Patch 3.3 PTR: Quel'Delar and the new Icecrown instance
by Matthew Rossi 
Oct 1st 2009 at 11:45PM
That's a good question, and as of Patch 3.3, we're about to become far more intimate with it. At present all we know about Quel'Delar is the area near the Argent Tournament called Quel'Delar's Rest (as seen above), where a massive dragon skull seems impaled on a sword half buried in the ice. Speculation on the sword, the thing it is impaling, and whether or not we'd get to pull it out of the ice (as well as to links to Quel'Serrar/Quel'Zaram, famous swords with the Quel prefix meaning High in Thalassian/Darnassian) look to be on the verge of being solved.
It seems that MMO-Champion has found a whole series of spells related to Quel'Delar and the new Icecrown instances in the latest PTR build. You apparently need to bring the blade into the Forge of Souls and temper it, then bring the tempered blade to someone, possibly Krasus, which then possibly phases you into a battle to cleanse an evil form of the sword. Please keep in mind this is all speculation based on spell descriptions, but at the very least we know that there's more to that patch of barren ice near the Tournament than we'd been led to believe. It's apparent from the descriptive text on this spell that Quel'Delar is deeply connected to Icecrown Citadel.
Is Quel'Delar eventually going to be a player item? Is it connected to Quel'Serrar, as was speculated? Does it want to help or hinder the Lich King, or is it connected to some other denizen of Icecrown? We don't know yet, but the time till we find out seems fast approaching.
Filed under: Patches, Items, Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, News items, Instances, Expansions, Lore, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JJJonston Oct 2nd 2009 12:00AM
Awesome cant wait to see the lore bhind it :)
yay for new content
busuan Oct 1st 2009 11:54PM
Hypothesis:
This was a sword used by someone in ancient days to kill a powerful dragon.
It is needed now to kill/subdue/convert Sindragosa.
Zero_ripper Oct 1st 2009 11:55PM
Is this our new Thunderfury? A tanking weapon with a massive quest chain connected to it? A dps weapon with a massive quest chain connected to it? or is it something that blizz is doing to mess with our heads? No matter what the answer is, count me in!
avis Oct 2nd 2009 12:05AM
Blizz has already confirmed plans for a dps two hander for 3.3
Raz Oct 2nd 2009 12:31AM
Probably a hunter weapon.
Killchrono Oct 2nd 2009 12:52AM
This is the most interesting link to me:
http://db.mmo-champion.com/s/70477/cleanse-quel-delar/
Spell Description: 'Immerse Quel'Delar in the Sunwell.'
Does this mean we get to visit the Sunwell in its renewed state?
As a Blood Elf Paladin, I loved the lore about the Sunwell being restored by the Light and giving the Blood Knights a new source of power. It'd be awesome for them to continue this storyline =D
ToyChristopher Oct 2nd 2009 1:25AM
Yes I think so too!!!
Feezee Oct 2nd 2009 12:58AM
I'm sure Blizzard announced that the new 5 mans would be linked and maybe unlocked by a long quest chain. I bet this is part of that quest chain.
Microtonal Oct 2nd 2009 4:15AM
They did, in fact, say that all three wings would be unlocked over the course of a quest chain, like Black Morass was.
I honestly can't wait. There's little in this game I enjoy more than a truly story-driven dungeon. It's been almost a year since the first time we did it, and I still get a little verklempt every time I have to kill Keristrasza in the Nexus.
ToyChristopher Oct 2nd 2009 1:23AM
It looks like you have to plunk it into the sunwell! That sounds very very cool.
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Kody Oct 2nd 2009 1:28AM
Looks like it has a very similar model to Quel'Serrar (at least the shape of it): http://www.worldofraids.com/images/news/icecrown/weapons/quel-delar.jpg
Dabura Oct 2nd 2009 7:45AM
Could it be that players have to reforge/purify Quel'Dela and then it compels the player to go to the halls of reflection in an attempt to shatter/destroy Frostmourne in order to weaken Arthas?
Squelchy Oct 2nd 2009 7:48AM
Whatever will be, will be.
Zarzuur Oct 2nd 2009 7:53AM
Quel'Delar -> Excalibur -> cool!!
cagey Oct 2nd 2009 9:34AM
Dear WoW.com,
Love your site, regular reader and all, but in the future could you make at least some attempt to put spoilers behind the break?
kkthxbai
PS: Yeah, cool sword, and hot lore. Woot!
geroph Oct 2nd 2009 5:01PM
Is there anything people on the internet won't whine about?
Darky Oct 3rd 2009 7:25AM
Is the moon made of cheese?
Shivaren Oct 6th 2009 6:10AM
Ok, another important SWORD. Blizzard is really annoying... I want a Fist Weapon, ora a 1h Axe... non another sword :|
Mercutio Oct 6th 2009 11:41AM
Well, looking at all the bits so far:
1) We have a quest to re-forge an old weapon. Old weapons are always stupidly powerful. The quests seem to have lore figures doubting we can weild the weapon without destroying everything AND we go visit the dragon queen's consort as part of the quest line so it's definitely got something going for it.
2) We dip it in the Sunwell, thats like taking a minigun and making the ammo shoot uranium tipped rounds.
3) We visit Arthas's bedroom with either Jaina (possibly the most powerful living spellcaster) or Sylvanna's (possibly the most homicidal female in existance, think about that for a moment. She's female, undead, hard as nails and pissed off, yeah i'd be scared too)
4) The quest chain speculation so far has something to do with messing up the frozen throne in some way.
All that considered here's my speculation: We are going with Jaina/Sylv to take a VERY strong, reforged weapon to screw Arthas enough that a full attack is possible.