Timeless Isle It is assumed by both the Bronze Dragonflight , Wrathion , Anduin Wrynn and many other factions as being an isle that has no set time - and so travels through time appearing at random intervals , in different time periods . It is notable that the island has no day and night cycle due to its damaged timeways . Also that flying mounts can not be used on the island . It has appeared this time in modern day Pandaria at an opportune time for heroes to hone their skills in preparation for the fight against and . The Timeless Isle was where future Emperors tested their wits and skills against the four celestials in order to prove themselves ; today it is open to many different factions including the Tillers , the Lorewalkers , the Alliance , the Horde , and even the Bronze Dragonflight are all fascinated with the new isle and puzzled at its very existence . Overview . Timeless Isle is a new area added in Patch 5 . 4 for level 90 players . This new zone is by far the best and fastest way to gear up a level 90 character for Heroic mode dungeons and scenarios . The chance of getting random item drop of item level 496 is actually quite high over the course of completing quests , defeating rare mob s ( and rare elite mobs ) , and farming . Also , many of the drops are actually tokens that will convert to a spec - specific item . The chances of getting an epic drop are greatly increased when killing rare - elite and rare mobs , but you can also get them killing elite and normal mobs . Drops Vendor Travel . Getting there . Upon reaching level 90 , players will automatically get offered the quests : or . It will lead you to on the upper terrace of Mogu ' Shan Palace ( by the area ) who will give you a and the quest : or . Using this item will give you a one - time teleport to the Timeless Isle . Players who do not have ( Pandaria flying ) cannot access Chromie , and may require a lift to the higher levels of the shrine . Inhabitants . NPCs . Most of the NPCs fall into one of the following categories : Most of the NPCs are pandaren , but the Timewalkers can appear as any race , but seem to prefer elves and humans . Additional information . Buffs . There are several items that drop or are object s ( fixed device s ) that give short term ( 10 min ) or long term ( 1 - 2 hours ) buff s that only work on the isle . There are also a few items that work outside the isle as well . Gear . Drop rates vary from as high as 2 % ( although in practice it may seem higher ) to as low as 0 . 01 % . Tokens will convert to a random item that should work for the current spec of the character when used . Regular and zone drops . ! colspan = " 3 " style = " background - color : # 134 ; " | Cloth ! Leather ! Chest ! Hands ! Head ! Chest ! colspan = " 2 " style = " background - color : # 134 ; " | Mail ! colspan = " 2 " style = " background - color : # 134 ; " | Plate ! Feet ! Legs ! Chest ! Legs ! style = " background - color : # 134 ; " | Plate ! style = " background - color : # 134 ; " | Weapon ! style = " background - color : # 134 ; " | ! style = " background - color : # 134 ; " | ! Shoulders ! Off - hand ! Reward from or . Also purchasable from ( by ) for . PvE Boss drops and vendor purchases ( with token ) . The purchased versions are not from Timeless Isle and the tokens are usually from Siege of Orgrimmar bosses . Here are the vendors : in Shrine of Seven Stars or in Shrine of Two Moons . ! colspan = " 4 " | , , , or ! colspan = " 4 " | Cloth ! colspan = " 4 " | Leather ! colspan = " 4 " | Mail ! colspan = " 3 " | Plate ! colspan = " 4 " | Cloak or Gloves ( ilvl 528 )