The Frozen Throne

With the 3.3 patch, a variety of new content is coming to the game in the Icecrown Citadel Instances. There will be four new instances total with the new Raid instance being The Frozen Throne and additional content appearing in the three new 5 man instances. As of the writing of this guide , testing is underway on the 5 man bosses and the raid bosses , so we don’t yet have complete strategies to go over, but soon enough we’ll be able to take a much closer look at these instances and what they mean for players. Here are some details about each instance:The Frozen Throne will be the newest 10/25 man raiding instance. It consists of three separate wings, then the final battle with the Lich King , completing the storyline that was started with the release of Wrath of the Lich King. You will join forces with HIghlord Tirion Fordring, High Overlord Saurfang, Muradin Bronzebeard, Highlord Darion Mograine, and King Varian Wrynn to fight the Scourge and the Lich King in this instance.There are 12 total encounters in this instance (see below) and each encounter can be fought on 10 man or 25 man and on normal or heroic difficulty. You can also now toggle between difficulties with ease on the new UI option added in the 3.3 patch. The items in the instance dropping will be ilvl 251 for normal 10 man, ilvl 264 for heroic 10 man and normal 25 man, and ilvl 277 for heroic 25 player mode.





The instance starts with the breach of the fortress, followed by facing down a legion of undead guards in a gauntlet. This first boss is Lord Marrowgar, a fused together construct of other dead bodies. You will then face Supreme Overseer of the Cult of the Damned, lady Deathwhisper. In addition, there will be a fight between Alliance and Horde characters, led by Saurfang and Bronzebeard aboard the Icecrown airships. After this fight, you will enter the three wings of the instance to face off against the Lich King’s minions before you face him.



Lord Marrowgar – Bone Guard leader of the Citadel Defenses



– Bone Guard leader of the Citadel Defenses Lady Deathwhisper – Supreme Overseer of the Cult of the Damned



– Supreme Overseer of the Cult of the Damned Airship Battle – Battle between Orgrim’s Hammer and the Skybreaker with the use of cannons, rocketpacks, and catapults between the ships.



– Battle between Orgrim’s Hammer and the Skybreaker with the use of cannons, rocketpacks, and catapults between the ships. Lich King’s Death Knight Champion – Probably Saurfang Jr.



– Probably Saurfang Jr. Festergut – Abomination in the Plagueworks Wing



– Abomination in the Plagueworks Wing Rotface – Abomination in the Plagueworks Wing Professor Putricide – Creator of

the Abominations in the Citadel.



– Abomination in the Plagueworks Wing Professor Putricide – Creator of the Abominations in the Citadel. Price Keleseth, Prince Taldaram, and Prince Valanar – All three of the Darkfallen Princes resurrected by San’layn.



– All three of the Darkfallen Princes resurrected by San’layn. Queen Lana’thel – Queen of the San’layn Blood Elves.



– Queen of the San’layn Blood Elves. Valithria Dreamwalker – Green Dragon captured by the Scourge for experimentation.



– Green Dragon captured by the Scourge for experimentation. Sindragosa – Queen of the Frostwyrms.



– Queen of the Frostwyrms. The Lich King – Arthas himself!





5 Man Instance ‐ Forge of Souls







The first of the three new 5 man instances is the Forge of Souls. This instance exists to provide an epic quest line in which players must weaken the forces of Icecrown Citadel so they can breach the doorway and get in to attack the Lich King thee. Technically, all three instances are part of the same full instance, but they have their own lockout timers and names. However, you will need to defeat them in order to get into the Frozen Throne.



The goal of this instance in particular is to follow Jaina for Alliance forces and Sylvanas for Horde forces as you work your way deep into the citadel to destroy the Soul Grinders located within its walls. You will need to defeat the following bosses:



Bronjahm, the Godfather of Souls– This boss is the watcher of the engines and Soul Grinders in the Forge of Souls. He must be killed before the grinders can be destroyed.



The Devourer of Souls – This is the operator of the engines in this wing and the guardian of the souls that have been stolen by the Lich King.



5 Man Instance – The Pit of Saron