Grimyre (Tactics)

For the character, see Grimyre.
Grimyre, known as the Woemaker, is the 20th boss of the Omegaheim raid, the final encounter before Endnarok himself. The loyalties of this dark monstrosity are unknown, himself being an Aspect of Death. The encounter starts off as what an Aspect of Death would do, draining everything possible from the mind and bodies of it's adversaries, then wreak havoc upon them in the final phase. Grimyre himself, is an Elder of these said Aspects, and as such, questions your power. 
==Abilities==
===Phase 1: By Order of the Governance of Death===
Grimyre, on behalf of Death (he assumes) will ask of your intrusion. After a lengthy talk he then begins his assailment. In the first phase he literally drains the living out of you, while hitting you with barrages of light and shadow attacks.
====Aspect Cubes====
Grimyre summons http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080207114122/wowwiki/images/thumb/6/6c/Combat_32.gif/16px-Combat_32.gif Aspect Cubes that drain health, mana, or fortitude. These cubes re-appear and disappear from time to time. Grimyre's self abilities of draining only intensify the amount of whatever, being sapped from you.
*1,500,000 HP
*Heals for 600,000 per disappearance
*Lasts 10 seconds
*Spawns every 30 seconds
====Drains====
*http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060923202123/wowwiki/images/thumb/4/4b/Spell_shadow_lifedrain02.png/32px-Spell_shadow_lifedrain02.png Life Drain: Drains 10% health a second for 10 seconds to the target.
*http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060923203312/wowwiki/images/thumb/e/e8/Spell_shadow_siphonmana.png/32px-Spell_shadow_siphonmana.png Mana Drain: Drains 10% mana a second for 10 seconds to the target.
*http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060923203658/wowwiki/images/thumb/e/e4/Spell_shadow_teleport.png/32px-Spell_shadow_teleport.png Fortitude Drain: Drains 25% fortitude a second for 10 seconds to the target.
====Other Abilities====
*http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070113161145/wowwiki/images/thumb/5/58/Spell_shadow_demonictactics.png/32px-Spell_shadow_demonictactics.png Death Favor: Lasts entirety of phase. Either takes 25% less damage from melee, ranged, and or magic. Switches every 10 seconds.
*http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100910142255/wowwiki/images/thumb/c/ca/Ability_deathknight_sanguinfortitude.png/32px-Ability_deathknight_sanguinfortitude.png Death Swathe: Swathes all enemies in a 15 yard circle, dealing 60,000 unresistable damage. Damage taken increased by 10% for 30 seconds.
*http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120220221838/wowwiki/images/thumb/c/c0/Ability_deathwing_bloodcorruption_death.png/32px-Ability_deathwing_bloodcorruption_death.png Madness Shift: Shifts heavy amounts of intensified brain waves to the target, dealing 5,000,000 damage over 3 minutes.
*http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070113175533/wowwiki/images/thumb/5/55/Spell_arcane_massdispel.png/32px-Spell_arcane_massdispel.png Dream Blast: Blasts an opponent, dealing damage times 2 to the amount of healing received in the last second.
*http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080911133744/wowwiki/images/thumb/3/39/Ability_warlock_eradication.png/32px-Ability_warlock_eradication.png Punishment: Punishes the raid, dealing 270,000 damage to all enemies within a 20 yard rectangle.
===Phase 2: Foreseeing===
Grimyre blasts away the cubes, and begins summoning mobs to attack the raid. He even spams corruptive abilities on the tank, as he chooses Next In Line.
*http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080802033504/wowwiki/images/thumb/5/58/Spell_deathknight_vendetta.png/32px-Spell_deathknight_vendetta.png Next In Line: Chooses the target (tank) to be next in line to die. Adds a buff dealing 10,000 damage a second that can't be nullified.
====Corruptions====
*http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080721152625/wowwiki/images/thumb/9/9d/Spell_deathknight_runetap.png/32px-Spell_deathknight_runetap.png Crimson Blood: Halves the healing caused to the target, for 1 minute.
*http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060930184442/wowwiki/images/thumb/f/f2/Spell_shadow_antimagicshell.png/32px-Spell_shadow_antimagicshell.png Veins of Toxin: Healing has a 10% to poison the enemy for 5,000 damage per second for 5 seconds.
*http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060923085656/wowwiki/images/thumb/a/a8/Spell_holiday_tow_spicecloud.png/32px-Spell_holiday_tow_spicecloud.png Rupture Breath: The speed of the selected target is lowered by 25%. Stackable. Lasts 10 seconds.
*http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070113175758/wowwiki/images/thumb/a/a8/Spell_arcane_arcane02.png/32px-Spell_arcane_arcane02.png Miasmic Matter: Teleports the target to an area of danger, 10 yards away.
*http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080822012754/wowwiki/images/thumb/4/4b/Spell_deathknight_scourgestrike.png/32px-Spell_deathknight_scourgestrike.png Reaving: Nullifies the resistance of 2 random items for 10 seconds.
====Normal Abilities====
*http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060829174860/wowwiki/images/thumb/2/20/Ability_creature_cursed_01.png/32px-Ability_creature_cursed_01.png Pits of Hell: A cataclysmic rupture, dealing 75,000 damage to all enemies within it's 20 yard radius.
*http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070113161217/wowwiki/images/thumb/5/51/Spell_shadow_coneofsilence.png/32px-Spell_shadow_coneofsilence.png Grims of Death: Summons 8 (16 on Master) http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080207114122/wowwiki/images/thumb/6/6c/Combat_32.gif/16px-Combat_32.gif Grim of Death to attack the raid. They deal 35,000 on melee on 85% resistance.
*http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100910171144/wowwiki/images/thumb/3/3e/Warrior_talent_icon_blitz.png/32px-Warrior_talent_icon_blitz.png Uprising: Shatters the ground around the area, dealing 30,000 to all players.
*--> http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080710205942/wowwiki/images/thumb/d/d6/Ability_warrior_trauma.png/32px-Ability_warrior_trauma.png Death Tremors: If 5 or more players are on a 3 yard radius circle, tremors ensue, dealing 150,000 damage to all players in those radiuses.
*http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080720191319/wowwiki/images/thumb/6/65/Ability_druid_typhoon.png/32px-Ability_druid_typhoon.png Typhoons: A typhoon that swirls around the map, sucking health and mana in the process. Lasts 10 seconds.
*http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080730044731/wowwiki/images/thumb/6/61/Spell_deathknight_subversion.png/32px-Spell_deathknight_subversion.png Taboo: Grimyre ushers a forsaken word, dealing 450,000 damage to the target Next In Line. They can not resurrect for 10 seconds. Cast 10 minutes in this phase.
*http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070113160725/wowwiki/images/thumb/1/13/Spell_shadow_shadesofdarkness.png/32px-Spell_shadow_shadesofdarkness.png Summon Dracolich: Summons his dracolich mount, ending the encounter. Uses at 1%. Deals 85,000 damage to the raid.
==Preparation==
Grimyre will literally writhe pain on the raid. His abilities really all inflict on the tank, so proper healing is a necessity. He damages alot per second, the most of almost any boss in game. The healers MUST be positioned near the tank or else he will easily finish the raid off.
==Tactics==
===Phase 1===
Grimyre utilizes both draining (DPS), and massive DoT's. He drains health, mana, and fortitude from three random targets (mostly closest to him) so you must deal more damage per second, whilst healing the tank. His prayers change between melee, magic, or ranged. Make sure you have at least three different weapons. Once he senses too much damage he'll Death Swathe the whole of the enemies in front of him.
The raid's main conflict is Madness Shift. This deals 5,000,000 damage over 3 minutes, dealing 28,000 damage per second, that combined with the drains makes healing incredibly severe.
The Dream Blast can actually one shot, it deals double the amount of healing one tick. For example, if two priests heal 70,000 in 1 sec, the tank will take 140,000 and possibly live or die. Luck is a huge factor. If the healing is nearly minimal, Grimyre will throw his scythe down, casting Punishment, and kill everyone in a 20 yard rectangle, so everyone has to step to the sides.
===Phase 2===
In Phase 2, Grimyre targets the tank, and makes suffering for the tank extremely tough.
*Crimson Blood: Halves healing.
*Veins of Toxin: 10% that on a heal, deals 5,000 damage per second for 5 seconds.
*Rupture Breath: Lowers speed by 25%, stackable.
*Miasmic Matter: Teleports the user 10 yards away.
*Reaving: Nullifies resistance of 2 items for 10 seconds.
Let's try an example. A Warrior with 150k health has a 85% resistance. The helmet and chest provide 25% resistance. A priest heals for 50k a tick. So here's an example; Grimyre deals 30k a hit, Crimson Blood now has the Priest take 25k healing a tick. Veins of Toxin deals 5,000 damage a second. Rupture Breath lowers a quarter of the speed, meaning the warrior deals 3/4 of their original DPS. Miasmic Matter then teleports the user away, and Reaving lowers the resistance to 60%. So now, with this, the Warrior takes up to 70,000 damage per second, and the priest can only heal 25k at once, so eventually, the Warrior will die. So hit that heal button.
Grimyre may sometimes teleport the tank to a Pit of Hell, dealing up to 150k damage per second to the tank (with above conditions) or into a Typhoon. The typhoon furthers the process of sapping.
If the raid progresses through too long in Phase 2, Grimyre then casts Taboo, killing the target Next In Line. After this, he randomly selects a target, and then the raid won't be prepared.
Once Grimbane reaches 1% all the cooldowns are removed, he summons his mount, ends the encounter, and leaves behind words.
==Quotes==
===Intro===
*The R.B: Like I said before, when does Omegaheim end?
*Nick Shadius: Entirety in finding it's end seems prolonged.
*Grimyre's aspection appears on the ground.
*Grimyre: By order of the Governance of Death, what is the meaning of your intrusion of this place?
*The R.B: Death? As in Death itself?
*Nick Shadius: Don't you mean the leader of this place? Unless Death is...
*Grimyre: The master of this place's name is not Death. Death is my forefather, my master, my god. The leader of this place is Endnarok. Why I am here is not of your matter.
*Nick Shadius: He's an Aspect of Death, this is not going to be easy.
*The R.B: We've slain one of your kind, Aspect, don't think we can't kill you.
*Grimyre: Ah, Grimsok? He had it coming. But Death desires your souls, and I will be the harvester.
*Nick Shadius: I'm not going to die without a soul. You've asked for it.
*Grimyre: Your power is... unmistakably extreme. The both of you, and the men and women that hath come with you.
*Grimyre: Even able to defeat Epsilar, an Old God.
*Nick Shadius: An old god?
*The R.B: That's news to our ears.
*Grimyre: ENOUGH! Fight where you stand, judgement on your souls has begun!
===During the Encounter===
====Saying 1====
*Grimyre: I've seen Grimsok's fate. You two mutilated an aspect. I'm not suprised Death didn't interfere with this trauma.
*The R.B: He did interfere in a way! He ensured his arrival to the grave!
*Grimyre: You two are too young. Too young to understand the wrath Death could've had for you.
*Nick Shadius: So, it is true, Aspects of Death don't have souls. No wonder Grimsok hasn't come back.
*Grimyre: As I have set, you don't understand. But you're right about it. We don't have souls.
====Saying 2====
*Grimyre: The names you go by, maybe in the near future, you could be the greatest this wretched planet has ever seen...
*Nick Shadius: What the hell are you---
*The R.B: This ridicule---
*Grimyre: Hahahaha.
====Saying 3====
*Grimyre: Your past, so upbringing. The amazing fact of how much you've grown.
*Nick Shadius: What have you seen?
*Grimyre: Everything, through my master's eyes.
*The R.B: Your leader must be one hell of a god.
====Saying 4====
*Grimyre: To think of how much our kind is going against the rules of divinity...
*The R.B: Rules, your kind has rules set?
*Grimyre: We're not allowed interference here.
*Nick Shadius: Then go back to where you came from.
*Grimyre: I'm here hoping Endnarok has a great power, so that if he dies, I can be his harvester, don't mock my power.
====Saying 5====
*Grimyre: You two never realize you're much more than you know. Legends.
*The R.B: Thanks for the compliment, but our enemies die after saying it.
*Grimyre: Don't be so sure, your souls yourselves are marked in twain.
*Nick Shadius: Maybe they are, maybe they aren't, but well make sure you'll die with your cloak on your scythe.
===Killing a player===
*Life, so unfleeting.
*As an Aspect of Death, being an Aspect of Life, pitiful.
*Soul harvest.
*The end has come for <name>.
===Defeat===
*Grimyre: So it has been set. I won't be the harvester of Endnarok nor your souls.
*The R.B: Damn right.
*Grimyre: We shall meet again. I pray your soul will be siphoned by Endnarok, to that I may see it captured by my master.
*Nick Shadius: Just tell us one thing, Aspect. Where's Endnarok?
*Grimyre: Oh, you'll find it, outside, by where the World is drained.
*Grimyre: Your souls shall all be crushed. May you find strength.
*Grimyre leaves.
*The R.B: What were his loyalties? Take soul, fade away?
*Nick Shadius: It seems he was just a roadblock, but his words were... mystifying.
*Argyn: Glad that's over.
*Nick Shadius: Where were you?
*Maljuris: Healing the girl.
*Kalgerith: Come on everyone, "Endnarok" is all that's left.
===Hardcore Mode===
*The end of the encounter.
*???: I envy you all.
==Loot==
Grimyre awards these.
Prodigy
Item 	Quantity	Drop Rate	Wealth
[Veil of Oblivion] 	1 	 	
[Abeyance] 	1 	 	
[Deathic Bulwark] 	1 	 	
[Mastermind] 	1 	 	
[Pyxis of Fate] 	1 	 	
[Shanks of Despair]	1 	 	
[Shroud of the End]	1 	 	
Master
Item 	Quantity	Drop Rate	Wealth
[Grimyre's Verge]	1 	Very Low 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
==Wealth==
Grimyre awards 100 http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070321014528/wowwiki/images/1/10/Gold.png to all players.
==Achievements==
Grimyre awards these achievements.
*(Whispers of Despair) Defeat Grimyre on Prodigy.
*(Chants of Pain) Defeat Grimyre on Master.
*(Aspected to the End) Defeat Grimyre on Hardcore.
*(One, Two, Shift) Finish Phase 1 of Grimyre's encounter before the tank takes over 3,500,000 damage in total from Madness Shift.
*(Hellmonger) Defeat Grimyre without any player being killed by Pits of Hell.
*(Favorful) Finish Phase 1 fast enough that Grimyre doesn't switch prayers more than 10 times.
*(Death Awaits) Hear the final quote in Hardcore Mode.
==Notes==
If you play on Hardcore mode, and look towards the mask on the right of Grimyre's room, you can see a black apparition with glowing red eyes. It will usher "I envy you all". This is Deathlius Loss'end. He makes a statement referring to the discussion about souls. Deathlius lost his soul to Grimmis, an aspect, during the Battle of Glaecings. He appears in the Endnarok encounter as well, severing the nexus cord, albeit briefly.
Category:Omegaheim bosses