WoW Classic Launches August 27th, Beta May 15th

Pre-order the World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
The press release has additional information about the in-game celebration.

Players will be able to take part in a 25 Player Raid Finder Experience for iconic bosses, rewarding the Obsidian Worldbreaker (Deathwing) mount.

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Commemorate 15 years of conflict, adventure, and camaraderie by pre-ordering the World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition—available October 8, 2019 for $99.99 (USD).


Each set contains a treasure trove of collectible items celebrating the history of Azeroth, including:

  • Ragnaros Statue
    • Behold Ragnaros, he who is ancient when this world was young! Bow, mortals, before this 10+ inch immortalization of the Firelord himself.
  • Onyxia Pin
    • Add to your pin collection and adorn your home with the head of Onyxia, Broodmother of the Black Dragonflight.
  • Map of Azeroth Mouse Pad
    • Gaze upon the realms your character has explored these past 15 years while you prepare for the next adventure.
  • Fine Art Prints
    • Reach into Azeroth’s vivid past with eight frameable fine art prints.
  • 30 Days of Game Time
    • Extend your stay in Azeroth with 30 days of game time to aid you on your next adventure.
  • Alabaster Mounts
    • Take to the skies with these majestic alabaster mounts—living stone tributes to a pair of familiar flying creatures.*
    • Alabaster Stormtalon for Alliance characters
    • Alabaster Thunderwing for Horde characters

It’s a monumental year for World of Warcraft as we celebrate 15 years of epic adventures and community—don’t miss out on getting these treasured collectibles to mark the occasion.

Pre-order the 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition on the Blizzard Gear Store, or check availability with your favorite video game retailer in the coming days.

Get the Alabaster Mounts in the Shop


If you can’t wait until October to get your hands on the new Alabaster Stormtalon or Alabastor Thunderwing, don’t worry. We’ll be introducing these mounts to the Blizzard Shop and in-game shop as a standalone bundle in August. Players who purchase these mounts this way and also attach a 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition to their World of Warcraft account by March 31, 2020 will receive a $25 credit to their Blizzard Balance.

World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary In-Game Celebration
The celebration is just getting started; check back on the World of Warcraft site as we get closer to the anniversary to learn more about the in-game rewards and events we have planned.


*These mounts are unavailable for use in World of Warcraft Classic.
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Comments 196 Comments
  1. coblade14's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Nnyco View Post
    We prolly get somethin similar to the corehound mount during the real event in game.
    Yeah looks like we will be getting a Deathwing mount
  1. Rozz's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Hexaholic View Post
    GROSS! We waited 15 years, for some recolors of 2 mounts that are already in the game? Like you guys easily could've come up with something much more epic.... A huge party zepplin comes to mind, that would be a cool mount. Or just anything really, rather than some uncolored "recolors" of some mounts already in game.
    They are at least new models and I like the aesthetic. Wowhead already showed in the anniversary they're going to let us mount Deathwing, so there are cool new mounts for everyone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eleccybubb View Post
    Yeah the colouring does make them look like one of those Beta objects where it's just pure white doesn't it?

    Caught me off guard at first too.

    They should be Crystal imo. Since that traditionally celebrates a 15 year anniversary if I recall?
    I think they should've made the alabaster more obvious, or at least gave the armor a gold trim. I do like the idea, but I admit at first glance it can look like an unfinished model.
  1. Beazy's Avatar
    O wow. . . . flying mounts you will get to use for a few days per expansion!!!

    LoL Blizzard /facepalm. . . . .
  1. Mendzia's Avatar
    Ragnaros looks pretty sick but sadly it is the only interesting this in this 'pack'. Not worth.
  1. Cual's Avatar
    Aw so sweet, after 10 years of recolors now they give us mounts without colors. Nothing to complain about, I guess.
  1. beanman12345's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Eleccybubb View Post
    Course they will be adding those mounts to the Blizzard shop.

    Jesus Christ this is getting out of hand now.

    As for the CE. Far too expensive. But of course I guess ActiBlizz had to get their money grabbing ways in somehow on WoW Classic.
    WTF? Them adding these mounts to the store is a good thing for players. This thing is gonna sell out super fast, because it's Blizz so of course there will be limited numbers, then people will resell this thing for upwards of thousands of dollars for a couple of ivory recolored mounts because of their rarity, and putting it on the store this essentially kills that dead. I get it, you hate modern wow. But you are complaining just to complain.
  1. Krom's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Eleccybubb View Post
    Course they will be adding those mounts to the Blizzard shop.

    Jesus Christ this is getting out of hand now.

    As for the CE. Far too expensive. But of course I guess ActiBlizz had to get their money grabbing ways in somehow on WoW Classic.
    So you're angry that the CE is too expensive, but also angry that they're making it so people that just want the mounts can get them without buying the whole thing. Okay.
  1. Exkrementor's Avatar
    100$ minus 25$ for the mount and 13$ for the free month and minus nothing for the mousepad and pin and art prints because they are pretty much worthless.

    So you are pretty much buying a Ragnaros statue for about 60$. Thats ok I guess. Considering you dont have to buy classic at all, this is a nice item for collectors.

    The mounts look kinda lame but at least they are not usable in classic. Could you imagine the outrage of all 3 classic youtubers? #nochanges blabla nobody cares
  1. Eleccybubb's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Krom View Post
    So you're angry that the CE is too expensive, but also angry that they're making it so people that just want the mounts can get them without buying the whole thing. Okay.
    Yep. Deal with it.
  1. Krom's Avatar
    If only it came with the pets I missed because I didn't get the TBC CE for some reason!
  1. schwarzkopf's Avatar
    So - $200 delivered... ouch... but who cares... still bought it
  1. Eleccybubb's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Boomzy View Post
    Rofl it comes with mounts that you have to use in BFA.

    Blizzard is fucking hilarious. Somebody on their marketing team was smart enough to say "Ehhh, I don't know how we are going to sell this shit statue for 99 bucks..." and their solution was to pack the box with nonsense instead.
    Yep.

    Could have just thrown in all the stuff they used to. Artbook, Music CD, maybe a small plush to replace the trading cards, Mousemat and so on.
  1. Sorshen's Avatar
    Cash shop mounts you can't use, awesome.
  1. Eleccybubb's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Boomzy View Post
    But the same idiots who bitch about the state of BFA will buy it so oh well.
    Nah I'm only considering it.

    If it was like one of the older CEs or a single option to get the statue then maybe.
  1. Eleccybubb's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Boomzy View Post
    Or couldn't they give you the original vanilla collectors edition pet? Since you are literally buying the vanilla collectors edition again and it still won't be account wide? That doesn't violate the "no changes" rule and actually adds in something that was around IN VANILLA.
    Yep. Could have given the Zergling, Mini Diablo and the other one.

    Why they chose to give 2 garbage reskinned mounts for a game nobody will care about come August is beyond me.
  1. Demona3's Avatar
    Ugh, no thanks. I bought the CE of Vanilla years ago when WoW first came out. I'm good. Why should I buy it again? =P
  1. oldgeezer's Avatar
    I'm not especially interested in Classic, but those mounts are sweet.
  1. Eleccybubb's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Boomzy View Post
    Yeah that decision makes absolutely no sense, because otherwise they are going to be unobtainable in Classic when it launches, right?
    They aren't intended to be obtained in Classic either lol.

    It's just Blizzard trying to get cash grabby with Classic mate as I said. And BFA considering those mounts go on the shop.
  1. Demona3's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Boomzy View Post
    Or couldn't they give you the original vanilla collectors edition pet? Since you are literally buying the vanilla collectors edition again and it still won't be account wide? That doesn't violate the "no changes" rule and actually adds in something that was around IN VANILLA.
    The original CE had 3 collector's pets in it. Zergling, Mini Diablo, and the baby Panda. Just FYI.
  1. IIamaKing's Avatar
    Isnt Classic free if you have retail?

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