TheWoWDBDungeon Guide
Gate of the Setting Sun Guide
How the Adventure Guide describes Gate of the Setting Sun. Open Database for the raw journal tree and the full loot grid.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- 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.
- The Adventure Guide lists 4 encounters: Raigonn, Saboteur Kip'tilak, Striker Ga'dok, Commander Ri'mok.
Encounters
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Achievements
Gate of the Setting Sun · Gate of the Setting Sun · Gate of the Setting Sun: Bronze · Gate of the Setting Sun: Gold · Gate of the Setting Sun: Silver · Heroic: Gate of the Setting Sun · Heroic: Gate of the Setting Sun
Entrance and instance
Gate of the Setting Sun is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Gate of the Setting Sun database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
Player strategy
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Questions
How many bosses are in Gate of the Setting Sun?
The Adventure Guide lists 4 encounters.
What loot does Gate of the Setting Sun drop?
The journal lists 26 drops across its encounters. Open a boss guide or the database page for the per-encounter tables.
Is this the Gate of the Setting Sun database page?
No. This is the encounter guide. The encyclopedia page with the raw journal tree and the full loot grid is linked as Database on this page.
Where does this guide's text come from?
Quoted Adventure Guide sections come from TheWoWDB's retail datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). We do not invent positioning, assignments, or cooldown timings.
Source and build
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal. Quoted sections come from TheWoWDB Adventure Guide datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.