All classical addons in World of Warcraft are deeply oriented on farming reputation with different factions to open access to more advanced rewards or content. So if you want to play TBC classic effectively you will need to know what factions are required to gain a reputation with. In this post, you will learn how to farm reputation with The Consortium faction.
The Consortium is a friendly cartel of Ethereals that operate in several zones such as Netherstorm and Nagrand. The Consortium is a faction of ethereal led by Nexus-Prince Haramad. They are traders, smugglers, and collectors who have established settlements in most zones in Outland. While their main base of operations is at Stormspire in Netherstorm they can also be found at:
- Eco-Dome Midrealm in Netherstorm
- Aeris Landing in Nagrand
- At various locations in Auchindoun in Terokkar Forest
WoW Burning Crusade Classic Reputation and Factions List
The Consortium Reputation Rewards
Every reputation in WoW TBC Classic is worth farming as every faction gives special rewards for becoming Revered or Exalted with them. Below you can see the table with standings explanations.
At Friendly a salary can be collected from Gezhe at the beginning of every month. Gezhe can be found at Aeris Landing, across the lake from Sunspring Post in Nagrand. The value of the reward increases with reputation. Quartermaster Karaaz can be found at Stormspire in Netherstorm. The rewards at friendly:
- Design: Luminous Flame Spessarite
- Design: Shifting Shadow Draenite
- Formula: Enchant Cloak – Spell Penetration
- Pattern: Fel Leather Gloves
At Honored reputation level you will unlock:
- Design: Delicate Blood Garnet
- Design: Lustrous Azure Moonstone
- Design: Thick Golden Draenite
- Design: Swift Skyfire Diamond
- Formula: Enchant Weapon – Major Striking
- Pattern: Bag of Jewels
- Pattern: Fel Leather Boots
- Gift of the Ethereal
- Nethershard
At Revered you’ll unlock these items:
- Design: Crimson Sun
- Design: Don Julio’s Heart
- Design: Pendant of the Null Rune
- Pattern: Fel Leather Leggings
- Schematic: Elemental Seaforium Charge
- Stormspire Vest
- Nomad’s Leggings
- Consortium Blaster
When you become Exalted with The Consortium faction you’ll get great rewards:
- Design: Relentless Earthstorm Diamond
- Consortium Tabard
- Nether Runner’s Cowl
- Haramad’s Bargain
- Guile of Khoraazi
How to gain reputation with The Consortium faction?
Consortium reputation can be earned by running Mana-Tombs as well as collecting Oshu’gun Crystal Fragment, Pair of Ivory Tusks, Obsidian Warbeads, and Zaxxis Insignia for turn in.
Neutral to Friendly
- Run Mana-Tombs on Normal
- Turn in Oshu’gun Crystal Fragment to Gezhe at Aeris Landing
- Turn in Pair of Ivory Tusks to Shadrek at Aeris Landing
Friendly to Honored
- Run Mana-Tombs on Normal
- Turn in Obsidian Warbeads to Gezhe at Aeris Landing
- Turn in Zaxxis Insignia to Nether-Stalker Khay’ji at Area 52
HonoredExalted
- Run Mana-Tombs on Heroic
- Complete all quests
- Turn in Obsidian Warbeads to Gezhe at Aeris Landing
- Turn in Zaxxis Insignia to Nether-Stalker Khay’ji at Area 52
Notes:
Players simultaneously working on gaining reputation with The Mag’har or the Kurenai and the Consortium may want to focus on killing Boulderfist and Warmaul ogres for Mag’har or Kurenai reputation in Nagrand while turning in Obsidian Warbeads to the Consortium for efficiency. The caveat here is that the drop rate on
Above you can see the how path that will help you gain reputation with The Consortium faction.