Throne of Thunder: "Pinnacle of Storms" LFR Overview

With the release of Patch 5.2: The Thunder King, the vast Throne of Thunder raid will become available. As in previous raid tiers, Raid Finder wings and availability difficulties will be staggered.

To access the new Raid Finder wings you will need a minimum average item level (ilevel) of 480.

This is our current schedule based on a planned patch release date of March 5. If the patch is delayed, or if we determine any change is needed, we’ll update this article.

March 5 – Normal Throne of Thunder
March 12 – Heroic Throne of Thunder and LFR Wing 1 “Last Stand of the Zandalari”
March 19 – LFR Wing 2 “Forgotten Depths”
April 2 – LFR Wing 3 “Halls of Flesh-Shaping”
April 16 – LFR Wing 4 “Pinnacle of Storms”

Dungeon JournalThe Quilen Champions Iron Qon battles atop his finest Quilen champions.

Iron Qon's Last Stand Having lost his prime quilen mounts, Iron Qon faces you himself. In addition to his previous attacks, he gains new abilities.

Fist Smash – Having no spear in hand, Iron Qon smashes the ground violently, inflicting 14625 to 15375 Physical damage to all players every 0.75 sec for 7 sec.
Rising Anger – Iron Qon becomes increasingly angry, increasing damage done by 10% per stack.
Ignite Cyclone – Iron Qon ignites a random cyclone, causing it to burn all players for 27750 to 32250 Fire damage every 2 sec.
Freeze Cyclone – Iron Qon freezes a random cyclone, causing it to entomb players in ice on contact. The player will take damage equal to 5% of their maximum health every 2 sec.

Darkness Falls: Lu'lin's Luminosity As Night falls upon the Twin Consorts' chamber, Lu'lin is empowered and fully active, while Suen plays a more limited role.

Lu'lin, Mistress of Solitude
- Moon Lotus – Lu'lin sprouts a lovely Moon Lotus, which casts Slumber Spores in each direction. Coming into contact with Slumber Spores puts the player to sleep for 5 sec.This effect may only occur in darkness. During dusk or daytime, the Moon Lotus will remain but no longer bloom.
- Cosmic Barrage – Lu'lin dances in place, summoning a barrage of stars. At the end of her dance, she commands the stars to attack. Each star selects a random player and crash down upon them, inflicting 321750 to 338250 Arcane damage to all players within 8 yards of the target, knocking them back.This effect may only occur in darkness.
- Beast of Nightmares – Lul'lin pulls a beast from her target's Nightmares, commanding it to attack! This beast may only be attacked by the target on whom it is fixated. Healing this target will cause the Corrupted Healing effect.This effect may only occur in darkness. During dusk or daytime the target may still attack the beast, but no new beasts will be summoned.
  - Corrupted Healing – Healing the target of the Beast of Nightmares corrupts the healer, inflicting 24375 to 25625 Shadow damage every 1 sec. This effect stacks.
- Lurkers in the Night – Lu'lin calls forth the Lurkers of the Night. Lurkers barrage random targets with darkness, inflicting 29250 to 30750 Shadow damage.Exposing Lurkers to Suen's daylight while she is channeling Tears of the Sun will reveal them, allowing them to be attacked and killed. They will also naturally become visible during dusk and daytime.
Suen, Mistress of Anger
- Tears of the Sun – Suen appears briefly during the night, attacking players and channeling the Tears of the Sun. Tears of the Sun inflicts 85800 to 90200 Fire damage to random players over the course of the channel.After she finishes channeling Tears of the Sun, she will dissipate into the night.
- Light of Day – Suen appears briefly during the night, beaming a ray of sunlight at a random player, inflicting 166500 to 193500 Fire damage to all players within 8 yards of the target.She will then dissipate into the night. Light of Day will instantly melt any Ice Comets with which it comes into contact.

Blazing Daylight: Suen's Fury As Day breaks within the Twin Consorts' chamber, Suen is empowered and fully active, while Lu'lin plays a more limited role.

Suen, Mistress of Anger
- Fan of Flames – Suen slices rapidly at her target with a burning fan, inflicting weapon damage as Fire and increasing the amount of Fire damage taken by 25% for 30 sec.Suen will only use this ability during daytime.
- Flames of Passion – Suen leaps at a random distant target, inflicting 138750 to 161250 Fire damage and knocking all nearby enemies away. She will leave a lingering trail of flames as she returns to her primary target.
- Blazing Radiance – Suen burns brightly during the day, inflicting 47850 to 62150 Fire damage to all players every 2 sec. Releasing this energy will cause a stacking effect every time it pulses, increasing the damage dealt by Suen's Fire attacks by 2%.Blazing Radiance will melt Ice Comets. The closer Suen is to an Ice Comet, the more quickly it will melt. However, standing very close to an Ice Comet will decrement stacks of Blazing Radiance on Suen.
- Light of Day – Suen beams a ray of sunlight at a random player, inflicting 166500 to 193500 Fire damage to all players within 8 yards of the target.
  , 6 Light of Day will instantly melt any Ice Comets with which it comes into contact.
- Nuclear Inferno – Suen channels a nuclear inferno, blasting the raid for 97500 to 102500 damage every 1 sec.While she is channeling this effect, her ranged and spell deflection is increased by 100%. Her dodge chance is increased by 100% as well.
Lu'lin, Mistress of Solitude
- Ice Comet – Lu'lin peers briefly from her veil of darkness, calling forth an Ice Comet around a random player. The frozen blast inflicts 370000 to 430000 Frost damage to all enemies within 6 yards of the target, leaving an Ice Comet in its place.Additionally, Ice Comets will reduce stacks of Blazing Radiance on Suen if she stands nearby.
  - Icy Shadows – Ice Comet block the light, casting deep shadows behind them. Players who stand in Icy Shadows have their Fire damage taken reduced by 60%.Additionally, ice comets reduce melee, ranged, and casting speed by 10%.

Break of Dusk: The Dance of the Consorts During the Dusk, both Twins are active, each retaining some of their abilities, and gaining the following new abilities.

Lu'lin, Mistress of Solitude – If Lu'lin perishes, Dusk ends and Day begins anew, fully empowering Suen. During Day, Suen once again burns brightly with Blazing Radiance.
- Tidal Force – Protective icy waters encase Lu'lin and burst outwards, inflicting 195000 to 205000 Frost damage on impact. While she is channeling this effect, her ranged and spell deflection is increased by 100%. Her dodge chance is increased by 100% as well.
Suen, Mistress of Anger – If Suen perishes, Dusk ends and Night begins anew, fully empowering Lu'lin. During Night, Moon Lotuses once again bloom, and Beasts of Nightmares once again spawn.
- Nuclear Inferno – Suen channels a nuclear inferno, blasting the raid for 97500 to 102500 damage every 1 sec.While she is channeling this effect, her ranged and spell deflection is increased by 100%. Her dodge chance is increased by 100% as well.

Celestial Aid

Niuzao: Fortitude of the Ox – A player may choose to invoke the spirit of Niuzao by selecting his faded image. Upon doing so, the player must trace Niuzao's constellation.Upon completion, Niuzao appears and blesses players with Fortitude of the Ox, which temporarily grants all players additional maximum health. After the effect expires, the health is lost. This effect lasts 30 sec.
Chi-Ji: A Rush of Cranes – A player may choose to invoke the spirit of Chi-Ji by selecting his faded image. Upon doing so, the player must trace Chi-Ji's constellation.Upon completion, Chi-Ji appears and swarms the battlefield with cranes. These cranes inflict 14625000 to 15375000 damage to enemies with which they come into contact.
Yu'lon: The Serpent's Vitality – A player may choose to invoke the spirit of Yu'lon by selecting her faded image. Upon doing so, the player must trace Yu'lon's constellation.Upon completion, Yu'lon appears and breathes life into players, causing them to regenerate 29250 to 30750 health and 4875 to 5125 mana every 1 sec.
Xuen: The Tiger's Celerity – A player may choose to invoke the spirit of Xuen by selecting his faded image. Upon doing so, the player must trace Xuen's constellation.Upon completion, Xuen appears and imbues players with Tiger's Celerity. Blessed players move so quickly that time itself seems to slow down, affecting the movement, casting, and projectile speed of all enemies. Players will be able to avoid abilities that were previously unavoidable.

Lightning Conduits While Lei Shen is in range of a Lightning Conduit he powers it, granting him an additional ability specific to that Lightning Conduit. The energy level of the Conduit increases the longer Lei Shen charges it, increasing damage dealt by the granted ability. When the Conduit's power reaches 100 energy, it will increase the level of the Conduit, and the Conduit's power will reset to 0.

North Conduit: Static Shock – Lei Shen charges the target with Static Shock. After 8 sec, Static Shock inflicts 1000000 Nature damage, divided among all players within 8 yards.As the level of the Static Shock Conduit increases, the number of targets Lei Shen afflicts with Static Shock will also increase.
,6,7Damage of Static Shock increases as the Power and Level of the North Conduit increases.
East Conduit: Diffusion Chain – Lei Shen zaps a player, inflicting 73125 to 76875 Nature damage. This attack chains to nearby enemies, inflicting increased damage to each successive target. Each time Diffusion Chain strikes an enemy, a Diffused Lightning spawns at that location.As the level of the Diffusion Chain Conduit increases, the spawned Diffused Lightning elementals grow more powerful.
,6,7Damage of Diffusion Chain increases as the Power and Level of the East Conduit increases.
- Diffused Lightning – Diffusion Chain creates a Diffused Lightning for every target it strikes. Diffused Lightning's attacks cause Chain Lightning.
  In Heroic, the Diffused Lightning will fixate on the player that it spawned from.
South Conduit: Overcharge – Lei Shen Overcharges a target player. The player becomes rooted and after 6 sec causes Overcharge to burst, creating a torus of electric energy around the target that quickly expands to create a ring with a safe area in the center. This burst inflicts 170625 to 179375 Nature damage, stunning affected targets for 3 sec.As the level of the Overcharge Conduit increases, the number of targets Lei Shen afflicts with Overcharge also increases.
,6,7Damage of Overcharge increases as the Power and Level of the South Conduit increases.
West Conduit: Bouncing Bolt – Lei Shen conjures Bouncing Bolts that target random locations on the ground. Each Bolt inflicts 126750 to 133250 Nature damage split among players within 6 yards. If the Bouncing Bolt does not impact with a player, an Unharnessed Power forms, and the Bouncing Bolt bounces again.As the level of the Bouncing Bolt Conduit increases, the number of Bouncing Bolts that Lei Shen conjures also increases.
,6,7Damage of Bouncing Bolt increases as the Power and Level of the West Conduit increases.
- Unharnessed Power – Each time a Bouncing Bolt impacts the ground and is not absorbed by a player, an Unharnessed Power forms.

Stage One: Thunderstruck! Lei Shen equips his Axe, Thunder, which he can throw with deadly accuracy and cause lightning to strike the ground wherever it lands. Lei Shen will charge any Conduit that he is near.

Discharged Energy – If Lei Shen is not charging a Conduit, he will Discharge electricity, inflicting increasing Nature damage to all players every 0.5 sec.
Decapitate – Lei Shen throws his axe with supernatural force, inflicting 4500000 Physical damage and inflicting Decapitate, increasing Physical damage taken by 50% for 30 sec. The damage inflicted decreases the farther away the target is from Lei Shen.
Thunderstruck – Lei Shen winds up to hurl his axe at a target location, inflicting 1706250 to 1793750 Nature damage to nearby enemies. The damage inflicted decreases the farther away an enemy is from the impact point.
Crashing Thunder – Lei Shen calls down Thunder rapidly on targets every 1 sec causing a Lightning Crash. Crashing Thunder inflicts 146250 to 153750 Nature damage every 1 sec for 45 sec.

Intermission: Supercharge Conduits! When he has 65% health remaining, Lei Shen casts Supercharge Conduits, becoming invulnerable and activating all four Conduits at once, supercharging them and increasing their level by one. Lei Shen can only maintain Supercharge Conduits for 45 seconds.

Overloaded Circuits – The Conduit with the highest charge after Supercharge Conduits expires becomes Overloaded, disabling the Conduit. An Overloaded Conduit inflicts 39000 to 41000 Nature damage every 1 sec to that quadrant of the room.
In Heroic Difficulty, instead of the Overloaded Conduit becoming disabled, it remains active for the remainder of the fight, granting Lei Shen that ability.
Helm of Command – Lei Shen forces the target off the platform by using his Helm of Command. Inflicts 73125 to 76875 Nature damage every 1 sec for 8 sec.

Stage Two: Lightning Will End You! Lei Shen equips his Polearm, Lightning, allowing him to call lightning from the sky. Lei Shen will charge any Conduit that he is near.

Discharged Energy – If Lei Shen is not charging a Conduit, he will Discharge electricity, inflicting increasing Nature damage every 0.5 sec.
Fusion Slash – Lei Shen slashes at the target with his polearm, inflicting 731250 to 768750 Nature damage, knocking the target back and increasing damage taken from Fusion Slash by 50% for 1 min.
Summon Ball Lightning – Summon several Ball Lightning elementals at the feet of random targets, inflicting 97500 to 102500 Nature damage to players within 6 yards of each elemental's creation.
- Ball Lightning – The Ball Lightning periodically rushes towards a random player, inflicting 73125 to 76875 Nature damage to that target.
  In Heroic Difficulty, Ball Lightning inflicts damage to enemies within 0 yards.
Lightning Whip – Lei Shen cracks a Lightning Whip across the floor, inflicting 780000 to 820000 Nature damage to enemies in front of him, creating a Lightning Bolt on the ground.
- Lightning Bolt – Lightning Bolt inflicts 40000 Nature damage every 0.25 sec. Lightning Bolt can be avoided by jumping over it.

Intermission: Supercharge Conduits! When he has 30% health remaining, Lei Shen casts Supercharge Conduits, becoming invulnerable and activating all four Conduits at once, supercharging them and increasing their level by one. Lei Shen can only maintain Supercharge Conduits for 45 seconds.In Heroic instead of the Overloaded Conduit becoming disabled, it remains active for the remainder of the fight, granting Lei Shen the ability.

Overloaded Circuits – The Conduit with the highest charge after Supercharge Conduits expires becomes Overloaded, disabling the Conduit. An Overloaded Conduit inflicts 39000 to 41000 Nature damage every 1 sec to that quadrant of the room.
In Heroic Difficulty, instead of the Overloaded Conduit becoming disabled, it remains active for the remainder of the fight, granting Lei Shen that ability.
Helm of Command – Lei Shen forces the target off the platform by using his Helm of Command. Inflicts 73125 to 76875 Nature damage every 1 sec for 8 sec.

Stage Three: Master of Thunder and Lightning Lei Shen equips both his Axe and Polearm, wielding Thunder and Lightning in unision against his enemies. Lei Shen casts Overwhelming Power and consumes all electricity from the Throne of Thunder, destroying any remaining functional Conduits, preventing their further activation.

Overwhelming Power – Lei Shen absorbs all of the electrical power from the Throne of Thunder, destroying any remaining functional Conduits, preventing their further activation. Overwhelming Power causes Lei Shen's melee attacks to inflict 7800 to 8200 Nature damage every 1 sec for 8 sec.
Violent Gale Winds – Lei Shen causes the walls of his chamber to open, unleashing the force of Violent Gale Winds. The winds push players in a direction, inflicting 15000 Nature damage every 1 sec.
Thunderstruck – Lei Shen winds up to hurl his axe at a target location, inflicting 1706250 to 1793750 Nature damage to nearby enemies. The damage inflicted decreases the farther away an enemy is from the impact point.
Summon Ball Lightning – Summon several Ball Lightning elementals at the feet of random targets, inflicting 97500 to 102500 Nature damage to players within 6 yards of each elemental's creation.
- Ball Lightning – The Ball Lightning periodically rushes towards a random player, inflicting 73125 to 76875 Nature damage to that target.
  In Heroic Difficulty, Ball Lightning inflicts damage to enemies within 0 yards.
Lightning Whip – Lei Shen cracks a Lightning Whip across the floor, inflicting 780000 to 820000 Nature damage to enemies in front of him, creating a Lightning Bolt on the ground.
- Lightning Bolt – Lightning Bolt inflicts 40000 Nature damage every 0.25 sec. Lightning Bolt can be avoided by jumping over it.

Throne of Thunder: "Pinnacle of Storms" LFR Overview

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