Swift Gray Steed

Swift Gray Steed is an epic ground mount added to World of Warcraft in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion (patch 3.1.2). It is a large gray-steel warhorse clad in plate armor bearing the heraldry of Stormwind. The mount journal notes that this steed is a veteran of the fiercest battles of the Argent Vanguard.

The mount is purchased from Corporal Arthur Flew, the Stormwind quartermaster at the Argent Tournament grounds in Icecrown. To buy it you need the Champion of Stormwind title and 5 Champion's Seals plus 500 gold.

• Unique horse model — the Swift Gray Steed sports a rare gray-steel coloring with plate armor that differs from standard Stormwind steeds. The model is used by only a handful of Argent Tournament mounts
• Argent Tournament collection — one of several mounts available for Champion's Seals. Mount collectors sooner or later come to the tournament to assemble the full set
• Guaranteed acquisition — unlike low drop-chance mounts, you purchase this steed for a fixed price. All you need is time to grind reputation and complete daily quests
• Account-wide availability — once learned, the mount appears in the collection of all your characters. Buying it on an Alliance character also unlocks the Swift Burgundy Wolf for Horde characters
• Inexpensive purchase — just 5 Champion's Seals and 500 gold, significantly cheaper than many other tournament rewards

Before buying the mount, you need to complete the Argent Tournament quest chain and earn the Champion of Stormwind title.

The Argent Tournament is located in the northeast of Icecrown in Northrend.

1. Get to Dalaran (Northrend). A portal to Dalaran is available in your faction capital — Stormwind or Orgrimmar
2. From Dalaran, take the flight master to the Argent Tournament. If the flight point is not unlocked, fly to northern Icecrown yourself
3. The tournament grounds are located north of Sindragosa's Fall

Progression at the Argent Tournament consists of three stages. Each stage requires completing daily quests and collecting special seals.

Stage 1: Aspirant

Speak with Justiciar Mariel at the central tournament tent. She will grant you the rank of Aspirant and unlock the first daily quests.

• Complete Aspirant daily quests to earn Aspirant's Seals
• Collect 15 Aspirant's Seals to advance to the next stage
• This takes roughly 5 days of completing dailies

Stage 2: Valiant

Once you have 15 seals, accept the jousting quest and win it. You will earn the rank of Valiant of Stormwind.

• Complete Valiant daily quests to earn Valor's Seals
• Collect 25 Valor's Seals to advance to the Champion title
• This takes roughly 5 days of completing dailies

Stage 3: Champion

Collect 25 Valor's Seals and complete the final quest — a duel with the champions. After your victory you will become Champion of Stormwind and earn the achievement Champion of Stormwind.

Now you have access to Champion daily quests, which yield Champion's Seals — the currency for buying tournament rewards, including mounts.

After earning the Champion of Stormwind title:

1. Find Corporal Arthur Flew in the Silver Covenant tent on the tournament grounds
2. Open the trade window and select Swift Gray Steed
3. Pay 5 Champion's Seals and 500 gold
4. Use the item — the mount is permanently added to your collection

If your character is not human, the purchase requires Exalted reputation with Stormwind. You can build it up through the Champion's Writ, which is exchanged for 250 reputation points with any Alliance capital faction.

After reaching the Champion title you gain access to daily quests that yield seals. In a single day you can earn between 3 and 5 seals depending on how many factions you have become a champion for.

Champion daily quests

• Among the Champions — kill 15 Cultists of the Damned in Icecrown
• Doing Your Part — destroy 3 Scourge commanders
• The Battle Before the Citadel — defeat 3 Scourge champions in a joust by the citadel walls
• Taking Battle to the Enemy — deliver specific items from the battlefield

Each quest yields 1 Champion's Seal. To buy the Swift Gray Steed you only need 5 seals — that is 1-2 days of daily quests.

Additional seal sources

• Trial of the Champion (heroic mode) — a dungeon on the Argent Tournament grounds that yields additional seals
• Quests for other factions — once you are Champion of Stormwind, you can become a Valiant for the other Alliance capitals (Darnassus, the Exodar, Ironforge, Gnomeregan) and earn additional seals for it