DKs and Frostmourne Shards in Legion

[Xkiller9000]

So, with the announcement of Legion and Artifact Weapons, Blizzard announced that Frost Death Knights will be heading to Icecrown Citadel to gather the shards of Frostmourne to make two 1H swords as their artifact.



Now, that is insanely awesome, we get to use Frostmourne to an extent. Now, Frostmourne was a 2H weapon...if there's enough fragments to make two 1H swords, why cant we reforge a 2 hand for Blood? Why can't we remake Frostmourne, even if it isnt as powerful as the original.



First up, let's rule out the reason of, there can only be one Frostmourne, etc. Everyone is gonna have Doomhammers, Ashbringers, etc. Why can't DKs get a 2H Frostmourne, even if we do, Frost players are still getting a version of Frostmourne.

As a die hard DK player since Day 1 WoTLK, I'd have a huge nerdgasm to be able to wield Frostmourne, it's been a dream since I started playing a DK. That, on top of lets say....MoP Challenge Mode gear, Rare Starting gear, or ICC set, would be insanely epic.

On the note of Maw of the Damned, honestly, what the hell is this weapon? Who is Gorelix the Fleshripper even? It sounds like something Blizz pulled out of their ass.

IMO...All DK's should get Frostmourne in one way or another regardless of spec, the 1H weps for Frost and a full 2H Frostmourne for Blood and Unholy.

Am I the only one that would like a full Frostmourne, or would others like to see this as well?
Maybe Blood gets a red variation option and Unholy gets a green variation option?


EDIT: After hearing different arguments, we should just be able to do something similar to frost, use the shards to make a 2 hand, empowered by the shards of Frostmourne.

[Fawkess]

I want each spec to have a different weapon not just frostmourne for all 3

[scrappybristol]

Blood is getting an axe called The Maw of the Damned that steals life from enemies to replenish the user.

Unholy is supposedly getting a sword called Soulrend.

Only Frost is getting the reforged Frostmourne.

[Xkiller9000]

Blood is getting an axe called The Maw of the Damned that steals life from enemies to replenish the user.

Unholy is supposedly getting a sword called Soulrend.

Only Frost is getting the reforged Frostmourne.

Im clear of what were getting, but Im saying, it doesnt make sense that theres enough shards to get 2 1 hand, but not 1 2 hand weapon, people are getting the actual full power doomhammer and ashbringer, would it really be too much to ask to get a full Frostmourne?

[Discombobula]

Blood is getting an axe called The Maw of the Damned that steals life from enemies to replenish the user.

Unholy is supposedly getting a sword called Soulrend.

Only Frost is getting the reforged Frostmourne.

I would prefer to get a frostmourne looking weapon for my blood DK but that probably won't happen. I'm just hoping that blizz gives us a sword option for the blood weapon as I hate the look of axes.

[Hammerfest]

I'm wondering where exactly the shards are that we collect. The last time we saw them, they were at the foot of the Frozen Throne on the platform... but at Gamescon, it was stated that they are at "the base of Icecrown" which implies they are no longer inside the Citadel, but rather lying around in the snow and ice around the it.

The reason you can't have the fully restored Frostmourne is because it will destroy you. That's why Blizzard never let it be a drop in the first place.

[Fawkess]

I would prefer to get a frostmourne looking weapon for my blood DK but that probably won't happen. I'm just hoping that blizz gives us a sword option for the blood weapon as I hate the look of axes.

I know this is not a sword but you can get the blood artifact to look like a scythe

[Discombobula]

I know this is not a sword but you can get the blood artifact to look like a scythe

I saw that! It looks a little short, so I'm curious what it will look like ingame.

[Xkiller9000]

The reason you can't have the fully restored Frostmourne is because it will destroy you. That's why Blizzard never let it be a drop in the first place.

and the 2 1 handers are ok?

[Backsmack]

As you can see here in this pic, there are a list of items that they did not identify till either the website or well...still haven't identified them. I see a Frotymourney looking blade there! As well as what reminds me of an Uther Hammer, but that is unrelated.

[muud]

and the 2 1 handers are ok?

The Ashbringer is a Paladin weapon. The Doomhammer is a warrior-turned-shaman weapon. Frostmourne is the Lich King's weapon. You are not the Lich King, but a death knight. To give every death knight frostmourne would lore wise mean everyone is now on their way to steal Bolvar's helmet and control the Scourge.

You're just a dead guy who's getting a powerful weapon, not the Lich King 2.0

[Xkiller9000]

The Ashbringer is a Paladin weapon. The Doomhammer is a warrior-turned-shaman weapon. Frostmourne is the Lich King's weapon. You are not the Lich King, but a death knight. To give every death knight frostmourne would lore wise mean everyone is now on their way to steal Bolvar's helmet and control the Scourge.

You're just a dead guy who's getting a powerful weapon, not the Lich King 2.0

What you said, also applies to ashrbinger and doomhammer, theyre one of a kind super legendary weapons

[Backsmack]

The Ashbringer is a Paladin weapon. The Doomhammer is a warrior-turned-shaman weapon. Frostmourne is the Lich King's weapon. You are not the Lich King, but a death knight. To give every death knight frostmourne would lore wise mean everyone is now on their way to steal Bolvar's helmet and control the Scourge.

You're just a dead guy who's getting a powerful weapon, not the Lich King 2.0

Yeah I agree, that statement is a little off. The fact everyone using Doomhammer and Assbringer (Bringer of the Ass) makes it the same all around argument.

[Tanthoris]

As Hammerfest mentioned, frostmourne would consume the DK's very soul as it did to Arthas when he retrieved it back in WC3. While it would be totally awesome to have it as the DK artifact, I feel like it would simply be too OP of a weapon for even THE DK hero. I mean hell it would basically give you the power of the LK. Just look up under the curse section of the wowwiki frostmourne page. You'd be OP as shit, but you'd be a slave to the LK

[Maxweii]

Im clear of what were getting, but Im saying, it doesnt make sense that theres enough shards to get 2 1 hand, but not 1 2 hand weapon, people are getting the actual full power doomhammer and ashbringer, would it really be too much to ask to get a full Frostmourne?

Shards likely means that its two slivers of the sword that are embeded in the center of the new blades, not actually big enough to make two full swords. If you look at Frostmourne and think "okay it shattered into pieces" TWO pieces alone are certainly not enough to make two whole new blades, but certainly enough to empower two.

[Kallisto]

The Ashbringer is a Paladin weapon. The Doomhammer is a warrior-turned-shaman weapon. Frostmourne is the Lich King's weapon. You are not the Lich King, but a death knight. To give every death knight frostmourne would lore wise mean everyone is now on their way to steal Bolvar's helmet and control the Scourge.

You're just a dead guy who's getting a powerful weapon, not the Lich King 2.0

Though right now as a DK I can do near enough every mechanic in Phases 1 and 2 of the LK fight outside of calling Valkirs and the explosive trap in heroic. I can defile, use necrotic plague, raise the dead and cause the area around me to freeze up. Every time the DK gains a new set of skills they are becoming more and more like the Lich King anyway.

[Rickarus]

Honestly, I think it would be boring as hell for all 3 specs to have basically the exact same artifact questline of "go get shards of frostmourne and craft your own version of frostmourne". I'd much rather leave frostmourne to frost, and have new lore created for new weapons for the other specs. The axe that blood gets is the axe that a high-level demon has used while destroying entire planets with the legion, and will likely be used in the broken shore battle and perhaps deal the killing blow to some major lore characters. I think that's absolutely badass, to be honest. So far, what I've seen of the unholy weapon, I'm pretty unimpressed visually, but I'm hopeful that it's still an early model, and for the alternative looks to be cool, and I'm definitely excited to find out what the lore behind it is.

And, I mean, sure, Frostmourne was a cool weapon and all, but why would you want all 3 dk specs to have a reconstructed (and likely weakened) version of a weapon that got destroyed by the weapon that ret pallies get? I'd much rather have a new weapon that perhaps will be used to land the killing blow on the character that wields one of the weapons that another spec is getting as their artifact.

[Ealyssa]

Frostmourne was destroyed, no matter how you like it. It doesn't exist anymore. You can't just take some glue and make it back.

The best we can do is find a few fragments and forge new weapons with the magic left. Pretty much self explanatory. You can't have something that don't exist anymore.

[Backsmack]

As Hammerfest mentioned, frostmourne would consume the DK's very soul as it did to Arthas when he retrieved it back in WC3. While it would be totally awesome to have it as the DK artifact, I feel like it would simply be too OP of a weapon for even THE DK hero. I mean hell it would basically give you the power of the LK. Just look up under the curse section of the wowwiki frostmourne page. You'd be OP as shit, but you'd be a slave to the LK

Well keep in mind that the Lich King is in such a tame situation that even the scourge of Eastern Kingdoms are like "What do?" Bolvar's grip is pretty tight. Though that beings said, is he stuck where he's at? I can see your argument though, and accept the valid points in regards to that. Do you think that maybe Frostmourne is much weaker now that it's been shattered by Assbringer (Bringer of the Ass)? If that's the case then rebuilding a two hander isn't impossible, and Soulrend might be the reforged piece. If not, it may have a skin that looks like Frostmourne as seen in my previous post.

[Realsykes]

I would prefer to get a frostmourne looking weapon for my blood DK but that probably won't happen. I'm just hoping that blizz gives us a sword option for the blood weapon as I hate the look of axes.

Dude, we blood dks are getting a golden blood scythe that's like something out of Castlevania.

That's way better.