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Top 5 Most Popular WoW TCG Mounts

December 16, 2013 By Garwulf Leave a Comment

WoW TCG Loot Card mounts are among the rarest and most treasured mounts in World of WarCraft. if you want to garner ooohs and aaahs from other players and be the center of attention, then any of the WoW TCG mounts will do the trick.

With the exception of a few extremely rare mounts, such as: the very first faction mounts which were patched out in 1.4, the Gladiator mounts, and the AQ40 battle bug, there really aren't any other WoW mounts which are as seldom seen as the WoW TCG mounts.

Which WoW TCG Mounts are the most popular?

So now that we've established the scarcity of these highly coveted WoW mounts, which of them are the most collected?

As of Patch 5.4.1, the current number of World of WarCraft characters is just shy of 30,000,000. Of those 30M toons, the WoW TCG mounts which most frequently appear in players' collections are…

1. Swift Spectral Tiger

Despite its premium price, the Swift Spectral Tiger is bound to more characters than any other mount produced by the WoW TCG. The Swift Spectral Tiger is not only one of the most gorgeous mounts available in the game, but it's also been around a long time. Those are likely the 2 main reasons it's positioned at the top of this list.

2. Spectral Tiger

Oddly enough, the rare version of the Spectral Tiger mount comes in just behind its epic sibling. This is a bit strange since it is granted alongside the epic version when a player redeems the loot code for the Spectral Tiger loot card. Apart from the level requirements (level 20 for the rare, and level 40 for the epic…) the only difference between the two is the absence of leg armor on the rare version, as seen in this comparison between the two Spectral Tiger mounts.

3. x-51 Nether-Rocket X-Treme

The first flying mount offered through the WoW TCG comes in 3rd after the Spectral Tiger. Like the Spectral Tiger mounts, the X-51 Nether-Rocket loot card awards players with 2 versions of this super fantastic flying mount. Both mounts travel at the same speed, with the only difference (other than ilvl) being that the X-TREME version is red and the regular version is blue.

4. Magic Rooster

The Magic Rooster comes in at #4, making it the 3rd most popular ground mount offered through the WoW TCG. While not as majestic as either of the Spectral Tiger mounts, it is arguably the most comical. Strutting around on El Pollo Grande is SURE to get you noticed.

5. Big Battle Bear

Coming in right behind the Magic Rooster is the Big Battle Bear, which is the reward from the Red Bearon loot card. The Big Battle Bear is unusual because it is one of only two bear mounts offered which aren't covered in armor and wearing goggles – the other being the Darkmoon Dancing Bear. Due to its unique model and understated appearance, this mount loot is highly sought after.

(Popularity rankings determined by values obtained through World of Wargraphs, Dec. 2013.)

Ghastly Charger & Dark Portal Video

March 6, 2013 By Garwulf Leave a Comment

Patch 5.2 dropped yesterday, which means the Betrayal of the Guardian loot items are now available on live servers.

Here's a preview of the amazing new flying mount, the Ghastly Charger – along with a look at the Dark Portal loot.

Ghastly Charger & Dark Portal Loot Items

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The Ghastly Charger is a new flying mount obtained from the Ghostly Charger loot card. The Dark Portal is a hearthstone alternative, which is the reward from the Dark Portal Hearthstone loot card.

Ghostly Charger Mount Sneak Preview

February 7, 2013 By Garwulf Leave a Comment

Betrayal of the Guardian is set to be released in just a few short weeks, on February 22nd. Included in this new expansion is, of course, a very rare mount loot card…Ghostly Charger.

As with mostly all of the epic WoW TCG mount loot cards, the Ghostly Charger loot card is a very rare pull – included in only 1 out of 242 booster packs.

The Ghostly Charger binds to your entire account, so all of your toons will be able to enjoy this awesome spectral steed – provided they're at least level 20 & trained in Apprentice Riding.

War of the Ancients Loot Preview: Feldrake Mount

September 23, 2012 By Garwulf Leave a Comment

The next WoW TCG expansion, Timewalkers: War of the Ancients, is set to release in just over a week – on Tuesday, October 2nd.

As with all recent expansions to the WoW TCG, War of the Ancients will contain 3 new loot items – including an epic flying mount. The epic flyer contained in War of the Ancients is the Feldrake.

Swift Shorestrider Mount Gallery

December 1, 2011 By Garwulf Leave a Comment

Now that the highly anticipated and long awaited Patch 4.3 has finally arrived, images of the Swift Shorestrider are starting to pop up. The other day I posted a preview video of this new WoW TCG mount, but I also wanted to share some of the recent screenshots showing how the various races look atop this new mount. I haven't seen any pics of a Tauren riding on the Swift Shorestrider, but this is a pretty big bird. I doubt it it will look all that odd. 😉

Night Elf on the Swift Shorestrider Mount

Blood Elf Female on a Swift Shorestrider

...and another Blood Elf chick on a Swift Shorestrider

Goblin Female on a Swift Shorestrider

Troll on a Swift Shorestrider

Female Orc on a Swift Shorestrider

Gnome on a Swift Shorestrider

Anyway, I wanted to get these posted because everyone has been starving for photos of this new mount for a few months now. Not sure who's to blame here, but the Throne of the Tides loot did not coincide well with the release of the patch. I've never seen a case of having the loot announced, yet undeveloped, so far ahead of time. They've gotten their act together however, because loot for the next two WoW TCG expansions is already listed in Landro's inventory, and we already know what the pets and mounts are going to look like. 😀

Swift Shorestrider Mount Video

November 29, 2011 By Garwulf Leave a Comment

Screenshots of this new mount have been scarce, but even better…I came across a really nice video of this new mount in action.

It's nothing fancy, but you get to watch a forsaken character traipse around the River's Heart in Sholazar Basin, riding atop his sparkly new Swift Shorestrider.

The mount is really pretty cool looking. I think a fancy saddle of some sort would have been a nice touch, but oh well…a turquoise tallstrider still makes for a pretty flashy and premium mount.

Swift Shorestrider Video

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The Wasteland Tallstrider loot cards are still selling for under $100, but as I'd mentioned in yesterday's Swift Shorestrider image preview post, I'm willing to bet they'll be closer to $150 by mid-December.

Visit the Wasteland Tallstrider loot card page to see some current listings on ebay.

Swift Shorestrider Mount Revealed

November 27, 2011 By Garwulf Leave a Comment

MMO-Champion just announced that Patch 4.3 will be going live this coming Tuesday, and along with this bit of news…images of the new 4.3 mounts were posted as well. Among the various Patch 4.3 mounts…the Swift Shorestrider! It look as if my second guess was correct — the Swift Shorestrider is the turquoise skin, rather than the ivory model I'd thought it was going to be.

Swift Shorestrider

The Swift Shorestrider WoW TCG Mount

I'd thought that the Swift Springstrider (supposed Noblegarden mount) was going to use the turquoise model, but alas…I was wrong. That said, I'm pleased to see that Blizz is using this skin for the TCG mount. The ivory tallstrider would have been a little blah for a WoW TCG Loot mount.

With Patch 4.3 hitting live servers this Tuesday, the Patch 4.3 TCG loot will finally be redeemable. Those of you that have been waiting to redeem your Wasteland Tallstrider loot cards…Tuesday you'll be able to cash in on this amazing new Swift Shorestrider mount. Grats!

Wasteland Tallstrider loot card prices are really low right now. I expect prices will rise now that we know the mount is going to be using the unusual turquoise skin, as opposed to the much less exciting white model. Right now on eBay you can pick up the Wasteland Tallstrider loot card for under $100, but I suspect that prices will be closer to $150 by the end of next week. Better get it now if you want it! 😉

Visit the Wasteland Talstrider Loot Card page for current listings.