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Master Snowdrift
Master Snowdrift - Shado-Pan Monastery
Master Snowdrift is a boss encounter in Shado-Pan Monastery.
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Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Shado-Pan Monastery, Master Snowdrift comes 2nd of 4, after Gu Cloudstrike and before Sha of Violence.
- Gu Cloudstrike
- Master Snowdrift
- Sha of Violence
- Taran Zhu
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Kun-Lai Summit
Shado-Pan Monastery entranceThe Shado-Pan Monastery entrance is in Kun-Lai Summit, at 36.7, 47.3 on the Kun-Lai Summit map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Stage 1: True Strength!
Master Snowdrift begins combat by using his fists and feet.
Fists of Fury
Master Snowdrift strikes numerous times with his fists. The impact of his fists inflicts Fire damage on any player in front of Master Snowdrift.
Tornado Kick
Master Snowdrift continuously spins and kicks out at all players within range. Tornado Kick inflicts Physical damage and knocks back any player within the Tornado.
Stage 2: Spiritual Power!
Master Snowdrift harnesses and unleashes his Chi energy at the players.
Ball of Fire
Master Snowdrift throws a Ball of Fire at the players, inflicting Fire damage to all players in its path.
Stage 3: I Can Do So Much More!
Master Snowdrift resorts to his grappling and countering techniques to take down the players.
Tornado Slam
Master Snowdrift chases down one player at random. If Master Snowdrift catches his target, he performs a Tornado Slam on them. The Tornado Slam inflicts 30% of the victim's maximum health as Physical damage on the player.
Parry Stance
Master Snowdrift momentarily assumes an entirely defensive posture. Any attacks made against Master Snowdrift miss and cause him to retaliate.
Quivering Palm
While in his Parry Stance, Master Snowdrift counters anyone attacking him in melee range with a Quivering Palm, inflicting Physical damage and stunning them for 2 sec. Master Snowdrift then follows up the attack by using Unleash Vibrations.
Flying Kick
While in his Parry Stance, Master Snowdrift counters anyone attacking him outside melee range with a Flying Kick, inflicting Physical damage.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Master Snowdrift, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Tornado Kick
Physical · Instant · Lasts 3 sec
Inflicts physical damage to all enemies of the caster and knocks them back.
Tornado Slam
Physical · Instant · Lasts 1 sec
The caster spins rapidly through the air and crushes the target beneath them, inflicting 30% of the victim's maximum health in phyiscal damage.
Quivering Palm
Physical · Instant · Lasts 2 sec
Inflicts physical damage to the target and stuns them for 2 sec. When lands, it triggers.
Unleash Vibrations
Physical · 2 sec cast
Master Snowdrift unleashes the vibrations caused by his Quivering Palm attack, inflicting Physical damage to the target.
Flying Kick
Physical · 2 sec cast · Lasts 1 sec
The caster hurls themselves through the air, inflicting physical damage to their target and knocking them back.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Shado-Pan Monastery.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Master Snowdrift encounter in Shado-Pan Monastery.
Master Snowdrift recognizes that the battles between the Horde and the Alliance have contributed to the monastery's dire state. Heroes seeking this wary pandaren's loyalty must first best his students. Only those who prevail can face Snowdrift himself, a paragon of martial arts who has dedicated his life to attaining perfection of body and mind.
What Each Drop Is
The Master Snowdrift encounter lists 5 items in the dungeon journal, item level 39. Equip slots covered: Finger, Hands, Trinket, Waist and Two-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Eye of the Tornado Finger, item level 39, requires level 33. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 11 gold98 silver for it.
- Gauntlets of Resolute Fury Hands (Plate), item level 39, requires level 33. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 2 gold58 silver for it.
- Heart of Fire Trinket, item level 39, requires level 33. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Mastery. A vendor pays 18 gold5 silver for it.
- Quivering Heart Girdle Waist (Plate), item level 39, requires level 33. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 2 gold49 silver for it.
- Snowdrift's Bladed Staff Two-Hand (Staff), item level 39, requires level 33. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 8 gold63 silver for it.
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.
