Rallying the Troops

Quest Giver: Kurun — Thor Modan, Grizzly Hills [65.7, 17.7]

Objective: Use the Shard of the Earth to rally 5 Grizzly Hills Giants, kill 5 Iron Rune Avengers, then return to Kurun.

Quick Facts

• Level: 75
• Location: Boulder Hills, north of Thor Modan [68, 11]
• Chain Position: 3 of 8 in the Thor Modan chain (Find Kurun! → Raining Down Destruction → Rallying the Troops → Into the Breach → Gavrock → Runes of Compulsion → Latent Power → Free at Last)
• Provided Item: Shard of the Earth

Walkthrough

Getting to the Battle

• Head north from Kurun’s hilltop position to the Boulder Hills around [68, 11]. You’ll see a large-scale battle between friendly Grizzly Hills Giants and hostile Runed Giants (level 74-75 elites).
• Behind the melee line, a row of friendly giants throws boulders. The giants you need are the ones running forward into melee combat, not the throwers.

Using the Shard

• Target a Grizzly Hills Giant that is currently engaged in melee combat with a Runed Giant, then use the Shard of the Earth from your inventory.
• The shard heals the giant to full health, increases its size, and buffs its strength.
• Immediately after you rally a giant, a drill bursts from the ground nearby and an Iron Rune Avenger (level 74-75, non-elite) spawns. Kill it.
• Repeat 5 times.

Staying Alive

• Pick healthy giants. If the friendly giant dies mid-fight, the Runed Giant turns on you. Runed Giants are elites with Dark Rune, a DoT that hits for around 3k every 2 seconds. That will flatten most solo players.
• Target giants at 30%+ health, or better yet, catch fresh giants as they spawn and run toward the front line. You can buff them before they even engage, keeping you safely away from the hostile elites.
• Pull the Avenger away from the fighting giants before engaging. If you’re standing between two battling elites when the friendly one drops, you’re in trouble.
• The graveyard is far. Dying here means a long corpse run, so play it safe.

Efficiency Tips

• Safe spot strategy: Stand near the line of boulder-throwing giants in the rear. New melee giants spawn and run past this position. Buff them as they pass, kill the Avenger that spawns at your safe distance, and repeat. You avoid the dangerous front line entirely.
• Pet class tip: Send your pet on the Iron Rune Avenger while you help burn down the Runed Giant. When the Runed Giant dies, new Grizzly Hills Giants run in to fill the gap, giving you another target without moving.
• Pairs with Raining Down Destruction if picked up simultaneously, though that quest involves throwing boulders from Kurun’s position rather than ground-level combat.

Lore Context

The iron dwarves of the Iron Rune clan have used runic magic to enthrall Kurun’s stone giant brethren, turning them into the Runed Giants fighting against their own kind. This quest is your first direct intervention in a conflict that has raged for thousands of years, with stone giants besieging Thor Modan to prevent the iron dwarves from rebuilding their ancient capital.

The Iron Rune Avengers shout “For the glory of Loken!” when they attack. This is an early breadcrumb connecting the iron dwarves to the corrupted Titan Keeper who serves as the final boss of Halls of Lightning and whose death triggers Algalon the Observer’s arrival at Ulduar.

The chain continues through Gavrock and eventually reveals how the iron dwarves use Runes of Compulsion to enslave the stone giants, culminating in “Free at Last” where you break the enchantment entirely.

Explore Grizzly Hills’ hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Grizzly Hills Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.