WoW: Mists of Pandaria Beginner’s Guide
The juggernaut that is World of Warcraft continues to steam forward with the new Mists of Pandaria expansion, and Game Front is here to help you get started right. The Pandaren race is here, what was once an April Fool’s Joke has become a reality, as not only can you play as these half-human half-panda hybrids, but you can explore the new land of Pandaria. Give the new Monk class a shot, or try the new open missions, or just level up to the new cap of 90. Throw your weight around with the new vanity pet system or talent tress, or just dump your money in the new Black Market.
Basically, there’s a lot to do on the secretive island of Pandaria. Don’t start this massive quest alone, learn all about the starting zone, the new race, the new class, and more here on the Beginner’s Guide to World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. For even more extras, secrets, and guides; check out the Mists of Pandaria cheats.
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Pandaren Guide
As a Pandaren, you will start your journey on the back of Shen-zin Su. Shen-zin Su is a giant sea turtle who, generations ago, roamed Azeroth’s oceans. Now, as the giant turtle is threatened, you will have to decide between supporting the Alliance and the Horde.
Racial Traits: :
Gourmand - Cooking skill increased by 15
Epicurean : You will receive double the stats from Well Fed effects. Pandas sure do love their food, don’t they?
Inner Peace : Your bonus for rested experience will last twice as long.
Quaking Palm : This skill allows you to strike your opponent incredibly quickly. You will immobilize them for 4 seconds in the process. This makes Pandarens incredibly useful teammates. Or, it will make you incredibly useful if you are a Pandaren.
Bouncy : You’ll take 50% less falling damage as a Pandaren.
Available classes for the Pandaren: Monk, Hunter, Priest, Warrior, Shaman, Mage, and Rogue.
Monk Guide
The Monk class are great all around fighters. They are trained in the ancient martial arts of the Padaren masters.
Weapons: The monk can use a variety of weapons, including One Handed Axes, One Handed Maces, One Handed Swords, Staves, Polearms, and Fist Weapons.
Monks are great with bare-handed combat. They are also excellent healers. There are several available races for the Monk class, including Pandaren, Draenel, Gnome, Night Elf, Human, and Dwarf on the Alliance side.
Available Horde races include Orc, Tauren, Blood Elf, Troll, and the Forsaken.
Pet Battle System Basics
You can collect pets in Mists of Pandaria. Essentially, you find them on your journey and train them.
Pets can battle other pets. Each creature can learn unique abilities and attacks.
When your pet wins a battle, they gain experience and level up.
You can get pets by purchasing them, as dropped items, or by finding them in the wild and challenging them with your own pet. If your pet wins, you win the pet. I know, it sounds like a Pokemon battle. Same principle.
Be forewarned! The pets that you find out in the wild range in ability. Some will be pretty average, but some will be very strong. All depends on your luck. Be ready for when you run into an exceptional pet.
You can access all information pertaining to your pets through your Pet Journal. The journal will tell you your pet’s name, level, abilities, stats, and family.
Pets are grouped into different families. Each family has its own different strengths, weaknesses, and a unique passive bonus.
Health, power, and speed are pet stats that will increase as the pet levels up. Quality, the fourth stat, does not change and determines the pet’s overall strength. Every pet comes with a different quality.
Mists of Pandaria Challenge Modes
Once you get more seasoned with Mists of Pandaria, you can try your hand with the challenges to test your skill level. If you select Challenge Mode, you will have to race through whichever dungeon it is as quickly as possible.
It should be noted that your equipment will be normalized during Challenge Mode . This creates a frame of reference for the challenge. So be prepared to go through the area without having the equipment that you’re used to and probably rely on.
Upon finishing the challenge mode of a dungeon, you can win either the Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal. These stats will be kept track of. The more gold medals you get, the better.
The name of the game in Challenge mode is cooperation . Make sure you use your teammates in an optimal and strategic way. If you are just randomly going into these challenges, you most likely will not get a gold medal.
Different levels of medals yield different tiers of various awards. It’s up to you to go out there and grab them all!
Boss Overview
Sha of Anger: Thw Sha of Anger has two main abilities. The first of these is Endless Rage. The Sha launches shadow missiles at you. The two by products of this attack are Ire and Bitter Thoughts.
If you get caught in a cloud of Bitter Thoughts, you will not be able to attack or cast spells. The cloud lasts for about a minute.
Seethe is the boss’s basic attack. It steadily inflicts shadow damage that begins to increase in power over time.
Growing Anger : This boss has a lot of anger issues, doesn’t he? He will turn 3 players aggressive with angry thoughts using this attack.
Unleashed Wrath : This is the boss’s hardest hitting attack. Once the Sha of Anger’s rage reaches 100, he will begin to blast you with attacks. This lasts for about 25 seconds to half a minute, until the Sha’s rage drops to 0 again.