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Cold War

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OSRS TCG Cold War — Old School RuneScape quest card mapping

Start: talk to Larry.

At the Ardougne Zoo, one of the zookeepers has become a bit preoccupied by penguins. In fact, he's downright paranoid about them. He needs your help to observe their habits on the iceberg in the Lunar Sea. What begins as a peaceful bird-watching expedition opens a new world of espionage and bad musicians.

Cold War is a members Old School RuneScape quest rated Intermediate. The OSRS TCG Cold War card list covers 12 of the items and monsters involved, including Oak plank, Mahogany plank and Icelord. This page pairs the quest with those cards and with the open player trades for them; the OSRS Wiki remains the authority on requirements and the walkthrough itself.

Full quest guide on the OSRS Wiki →

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Required items & monsters

Items you need to bring and the monsters you'll fight, paired with their OSRS TCG cards. See the wiki for the full requirement list.

Oak plank

Oak plank

Resource

A plank of sturdy oak.

250 gpRare

Steel nails

Steel nails

Resource

Keeps things in place fairly permanently.

3 gpCommon

Hammer

Hammer

Resource

Good for hitting things!

1 gpCommon

Spade

Spade

Resource

A slightly muddy spade.

3 gpCommon

Plank

Plank

Resource

A plank of wood!

1 gpCommon

Silk

Silk

Resource

It's a sheet of silk.

30 gpCommon

Raw cod

Raw cod

Resource

I should try cooking this.

10 gpCommon

Swamp tar

Swamp tar

Resource

A foul smelling thick tar-like substance.

1 gpCommon

Feather

Feather

Resource

Used for fly fishing.

2 gpCommon

Mahogany plank

Mahogany plank

Resource

A plank of expensive mahogany.

1 500 gpRare

Leather

Leather

Resource

It's a piece of leather.

1 gpCommon
  • Clockwork or steel barany one

    A clockwork, or a steel bar to make one at a clockmaker's bench.

    Used: Built into the clockwork penguin suit used to disguise yourself among the penguins.

Monsters you'll fight

Icelord

Icelord

Monster

Sturdy cold being.

Lvl 51Uncommon

Also required (not collectible cards): Cowbell.

Walkthrough overview

A brief summary of the quest, noting where each card is used. The OSRS Wiki has the full, authoritative walkthrough.

  1. 1

    Talk to Larry at the south entrance of the Ardougne Zoo and give him 10 oak planks, 10 steel nails, a hammer and a spade to build a penguin lookout; he then teleports you to the Iceberg.

    • Oak plank
    • Steel nails
    • Hammer
    • Spade
  2. 2

    Make a clockwork penguin suit at a clockmaker's bench from a plank, a piece of silk and a clockwork (or a steel bar to make one).

    • Plank
    • Silk
    • Clockwork or steel bar
  3. 3

    Return to Larry, then test the suit on the zoo penguins; use raw cod and the correct emote greeting to infiltrate them as a spy.

    • Raw cod
  4. 4

    Travel to Fred the Farmer's near Lumbridge with swamp tar and five chicken feathers to continue the penguin investigation in his sheep pen.

    • Swamp tar
    • Feather
  5. 5

    Make penguin bongos from a mahogany plank and leather, steal a cowbell from a dairy cow, and complete the agility course to reach the penguins' war-planning facility.

    • Mahogany plank
    • Leather
  6. 6

    After the cutscene you are caged; kill up to three Icelords to escape, then report the penguins' plan to Larry to complete the quest.

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OSRS TCG Cold War — frequently asked

Which OSRS TCG cards are linked to Cold War?
12 catalogue cards map to Cold War: Oak plank, Steel nails, Hammer, Spade, Plank, Silk, Raw cod, Swamp tar, Feather, Mahogany plank, Leather and Icelord. They are the quest's items and the monsters you fight that exist as cards in the Old School RuneScape TCG. The mapping is maintained by OSRS Card Exchange; whether something is a card, and its rarity, come from the OSRS TCG catalogue.
Is Cold War members only?
Yes, Cold War is a members quest. It is rated Intermediate.
What is the rarest card from Cold War?
Oak plank at Rare, which packs land on about 16% of the time. Rarity comes from the card's OSRS TCG score, not from the quest.
How do I get the OSRS TCG Cold War cards?
Pull them from packs in the OSRS TCG RuneLite plugin, or trade for them. Open exchanges for this quest's cards are listed further down this page, and the trade itself happens in the plugin's own Trade window in game.
Does this page tell me how to complete Cold War?
It gives a brief walkthrough overview and maps the quest to its OSRS TCG cards — the items and monsters involved, and who is trading them. For the complete requirements, detailed steps and rewards, the OSRS Wiki link on this page is the authority.

Related cards

Cards that come up around Cold War but that you don't actually need for it — NPCs mentioned in passing, scenery, or items suggested only for convenience.