Darnassian Nightsaber

Darnassian Nightsaber is a ground mount of the Alliance faction, added to World of Warcraft in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion (patch 3.1.0). It is a graceful battle nightsaber with a purple coat and golden ornaments characteristic of the night elves of Darnassus.

The mount is purchased from Rook Hawkfist — the Darnassus quartermaster at the Argent Tournament Grounds — for 100 Champion's Seals. To buy it, you must play a night elf or earn the Champion of Darnassus achievement.

• Unique battle nightsaber model — the Darnassian Nightsaber differs from the standard racial night elf cats: it is larger, has special armor and golden Argent Tournament-style ornaments. Among collectors it is prized as one of the five faction mounts of the tournament
• Part of the Argent Tournament collection — the tournament sells five Alliance city mounts as well as shared mounts. While you save up seals for the nightsaber, it makes sense to plan the purchase of all the others
• Available account-wide — once purchased, the mount appears in the collection of all your Alliance characters
• Guaranteed acquisition — there is no element of chance: the nightsaber is bought for a fixed amount of currency. It is only a matter of time
• Progress toward the Crusader title — buying all the faction mounts goes hand in hand with ranking up at the tournament. By becoming Champion of all five Alliance cities, you will unlock additional daily quests and speed up earning seals

If your character is a night elf, access to the Darnassus quartermaster opens automatically after reaching the rank of Champion of any city. Characters of other Alliance races will need to separately complete the Valiant questline for Darnassus.

The Argent Tournament Grounds are located in the northeastern part of the Icecrown zone on the continent of Northrend.

1. Open the portal room in Stormwind and use the portal to Dalaran (Northrend) — it will take you to old Dalaran above Crystalsong Forest
2. From Dalaran, fly north — the Argent Tournament grounds are in Icecrown, northeast of Sindragosa's Fall. The flight takes about a minute
3. Land on the tournament grounds — you will see the faction tents, training fields and the Argent Pavilion

The path to the mount is split into two stages: ranking up to the title Champion of Darnassus and collecting 100 Champion's Seals for the purchase.

Stage 1: Earning the Champion of Darnassus Title

Progression at the Argent Tournament goes through three ranks: Aspirant, Valiant and Champion.

Aspirant (3 days)

1. Talk to Justicar Mariel Trueheart in the building west of the Argent Pavilion and take the quest "The Argent Tournament"
2. Complete three training quests: "The Edge of Winter," "A Blade Fit for a Champion" and "The Aspirant's Challenge" — they teach you to use a tournament lance while mounted
3. Complete the daily Aspirant quests, collecting 5 Aspirant's Marks per day. To advance to the next rank you need 15 marks — this takes 3 days

Valiant (5 days)

1. Choose the city you will fight for. If your character is a night elf, you will automatically begin the path for Darnassus. Characters of other races must first become Champion of their home city and then take the Valiant quest for Darnassus
2. Complete the daily Valiant quests, which grant 5 marks per day
3. To advance to the Champion rank you need 25 marks — this takes 5 days
4. After gathering 25 marks, take the quest "The Valiant's Challenge" and defeat the NPC champion in the lists

Champion

After the victory you earn the Champion of Darnassus achievement and access to the quartermaster Rook Hawkfist. The minimum time from start to the Champion title is 8 days (if Darnassus is your home city) or 13 days (if you first need to become Champion of your home city).

Stage 2: Collecting 100 Champion's Seals

After earning the Champion title, daily quests that reward Champion's Seals open up. On average you can earn 7–14 seals per day, depending on the number of cities unlocked and whether you hold the Crusader title.

Main sources of seals:

• Daily combat Champion quests (3 seals)
• Daily mounted Champion quests (3 seals)
• The quest "Among the Champions" (1 seal)
• The quest "Call to Arms" / "The Battle Before the Citadel" (1 seal)
• The Trial of the Champion on heroic difficulty (3 seals)
• Crusader quests — available after earning the title (up to 3 additional seals)

Earning 7–10 seals per day, collecting 100 will take roughly 10–14 days of daily quests. With the Crusader title — 7–8 days.

Stage 3: Buying the Mount

1. Find Rook Hawkfist in the Darnassus tent on the Argent Tournament grounds
2. Talk to him and select the Darnassian Nightsaber in the list of goods
3. Pay 100 Champion's Seals — the mount will appear in your inventory
4. Use the item, and the nightsaber will be added to your mount collection

Become a Crusader

The "Crusader" title is awarded for earning the Champion title of all five cities of your faction and reaching exalted with all five capital factions. After that, additional daily quests open up that increase your daily seal earnings to 12–14. Ranking up all five cities takes about 25 days from the start, but it pays off in the long run if you are collecting several mounts.

How Long It Takes

If you are already a Crusader and earn 12–14 seals per day, collecting 100 seals shortens to 7–8 days.

Parallel City Ranking

If your goal is to collect the entire series of five city mounts (500 seals total), it is more efficient to first become Champion of all five cities and earn the Crusader title. This takes more time at the start but significantly speeds up further seal earnings.