Frostfire Ridge

Frostfire Ridge
Level: 10 - 50 Battle Pet Level: 23 - 25
Capital(s)	Bladespire Citadel
Races	Furies Orc Ogre Ogron Magnaron Gronn Gronnling Goren  Jungle troll  Tauren  Forsaken  Blood elf  Goblin
Government	Tribal chiefdom
Ruler(s)	Durotan
Former ruler(s)	Fenris Wolfbrother †
Major settlements	Frostwall Grom'gar Wor'gol Iron Siegeworks Bloodmaul Slag Mines Bloodmaul Stronghold
Minor settlements	Stonefang Outpost Throm'var Darkspear's Edge Colossal's Fall Wolf's Stand Agurak's Fall Grimfrost Hill
Languages	Orcish
Faiths	Shamanism
Affiliation	Frostwolf clan, Thunderlord clan, Gorian Empire, Breakers
Location	Northwestern Draenor
PvP status	Contested territory

Frostfire Ridge is a harsh land of ceaseless winter and volcanic peaks, where travelers encounter molten lava as often as painfully cold snow. Rock-hewn Bladespire Fortress, built to grandiose heights by the ogres who occupy its halls, is one of the few structures able to remain standing amidst this inhospitable wilderness. It's the perfect target for the survivalist orcs of the Frostwolf clan.

"Like the great wolves that roam here, we survive in this land according to its rules."

—Chieftain Durotan

Frostfire Ridge is a zone in north-western Draenor. It is home to the Frostwolf clan and the Thunderlord clan. The ogre stronghold-turned Horde capital, Bladespire Citadel is located here. When Draenor shattered and became Outland, Frostfire Ridge and Gorgrond were pressed together to become the Blade's Edge Mountains. Several recognizable landmarks in Blade's Edge Mountains can be found in Frostfire, such as the Circle of Blood and the rock spires jutting from the earth. The Blade's Edge Mountain, the namesake of the future mountain range that Frostfire would become, can be found near Bladespire Citadel.

Frostfire Ridge is the starting zone for Horde characters in Draenor. Its Alliance counterpart is Shadowmoon Valley.

History

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In the past, the Gorian Empire ruled over Frostfire Ridge, Bladespire Citadel serving as far-flung outpost. During those times, when the orcs were still enslaved by the ogres, the legendary Thunderlord hero Brakor wielded the mighty spear  [Gronnsbane].

Getting there

Players will get to Frostfire Ridge after completing the Dark Portal event, landing just west of Frostwall, the location of the Horde Garrison.

Geography

Frostfire Ridge is an area of extremes - snow and ice-covered glaciers in one area, active volcanoes spewing lava in another. The region is defined by the volcanic activity of late, so be wary of gigantic cliffs in otherwise normal plains.

Maps and subregions

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Map of Frostfire Ridge, Alliance point of view (Horde's PoV until unlocking the Garrison).

Ashen Crater Blade's Edge Mountain Bladespire Citadel Bladespire Ravine Bladespire Span Bladespire Throne Butcher's Rise Gormaul Tower Sootstained Mines Sootstained Mining Camp Turgall's Den The Bleeding Mountain Bloodmaul Landing Bloodmaul Slag Mines The Boneslag Bones of Agurak Agurak's Fall The Burning Glacier Gurun's Banquet Frostcave Raider's Hideout Circle of Blood Cold Snap Coast Coldsnap Bluffs Colossal Depths Colossal's Fall The Cracking Plains Darkspear's Edge Farseer's Rock Iceblister Den Pit of the Devourer Daggermaw Ravine Gronnstalkers' Cache Forbidden Glacier Forbidden Cave Frostangler Bay Frostbite Deep Frostbite Wall Frostboar Drifts Frostboar Point Frostchill Lagoon Frostwall Frostwall Shipyard Frostwall Approach Frostwind Crag Frost Den Sleeper's Lair Throm'var Throm'var Landing Gate of the Breakers Melted Burrow Reeg'ak's Nest Glacier Bay Grimfrost Hill Grom'gar The Hunter's Hall Grulloc's Grotto Grulloc's Lair The Ice Forge The First Anvil The Forge Gates Icescar Boneyard Ozgor's Launch Icewind Drifts Iron Sea Iron Siegeworks Iron Waystation Lashwind Cleft Magnarok Altar of Kron Ascent of Frostfire Refuse Pit Mor'dul Tower The Pale Cove Ruins of Ata'gar Ata'gar Promontory The Gloomspire The Savage Crag Shivering Trench Southwind Shore Southwind Cliffs Snowfall Alcove Stonefang Outpost Stonefang Ridge Stonefury Cliffs Bloodmaul Stronghold Thunder Pass Tor'goroth's Tooth Wolf's Stand Wor'gol Pool of Visions The Sheltered Den Zangar Sea

Undisplayed locations Rock Flayer Island

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  Map of Frostfire Ridge, Horde unlocked Garrison.

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  Map of Frostfire Ridge, Horde unlocked Shipyard.

Instances

Instance name	Level range	Group size	Approximate run time
Bloodmaul Slag Mines	90-92	5 player	Unknown

Travel hubs

• Bladespire Citadel
• Darkspear's Edge
• Frostwall
• Wor'gol
• Stonefang Outpost
• Throm'var

Adjacent regions

Zone Name	Faction	Level Range	Direction	Access
Gorgrond		92-94	East	By foot

Notable characters

Main article: Frostfire Ridge NPCs

•   Draka
•   Durotan
•   Farseer Drek'Thar
•   Ga'nar
•   Gazlowe
•   Thrall
•   Fenris Wolfbrother
•   Cordana Felsong
•   Khadgar

Quests

Main article: Frostfire Ridge storyline

Vignettes

Main article: :Category:Frostfire Ridge vignettes

Continuing the tradition started on the Timeless Isle, Frostfire Ridge has a huge number of vignettes, which are one-time events like killing rare mobs, looting treasure chests, finding Shamanstones, or completing scripted events. Nearly all of the vignettes reward [Garrison Resources] in addition to an uncommon or rare-quality item.

Frostfire Ridge

Resources

• Fishing
  •  [Fire Ammonite] (interior, lava pools)
  •  [Sea Scorpion] (open ocean)
• Herbalism
  •  [Fireweed]
  •  [Frostweed]
• Mining
  •  [Blackrock Ore]
  •  [True Iron Ore]

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   [Fireweed]

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   [Frostweed]

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   [Blackrock Ore] deposit

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   [True Iron Ore] deposit

Wild pets

• Frostfur Rat
• Frostshell Pincher
• Icespine Hatchling
• Ironclaw Scuttler
• Twilight Wasp

Wild creatures

• Bats
• Boars
• Clefthooves
• Condors
• Drift Lurkers
• Frost wolves
• Garn
• Ravagers
• Rockworms
• Rylaks

Film universe

This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft film universe and is considered non-canon.

Trivia

Unused concept art for the Frostwind Desert.

Concept art.

• During the initial planning phase, the land was to be an icy desert with purple sand dunes called Frostwind Desert. However, the purple sand in the concept art was frequently mistaken for snow, eventually resulting in the desert idea being abandonded in favor of a frozen wasteland with volcanic activity. A fragment of this concept appears to exist in the final version, though, as Cordana mentions "scouting the dunes" to the Horde commander.

Gallery

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  Bloodmaul Stronghold

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Videos

• The Story of Frostfire Ridge

Patch changes

• Patch 7.3.5 (2018-01-16): Level scaling implemented, previous zone level: 90 - 93.
  
• Hotfix (2014-11-15): Reduced the density of critters and Icespine Hatchlings in Frostfire Ridge.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Added.
  

External links

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