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Mogu'shan Palace in the Adventure Guide

Dungeon - Mists of Pandaria

Mogu'shan Palace

3 encounters and 41 drops. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry a live Auction House price.

The ancient Mogu'shan Palace is the last true bastion of mogu strength on mainland Pandaria. Three of their great clans recently gathered at this stunning location to meet with their king, Xin the Weaponmaster. This mighty ruler has formulated a bold plan to unite his scattered people and reclaim the glory of their fallen empire. With turmoil gripping Pandaria, Xin's lofty dream of conquest could become reality.

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Quick Facts

TypeDungeon
ExpansionMists of Pandaria
Encounters3
Drops41
Item level39
Tradeable drops0
DifficultiesNormal, Heroic

Difficulties and Lockouts

Mogu'shan Palace has 4 difficulties in the game data: Heroic resets daily; Normal, Challenge Mode and Celestial can be run again at any time.

DifficultyPlayersLockout
Normal5None
Heroic5Daily
Challenge Mode5None
Celestial5None

Mythic+ timer, Mogu'shan Palace: 45:00 (+2 at 24:00, +3 at 12:00).

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3D Model

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

Instance Map

The Adventure Guide places 3 bosses of Mogu'shan Palace on 3 maps. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.

Mogu'shan Palace

Mogu'shan Palace map with 1 boss location1Trial of the King
  1. 1 Trial of the King 40.2, 70.4

Mogu'shan Palace

Mogu'shan Palace map with 1 boss location2Gekkan
  1. 2 Gekkan 44.8, 75.9

Mogu'shan Palace

Mogu'shan Palace map with 1 boss location3Xin the Weaponmaster
  1. 3 Xin the Weaponmaster 40.3, 86.1

Encounters

NNormalHHeroic

Gekkan

As the mogu clans battle for supremacy, the cunning Gekkan leads his fearsome saurok raiding party into the palace's fabled treasure caches. Loyalty is not usually ascribed to these ruthless reptilian beings, but Gekkan's courage and tactical brilliance inspire a sense of honor in his soldiers.

Abilities & Strategy

Reckless Inspiration

Gekkan inspires one of his subordinates, increasing haste by 0% and rendering them immune to long duration crowd control effects, but also increasing damage taken by 0%. This effect stacks. In addition, whenever a member of Gekkan's entourage dies, Gekkan will cast Reckless Inspiration on himself.

Inspiring Cry

On death, Gekkan utters a final rallying cry, granting Reckless Inspiration to all remaining members of his entourage.

Gekkan's Entourage

Gekkan always travels with four Saurok trained in different styles of combat.

Glintrok Ironhide
Iron Protector
Glintrok Skulker
Shank

The Glintrok Skulker shanks a player, inflicting 0% weapon damage and stunning the target for 5 sec.

Glintrok Oracle
Cleansing Flame
Fire Bolt

The Glintrok Oracle unleashes a Fire Bolt at his current target, inflicting damage equivalent to its melee swing as Fire damage.

Glintrok Hexxer
Hex of Lethargy

The Glintrok Hexxer hexes the target, inflicting Shadow damage and reducing spell casting speed by 0% for 20 sec.

Dark Bolt

The Glintrok Hexxer unleashes a Dark Bolt at his current target, inflicting damage equivalent to its melee swing as Shadow damage.

Loot

10 drops · item level 39 · 5 slots (Back, Feet, Hands, One-Hand, Trinket) · all Bind on Pickup

Claws of GekkanHClaws of GekkanNCloak of Cleansing FlameHCloak of Cleansing FlameNGlintrok SolleretsHGlintrok SolleretsNHexxer's Lethargic GlovesHHexxer's Lethargic GlovesNIron Protector TalismanHIron Protector TalismanN

Xin the Weaponmaster

The title of weaponmaster has many definitions among Azeroth's inhabitants. To Xin, it means that mogu weaponry obeys his every command. The king is more than willing to demonstrate his deadly skills to anyone who questions his right to rule Pandaria.

Abilities & Strategy

Ground Slam

Xin slams the ground in front of him, inflicting Physical damage and decreasing the armor of enemies in a 30 yard cone in front of him by 0% for 20 sec. This effect stacks.

Circle of Flame

Xin animates a staff from his arsenal. The staff circles a random enemy in flame, detonating once the circle completes. The explosion inflicts Fire damage and knocks enemies into the air.

Inciting Roar

Xin cries out a bellowing roar, activating the arsenal of his choice and inflicting damage to all enemies.

Whirlwinding Axes

Xin animates the axes in his arsenal.

Blade Trap

At 66% remaining health, Xin activates his sword traps. The stream of blades inflict Physical damage every 0.5 sec. to those caught in the path.

Death From Above!

At 33% remaining health, Xin activates every last weapon in his arsenal. The mounted crossbows on the wall inflict Physical damage on a random player every 1 sec.

Loot

21 drops · item level 39 · 9 slots (Chest, Feet, Finger, Hands, Neck, One-Hand +3 more) · all Bind on Pickup

Mogu'Dar, Blade of the Thousand SlavesHAxebreaker GauntletsHAxebreaker GauntletsNBlade Trap SignetHBlade Trap SignetNBoots of Plummeting DeathHBoots of Plummeting DeathNFirescribe DaggerHFirescribe DaggerNGhostheartHGhostheartNGroundshaker BracersHGroundshaker BracersNMindcapture PendantHMindcapture PendantNMind's Eye BreastplateHMind's Eye BreastplateNRegal Silk ShoulderpadsHRegal Silk ShoulderpadsNSoulbinder TreadsHSoulbinder TreadsN

Trial of the King

Ming the Cunning, Kuai the Brute, and Haiyan the Unstoppable have journeyed to the palace with their clans, vying to prove their worth to their king. Yet these mogu factions are plagued with bitter rivalries. Violence threatens to flood the palatial grounds unless the bickering clans can find a way to test their strength without coming to blows with one another.

Abilities & Strategy

Kuai the Brute

Clan Gurthan favors the use of fist weapons and prizes their Quilen companions.

Mu'Shiba

Mu'Shiba is Kuai the Brute's loyal companion and ceases fighting after the players defeat his master.

Ravage

Mu'Shiba tackles a random player to the ground then Ravages them. Defeating Mu'Shiba ends this effect early.

Shockwave

Kuai the Brute sends a shockwave along the ground in front of him. The shockwave launches any player hit into the air. Players suffer Physical damage based on how far they fall.

Ming the Cunning

The Harthak are masters of wind and lightning based magic.

Whirling Dervish

Ming the Cunning summons a Whirling Dervish that randomly moves around the arena, inflicting Nature damage and knocking back all players in its path.

Magnetic Field

Ming the Cunning rapidly spins in place, creating a Magnetic Field that pulls nearby creatures into its vortex. Creatures in the vortex suffer Nature damage every 1 sec.

Lightning Bolt

Ming the Cunning inflicts Nature damage to his current target.

Haiyan the Unstoppable

The Kargesh are strong warriors who favor large weapons and fire magic.

Conflagrate

Haiyan the Unstoppable lights a random player on fire in a huge gout of flame. The Conflagration inflicts Fire damage every 1 sec and disorients the victim. When Conflagrate ends, the flames jump to any nearby creature.

Meteor

Haiyan the Unstoppable hurls a fiery boulder at a random player.

Traumatic Blow

Loot

10 drops · item level 39 · 4 slots (Hands, Head, Neck, Waist) · all Bind on Pickup

Conflagrating GlovesHConflagrating GlovesNCrest of the Clan LordsHCrest of the Clan LordsNHurricane BeltHHurricane BeltNMeteoric GreathelmHMeteoric GreathelmNWhirling Dervish ChokerHWhirling Dervish ChokerN

Achievements

16 achievements tied to Mogu'shan Palace, worth 120 achievement points in total.

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