Tirion is around the right hand side outside of the cathedral. Equip the mask, speak to him, then the event starts.
Quest
Tirion's Gambit
A World of Warcraft quest in Icecrown. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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I survived the Lich King's Fury and all I got was this stupid T-Shirt.
Kill a Cultist Acolyte at 45,78 to obtain a Cultist Acolyte's Hood.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(13364))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
Just this morning, my scouts informed me of a Cult of the Damned procession leaving from Icecrown Citadel to the Cathedral of Darkness, bearing an artifact. And now I learn that it might be Arthas's own heart... a thing containing the last bit of his remaining humanity. This is a sign of the Light. As long as such an artifact exists, there is a chance that Arthas Menethil can become a man again! Meet me at the cathedral's entrance. Be sure to bring a cultist's hood -- we're going incognito.
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #118 79.8 71.8
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #127 36.9 4.1
Coordinates
- Turn-inIcecrown 79.8, 71.8
/way #118 79.8 71.8 - Objective areaIcecrown 43.9, 77.8
/way #118 43.9 77.8 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Icecrown 46.0, 77.1
/way #118 46.0 77.1 - Objective areaCrystalsong Forest 36.9, 4.1
/way #127 36.9 4.1
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Icecrown map
- Combat Nullifier 07-X about 1,570 yards
- A Valiant Effort about 2,150 yards
- Scouting from a Safe Distance about 2,150 yards
- Too Many Whelps about 2,150 yards
- Securing the Area about 2,150 yards
- A Message from Icecrown about 2,150 yards
- Advancing the Effort about 2,150 yards
- Evacuation Effort about 2,150 yards
- Delaying Their Efforts about 2,150 yards
- Fungal Feeding about 2,180 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Icecrown, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Icecrown:
- Crusaders' Pinnacle, Icecrown
- The Argent Vanguard, Icecrown
- Dalaran
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Choose one of these rewards:
Blade of the Empty Void
Knife of the Tarnished Soul
Stave of Youthful Sorrow
Hammer of Wrenching Change
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
Pick one of these
Reputation: Argent Crusade +500
Led by Tirion Fordring, the Argent Crusade combines the reformed Order of the Silver Hand with the Argent Dawn in one final push against the forces of the Lich King.
Reputation group: Wrath of the Lich King.
Other quests in Icecrown that reward Argent Crusade reputation: Scourge Tactics (+250), Defending The Vanguard (+250), Curing The Incurable (+250), Into The Wild Green Yonder (+350), A Tale of Valor (+10), A Cold Front Approaches (+10).
Reputation: Knights of the Ebon Blade +500
Freed from the grasp of the Lich King, his former Death Knights have regrouped against him under the banner of Highlord Darion Mograine.
Reputation group: Wrath of the Lich King.
Other quests in Icecrown that reward Knights of the Ebon Blade reputation: To the Rise with all Due Haste! (+10), The Story Thus Far... (+10), Blood in the Water (+250), From Their Corpses, Rise! (+250), You'll Need a Gryphon (+250), No Fly Zone (+250).
Reputation: Valiance Expedition +500
The main armies of the Alliance in Northrend, moving against the Scourge and unified under King Varian Wrynn's command.
Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.
Other quests in Icecrown that reward Valiance Expedition reputation: The Skybreaker (+25), King of the Mountain (+250), Assault by Ground (+250), Get to Ymirheim! (+10), Assault by Air (+250), Get the Message (+250).
Reputation: Warsong Offensive +500
Garrosh Hellscream commands the Horde's main expeditionary forces as they make their way into Northrend to face Arthas and the armies of the Scourge.
Reputation group: Horde Expedition.
Other quests in Icecrown that reward Warsong Offensive reputation: Orgrim's Hammer (+25), Opportunity (+75), King of the Mountain (+250), Get to Ymirheim! (+10), Assault by Ground (+250), Assault by Air (+250).
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
Icecrown
Part 154 of 167.
Previous: Argent Aid · Next: A Tale of Valor
- 149Where Dragons Fell
- 150Time for Answers
- 151The Hunter and the Prince
- 152Knowledge is a Terrible Burden
- 153Argent Aid
- 154Tirion's Gambit
- 155A Tale of Valor
- 156A Hero Remains
- 157The Keeper's Favor
- 158Hope Within the Emerald Nightmare
- 159The Boon of Remulos
- 160Time Yet Remains
Showing steps 149 to 160 of 167.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Argent Aid
There were rumors about the events you speak of among the death knights. I always expected the story to be more... symbolic. We must warn others, but we must be discreet.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Tale of Valor
Perhaps you've heard the praises for our missing hero? Crusader Bridenbrad was in the Broken Front aiding the attack against the Scourge when the undead army came down upon them.
Other quests with this name
This one: Horde only · Icecrown · Level 25-30.
Also counted by Icecrown: The Final Goal
Its criteria name 21 quests; others include:
- The Shadow Vault
- Light Within the Darkness
- The Crusaders' Pinnacle
- The Fate of Bloodbane
- Seeds of Chaos
- Amidst the Confusion
- Battle at Valhalas: Final Challenge
- The Flesh Giant Champion
The storyline at a glance
Icecrown has 167 steps, from Honor Above All Else to Light Within the Darkness.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Icecrown (162), Moonglade (2), Dragonblight (2), Shattrath City (1).
Other storylines on the Icecrown map
- Return of the Scourge
- Class Mount: Death Knight
- An Uncertain Fate
- Lorewalking: Arthas
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Icecrown: The Final Goal: its criteria name 21 quests, this one included.