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Terrace of Endless Spring

Protectors of the Endless Guide

Protectors of the Endless in Terrace of Endless Spring, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.

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30-second TL;DR

Adventure Guide says

  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Protector Kaolan, Elder Regail, Elder Asani, Minion of Fear.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Protector Kaolan
  2. Elder Regail
  3. Elder Asani
  4. Minion of Fear Minions of Fear pour from the Terrace of Endless Spring, pursuing the Protector with the lowest remaining health.

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Sha CorruptionKilling a member of the Protectors causes Sha Corruption to explode from their bodies and possess the remaining Protectors.
Touch of Sha
Defiled GroundProtector Kaolan uses this ability after gaining a single dose of Sha Corruption. This effect stacks.
Expel CorruptionProtector Kaolan uses this ability after gaining two doses of Sha Corruption. The damage of Expelled Corruption decreases as a player stands farther away from the source of corruption.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning PrisonElder Regail imprisons 2 players in a field of lightning and stuns them. In 25 player Difficulty, Elder Regail imprisons 3 players.
Lightning StormElder Regail uses this ability after gaining a single dose of Sha Corruption. Elder Regail summons a Lightning Storm, creating several waves of lightning strikes. The first wave strikes at Elder Regail's location and then successive waves strike in a ring around him at 20, 40, 60 and 80 yards.
Overwhelming CorruptionElder Regail uses this ability after gaining two doses of Sha Corruption. This effect stacks.
Water Bolt
Cleansing WatersElder Asani summons a globe of Cleansing Waters at a Protector's location.
Corrupted WatersElder Asani uses this ability after gaining a single dose of Sha Corruption.
Purified
Corrupted EssenceIn 25 player Difficulty, Corrupted Essences infect the 5 closest players.
Essence of Fear
Greater Corrupted Essence
Greater Essence of Fear

Loot

Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.

Asani's Uncleansed Sandals10P25PAsani's Uncleansed SandalsLFRAsani's Uncleansed Sandals10P H25P HAsani's Uncleansed Sandals10P H25P HAsani's Uncleansed Sandals10P25PBracers of Defiled Earth10P25PBracers of Defiled EarthLFRBracers of Defiled Earth10P H25P HBracers of Defiled Earth10P H25P HBracers of Defiled Earth10P25PCasque of Expelled Corruption10P25PCasque of Expelled CorruptionLFRCasque of Expelled Corruption10P H25P HCasque of Expelled Corruption10P H25P HCasque of Expelled Corruption10P25PCloak of Overwhelming Corruption10P25PCloak of Overwhelming CorruptionLFRCloak of Overwhelming Corruption10P H25P HCloak of Overwhelming Corruption10P H25P HCloak of Overwhelming Corruption10P25PCuffs of the Corrupted Waters10P25PCuffs of the Corrupted WatersLFRCuffs of the Corrupted Waters10P H25P HCuffs of the Corrupted Waters10P H25P HCuffs of the Corrupted Waters10P25PDeepwater Greatboots10P25PDeepwater GreatbootsLFRDeepwater Greatboots10P H25P HDeepwater Greatboots10P H25P HDeepwater Greatboots10P25PKaolan's Withering Necklace10P25PKaolan's Withering NecklaceLFRKaolan's Withering Necklace10P H25P HKaolan's Withering Necklace10P H25P HKaolan's Withering Necklace10P25PLegguards of Failing Purification10P25PLegguards of Failing Purification10P H25P HLegguards of Failing PurificationLFRLegguards of Failing Purification10P H25P HLegguards of Failing Purification10P25PLightning Prisoner's Boots10P25PLightning Prisoner's BootsLFRLightning Prisoner's Boots10P H25P HLightning Prisoner's Boots10P H25P HLightning Prisoner's Boots10P25PRegail's Band of the Endless10P25PRegail's Band of the EndlessLFRRegail's Band of the Endless10P H25P HRegail's Band of the Endless10P H25P HRegail's Band of the Endless10P25PRegail's Crackling Dagger10P25PRegail's Crackling DaggerLFRRegail's Crackling Dagger10P H25P HRegail's Crackling Dagger10P H25P HRegail's Crackling Dagger10P25PShackle of Eversparks10P25PShackle of EversparksLFRShackle of Eversparks10P H25P HShackle of Eversparks10P H25P HShackle of Eversparks10P25PWaterborne Shoulderguards10P25PWaterborne Shoulderguards10P H25P HWaterborne ShoulderguardsLFRWaterborne Shoulderguards10P H25P HWaterborne Shoulderguards10P25PWatersoul Signet10P25PWatersoul SignetLFRWatersoul Signet10P H25P HWatersoul Signet10P H25P HWatersoul Signet10P25P

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.

Achievements

Heroic: Lei Shi · Heroic: Protectors of the Endless · Heroic: Sha of Fear · Heroic: Terrace of Endless Spring · Heroic: Tsulong · Terrace of Endless Spring · Terrace of Endless Spring

Entrance and instance

Terrace of Endless Spring is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Terrace of Endless Spring database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.

Sha of Fear
Lei Shi
Tsulong

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 Protectors of the Endless?

Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Protector Kaolan, Elder Regail, Elder Asani, Minion of Fear.

What does Protectors of the Endless drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 70 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Terrace of Endless Spring database page.

Does Protectors of the Endless 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.