Argent Dawn The Argent Dawn is a lawful good organization focused on protecting Azeroth from agencies that seek to destroy it , such as the Burning Legion and the Scourge . Base camps of the Argent Dawn can be found in the Eastern and Western Plaguelands as well as in Tirisfal Glades . Reputation with the Argent Dawn can be used to purchase various profession recipes , miscellaneous consumables and , in the past , to mitigate the cost of attunement to Naxxramas ( original ) . Organization . The Argent Dawn is divided into branches based on location , each of which has its own ranking and structure . Non - members are not permitted to know the ranking of members of the organization , since that would make obvious targets of leadership figures , and the leader is not known to the public . This has sometimes resulted in the Argent Dawn being called a secret society . However , it seems their ranking structure is surprisingly simple ; specific regions have a " Commander " , who directly leads day - to - day activities , a council of officers , a group of elite templar s , and then the body of membership . Templars have no real authority over standard members , but they are highly respected . Branches include the Brotherhood of the Light . The Argent Dawn has no official headquarters , but small branches exist in several major cities — including Stormwind and Darnassus . The majority of their members in the Plaguelands work out of the Light ' s Hope Chapel on the far east side of the Eastern Plaguelands , but a good number of them inhabit a camp at Chillwind Camp on the border of the Western Plaguelands and the Alterac Mountains as well . The templars at Chillwind have plenty of work to do . The courageous templars and knights have to contend with ogres to the south and an undead infested graveyard right on their borders . Through its actions , the Argent Dawn has created several powerful enemies , notably the Burning Legion , the Scourge , and the Twilight ' s Hammer . Despite common interests ( and an alliance at Light ' s Hope Chapel ) , there is also a great deal of mistrust , and even open ire , between the Argent Dawn and the Scarlet Crusade — particularly because the Scarlet Crusade views all non - members as potentially evil . Military tactics . In the Plaguelands and other parts of the world that the Alliance and Horde alike have abandoned , the Argent Dawn stands as a last shining bastion of hope against the Scourge , the Burning Legion and other threats . Contrary to what one might expect , the Argent Dawn rarely defends any given location ; rather it remains mobile , attempting to strike where it is least expected . This is clearly a strong contrast to the more straightforward Knights of the Silver Hand . The knights and freedom fighters of the Argent Dawn rely on hit and run tactics , using their magic and knowledge of the terrain to compensate for the disadvantage of their small numbers . Each group is assigned an officer , who chooses when to engage enemies in combat or avoid them ; if there is any major risk to the group , the officer avoids the conflict unless there is an impending threat that must be stopped . The Argent Dawn is unwilling to risk even a single member if it can be avoided , for every sword lost could be another to join the Scourge . The Argent Dawn is not a group of cowards ; far from it . They willingly risk their lives each day . If an Argent Dawn force is attacked while guarding a specific person or location , the members form a defensive circle around the target and attempt to repulse their enemies with ranged attacks . If any attackers make it to melee range , paladins and templar move to eliminate the target , then return to their positions in the circle if possible . If the Argent Dawn has multiple locations to defend , it prioritizes and potentially abandons one location completely , depending on the situation ; if there are living people to defend in both locations , the Argent Dawn sends just enough people to the less important locations to evacuate anyone who may need help . Before entering combat , Argent Dawn units prepare with as many beneficial spells as possible . Priests cast spell resistance , holy word shield , and bear ’ s endurance on everyone they can to increase their chances of survival . Paladins and Argent Dawn templar enhance their weapons with holy sword if they can cast it ; and if not , they focus on other spells to increase their damage - dealing abilities , such as bull ’ s strength . Once in combat , each spellcaster powerful enough to incapacitate a target with hooks of binding or another spell uses it to thin the enemy group ’ s numbers . After that point , the group focuses its firepower on enemy spell casters ( if applicable ) , moving from what appears to be the strongest target to the weakest . One priest maintains a healing rain if the group fights undead . When fighting intelligent enemies , Argent Dawn groups focus on enemy leadership first , expending their powerful abilities ( holy strikes and high - level spells ) to destroy that target swiftly , then retreat if necessary . Membership . The Argent Dawn admits members of any race and profession , so long as they are dedicated to the opposition of evil in the world . The organization draws members from both Alliance and the Horde , but not equally . Though independent they favor the Alliance . The focus on the Holy Light makes the organization more appealing to the Alliance , especially to people with a background with the Church or Silver Hand . Magi also support and sometimes join the Argent Dawn , since they have similar goals . The Horde has a healthy relationship with the Argent Dawn as well , but it does not actually serve as a sponsor for the faction ’ s activities . Rather , the Horde ( mainly the Forsaken ) reinforces the Argent Dawn ' s troops , and works with them only when it seems beneficial ( which is often the case ) . They screen their members carefully , however , so this seemingly open - ended recruitment policy can be misleading . Most potential members are required to use minor magic items to gather “ scourgestones ” from defeated undead creatures to prove the combat ability of the applicant . Others have to fight demons in order to prove themselves . Members are also expected to uphold the virtues of the Light , even if they are not followers of Light themselves . They can be strict about what their members do or say , especially in public . Members of the Argent Dawn often have differing strategies in furthering the group ' s aims : some make alliances against the undead ; others fight directly ; some study new forms of magic or alchemy to combat demons and undead with greater effectiveness . The Argent Dawn is noted for unusual ways of utilizing the Holy Light for new spells , but this draws ire from the most traditional members of the Church of the Holy Light . Younger members of the Church and the Knights of the Silver Hand find the youthful Argent Dawn appealing , since the organization seems to be less burdened by older ( and perhaps outdated ) traditions . The Argent Dawn as a whole seems unusually youthful , some leaders appear much younger than they should be . Apart from the Knights , Argent Dawn membership also numbers some former ( and current ) members of the Kirin Tor . Since their home city of Dalaran was hit by the Scourge , many of the Kirin Tor wish to strike back . Both groups also find common ground in their interest in magical research . History . After the death of the Scarlet Highlord Alexandros Mograine , the corruption of the Scarlet Crusade became apparent to some of its members through High Inquisitor Fairbanks , who spoke of the corruption ( for which he was later murdered ) . Those who paid him heed left the ranks of the Scarlet Crusade and established the Argent Dawn , to protect Azeroth from the threat of the Scourge without subscribing to the blind zealotry of the older faction . While they share the same goals as the Crusade , the Argent Dawn opened its ranks to not only other Alliance races besides Humans , but also members of the Horde and even some of the Forsaken ( but only if they proved themselves to be good , and were no longer members of the previous organization ) . They caution discretion and introspection , and put a lot of emphasis on researching the Scourge and how to combat them . With time , the Argent Dawn has grown diversified . A subfaction of the Argent Dawn , the " Brotherhood of the Light " , works to keep relations between Argent Dawn and Scarlet Crusade from growing violent . Despite their influence , the Argent Dawn do not have the manpower of the Scarlet Crusade , and might not be able to stand alone against the Scourge . Currently , the Argent Dawn and the Scarlet Crusade have formed an uneasy alliance in order to focus their combined strength against Kel ' Thuzad ' s forces in the Plaguelands . However , corruption looms within the ranks of the Brotherhood : when a player has looted The Phylactery of Kel ' Thuzad from Naxxramas , he is able to turn it in to Father Inigo Montoy , a member of the Brotherhood , in Light ' s Hope Chapel , who then promises to deliver it to the Argent Dawn in order to ensure the final death of the Lich Lord . As it later turns out , the phylactery has never reached its destination — so either Father Montoy or a powerful individual within the Argent Dawn is following a darker scheme . . . or even secretly working for the Scourge . In Wrath of the Lich King . After Battle for Light ' s Hope Chapel Highlord Tirion Fordring declares that the Argent Dawn , and the Order of the Silver Hand will band together as one to take the fight to the Lich King with a united front . The Argent Crusade has effectively taken over the Argent Dawn . The Argent Crusade then later allies with Highlord Darion Mograine of the Knights of the Ebon Blade to create the Ashen Verdict to lead the final assault on Icecrown Citadel . Effectively from this point onwards the Argent Dawn and the Order of the Silver Hand have completely merged , and united under one banner . Presence in Azeroth . One can find most of the Argent Dawn in the northern parts of the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor , addressing the specific threats of the Scourge and the Burning Legion , respectively . In the Eastern Kingdoms , they are present mainly in the Eastern Plaguelands . Their influence in the southern part of the Western Plaguelands is also significant , as they attempt to rout the undead from near Uther ’ s Tomb , Caer Darrow , and Andorhal . Their main headquarters ( or at least their most stable ) is located in Darnassus . The Argent Dawn has outposts at various locations throughout Azeroth , including : In World of Warcraft . In World of Warcraft , NPC members of the The Argent Dawn should have the title . Reputation . With the release of 4 . 0 reputation for Argent Dawn can only be gained from two repeatable quests . They are only available after , which is part of a questline beginning at the west entrance to Western Plaguelands by Fiona . After completing , players will immediately gain Revered reputation with the Argent Dawn . The two repeatable quests rewards 2000 reputation each . Scourgestones . While wearing a trinket granting the Argent Dawn Commission effect , characters can loot scourgestones from undead monsters they ' ve killed , and subsequently turn them in in exchange for valor tokens . Trinkets that enable a character to collect scourgestones are : Quests . Quests significant to gaining Argent Dawn reputation include : Outdoor reputation grinds . In addition to farming Stratholme or Scholomance for Argent Dawn reputation and Scourgestones , players can gain reputation by doing outdoor cauldron quests . A few tips on Gahrron ' s Withering : Rewards . Depending on your reputation with the Dawn , you will be able to purchase certain items from them . Trade skill recipes . and item recipes are sold by the Argent Dawn Quartermasters around the world . Recipes to make the following items are available : As of patch 4 . 3 the following patterns and recipes are sold by Magnus Frostwake from Neutral reputation forward : Resistance enchantments . The Argent Dawn sells various + resistance enchants for the shoulder slot . You ' ll be able to purchase a single - school resistance enchant at Revered , and a multi - school version at Exalted reputation . Additionally , you ' re required to hand in 10 Argent Dawn Valor Token s to gain access to Revered shoulder enchants , and then 25 more Argent Dawn Valor Token s at Exalted to access the chromatic version . Completion of the Revered quest grants 500 reputation . The revered shoulder enchants are available at a cost of once the quest is complete : The exalted shoulder enchant is available at a cost of once the quest is complete : Scarlet Crusade enchantments . Additionally , Mataus the Wrathcaster offers the following head / leg enchants for and 10 : Completion of these quests gives 500 Argent Dawn reputation . These quests are repeatable ( and reputation award remains constant ) . Armaments of the Dawn . As of patch 1 . 11 , you can turn in and to receive rare and epic quality items ( also known as " Armaments of Battle " ) from the quests and . Completion of this quest gives 500 Argent Dawn rep ( as of patch 2 . 2 ) and it is repeatable . The number of insignia required is determined by your reputation with Argent Dawn and is as follows : The number indicates the amount of both " and " you must turn in to the Dawn . For example : rare items at friendly reputation require 30 of " each " insignia . The items available through those hand - ins are : Note that subsequent expansions have made most of these items impractical to purchase , both on a cost and on a utility basis . ( If you would use them , you can ' t afford them , and vice versa . ) Miscellaneous . The Argent Dawn sells superior snacks for your adventures in Azeroth : Also , at Light ' s Hope Chapel and just southeast to the entrance to Plaguewood , two Argent Dawn Medics are available to honored players . The medics can cast the cleanse spell to rid the player of Ghoul Rot or other diseases that nearby undead can inflict on the player . The medics won ' t talk to players with reputation less than honored . In Wrath of the Lich King . Following the Battle for Light ' s Hope Chapel , the Argent Dawn merged with the newly restored Order of the Silver Hand under the leadership of Tirion Fordring to form the Argent Crusade . Together , the new order is taking their fight against the Scourge directly to Northrend . Argent Dawn Exalted reputation is now a requisite for the achievement and title The Argent Champion .