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Icecrown Citadel

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'''Icecrown Citadel''' is the massive fortress of The Lich King located in Icecrown, Northrend.

It is the primary final raid of Wrath of the Lich King and culminates in the battle against Arthas Menethil at the Frozen Throne.

Icecrown Citadel is commonly abbreviated as:

'''ICC'''

Overview

Icecrown Citadel represents the final major campaign against the Scourge.

Players enter the fortress and fight their way upward through the Lich King's strongest forces.

The raid contains:

  • undead armies
  • Scourge commanders
  • plague experiments
  • blood princes
  • frost wyrms
  • major lore characters
  • the Lich King

Location

Icecrown Citadel stands in the zone of Icecrown.

The structure dominates the frozen landscape and acts as the center of Scourge power.

At its summit lies the Frozen Throne.

Raid Sizes

Wrath of the Lich King supports Icecrown Citadel in multiple raid formats.

These include:

  • 10-player
  • 25-player

The raid also supports Normal and Heroic difficulty progression.

Raid Progression

Icecrown Citadel contains several major sections.

A typical progression includes:

  1. Lower Spire
  2. Plagueworks
  3. Crimson Hall
  4. Frostwing Halls
  5. Frozen Throne

Lord Marrowgar

Lord Marrowgar is the first major boss of Icecrown Citadel.

He serves as an introduction to the raid and uses abilities involving:

  • bone attacks
  • spikes
  • whirlwind-style movement

Lady Deathwhisper

Lady Deathwhisper commands cultists and uses powerful shadow magic.

The encounter includes:

  • adds
  • mana-based defenses
  • spellcasting

Gunship Battle

The Gunship Battle is one of Icecrown Citadel's most unusual encounters.

Alliance and Horde forces fight from airborne gunships during the assault on the Citadel.

Deathbringer Saurfang

Deathbringer Saurfang is a major encounter connected to the tragic story of Dranosh Saurfang.

The fight emphasizes:

  • add control
  • resource management
  • damage control

The Plagueworks

The Plagueworks contains experiments created by Professor Putricide.

Major bosses include:

Festergut

Festergut is a massive plague-created abomination.

The encounter emphasizes:

  • damage pressure
  • positioning
  • survival

Rotface

Rotface uses slime and ooze mechanics.

Players must manage:

  • movement
  • ooze control
  • positioning

Professor Putricide

Professor Putricide is the mastermind behind many plague experiments inside Icecrown Citadel.

The encounter involves:

  • chemical experiments
  • adds
  • movement
  • multiple phases

Crimson Hall

The Crimson Hall is associated with the San'layn.

Major encounters include:

Blood Prince Council

The Blood Prince Council consists of multiple San'layn princes.

The encounter requires managing several targets and abilities.

Blood-Queen Lana'thel

Blood-Queen Lana'thel is one of the most powerful San'layn inside the Citadel.

Her encounter includes vampire-themed mechanics.

Frostwing Halls

Frostwing Halls contains:

Valithria Dreamwalker

Valithria Dreamwalker is an unusual encounter where players must restore the health of a captured green dragon.

Healing becomes the primary objective.

Sindragosa

Sindragosa is a powerful frost wyrm serving the Lich King.

Her battle is one of the final challenges before the Frozen Throne.

The Frozen Throne

After defeating the major forces of the Citadel, players reach:

Frozen Throne

This is the location of the final confrontation with the Lich King.

The Lich King Encounter

The Lich King is the final boss of Icecrown Citadel.

The encounter contains multiple phases and tests:

  • tanking
  • healing
  • positioning
  • movement
  • add control
  • damage output
  • raid coordination

It is one of the defining encounters of the expansion.

Frostmourne

Frostmourne plays an important role during the final encounter.

The weapon contains souls captured by the Lich King.

Its eventual destruction becomes a major turning point.

Heroic Mode

Heroic Icecrown Citadel increases encounter difficulty.

Players face:

  • stronger bosses
  • more dangerous mechanics
  • tighter performance requirements

Heroic progression is one of the major endgame challenges of Wrath of the Lich King.

Icecrown Citadel Gear

ICC provides some of the most powerful equipment in the expansion.

Players can earn:

  • weapons
  • armor
  • trinkets
  • tier-related equipment
  • Heroic upgrades

Shadowmourne

Icecrown Citadel is closely connected to the legendary weapon:

Shadowmourne

The Shadowmourne quest chain requires significant progress through Icecrown Citadel.

Playerbots in ICC

On the Shadowmourne Realm, Playerbots may be used to assist with Icecrown Citadel depending on current realm configuration.

Playerbot raid preparation should include:

maintenance
autogear

Important considerations include:

  • tank assignments
  • healer assignments
  • strategies
  • positioning
  • boss mechanics

See Playerbot Raid Guide.

FrozenThrone Connection

Icecrown Citadel is one of the most important locations for the identity of FrozenThrone.

The Citadel contains the Frozen Throne itself and represents the climax of the Wrath era.