Mists of Pandaria: 5.4 Vale of Eternal Blossoms and Golden Lotus Guide

Posted 2012/08/03 at 1:15 PM by perculia

Vale of Eternal Blossomsmajor changesSiege of Orgrimmar bossesRemoved in 5.4

Eternally in the Vale is removed, as well as the related quests and rewards. This is now a Feat of Strength.

The multi-tiered daily system is simplified. The only daily hub remaining is by Setting Sun Garrison.

The quests to kill elites are removed, and instead, the elites are rare spawns..

The Jewel Danio have been moved to Timeless Isle.

Many parts of the Vale are now Sha-infested and destroyed. Most NPCs are tinged with grey, there are many Sha populating the zone, and there is a larger Mogu presence than before.

Staying in 5.4

Players can complete all the quests that are tied to Quest Achievements from the Setting Sun Garrison hub. Some quests available from the Ruins of Guo-Lai hub are now available from the Setting Sun Garrison.

Aki the Chosen has moved to Mistfall Village. Defeating her completes Taming Pandaria.

The Lorewalkers are staying in place, as is Kai Featherfall for Challenge Mode mounts.

Alani is still flying around as before, so players can acquire Reins of the Thundering Ruby Cloud Serpent.

New to 5.4

Killing mobs in Vale of Eternal Blossoms now awards Golden Lotus reputation.

The elite mobs for One Many Army are now marked as rare spawns and drop additional items

Jaluu the Generous has relocated to the capital cities.

Relic of the Thunder King and Relic of Guo-Lai are now BoA.

There are new +300 stat food recipes from Ancient Guo-Lai Cache and possibly other Vale sources. The catch is that all the reagents are from the Vale as well, some of which have a 2 hour duration: Recipe: Mango Ice, Recipe: Farmer's Delight, Recipe: Stuffed Lushrooms, Recipe: Fluffy Silkfeather Omelet, Recipe: Spiced Blossom Soup, Recipe: Seasoned Pomfruit Slices

Elixir of Wandering Spirits is a disguise that turns you into a Golden Lotus hero.

Click the cut to read our 5.4 Golden Lotus guide!Patch Changes5.4 Changes5.3 Changes5.2 Changes

Sunsong Ranch now has Work Order quests that can boost your reputation with two factions per day. You must have unlocked that faction's dailies in order to be eligible for Work Orders, which award +300 reputation. For the Golden Lotus, there are Work Order: Golden Lotus I and Work Order: Golden Lotus II.

Random dungeons and scenarios now have a "*Bonus Reputation:" line and a button that opens up your reputation panel. You'll get additional rep for completing your first scenario and dungeon of the day.

Zandalari Warbringer, rare spawns in coastal areas around Pandaria, can drop Stolen Celestial Insignia, Stolen Golden Lotus Insignia, Stolen Klaxxi Insignia, Stolen Shado-Pan Insignia for 1000 reputation!

Valor Points costs have been reduced by 50%.

5.1 ChangesGrand Commendation of the Golden LotusJaluu the GenerousRewardsJaluu the GenerousValor PointsCommander Lo PingExalted

Reins of the Azure Riding Crane:

Reins of the Regal Riding Crane:

Reins of the Golden Riding Crane:

Golden Lotus TabardhereHonoredPattern: Lifekeeper's RobePattern: Shadowleather Leg ArmorPattern: Wildblood GlovesPattern: Wildblood Vest

Leatherworking

Tailoring

Pattern: Angerhide Leg Armor

Pattern: Gloves of Creation

Pattern: Chestguard of Earthen Harmony

Pattern: Greater Cerulean Spellthread

Pattern: Gloves of Earthen Harmony

Pattern: Greater Pearlescent Spellthread

Pattern: Greyshadow Chestguard

Pattern: Robes of Creation

Pattern: Greyshadow Gloves

Pattern: Spelltwister's Gloves

Pattern: Ironscale Leg Armor

Pattern: Spelltwister's Grand Robe

Pattern: Lifekeeper's Gloves

ilvl 458 gear:WristsJustice Points

Gloves: 0 Justice Points

Pants: 5 Justice Points

Amulet: 0 Justice Points

Mogu Rune of ParalysisJustice Pointsilvl 489 gear:Valor PointsJustice PointsValor PointsSha Crystal FragmentBattleguard of Guo-LaiCuirass of the Twin MonolithsDawnblade's Chestguard

Chest: 0 Justice Points

Shoulder: 0 Justice Points

Rings: 0 Justice Points

Robe of the Five Sisters

Mantle of the Golden Sun

Simple Harmonious Ring

Vestments of Thundering Skies

Tenderheart Shoulders

Ring of the Golden Stair

Mistfall Robes

Imperion Spaulders

Leven's Circle of Hope

Softfoot Silentwrap

Whitepetal Shouldergarb

Anji's Keepsake

Breastplate of the Golden Pagoda

Mindbender Shoulders

Alani's Inflexible Ring

Robes of the Setting Sun

Windwalker Spaulders

Paleblade Shoulderguards

Shoulders of Autumnlight

Stonetoe Spaulders

Gaining ReputationUnlocking the ValeGolden LotusKun-Lai SummitVale of Eternal Blossoms

Temple of the White Tiger

A Celestial Experience

A Witness to History

Killing MobsVale of Eternal BlossomsDaily QuestsKelari Featherfoot

Roll Club: Serpent's Spine: Complete the Serpent's Spine roll course. Needed for Roll Club

Yumi Goldenpaw

Survival Ring: Blades: Enter the Survival Ring and survive for 60 seconds without leaving. Needed for Ready for Raiding III

Survival Ring: Flame: Enter the Survival Ring and survive for 60 seconds without leaving. Needed for Ready for Raiding III

Hai-Me Heavyhands

The Battle Ring: Defeat 20 Shado-Pan Trainees in the Battle Ring. Needed for Dog Pile

Anji Autumnlight

The Thunder Below: Slay Milau. Needed for One Step at a Time

The Crumbling Hall: Retrieve the Ancient Guo-Lai Artifact. Needed for One Step at a Time

Kun Autumnlight

Mantid Under Fire: Use a Hot Oil Cauldron to kill 80 mantid near the Gate of the Setting Sun. Needed for Spreading the Warmth

Bloodied Skies: Kill 30 Krik'thik Swarmers using a Setting Sun Turret.

Work Order: Golden Lotus IITokensGolden Lotus

Stolen Golden Lotus Insignia grants 1000 reputation and can drop from War-God Dokah, Zandalari Warbringer, and Zandalari Warscout.

Relic of the Thunder King and Relic of Guo-Lai are now BoA in 5.4, granting 500 and 250 reputation respectively. They are found inside Ancient Guo-Lai Cache.

Dunegons and ScenariosItemsSkyshardsSkyshardTreasures of the ValeSky CrystalAlaniNimbus ShroudAlaniReins of the Thundering Ruby Cloud SerpentAncient Guo-Lai CacheAncient Guo-Lai CacheVale of Eternal Blossoms

Cooking reagents: Aged Mogu'shan Cheese, Aged Balsamic Vinegar, Ancient Pandaren Spices

Cooking recipes: Recipe: Mango Ice, Recipe: Farmer's Delight, Recipe: Stuffed Lushrooms, Recipe: Fluffy Silkfeather Omelet, Recipe: Spiced Blossom Soup, Recipe: Seasoned Pomfruit Slices

Relic of the Thunder King: now BoA

Relic of Guo-Lai: now BoA

Skyshard

Great Pandaren Banquet

Crafting materials: Spirit of Harmony, Imperial Silk, Scroll of Wisdom

Jewelcrafting pet patterns: Design: Sapphire Cub, Design: Jade Owl

Pandaren meta-gem recipes.

Treasures of the ValeTreasures of the ValeOne Many ArmyAncient Guo-Lai CacheTreasures of the Vale

Elixir of Wandering Spirits: disguise that turns you into Golden Lotus hero

Cooking reagents: Aged Mogu'shan Cheese, Aged Balsamic Vinegar, Ancient Pandaren Spices

Skyshard

Great Pandaren Banquet

Crafting materials: Spirit of Harmony, Imperial Silk, Scroll of Wisdom

Jewelcrafting pet patterns: Design: Sapphire Cub, Design: Jade Owl

Pandaren meta-gem recipes.

Rare SpawnsOne Many ArmyTreasures of the ValeAged Balsamic VinegarAncient Pandaren SpicesAged Mogu'shan Cheese

Bai-Jin the Butcher is now by the Five Sisters.

Quid is now by Mogu'shan Palace.

Gaohun the Soul-Severer is now inside the Guo-Lai Halls.

General Temuja now patrols between the Setting Sun Garrison and Guo-Lai Halls.

Shadowmaster Sydow now is by Mistfall Village, the old location of Quid.

Baolai the Immolator is now by the well by the Ruins of Guo-Lai.

Wulon is now by a sanctuary for Mistfall Village.

Huo-Shuang no longer shares Bloodtip's spawn location and is in the corridor behind the central altar.

Gochao the Ironfist is no longer inside the Guo-Lai Halls and is instead in a cave by Ruins Rise.

Glorious!Sahn TidehunterAchievementsAll of these achievements, except for Eternally in the Vale, are completable in 5.4. Pick up the daily quests tied to achievements at the Setting Sun Garrison.

The Golden Lotus: Earn Exalted status with the Golden Lotus.

A Taste of History: Find a Guo-Lai Vault Key and open an Ancient Guo-Lai Cache.
The keys have a low chance to drop from Mogu mobs in Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

Ancient Guo-Lai Cache are located in the Guo-Lai Halls in north-west Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

Collateral Damage

While on Hard as a Rock, go attack Mogu Statue in north-west Vale.

Walk up to a statue (they remain inactive from far away), and DPS it down to around 15%. Wait for it to cast Crushing Slam.

Dog Pile

While on The Battle Ring, go to the ring and wait for 10 to attack. You must get all the killing blows.

Eternally in the ValeThe Final PowerOne Many Army

This requires you to kill all of the quest mobs that are required for elite daily quests. However, ~4 are up each day, which can be killed without their quests.

Check out Shriveled's excellent comment for coordinates of all the NPCs.

One Step at a TimeReady for Raiding IIISurvival Ring: FlameSurvival Ring: BladesRoll ClubRoll Club: Serpent's SpineSpreading the Warmth

While on Mantid Under Fire, use Skill 1 to throw oil on hirelings, and Skill 2 to throw a torch. You can keep using the oil to spread the fire as much as you like.

ScreenshotsArchives: Removed QuestsDaily QuestsThis part will be heavily modified in 5.4. Golden Pagoda and Whitepetal Lake daily hubs are destroyed, the daily quest process is condensed.Golden LotusGolden PagodaThe Golden Stair

The Golden Pagoda: Eliminating the Shao-Tian Mogu by the Vale's north gate. You will always get this quest hub.

Whitepetal Lake: Dive into the water to restore artifacts, as well as kill enemies on the riverbanks. Always available.

Mistfall Village: Saving the town from sprites and fires, as well as gathering resources. Always available.

Ruins of Guo-Lai: Clearing the ruins of Mogu statues and spiderwebs. Available at Honored.

Setting Sun Garrison: Dealing with the Mantid threat. Available at Honored.

Treasures of the Vale

The Eternal Vigil

Cannonfire, High Chance of Rain, Laosy Scouting

Crumbling Behemoth, Unleashed Spirits, Striking First

Thundering Skies, Set in Stone, Stone Hard Quilen

Free Spirits, Acts of Cruelty, Given a Second Chance

Under Attack

Mogu Make Poor House Guests

My Town, It's On Fire Again

Backed Into a Corner or Wu Kao Scouting Reports

Freeing Mind and Body or Stonebound Killers

Quiet

Clearing in the Forest, Ruffling Some Feathers, Sprite Plight

Blooming Blossoms or The Pandaren Uprising Relived

Lushroom Rush, Pomfruit Pickup, Return to Rest

Encroaching Storm, My Town, It's on Fire, Meating Expectations, Steer Clear of the Beer Here

Under Attack

Offering a Warm Welcome

Painting the Ruins Red

Carved in Stone or The Key to Success

He Knows What He's Doing or No Stone Unturned

The Thunder Below

Quiet

In Ashen Webs

Hard as a Rock or That's Not a Rock!

Runes in the Ruins or Runelocked

Troubling the Troublemakers

The Crumbling Hall

Under Attack

A Smashing Impression

In Enemy Hands or Rude Awakenings

Burning Away the Filth

The Silent Approach

Quiet

Fiery Tongue, Fragile Feet or A Thousand Pointy Teeth

Getting your Hands Dirty or Stick in the Mud

A Weighty Task, Sparkle in the Eye, Stunning Display

Under Watchful Eyes, The Moving Mists, The Displaced Paleblade

The Battle Ring

Survival Ring: Blades or Survival Ring: Flame

Along the Serpent's Spine, No Reprieve, Upon the Ramparts

Bloodied Skies, Lost Scouts, Mantid Under Fire

Enemy at the Gates

Treasures of the Vale

Gaohun the Soul-Severer

Lao-Fe the Slavebinder

Under the Setting Sun

Vicejaw

Vyraxxis, the Krik'thik Swarm-Lord

Wulon, the Granite Sentinel

The Final Power Quest SeriesThis quest series is removed in 5.4.

The Ruins of Guo-Lai

Out with the Scouts and Barring Entry

Killing the Quilen and Stones of Power

The Guo-Lai Halls

HonoredThe Secrets of Guo-LaiHe SoftfootReveredBonded Plate of the Golden LotusBattle Axe of the Thunder KingExaltedZhao-Jin the BloodletterThe Mogu's MessageWhat Comes to PassThe Might of ThreeWrath of the Jade SerpentFury of the White TigerStrength of the Black OxZhao-Jin the BloodletterThe Final PowerWings of Hope

Burning Necklace of the Golden Lotus

Mending Necklace of the Golden Lotus

Delicate Necklace of the Golden Lotus

Durable Necklace of the Golden Lotus

Ferocious Necklace of the Golden Lotus

Eternally in the Vale

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Comment by 627828

This post was from a user who has deleted their account.

Comment by Adamsm

Um, while the sentiment is good IcyFrozen, may be better to post that on the official forums lol.

Can't wait for the Cranes, looking forward to riding around on them as a Draenei or a Tauren.

Comment by Tenjen

those are some badasss looking cranes

Comment by 93648

anyone able to say how many of the ´reroll coins´ we will be able to earn per week? Honestly, even with Maxing VP per week, it doesn´t seem like we will be able to buy these rep epics for a long time.. less than one per week.

Comment by 490315

Look at the current Vp gear in Cata. It takes 2-3 weeks per peice for anything other then Relic,Wand,Thrown weapons. And the cost amount per peice seems to still be the same.

As far as the Charms there are a few comments but I'm not sure if there accurate or not. Comments say that you get 2 per quest with the Golden Lotus Faction.

Comment by Interest

Um, while the sentiment is good IcyFrozen, may be better to post that on the official forums lol.

Can't wait for the Cranes, looking forward to riding around on them as a Draenei or a Tauren.

Ahhhh it's a shame the joke's already been done...

Comment by 523452

yay more chicken/bird mounts! ...... insert sarcasm

Comment by Tarumuat

yay more chicken/bird mounts! ...... insert sarcasm

Not enough chickens and birds :P

Comment by Voltt

Look at the current Vp gear in Cata. It takes 2-3 weeks per peice for anything other then Relic,Wand,Thrown weapons. And the cost amount per peice seems to still be the same.

I thought VP in MoP was just to upgrade ilvls, not buy new gear.

Comment by 93648

Look at the current Vp gear in Cata. It takes 2-3 weeks per peice for anything other then Relic,Wand,Thrown weapons. And the cost amount per peice seems to still be the same.

I thought VP in MoP was just to upgrade ilvls, not buy new gear.

There is not a VP ´vendor´ like there is in Cata, instead the VP epic sellers are spread out among 4 reputation factions. You only need revered with the factions to buy epics. It´s like a blur between the current cata system where we had rep vendors that sold epics for gold at exalted., and other vendors that sold epics for VP but didn´t require rep.

I think we still don´t know what will happen with the 5.1 patch, it could be at that point where it seems more like what you said... where you can no longer buy epic gear that is equivalent to that raid level with VP.

Comment by 93648

As far as the Charms there are a few comments but I'm not sure if there accurate or not. Comments say that you get 2 per quest with the Golden Lotus Faction.

That sounds a little rough. It takes 100 to buy the reroll item... so 50 daily quests to buy a one time item that gives you an extra 5% chance to win a piece of gear from one boss. Last I heard they were pretty much settled on everyone having a 5% chance to ´win´ loot from a boss in LFR. This item gives you a second roll. But I believe if you ´lose´ the second roll, you get a bag of gold or something.

Comment by 0j0n

The Cranes look great, but I have one question about Brewmaster Monks, Stagger doesnt increase threat, will there be something for monks like Righteous Fury for threat?

Comment by 594361

Incase anyone is confused, until you get Honored, the only quests youre able to do are at the Lake and Shrine. Once honored you are able to get a new quest area at Mistfall Village.

Comment by Interest

Incase anyone is confused, until you get Honored, the only quests youre able to do are at the Lake and Shrine. Once honored you are able to get a new quest area at Mistfall Village.

It's fortunate, really. Helps speed up the rep a bit (still gonna try to farm peace pipes when I can)

Comment by NeonKitten

Treasures of the Vale also can now include Sha Crystals - indeed, the first one I got from the new room'o'chests had one in it :)