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Hakgrym the Howler
Location The Accursed Canyon
Race Nord Gender Male
Health Normal2273381Veteran4060124 Difficulty ON-misc-Boss 3.png
Reaction Hostile
Other Information
Faction(s) Draugrkin
Condition Werewolf Behemoth
Hakgrym the Howler

Hakgrym the Howler is a Nord and a lieutenant of the Draugrkin. He acts as the first boss of Unhallowed Grave and is accompanied by two Skeletal Werewolves and flesh abominations at the beginning of battle. During the fight he will reveal himself to be a werewolf behemoth once the odds go against him.

Related Quests[edit]

Skills and Abilities[edit]

Regular Phase[edit]

Dual Strikes
A basic melee attack dealing high physical damage.
Bone Sunder
Hakgrym the Howler twirls his blades together before striking, dealing massive physical damage. This attack can be blocked.
Cursed Ground
Hakgrym the Howler summons a lich-like spear from the ground, which then explodes, as indicated by a circular AoE, dealing high magical damage and snaring you.
Summon Totem
Hakgrym the Howler sometimes throws a Woeful Totem into the arena, which will constantly release ice bursts around itself until destroyed, dealing moderate frost damage each and slowing you down.
Summons Skeletons
Hakgrym the Howler summons Skeletal Werewolves periodically during the encounter.
Free Abomination
At 70%, Hakgrym the Howler teleports to one of the chained Flesh Abomination in the arena and liberates it, which will then assist him in the fight. At 30%, he will do the same with the other remaining abomination.

Werewolf Behemoth Phase[edit]

As he reaches 10% health, the second phase begins where he turns into a werewolf behemoth and goes back up to 50% health.

Punch
Basic melee attack dealing high physical damage.
Pummel
Hakgrym the Howler winds his arms before slamming you twice with them, dealing massive physical damage. This attack can be blocked.
Forceful Slam
Hakgrym the Howler charges his fists with undead magic and slams them into the ground, causing a large shockwave around him, indicated by a growing circular AoE, dealing high magical damage.
Stomp
Hakgrym the Howler forcefully stomps his foot into the ground, sending out shockwaves in all directions from the impact point, indicated by circular AoEs, dealing high physical damage and staggering you.
Necromantic Charge
Hakgrym the Howler screams before charging forward, trampling those in his path, indicated by a circular AoE under him, dealing high physical damage and knocking down. Skeletons crawl out of the ground in his wake. He can repeat this ability another time back to back.

Dialogue[edit]

Hakgrym as a werewolf behemoth

Entering the arena:

Hakgrym the Howler: "You lost? No, I wager you're just where you want to be. Ha! Well, come on then!"

Idling before battle:

"I'm right here, runts. Any time you're ready."
"You going to make me wait?"
"The longer you make me wait, the sharper my swords get."
"You're right on time, runts. The lads here are starving!"
"I'll try to make this quick. Heh. No promises."
"I won't lie to you. This is going to hurt."

Entering battle:

"Ha! You have no idea what you're up against."
"Let's see what you've got!"
"Finally. I've been itching for a scrap!"
"We're going to do this, eh? All right, let's go!"

Using Reaping Scythe:

"Time for the harvest!"
"This is going to hurt!"
"You think you know pain? Ha!"
"Like grain before the scythe."

Summoning a Woeful Totem:

"This should keep you busy."
"Go fetch, mongrels!"
"This should liven things up a bit."

Using Curse Ground:

"You've got nowhere to run."
"Dance for me, eh?"

Releasing a flesh abomination:

"I knew these things would come in handy."
"Let's get these chains off you, eh? Time to play."
"You hungry, boy? Eh? 'Course you are. Go get them!"
"You're pretty good! I guess it's time to call in the muscle."

Turning into a werewolf:

"Enough appetizers. Time for the main course!"
"You've got me bleeding all right. Let me return the favor!"
"You want a real fight, eh? Here it comes!"

Group wipe:

"Too easy."
"Orkey's blood, I thought you'd give me a challenge! Too bad."
"Don't worry, I'll make good use of your corpses."
"What lies beyond the door? Ha! Guess you'll never know."
"Least you died in a graveyard, eh? Convenient."

Achievements[edit]

This NPC is related to several achievements:

Achievement Points Description
ON-icon-achievement-Relentless Dogcatcher.png Relentless Dogcatcher 10 Defeat Hakgrym the Howler without defeating any of his Flesh Abominations in Veteran Unhallowed Grave.
ON-icon-achievement-Unscathed Grave.png Unscathed Grave 50 Defeat all encounters in addition to Hakgrym the Howler, the Keeper of the Kiln, the Eternal Aegis, Ondagore the Mad, and Kjalnar Tombskald in Veteran Unhallowed Grave without suffering a group member death. Access to Voria's Sanctum is not required.
ON-icon-achievement-Grave Robber.png Grave Robber 50 Defeat all encounters in addition to Hakgrym the Howler, the Keeper of the Kiln, the Eternal Aegis, Ondagore the Mad, and Kjalnar Tombskald within 30 minutes of entering Veteran Unhallowed Grave. Your timer starts when you engage the first group of enemies. Access to Voria's Sanctum is not required.
ON-icon-achievement-In Defiance of Death.png In Defiance of Death 50 Defeat all encounters in addition to Hakgrym the Howler, the Keeper of the Kiln, the Eternal Aegis, Ondagore the Mad, and Kjalnar Tombskald after destroying his unholy totem in Veteran Unhallowed Grave within 30 minutes, and without suffering a group member death. Access to Voria's Sanctum is not required.
ON-icon-achievement-Unhallowed Grave Conqueror.png Unhallowed Grave Conqueror 10 Defeat Hakgrym the Howler, the Keeper of the Kiln, the Eternal Aegis, Ondagore the Mad, and Kjalnar Tombskald in Veteran Unhallowed Grave.
ON-icon-achievement-Unhallowed Grave Vanquisher.png Unhallowed Grave Vanquisher 10 Defeat Hakgrym the Howler, the Keeper of the Kiln, the Eternal Aegis, Ondagore the Mad, and Kjalnar Tombskald in the Unhallowed Grave.