Isle of Thunder

For the achievement, see [Isle of Thunder].

Isle of Thunder
Level 90
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Capital	Throne of Thunder
Races	Mogu  Zandalar troll  Saurok  Blood elf  Human  High elf  Orc  Tauren  Draenei  Night elf  Gnome
Rulers	Lei Shen, the Thunder King
Affiliation	Mogu Empire, Zandalari
Location	Northwestern Pandaria

The Isle of Thunder, known in beta builds as the Isle of Lightning or Lightning Isle, is an island found northwest of Kun-Lai Summit and Townlong Steppes. Members of the newly-formed Kirin Tor Offensive and the Sunreaver Onslaught are facing off to lay claim to the isle before the other faction does. Members of the Shado-Pan Assault are united in their singular drive to take down Lei Shen at his seat of power, the Throne of Thunder, once and for all.

Thousands of years ago, the Isle of Thunder was known as the Thundering Mountain, home to the mogu's "master". Eventually Lei Shen defeated his own master, and proclaimed himself ruler of the Mogu. He ruled Pandaria from this seat of power until his death. His mogu successor moved the capital to the Mogu'shan Palace in the Vale, and the mountain was mostly abandoned. During the Great Sundering the mountain sank down beneath the waves, with only the peak staying above the sea as an island.

Description from official site

The Isle of Thunder is a gargantuan zone for player characters of maximum level, and its storm-fraught shores are rife with conflict and opportunity. In patch 5.2, you'll advance the war effort on your server through quests relating to the island assault; as your faction progresses, one-time events will open up, allowing you to unlock and explore more of the island. You'll help your faction leaders claim a beachhead, assault the city walls, and forge a path to the front door of the Thunder King's palace. Once you've established a forward base, you'll be able to pick from different types of quests – PvP or PvE – to continue advancing the story.

Loot is plentiful – we've added tons of new daily quests to the zone, with reward satchels that include tokens to summon killable bosses, and keys for the Treasure Room, a single-player loot-grabbing scenario. You'll also be able to unlock new reward areas throughout the island, including the Lightning Forge: once used by the ancient mogu to craft weapons of titanic power, now co-opted by your side's blacksmiths.

Getting there

To get to the Isle of Thunder, take a portal from the faction camps outside the Shado-Pan Garrison in west-central Townlong Steppes. The island is in its own instance and it is not possible to fly there.

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  Alliance portal camp at ^{[49.7, 68.7]}

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  Horde portal camp at ^{[50.6, 73.4]}

Geography

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Maps and subregions

Initial zone map

Final zone map

Backbreaker Bay Rhonin's Beard The Seabolt Spellsails Bay of Echoes The Beast Pens Bleak Hollow Bloodied Crossing Conqueror's Terrace Court of Bones Hall of the Defamed Hall of the Exalted Hall of the Grand Imperion Dawnseeker Promontory Battlefront Provisions Diremoor The Emperor's Gate The Foot of Lei Shen Greymist Firth The Crimson Treader Salabria The Starchaser Heyman's Hubris Ihgaluk Crag Lightning Vein Mine Shadewood Thicket Shaol'mara Stormsea Landing The Swollen Vault The Thunder Forges Violet Rise Whispering Inlet Wildvine Marsh Za'Tual Za'Tual boneyard Zeb'tula

Instances

Instance name	Level range	Group size	Approximate run time
Throne of Thunder	90	10/25-player	5+ Hours
Troves of the Thunder King	90	1-player	5 min

Travel hubs

• The Crimson Treader / Dawnseeker Promontory
• The Seabolt / Violet Rise

Regions adjacent to the Isle of Thunder

Zone Name	Faction	Level Range	Direction	Access
Townlong Steppes		89-90	South	Portal

Notable characters

Main article: Isle of Thunder NPCs

•   Jaina Proudmoore
•   Vereesa Windrunner
•   Archmage Modera
•   Lor'themar Theron
•   Halduron Brightwing
•   Grand Magister Rommath
•   Archmage Aethas Sunreaver
•   Taran Zhu
•   Taoshi
•   Shan Bu
•   Nalak, the Storm Lord (world boss)

Quests

Main article: Isle of Thunder storyline

Resources

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Wild pets

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  Elder Python

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  Electrified Razortooth

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  Swamp Croaker

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   [Sunreaver Micro-Sentry]

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  Thundertail Flapper

Wild creatures

• Beavers
• Crabs
• Direhorns
• Dragon turtles
• Hammerhead sharks
• Mistlurkers
• Raptors
• Ravens
• Skyscreamers

Notes

• Like the Isle of Quel'Danas, players will not be able to travel to this island without help and will be restricted to ground mounts only.
• The island introduces new wave graphics along the coasts.

Trivia

Before it was remade from scratch in Patch 5.2, the isle had a different shape and was a dense jungle similiar to Krasarang Wilds. It was rumored to be the "Zandalari Isle" from early alpha map drafts.

The early version can be briefly seen in the distance when Lorewalker Cho is looking upon it from Townlong Steppes in the official patch trailer (the reason for it is most likely Blizzard didn't update the isle on the main Pandaria instance, and the proper isle itself is located in separate instance).

Gallery

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  Annotated map of the Isle of Thunder

Patches and hotfixes

• Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

Guides

Icy Veins Complete guide to the Isle of Thunder (daily quests, scenarios, and achievements)