Throne of Thunder

Throne of Thunder
ToT
Location	Northeastern Isle of Thunder
Race(s)	Mogu  Saurok Zandalari troll  Ice troll  Sand troll  Forest troll  Jungle troll Titanic watcher
End boss	Lei Shen Ra-den (Heroic only)
Instance info
Type	Raid
Advised level	90
Minimum average item level	480
Player limit	10/25
Associated faction	Shado-Pan Assault
Bosses Jin'rokh the Breaker Horridon Council of Elders Tortos Megaera Ji-Kun Durumu the Forgotten Primordius Dark Animus Iron Qon Twin Consorts Lei Shen Ra-den (Heroic only) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) Loot

Entrance

Throne of Thunder is the Patch 5.2 raid instance. Emperor Lei Shen, the Thunder King, has returned to wreak his vengeance on Pandaria. It falls to the heroes of the Alliance and the Horde to stop the newly resurrected tyrant and his Zandalari allies in the Throne of Thunder. The Throne of Thunder is a sprawling citadel housing 12 raid encounters, and players that defeat Emperor Lei Shen in Heroic mode can earn the opportunity to face an additional 13th foe, Ra-den.

The Raid Finder version of the Throne of Thunder is divided into 4 different wings, and each wing opened a week (or two) after the previous. The instance opened on 5 March 2013, Heroic mode and "Last Stand of the Zandalari" LFR opened on 12 March, "Forgotten Depths" LFR opened on 19 March, "Halls of Flesh-Shaping" LFR opened on 2 April, and "Pinnacle of Storms" LFR opened on 16 April.

Join the Shado-Pan Assault in their singular drive to see Lei Shen, The Thunder King defeated once and for all, and gain access to impressive Valor reward items. Reputation with this faction can be earned only within the Throne of Thunder raid dungeon.

Background

Once the young Lei Shen had come of age and commanded his own legions, he announced his intent to awaken the gods. Only his most loyal of followers accompanied him where no mogu had dared tread: into the very heart of the Thundering Mountain, the sacred home of the one the mogu had called their master. What he found was illuminating: the titanic watcher Ra-den, who stood guard over a powerful titan device, the Engine of Nalak'sha. Lei Shen claimed dominion over both. It is said that he tore out the very heart of the mogu god. And from that hateful act, he gained power over wind and storm.

Lei Shen, now calling himself the "Thunder King", declared the Thundering Mountain to be his seat of power and atop its summit he built a majestic and forbidden city. Following the Thunder King's death, the new emperor, Dojan Firecrown, moved the capital of the empire from the barren Throne of Thunder to Mogu'shan Palace in the fertile Vale of Eternal Blossoms.^{[citation needed]} 

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When Pandaria separated from Kalimdor many thousands of years ago, a veil of mist kept outsiders from discovering the newly-formed continent. The mists also hid a reminder of an ancient evil: Lei Shen's Throne of Thunder. During his rule, this fortress was the seat of the Thunder King's power. Even after his death, great swathes of corrupted energy lingered, and now, the resurrected Thunder King and the Zandalari trolls intend to harness that energy to establish the reign of Lei Shen once again.

Encounters

Last Stand of the Zandalari

The forces of the Zandalari have rallied in the ruins surrounding the Thunder King's island citadel.

•  Jin'rokh the Breaker
•  Horridon
• Council of Elders

Forgotten Depths

Beneath the foundations of the Throne of Thunder lie vast caverns, teeming with ancient horrors.

•  Tortos
•  Megaera
•  Ji-Kun

Halls of Flesh-Shaping

In the horrific chambers beneath Lei Shen's citadel, the mogu conducted terrible experiments into reshaping life.

•  Durumu the Forgotten
•  Primordius
•  Dark Animus

Pinnacle of Storms

From within his inner sanctum, the risen Thunder King plots the return of the great mogu empire.

•  Iron Qon
•  Twin Empyreans
•  Lei Shen

Getting there

First get to the Isle of Thunder by taking a portal from the faction camps outside Shado-Pan Garrison in Townlong Steppes. The Alliance camp is at

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to the north, and the Horde camp is at

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to the southeast. Once on the isle, head to the Diremoor and follow the main path northeast through the jungle. At the Emperor's Gate, turn left and head due north to find at

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a sewer entrance called the Bleak Hollow, which is a small Shado-Pan camp. The sewer grate will teleport adventurers to the inner courtyard and at

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the instance line.

Geography

Overgrown Statuary

Forgotten Depths

Hall of Kings

Pinnacle of Storms

Royal Amphitheater

Roost of Ji-Kun

Halls of Flesh-Shaping

Hidden Cell

Dungeon denizens

LFR	Bosses	Monsters
1	Overgrown Statuary
	Ruined Approach	Zandalari Blade Initiate   Zandalari Spear-Shaper   Zandalari Storm-Caller   Zandalari Water-Binder   Bound Water Elemental
	Overgrown Statuary   Jin'rokh the Breaker
	Grand Overlook	Ancient Python   Spirit Flayer   Tormented Spirit   Soul-Fed Construct   Monara   Stormbringer Draz'kil
	Royal Amphitheater
	Royal Amphitheater   Horridon   Sul'lithuz Stonegazer   Farraki Skirmisher   Farraki Wastewalker   Gurubashi Bloodlord   Gurubashi Venom Priest   Risen Drakkari Warrior   Risen Drakkari Champion   Drakkari Frozen Warlord   Amani'shi Protector   Amani'shi Flame Caster   Amani Warbear   Amani'shi Beast Shaman   Zandalari Dinomancer   War-God Jalak   Direhorn Spirit
	Ruined Approach	No'ku Stormsayer   Amani'shi Flame Chanter   Drakkari Frost Warden   Farraki Sand Conjurer   Sand Elemental   Gurubashi Berserker   Shadowed Voodoo Spirit   Zandalari High Priest   Zandalari Warlord
	Lightning Promenade  Council of Elders   Blessed Loa Spirit   Shadowed Loa Spirit   Living Sand	Zandalari Prelate   Zandalari Prophet
2	Forgotten Depths
	Lair of Tortos   Tortos   Whirl Turtle	Vampiric Cave Bat   Greater Cave Bat
	Forgotten Depths   Megaera   Flaming Head   Frozen Head   Venomous Head   Arcane Head   Nether Wyrm	Shale Stalker   Cavern Burrower   Fungal Growth   Mist Lurker   Eternal Guardian   Rocky Horror
	Roost of Ji-Kun
	Roost of Ji-Kun   Ji-Kun   Hatchling   Fledgling   Juvenile   Nest Guardian	Bore Worm   Corpse Spider   Bow Fly Swarm   Gastropod
3	Halls of Flesh-Shaping
	Refuse Disposal
	Watcher's Sanctum   Durumu the Forgotten   Amber Fog   Azure Fog   Crimson Fog   Cross-Eye   Mind's Eye   Hungry Eye   Appraising Eye   Evil Eye   Wandering Eye‎	Roaming Fog   Eye Sentry   Hidden Fog   Pale Fog   Unblinking Eye   Focused Eye
	Saurok Creation Pit   Primordius   Living Fluid   Viscous Horror	Malignant Ooze   Quivering Blob
	Halls of Flesh-Shaping   Dark Animus   Anima Golem   Large Anima Golem   Massive Anima Golem	Ritual Guard   Archritualist Kelada   Ritualist Aridian   Ritualist Auton   Ritualist Bandril   Ritualist Drahvin   Ritualist Drashig   Ritualist Fendahl   Ritualist Gond   Ritualist Jagaroth   Ritualist Kitling   Ritualist Kroll   Ritualist Malus   Ritualist Mandrel   Ritualist Megara   Ritualist Morok   Ritualist Ogri   Ritualist Ogron   Ritualist Rill   Ritualist Rutan   Ritualist Sirian   Ritualist Tetrap   Ritualist Thal   Ritualist Voord   Ritualist Wirrn   Ritualist Xeron
4	Sewer Access Point	Muckbat   Putrid Waste   Rotting Scavenger   Skittering Spiderling   Flesh'rok the Diseased
	Hall of Kings
	Grand Courtyard   Iron Qon   Dam'ren   Quet'zal   Ro'shak	Manchu   Weisheng   Untrained Quilen
	Hall of Kings	Shan'ze Celestial Shaper
	Celestial Enclave   Twin Empyreans
	Lightning Ascent	Zao'cho   Lightning Guardian   Thunder Lord
	Pinnacle of Storms
	Pinnacle of Storms   Lei Shen   Ball Lightning   Diffused Lightning   Lesser Diffused Lightning   Unharnessed Power
N/A	Hidden Cell
	Ra-den <Fallen Keeper of Storms>

Quests

Faction

•  [35R] Life Blood
•  [35R] Securing A Future

Weekly

•  [35] Agony and Animus
•  [35] Eyes of the Thunder King
•  [35] Requiem for a Queen
•  [35] Rocks Fall, People Die
•  [35] Something Foul is Afoot
•  [35] Taming the Tempest
•  [35] Zao'cho the Wicked

Achievements

•  [Last Stand of the Zandalari]
  •  [Lightning Overload]
  •  [Cretaceous Collector]
  •  [Cage Match]
•  [Forgotten Depths]
  •  [One-Up]
  •  [Head Case]
  •  [Soft Hands]
•  [Halls of Flesh-Shaping]
  •  [You Said Crossing the Streams Was Bad]
  •  [Genetically Unmodified Organism]
  •  [Ritualist Who?]
•  [Pinnacle of Storms]
  •  [Can't Touch This]
  •  [From Dusk 'til Dawn]
  •  [A Complete Circuit]
  •  [Throne of Thunder Guild Run]
• Heroics
  •  [Heroic: Jin'rokh the Breaker]
  •  [Heroic: Horridon]
  •  [Heroic: Council of Elders]
  •  [Heroic: Tortos]
  •  [Heroic: Megaera]
  •  [Heroic: Ji-Kun]
  •  [Heroic: Durumu the Forgotten]
  •  [Heroic: Primordius]
  •  [Heroic: Dark Animus]
  •  [Heroic: Iron Qon]
  •  [Heroic: Twin Empyreans]
  •  [Heroic: Lei Shen]
    •  [Ahead of the Curve: Lei Shen]
    •  [Cutting Edge: Lei Shen]
    •  [Heroic: Lei Shen Guild Run]
  •  [Heroic: Ra-den]
    •  [Cutting Edge: Ra-den]
    •  [I Thought He Was Supposed to Be Hard?]
    •  [Heroic: Ra-den Guild Run]
    •  [Realm First! Ra-den]

Loot

In addition to the items in the tables below, all bosses have a chance to drop  [Sigil of Power],  [Sigil of Wisdom] (both after patch 5.4.0,  [Secrets of the Empire] for  [90] Secrets of the First Empire, the last six bosses (Durumu to Lei Shen) have a chance to drop a  [Titan Runestone] for  [90] Echoes of the Titans, and  [Heart of the Thunder King] drops from Lei Shen for  [90] Heart of the Thunder King.

Ra-den
Item	Type	Description
[Archaic Protector's Legguards]	Plate leggings	Tank
[Black Night Thundercloak]	Cloak	Spirit
[Bubbling Anima Belt]	Plate belt	Spirit
[Carapace of the Core]	Plate chest	Strength DPS
[Chains of Counted Souls]	Mail chest	Caster
[Chestguard of Coruscating Blades]	Leather chest	Agility
[Cosmicfire Legwraps]	Leather leggings	Agility
[Cracklesnap Clasp]	Plate belt	Tank
[Detonation Cord]	Cloth belt	Spirit
[Flare-Forged Greatbelt]	Plate belt	Strength DPS
[Grey Wind Mistcloak]	Cloak	Agility
[Hypersensitive Sollerets]	Plate boots	Spirit
[Jingling Fetishgirdle]	Mail belt	Agility
[Kilt of Perpetual Genuflection]	Leather leggings	Spirit
[Leggings of the Discarded Warning]	Cloth leggings	Caster
[Legguards of Awaked Repair]	Mail leggings	Spirit
[Legguards of Surreal Visions]	Cloth leggings	Spirit
[Legplates of Lightning Blood]	Plate leggings	Strength
[Lightning-Walker Clawfeet]	Plate boots	Tank
[Longdraw Chain Belt]	Mail belt	Caster
[Nova-Binder Breastplate]	Plate chest	Caster
[Planet-Birthed Cuirass]	Plate chest	Tank
[Ra-den's Contemplative Loop]	Ring	Tank
[Ra-den's Evolving Signet]	Ring	Spirit
[Ra-den's Ruinous Ring]	Ring	Strength
[Ra-den's Summoning Band]	Ring	Caster DPS
[Ra-den's Swift Seal]	Ring	Agility
[Red Sky Cloudcloak]	Cloak	Caster DPS
[Robes of Contagious Time]	Leather chest	Caster
[Robes of Nova]	Cloth chest	Caster DPS
[Roots of Pain]	Leather boots	Caster
[Sabatons of the Superior Being]	Plate boots	Strength DPS
[Scales of Shaped Flesh]	Mail chest	Agility
[Sparkstring Chain Leggings]	Mail leggings	Agility
[Starburner Robes]	Cloth chest	Caster
[Starwalker Sandals]	Cloth boots	Caster
[Strap of Murderous Strikes]	Leather belt	Agility
[Time-Lost Greaves]	Plate leggings	Spirit
[Treads of Delicate Fascia]	Cloth boots	Spirit
[Treads of the Sanguine Volley]	Mail boots	Agility
[Twist-Toe Tabi]	Leather boots	Agility
[Vita-Binder Wrap]	Cloth belt	Caster DPS
[White Snow Skycloak]	Cloak	Tank
[Worldbender Waistband]	Leather belt	Spirit
[World-Mote Sabatons]	Mail boots	Spirit
[Yellow Dawn Lightningcloak]	Cloak	Strength DPS

Trivia

• The Throne of Thunder ended up linear because of the story being told. However according to Ion Hazzikostas many players missed the less linear progression that was seen in Ulduar and Icecrown. Giving players the option to work on another boss is helpful and there were areas in Throne of Thunder that could have been designed with this in mind.
• Ra-den didn't work out completely as envisioned. The sense of mystery associated with a boss that no one knows anything about is nice, making the content a bonus prize for defeating Lei Shen. It was hard to balance and test without the regular player testing, which resulted in clever use of game mechanics to defeat Ra-den. Normally hotfixes would have been used to solve the problem, but limited attempts made it a more complicated situation.

Videos

Guides

ToT LFR Guides Animated T15 (LFR) boss encounter playlist

ToT Tanking Guides Animated T15 (Normal Mode) boss encounter playlist

ToT DPS Guides Animated T15 (Normal Mode) boss encounter playlist

ToT Healer Guides Animated T15 (Normal Mode) boss encounter playlist

ToT HEROIC Guides Animated T15 (Heroic Mode) boss encounter playlist

PTR

ToT Dungeon Journal Previews 

Throne of Thunder PTR Previews by Icy Veins 

Patch changes

• Hotfix (2014-10-14): Shadow Nova damage for Dark Ritualist and Ritual Guard has been reduced to a more reasonable level in a post stat squish environment.
  
• Hotfix (2013-09-17):
  • Waterspouts in Tortos' Lair should allow players to travel back to the Council of Elders area once more.
  • Fixed an issue where Ice Comets had less health than intended.
    
• Hotfix (2013-03-27):
  • Fixed an issue where bracers with a random secondary stat may be awarded to the wrong role through Raid Finder or bonus roll.
  • Fixed an issue where zone drops were incorrectly disenchanting into Haunting Spirit.
    
• Hotfix (2013-03-21): Gastropod should now favor attackers that are at range.
  
• Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

Guides

Icy Veins Comprehensive encounter guides for Throne of Thunder