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Gu Cloudstrike

Gu Cloudstrike - Shado-Pan Monastery

Gu Cloudstrike is a boss encounter in Shado-Pan Monastery.

Found In

EncounterGu Cloudstrike
Journal creatures5

Encounter Facts

In the game's encounter order for Shado-Pan Monastery, Gu Cloudstrike comes 1st of 4, before Master Snowdrift.

Instance modesNormal, Heroic, Mythic Keystone, Timewalking
Group size5 players
Instance typeDungeon
ExpansionMists of Pandaria
Encounter order1 of 4
Encounter ID1303
Adventure Guide pin65.0, 69.2 on the instance map
  1. Gu Cloudstrike
  2. Master Snowdrift
  3. Sha of Violence
  4. Taran Zhu

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

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Instance Entrance: Kun-Lai Summit

Kun-Lai Summit mapShado-Pan Monastery entrance

The Shado-Pan Monastery entrance is in Kun-Lai Summit, at 36.7, 47.3 on the Kun-Lai Summit map.

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Abilities & Strategy

What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.

Abilities & Strategy

Stage One: Let Me Show You My Power!

Gu Cloudstrike calls for the Azure Serpent to help him defeat the intruders.

Invoke Lightning

Gu Cloudstrike inflicts Nature damage to a random player, inflicting an additional Nature damage to all players of the target.

Static Field

The Azure Serpent creates a Static Field at the location of a random player, inflicting Nature damage to all players within 10 yards of the point of impact. The Static Field then persists for 15 sec, inflicting an additional Nature damage every 1 sec.

Stage Two: Charge Me With Your Power!

Gu Cloudstrike enters a meditative state, becoming immune to all damage. The Azure Serpent moves in to attack.

Charging Soul

The Azure Serpent shields Gu Cloudstrike, making him immune to all damage.

Magnetic Shroud

The Azure Serpent casts a Magnetic Shroud onto every player. The Shroud absorbs healing cast on each player and inflicts Nature damage every 1 sec. The Shroud overloads when healing on a player exceeds its capacity, removing the Magnetic Shroud. The overload then heals all other players for healing divided by the number of players within range.

Lightning Breath

The Azure Serpent unleashes Lightning Breath within a 45 degree cone in front of him, inflicting Nature damage every 0.5 sec. for 2 sec.

Stage Three: Do Not Fail Me!

After the players defeat the Azure Serpent, Gu Cloudstrike rejoins the fight.

Overcharged Soul

Periodically inflicts Nature damage to nearby enemies, frequency proportional to missing health.

Ability Spells

Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.

Invoke Lightning

Nature · 2 sec cast

Inflicts Nature damage to a random enemy, additionally causing Nature damage to all enemies of primary target.

Static Field

Nature · Instant

Inflicts Nature damage.

Magnetic Shroud

Nature · 1 sec cast

Absorbs of healing, releasing all absorbed healing split between all other players within 20 yards. Inflicts Nature damage every 1 sec.

Lightning Breath

Nature · Instant

Deals Nature damage in a cone in front of the caster.

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Drops

Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Shado-Pan Monastery.

What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.

Adventure Guide Entry

The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Gu Cloudstrike encounter in Shado-Pan Monastery.

Before the escape of the sha, Gu Cloudstrike was entrusted with training the elite Shado-Pan spellcasters. Now this formerly gentle and reserved pandaren revels in unleashing his astounding powers, with devastating consequences. He has asserted control over the mystical Azure Serpent, and his students are helpless in the wake of Cloudstrike's lethal attacks.

What Each Drop Is

The Gu Cloudstrike encounter lists 5 items in the dungeon journal, item level 39. Equip slots covered: Chest, Neck, Legs, Waist and Wrist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.

  • Azure Serpent Chestguard Chest (Mail), item level 39, requires level 33. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 4 gold77 silver for it.
  • Cloudstrike Pendant Neck, item level 39, requires level 33. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 11 gold98 silver for it.
  • Leggings of the Charging Soul Legs (Mail), item level 39, requires level 33. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 5 gold22 silver for it.
  • Sparkbreath Girdle Waist (Plate), item level 39, requires level 33. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 2 gold48 silver for it.
  • Star Summoner Bracers Wrist (Leather), item level 39, requires level 33. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 2 gold39 silver for it.

Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.

Where to Find Gu Cloudstrike

Quests in Shado-Pan Monastery

See all 6 quests in Shado-Pan Monastery
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