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Collections

The mounts, companion pets and titles in Forever, and how each is earned, from riding training to the Legacy track and Merchant's Favor.

Pre-launch Updated

Overview

Shared across your account
collections and Legacy Points carry across rulesets; Hardcore progress flows out but nothing flows in (Blizzard).
First mount at 40
Apprentice Riding costs 100 gold and includes a mount of your race. Journeyman Riding at 60 costs 1,000 gold, and epic mounts 200 gold each (Method).
New mounts
ForeverDB counts 141 mounts in the client, 39 of them new, including the Skyborne's Galestriders, a Pack Kodo and a Spectral Bear.
Earnable extras
a Spectral Bear mount, cub and tabard from the Legacy track; a Pack Kodo, a pet and profession titles from Merchant's Favor.
Companion pets
Wowhead lists about 40, from vendor pets to rare drops and a frog you sing to.
Titles
40 in the client, including six new profession titles and a fishing contest title.
Datamining is a poor guide
Blizzard says recently datamined mounts, pets and cosmetics are not intended for Forever.

In depth

How collecting works

Blizzard's ruleset article says collections are account-wide across rulesets. Hardcore is the exception: what you earn there becomes available elsewhere, but not the reverse. Forever also has opt-in transmog: appearances are collected as you loot, even with the system switched off. Uncommon and rare dungeon drops grant their look to every eligible group member, while epic raid drops grant it only to the winner (Blizzard Deep Dive recap). Icy Veins groups the collections as mounts, companion pets and transmog.

On 16 October Blizzard said that a batch of datamined art assets "are not intended for this version" of the game (forum post). Treat any mount or pet seen only in the files as unconfirmed.

Mounts

Forever borrows The Burning Crusade's approach: you pay for riding training and get a mount with it (Blizzard). Method's mount guide gives the beta prices: Apprentice Riding at level 40 for 100 gold with one of your race's mounts included, extra colours at 20 gold, Journeyman Riding at 60 for 1,000 gold and epic mounts at 200 gold. Honored with your home city takes 10% off training and mounts; the Bartering Legacy perk takes up to 10% off mounts. Other races' mounts need Exalted with that race. Store mounts still need the riding skill.

ForeverDB adds that every mount item now teaches the mount, and that any race can learn Galestrider Riding. Several Classic mounts are cheaper: the Frostwolf Howler and Stormpike Battle Charger drop from 800 to 200 gold, and the Winterspring Frostsaber from 1,000 to 200.

MountHow to get it
Galestriders (Empyrean, Stormy, Umber, and swift versions)Genn Fairweather at the Fairweather Stables on Zephras Isle; 20 gold, or 200 for swift ones (Wowhead)
Warhorse and Forsaken Charger (Horde Paladins)The new Forsaken Paladin quests, A Trusty Steed and Justice and Retribution (ForeverDB)
Paladin and Warlock class mountsFree class quests at 40 and harder epic chains at 60, as in Classic (Method)
Reins of the Spectral Bear55 points on the Legacy reward track
Reins of the Pack Kodo6,000 Merchant's Favor at Exalted, level 60 and Journeyman Riding
Cerulean PrideclawAny of the three Forever upgrade packs (Blizzard); ForeverDB's data marks it level 60
Veteran Adventurer's Loyal CompanionSkyborne Epic Pack or Warcraft Forever Collection (Wowhead, Method)
Striped Dawnsaber, new kodo, skeletal horse and Venomhide Ravasaur coloursIn the client, source unknown (Wowhead)

Companion pets

Wowhead's companion list is the fullest so far. Highlights by source:

  • Legacy track: Spectral Bear Cub at 25 points.
  • Merchant's Favor: Packmule Treat (the Minimule), 1,500 Favor at Revered.
  • Reputation: Shadowgale Squirrel, from Vayn Moongaze on Zephras Isle at Revered with the Nightclaw Druids.
  • Rare drops: Baby Crocolisk from the Sewer Beast (Stormwind), Shaking Egg from Lord Condar (Loch Modan), Tallstrider Hatchling from the Strider Clutchmother (Darkshore).
  • Quests: Excitable Slime (WRIGGLE., Undercity) and Weevil K. Neevil (My Little Friends, Swamp of Sorrows).
  • Something to find: the Musical Gustjumper. Target one of the frogs on Zephras Isle, /sing, then interact with the frog that appears.
  • Fishing: the Bitter Baitling, for an Extravagant Extravaganza Coin from Jang in Stranglethorn.
  • City vendors: ground squirrels, an eagle owl, a jungle boa, cockroaches, rabbits and a prairie wolf pup.
  • Store packs: Zergling Leash, Diablo Stone, Pachimari and Panda Collar come with the Skyborne Epic Pack and Warcraft Forever Collection.

Wowhead lists more with no known source, such as the Galestrider Chick and holiday pets. Blizzard's 12-month subscription offer includes Forever cosmetics, apparently a pet among them, but the post doesn't name them (ForeverDB).

Titles

ForeverDB lists 40 titles in the client: the 28 PvP rank titles (14 per faction) plus these new ones.

TitleHow to earn it
the Alchemist, the Blacksmith, the Enchanter, the Engineer, the Leatherworker, the TailorBuy the profession's Certification for 1,000 Merchant's Favor at 300 skill. It unlocks the title for your whole account; each character needs 300 skill to show it (wow-professions.com)
Master AnglerWin the weekly Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza; the title lasts about six and a half days
of the Gelkis / of the MagramA quest in each Desolace centaur storyline; shown only while Exalted with that clan
Bloodsail AdmiralGood standing with the Bloodsail Buccaneers; what grants it isn't in the client
of the Nightclaw, the Harbinger of DarknessUnknown so far

PvP ranks also count towards Legacy: ranks 3, 7, 10, 13 and 14 each give a point.

Tabards and toys

Tabards come from the Legacy track (Spectral Bear Tabard at 40 points), Exalted with the Azeroth Commerce Authority or Durotar Supply and Logistics, and Exalted with the Darkspear Islands battleground factions after a short quest chain (Blizzard). Toys include the Holstered Replica Ironforge Air Rifle (15 Legacy points) and a Tradeskill Sign from the Merchant's Favor Advertising License quest.

Game data

141 mounts, 74 companion pets and 41 titles.

Sources

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Guides and tools

Sources: ForeverDB, Wowhead, Method, wow-professions.com, Blizzard, Icy Veins

No field findings recorded yet: our own tested discoveries appear in their own tab, marked with how well they're tested.

Changes to this page

  1. 5 days before launch Classes and professions: cheatsheets replace At a glance
  2. 8 days before launch Guide recommendations: resolve stale mechanics and explain practical trade-offs
  3. 8 days before launch Rebrand as Tazdingo and add classified Forever news with visitor refresh
  4. 8 days before launch v3: world topics, More lists and the launch checklist; source records for every research agent