Shado-Pan Monastery Dungeon Guide

This dungeon is available on all 4 dungeon difficulties, starting at level 87 on normal difficulty. Players will join the Shado-Pan forces on a mission to purge their sacred monastery of Sha corruption, which has blighted the lands. Facing off against possessed monks, dark manifestations, and your own inner peace, Shado-Pan Monastery offers players a robust adventure.

Gu Cloudstrike is a three-phase encounter dealing with heavy Nature and Lightning elements. During both phase one and phase three it is recommended that players spread out to avoid the AoE damage present during these phases. In phase one Gu Cloudstrike uses Invoke Lightning on random targets, dealing damage and chaining to nearby allies. He will also target a random player with Static Field, creating a very large field of visible electricity.

Phase two begins when Gu Cloudstrike reaches 50%. In this phase Gu Cloudstrike summons a Azure Serpent at the nearby ledge to aid him in battle. Whilst the Azure Serpent remains alive, Gu Cloudstrike will channel Charging Soul on himself, making him immune to all damage. The tank should be ready to face the Azure Serpent away from the group as it frequently uses Lightning Breath, damaging all enemies in front of himself. The Azure Serpent will also use Magnetic Shroud on the group, absorbing all healing received. Healers will need to quickly choose a player such as the tank and quickly spam large heals into them until the absorption requirement of Magnetic Shroud has been met. Once the healer has "fully healed" the shield it will burst, also causing all other shields to break on the rest of the group. Finish off the Azure Serpent and the final phase will begin.

Once the Azure Serpent dies, Gu Cloudstrike will stop the Charging Soul channel and become active once again. In this final phase Gu Cloudstrike will only use one spell, Overcharged Soul. Overcharged Soul hits all enemies, and deals increased damage equivalent to Gu Cloudstrikes missing health.

Master Snowdrift is the second boss inside the dungeon, split up into three phases. During this phase Master Snowdrift will often use Fists of Fury, dealing high damage to all enemies in front of him. He will also occasionally use Tornado Kick, dealing AoE damage to all nearby enemies and knocking them back; melee DPS should move away from Master Snowdrift until Tornado Kick finishes, and all non-tank players should avoid standing in front of Master Snowdrift.

Once Master Snowdrift reaches 50% health he will vanish and create images of himself. These images will disappear and reappear at random around the room, casting Ball of Fire in random directions; this creates a Ball of Flames that deals damage to players along its traveling path. Chip away at the images each time they appear, slowly whittling their health bars down as you simultaneously avoid the Ball of Fire. Once all images have been defeated, Master Snowdrift will reappear and phase three will begin.

In this final phase Master Snowdrift will use two main abilities, the first being Tornado Slam. Master Snowdrift will fixate on a random player and chase them around the room, using Tornado Slam should he catch them. The targeted player must kite around the room, avoiding Master Snowdrift for as long as possible until he changes targets. Melee DPS should be on the lookout for Master Snowdrift gaining the Parry Stance buff, as this will cause him to retaliate against melee attacks, dealing very high damage and stunning the target. Ranged DPS can safely ignore the Parry Stance, while melee DPS should simply stop damage and wait until Parry Stance falls off.

The Sha of Violence is a very basic fight. Have ranged DPS and healers stand at maximum range and spread out. Periodically the Sha of Violence will throw a Sha Spike at a random player, dealing high damage to all enemies remaining in the area and summons a Lesser Volatile Energy add. Players must quickly move from the indicated attack area to avoid the damage, and then kill the summoned Lesser Volatile Energy adds. The tank will periodically be debuffed by Disorienting Smash, causing them to wander around confused for 4-seconds, this can and should be dispelled as soon as possible.

The Sha will also often use Smoke Blades to damage nearby enemies and reduce their chance to crit by 100% for 30 seconds. The Smoke Blades debuff has its duration reduced by 5 seconds each time the debuffed player uses a spell, allowing most classes to quickly drop the debuff off. Once the Smoke Blades debuff is removed, players will gain a temporary buff, Parting Smoke, doubling the damage of your next attack, and guaranteeing it will be a critical strike.

This encounter brings a new mechanic, Hatred, which is displayed on a red UI bar that is present during combat. This bar starts out empty and slowly fills up over time as you take damage. Upon reaching full Hatred, players will enter a Haze of Hate, reducing their chance to hit by 100% and healing done by 75%.

Since players will be taking plenty of unavoidable damage, it is inevitable that you everyone will gain Hatred, especially the tank. To counter this, everyone also has the spell Meditate, which can be channeled a short while to remove the Haze of Hate debuff and reset your Hatred bar.

Taran Zhu will frequently cast Rising Hate at random enemies. This should be interrupted as often as possible. He will also periodically use Ring of Malice, surrounding himself in a Shadow ring, reducing his movement speed by 80%, and dealing damage to players that touch the outside of the ring. Ring of Malice only deals damage to the players on the outside of the ring, make sure you are either all the way in or out of the ring to avoid damage. While Ring of Malice is active, Taran Zhu will knock the tank away with Sha Blast, also dealing high Shadow damage.

Finally, Taran Zhu will regularly summon a Gripping Hatred, which must be killed as it deals high AoE damage to all nearby enemies and constantly pulls players on top of it.

6.

Shado-Pan Monastery Loot

Normal Heroic

Gu Cloudstrike Master Snowdrift Sha of Violence Taran Zhu

Gu Cloudstrike Master Snowdrift Sha of Violence Taran Zhu

6.1.

Gu Cloudstrike Normal Loot

Item
Azure Serpent Chestguard
Leggings of the Charging Soul
Sparkbreath Girdle

6.2.

Gu Cloudstrike Heroic Loot

Item
Star Summoner Bracers
Azure Serpent Chestguard
Leggings of the Charging Soul
Sparkbreath Girdle
Cloudstrike Pendant

6.3.

Master Snowdrift Normal Loot

Item
Gauntlets of Resolute Fury
Quivering Heart Girdle
Snowdrift's Bladed Staff

6.4.

Master Snowdrift Heroic Loot

Item
Gauntlets of Resolute Fury
Quivering Heart Girdle
Eye of the Tornado
Heart of Fire
Snowdrift's Bladed Staff

6.5.

Sha of Violence Normal Loot

Item
Gloves of Enraged Slaughter
Spike-Soled Stompers
Crescent of Ichor

6.6.

Sha of Violence Heroic Loot

Item
Gloves of Enraged Slaughter
Bladed Smoke Bracers
Spike-Soled Stompers
Necklace of Disorientation
Crescent of Ichor

6.7.

Taran Zhu Normal Loot

Item
Darkbinder Leggings
Blastwalker Footguards
Shadowspine Shoulderguards
Mindbinder Plate Gloves
Warmace of Taran Zhu
Shield of Blind Hate

6.8.

Taran Zhu Heroic Loot

Item
Robes of Fevered Dreams
Darkbinder Leggings
Shadowspine Shoulderguards
Blastwalker Footguards
Hateshatter Chestplate
Mindbinder Plate Gloves
Ring of Malice
Seal of Hateful Meditation
Ka'eng, Breath of the Shadow
Shield of Blind Hate
Warmace of Taran Zhu

Into the Monastery is at the end of a long quest chain in the Kun-Lai Summit zone, requiring you to complete much of the zones quests. The other quests can be obtained by speaking with Ban Bearheart inside the dungeon.

1. Into the Monastery
2. The Path to Respect Lies in Violence
3. Lord of the Shado-Pan

Achievement	Description
Respect	Bow to the Shado-Pan Novices when they bow to you after being defeated during the Master Snowdrift event in Shado-Pan Monastery on Heroic Difficulty.
The Obvious Solution	Eliminate the remaining Sha imprisoned in the Sealed Chambers and then defeat the Sha of Violence in Shado-Pan Monastery on Heroic Difficulty.
Hate Leads to Suffering	Defeat Taran Zhu while every party member is at maximum hatred in Shado-Pan Monastery on Heroic Difficulty.
Shado-Pan Monastery	Defeat Taran Zhu in Shado-Pan Monastery.
Heroic: Shado-Pan Monastery	Defeat Taran Zhu in Shado-Pan Monastery on Heroic Difficulty.
Heroic: Shado-Pan Monastery Guild Run	Defeat Taran Zhu in Shado-Pan Monastery on Heroic Difficulty while in a guild group.
Shado-Pan Monastery Challenger	Complete the Shado-Pan Monastery Challenge Mode.
Shado-Pan Monastery: Bronze	Complete the Shado-Pan Monastery Challenge Mode with a rating of Bronze or better.
Shado-Pan Monastery: Silver	Complete the Shado-Pan Monastery Challenge Mode with a rating of Silver or better.
Shado-Pan Monastery: Gold	Complete the Shado-Pan Monastery Challenge Mode with a rating of Gold.

Shado-Pan Monastery is just one of the nine dungeons available to players during Mists of Pandaria. If you would like to learn more about the others, please see our other dungeon pages below: