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Throne of Thunder

Ji-Kun Guide

Ji-Kun in Throne of Thunder, 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: Ji-Kun's Flock.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Ji-Kun's Flock Ji-Kun's young are located throughout the roost and progress through different stages of life. After a period of incubation Young Eggs of Ji-Kun will hatch into Hatchlings. When fed by Ji-Kun, the Hatchlings then mature into Fledglings. Both Fledgling Eggs and Mature Eggs will hatch into Juveniles.

Normal, Heroic, and Mythic

Adventure Guide says

Only sentences the Adventure Guide itself marks as a difficulty change. We do not invent extra Heroic or Mythic strategy.

  • On Heroic difficulty, some of Ji-Kun's nest are defended by Nest Guardians, which will attack any players attempting to disturb their nest.

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Talon StrikeThe Nest Guardian strikes with both its talons, inflicting Physical damage to all enemies in a 180 degree arc.
Screech
Infected TalonsThis effect stacks.
Feed YoungJi-Kun spits up globs of food for her young. If a Hatchling has called out for food, Ji-Kun will aim this ability in their direction; otherwise the food will land at random locations around Ji-Kun's platform. When the food lands on the ground, it forms a Feed Pool. While a glob of food is traveling through the air, players with Flight can intercept it to prevent a Feed Pool from forming. Doing so afflicts the player with Slimed, but also grants Primal Nutriment.
SlimedThe increased damage effect stacks.
Feed PoolIf a player stands in a Feed Pool for 3 seconds they will absorb the Feed Pool and become Slimed.
Primal NutrimentPrimal Nutriment increases damage and healing by an additional 10% each time it is applied, up to a maximum of 200%.
Talon RakeJi-Kun uses her talons to pierce through the armor of her current target.
Quills
Down DraftJi-Kun flaps her wings violently, pushing all enemies on her platform outward. Down Draft persists for 8 sec.
CawJi-Kun cries out at 1 random player, sending piercing sound waves at their location. Ji-Kun cries out at 3 random players, sending piercing sound waves at their locations.
Daedalian WingsWhen an egg or hatchling from the lower nests located around Ji-Kun's roost is slain it leaves behind a feather for players to loot. This feather grants the player Daedalian Wings. Daedalian Wings grants the player an extra action button that allows players to take flight for 10 sec. In Normal difficulty, feathers grant 4 charges of Daedalian Wings. Players can have up to 4 charges at any time. In Heroic difficulty, feathers grant 3 charges of Daedalian Wings. Players can have up to 3 charges at any time.
FlightPlayers who have the Daedalian Wings buff can take flight for 10 sec. In the Normal and Heroic versions of the Ji-Kun encounter, using Flight consumes one charge of Daedalian Wings.
Lesson of IcarusAfter acquiring a feather, players must wait to acquire another. In Normal and Heroic difficulties, players cannot gain further charges of Daedalian Wings for 1 min. In Raid Finder difficulty, players can pick up (and only need) one Feather of Ji-Kun.

Loot

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

Clutch of Ji-Kun10P25P10P H25P HCord of Cacophonous Cawing10P25PCord of Cacophonous CawingLFRCord of Cacophonous Cawing10P H25P HCrown of Potentiated Birth10P25PCrown of Potentiated BirthLFRCrown of Potentiated Birth10P H25P HEgg-Shard Grips10P25PEgg-Shard GripsLFREgg-Shard Grips10P H25P HFabled Feather of Ji-Kun10P25PFabled Feather of Ji-KunLFRFabled Feather of Ji-Kun10P H25P HFeatherflight Belt10P25PFeatherflight BeltLFRFeatherflight Belt10P H25P HGiorgio's Caduceus of Pure Moods10P25PGiorgio's Caduceus of Pure MoodsLFRGiorgio's Caduceus of Pure Moods10P H25P HGrasp of the Ruthless Mother10P25PGrasp of the Ruthless MotherLFRGrasp of the Ruthless Mother10P H25P HJi-Kun's Rising Winds10P25PJi-Kun's Rising WindsLFRJi-Kun's Rising Winds10P H25P HLeggings of the Crackling Conqueror10P25PLeggings of the Crackling ConquerorLFRLeggings of the Crackling Conqueror10P H25P HLeggings of the Crackling Protector10P25PLeggings of the Crackling ProtectorLFRLeggings of the Crackling Protector10P H25P HLeggings of the Crackling Vanquisher10P25PLeggings of the Crackling VanquisherLFRLeggings of the Crackling Vanquisher10P H25P HPinionfeather Greatcloak10P25PPinionfeather GreatcloakLFRPinionfeather Greatcloak10P H25P HRobe of Midnight Down10P25PRobe of Midnight DownLFRRobe of Midnight Down10P H25P HTalonrender Chestplate10P25PTalonrender ChestplateLFRTalonrender Chestplate10P H25P HJi-Kun Hatchling

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Mounts

Clutch of Ji-Kun · Spawn of Horridon

Achievements

Heroic: Council of Elders · Heroic: Dark Animus · Heroic: Durumu the Forgotten · Heroic: Horridon · Heroic: Iron Qon · Heroic: Ji-Kun · Heroic: Jin'rokh the Breaker · Heroic: Megaera · Heroic: Primordius · Heroic: Throne of Thunder · Heroic: Tortos · Heroic: Twin Empyreans · Throne of Thunder

Entrance and instance

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

Council of Elders
Iron Qon
Durumu the Forgotten
Horridon
Primordius
Megaera
Dark Animus
Tortos
Jin'rokh the Breaker
Twin Empyreans
Ra-den
Lei Shen

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 Ji-Kun?

Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Ji-Kun's Flock.

What does Ji-Kun drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 44 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Throne of Thunder database page.

Does Ji-Kun change on Heroic or Mythic?

Yes. The Adventure Guide adds difficulty sentences on the abilities that change; those sentences are collected in the difficulty section. We do not invent additional Heroic or Mythic strategy.

Does Ji-Kun drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Clutch of Ji-Kun, Spawn of Horridon. 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.