Wow How To Get To Isle Of Thunder

For the achievement, see [Isle of Thunder] . For the inaccessible version, see Isle of Thunder (unused).

Isle of Thunder
Level: 35 - 50 Battle Pet Level: 25
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Capital(s)	Throne of Thunder
Races	Mogu Zandalari troll Saurok Blood elf Human High elf Orc Tauren Draenei Night elf Gnome
Ruler(s)	Unknown
Former ruler(s)	Lei Shen, the Thunder King^†
Major settlements	Dawnseeker Promontory Violet Rise
Affiliation	Mogu empire Zandalari Empire
Location	Northwestern Pandaria

The Isle of Thunder 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 the ruler of the mogu. He ruled Pandaria from this seat of power until his death. His mogu successors moved the capital to the Mogu'shan Palace in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, 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.^[1] Prior to Lei Shen's resurrection, most inhabitants of Pandaria believed the Isle of Thunder to be nothing more than a legend.^[2]

1 Description from official site
2 Getting there
3 Geography
- 3.1 Maps and subregions
- 3.2 Instances
- 3.3 Travel hubs
- 3.4 Regions adjacent to the Isle of Thunder
4 Notable characters
5 Quests
6 Wild pets
7 Wild creatures
8 Notes and trivia
9 Gallery
10 Patches and hotfixes
11 References
12 External links

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. This portal does not show up if you are not at an appropriate stage.

Geography

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Maps and subregions

Bay of Echoes
Backbreaker Bay
- Rhonin's Beard
- The Seabolt
- Spellsails
The Beast Pens
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
- Bleak Hollow
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
Whispering Inlet
- Violet Rise
Wildvine Marsh
- Zeb'tula
Za'Tual

Undisplayed locations

Za'Tual boneyard

Unlocked base
Unlocked first section
Unlocked second section
Unlocked third section

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

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

Quests

Main article: Isle of Thunder storyline

Wild pets

Wild creatures

Notes and trivia

Like the Isle of Quel'Danas, players cannot travel to this island without help and are restricted to ground mounts only. If you attempt to fly to the Isle of Thunder's supposed location from mainland Pandaria, your way will be blocked by impenetrable mists, which have been in place since 5.0.
Before it was remade from scratch in patch 5.2, the isle had a different shape and was a dense jungle similar 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 a separate instance).
In beta builds, it was known as the Isle of Lightning or Lightning Isle.
The island introduces the first wave object seen along the coast in-game.
The Isle of Thunder is the first and so far only zone to have dirt roads emit a splash visual when walked on.
The world map of Azeroth in Legion and Battle for Azeroth shows the coastline of Isle of Thunder incorrectly. The shape it appears in is the same as it was seen on the map in patch 5.0. until patch 5.2.

Gallery

Annotated map of the Isle of Thunder

Patches and hotfixes

References

^ The Sacred Mount
^ Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, pg. 106

External links

Guides

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

v e Subzones of the Isle of Thunder

Bay of Echoes Backbreaker Bay Rhonin's Beard The Seabolt Spellsails The Beast Pens 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 Bleak Hollow 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 Whispering Inlet Violet Rise Wildvine Marsh Zeb'tula Za'Tual

Undisplayed locations — Za'Tual boneyard

Isle of Thunder category

v e Regions of Pandaria

	Dread Wastes Isle of Giants Isle of Thunder The Jade Forest Krasarang Wilds Kun-Lai Summit Timeless Isle Townlong Steppes Vale of Eternal Blossoms Shrine of Seven Stars Shrine of Two Moons Valley of the Four Winds The Veiled Stair

Pandaria category