Key Takeaways
- World of Warcraft is replacing the Renown system with the Plunderstore for Plunderstorm, allowing players to buy desired items.
- Plunderstorm’s new rewards include tons of cosmetics, with a Plunder cost to purchase them.
- Reception to Plunderstore has been positive, offering more flexibility to earn rewards in the game.
World of Warcraft is doing away with the old Renown system for Plunderstorm, instead replacing it with the Plunderstore – a marketplace where players buy the items they want. This rewards system, along with new cosmetics to earn, will be introduced during the second run of Plunderstorm in World of Warcraft.
Plunderstorm was a limited-time, pirate-themed battle royale game mode World of Warcraft ran from March 19 to May 1. Players dropped into the Arathi Highlands to collect Plunder, battle for supremacy, and earn rewards by progressing through a special World of Warcraft Renown track.
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In early 2025, World of Warcraft is bringing back Plunderstorm – but with some significant changes to the rewards system. Rather than progress through a Renown track with set rewards at certain milestones, World of Warcraft is introducing the Plunderstore. This shop allows fans to spend the Plunder that previously increased their Renown score on individual items in any order, letting them focus on the cosmetics they are most excited about first. What’s more, Plunderstorm is also getting tons of new items, including a black and purple version of the Plunderlord outfit, a matching set of weapons, pets and mounts, and a handful of hats.
New Plunderstorm Rewards in World of Warcraft
|
Item |
Type |
Description |
Plunder Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sparklesnap |
Pet |
Recolor of Glamrok |
3000 |
|
Parley |
Pet |
Pet version of Hooktalon |
3000 |
|
Plunderlord’s Midnight Crocolisk |
Mount |
Recolor of Keg Leg’s Radiant Crocolisk |
5000 |
|
Hooktalon |
Mount |
Recolor of Polly Rodger |
5000 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Tricorne |
Head |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Tricorne of Admiralty |
1500 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Spaulders |
Shoulder |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Tassled Spaulders |
1000 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Waistcoat |
Chest |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Waistcoat |
1000 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Cuffs |
Wrist |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Cuffs |
500 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Pilferers |
Hand |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Pilferers |
500 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Cinch |
Belt |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Golden Cinch |
500 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Trousers |
Legs |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Fancy Trousers |
500 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Muckscrapers |
Feet |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Muckscrapers |
500 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Drapery |
Back |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Drapery |
1500 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Hand Cannon |
Gun |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Hand Cannon |
1500 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Neck-Severer |
One-Hand Axe |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Neck-Severer |
1500 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Rapier |
One-Hand Sword |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Fine Rapier |
1500 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Cutlass |
Two-Hand Sword |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Silver Cutlass |
1500 |
|
Plunderlord’s Stormridden Sigil |
Staff |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Gilded Sigil |
1500 |
|
First Mate’s Dashing Cap |
Head |
New |
1000 |
|
First Mate’s Dashing Headgear |
Head |
New |
1000 |
|
Plunderlord’s Old Eye Patch |
Head |
Recolor of Plunderlord’s Monocle |
2000 |
|
Plunderlord’s Old Hat |
Head |
New |
2000 |
|
Swabbie’s Shovel |
One-Hand Mace |
New |
1000 |
|
Swabbie’s Oar |
Two-Hand Mace |
New |
1000 |
At present, it is unclear if this new system will change the income of Plunder World of Warcraft fans gain through actual games of Plunderstorm, but it can be assumed that the store currency will still be a 1:1 ratio to what is earned during a match. According to the costs discovered by Wowhead, players will need 39,000 Plunder in order to purchase all the new rewards coming during this run. To put this number into perspective, fans needed 100,000 Plunder to reach Renown 40 during Plunderstorm’s first run. That said, the old rewards now only add up to about half that amount in the Plunderstore, meaning it may be easier for players to get anything they missed on the first run.
During its first iteration, fans could easily earn 1000 to 1500 Plunder simply by completing their daily quest. All Plunder gains were doubled during the last two weeks of the event, making it even easier to earn all of the rewards. If the Plunderstorm Plunder rate stays the same during World of Warcraft’s second run, even casual players should have no problem picking up all of the new rewards.
Reception to this change has been overall quite positive. While fans of Plunderstorm would undoubtedly have earned every reward regardless, players who didn’t enjoy the game mode, but wanted to collect items from it, will now be able to skip over cosmetics that don’t interest them. It seems World of Warcraft has learned from its first run of Plunderstorm and is gearing up to make its second iteration even better.
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