TheWoWDBGate of the Setting Sun
Raigonn Guide
Raigonn in Gate of the Setting Sun, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Breaking the Siege, The Cracked Carapace.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- 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.
- The Cracked Carapace
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Impervious Carapace | ||
| 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. | |
| Hive Mind | ||
| Engulfing Winds | ||
| Screeching Swarm | The Swarm detaches from its host after 10 sec. | |
| Broken Carapace | ||
| Fixate | ||
| Stomp |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
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.
Related bosses
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
What does the Adventure Guide say about Raigonn?
Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Breaking the Siege, The Cracked Carapace.
What does Raigonn drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 11 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Gate of the Setting Sun database page.
Does Raigonn change on Heroic or Mythic?
The current Adventure Guide text for this encounter does not include separate Heroic or Mythic sentences we can quote. If a later client build adds them, they appear here automatically.
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). Player strategy such as positioning, assignments, and cooldown timings is omitted unless that sentence is already in the journal.
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.