Siege of Niuzao Temple Dungeon Guide

Last updated on Jun 24, 2025 at 00:00 by Abide

Niuzao Temple extends across two fortified islands far beyond a towering wall called the Serpent's Spine. For years, tenacious pandaren defenders have protected the narrow bridges connecting the isles, staving off any would-be invaders. Yet recently, the mantid created their own bridge--a massive tree root--and seized one of the islands by surprise. Now, these brutal insectoids are poised to assault Niuzao's remaining guardians.

1.

Introduction

This dungeon is available on all 4 dungeon difficulties, starting at level 90 on normal difficulty. Players will race to defend this sacred Niuzao Temple from the relentless Mantid's assault, securing many ancient Celestial secrets from the hands of their enemies.

2.

Vizier Jin'bak

Vizier Jin'bak Vizier Jin'bak is the first encounter in the instance and is fought inside the large tree players land in. In the middle of the area is a large Sap Puddle which deals Nature damage to all enemies in the area. Frequently throughout the fight Vizier Jin'bak will summon Sap Globules around the outside of the room, which will slowly move towards the Sap Puddle in the middle of the room. If they reach the Sap Puddle they will merge with it, making it grow large and cover more of the room. It is vital to kill the Sap Globules before they can reach the Sap Puddle as Vizier Jin'bak will frequently use Detonate Icon Detonate, which deals damage based on the size of the Sap Puddle.



Sap Puddle
Sap Puddle
Detonate
Detonate

3.

Commander Vo'jak

Commander Vo'jak Commander Vo'jak is a two phase fight, where players will need to deal with several waves of assaulting adds before Commander Vo'jak himself finally arrives. During this first phase, waves of enemies will run up the ramparts attempting to reach the top and attack your party. Luckily your nearby allies will aid you during this encounter by providing you with several Caustic Tar Icon Caustic Tar jars. These jars are intractable objects that can be clicked to target and throw a large AoE slow down at a specified location. This is needed to slow down the incoming waves of adds, allowing your group time to kill them before they reach the top. This is made easier by first slowing the groups down with several Caustic Tar Icon Caustic Tar jars thrown in a row, allowing the mobs to stack closely together, then single-target killing the Sik'thik Demolisher. Upon death the Sik'thik Demolisher will explode, dealing a large amount of damage to everyone nearby.

Once all of the waves have been defeated Commander Vo'jak will finally arrive. Caustic Tar Icon Caustic Tar jars are still available and can be used on Commander Vo'jak to prevent him from gaining stacks of Rising Speed Icon Rising Speed. Have the group spread out as Commander Vo'jak will periodically charge a random player with Dashing Strike Icon Dashing Strike, followed by Thousand Blades Icon Thousand Blades. Quickly move away from the area that Commander Vo'jak charges to avoid the AoE whirlwind damage from Thousand Blades Icon Thousand Blades.



Waves of Adds
Waves of Adds
Thousand Blades
Thousand Blades

4.

General Pa'valak

General Pa'valak General Pa'valak has two main abilities. The first, Blade Rush Icon Blade Rush is be used frequently. General Pa'valak will throw his sword at a random players feet and charge the location after a few seconds. Quickly run away from the indicated area and move out of the path of the charge. His second ability is Bulwark, when General Pa'valak reaches 65% and 35% health, he shields himself, becoming immune to all damage temporarily. He will also summon in numerous adds to aid him, namely Sik'thik Amber-Sappers. These sappers will Throw Explosive at you, which can be quickly picked up by interacting with them (clicking), allowing you to throw the explosive back at the enemies. Once all of the adds are dead General Pa'valak will become vulnerable again until the fight ends.



Bulwark
Bulwark
Throw Explosive
Throw Explosive

5.

Wing Leader Ner'onok

Encased in Resin

Wing Leader Ner'onok Wing Leader Ner'onok is the final encounter of this instance and can be found at the very end of the final bridge. Random players will be targeted by Quick-Dry Resin Icon Quick-Dry Resin, quickly filling up the "Amber Resin" bar. If this bar reaches 100 players will be stunned for 10 seconds, which can easily be prevented by spam jumping when you have this debuff. Wing Leader Ner'onok will also target random players with Caustic Pitch Icon Caustic Pitch, creating a pool of amber at their feet, dealing damage and slowing enemies caught inside.

The main mechanic of this fight is Gusting Winds Icon Gusting Winds, which Wing Leader Ner'onok will use upon reaching both 66% and 33% health. When this occurs Wing Leader Ner'onok will fly from one end of the bridge to the other and begin to channel Gusting Winds Icon Gusting Winds, pushing players away from him. The group will need to slowly fight against this wind force, slowly making their way across the bridge until they reach Wing Leader Ner'onok and are able to interrupt the Gusting Winds Icon Gusting Winds channel. Repeat this twice and the boss will finally fall.



Caustic Pitch
Caustic Pitch

6.

Siege of Niuzao Temple Loot

Normal Heroic
Vizier Jin'bak Commander Vo'jak General Pa'valak Wing Leader Ner'onok
Vizier Jin'bak Commander Vo'jak General Pa'valak Wing Leader Ner'onok
6.1.

Vizier Jin'bak Normal Loot

Item
Hood of Viridian Residue Icon Hood of Viridian Residue
Sap-Encrusted Legplates Icon Sap-Encrusted Legplates
Girdle of Soothing Detonation Icon Girdle of Soothing Detonation
Engraved Amber Pendant Icon Engraved Amber Pendant
Flashfrozen Resin Globule Icon Flashfrozen Resin Globule
6.2.

Vizier Jin'bak Heroic Loot

Item
Hood of Viridian Residue Icon Hood of Viridian Residue
Girdle of Soothing Detonation Icon Girdle of Soothing Detonation
Sap-Encrusted Legplates Icon Sap-Encrusted Legplates
Engraved Amber Pendant Icon Engraved Amber Pendant
Flashfrozen Resin Globule Icon Flashfrozen Resin Globule
6.3.

Commander Vo'jak Normal Loot

Item
Bombardment Bracers Icon Bombardment Bracers
Chestwrap of Arcing Flame Icon Chestwrap of Arcing Flame
Archer's Precision Grips Icon Archer's Precision Grips
Sightfinder Helm Icon Sightfinder Helm
Siege-Captain's Scimitar Icon Siege-Captain's Scimitar
6.4.

Commander Vo'jak Heroic Loot

Item
Bombardment Bracers Icon Bombardment Bracers
Chestwrap of Arcing Flame Icon Chestwrap of Arcing Flame
Archer's Precision Grips Icon Archer's Precision Grips
Sightfinder Helm Icon Sightfinder Helm
Siege-Captain's Scimitar Icon Siege-Captain's Scimitar
6.5.

General Pa'valak Normal Loot

Item
Breezebinder Handwraps Icon Breezebinder Handwraps
Siegeworn Bracers Icon Siegeworn Bracers
Aerial Bombardment Cloak Icon Aerial Bombardment Cloak
Vial of Ichorous Blood Icon Vial of Ichorous Blood
Tempestuous Longbow Icon Tempestuous Longbow
6.6.

General Pa'valak Heroic Loot

Item
Breezebinder Handwraps Icon Breezebinder Handwraps
Siegeworn Bracers Icon Siegeworn Bracers
Aerial Bombardment Cloak Icon Aerial Bombardment Cloak
Vial of Ichorous Blood Icon Vial of Ichorous Blood
Tempestuous Longbow Icon Tempestuous Longbow
A Treatise on Strategy Icon A Treatise on Strategy
6.7.

Wing Leader Ner'onok Normal Loot

Item
Breezeswept Hood Icon Breezeswept Hood
Whisperwind Spaulders Icon Whisperwind Spaulders
Windblast Helm Icon Windblast Helm
Airbender Sandals Icon Airbender Sandals
Belt of Totemic Binding Icon Belt of Totemic Binding
Galedodger Chestguard Icon Galedodger Chestguard
Anchoring Sabatons Icon Anchoring Sabatons
Spaulders of Immovable Stone Icon Spaulders of Immovable Stone
Ner'onok's Razor Katar Icon Ner'onok's Razor Katar
Gustwalker Staff Icon Gustwalker Staff
Tolakesh, Horn of the Black Ox Icon Tolakesh, Horn of the Black Ox
6.8.

Wing Leader Ner'onok Heroic Loot

Item
Breezeswept Hood Icon Breezeswept Hood
Whisperwind Spaulders Icon Whisperwind Spaulders
Windblast Helm Icon Windblast Helm
Airbender Sandals Icon Airbender Sandals
Belt of Totemic Binding Icon Belt of Totemic Binding
Galedodger Chestguard Icon Galedodger Chestguard
Anchoring Sabatons Icon Anchoring Sabatons
Spaulders of Immovable Stone Icon Spaulders of Immovable Stone
Ner'onok's Razor Katar Icon Ner'onok's Razor Katar
Gustwalker Staff Icon Gustwalker Staff
Tolakesh, Horn of the Black Ox Icon Tolakesh, Horn of the Black Ox
7.

Quests

All quests for Siege of Niuzao Temple have no prerequisites and can be simply grabbed from Shado-Master Chum Kiu at the entrance of the dungeon.

  1. Somewhere Inside
  2. Take Down the Wing Leader
8.

Achievements

Achievement Description
Where's My Air Support? Icon Where's My Air Support? Defeat Commander Vo'jak after having killed the Sik'thik Amberwing in Siege of Niuzao Temple on Heroic Difficulty.
Return to Sender Icon Return to Sender Defeat General Pa'valak while he has 20 stacks of Detonate in the Siege of Niuzao Temple on Heroic Difficulty.
Run with the Wind Icon Run with the Wind Defeat Ner'onok in Siege of Niuzao Temple on Heroic Difficulty while under the effect of Tenwu's Resolve.
Heroic: Siege of Niuzao Temple Icon Heroic: Siege of Niuzao Temple Defeat Wing Leader Ner'onok in Siege of Niuzao Temple on Heroic Difficulty.
Heroic: Siege of Niuzao Temple Guild Run Icon Heroic: Siege of Niuzao Temple Guild Run Defeat Wing Leader Ner'onok in Siege of Niuzao Temple on Heroic Difficulty while in a guild group.
Siege of Niuzao Temple Challenger Icon Siege of Niuzao Temple Challenger Complete the Siege of Niuzao Temple Challenge Mode.
Siege of Niuzao Temple: Bronze Icon Siege of Niuzao Temple: Bronze Complete the Siege of Niuzao Temple Challenge Mode with a rating of Bronze or better.
Siege of Niuzao Temple: Silver Icon Siege of Niuzao Temple: Silver Complete the Siege of Niuzao Temple Challenge Mode with a rating of Silver or better.
Siege of Niuzao Temple: Gold Icon Siege of Niuzao Temple: Gold Complete the Siege of Niuzao Temple Challenge Mode with a rating of Gold.
9.

Other Pandaria Dungeons

Siege of Niuzao Temple 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:

10.

Changelog

  • 24 Jun. 2025: Page added.
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