TheWoWDBMogu'shan Vaults
The Stone Guard Guide
The Stone Guard in Mogu'shan Vaults, 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: Shared Abilities, Encounter Area, White Floor Tiles, Living Amethyst Crystal, Living Cobalt Crystal, Living Jade Crystal, Living Jasper Crystal.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Shared Abilities All four guardians have access to these abilities.
- Encounter Area
- White Floor Tiles These tiles absorb the energy from Living Amethyst, Living Cobalt, Living Jade, and Living Jasper when a player stands on them. Each tile absorbs one charge of energy. For each tile currently energized in the room, every player gains a stack of Energized Tiles.
- Living Amethyst Crystal The energy that powers the Amethyst Guardian forms into a crystal. Players who interact with this crystal gain the Living Amethyst effect.
- Living Cobalt Crystal The energy that powers the Cobalt Guardian forms into a crystal. Players who interact with this crystal gain the Living Cobalt effect.
- Living Jade Crystal The energy that powers the Jade Guardian forms into a crystal. Players who interact with this crystal gain the Living Jade effect.
- Living Jasper Crystal The energy that powers the Jasper Guardian forms into a crystal. Players who interact with this crystal gain the Living Jasper effect.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amethyst Pool | to enemies who enter the area. Lasts 80 sec. | |
| Amethyst Overload | The Overload does not free fully petrified enemies. | |
| Amethyst Petrification | ||
| Cobalt Mine | Launches a charged cobalt shard at a player's location. | |
| Cobalt Overload | The Overload does not free fully petrified enemies. | |
| Cobalt Petrification | ||
| Jade Shards | ||
| Jade Overload | The Overload does not free fully petrified enemies. | |
| Jade Petrification | ||
| Jasper Chains | The Jasper Guardian chains two enemy targets together. | |
| Jasper Overload | The Overload does not free fully petrified enemies. | |
| Jasper Petrification | ||
| Solid Stone | When no other stone guards are nearby the Guardian reverts to stone form. | |
| Rend Flesh | Lasts 15 sec. | |
| Power Down | When the guardians reach 75% and 40% remaining health, one of them will power down all Energized Tiles in the room to prevent players from using the energy. | |
| Energized Tiles | This effect stacks. | |
| Living Amethyst | Players drain the energy charges into white floor tiles to energize them. | |
| Living Cobalt | Players drain the energy charges into white floor tiles to energize them. | |
| Living Jade | Players drain the energy charges into white floor tiles to energize them. | |
| Living Jasper | Players drain the energy charges into white floor tiles to energize them. |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Beads of the Mogu'shiBeads of the Mogu'shiBeads of the Mogu'shi
Cape of Three LanternsCape of Three LanternsCape of Three Lanterns
Claws of Amethyst
Claws of AmethystClaws of Amethyst
Dagger of the Seven StarsDagger of the Seven StarsDagger of the Seven Stars
Heavenly Jade GreatbootsHeavenly Jade Greatboots
Heavenly Jade Greatboots
Jade Dust LeggingsJade Dust Leggings
Jade Dust LeggingsJasper ClawfeetJasper Clawfeet
Jasper Clawfeet
Ruby-Linked Girdle
Ruby-Linked GirdleRuby-Linked Girdle
Sixteen-Fanged CrownSixteen-Fanged Crown
Sixteen-Fanged Crown
Star-Stealer WaistguardStar-Stealer Waistguard
Star-Stealer Waistguard
Stonebound CinchStonebound Cinch
Stonebound Cinch
Stonefang Chestguard
Stonefang ChestguardStonefang Chestguard
Stoneflesh LeggingsStoneflesh Leggings
Stoneflesh Leggings
Stonemaw ArmguardsStonemaw Armguards
Stonemaw Armguards
StoneclawMounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Mounts
Achievements
Heroic: Elegon · Heroic: Feng the Accursed · Heroic: Gara'jal the Spiritbinder · Heroic: Mogu'shan Vaults · Heroic: Will of the Emperor · Mogu'shan Vaults
Entrance and instance
Mogu'shan Vaults is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Mogu'shan Vaults 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 The Stone Guard?
Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Shared Abilities, Encounter Area, White Floor Tiles, Living Amethyst Crystal, Living Cobalt Crystal, Living Jade Crystal, Living Jasper Crystal.
What does The Stone Guard drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 43 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Mogu'shan Vaults database page.
Does The Stone Guard 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.
Does The Stone Guard drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Astral Cloud Serpent. Each links to its TheWoWDB mount 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). 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.