Throne of Thunder Raid Guides for World of Warcraft

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Boss Guides
• 3. Overview of the Bosses
• +4. Shado-Pan Assault
  • 4.1. Armor
  • 4.2. Amulets, Cloaks, Rings, and Trinkets
• +5. Zone Drops
  • 5.1. Armor
  • 5.2. Weapons
• 6. Changelog

The Throne of Thunder is a raid instance introduced in World of Warcraft Patch 5.2. The encounters can be performed in 10-man and 25-man formats, as well as in LFR format. The 10 and 25-man formats also have an unlockable heroic mode setting, as well as a heroic-only boss (which is not available in normal mode). This raid represents Tier 15, in terms of progression, and it is intended to be the second raiding tier of the Mists of Pandaria expansion.

The entrance to the Throne of Thunder is located in the north-western part of the Isle of the Thunder King, and it can currently be accessed via a portal located near to the Shado-Pan Garrison in Townlong Steppes. Entry into the raid instance is currently done through a side entrance, located on the left of the main path that leads up the instance.

The raid instance houses 12 boss encounters (13 if you count the heroic-only boss we mentioned above).

Currently, we offer you the following strategy guides:

Shortly before the raid is released, we will be making our written guides for the bosses available. Until then, we have created video previews for the bosses, that will give you an idea of what the fight is like (and most often, they will actually provide you with ample details of the mechanics).

Jin'rokh the Breaker is the first boss of the instance. This is a single-phase fight of relatively low complexity. It is mostly about proper positioning and movement, and about proper timing of DPS cooldowns.

After your raid defeats Jin'rokh, you must fight and defeat Horridon, as well as his master, War-God Jalak. This fight has several phases, and your raid will have to handle a plethora of different adds.

The next encounter is against the Council of Elders. You will fight 4 Troll bosses simultaneously. Your raid will need to deal with a large variety of mechanics. Also, at certain times, each of the bosses becomes empowered for a while, which alters their abilities somewhat.

The fourth boss of the instance is a giant turtle called Tortos. This is another relatively simple fight (like Jin'rokh the Breaker), during which your raid needs to defeat the boss and a large number of adds. The fight presents an interesting new mechanic, and it should prove to be a generally enjoyable fight.

Once Tortos has been killed, your raid can move forward and face Megaera, the 5th boss of the instance. This is a multi-headed hydra (technically a corrupted Cloud Serpent), and the encounter is extremely challenging. The difficulty of the fight ramps up continually, making for a very climactic last few minutes.

Ji-Kun is the 6th boss of the instance. This fight is heavily reminiscent of Alysrazor in Firelands. The fight is not complicated in terms of mechanics, but it should still prove to be a lot of fun.

The 7th boss of the instance is Durumu the Forgotten. The boss is essentially a giant eye, and the fight presents an extremely creative mechanic that, as far as we can remember, has not yet been used in any previous encounters in the World of Warcraft. It is a rather strenuous fight, and your raid members will need to all perform very well to defeat the boss.

Once Durumu has been killed, your raid can access the next boss, Primordius. This powerful Saurok is one of Lei Shen's failed experiments. On the face of it, the fight appears extremely complex, but it is actually quite easy to understand. It is a rather pressing DPS race, and your raid will get to enjoy having many of their stats buffed, provided that the strategy is correctly executed.

The 9th boss of the instance is a very strange encounter against the Dark Animus, a mechanical construct. Before you can engage the boss himself, you will have to defeat a number of smaller adds. The fight is quite chaotic.

Iron Qon is the 10th boss of the instance. This powerful mogu rides his three Quilen Champions into battle, one after the other, and then fights you on his own after his Quilens have been killed. This is another intense, but extremely enjoyable fight.

The penultimate encounter of the instance is against the Twin Consorts, Lu'lin and Suen. The encounter bears many similarities to the previous twins fights, but also adds several new and innovative elements.

Finally, your raid will get to fight Emperor Lei Shen himself. The fight against him is long, complex, and quite difficult, just as you would expect of a fight against the final boss of a raiding tier.

Once you have defeated Lei Shen on Heroic difficulty, you will be able to access a 13th boss, called Ra-den. Not much is currently known about this boss, other than the fact that he is a Titan keeper, and that he is obviously hostile towards your raid.

Killing bosses in the Throne of Thunder will grant you reputation with the Shado-Pan Assault. Increasing your reputation with this faction will allow you to buy gear from Ao Pye at the Temple of Niuzao. Every boss you kill in the Throne of Thunder rewards you with 300 reputation (Ra-den gives 500 reputation). The weekly Champions of the Thunder King quest gives you an additional 300 reputation a week.

Also, at exalted, you will be able to buy a Shado-Pan Assault Tabard.

Item Name	Armor	Slot	Main Stats	Reputation	Cost
Frost-Kissed Shoulderwraps	Cloth	Shoulders	Intellect	exalted	1,000
Shoulders of Demonic Dreams	Cloth	Shoulders	Intellect/Hit	exalted	1,000
Halo-Graced Mantle	Cloth	Shoulders	Intellect/Spirit	exalted	1,000
Fire Support Robes	Cloth	Chest	Intellect	honored	2,250
Robes of Misty Bindings	Cloth	Chest	Intellect/Spirit	honored	2,250
Troll-Burner Bracers	Cloth	Wrists	Intellect/Hit	friendly	1,250
Bracers of Shielding Thought	Cloth	Wrists	Intellect/Spirit	friendly	1,250
Flameweaver Handwraps	Cloth	Hands	Intellect	honored	1,750
Ghostbinder Grips	Cloth	Hands	Intellect/Spirit	honored	1,750
Firestrike Cord	Cloth	Waist	Intellect/Hit	friendly	1,750
Girdle of Glowing Light	Cloth	Waist	Intellect/Spirit	friendly	1,750
Charfire Leggings	Cloth	Legs	Intellect/Hit	honored	2,250
Wisp-Weave Pantaloons	Cloth	Legs	Intellect/Spirit	honored	2,250
Heartroot Shoulderguards	Leather	Shoulders	Intellect	exalted	1,000
Raiment of Silent Stars	Leather	Chest	Intellect	honored	2,250
Hearthfire Armwraps	Leather	Wrists	Intellect	friendly	1,250
Gloves of Enduring Renewal	Leather	Hands	Intellect	honored	1,750
Martiean's Splitleaf Girdle	Leather	Waist	Intellect	friendly	1,750
Trousers of Waning Shadow	Leather	Legs	Intellect	honored	2,250
Wallwalker Spaulders	Leather	Shoulders	Agility	exalted	1,000
Roofstalker Shadowwrap	Leather	Chest	Agility	honored	2,250
Willow-Weave Armbands	Leather	Wrists	Agility	friendly	1,250
Daggerfinger Clutches	Leather	Hands	Agility	honored	1,750
Darkfang Belt	Leather	Waist	Agility	friendly	1,750
Legguards of Hidden Knives	Leather	Legs	Agility	honored	2,250
Lightning Strike Mantle	Mail	Shoulders	Intellect	exalted	1,000
Skinsealer Tunic	Mail	Chest	Intellect	honored	2,250
Spiritcaller Cuffs	Mail	Wrists	Intellect	friendly	1,250
Totemshaper Gloves	Mail	Hands	Intellect	honored	1,750
Cracklebite Links	Mail	Waist	Intellect	friendly	1,750
Kilt of Rising Thunder	Mail	Legs	Intellect	honored	2,250
Targetblinder Spaulders	Mail	Shoulders	Agility	exalted	1,000
Carapace of Segmented Scale	Mail	Chest	Agility	honored	2,250
Powderburn Bracers	Mail	Wrists	Agility	friendly	1,250
Gauntlets of the Longbow	Mail	Hands	Agility	honored	1,750
Nightflight Chain	Mail	Waist	Agility	friendly	1,750
Homeguard Leggings	Mail	Legs	Agility	honored	2,250
Shoulderguards of Potentiation	Plate	Shoulders	Intellect	exalted	1,000
Hauberk of Gleaming Fire	Plate	Chest	Intellect	honored	2,250
Softscar Armplates	Plate	Wrists	Intellect	friendly	1,250
Touch of Soothing Mists	Plate	Hands	Intellect	honored	1,750
Waistplate of Channeled Mending	Plate	Waist	Intellect	friendly	1,750
Legguards of Renewal	Plate	Legs	Intellect	honored	2,250
Sightblinder Shoulderguards	Plate	Shoulders	Strength	exalted	1,000
Gianttooth Chestplate	Plate	Chest	Strength	honored	2,250
Bonecrusher Bracers	Plate	Wrists	Strength	friendly	1,250
Bloodstained Skullsqueezers	Plate	Hands	Strength/Mastery	honored	1,750
Swordhook Slingbelt	Plate	Waist	Strength/Mastery	friendly	1,750
Vaultbreaker Greaves	Plate	Legs	Strength	honored	2,250
Sparksmasher Pauldrons	Plate	Shoulders	Strength/Dodge	exalted	1,000
Breastplate of Brutal Strikes	Plate	Chest	Strength/Dodge	honored	2,250
Axebinder Wristguards	Plate	Wrists	Strength/Parry	friendly	1,250
Stoneward Handguards	Plate	Hands	Strength/Parry	honored	1,750
Reinforced Spiritplate Girdle	Plate	Waist	Strength/Dodge	friendly	1,750
Thunderbreaker Legplates	Plate	Legs	Strength/Dodge	honored	2,250

Item Name	Type	Main Stats	Reputation	Cost
Destroyer's Battletags	Amulet	Intellect/Hit	neutral	1,250
Mender's Battletags	Amulet	Intellect/Spirit	neutral	1,250
Shadowspike Cloak	Cloak	Intellect/Hit	honored	1,250
Dreamweaver Drape	Cloak	Intellect/Spirit	honored	1,250
Signet of the Shado-Pan Assault	Ring	Intellect	friendly	1,250
Ring of the Shado-Pan Assault	Ring	Intellect/Spirit	friendly	1,250
Volatile Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault	Trinket	Intellect/Haste on proc	friendly	1,750
Soothing Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault	Trinket	Intellect/Mana on use	friendly	1,750
Flanker's Battletags	Amulet	Agility	neutral	1,250
Longshot Forestcloak	Cloak	Agility	honored	1,250
Seal of the Shado-Pan Assault	Ring	Agility	friendly	1,250
Vicious Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault	Trinket	Hit/Agility on proc	friendly	1,750
Striker's Battletags	Amulet	Strength/Mastery	neutral	1,250
Spikeshard Greatcloak	Cloak	Strength/Mastery	honored	1,250
Band of the Shado-Pan Assault	Ring	Strength	friendly	1,250
Brutal Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault	Trinket	Expertise/Strength on proc	friendly	1,750
Vanguard's Battletags	Amulet	Strength/Parry	neutral	1,250
Many-Layered Scalecloak	Cloak	Strength/Dodge	honored	1,250
Loop of the Shado-Pan Assault	Ring	Strength/Dodge	friendly	1,250
Steadfast Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault	Trinket	Mastery/Dodge on use	friendly	1,750

Item Name	Armor	Slot	Main Stats
Lost Shoulders of Fluidity (LFR, Heroic)	Cloth	Shoulders	Intellect
Lost Shoulders of Fire (LFR, Heroic)	Cloth	Shoulders	Intellect/Hit
Lost Shoulders of Healing (LFR, Heroic)	Cloth	Shoulders	Intellect/Spirit
Forgotten Mantle of the Sun (LFR, Heroic)	Leather	Shoulders	Intellect
Forgotten Mantle of the Moon (LFR, Heroic)	Leather	Shoulders	Agility
Abandoned Spaulders of Renewal (LFR, Heroic)	Mail	Shoulders	Intellect
Abandoned Spaulders of Arrowflight (LFR, Heroic)	Mail	Shoulders	Agility
Reconstructed Holy Shoulderplates (LFR, Heroic)	Plate	Shoulders	Intellect
Reconstructed Furious Shoulderplates (LFR, Heroic)	Plate	Shoulders	Strength/Mastery
Reconstructed Bloody Shoulderplates (LFR, Heroic)	Plate	Shoulders	Strength/Parry

Item Name	Type	Main Stats
Jerthud, Graceful Hand of the Savior (LFR, Heroic)	1H Mace	Intellect
Invocation of the Dawn (LFR, Heroic)	2H Mace	Intellect
Nadagast's Exsanguinator (LFR, Heroic)	Dagger	Intellect/Hit
Fyn's Flickering Dagger (LFR, Heroic)	Dagger	Agility
Tia-Tia, the Scything Star (LFR, Heroic)	Fist Weapon	Agility
Zeeg's Ancient Kegsmasher (LFR, Heroic)	1H Mace	Agility
Miracoran, the Vehement Chord (LFR, Heroic)	Bow	Agility
Darkwood Spiritstaff (LFR, Heroic)	Staff	Agility
Do-tharak, the Swordbreaker (LFR, Heroic)	1H Sword	Strength/Mastery
Visage of the Doomed (LFR, Heroic)	Shield	Strength/Parry
Greatsword of Frozen Hells (LFR, Heroic)	2H Sword	Strength
Bo-Ris, Horror in the Night (LFR, Heroic)	Polearm	Strength/Mastery

• 21 May 2013: Patch 5.3 update: changed reputation requirement for Waist and Chest items.
• 13 Apr. 2013: Added zone drops.
• 07 Mar. 2013: Removed the mention to Grand Commendation of the Shado-Pan Assault, which seems to be no longer available in the game.

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