Sha of Fear

Sha of Fear
Race	Sha (Elemental)
Level	?? Boss
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Location	Terrace of Endless Spring
Status	Killable
Terrace of Endless Spring
Protectors of the Endless; Tsulong; Lei Shi; Sha of Fear	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)
	Loot

The Sha of Fear is one of seven prime sha. It was sealed by Emperor Shaohao in ancient times. The sha primes were freed by the Alliance-Horde war arriving in Pandaria. The Sha of Fear escaped its prison in Niuzao Temple and proceeded to corrupt the Mantid of the Dread Wastes. After Klaxxi-aligned adventurers killed Grand Empress Shek'zeer, the Sha prime retreated to the Terrace of Endless Spring.

The Sha of Fear is the fourth and final boss of the Terrace of Endless Spring as well as the end encounter for Tier 14. During the fight, the raid group will periodically be forced apart to battle both the Sha of Fear and its Terror Spawn adds, and the Shadows of the Golden Lotus. On heroic, the raid must contend with the Sha of Fear and even more dangerous adds as it drags the raid down into its home turf.

Background[]

The Burdens of Shaohao[]

Sha Of Fear TBoS — Sha of Fear in *The Burdens of Shaohao*

While traveling through the Dread Wastes, the Monkey King got stuck in the vines of a tree. Emperor Shaohao was paralyzed by fear as dangerous mantid started approaching his captured friend. Remembering the words of Niuzao, Shaohao braved his fear, and smashed the kypari tree. Giants blobs of sap fell onto the mantid and glued them to the ground, allowing him to free the Monkey King.^[1]

Mists of Pandaria[]

Soon after rising from his prison, the Sha of Fear takes control of the mantid empress and essentially becomes the ruler of the Dread Wastes. After escaping when the empress is killed, he challenges the heroes to meet him at the Terrace of Endless Spring in the Veiled Stair, where he is the final boss.

Adventure Guide[]

The Sha of Fear is the physical manifestation of terror in Pandaria. Imprisoned by the legendary pandaren emperor Shaohao long ago, the entity has been newly strengthened by rising conflict across the island.

Spells and Abilities[]

The Terrace[]

The Sha of Fear looms atop the terrace, attempting to consume the pure light still emanating from its center. He goes Berserk after 15 minutes. This timer resets to 10 minutes the moment the Sha retreats to the Dread Expanse.

Pure Light — A narrow column of uncorrupted light still projects skyward from the center of the terrace. When a player stands in this light it bends, forming a protective wall that extends back from this Champion of the Light in a 'V' shape. This attracts the attention of the Sha, who fixates on the Champion.
- Wall of Light — The Champion and other players standing within the wall of light take 15% reduced damage from all sources. The wall also deflects the Sha's Breath of Fear attack.

Thrash — The Sha strikes 3 times on every fourth attack.

Breath of Fear — The Sha inflicts 450,000 (LFR: 225,000 /: 675,000) Shadow damage to all enemies over 1.5 sec. Affected enemies are feared for the duration. Players standing behind the Wall of Light are unaffected.

Eerie Skull — The Sha throws a skull at a player's location, inflicting 82,500 (LFR: 45,375 /: 107,500) Shadow damage to enemies within 3 yds of the impact point.

Ominous Cackle — The Sha cackles ominously and teleports a group of players to one of the outer shrines to battle a former guardian of the terrace.

Reaching Attack — The Sha strikes at a distant target, inflicting 50% weapon damage as Shadow and increasing Shadow damage taken by 25% for 25 sec. This ability is used when no targets are in melee range. 1 sec cast.

Lei's Hope — With the Sha's recent retreat to the Dread Expanse, the light in the terrace seems to glow more brightly. Attack and casting speeds are increased by 15% within the Terrace of Endless Spring.

Terror Spawns[]

The Sha periodically summons a pair of Terror Spawns to attack players. Each Terror Spawn is protected by a bulwark of dark energy that deflects spells and attacks that strike the front of the creature.

- Dark Bulwark — Dark energy forms a shield in front of the caster, deflecting spells and attacks made from the front.
- Penetrating Bolt — Hurls a bolt of dark magic at an enemy player's location, inflicting 89,250 (LFR: 49,000 /: 117,600) Shadow damage to those within 4 yards of the impact point and increasing Shadow damage taken by 25% for 15 sec.

The Outer Shrines[]

The group of players transported by Ominous Cackle must defeat one of three Sha possessed crossbowmen. The pandaren Yang Guoshi, Cheng Kang, and Jinlun Kun are former terrace guardians.

Shoot — The caster shoots at the target, inflicting 75% weapon damage. 1 sec cast

Dread Spray — The caster rapidly fires sprays of Dread Bolts at enemy targets for 8 sec. The caster is immune to taunt for the duration. Each spray of Dread Bolts fires in a cone in front of the caster, inflicting 75% weapon damage as Shadow and afflicting the target for 8 sec. At 2 stacks, the target is feared for 4 sec.

Death Blossom — The caster spins in a circle, unleashing a hail of bolts in all directions for 6 sec. Each bolt that strikes an enemy inflicts 82,000 (LFR: 46,000 /: 168,000) Physical damage.

Sha Globe — Globes of Sha energy are knocked out of the possessed crossbowman as he loses health. Touching a globe will consume it, inflicting 30,000 (LFR: 16500 /: 39,000) Shadow damage but refilling the player's primary resource over time. If not consumed within 8 sec the globe will return to the bowman, healing him for 5% (LFR: 2% /: 8%) of his maximum health.

Fearless — Defeating any of the possessed crossbowmen returns the group to the central terrace and grants them 60% increased damage and healing along with 150% movement speed, and complete immunity to Fear effects for 30 sec.

The Dread Expanse[]

On heroic difficulty the Sha of Fear retreats to the Dread Expanse at 66% remaining health, dragging players along with him. This watery wasteland is a place of the Sha's making where he has access to a new set of abilities.

Fading Light — The last glimmers of light from the terrace heal players as they are extinguished, restoring 90% health and mana over 6 sec. In addition, all player cooldowns are reset.

Pure Light — The uncorrupted light from the terrace binds itself to the current champion and takes on a new form. It grows stronger, granting the champion immunity to fear and horror effects and 30% reduced damage taken.
- Transfer Light — The champion can use this ability to move the Pure Light to a targeted friendly player.

Dread Thrash — The Sha strikes 6 times on every fourth Thrash.

Implacable Strike — The Sha unleashes an Implacable Strike in the direction of his current target that inflicts 860,000 Frost damage to enemies up to 20 yards away. 3.5 sec cast

Naked and Afraid — The Sha strips the gear from his current target before performing Implacable Strike, reducing the target's armor and chance to dodge and parry by 100% for 40 sec.

Waterspout — The Sha agitates the water under several players, creating a series of waterspouts. Each waterspout takes 1.5 sec. to form and explode, inflicting 205,000 Frost damage to enemies within 2 yds. 1.5 sec cast.

Huddle in Terror — The Sha terrifies several players, causing them to cower in fear and inflicting 75,000 Shadow damage every 1 sec. for 15 sec.

Submerge — The Sha disappears below the surface of the Dread Expanse for a short time, then emerges under a random player inflicting 768,750 Frost damage to enemies within 12 yds. The Sha summons an increasing number of Dread Spawns each time he submerges.

Dread Spawn[]

This creature fixates on the current champion of the light. If a new player becomes the champion the Dread Spawn will change targets.

Sha Spine — The Dread Spawn emits Sha Spines. Each spine inflicts 61,500 Shadow damage to random players.
Gathering Speed — The Dread Spawn periodically gains 100% movement speed. This effect can stack up to 5 times, but is reset when a new Champion of the Light is chosen.
Eternal Darkness — The Dread Spawn kills his current target if he is able to get within melee range. 1 sec cast.