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Protector Kaolan

Protectors of the Endless - Terrace of Endless Spring

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Protector Kaolan is a boss of the Protectors of the Endless encounter in Terrace of Endless Spring.

Found In

EncounterProtectors of the Endless
Journal creatures6

Encounter Facts

In the game's encounter order for Terrace of Endless Spring, Protector Kaolan comes 1st of 4, before Tsulong.

Instance modes10 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player, 25 Player (Heroic), Looking For Raid
Group size10 to 25 players
Instance typeRaid
ExpansionMists of Pandaria
Encounter order1 of 4
Encounter ID1409
Adventure Guide pin76.6, 48.9 on the instance map
  1. Protector Kaolan
  2. Tsulong
  3. Lei Shi
  4. Sha of Fear

3D Model

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

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Instance Entrance: The Veiled Stair

The Veiled Stair mapTerrace of Endless Spring entrance

The Terrace of Endless Spring entrance is in Gate of Endless Spring, The Veiled Stair, at 48.1, 61.0 on the The Veiled Stair map.

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Abilities & Strategy

What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.

Abilities & Strategy

Sha Corruption

Killing a member of the Protectors causes Sha Corruption to explode from their bodies and possess the remaining Protectors. Sha Corruption heals each Protector to their maximum health, increases their damage done by 25%, and grants them additional abilities.

Protector Kaolan

Touch of Sha

Protector Kaolan corrupts a player, inflicting Shadow damage every 3 seconds until players defeat Protector Kaolan.

Defiled Ground

Protector Kaolan uses this ability after gaining a single dose of Sha Corruption. This effect stacks.

Expel Corruption

Protector Kaolan uses this ability after gaining two doses of Sha Corruption. Protector Kaolan expels a mass of corruption at his location for the remainder of the fight, inflicting Shadow damage to all players every 1.5 seconds. The damage of Expelled Corruption decreases as a player stands farther away from the source of corruption.

Elder Regail

Lightning Bolt

Elder Regail hurls a bolt of lightning at his current target, inflicting Nature damage.

Lightning Prison

Elder Regail imprisons 2 players in a field of lightning and stuns them. In 25 player Difficulty, Elder Regail imprisons 3 players.

Lightning Storm

Elder 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. Each strike inflicts Nature damage to all players of Lightning Storm's impact.

Overwhelming Corruption

Elder Regail uses this ability after gaining two doses of Sha Corruption. Corruption overwhelms Elder Regail, inflicting Shadow damage to all players every 3 seconds and increases their damage taken from Overwhelming Corruption by 5%. This effect stacks.

Elder Asani

Water Bolt

Elder Asani hurls a bolt of water at a random player's location, inflicting Nature damage to all players of the targeted location.

Cleansing Waters

Elder Asani summons a globe of Cleansing Waters at a Protector's location. Targets also receive 50% additional healing from all sources for 30 sec.

Corrupted Waters

Elder Asani uses this ability after gaining a single dose of Sha Corruption. Elder Asani summons a globe of Corrupted Water that empowers all Protectors, granting them 50% melee and casting speed until destroyed.

Purified

Destroying the Corrupted Waters grants all players the Purified effect, increasing melee, ranged and spell casting speed by 25% for 20 sec.

Overwhelming Corruption

Elder Asani uses this ability after gaining two doses of Sha Corruption. Corruption overwhelms Elder Asani, inflicting Shadow damage to all players every 3 seconds and increases their damage taken from Overwhelming Corruption by 5%. This effect stacks.

Minion of Fear

Minions of Fear pour from the Terrace of Endless Spring, pursuing the Protector with the lowest remaining health.

Corrupted Essence

When a Minion of Fear dies, it infects the 2 closest players with Corrupted Essence, increasing their damage done by 10% for 2 min. In 25 player Difficulty, Corrupted Essences infect the 5 closest players.

Essence of Fear

The Essence of Fear inflicts Shadow damage to all players.

Greater Corrupted Essence

When a Minion of Fear reaches a Protector, it fills them with Greater Corrupted Essence, increasing their damage done by 10% for 3 min.

Greater Essence of Fear

The Greater Essence of Fear inflicts Shadow damage to all players and horrifies them for 3 sec.

Ability Spells

Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.

Sha Corruption

Physical · Instant

The Sha's corruption increases all damage by 25% and grants the Protectors additional abilities.

Touch of Sha

Shadow · 1.5 sec cast

Fills an enemy with the Sha's corruption, inflicting Shadow damage every 3 seconds.

Defiled Ground

Physical · Instant

Lightning Bolt

Nature · 2 sec cast

Hurls a bolt of lightning at an enemy, inflicting Nature damage.

Lightning Prison

Nature · Instant · Lasts 8 sec

Stuns a target in a field of lightning, causing them to inflict Nature damage to all nearby players.

Lightning Storm

Nature · Instant

A Lightning Storm forms around the caster, inflicting Nature damage to all players caught in the lightning strikes.

Overwhelming Corruption

Shadow · Instant · Lasts 30 sec

The Sha's corruption overwhelms the Protector, inflicting Shadow damage to all players every 3 sec. and increases damage taken from Overwhelming Corruption by 5%.

Water Bolt

Nature · Instant

Hurls a bolt of water at an enemy, inflicting Nature damage to them and all enemies.

Cleansing Waters

Physical · Instant · Lasts 30 sec

Increases all healing received by 50% and heals for 5% of total health every 3 sec.

Purified

Physical · Instant · Lasts 20 sec

Purifying the Corrupted Waters grants 25% melee, ranged and spell haste to all players for 20 sec.

Corrupted Essence

Physical · Instant · Lasts 2 min

Corruption courses through your veins, increasing all damage done by 10% per application. If Corrupted Essence ever reaches 10 stacks, the Essence of Fear is unleashed.

Essence of Fear

Shadow · Instant

The Essence of Fear is unleashed, inflicting Shadow damage to all players.

Greater Corrupted Essence

Physical · Instant · Lasts 3 min

Corruption courses through the Protector's veins, increasing all damage done by 10% per application. If Greater Corrupted Essence ever reaches 5 stacks, the Greater Essence of Fear is unleashed.

Greater Essence of Fear

Shadow · Instant · Lasts 3 sec

The Essence of Fear is unleashed, inflicting Shadow damage to all enemies, horrifying them for 3 sec.

Drops

Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Terrace of Endless Spring.

Asani's Uncleansed Sandals10 Player, 25 Player
Asani's Uncleansed SandalsLooking For Raid
Asani's Uncleansed Sandals10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Asani's Uncleansed Sandals10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Asani's Uncleansed Sandals10 Player, 25 Player
Bracers of Defiled Earth10 Player, 25 Player
Bracers of Defiled EarthLooking For Raid
Bracers of Defiled Earth10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Bracers of Defiled Earth10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Bracers of Defiled Earth10 Player, 25 Player
Casque of Expelled Corruption10 Player, 25 Player
Casque of Expelled CorruptionLooking For Raid
Casque of Expelled Corruption10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Casque of Expelled Corruption10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Casque of Expelled Corruption10 Player, 25 Player
Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption10 Player, 25 Player
Cloak of Overwhelming CorruptionLooking For Raid
Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption10 Player, 25 Player
Cuffs of the Corrupted Waters10 Player, 25 Player
Cuffs of the Corrupted WatersLooking For Raid
Cuffs of the Corrupted Waters10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Cuffs of the Corrupted Waters10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Cuffs of the Corrupted Waters10 Player, 25 Player
Deepwater Greatboots10 Player, 25 Player
Deepwater GreatbootsLooking For Raid
Deepwater Greatboots10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Deepwater Greatboots10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Deepwater Greatboots10 Player, 25 Player
Kaolan's Withering Necklace10 Player, 25 Player
Kaolan's Withering NecklaceLooking For Raid
Kaolan's Withering Necklace10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Kaolan's Withering Necklace10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Kaolan's Withering Necklace10 Player, 25 Player
Legguards of Failing Purification10 Player, 25 Player
Legguards of Failing Purification10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Legguards of Failing PurificationLooking For Raid
Legguards of Failing Purification10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Legguards of Failing Purification10 Player, 25 Player
Lightning Prisoner's Boots10 Player, 25 Player
Lightning Prisoner's BootsLooking For Raid
Lightning Prisoner's Boots10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Lightning Prisoner's Boots10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Lightning Prisoner's Boots10 Player, 25 Player
Regail's Band of the Endless10 Player, 25 Player
Regail's Band of the EndlessLooking For Raid
Regail's Band of the Endless10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Regail's Band of the Endless10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Regail's Band of the Endless10 Player, 25 Player
Regail's Crackling Dagger10 Player, 25 Player
Regail's Crackling DaggerLooking For Raid
Regail's Crackling Dagger10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Regail's Crackling Dagger10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Regail's Crackling Dagger10 Player, 25 Player
Shackle of Eversparks10 Player, 25 Player
Shackle of EversparksLooking For Raid
Shackle of Eversparks10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Shackle of Eversparks10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Shackle of Eversparks10 Player, 25 Player
Waterborne Shoulderguards10 Player, 25 Player
Waterborne Shoulderguards10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Waterborne ShoulderguardsLooking For Raid
Waterborne Shoulderguards10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Waterborne Shoulderguards10 Player, 25 Player
Watersoul Signet10 Player, 25 Player
Watersoul SignetLooking For Raid
Watersoul Signet10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Watersoul Signet10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Watersoul Signet10 Player, 25 Player

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 Protectors of the Endless encounter in Terrace of Endless Spring.

When the Sha of Fear invaded the Terrace of Endless Spring, three venerated jinyu protectors were corrupted, and they betrayed the other mortal sentinels, slaying them all. The twisted guardians have now turned their attention to any intruders who might interrupt the sha's attack on the area's last defenses.

What Each Drop Is

The Protectors of the Endless encounter lists 40 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 39 to 40. Equip slots covered: Feet, Wrist, Head, Back, Neck, Legs, Finger, One-Hand and Shoulder. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.

  • Asani's Uncleansed Sandals Feet (Leather), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 60 gold89 silver for it.
  • Bracers of Defiled Earth Wrist (Plate), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 41 gold35 silver for it.
  • Casque of Expelled Corruption Head (Plate), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 60 gold45 silver for it.
  • Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption Back (Cloth), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 59 gold99 silver for it.
  • Cuffs of the Corrupted Waters Wrist (Cloth), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 40 gold45 silver for it.
  • Deepwater Greatboots Feet (Plate), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 63 gold65 silver for it.
  • Kaolan's Withering Necklace Neck, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 17 gold53 silver for it.
  • Legguards of Failing Purification Legs (Leather), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 82 gold91 silver for it.
  • Lightning Prisoner's Boots Feet (Mail), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 60 gold67 silver for it.
  • Regail's Band of the Endless Finger, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 17 gold53 silver for it.
  • Regail's Crackling Dagger One-Hand (Dagger), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 111 gold85 silver for it.
  • Shackle of Eversparks Neck, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 17 gold53 silver for it.
  • Waterborne Shoulderguards Shoulder (Mail), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 58 gold43 silver for it.
  • Watersoul Signet Finger, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 17 gold53 silver for it.
  • Asani's Uncleansed Sandals Feet (Leather), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 60 gold26 silver for it.
  • Asani's Uncleansed Sandals Feet (Leather), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 59 gold62 silver for it.
  • Bracers of Defiled Earth Wrist (Plate), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 40 gold92 silver for it.
  • Bracers of Defiled Earth Wrist (Plate), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 40 gold49 silver for it.
  • Casque of Expelled Corruption Head (Plate), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 59 gold81 silver for it.
  • Casque of Expelled Corruption Head (Plate), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 59 gold18 silver for it.
  • Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption Back (Cloth), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 59 gold36 silver for it.
  • Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption Back (Cloth), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 58 gold74 silver for it.
  • Cuffs of the Corrupted Waters Wrist (Cloth), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 40 gold3 silver for it.
  • Cuffs of the Corrupted Waters Wrist (Cloth), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 39 gold60 silver for it.
  • Deepwater Greatboots Feet (Plate), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 62 gold98 silver for it.
  • Deepwater Greatboots Feet (Plate), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 62 gold31 silver for it.
  • Kaolan's Withering Necklace Neck, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 17 gold9 silver for it.
  • Kaolan's Withering Necklace Neck, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 16 gold65 silver for it.
  • Legguards of Failing Purification Legs (Leather), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 82 gold4 silver for it.
  • Lightning Prisoner's Boots Feet (Mail), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 60 gold4 silver for it.
  • Lightning Prisoner's Boots Feet (Mail), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 59 gold40 silver for it.
  • Regail's Band of the Endless Finger, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 17 gold9 silver for it.
  • Regail's Band of the Endless Finger, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 16 gold65 silver for it.
  • Regail's Crackling Dagger One-Hand (Dagger), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 110 gold68 silver for it.
  • Regail's Crackling Dagger One-Hand (Dagger), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 109 gold51 silver for it.
  • Shackle of Eversparks Neck, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 17 gold9 silver for it.
  • Shackle of Eversparks Neck, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 16 gold65 silver for it.
  • Waterborne Shoulderguards Shoulder (Mail), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 57 gold82 silver for it.
  • Watersoul Signet Finger, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 17 gold9 silver for it.
  • Watersoul Signet Finger, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 16 gold65 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.

Where to Find Protector Kaolan

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