World of Warcraft Adding Recolors of Rare Mounts, But There’s a Catch

World of Warcraft is adding the Blazing Royal Fire Hawk and the Golden Ashes of Al’ar mounts as rewards for two promotions in China. Though they are currently unavailable in other regions, these new World of Warcraft mounts are reimaginings of the Pureblood Fire Hawk and Ashes of Al’ar, two incredibly rare raid boss drops.

Last year, NetEase and Blizzard reestablished their partnership after over a year, finally enabling games like World of Warcraft, Diablo 4, and Overwatch 2 to come back to China. World of Warcraft celebrated its triumphant return in an abundance of ways, including the construction of a Lighforged Gorehowl statue and the new Xiao Liu pet with a teleportation function.

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Now, WoW China is getting ready for another promotion, this time featuring new versions of some rare mounts. The Blazing Royal Fire Hawk and the Golden Ashes of Al’ar are recolored and reimagined versions of the Pureblood Fire Hawk and the Ashes of Al’ar, two of the rarest mounts in World of Warcraft. The two fire birds are available in twin parallel promotions exclusive to China starting January 15, and will seemingly be usable in both modern and Classic WoW.

• Blazing Royal Fire Hawk
• Golden Ashes of Al’ar

At first glance, the Blazing Royal Fire Hawk looks identical to the Pureblood Fire Hawk, a rare drop from Ragnaros in WoW: Cataclysm’s Firelands raid. However, while flying, several xiangyun, or “auspicious clouds,” can be seen within its wings. Associated with peace, immortality, and good fortune, these symbols have been prominent in China for over 3000 years. The Golden Ashes of Al’ar is a gilded version of the Ashes of Al’ar, the phoenix mount that drops from Kael’thas Sunstrider in The Burning Crusade’s The Eye raid, featuring a stylish black saddle and flavor text that hearkens to the character’s most iconic line: “The golden Al’ar, beloved pet of Kael’thas Sunstrider, proves that death is merely a setback.”

The Blazing Royal Fire Hawk is obtained via an event called the Treasure Workshop, though details are currently sparse as to what it will entail. The Golden Ashes of Al’ar, on the other hand, is obtained from Landro’s Loot Box, a crate that costs ¥200, or about $27. Each crate contains one of eight items, with other prestigious prizes such as the X-51 Nether Rocket X-TREME and the Swift Spectral Tiger – an extremely rare mount from World of Warcraft’s discontinued TCG – as possible rewards as well. Fans can form teams while buying these loot boxes, earning extra crates upon reaching certain spending milestones.

Unlike China WoW’s new Xiao Liu pet, there is currently no evidence suggesting the Blazing Royal Fire Hawk or Golden Ashes of Al’ar could see an international release, though it is not impossible. Until then, players outside China will have to admire these stunning mounts from afar.

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