Boss
Gekkan
Gekkan - Mogu'shan Palace
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Gekkan encounter in Mogu'shan Palace.
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.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Mogu'shan Palace, Gekkan comes 2nd of 3, after Kuai the Brute and before Xin the Weaponmaster.
Instance Entrance: Vale of Eternal Blossoms
Mogu'shan Palace entranceThe Mogu'shan Palace entrance is in Vale of Eternal Blossoms, at 81.1, 32.4 on the Vale of Eternal Blossoms map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Reckless Inspiration
Gekkan inspires one of his subordinates, increasing haste by 25% and rendering them immune to long duration crowd control effects, but also increasing damage taken by 25%. 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 150% 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 25% 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.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Gekkan, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Reckless Inspiration
Physical · 2 sec cast · Lasts 20 sec
Renders a target ally immune to many crowd-control effects and increases haste by 25%, but increases damage taken by 25%.
Shank
Physical · 2 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
Shanks the target, inflicting 150% weapon damage and stunning them for 5 sec.
Cleansing Flame
Fire · 4 sec cast
Hex of Lethargy
Shadow · 3 sec cast · Lasts 20 sec
Inflicts Shadow damage and reduces casting speed by 25% for 20 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Mogu'shan Palace.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Gekkan encounter lists 5 items in the dungeon journal, item level 39. Equip slots covered: One-Hand, Back, Feet, Hands and Trinket. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Claws of Gekkan One-Hand (Fist Weapon), item level 39, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 6g 85s for it.
- Cloak of Cleansing Flame Back (Cloth), item level 39, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 3g 57s for it.
- Glintrok Sollerets Feet (Plate), item level 39, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 3g 82s for it.
- Hexxer's Lethargic Gloves Hands (Mail), item level 39, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 2g 42s for it.
- Iron Protector Talisman Trinket, item level 39, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina. A vendor pays 18g 5s for it. Equip: Iron Protection.
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.