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{{Stub/Location}} {{Stub/Lore}} {{zonebox |ss=Wintergrasp.jpg |name=Wintergrasp |faction=Neutral |races=[[Revenant]]s<br />[[Elemental]]s |loc=Central [[Northrend]] |level=77 - 80 PvP }} {{tocright}} '''Wintergrasp''' is a large [[zone]] located between the [[Sholazar Basin]], [[Borean Tundra]], [[Dragonblight]], and [[Icecrown]]. Wintergrasp appears in the [[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King|second ''World of Warcraft'' expansion]] as the first non-battleground zone fully dedicated to world PvP, even on PvE servers. It focuses on [[siege weapon]] warfare. == History == Wintergrasp was once the location of a vast lake known as [[Lake Wintergrasp]]; the lake has shrunk since then, leaving the basin open to exploration. Wintergrasp contains a valuable mine, ownership of which is contested by the [[Horde]] and [[Alliance]] in order to reap its riches.<ref name="eurogamer">{{Ref web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=138018&page=2 |title=World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King: Hands On |author=[http://www.eurogamer.net/archive.php?author=256 Oli Welsh] |date=2008-05-28 |accessdate=2009-05-25 |publisher=Euro Gamer}}</ref> == Geography == [[Image:WorldMap-LakeWintergrasp.jpg|thumb|300px|Wintergrasp map]] The Wintergrasp zone in ''World of Warcraft'' is about the size of [[Westfall]].<ref name="cavg178462">{{ref web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=178462 |title=Blizzard expands on Lich King's PvP warfare |author=[mailto:stuart.bishop@futurenet.co.uk Stuart Bishop] |date=2008-01-03 |accessdate=2009-05-25 |publisher=CVG}}</ref> Wintergrasp can be reached via portals from Dalaran, one portal for each faction. It can also be reached on foot, details of which can be found in [[Getting_to_Wintergrasp_and_Dalaran#Getting_to_Wintergrasp_through_Icecrown|getting to Wintergrasp through Icecrown]] (you generally have to die at least once, this way, though). The most convenient method is simply to fly into the zone. Players can fly in to or out of Wintergrasp via the flight master near the attackers' rally point. The Horde rally point is on the west side beyond the western goblin workshop (also known as the [[Broken Temple]]), and the Alliance rally point is north-east of the eastern goblin workshop (also known as the [[Sunken Ring]]). There are several other methods to leave Wintergrasp, as well. A player can right-click the PvP icon on the minimap (that looks as if you are queued up for a battleground) and clicking Leave Wintergrasp (using your hearthstone), or flying out at one of the edges of the zone's borders. Also, there is a portal inside the Relic Chamber that can be used by anyone who can get to it, which teleports you to the Violet Citadel. === Maps and subregions === {| class="darktable nowraplinks" |- | [[Broken Temple|The Broken Temple]]{{·}} [[Cauldron of Flames]]{{·}} [[Central Bridge]]{{·}} [[Chilled Quagmire|The Chilled Quagmire]]{{·}} [[Eastern Bridge]]{{·}} [[Flamewatch Tower]]{{·}} [[Forest of Shadows|The Forest of Shadows]]{{·}} [[Shadowsight Tower]]{{·}} [[Glacial Falls]] {{·}} [[Steppe of Life|The Steppe of Life]]{{·}} [[Sunken Ring|The Sunken Ring]]{{·}} [[Western Bridge]]{{·}} [[Winter's Edge Tower]]{{·}} [[Wintergrasp Fortress]] |} === Adjacent regions === {| class="darktable" |- ! Zone Name ! Faction ! Level Range ! Direction ! Access |- | [[Borean Tundra]] || {{Alliance Icon Small}}{{Horde Icon Small}} || 68-72 | SouthWest || By flying mount |- | [[Dragonblight]] || {{Alliance Icon Small}}{{Horde Icon Small}} || 71-75 | East || By flying mount |- | [[Sholazar Basin]] || {{Alliance Icon Small}}{{Horde Icon Small}} || 75-78 | Northwest || By flying mount |- | [[Icecrown]] || {{Alliance Icon Small}}{{Horde Icon Small}} || 78-80 | NorthEast|| By flying mount |} == Notable characters == {{main|Wintergrasp NPCs}} Wintergrasp is home to several characters of status. Many of the commanding officers from both sides hail from the early days of [[Alterac Valley]], including [[Lieutenant Murp]] and [[Primalist Mulfort]]. [[Senior Demolitionist Legoso]] and [[Tactical Officer Kilrath]] also make a reappearance from their first trials in the Burning Crusade, hailing from [[Bloodmyst Isle]] and [[Terokkar Forest]], respectively. ;Horde * {{NPC|Horde|Commander Dardosh}} * {{NPC|Horde|Hoodoo Master Fu'jin|db=wotlk}} * {{NPC|Horde|Lieutenant Murp}} * {{NPC|Horde|Primalist Mulfort|db=wotlk}} * {{NPC|Horde|Siegesmith Stronghoof|db=wotlk}} * {{NPC|Horde|Tactical Officer Kilrath}} * {{NPC|Horde|Vieron Blazefeather}} ;Alliance * {{NPC|Alliance|Anchorite Tessa|db=wotlk}} * {{NPC|Alliance|Bowyer Randolph|db=wotlk}} * {{NPC|Alliance|Commander Zanneth}} * {{NPC|Alliance|Siege Master Stouthandle|db=wotlk}} * {{NPC|Alliance|Senior Demolitionist Legoso}} * {{NPC|Alliance|Sorceress Kaylana}} * {{NPC|Alliance|Tactical Officer Ahbramis|db=wotlk}} == Quests == {{main|Wintergrasp quests}} ;Alliance * {{questlong|Alliance|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|A Rare Herb|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Alliance|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Bones and Arrows (Alliance)|Bones and Arrows|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Alliance|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Defend the Siege (Alliance)|Defend the Siege|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Alliance|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Fueling the Demolishers (Alliance)|Fueling the Demolishers|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Alliance|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|No Mercy for the Merciless|No Mercy for the Merciless|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Alliance|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Southern Sabotage|Southern Sabotage|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Alliance|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Stop the Siege (Alliance)|Stop the Siege|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Alliance|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Victory in Wintergrasp (Alliance)|Victory in Wintergrasp|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Alliance|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Warding the Warriors|Warding the Warriors|db=wotlk}} ;Horde * {{questlong|Horde|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Bones and Arrows (Horde)|Bones and Arrows|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Horde|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Defend the Siege (Horde)|Defend the Siege|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Horde|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Fueling the Demolishers (Horde)|Fueling the Demolishers|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Horde|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Healing with Roses|Healing with Roses|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Horde|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Jinxing the Walls|Jinxing the Walls|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Horde|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Slay them all!|Slay them all!|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Horde|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Stop the Siege (Horde)|Stop the Siege|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Horde|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Toppling the Towers|Toppling the Towers|db=wotlk}} * {{questlong|Horde|80 <small>Weekly PvP</small>|Victory in Wintergrasp (Horde)|Victory in Wintergrasp|db=wotlk}} The PvP quests in Wintergrasp yield money, honor, and one or more {{item|icon=|Stone Keeper's Shard}} for completing them. == NPCs and monsters == Level 80 elementals of all known kinds (earth, fire, water, air, shadow, life) wander in various areas. The side that controls Wintergrasp Keep will be able to see elemental Revenants, with roughly twice as much health as the regular elementals and a guaranteed droprate for crystallized elements. Each side also has level 76 NPC guards, which can be found near the vehicle shops, attacker's towers, inside the Keep, and at various points along the roadways. Killing the guards will reward credit for your faction's 'Kill Players' quest, as well as up your count for the rank. == Wintergrasp as a PvP zone == The faction that won the last Wintergrasp battle defends Wintergrasp Keep, while the opposing faction attacks the keep. Both factions can destroy or take control of towers and Goblin Workshops scattered around the zone. To take the keep, the attacking faction must break down walls by causing siege damage with siege engines, and items that cause siege damage. After Wintergrasp Keep has been captured, it will be controlled by one faction for approximately 2 hours 30 minutes after capture, after which time it becomes contested. The battle then lasts 30 minutes or until the attackers successfully capture the keep. The status of Wintergrasp and whether or not it is contested can be seen from the Northrend map by the appearance or absence of a faction symbol (or a PvP symbol indicating control of the keep is being contested) over the zone. To find out when the next battle is starting you can go to the Portal Mage in Dalaran, visit the Zone itself, or view the World Map, which (as of patch 3.1) now displays a countdown timer for the next battle when viewing the Wintergrasp zone. This timer is only active when your character is in one of the Northrend zones. It will not display if you have not been to Northrend since logging in and will display the last known time if you travel to an area outside of Northrend. == Ranks == After killing five enemy players, defensive cannons or NPC guards during a Wintergrasp match, you are given the rank of Corporal.<ref>http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/12/14/wrath-101-wintergrasp-zone-overview/</ref> This allows you to create [[Wintergrasp Catapult]]s at a Goblin Workshops. After ten enemy kills after your field promotion, you are given the rank of First Lieutenant, which allows you to create [[Wintergrasp Demolisher]]s and [[Wintergrasp Siege Engine]]s. Receiving [[Wintergrasp Mark of Honor|Wintergrasp Marks of Honor]] at the end of match is dependent on reaching the rank of First Lieutenant or higher. This is intended to encourage players to participate in PvP combat and not merely idle in the zone during a match in order to receive "free" Marks of Honor. As of [[patch 3.0.8]], players will receive the rank of [[Recruit]] upon entering the zone during a match. At the end of a match that results in a win for your side, players will be awarded 1 Mark for being a Recruit, 2 Marks for being a [[Corporal]], and 3 Marks for being a [[First Lieutenant]].<ref>http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=13832765384&sid=1</ref> Players of all ranks will earn just 1 Mark if their side loses the battle. ==Queuing== Since patch 3.2.0 you have to queue to join the battle of Wintergrasp. To join the queue, you can either talk to Wintergrasp battlemaster in any of the major cities or just simply enter the zone. You also need to be at least Level 75 to join. The queue will accept 120 players from each faction, so a total of 240 players can join the battle. Level 80 players have a higher probability to join the queue than lower level players. If you are in the zone, but not in queue when the battle starts, you will be teleported away to a "safe" area of Icecrown just north of Wintergrasp. But be warned, all players ported out will be sent to the same location, Horde and Alliance alike. Since you will still be flagged as PvP, be prepared to fight. == Player-held weapons == Players are able to inflict damage to vehicles and turrets with spells and weapons; players cannot damage a wall, tower, or [[Goblin Workshop]]s without a vehicle or weapon that deals siege damage. Goblin Workshops inside the keep and on the southern half of the map spawn multiple copies of [[The RP-GG]], which can be fired at enemy vehicles. Engineers have access to two schematics for explosives that deal siege damage to vehicles, walls, and towers. Goblin Engineers and Gnome Engineers can both learn to make and use [[Saronite Bomb]] at 405 Engineering, and Goblin Engineers can learn to make and use [[Global Thermal Sapper Charge]] at 425 Engineering. == Vehicles == The defining feature of Wintergrasp is the use of vehicles to assault buildings and towers. In order to create vehicles in Wintergrasp, you must attain a rank of Corporal or better during a Wintergrasp match by killing enemy players or NPC guards. Once a vehicle has been created, any player can pilot or operate a turret on one. Vehicles are created at Goblin Workshops under your faction's control. These factories can be captured or destroyed by the opposing team. As of patch 3.2, factories can no longer be destroyed. {| class="darktable" |- ! Name ! Seats ! Rank Req. |- | [[Wintergrasp Catapult]] || One || Corporal | |- | [[Wintergrasp Siege Engine]] || Driver, turret gunner, 2 passengers || First Lieutenant | |- | [[Wintergrasp Demolisher]] || Driver/gunner, 2 passengers || First Lieutenant | |- | Wintergrasp Shredder || One || ''Unknown'' (see below) | |- | Wintergrasp Fighter || One || ''Unknown'' (see below) | |- | Wintergrasp Bomber || Two || ''Unknown'' (see below) |} Catapults are capable of throwing plague barrels along ballistic trajectories which cause small amounts of AoE damage to players, vehicles, and structures. They also can create a flame jet which does a cone damage in the front of the catapult to enemy players and enemy vehicles, but not buildings. Demolishers are capable of throwing burning boulders along a ballistic trajectory which cause medium amounts of damage to players, vehicles, and structures. They also can ram which does cone damage in front of them, and is particularly damaging to structures. Passengers are vulnerable to attack in the Demolisher but can cast offensive and defensive spells. Siege Engines are capable of ramming which also does cone damage in front of them and is the highest damage to structures available. They also have a cannon that can shoot boulders which do high damage along a ballistic path; the cannon requires a second player to operate. Passengers are protected from harm but cannot attack or cast spells. The Wintergrasp Shredder, Wintergrasp Fighter, and Wintergrasp Bomber have not been seen in the game as of [[patch 3.1.2]]. Access to these vehicles may be withheld for a later content patch, or it might require an as-yet-unrevealed rank or condition to access them. As of 11 January 2009, a player on US servers has confirmed with a GM that these vehicles are NOT in the current version of the game and there is no current say on them being re-added or removed. <ref>[[:Image:GMconfirm.jpg]]</ref> == Achievements == {{:Player vs. Player achievements/Wintergrasp}} == Strategy == Wintergrasp is a classic "assault"-style gameplay. The objective of the attackers is to capture the keep before time runs out. The objective of the defenders is to keep them from doing so. Should the attackers capture the keep, the battle ends immediately and they gain control. [[File:Titan Relic.jpg|thumb|The [[Titan Relic]]]] The objective in Wintergrasp is a large orange sphere located inside the keep itself. The sphere must be activated by a player for 10 seconds, in the same way capturing a flag works in other battlegrounds. If this is done successfully, the attackers win. Any damage caused to a player attempting to activate the relic will cause the activation to stop. To reach the relic, three levels of walls must be breached. First, the outer perimeter of the keep must be breached. This can be done in any of three different courtyards. The front courtyard is empty, other than NPCs, and the east and west courtyard contain Goblin Workshops for the defenders. The inner keep walls then must be breached which leads to a courtyard with higher level NPC defenders. The final barrier is the door to the keep itself. Once that is down, the attackers have access to the relic inside. === Goblin Workshops === The defenders have two Goblin workshops that cannot be captured, located in the keep itself; portals nearby teleport vehicles right outside the wall directly in front of the workshop they spawned at. Currently (3.2), attackers are not given Goblin Workshops that cannot be captured. The southern workshops are vunerable to assault leading to attackers having zero allowed vehicles with defense access to 24. Obviously, this scenario leads to almost certain victory for the defending side. It does not appear that the workshops inside the keep are vunerable to capture by the attackers. Two other Goblin Workshops are located nearer to the keep. They start out under the control of the defenders, but the attackers can capture them. Capturing is done in a manner similar to the towers in [[Hellfire Peninsula]] or [[Eye of the Storm]]; the side with more players near the workshop will eventually capture it. Holding these factories has the dual advantage of allowing vehicles to be built closer to the keep and increasing the total number of vehicles a side is allowed to control. In the current patch these workshops can only be destroyed by the faction that does not control Wintergrasp Keep; even if the attacking faction controls the workshop, the defenders cannot destroy these workshops, only capture them. === Towers === The keep has four towers as part of its design, at the corners of walls. The attackers have three towers at the southern end of the map. For each of the attacking team's towers that the defenders manage to destroy, the defenders will be rewarded with bonus honor.<ref>http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/pvp/wintergrasp.xml</ref> Towers feature defensive turrets which players can use to fire at enemy players and vehicles. These towers do high AoE damage (up to 5000 for a well-aimed shot) and fire quite quickly, thus are quite useful in defense. Turrets can be destroyed with vehicles or by being directly attacked by players; they respawn after some time. As of [[patch 3.0.8]], each of the attacking team's towers provide a Tower Control buff, which is a 5% bonus to damage; this buff can stack up to 3 times for a maximum 15% bonus. If the defenders destroy a tower, that tower's bonus will be transferred to the defending team. This is intended to assist the attacking team in taking the keep, and provide a reason for defenders to leave the protection of the keep during a siege.<ref>http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/12/18/wrath-101-the-battle-for-wintergrasp-continued/</ref> If all three towers are destroyed the duration of the battle is shortened by 10 minutes. This will in most cases end the battle since there are seldom more than 10 minutes left when the last tower falls. As the game starts with a 30 minute countdown, this could mean the difference between defeat or victory. === Vehicles === The primary purpose of vehicles is to attack structures such walls, towers, and Goblin Workshops; they can also be used to attack other vehicles. Vehicles have a large amount of health, but are not particularly armored and thus are vulnerable to basic infantry attack. A player doing a concerted attack on a vehicle can often destroy it quicker than the same player attacking from another vehicle. === Attacker basic strategy === If you are on offense, your first goal is to take the factories near to the keep. If you have to buy vehicles from the factories in the south, it will take a very long time to reach the keep (vehicles move around regular character running speed). Once you have one or both factories, you want to concentrate on breaching the outer wall. You also may wish to fire at the cannons on the wall, as they will do a lot of damage to your vehicle if well aimed. If you break in to the east or west courtyard, destroying the vehicle factory there can be useful, as they can be destroyed. Once you begin to have higher rank players, you should split forces between attacking the keep and attacking players. Siege Engines are the most useful against the keep, and demolishers as well. If you are using a catapult, focus on enemy players and NPCs to try and keep them off your heavier vehicles. Also you can ride along on the vehicles and if they fall under attack, hop off and kill the attacker. Once the inner keep is breached, all focus needs to go to the relic. Get in there and take it. AoE fears and such to get rid of defenders are useful in here. It is just like a base capture situation in [[Arathi Basin]]. === Defender basic strategy === As defenders you need to divide your forces. It is tempting to simply sit in the keep and repel attackers from behind the walls but this is almost certainly doomed to failure. The keep walls aren't that sturdy so even with a heavy defense, you are likely to get breached. Part of the force should stay in the keep and defend it, in particular by manning cannons, the others should go out and assault. If you can keep the attackers from capturing and holding the nearby vehicle factories, you gain a huge strategic advantage. They either need to spend a lot of forces capturing them, or drive vehicles up from the south which is slow. When you get rank 1 or 2 it can be useful to get a vehicle from the keep and try to strike at the defender's points. If you destroy their southern vehicle points, they then can only purchase vehicles at the northern points and if those are under your side's control, they will have no vehicles. The towers can also be destroyed, as of patch 3.0.8 when the towers are destroyed not only does it transfer their buff to the defending team but when all 3 towers fall the attackers lose 10 minutes off the time they have to take the keep. If the attackers have breached the inner keep, you need to fall back as that's all that matters. It is then just a fight to keep them off it. If you see someone trying to capture it, hit them, and damage will break their attempt. AoEs are extremely useful. You must keep them off until the time expires to win the battle. === Quickly changing graveyards === An important tactic for both Defenders and Attackers is to quickly get to the key battle point (southern towers, inner keep). Dead players who are waiting for the Spirit Healer to bring them back can ask the [[spirit healer]] to have their ghost transferred to any other graveyard currently in control of their own team. Efficient use of Graveyard teleporting can help save areas in danger of being overrun. === Team balance and tenacity === Being a world PvP zone, it is possible to have grossly unbalanced teams in a Wintergrasp match. This is addressed by granting the smaller team a buff called [[Tenacity (Wintergrasp)|Tenacity]]. The greater the difference in the number of players, the more stacks of Tenacity the smaller team gets. Tenacity also applies to vehicles the team controls. However, vehicles only get a health increase with tenacity not a damage bonus. If you have Tenacity, use it to your advantage; you and your vehicles are more powerful than normal. Acting as basic infantry and attacking enemy vehicles will lead to it being destroyed very quickly. Deploying siege engines while your team has Tenacity will allow you to batter walls down quickly. If you are facing a team with Tenacity, you want to avoid direct conflict with enemy players when possible. Use your numbers to your advantage and focus fire; it will take multiple people to take enemy players and vehicles out. Tenacity also affects the number of kills needed to advance rank. In extreme situations a single kill can advance a player from Recruit to First Lieutenant allowing the side to begin building siege vehicles from the very beginning of the battle. Tenacity does not appear to have any affect on the capturing Goblin Workshops. A team that is significantly outnumbered may be able to survive longer and damage harder, but will still lose a workshop due to overwhelming numbers of the opposition. As of March 14, 2009, "Only players level 70 or higher can count towards the tenacity tally or obtain the tenacity buff and get credit for victory or defeat. In addition, only players level 50 or higher will be able to use the portal to Wintergrasp."<ref name="Hotfix 2009-03-14">{{ref web |title=Recent In-Game Fixes - 3/14/09 |author=[[Image:Blizz.gif]] [[Bornakk]] |url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=15668071374&sid=1 |date=2009-03-14 |archiveurl=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/23/15668071374-recent-ingame-fixes--31409.html |archivedate=2009-03-14}}</ref> == Wintergrasp and PvE == Control of Wintergrasp affects non-PvP play as well. === Instances and raids === When a faction controls Wintergrasp, bosses in Northrend will drop a {{item|icon=|Stone Keeper's Shard}} for that faction only. These are used to buy certain PvP gear and Jewelcrafting recipes. The controlling faction will also have access to a raid instance, the [[Vault of Archavon]], within the fortress of Wintergrasp. Like other raid instances, the vault is available in both normal and heroic versions. === Crafting resources === Wintergrasp has the regular mineral nodes and herbs found in Northrend, but is also a prime source of crystallized elements. Elementals of all types can be found in Wintergrasp, which have a chance of dropping their respective crystallized element. More powerful elemental revenants exist that have a guaranteed droprate of 1 element and as many as 3 elements per mob. Revenants are visible only to the side that is currently in control of Wintergrasp. [[Mature Lasher]]s are the life element's revenant equivalent. {| class="sortable darktable" |- ! Mob name ! Element |- | {{mob|Chilled Earth Elemental|smallicon=IconSmall RevenantEarth.gif}} || {{item|icon=|Crystallized Earth}} |- class="alt" | {{mob|Earthbound Revenant|smallicon=IconSmall RevenantEarth.gif}} || {{item|icon=|Crystallized Earth}} |- | {{mob|Flame Revenant|smallicon=IconSmall RevenantFire.gif}} || {{item|icon=|Crystallized Fire}} |- class="alt" | {{mob|Raging Flame|smallicon=IconSmall RevenantFire.gif}} || {{item|icon=|Crystallized Fire}} |- | {{mob|Glacial Spirit|smallicon=IconSmall RevenantIce.gif}} || {{item|icon=|Crystallized Water}} |- class="alt" | {{mob|Water Revenant|smallicon=IconSmall RevenantWater.gif}} || {{item|icon=|Crystallized Water}} |- | {{mob|Shadow Revenant|smallicon=IconSmall Voidcaller.gif}} || {{item|icon=|Crystallized Shadow}} |- class="alt" | {{mob|Wandering Shadow|smallicon=IconSmall Voidcaller.gif}} || {{item|icon=|Crystallized Shadow}} |- | {{mob|Tempest Revenant|smallicon=IconSmall RevenantAir.gif}} || {{item|icon=|Crystallized Air}} |- class="alt" | {{mob|Whispering Wind|smallicon=IconSmall RevenantAir.gif}} || {{item|icon=|Crystallized Air}} |- | {{mob|Living Lasher|smallicon=IconSmall Orchid.gif}} || {{item|icon=|Crystallized Life}} |- class="alt" | {{mob|Mature Lasher|smallicon=IconSmall Orchid.gif}} || {{item|icon=|Crystallized Life}} |} Although {{item|icon=|Frost Lotus}} can be collected from other [[Herbalism]] nodes such as [[Icethorn]], Wintergrasp is the only zone that has Frost Lotus nodes. [[Cinder Cloud]]s can be found in the [[Cauldron of Flames]]. === Notes === *Before patch [[3.2.0]] and the Queuing system, players had to make their own raid group. *One of the fastest (Or the fastest?) Wintergrasp captures was by Goon Squad, with amazingly short 62 seconds. This was possible due a large amount of Engineers armed with [[Global Thermal Sapper Charge]]s and [[Saronite Bomb]]s. The video can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm03136FTI4 Here] == Gallery == <gallery> Image:WintergraspWWI1.jpg Image:WintergraspWWI2.jpg Image:WintergraspWWI3.jpg Image:WintergraspWWI4.jpg Image:WintergraspWWI5.jpg Image:WintergraspWWI6.jpg Image:WintergraspWWI7.jpg Image:WintergraspWWI8.jpg Image:WintergraspWWI9.jpg Image:WintergraspWWI10.jpg </gallery> ==Patches changes == * {{Patch 3.2.0|note= ** To provide players with a more transparent notification of when Wintergrasp battles occur, as well as better control zone population and stability, several changes have been made: ***Players now have the option to queue for Wintergrasp from a Wintergrasp Battlemaster in any capital city or by simply entering the Wintergrasp zone. ***Queuing will begin 15 minutes before each battle. If chosen, you will automatically be teleported to the zone. Any players in the zone who have not been chosen from the queue will be teleported out when the battle begins. ***The queue system remains active for the entire battle. As soon as a player leaves, a new one will be chosen from the queue. ***Trying to enter Wintergrasp during an active battle for which you have not been chosen will teleport you out. Please note that, as you are now able to fly over Wintergrasp, you will only be teleported out if you try to land and join the battle. ***Level 80 players get higher priority in the queue than lower level players. In addition, a random selection of queued players will be taken from both the Battlemasters and the zone itself. ***Level 75 is required to queue ***The queue will accept up to 120 players from each faction, resulting in a maximum battle of 240 players at a time. **Wintergrasp factories can no longer be damaged or destroyed.}} * {{Patch 3.1.2|note=The Wintergrasp daily quests are now weekly, but has an increased gain of honor and {{item|Stone Keeper's Shard|Stone Keeper's Shards}}.}} * {{Patch 3.1.2|note=Honor gains in Wintergrasp has been slightly nerfed: :* [http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=56902 Wintergrasp Victory] now rewards 3000 Honor. (Down from 5000 Honor) :* [http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=58494 Wintergrasp Defeat] now rewards 1250 Honor. (Down from 3000 Honor) :* [http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=59135 Tower Damaged] now grants up to 750 Honor. (Down from 1250 Honor) :* [http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=59136 Tower Destroyed] now grants up to 750 Honor. (Down from 1250 Honor) :* [http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=59201 Damaged Building Reward] now grants up to 750 Honor. (Down from 1250 Honor) :* [http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=59203 Intact Building Defender] now grants up to 1500 Honor. (Down from 2500 Honor) (Note: Currently shown as 150 Honor but most likely a typo)}} * {{Patched|date=2009-04-21|bluenote=The buff players receive from Tenacity in Wintergrasp is now stronger.|link=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/23/16474158165-recent-ingame-fixes--41609.html}} * {{patched|date=2009-03-14|bluenote=Level restrictions have been applied to Lake Wintergrasp. Only players level 70 or higher can count towards the tenacity tally or obtain the tenacity buff and get credit for victory or defeat. In addition, only players level 50 or higher will be able to use the portal to Wintergrasp.|link=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/23/16101690805-recent-ingame-fixes--4109.html}} * {{Patch 3.0.8|note= :* Wintergrasp PvP vehicles have had their health increased. :* Wintergrasp Tower cannons have had their health increased. :* The Wintergrasp Fortress Exterior walls have had their health increased. :* The Fortress Keep door now has had its health decreased. :* The Orb is now instantly clickable. :* Elementals should now always despawn when the battle begins. :* Wintergrasp now extends farther south so that more revenants can be reached. :* There are now three ranks in Wintergrasp: [[Recruit]], [[Corporal]], and [[First Lieutenant]]. :* Players will be eligible for participation rewards after two honorable kills. :* Players will receive increased honor with increased rank. :* Players will receive additional Marks of Honor at Corporal or higher rank. :* Players will receive corporal rank at 5 honorable kills instead of two.}} * {{Patch 3.0.2|note=Added}} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{Elinks-zone|4197}} {{Elink|site=Wintergrasp Guide|link=http://guidewiki.com/forums/battlegrounds/3448-wintergrasp-guide.html}} {{Wintergrasp}} {{Northrend}} [[Category:Wintergrasp| ]]

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