Hunter Guide to Gruul's Lair

As with my Karazhan hunter guide, I assume you've read up on the basics of the Gruul's Lair, and are just looking for details specific to the hunter class.

Gruul's Lair is lovely, it's so fast to clear. Two trash pulls to the first boss, five more to the last. Five badges for about 60 minutes of work

Trash

For the trash, hunters will likely have to Misdirect pull.

Lair Brute : Stay at minimum range behind them. They do a cleave in front and will charge anyone that's more than about 10 yards away. Hold off DPS until the tank has it standing still.

Gronn-Priest : The heals need to be interrupted. Other classes do this better, so let them.

High King Maulgar and his court

It's 5 against 25! HKM is with his crew of ogre pimps.

Hunters have two jobs here, tank Kiggler the Crazed and Misdirect pull the other adds. The "misdirect" job is obvious, but... what? Tanking? Kiggler is a shaman that will spam Lightning Bolt and Polymorph on you. The raid leader should give a count down to engage and everyone will pull their targets at the same time, start with a Distracting Shot. If you're on Kiggler, have up Nature Resist Aura and go nuts on DPS, using Distracting Shot every time it's up. Kiggler does an Arcane Blast, so put your pet on Olm or Blindeye instead. Keep Kiggler where he starts. Eventually the melee will come to kill Kiggler. When they do, if someone gets aggro over you, feign death and switch to Krosh, just remember to turn off your Nature Resist Aura.

For the ogre lord himself, it's safe to have your pet on him, until he whirlwinds. Pull Fluffy back until that's done.

Kill order for the fight is generally Blindeye, Olm, Kiggler/Krosh (melee/ranged), HKM.

Gruul the Dragonkiller

This is a DPS and healer race. Gruul will "grow" every so often, increasing damage output. Eventually the healers won't be able to keep up. Every chance you get, misdirect some high aggro shots onto the tank or hurtful strike soaker. When he does a ground slam and knocks you in the air, be sure you're not around anyone else. Pets are fine against him, but watch out for cave ins. If there's a cave in on top of Gruul, pull your pet back until it's done. Move out of cave ins yourself, and bandage/health potion/health stone rather than wait for a healer to get you.

Loot

Maulgar's Warhelm
Pauldrons of the Fallen Hero (Demon Stalker Shoulderguards)

Gauntlets of the Dragonslayer
Dragonspine Trophy
Leggings of the Fallen Hero (Demon Stalker Greaves)
Axe of the Gronn Lords

The HKM fight is ridiculously easy. My guild got him down our second attempt. At the time we had Karazhan gear at most. Gruul takes more practice, as it requires more mobility and a TON of healing.