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May’s Trading Post will bring you joy with new pets to add to your collection and more. This month, welcome Weechi the customizable pet to your collection. You can dress this adorable little buddy in several available costumes.

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Visit T&W** (Tawney and Wilder) just outside the Mage District in Stormwind or the Zen’shiri Trading Post next to Grommash Hold in Orgrimmar to check out all the latest items*** they have available. Players can also visit the Trading Post in the capital city of Dornogal (The Foregrounds) on the Isle of Dorn, where representatives of both Tawney and Wilder and the Zen’shiri Trading Post are open for business.

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Check Out What's in Stock for May

Mounts and Pets

Item Name	Item Type	Cost
Brown-Furred Spiky Bakar	Mount	325 Trader’s Tender
Spring Harvesthog	Mount	550 Trader’s Tender
Amber Skitterfly	Mount	600 Trader’s Tender
Rocket Chicken	Pet	200 Trader’s Tender
Frumpy Softpaw	Pet	350 Trader’s Tender

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Armor Transmog Appearances

Item Name	Item Type	Cost
Banded Violet War Wraps	Feet	20 Trader’s Tender
Banded Azure War Wraps	Feet	20 Trader’s Tender
Banded Violet War Slippers	Feet	20 Trader’s Tender
Short Azure War Skirt	Legs	40 Trader’s Tender
Long Azure War Skirt	Legs	40 Trader’s Tender
Short Violet War Skirt	Legs	40 Trader’s Tender
Short Azure War Skirt and Leg Wraps	Legs	50 Trader’s Tender
Long Azure War Skirt and Leg Wraps	Legs	50 Trader’s Tender
Short Violet War Skirt and Leg Wraps	Legs	50 Trader’s Tender
Long Violet War Skirt and Leg Wraps	Legs	40 Trader’s Tender
Vigilante’s Azure Mask	Head	50 Trader’s Tender
Vigilante’s Carrot Mask	Head	50 Trader’s Tender
Vigilante’s Crimson Mask	Head	50 Trader’s Tender
Vigilante’s Violet Mask	Head	50 Trader’s Tender
Frenzied Hat of the Shallows	Head	175 Trader’s Tender
Heroic Half Shell	Back	225 Trader’s Tender
Ensemble: Attire of the Woodland Raccoon	Head, Shoulder, Chest, Waist, Legs, Feet, Hands, Back/Cloak	440 Trader’s Tender
Ensemble: Attire of the Swift Fox	Head, Shoulder, Chest, Waist, Legs, Feet, Hands, Back/Cloak	440 Trader’s Tender

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Weapon Transmog Appearances

Item Name	Item Type	Cost
Initiate’s Bo	Staff	60 Trader’s Tender
Night Hag’s Fetish	Off Hand	90 Trader’s Tender
Deathwarder’s Blood Fetish	Off Hand	90 Trader’s Tender
Renaissance Katana	One-Hand Sword	110 Trader’s Tender
Offhand Renaissance Nunchuck	One-Hand Mace	120 Trader’s Tender
Nunchuck of the Renaissance	One-Hand Mace	120 Trader’s Tender
Renaissance Sai	Dagger	120 Trader’s Tender
Large Renaissance Katana	Two-Hand Sword	130 Trader’s Tender
Night Hag’s Blade	One-Hand Sword	150 Trader’s Tender
Deathwarder’s Blood Blade	One-Hand Sword	150 Trader’s Tender
Deathwarder’s Blood Fist	Fist Weapon	150 Trader’s Tender
Night Hag’s Claw	Fist Weapon	150 Trader’s Tender
Deathwarder’s Blood Stave	Staff	175 Trader’s Tender
Night Hag’s Stave	Staff	175 Trader’s Tender
Deathwarder’s Great Blood Blade	Two-Hand Sword	180 Trader’s Tender
Night Hag’s Great Blade	Two-Hand Sword	180 Trader’s Tender
Paradise’s Golden Axe	One-Hand Axe	300 Trader’s Tender
Lavish Floral Stalk	Polearm	300 Trader’s Tender
Lavish Floral Edge	Dagger	300 Trader’s Tender
Sunny Bow-quet	Bow	300 Trader’s Tender
Sunny Floral Staff	Staff	300 Trader’s Tender

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This Month's Bonus Reward


Complete activities to fill the bar at the top of the Traveler’s Log found in the Adventure Guide (Shift-J)^***, and you'll receive this month's bonus reward — Weechi the customizable pet. Dress this companion up in a variety of adorable costumes by visiting a Pet Grooming Station near the Trading Post to change up the look!

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How it Works

Get Tender Every Month

At the beginning of each month, players with an active account in good standing will receive 500 Trader’s Tender automatically every month from a chest called the Collector’s Cache. If you don’t have active game time on your account or aren’t a subscriber at the start of a new month, don’t worry. Your Tender will be awarded on the first day of the month when you do have game time or an active subscription. This will be the same amount for everyone, regardless of how you pay for your game time.

The Traveler's Log

Complete monthly activities listed in the new Traveler’s Log. Each month features a rotating, themed set of activities. These activities provide the opportunity to earn up to 500 additional Trader’s Tender. There’s only a set amount of Tender you can earn each month through completing activities, so you won’t need to complete all the ones in the log each month. You’ll be able to pick and choose from a variety of fun in-game activities to easily earn Tender. Players can choose to earn by continuing to play the game as they already do, such as completing quests, competing in battlegrounds, participating in holiday activities, and even running Mythic+ dungeons. But you can also choose to take part in activities uniquely designed for the month.

Freeze an Item

Before the month comes to an end, if you haven’t purchased that one “must-have” item yet, don’t worry. You can “freeze” an item so you can purchase it later. When you freeze an item, it will stay available month over month until it is purchased or replaced.

If this month’s offerings didn’t have the items you wanted, you can hang on to your Trader’s Tender to spend later. It won’t go anywhere, and unspent Tender will continue to accumulate each month.

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Learn more about the Trading Post from the news post on the official site.

*The Trading Post feature is not available in WoW Classic titles.
**Requires World of Warcraft Subscription or Game Time
***Requires Level 10 to access the Adventure Guide.

Start your timers and prepare to watch the most resilient runs yet—the Mythic Dungeon International returns! Watch the live broadcast starting May 2!


Spread the word and gather at the Gallagio—it’s time to watch Azeroth’s most daunting dungeoneers redefine reality and shatter world records! The premiere dungeon competition has returned in the latest season of The War Within and has followed our competitors into the depths of the Undermine.

Season 2 of the Mythic Dungeon International marks the start of a new competitive era for our PvE programming as we transition away from speedrunning and head toward a pushing format. As such, “The Great Push” will now be the primary format for our premiere PvE competition, with further twists such as a new Spec Variety rule in Season 2. Tune in to each stage of the competition and watch as world records are shattered and champions are crowned, starting with the Groups Stage!

For three weeks, hopeful heroes will compete in the MDI Groups for gold, glory, and their spot in the Global Finals! Eight teams will compete each weekend to discover their limits and push as high as possible in the assigned Mythic+ Keystones. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the highest-stakes competition yet— the Global Finals. With $300,000 and the Championship title up for grabs, these teams will surely bring their best to the weekend!


Details

• Venue: Online: Twitch.tv/Warcraft and YouTube.com/Warcraft
• Co-streaming: Check with your favorite competitor to see if they plan on sharing their perspective during the tournament, or gather your own audience and host a watch part of your own! Sign up for co-streaming using the MDI Watch Party Form.

• Date:
  
  • Group A: May 2– 4
  • Group B: May 9– 11
  • Group C: May 16–18
  • Global Finals: May 30– June 1
• Broadcast Start Time: 10:00 am (PDT) / 7:00 pm (CEST)
• Groups Format: Four teams push keys simultaniously each day, and the top two from each day compete on day three

Teams


Stay Connected

Finally, follow WoW Esports on X and Bluesky for the latest updates and information about the latest competitive programming!

During maintenance today, we made changes to correct the Gallagio Loyalty Rewards Club bug that resulted in some players exceeding the current intended cap of Renown level 9.

With fixes that are now live:

Renown

• All players who were above the Gallagio Loyalty Rewards Club current Renown level cap of 9 have been reduced to 9.
• To address the inconsistent advantage this issue provided to many players, all players who had any progress on the Gallagio Loyalty Rewards Club Renown track have been advanced to level 9.
• The raid buff Loyal Customer and the movement speed buff Time is Money have been removed from all characters, and the relevant quests can be recompleted from Paula Piranha in The Incontinental Hotel.
• Any obtained Furious Flarendo and Darkfuse Compactor mounts will be unusable to players until they reach the appropriate levels of the Rewards Club.
• The High Roller title and Hero’s Path teleportation spell will be unusable to players until they reach the appropriate level of the Rewards Club.

Please note: Renown quests need to be re-completed from Paula Piranha. You may need to delete your existing Gallagio Loyalty Card: Silver (in your bags) in order for the first quest in the chain to become completable.

Thank you very much for your patience and understanding!

Classes

• Paladin
  
  • Retribution
    
    • Resolved an issue that caused Gleaming Rays to drop off and not be reapplied until specific events occurred.
• Shaman
  
  • Restoration
    
    • Fixed an issue causing damage from Acid Rain to not generate threat or aggro enemies.
• Warrior
  
  • Arms
    
    • Juggernaut is now a Tracked Buff on the Cooldown Manager.

Items

• Explosive Hearthstone - Fixed an issue where parts of the spell visual could be hidden from other players.
• Conqueror's Prized Lacquer and Conqueror's Prized Varnish will now supersede a lower PvP item level if present on the target item.
• Fixed an issue preventing Amirdrassil tier tokens from dropping.

Nightfall Scenario

• Implemented additional tuning to help players that are finding it hard to earn points for their Nightfall scenario Service Award score.
• Added improved tracking for Nightfall scenario Service Award that should make scoring behavior more consistent.
• Implemented additional stability improvements for Nightfall scenario objective assignment and for completing the Nightfall scenario.

Player versus Player

• Fixed an issue that caused the wrong Field Medic's Hazard Payout to be awarded at end of match.

Quests

• The Earthen Prototype and Overcharged batteries in the Siren Isle Introduction quest "To Scan a Crystal" should once again be interactable.

Season of Discovery

• The Caladboulder will now lose 1 durability every time the Chance on Hit stun proc activates.
• Scarlet Enclave
  
  • There are now three Torn Pages for Putress' Diary per Scarlet Enclave instance, as intended (was incorrectly 1).
  • The Hoard of the Pirate Lord containing the Lucky Doubloon will now require you to kil Mason the Echo before being able to loot it (was: required killing Balnazzar before looting, and was also using his tap list - creating issues for Master Looters and not having a chest if a soft reset happened between Balnazzar and Mason).
  • The Hoard of the Pirate Lord will no longer despawn if there is a soft reset done on the instance after Balnazzar.
  • The Hoard of the Pirate Lord will no longer despawn if the chest is left open for too long.
  • Caldoran
    
    • Enemies will no longer show the Panic debuff while they are dead.
    • Enemies will no longer ignore Panic if they have Curse of Recklessness active when it is cast.
    • Enemies will (hopefully) no longer stay alive while at 1 health.
  • Lilian Voss
    
    • Ignite has had its initial damage reduced and the scaling amount reduced.