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Dungeon - Mists of Pandaria
Gate of the Setting Sun
4 encounters and 26 drops. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry a live Auction House price.
For generations, a massive wall called the Serpent's Spine has protected the denizens of Pandaria from periodic assaults by the rampaging, insect-like mantid. This brutal race's cycle of aggression recently began earlier than expected, catching the wall's defenders off guard. As the mightiest mantid warriors charge the battle-worn gates, Pandaria must hold back the most devastating army in the land's recorded history.
Quick Facts
| Type | Dungeon |
|---|---|
| Expansion | Mists of Pandaria |
| Encounters | 4 |
| Drops | 26 |
| Item level | 39 |
| Tradeable drops | 0 |
| Difficulties | Normal, Heroic, Timewalking |
Difficulties and Lockouts
Gate of the Setting Sun has 4 difficulties in the game data: Heroic resets daily; Normal, Mythic Keystone and Timewalking can be run again at any time.
| Difficulty | Players | Level range | Lockout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 5 | 25 to 35 | None |
| Heroic | 5 | 35 | Daily |
| Mythic Keystone | 5 | None | |
| Timewalking | 5 | 10+ | None |
Mythic+ timer, Gate of the Setting Sun: 45:00 (+2 at 22:00, +3 at 13:00).
Loot Table Value
Every one of Gate of the Setting Sun’s 26 drops is Bind on Pickup, so none of this loot can ever reach the Auction House. The table below the bosses is the complete reward list; its value is item level, not gold.
Where It Is
The entrance to Gate of the Setting Sun is in Terrace of Gurthan, Dread Wastes at 75.8, 20.1.
Entrance 75.8, 20.1Dread Wastes, from the game’s own world map art. The framed marker is the Adventure Guide entrance.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Instance Map
The Adventure Guide places 4 bosses of Gate of the Setting Sun on 2 maps. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.
Gate of the Setting Sun
1Saboteur Kip'tilak3Commander Ri'mok4Raigonn- 1 Saboteur Kip'tilak 46.1, 87.9
- 3 Commander Ri'mok 46.3, 23.8
- 4 Raigonn 44.1, 60.7
Gate of the Setting Sun
2Striker Ga'dok- 2 Striker Ga'dok 49.1, 27.2
Encounters
NNormalHHeroicTWTimewalking
Raigonn
This colossal mantid spearheads the assault against the gates. Acting as a living battering ram, Raigonn mercilessly hammers the pandaren defenses, seeking to decimate any and all obstacles barring the mantid's ruthless invasion of Pandaria.
Abilities & Strategy
Breaking the Siege
Raigonn has burst through the outer gate, and wants to ram through the inner gate! He must be stopped by destroying his Vulnerability.
Impervious Carapace
Raigonn's Impervious Carapace reduces the damage dealt to Raigonn by 99% until players destroy his Vulnerability.
Vulnerability
Raigonn exposes his Vulnerability, allowing players to ride on his head and attack it! Destroying the Vulnerability also destroys Raigonn's Carapace.
Battering Headbutt
Impacting the door also throws all enemies on Raigonn's Vulnerability to the ground.
Krik'thik Protectorate
Eight Krik'thik Protectorate join the fight from beyond the wall.
Hive Mind
When one of the Krik'thik Protectorate is reduced to 20% remaining health, it casts Hive Mind, increasing the attack speed of all nearby Krik'thik Protectorate by 50%.
Krik'thik Engulfer
Three Krik'thik Engulfer fly above, casting Engulfing Winds.
Engulfing Winds
Krik'thik Swarm Bringer
A Krik'thik Swarm Bringer joins the battle, inflicting Screeching Swarm on enemies.
Screeching Swarm
Screeching Swarm absorbs healing and inflicts Shadow damage every 1 sec. The Swarm detaches from its host after 10 sec. The Swarm also inflicts damage every 1 sec.
The Cracked Carapace
Broken Carapace
The broken Mantid Carapace increases Raigonn's damage taken by 300%.
Fixate
Raigonn fixates on a random player for 15 sec., and their movement speed increases by 75%.
Stomp
Raigonn stomps, inflicting Physical damage to all nearby enemies. Each time he stomps, he gains an application of Frenzy, increasing his damage dealt by 25%.
Loot
11 drops · item level 39 · 10 slots (Back, Chest, Feet, Hands, Legs, One-Hand +4 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Saboteur Kip'tilak
The mantid are no strangers to warfare, using technology to turn the tide of battle. The pandaren stand little chance against munitions experts such as Kip'tilak, who strike deep behind enemy lines and threaten to destroy the already weakening fortifications from within.
Abilities & Strategy
Throw Explosives
Saboteur Kip'tilak picks a random location in the room and throws a pack of Stable Munitions there.
Stable Munitions
These explosive materials will not explode unless detonated by another explosion.
Mantid Munition Explosion
When explosions from other Stable Munitions or Sabotage come into contact with Stable Munitions, they explode outward in the four cardinal directions inflicting Fire damage to all players in their path.
Sabotage
Saboteur Kip'tilak attaches four explosives to the back of a random player. When Sabotage expires, the charges explode outward in the four cardinal directions inflicting Fire damage to all players in their path. Sabotage inflicts Fire damage to the victim when the explosion occurs.
World in Flames
When Saboteur Kip'tilak reaches 70% and 30% remaining health, he detonates all explosive charges currently in play.
Loot
5 drops · item level 39 · 5 slots (Finger, Head, Neck, Waist, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup
Striker Ga'dok
The strikers are an aerial component of the mantid empire's massive army. Among them are seasoned aces such as Ga'dok. Able to singlehandedly rain fiery devastation upon scores of enemies, Ga'dok and his minions seek to bring death from above to the gates' defenders.
Abilities & Strategy
Prey Time
Striker Ga'dok charges a nearby enemy and devours them, inflicting Physical damage every 1 sec. for 5 sec.
Impaling Strike
Striker Ga'dok impales his current target, inflicting 50% of their total health as Physical damage.
Strafing Run
When Striker Ga'dok reaches 70% and 30% remaining health, he strafes the platform with fire bombs. The resulting flames inflict Fire damage every 1 sec. to enemies caught within it.
Krik'thik Disruptor
These flying Mantid continuously bombard the platform with Acid Bombs.
Acid Bomb
Mantid Disruptors periodically bombard the location of a random player with an acid bomb, inflicting Nature damage every 1 sec. to players standing within the yard radius impact area.
Krik'thik Striker
Mantid Strikers attack players on the platform during Striker Ga'dok's strafe runs.
Loot
5 drops · item level 39 · 5 slots (Feet, Hands, Shoulder, Trinket, Waist) · all Bind on Pickup
Commander Ri'mok
Commander Ri'mok oversees the mantid ground forces relentlessly besieging the towering gates. Unimpressed by the defenders, Ri'mok calls upon countless reinforcements to vanquish those foolish enough to stand in his way.
Abilities & Strategy
Viscous Fluid
Contact with the fluid increases Ri'mok's damage by 10% and reduces damage dealt by players standing in it by 10% every 1 sec. This effect stacks five times.
Frenzied Assault
Ri'mok unleashes a Frenzied Assault, inflicting 50% of his normal melee damage to all targets in a 9 yard long and 90 degree wide cone every 0.2 seconds for 6 sec.
Krik'thik Swarmer
Waves of reinforcements continuously scale the wall to aid Commander Ri'mok.
Krik'thik Saboteur
Krik'thik Saboteurs periodically join the battle.
Bombard
Loot
5 drops · item level 39 · 5 slots (Finger, Head, Legs, One-Hand, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup
Quests
4 quests Blizzard’s quest data files under Gate of the Setting Sun, most for level 35:
- Reward:13 gold74 silver
- Reward:13 gold74 silver
Achievements
12 achievements tied to Gate of the Setting Sun, worth 60 achievement points in total.
Heroic: Gate of the Setting Sun Guild RunDefeat Raigonn in Gate of the Setting Sun on Heroic Difficulty while in a guild group.10- Gate of the Setting SunDefeat Raigonn in Gate of the Setting Sun.10
- Heroic: Gate of the Setting SunDefeat Raigonn in Gate of the Setting Sun on Heroic Difficulty.10
Gate of the Setting Sun ChallengerComplete the Gate of the Setting Sun Challenge Mode.
Gate of the Setting Sun: BronzeComplete the Gate of the Setting Sun Challenge Mode with a rating of Bronze or better.
Gate of the Setting Sun: SilverComplete the Gate of the Setting Sun Challenge Mode with a rating of Silver or better.
Gate of the Setting Sun: GoldComplete the Gate of the Setting Sun Challenge Mode with a rating of Gold.Max Level Unlock: Teleport to Gate of the Setting Sun
BombermanTrigger 15 explosions within 15 seconds during the Saboteur Kip'tilak encounter in Gate of the Setting Sun on Heroic Difficulty.10
ConscriptinatorGain three stacks of Resin Residue by defeating Mantid Conscripts in Gate of the Setting Sun on Heroic Difficulty.10
Mantid SwarmDefeat Raigonn without killing any of the Mantid reinforcements.10
Gate of the Setting SunComplete Gate of the Setting Sun with a Timerunner.Minor Bronze Cache- Heroic: Gate of the Setting SunComplete Gate of the Setting Sun on Heroic difficulty with a Timerunner.Lesser Bronze Cache
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