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Travel to the Wildpaw cavern located southeast of the main base in Alterac Valley and find the Frostwolf Banner. Return the Frostwolf Banner to Warmaster Laggrond.
Frostwolf Banner

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Hail, <class>. It has been a long time since we have had the chance to answer the call of battle. The old feelings are slow to rise but once awakened, the blood does rush. The battle rage returns...

All newcomers to the Valley must first complete the rite of battle.

Deep within the Wildpaw gnoll cave is a banner of the Frostwolf. Venture forth and recover the banner. Return it to me and I shall grant you the Frostwolf initiate's insignia.

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Reward

You will receive:
Frostwolf Insignia Rank 1
Peeling the Onion
You will also receive: 0

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Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

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By chriswt on 05/21/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
This quest is given by Warmaster Laggrond in the Alterac Mountains at 62,59. I would recommend a group of at least 3 for this quest to be completed effectively.

Once you enter Alterac Valley, the entrance to the Wildpaw Cavern is located at 52,89. Once there, you need to fight your way in to retrieve a Frostwolf Banner (https://classicdb.ch/?object=179025) for the quest.

The banner itself is located at 50,93, deep inside the cave. There are many mobs spaced closely together around the level of 52-56, so it is very possible that you will be pulling 3 at a go.

NOTE: Watch out for Alterac Yeti (https://classicdb.ch/?npc=13959), a level 61 elite wandering the cave.

The reward from the quest, Frostwolf Insignia Rank 1 (https://classicdb.ch/?item=17690) allows you to port back to Frostwolf Keep once every 2 minutes.

This trinket is upgraded as you gain reputation with the Frostwolf Clan.

Neutral: Rank 1 (https://classicdb.ch/?item=17690)
Friendly: Rank 2 (https://classicdb.ch/?item=17905)
Honored: Rank 3 (https://classicdb.ch/?item=17906)
Revered: Rank 4 (https://classicdb.ch/?item=17907)
Exalted: Rank 5 (https://classicdb.ch/?item=17908)
Last edited by chriswt on 09/28/2007 (Patch 2.2.0)
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By arthemas on 07/13/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
You missed Rank 6 :)
http://classicdb.ch/?item=17909#M0z

The surrounding mobs are level 66-68 in the level 61-70 version of Alterac Valley, three is standing near the flag and you'll have to fight them at once. Bring a friend, or a potion, if you are playing a class that can't heal yourself. The wandering Yeti is level 71, he hits for ~1500 on leather, so keep your eyes open.
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By Arkke on 07/01/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
I just solo'd this quest as a 66 Affliction Warlock. Of course, everyone in the 61-70 bracket is too busy telling you how long ago they finished the quest to actually help you complete it. So, a few failed battlegrounds later, I finally mastered the art. I assume most classes with mass CC could use this method (i.e., Priests with Psychic Scream, potentially a Frost Mage's Frost Nova, etc.)

Basically, just zerg rush into the entrance of the cave. Rush straight between the two big groups on your left and right, fire off a Howl of Terror (if you have it on instant cast) once you've got a group behind you, fall off the ledge and head right. You'll come across a narrow passage with a couple decent-sized rocks against the right wall in the center of the passage; try to die as close to those rocks as you can. Once you're dead, release, and don't resurrect at the graveyard. Run back to your corpse in the cave, and try to resurrect by that rock, preferably closer to the entrance of the cave, and hug the wall. Check ahead of you to make sure you won't aggro the knoll that's standing farther back in the passage when you resurrect.

Now, there's a gnoll that patrols the ledge immediately above the rocks I'm speaking of. If you keep an eye on him, you can resurrect just as he's walking away and you'll have plenty of time for a Voidwalker before you make your second zerg rush. Not at all necessary to summon a Voidwalker here; I didn't use one for the entire run. Just make sure he's far enough down his partol that you don't aggro him when you resurrect, or it will screw up your second rushS bigtime.

Once you've resurrected, catch your breath and rush straight down the passage, and take a hard right. You'll see the banner in the back on the passage, on an island in the middle of a frozen pond. The gnolls will likely kill you before you get there, so just die close enough that you can resurrect on top of the banner. Die again, and make one last corpse run, making sure your mass CC is completely cooled down.

As soon as you resurrect, gather up the five gnolls in the area of the banner (1 on the island, and 4 around it), try to get these as close to the center island as you can, and fire your CC. At my level, Howl of Terror lasts for 8 seconds; I was able to loot the banner in what appeared to be 6 seconds. So, I had about enough time to fire the CC, jump on the island and loot. So, even with lower-rank Howl of Terror, you should be able to take the banner with just barely enough time to spare. Just be careful not to do this too close to any of the groups beyond the icy pond, or you risk grabbing an add and spoiling the attempt.

So, assuming you don't mess up, you can easily get this banner in 3 deaths, assuming you let the gnolls kill you the last time rather than escaping. Try to do this as early and as quickly as you can; if you Allies capture your graveyards in the south and your team is already up north, you could end up running the length of the instance back to your corpse in the cave. I attempted this a few times and didn't even have a change to finish my attempt simply due to the fact that the game ended too quickly. It may take a few instances before you get the cave down, but once you do, you should have no trouble.

Good luck getting your Insignia!
Last edited by Arkke on 07/01/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
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By Anonymous on 10/30/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
Loc 52,89

Go deep in the cave and kill the lvl 59 boar warrior your find at the very back - lots of mobs to kill along the way (unless like me, you stealth in, kill the pig and stealth out :))
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By Galvanised on 03/09/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
Completed this today as a 70 Mage. Run in , use invisibility , blink when it fades then manashield . you should be basicly there by now if you follow the directions from the previous post. Die - Res - walk back - 2 kills and its yours :) Enjoy your Trinket.
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By Mensrea on 12/22/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
I just did this myself as a 70 holy priest. I wasn't able to work my way down to the flag before the BG ended, and the 3 pulls were a struggle for me. So, the next time my lengthy que came up, I ran down through the tunnel and into the flag room and died in a corner. There is no durability penalty, and when I rez'd I was able to pull the 3 around the flag one at a time.

To get to the flag room, you go straight into the cavern until it drops down. You then go to the right, and then another quick right. This passage goes straight back into the flag room.
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By ArcticKiller on 03/27/2008 (Patch 2.4.0)
even if you dont want the trinket, this rewards you a good amount of gold. having done this at 70, i got 7g 59s for the first turn in and because I was already exalted with frostwolf I was able to get the last one. in the end, it netted me 50-60g after the turnins
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By Chaoscrusader666 on 05/26/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
I tried as prot @ 51pre-lk, and got wasted pretty badly. Now that heirloom items and stuff are out, it's probably much easier now.

There's a pack of 5 level 58-59 mobs guarding the banner, and you can't take the banner while Bubbled (getting "you can't do that while invulnerable" )

You can't get weapon skill in the cave anymore, but you can get defense skill up, I went from 200 -> 250 pretty fast running in that cave.

Edited for corrections. I was also kinda mad when I wrote this so long ago :>
Last edited by Chaoscrusader666 on 09/14/2009 (Patch 3.1.2)
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By Anonymous on 06/09/2005 (Patch 1.5.0)
Anyone know where this quest is to be found? it don't have a (raid) or (pvp) tag So i guessed it would be some where in hillsbrad but couldn't find it. Any suggestions?
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By Anonymous on 10/22/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
Just to Clarify, it is inside AV..
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By Anonymous on 06/21/2005 (Patch 1.5.1)
Is this quest insode the instance in alterac valley?
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By Anonymous on 04/27/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
Got beat down very quickly by a 61 yeti and four 59 alphas. What's the deal? This thing sounded semi-doable even for a 57 druid with stealthing and heals and Force of Nature to call upon, but it's like the second you're caught the entire cave is coming down on you.
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By Anonymous on 01/11/2006 (Patch 1.9.1)
I figured since there was no dura loss i could run in to the back, die then rez and grab the flag. I only ended up having to fight the 2 near the flag.
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By Anonymous on 12/17/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
the banner is at 51.93, if ur level 60 u could pretty much skip the first grp of mob and just jump down stairs and go right u'll find the flag guarded by 3 level 59 alphas, ez kill and quest is done. No need to run and rez each time, if done right u only need to kill about 10 mobs to get it.
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By Anonymous on 07/21/2006 (Patch 1.11.2)
Travel to the Wildpaw cavern located southeast of the main base IN Alterac Valley
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By Anonymous on 03/06/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
In the Alterac Mountains north of Tarren Mill, not in the BG or where you que in the cities.
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By Anonymous on 09/11/2005 (Patch 1.6.1)
where is the wildpaw gnoll cave?
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By Anonymous on 10/17/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
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Edited, Oct 20th 2006 at 4:52am PDT by jayrac
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By Anonymous on 04/02/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)
No, it is very much inside the battleground, I reached the cave entrance going southeast of Frostwolf Keep, behind a small frozen waterfall. The gnolls can be pulled in groups of one or two and range from 53 at the entrance to 56-59 near the banner. If you're not a stealth class or are lower level you may need a friend along to help you clear the cluster of 56-59 near the flag.

It should also be possible to body resurrect deeper and deeper into the cave if you don't feel like fighting all of the gnolls, just make sure to get away from the graveyard as soon as you can move so the spirit guide doesn't bring you back.
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By Serpent on 12/08/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
The cave is not hard to find, it's along the south wall east of the Horde base.

2-3 people should be able to make their way to the back. Don't try and kill everything in there, just get to the back of the cavern as quickly as you can and get the banner.

This trinket allows you to teleport back to the Horde base. You will spawn at the front steps of the Generals room. This is useful for turning in armor scraps/blood/flesh, if you need to suddenly buy arrows or shells or whatever from the base vendor, or if you want to go defense.
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By drumup on 04/21/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
it says 3 comments but i only see 2
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By Tetsuyo on 05/20/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
Is it possible for a 53 to do this quest??
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By kanaxya on 12/12/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
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By Anonymous on 05/27/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
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By Edition on 06/22/2007 (Patch 2.1.2)
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By kalmah on 11/11/2007 (Patch 2.2.3)
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By Procris on 02/05/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
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By choobish on 05/01/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)