 Haste Durability 110 / 110 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 7 81 Necklace of Unerring Mettle Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Neck +2 Strength +3 Stamina +3 Versatility Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 7 56 23 Robes of the Umbral Brute Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Cloth Chest 903 Armor +3 Intellect +5 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +4 Haste Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +5 Spell Power Durability 165 / 165 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 9 17 11 Saronite Plated Legguards Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Legs 14 Armor +4 Strength or Intellect +5 Stamina +1 Critical Strike +4 Versatility Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +6 Dodge Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 15 76 59 Shoulderpads of the Monolith Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Leather Shoulder 5 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +4 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +3 Haste Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +8 Attack Power Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 8 38 57 Unfaltering Armguards Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Wrist 8 Armor +2 Strength or Intellect +3 Stamina +1 Haste +2 Versatility Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +3 Spell Power Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 6 31 84 Wrathstone Item Level 35Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique Trinket +5 Critical Strike Use: Increases attack power by 856 for 20 sec. Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 11 39 40 Fragment of Val'anyr Binds when picked up Unique (30) -1 Armor Use: Combines 30 Fragments of Val'anyr to form the Shattered Fragments of Val'anyr. Classes: Paladin, Shaman, Monk, Druid, Priest, Evoker Requires Level 30 "The fragments of this ancient hammer glow with a cool, soothing light."