Frostfire Ridge

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Frostfire Ridge
Level: 90 - 92 Battle Pet Level: 23 - 25
Capital(s)	Bladespire Fortress
Races	Ogre Ogron Magnaron Gronn Goren  Orc  Jungle troll  Tauren  Forsaken  Blood elf  Goblin
Government	Tribal chiefdom
Ruler(s)	Durotan  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 (Horde) Thunderlord clan (Iron Horde) 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.

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 Fortress 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 Fortress.

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

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

Map of Frostfire Ridge

Barrier Sea Bladescar Point [73, 90] Blade's Edge Mountain Bladespire Fortress [27, 36] Bladespire Ravine [25, 44] Bladespire Throne Butcher's Rise [29, 40] Gormaul Watch [20, 45] Sootstained Mines [30, 42] Sootstained Mining Camp [28, 43] Turgall's Den [27, 35] / [50, 25]File:VZ-Bladespire Fortress-s4.jpg The Bleeding Mountain [71, 47] Bloodmaul Slag Mines [51, 26] Bloodmaul Stronghold [38, 18] Bloodmaul Landing [48, 11] Bloodmaul Scar [36, 13] Stonefury Cliffs Tor'goroth's Tooth [43, 9] The Boneslag [41, 45] Burning Glacier [44, 61] Frostcave [41, 68] Glacier Bay [38, 67] Lowland Cave [46, 58] Raiders' Hideout [40, 60] Circle of Blood [23, 27] Coldsnap Bluffs [57, 20] Cold Snap Coast [60, 13] Colossal Depths Colossal's Fall (Grombolash) [60, 26] The Cracking Plains [59, 40] Farseer's Rock [57, 41] Iceblister Den [53, 29] Pit of the Devourer [62, 42] Daggermaw Ravine [40, 28] Savage Crag [49, 35] Grulloc's Lair Darkspear's Edge [52, 40] Forbidden Glacier [27, 53] Forbidden Cave [25, 51] Mor'dul Tower [30, 51] Frostangler Bay [55, 78] Frostbite Deep [14, 25] Frostbite Wall [16, 29] Frostboar Drifts [14, 49] Frostboar Point [10, 45] Frostchill Lagoon [20, 7] Frostwall [48, 66] (Horde Garrison) Frostwall Approach [49, 59] Frostwind Dunes [32, 15] Frost Den [28, 15] Grimfrost Hill [67, 48] Grom'gar [63, 65] The Hunter's Hall [64, 64] Icescar Boneyard [26, 9] Ozgor's Launch [25, 6] Icewind Drifts [58, 50] Iron Sea Iron Siegeworks Agurak's Fall [83, 74] Bones of Agurak [84, 69] Thunder Pass [77, 55] Lashwind Cleft [25, 18] Magnarok [68, 24] Ascent of Frostfire [74, 45] Altar of Kron [70, 39] Gate of the Breakers [67, 33] Melted Burrow [66, 37] Reeg'ak's Nest [64, 32] Refuse Pit [70, 32] The Pale Cove [33, 64] Ruins of Ata'gar [22, 15] Ata'gar Promontory [19, 12] The Gloomspire [20, 15] Shivering Trench [54, 65] Southwind Cliffs Southwind Inlet [72, 80] Snowfall Alcove [65, 16] Frostbite Hollow [65, 19] Stonefang Outpost [40, 52] Stonefang Ridge [41, 56] Throm'var [32, 11] Throm'var Landing [32, 6] Wolf's Stand [74, 59] Iron Waystation [76, 63] Wor'gol [20, 58] Pool of Visions [18, 56]

Dungeons

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

Travel hubs

• Bladespire Fortress
• 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

•   Durotan
•   Farseer Drek'Thar
•   Khadgar
•   Thrall
•   Ga'nar

Quests

Main article: Frostfire Ridge storyline

Vignettes

Main article: 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 creatures

• Boars
• Clefthooves
• Gronnlings
• Ravagers
• Vultures

Trivia

Unused concept art for the Frostwind desert.

• During the initial planning phase, the land was to be an icy desert with purple sand dunes called Frostwind. 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.

Gallery

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  Bloodmaul Stronghold

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Patch changes

• 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

• Wowhead
• WoWDB