Is a free emblem of frost ever free?

If you haven't answered NO to the above question, go and spend some time with goblins in Booty Bay.

Time is money, friend.

Sister Svalna, or more commonly known as the FREE emblem mini boss, lays in wait just before Valithria Dreamwalker and she does indeed drop an [Emblem of Frost].

In a partially decimated ICC 25 pug, it took 8 1/2 minutes to clear the trash (which drops no loot) and kill Svalna. She rewarded us with 7g35s29c and an EoF.

The first major assumption is that you don't need EoFs for gear. If you do, and you've done your daily, your weekly and both lots of VoA... I highly recommend killing her. The second tiny assumption is that no BoE epic drops when she goes down.

On Dath'Remar at the minute, you can pick up [Primordial Saronite] for around 400g. With 23 frosties per saronite, that makes one frostie worth only 17g40s.

So this one emblem wonder is worth 175g per hour.

Conclusion: Killing Sister Svalna is actually not as horrible as I thought. Apologies all for my previous ranting and cursing.

P.S. That's still no excuse to fold a raid when you could go and kill Princes instead. Don't be a wuss.