The Quel'dorei Steed brings high-elven styling to a conventional horse silhouette. Its pale coat and fitted blue equipment work especially well with Silver Covenant colors, giving Alliance collectors a tournament mount that feels distinct from a basic Stormwind horse.

The route has two separate pieces: unlock the Silver Covenant rewards and save Champion's Seals. A large currency balance alone does not replace the tournament progression.

Quick Answer

Buy Quel'dorei Steed, item 46815, from Hiren Loresong in the Silver Covenant Pavilion at the Argent Tournament Grounds in Icecrown, around 76.2, 19.6. It costs 100 Champion's Seals. The Alliance buyer needs Exalted with the Silver Covenant and tournament Champion status, the combination represented by A Silver Confidant. This ground mount remains obtainable in Retail; the full Crusader title is not required.

Mount Overview

Introduced during Wrath of the Lich King's Argent Tournament progression, the steed is a faction-themed horse rather than a raid drop. Blue tack and its pale appearance are the main collection appeal.

It is a ground mount without a passenger seat or onboard services. The source is the Icecrown tournament version of Hiren, not a similarly named NPC in a later expansion's quest hub.

This is the Alliance side of the tournament's faction reward pairing. The Sunreaver Hawkstrider provides the corresponding Horde ground-mount theme, with its own faction merchant and requirements.

How to Get the Quel'dorei Steed

Enter the tournament progression

Travel to the Argent Tournament Grounds in northeastern Icecrown. Speak with Justicar Mariel Trueheart at the Argent Pavilion and follow The Argent Tournament introduction into your assigned faction training.

New participants begin as Aspirants. Complete the training and daily objectives, collect 15 Aspirant's Seals for Up To The Challenge, and finish The Aspirant's Challenge to advance.

The next stage is Valiant training for a city. Collect 25 Valiant's Seals for The Valiant's Charge, complete The Valiant's Challenge, and finish A Champion Rises. These are actual quest stages; a mount owned by another character does not necessarily make this character a trained tournament Champion.

Aspirant's Seals and Valiant's Seals are progression items. They are not the Champion's Seal currency used to buy the steed, and they cannot be substituted at Hiren's shop.

Meet the Silver Covenant requirement

Earn Exalted with the Silver Covenant while progressing through the tournament's quests and dailies. Track the reputation gains shown for the activities you complete rather than assuming every unrelated Icecrown quest contributes.

A Silver Confidant records the combination of Silver Covenant Exalted and the right to represent a city at the tournament. You need a Champion qualification, not completion of all five Alliance cities for the Crusader title.

Do not confuse Silver Covenant with Argent Crusade reputation. Both factions appear around the tournament, but one Exalted bar does not replace the other for this purchase. A decorative faction tabard is also not a universal reputation shortcut in unrelated modern dungeons.

Save 100 Champion's Seals

Once Champion activities are unlocked, use their daily quests to build the purchase currency. Available activities include tournament challenges and field objectives such as Among the Champions, Taking Battle to the Enemy, and Battle Before the Citadel.

Additional faction daily quests become available with the relevant progression. Pick up the full eligible set before leaving the grounds so that a single trip can cover several objectives.

Heroic Trial of the Champion, the five-player dungeon at the tournament, supplies another seal source through its boss rewards. It uses a daily Heroic lockout. This is not the Trial of the Crusader raid, and repeatedly running a locked Heroic does not create more eligible boss rewards that day.

Champion's Seals are transferable through the current Retail Warband currency interface. If old characters hold spare seals, transfer them to the eligible buyer and confirm its balance. The transfer moves currency; it does not complete the recipient's Aspirant, Valiant, reputation, or Champion requirements.

Buy the correct reins

Return to Hiren Loresong inside the Silver Covenant Pavilion. Select Quel'dorei Steed and spend 100 Champion's Seals. No separate gold surcharge is part of this mount's listed price.

Use the purchased item and verify the learned mount in your journal. Avoid spending the saved seals on another tournament reward immediately before making the intended purchase.

Location

Icecrown is in Northrend. The tournament grounds occupy its northeastern edge, with the Silver Covenant Pavilion on the Alliance side of the camp.

Hiren is around 76.2, 19.6 on the Icecrown map. Use that map's coordinates rather than coordinates copied from a city, scenario, or another version of the NPC.

Requirements

• Alliance access to the Silver Covenant reward route.
• Silver Covenant Exalted and tournament Champion status.
• 100 Champion's Seals on the purchasing character.
• Ordinary riding eligibility for a ground mount.

A PvP rating, raid achievement, full Crusader title, and Exalted with every Alliance capital are not additional requirements for this particular steed.

Farming Tips

Continue the actual training quests every day they are available. Currency transfers can shorten the buying stage, but the Aspirant and Valiant progression still follows its own quest schedule.

For mounted challenges, equip the provided lance and follow the tournament mount instructions. High-level damage does not automatically replace the jousting mechanics required by those quests.

Check the reputation panel and achievement progress before planning a long seal grind. Finding an eligible older character with unfinished currency needs can be faster than putting all the seals onto a fresh Aspirant.

Do not rely on a single fixed daily seal total. Your available quests depend on progression, and optional dungeon rewards depend on whether you complete that day's eligible run.

Is This Mount Still Obtainable?

Yes. The normal Retail tournament vendor source remains available. This is not a removed seasonal PvP reward, and there is no need to wait for an active Wrath Timewalking week.

Is It Worth Farming?

For a high-elven or Silver Covenant outfit, the steed is a strong thematic choice. The work also opens other tournament rewards, so the initial training has more value if you intend to collect beyond one horse.

If the model is your only goal, account for the daily progression before starting. The final purchase is guaranteed, but the introduction is not simply a one-click gold transaction.

Collector Notes

The steed and Silver Covenant Hippogryph share the faction theme while filling different visual roles. Decide which matters more before spending seals, particularly if you are close to the steed's 100 but still below the flyer's higher price.

Similar Mounts

• Silver Covenant Hippogryph gives Alliance collectors a matching tournament flyer.
• Stormwind Steed provides a different Alliance horse appearance from city tournament rewards.
• Sunreaver Hawkstrider shows the Horde counterpart's contrasting elven ground-mount style.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Champion's Seals does it cost?

100, with no separate listed gold charge.

Is Silver Covenant Exalted enough by itself?

The buyer also needs the relevant tournament Champion progression.

Must I earn Crusader first?

No. Completing every city for that title is a larger project.

Who sells the steed?

Hiren Loresong at the Icecrown Silver Covenant Pavilion.

Can I transfer spare seals from an alt?

Yes, through the current Warband currency interface. The buyer must still be eligible.

Are Valiant's Seals accepted as payment?

No. Those are training items, not the purchase currency.

Is Trial of the Champion a raid?

No. The relevant seal source is its five-player Heroic dungeon version.

Can the steed fly?

No. It is a ground mount.

Final Thoughts

Complete the tournament's Champion training, reach Silver Covenant Exalted, and place 100 Champion's Seals on the eligible Alliance buyer. Hiren's purchase then finishes the project with a distinctive pale elven steed.