Take on Lei Shen: The Throne of Thunder Raid is Now Live!

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.

Encounters

The Throne of Thunder is a sprawling citadel housing 12 raid encounters, and players who defeat Emperor Lei Shen in Heroic mode can earn the opportunity to face an added 13th foe, Ra-den.

This raid is available on two difficulties, each with rewards of different item levels. Ra-Den only drops Thunderforged items:

Last Stand of the Zandalari

Jin'rokh the Breaker

When the Thunder King awoke, he rewarded the most loyal and ambitious Zandalari trolls with power beyond their wildest dreams. The berserker Jin'rokh was one of the first to receive the King's blessing, and even though Lei Shen's gifts nearly tore his body apart, the troll is now capable of calling the fury of the storm in battle.

Horridon

The Zandalari brought powerful creatures with them to the Isle of the Thunder King to use as engines of war. Led by the War-God Jalak, the dinomancers of the Zandalari Beast Ward use ancient tribal magics to strengthen the great beasts and command obedience. The horns of Horridon, the fabled mount of Jalak himself, can tear through the stone walls of a keep as a blade cuts silk.

Council of Elders

The history of the troll tribes-the Drakkari, the Farraki, the Amani, and the Gurubashi-is awash with millennia of betrayal and conflict, but the Zandalari's promise of a new, unstoppable empire has finally united these disparate troll leaders.

The Council of Elders consists of four mighty troll leaders: Kazra'jin of the Amani, Sul the Sandcrawler of the Farraki, Frost King Malakk of the Drakkari, and High Priestess Mar'Li of the Gurubashi.

Forgotten Depths

Tortos

Over the millennia, small amounts of mogu flesh-shaping magic seeped into the caverns below the Thunder King's citadel. The dark energies warped one of the chamber's native dragon turtles, melding it to the surrounding crystalline walls. Known as Tortos, this amalgamation of flesh and stone has since feasted on the cave's rich mineral deposits and grown to a colossal size.

Megaera

Even the most callous among the mogu quaver at the thought of the dark experiments performed at the Thunder King's behest. Long ago, a young cloud serpent was twisted into a multi-headed hydra and left to languish beneath Lei Shen's throne. Now the twisted creature lurks deep in the Forgotten Depths, awaiting the moment it may finally inflict its terrible agony upon others.

Ji-Kun

Mogu flesh-shapers discarded their failed creations in an abyssal shaft beneath Lei Shen's keep. The reek of decay lured many scavengers to the refuse pit, including the great Ji-Kun. Ruthless and cunning, the monstrous bird devoured her rivals one-by-one until she held sole dominion over the shadowy tunnel.

Halls of Flesh-Shaping

Durumu the Forgotten

Lei Shen commanded his sorcerers to mold an aberration that could peer into the hearts of his followers and detect betrayal. From this decree, Durumu was given life. The clever entity stubbornly obeyed its masters until the Thunder King's death, at which time it disappeared into the citadel's labyrinthine corridors. Only recently has Durumu, all but forgotten by the mogu, emerged from hiding.

Primordius

Deep within the bowels of Lei Shen's island citadel, mogu flesh-shapers formed the saurok out of a magical substance of unknown origin. When the citadel was abandoned, some experiments languished in the dark pools for far too long.

Dark Animus

During his reign, Lei Shen labored to build a mechanical servant that would defend his citadel without fear. When his first attempt failed, rage took hold of the Thunder King. He poured this negative emotion into his next, and most successful, creation: the Dark Animus. To this day, the ornate construct observes its duty, empowered by the mysterious substance at the heart of all mogu flesh-shaping experiments.

Pinnacle of Storms

Iron Qon

Legends speak of the brutality of Qon and his quilen champions. The fearless mogu commander was dubbed "Iron Qon" by the Thunder King for his unrelenting resolve to claim victory after victory for the empire regardless of the cost.

Twin Consorts

The Twin Consorts of Lei Shen, Lu'Lin and Suen, are said to be greatest of the Thunder King's treasures. Rumored to be the only known female mogu in existence, Lei Shen keeps his trophies close, and their combined arsenal against interlopers closer.

Lei Shen, the Thunder King

Tyrant, Dictator, Conqueror, Emperor. The Thunder King's numerous titles were earned by bringing absolute misery to the races of Pandaria. Resurrected into a world where his people no longer rule, Lei Shen is bent on ending the farce and bringing the land under his heel once more.

Ra-den

Lei Shen's life changed forever when he stumbled into a dark chamber below what are now the Mogu'shan Vaults. Legend has it that he found an ancient titan keeper guarding a miraculous device known as the Engine of Nalak'sha. No one knows what transpired between the two beings, but Lei Shen later emerged from the site bristling with the power to forge an empire. The keeper's fate-and his current whereabouts-remain a mystery.

Rewards

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 rewards. Reputation with this faction can be earned only within the Throne of Thunder raid dungeon.

Ao Pye at Niuzao Temple in Townlong Steppes offers Shado-Pan Assault faction gear Valor points. Teng of the Flying Daggers, the other Shado-Pan assault quartermaster, can be found underneath the Conqueror's Terrace on the Isle of Thunder.

Tier Sets

Throne of Thunder introduces Tier 15, with the full set available within the Throne of Thunder raid. The following classes share the Tier Token that can be exchanged for set pieces at Ao Pye or Teng of the Flying Daggers.

• Vanquisher: Death Knight, Druid, Mage and Rogue
• Conqueror: Paladin, Priest and Warlock
• Protector: Hunter, Monk, Shaman, and Warrior

Thunderforged Items

Thunderforged items can drop in both Normal and Heroic Modes and upgradeable by up to six item levels by using Justice Points.

Achievements

Complete the required Throne of Thunder raid achievements to earn the Glory of the Thundering Raider meta achievement which rewards the Reins of the Armored Skyscreamer mount:

• Heroic: Jin'rokh the Breaker
  • Defeat Jin'rokh the Breaker in Throne of Thunder on Heroic difficulty.
• Heroic: Council of Elders
  • Defeat the Council of Elders in Throne of Thunder on Heroic difficulty.
• Heroic: Megaera
  • Defeat Megaera in Throne of Thunder on Heroic difficulty.
• Heroic: Durumu the Forgotten
  • Defeat Durumu the Forgotten in Throne of Thunder on Heroic difficulty.
• Heroic: Dark Animus
  • Defeat the Dark Animus in Throne of Thunder on Heroic difficulty.
• Heroic: Twin Empyreans
  • Defeat the Twin Empyreans in Throne of Thunder on Heroic difficulty.
• Heroic: Horridon
  • Defeat Horridon in Throne of Thunder on Heroic difficulty.
• Heroic: Tortos
  • Defeat Tortos in Throne of Thunder on Heroic difficulty.
• Heroic: Ji-Kun
  • Defeat Ji-Kun in Throne of Thunder on Heroic difficulty.
• Heroic: Primordius
  • Defeat Primordius in Throne of Thunder on Heroic difficulty.
• Heroic: Iron Qon
  • Defeat Iron Qon in Throne of Thunder on Heroic difficulty.
• Cretaceous Collector
  • Defeat Horridon in Throne of Thunder on Normal or Heroic difficulty without killing any Zandalari Dinomancers.
• One-Up
  • Defeat Tortos in Throne of Thunder on Normal or Heroic difficulty after kicking a Whirl Turtle shell through five or more other Whirl Turtles.
• Soft Hands
  • Defeat Ji-Kun in Throne of Thunder on Normal or Heroic Difficulty with the Golden Egg Still Intact.
• Genetically Unmodified Organism
  • Defeat Primordius in Throne of Thunder on Normal or Heroic difficulty without any player receiving a harmful mutation.
• Can't Touch This
  • Survive the Iron Qon fight in Throne of Thunder on Normal or Heroic difficulty without getting hit by any of the following abilities:
    • Burning Cinders
    • Storm Cloud
    • Rushing Winds
    • Frozen Blood
    • Frozen Solid!
• A Complete Circuit
  • Defeat Lei Shen in the Throne of Thunder on Normal or Heroic Difficulty after disabling each of the four Conduits first.
    • Static Shock Conduit Disabled First
    • Overcharge Conduit Disabled First
    • Diffusion Chain Conduit Disabled First
    • Bouncing Bolt Conduit Disabled First
• Lightning Overload
  • Cause two Focused Lightning Orbs to collide while fighting Jin'rokh the Breaker in Throne of Thunder on Normal or Heroic difficulty.
• Cage Match
  • Defeat the Council of Elders in Throne of Thunder on Normal or Heroic difficulty without any creature leaving the center rings.
• Head Case
  • Defeat Megaera in Throne of Thunder on Normal or Heroic difficulty without cutting off a head of the following types:
    • Flaming
    • Frozen
    • Venomous
• You Said Crossing the Streams Was Bad
  • Reveal the Orange, Purple, and Green Fog Beasts while facing Durumu the Forgotten in Throne of Thunder on Normal or Heroic Difficulty.
• Ritualist Who?
  • Defeat all 24 different Dark Ritualists on Normal or Heroic difficulty on separate visits to the Dark Animus chamber in Throne of Thunder.
• From Dusk 'til Dawn
  • Defeat Lu'lin before Suen falls below 30% health and then defeat Suen in Throne of Thunder on Normal or Heroic difficulty.

We look forward to seeing you delve into the Thunder King's stronghold to take on it's fearsome denizens, and Lei Shen himself.