The four quilin statues have different abilities based on the type of stone from which they were carved, and players will have to experiment to uncover their weaknesses. In fact, the first boss encounter involves a pack of giant quilin - magical, lion-like stone constructs - that have stood motionless since the Vaults were sealed but awaken as fierce defenders once the players intrude upon their lair. The players’ characters are the first living beings to set foot inside the Mogu’shan Vaults in a few millennia,and the experience plays out as a classic “tomb raid” adventure, with mystical defenders and guardians emerging to protect the place’s secrets. What kinds of encounters are planned for the Mogu’shan Vaults? The Vaults contain six encounters with a wide variety of mechanics. We’re building an epic new raid that includes 10- and 25-player versions with both normal and Heroic modes, as well as another 25-player version available exclusively via the Raid Finder. What’s in store inside the Vaults from the gameplay side? The Loremasters are a new faction dedicated to learning and retelling the oral history of Pandaria, so the Vaults are naturally a place of tremendous interest to them. When the players arrive, they join forces with a pandaren Loremaster who knows of a way into the Vaults. As great and powerful secrets are wont to do, the Vaults have attracted a number of interested parties, including Zandalari trolls who are trying to enter the Vaults to get at the ancient source of mogu power, which is the key to their tribe’s survival. The complex houses many of the empire’s lost artifacts and is the resting place of the spirits of old mogu kings.Īt the time Mists of Pandaria begins, the Thunder King is long gone and the mogu empire has crumbled into isolated factions. After his rise to power, he built the Mogu’shan Vaults to contain and protect this secret, and converted the surrounding structure into a sort of shrine dedicated to the mogu empire. According to legend he was able to accomplish this with the help of a mysterious artifact that he found in the depths of a mountain. The Thunder King rose to power the “the mogu way,” namely by eliminating his rivals one by one. At some point in the distant past, all of the warring mogu factions were united by a single tyrannical warlord known as the Thunder King. The mogu are an ancient race of evil, ogre-like sorcerers who once dominated Pandaria. With the launch fast approaching, Blizzard Insider sat down with Lead Encounter Designers Scott Mercer and Ion Hazzikostas to get an inside look at the expansion’s newest raid instance - Mogu’shan Vaults - and the ancient secrets and epic encounters that await players inside.īefore we dive into the details, can you give us a quick overview of the lore behind the Mogu’shan Vaults? How does the raid fit into larger story of Mists of Pandaria?
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