Guide To Booster Pack Gambling For WoW TCG Loot

A Guide To Gambling For World of Warcraft Loot Codes

Reign of Fire Booster Packs

Demand and Loot Code Use As A Blogger or Podcaster

As a World of Warcraft blogger, I learned one thing early on:  Warcraft players love their WoW Trading Card Game Loot!  Many players are willing to buy multiple booster packs and cases of WoW TCG boosters just for a chance to win some loot codes.  More specifically, players are always on the hunt for the super rare and expensive mounts and pets and buying the actual booster packs for a chance at opening a rare is often a more affordable option for many players, since prized treasures like the Spectral Tiger Mount can cost $500 or more.

As a Warcraft blogger, I also learned another key bit of wisdom:  Buying WoW TCG loot cards for giveaways is an incredible efficient way to expand and advertise your blog!  I've often purchased handfuls of WoW TCG pet loot cards to use as contest awards and giveaways.  Whether you are holding a blog birthday celebration, looking for new followers on twitter, need ideas for podcast giveaways, or are building your email newsletter subscriptions, WoW TCG pet codes and WoW TCG vanity codes are super efficient advertising tools to incorporate into your advertising budget.

Many times you can find pet codes for under $5-$10 each on Amazon and I've bought some pet codes for as little as $1.99-$3.99 each.  That $5 investment into a giveaway is super cheap for advertising that actually works to bring you new and returning traffic as well as new subscribers.  And for the big celebrations, giving away WoW TCG Mount cards will really bring the traffic and subscriptions home, if you wish to invest a bit more for those more expensive mount codes.

So if you are a World of Warcraft blogger or podcaster, then I highly recommend grabbing some WoW TCG loot cards to use as giveaways and advertising tools.  It's a great low cost marketing investment idea that actually works.

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The 2 Main Types Of WoW TCG Booster Pack Buyers

Some players prefer to gamble for a chance at winning, as opposed to buying the loot cards specifically.  This can be a lot of fun or a headache if you gamble and don't get what you want.  Try to remember that this is a form of gambling, not all booster packs are going to contain loot cards, and it's never cool to leave a horrible review on a booster pack purchase just because you didn't get the loot card you wanted out of your booster packs!  I see it all too often!

This guide should help to serve two types of buyers:  The Gambler & The Add-On Shopper.

The Gambler is the Warcraft player that loves to buy the WoW TCG Booster packs and cases of boosters in hopes of pulling an expensive loot card to either use for their own Warcraft characters in game or to have a real life investment item that they seek to flip for a real life profit.  Yes, there are players who buy cases in hopes of finding a rare mount to sell for cash.  When the booster pack cases are on sale and deeply discounted, this tactic has the potential to be very rewarding.  

The Add-On Shopper is the Warcraft player who is already shopping on Amazon and buying something for themselves that isn't that expensive.  Amazon has a policy that you get free shipping on many items if your pre-tax shopping total of Amazon purchased items is $35 or greater (current policy and subject to change).  The Add-On Shopper knows about the free shipping requirement of $35, so when his shopping cart totals to just $25, he adds a few unopened WoW TCG booster packs to his order to bump the total to just over $35 to get the free shipping option.  This option is a wise one because instead of throwing away money on shipping alone, you spend a tad bit more and get booster packs and can gamble for a chance to get one of those expensive mounts or pets!  Remember to think like the Add-On Shopper when your next Amazon purchase totals just under the free shipping threshold of $35.  

War of the Ancients Booster Packs

Which WoW TCG Booster Packs Contain What Rare Loots?

For those players that are interested in buying their own WoW TCG booster packs, it helps to have a breakdown of what exact loot cards can be found in which booster packs, since there are a ton of already released expansions for the Warcraft trading card game and not all of them contain WoW loot codes.  

Rarity is also important to keep in mind.  The rarest of the loot cards will almost always be the mounts within that expansion.  The vanity items and pets will usually be either common or uncommon distribution, but the mounts will almost always be the rarest and hardest to find.  While it is possible to buy just a single booster pack and get a rare mount, it is also very unlikely.  Buying a case of TCG booster packs increases your odds of getting a rare loot card, but still is not a guarantee.  Although buying a sealed booster box is a guarantee that you will receive some loot cards, it doesn't guarantee that you will get a mount card.

Make sure to check the prices between booster packs and cases because some of these sets you can buy a full booster box for under $25!

Breakdown of WoW TCG Booster Pack Expansions & Potential Loot Cards

• Booster Pack Expansion Name: Single Packs Link & Booster Packs Link 
• C- Common
• U- Uncommon
• R- Rare

• Betrayal of the Guardian Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Gusting Grimoire
• U- Dark Portal
• R- Ghastly Charger's Skull

• War of the Ancients Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Eye of the Legion
• U- Demon Hunter's Aspect
• R- Feldrake

• Tomb of the Forgotten Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Sand Scarab
• U- Spurious Sarcophagus
• R- White Riding Camel

• Crown of the Heavens Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Vicious Grell
• U- Magical Ogre Idol
• R- Corrupted Hippogryph

• Throne of the Tides Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Purple Puffer
• U- Sack of Starfish
• R- Swift Shorestrider

• Twilight of the Dragons Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Nightsaber Cub
• U- Fool's Gold
• R- Amani Dragonhawk

• War of the Elements Expansion:  Booster Packs (Sold Out) & Case of Boosters
• C- Landro's Lichling
• U- War Party Hitching Post
• R- Savage Raptor

• Worldbreaker Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Landro's Lil' XT
• U- Grim Campfire
• R- Mottled Drake

• Icecrown Expansion:  Booster Packs (Sold Out) & Case of Boosters
• C- Paint Bomb
• U- Ethereal Portal
• R- Wooly White Rhino

• Wrathgate Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Landro's Gift Box
• U- Instant Statue Pedestal
• R- Blazing Hippogryph

• Scourgewar Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Little White Stallion Bridle
• U- Tuskarr Kite
• R- Spectral Tiger Cub

• Fields of Honor Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Path of Cenarius
• U- Ogre Pinata
• R- Magic Rooster Egg

• Blood of Gladiators Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Sandbox Tiger
• U- Epic Purple Shirt
• R- Foam Sword Rack

• Drums of War Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Party G.R.E.N.A.D.E
• U- The Flag of Ownership
• R- Big Battle Bear

• Hunt For Illidan Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Path of Illidan
• U- D.I.S.C.O. Ball
• R- Soul-Trader Beacon

• Servants of the Betrayer Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Papa Hummel's Old-Fashioned Pet Biscuit
• U- Goblin Weather Machine - Prototype 01-B
• R- X-51 Nether-Rocket X-TREME

• March of the Legion Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Paper Flying Machine Kit
• U- Rocket Chicken
• R- Dragon Kite

• Fires of Outland Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters (Sold Out) [See Archives & Reign of Fire Expansions]
• C- Goblin Gumbo Kettle
• U- Fishing Chair
• R- Reins of the Swift Spectral Tiger

• Through the Dark Portal Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Picnic Basket
• U- Banana Charm - Bananas Monkey Pet
• R- Imp In A Ball

• Heroes of Azeroth Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Tabard of Flame
• U- Hippogryph Hatchling
• R- Riding Turtle

• Archives Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• C- Sandbox Tiger
• C- Papa Hummel's Old-Fashioned Pet Biscuit
• C- Tabard of Flame
• C- Paper Flying Machine Kit
• U- Banana Charm - Bananas Monkey Pet
• U- Rocket Chicken
• U- Fishing Chair
• U- D.I.S.C.O. Ball
• R- Spectral Tiger
• R- X-51 Nether Rocket
• R- Riding Turtle
• R- Big Battle Bear

• Reign of Fire Expansion:  Booster Packs & Case of Boosters
• Contains ALL previously released loot cards, with increases chances to get loot cards in packs, and a chance at a God Pack, which is an entire pack full of all loot codes!  This was an amazing expansion!

Hoping To Get A Spectral Tiger Mount Code?

The most common gambled for loot card is the Spectral Tiger and the original packs that they appeared in are both rare and expensive, but you have better options.  If your main goal is to get a Spectral Tiger Mount card and you don't want to buy a Spectral Tiger outright, you actually have 4 options.

The Spectral Tiger Mount Can Be Found In These Options:

1. Fires of Outland Booster Packs - Original appearance, but rare, hard to find, & expensive.
2. Wrathgate Expansion Booster Packs - The Spectral Tiger has a chance to appear in Landro's Gift Box.
3. Archives Expansion Booster Packs - The Archives Expansion was an all foil released set of the most popular WoW TCG loot cards from the previous expansion sets.  A reprint set with another chance to get a Spectral Tiger.
4. Reign of Fire Expansion Booster Packs - The final expansion ever to be released for the WoW TCG, which includes all previously released loot cards, but with better odds of winning.  This one is a hugely popular set because you have a chance to get any of the loot cards ever made.
5. Check eBay for WoW TCG Loot Codes

If you've had good luck promoting your site with loot card giveaways or have had some great luck opening booster packs for loot codes, then be sure to share your experiences in the comments!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BOOSTER PACKS!

Reign of Fire God Packs: How Cheaters Prosper & You Lose Out

WoW TCG Reign of Fire God Packs:

How Cheaters Prosper & You Lose Out

The newest WoW Trading Card Game Expansion: Reign of Fire is a huge hit already and has many World of Warcraft players gambling for their chances at the WoW loot card lotto.  Many of the purchasers of the Reign of Fire Booster Packs and Reign of Fire Booster Pack Boxes aren't even players of the WoW TCG.  Since this newest WoW TCG expansion re-issues every single WoW loot card ever previously released, you can see why these new booster packs are so popular and are flying off the shelves everywhere!

Yeah, you read that right.  Every single Vanity Item Card, Mount Loot Card, and Pet Loot Card has a chance to be found in the new Reign of Fire Booster Packs.

Not only can you pull the old loot, but the drop rates have been increased and you also have a chance at the new Reign of Fire God Packs.

Reign of Fire God Packs

A Reign of Fire God Pack is a super rare booster pack that is composed of an entire pack of loot cards!  Yup, you read that right too.  In a Reign of Fire God Pack, every single card in the pack is a loot code, so that means you would get 15 loot cards in one single pack.  Better yet, these God Packs aren't going to follow the same rarity distribution and will be composed of primarily rare loot cards!

So obviously you are going to hope and pray for ones of these super rare God Packs, but unfortunately you don't have a fair chance of pulling a God Pack unless you purchase a sealed box of Reign of Fire booster packs.  Here's why:

Cherry Picking Cheaters

Throughout every trading card game ever created there have been people who try to cheat the system and figure out which packs contain foil cards, loot cards, and special God Packs prior to purchasing any boosters packs.  The WoW TCG is no different and the addition of the God Packs in the Reign of Fire expansion makes it even more of a target for cherry picking cheaters.

"Cherry Picking" is the process of picking out the best packs of any given booster box for yourself, as opposed to just buying packs and hoping to open a good pack.  How is that even possible?

Well, loot cards have a slight weight difference (as slightly heavier) because the loot cards have extra adhesive and the scratch-able strip that covers the loot code itself.  Loot cards also tend to be on slightly thicker and stiffer card stock, which also adds to the slight weight difference.  So it is possible to open a sealed booster box and weigh each pack individually, find the 2-4 packs within that booster box that are slightly heavier, and successfully cherry pick the loot card packs right out of the box.  This is possible with the minute weight difference on the booster packs that contain a single loot card.  Now think about a Reign of Fire God Pack that is all 15 loot cards.  The weight difference is going to be much more noticeable, especially with a digital scale.

So your odds of getting super lucky and pulling a super rare Reign of Fire God Pack are pretty slim and unless you are buying sealed booster boxes, you almost definitely won't be getting a God Pack from a random booster pull.  The local shop owner probably cherry picked the booster boxes before they even went on the shelf and if he didn't, you can bet the employees have.  Same thing with online sales and purchases at the local convenience or general store.  If the employees haven't picked through the packs, a customer with a digital scale may already have searched them as well.

If you want to get on board with the other cheaters and start cherry picking packs yourself, then make sure to grab a pocket digital scale that goes to .01 or .001 accuracy for precision.  You best bet is to hit local non-gaming stores, where the employees and managers are uneducated on how cherry picking rare loot works.  Try places like Target, Walmart or the grocery store because you can almost bet a gaming shop has been cherry picked by either the owner or the staff.

You best bet and best defense against cherry picking of God Packs and loot containing packs is to only buy sealed booster boxes of reign of fire.

Find Precision Pocket Scales on Amazon

Buy Sealed Booster Boxes on Amazon

Search for Reign of Fire Loot Cards on Amazon

So now you know how cheaters can cherry pick booster packs before you even purchase them and you also learned that you can protect yourself against these cherry picking cheaters by buying unopened boxes of Reign of Fire booster packs.

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WoW TCG Reign of Fire - Contains All Old Loot Cards!

Gifts For Gamers:  World of Warcraft Trading Card Game Expansion

Timewalkers: Reign of Fire

WoW TCG Reign of Fire Boosters

This expansion for this WoW TCG is awesome because it contains all the previous loot code cards ever created and now with new improved drop rates!

The Reign of Fire WoW TCG Expansion Launches Soon!

The highly anticipated newest expansion for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game is launching very soon.  The Reign of Fire expansion is the last of the 3 expansion sets in the Timewalkers Block.  Even players who do not play the WoW TCG are excited about this release, which may become the best selling WoW TCG expansion of all time.  The Timewalkers: Reign of Fire expansion release date is set for July 23rd, 2013.

You may recall me discussing Reign of Fire with Rez and Nonmail on The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast Episode # 53 - "Party Pooper".  This WoW TCG expansion is highly anticipated by World of Warcraft players because of two awesome things:

1. Every WoW Loot Card ever created in the previous WoW TCG sets will be included in Reign of Fire!
2. The drops rates of all loot cards has been increased so you have better chances to get loot code cards!

The drop rate of the rare cards alone has been doubled and the common and uncommon cards have had their drop rates increased significantly as well.  So you now have even better chances to pull one of the awesome loot cards like the Spectral Kitten, Spectral Tiger Mounts, Feldrake or any of the other cool WoW loot codes.

Reign of Fire Booster Box

Pre-Order Reign of Fire Boxes For Stupid Cheap Right Now!

One of the top deals I've found online for the Reign of Fire expansion is on Amazon.  The individual booster packs are priced at $3.99 MSRP, but at the time of writing this you can Pre-Order a Reign of Fire Booster Box for only $99 with Free Shipping!  That's $134 worth of booster packs for only $99!  If you are looking to try your luck at pulling loot cards, then you shouldn't sleep on this deal.  There are only 9 boxes left for pre-order and they just were added to Amazon last night!

Pre-Order Sale pricing is over, but more boxes are currently available:

Get Your Reign of Fire Booster Box Now!

Currently there are no individual Reign of Fire booster packs available for pre-order, but they should be on sale after the expansion officially is released on July 23rd.


Remember since this new TCG Booster set includes all previous expansions loot cards, these booster make for amazing stocking stuffers or gifts for gamers!  Every pack is a chance to pull something awesome that can be used in game by World of Warcraft players.

Good luck and happy loot pulling!

Let us know in the comments what loot code cards you pulled from your Reign of Fire booster packs.

Darkmoon Faire Post 5.2 Offers Chance At Free Pets & Vanity Items

The Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket Change

While I was working on the shownotes for the next episode of The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast, I ran across the Patch 5.2 Undocumented Changes.  There are some nice changes that haven't been disclosed in the official Patch 5.2 notes, including changes to the Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket System.  Remember in Patch 5.1, when they changed the production of Imperial Silk to Silk Cocoon, which gave a chance to get pets when crafting Imperial Silk?  Well, they've done something similar with the Darkmoon Faire ticket rewards. 

Check out all of the Undocumented Patch 5.2 Changes at this source.

New Darkmoon Game Prize

With WoW Patch 5.2, the non-profession daily quests at the Darkmoon Faire now each award a Darkmoon Game Prize instead of just a single Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket.  The Darkmoon Game Prize is a container that will always include your 1 Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket, but also has a chance to contain once of the Darkmoon Faire Pets or one of the newly added Darkmoon Faire Vanity Items! 

The non-profession quests are simply the 5 daily quests of playing games at the Darkmoon Faire.  The quests that now award the Darkmoon Game Prize (and your chance at bonus pets and vanity items) are:

1. He Shoots, He Scores!
2. The Humanoid Cannonball
3. It's Hammer Time
4. Target: Turtle
5. Tonk Commander

In addition to each of the Darkmoon Faire pets, you can also get other items that normally cost Darkmoon Tickets, including the Darkmoon Whistle and Cloak of the Darkmoon Faire.  There are also new single use vanity items that can also be found within the new Darkmoon Game Prize container.

Pet & Mount Collector Tip

So if you are a collector and are saving up to get all of the pets and the mounts from the Darkmoon Faire, then post Patch 5.2, the wise strategy would be to go for both mounts first.  You are sure to get a few of the Darkmoon Pets out of your Darkmoon Game Prizes as you amass the Darkmoon Prize Tickets required for both of the mounts.  Then you can focus on getting the pets once you have the mounts.  This will help prevent getting a free pet that you've already purchased, as you will be purchasing your pets last. 

This new addition of the Darkmoon Game Prize is also a nice boost for running your lower level alts through the Darkmoon Faire as each day they will each get 5 chances at a free pet that you can cage and sell on the auction house (or level up and sell for even more profit).

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Kite Pets - Not Just WoW TCG Loot Anymore

WoW Kite Pets
Not Just From WoW TCG Loot Codes Anymore


Dragon Kite

The Dragon Kite and the Tuskarr Kite are just a sample of  the WoW companion pets obtained from loot codes from the WoW Trading Card Game.  Until the launch of Mists of Pandaria, these were the only 2 available Kite type companion pets in the World of Warcraft.  The Dragon Kite from the WoW loot code has always been quite popular and quite expensive as well.  The value and price of the Dragon Kite is sure to continue to climb as the WoW Patch 5.1 PTR Notes are listing that the Dragon Kite is going to become useable as a WoW Battle Pet after the new patch drops.  The Dragon Kite should become a rare battle pet, like all of the other WoW TCG companion pets that turn to rare battle pets.  So if you are lucky enough to find a Dragon Kite on your Black Market Auction House (BMAH), keep that in mind, as the value and re-sellability should vastly increase post Patch 5.1.



Tuskarr Kite

Enter The New Scribe Crafted Kites In MoP

In addition to the Tuskarr Kite and the Dragon Kite, we now have a new pair of Kite companion pets to add to our collection of companion pets.  Note, I didn't say battle pets, because neither of the new Kites are useable in Pet Battles.  The inability to be used in pet battles definately hurts their perceived value as they are only desired for their aesthetic value as non-combat battle pets.  Since the Dragon Kite is being added to the Battle Pet ranks, we can only hope the new MoP Inscription crafted Kites get similar treatment, which would greatly increase their value in the eyes of players.  Regardless, the new Kites do still sell.


Chi-ji Kite

Yu'lon Kite

Chi-ji Kite & Yu'lon Kite

The two new Scribe crafted Kite companion pets are the Chi-ji Kite and the Yu'lon Kite.  Both of these require just a single common parchament and 4 Ink of Dreams to craft.  They are made by Mists of Pandaria trained Scribes and require an Inscription level of 600 (max).  The recipe is learned from the Inscription trainer, so no special farming, grinding, or reputation is needed to start crafting these new MoP Kite pets. 

Keep an eye out for new patch notes, in case the Yu'lon and Chi-ji Kites are to become Battle Pets as well.  If they are so lucky, then you may be able to snatch up a few for cheap to flip for a higher price once they become battle pets as well.

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Gifts For Gamers: WoW TCG War of Ancients Loot Codes & Booster Packs

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Timewalkers: War Of The Ancients Packs & Loot Cards

The new World of Warcraft Trading Card Game (WoW TCG) expansion has just released on October 2nd, 2012.  The newest expansion for the WoW TCG is the first part of the Timewalkers 3 part expansion block.  The first of the 3 part expansion block is called Timewalkers: War of the Ancients and of course it comes with 3 more WoW TCG loot cards with loot codes for sweet WoW TCG game pets, mounts, and vanity items.  Everyone loves WoW TCG in game loot and the booster packs make great stocking stuffers for gamers!
War Of The Ancients WoW TCG Loot Codes

The 3 new WoW TCG Loot codes that are possible to pull from the new War of the Ancient booster packs are:

• WoW TCG Pet Card - Eye Of The Legion
• WoW TCG Mount Code - Feldrake



Eye of the Legion Pet

• WoW TCG Vanity Item Code - Demon Hunter's Aspect

The Eye of the Legion pet looks just like the green glowing Warlock summoned Eye of Killrogg.  These pets have been flying off the shelf.  Grab one before they are gone again! Buy Eye of the Legion Pet Now.

The Feldrake mount is the uber-rare from this expansion and is a standard drake model, but with an eerie fel green glow and tattered wings.  This one looks pretty sweet, especially for a Warlock character.  Only seen one for sale so far and it was gone the same day. 

The Demon Hunter's Aspect is the vanity item of the set and it allows your character to appear as a Demon Hunter for 5 minutes.  You may recall the Demon Hunter Initiates at the Black Temple in Shadowmoon Valley.


Timewalkers: War of the Ancients Booster Box

 WoW TCG Expansion: Timewalkers - War of The Ancients

The TCG expansion Timewalkers: War of the Ancients comes with a few options when buying the booster packs and cards, either for playing the WoW Trading Card Game itself or for gambling on pulling loot codes from your packs.  Here are the options when purchasing these all new War of the Ancients booster packs.

• Single War of the Ancients Booster Packs - 16 cards per pack (15 game cards, 1 craft/token or loot card)
• Box of Booster Packs - 36 Booster Packs Per Box
• Case of Booster Boxes - 12 Booster Boxes (For you high rollers)
• War of the Ancients Epic Collection Box Set - The War of the Ancients Epic Collection Boxed Set is a pretty nice deal and comes with:
• Re-useable Storage Box w 10 Dividers
• 1 War of the Ancients Deck Box
• 1 War of the Ancients Playmat
• 6 War of the Ancients Booster Packs
• 1 War of the Ancients Pocket Guide
• 1 Eye of the Legion Pet Loot Card



Epic Collection Boxed Set



Ancient Pandaren Mining Pick Is A Must | No More Free Gems From Mining Ore Nodes!

Ancient Pandarian Mining Pick in MoP

WTF?!?  - Miners Can't Get MoP Gems From Mining?

One of the odd changes (I just discovered) in Mists of Pandaria is a nerf to the Mining profession.  The new MoP Ore Veins will no longer always have a chance to allow Miners a shot at getting free Jewelcrafting Gems from whacking on the various Ore Nodes.  The only reason I can think of for nerfing the chance of getting gems from ore veins is to combat the mining botters.  The botters already make plenty of money off of botting and selling the ores so removing the free gems from the ore nodes really isn't going to be much of a problem for them.  So really this type of nerf will hit the non-botting Ore farmers much harder.  Granted the odds of getting gems from ore nodes have always been pretty low, but the extra gem procs were nice increases to the profitability of farming ore yourself.  All is not completely lost though!

The Ancient Pandaren Mining Pick


The Ancient Pandaren Mining Pick is one of the new Rare Spawn items being introduced with the new Mists of Pandaria Lost and Found loot system.  The new Lost and Found system is similar to the Rare Spawn Vanity Items that are awarded from killing the MoP rare spawns, except that with the Lost and Found system there is no killing involved.  Many of the rare items are just scattered around specific spawn locations throught the Mists of Pandaria zones and can be found within chests or laying on the ground.  There are BoA items, weapons, and gear, as well as vendor trash that can award nice chunks of gold.  Hunting these rare spawn items and chests will earn you Achievements as well as a new title once you find 20 of these rare spawn items.  Only a pair of the items are must haves (The Ancient Pandaren Mining Pick and the Ancient Pandaren Fishing Lure / Charm) and nothing is anywhere near as cool as any of the WoW TCG Vanity Loot items.

The Ancient Pandaren Mining Pick is one rare spawn item that is a must have for any Miner who is looking to increase his profitability from mining.  This new Mining Pick is account bound, can be used as a weapon, and doesn't even need to be equipped to ultilize the main benefit of the item.  It allows you to once again obtain gems from mining in Pandaria zones.  The item's text reads:

"Allows you to find gems while mining in Pandaria.  Does not need to be equipped."

While it is account-bound and can be mailed to your other characters, I would highly recommend acquiring an Ancient Pandaren Mining Pick for each of your miners.  There's no reason to leave behind the chance of getting free MoP gems from Mining MoP ore nodes.  The downside is that it is a high level weapon (item lvl 404 / lvl 85 req) and therefore has a hefty repair cost (~8.5 gold), so anyone using the Instant Rez at the Spirit Healer will be paying extra to repair this axe as well.

Where To Get The Ancient Pandaren Mining Pick?

The Ancient Pandaren Mining Pick can be found on the bottom floor (Lower Quarry) of the Greenstone Quarry cave within the MoP zone, The Jade Forest.  It will be laying in plain view and will be sparkling.  All you have to do is pick it up once you find it.  I'm unsure of how long the spawn timer will take to reset after it is successfully found and looted by someone.  This will definately be one of the first things I hunt for before starting on my Mists of Pandaria Mining runs.  Get your own Mine Pick now!

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Top 5 MoP Rare Elite Vanity Items For Gold Makers



Top 5 Rare Spawn Drops In MoP

 The Top Five Vanity Items From MoP Rare Elite Drops

Rare Elite Spawns in the Mists of Pandaria expansion will be dropping specific vanity items when killed, as opposed to just random gear or random stat created blue gear.  There is a great variety in the items that are dropped by the specific rare spawns in Mists of Pandaria.  Some of them truly are just vanity items that give color changes, special appearances, or are just plain fun vanity items.  There are MoP elite rare spawns that drop companion pets and other items that give temporary pets also.  Then there are some of the items that are a head above the other items and are more useful than your typical vanity item.  Let's take a look at my Top 5 Most Useful MoP Rare Spawn Vanity Items For Goblins.

Top 5 Most Useful MoP Rare Spawn Vanity Items For WoW Gold Making

In my opinion, these are the top 5 most useful rare spawn vanity item drops from the new Mists of Pandaria rare spawns.  These are mainly beneficial to farming characters and can increase your output of materials and gold alike. 

• Forager's Gloves - Forager's Gloves are a blessing for almost any farmer, whether you are a Skinner, Miner, Or Herbalist!  The Forager's Gloves are BoP cloth gloves that while equipped "allow for faster gathering of resources in Pandaria".  Yup.  They are exactly what they sound like.  They decrease your materials collection time!  Note: The Forager's Gloves effect does not stack with racial abilities that already increase collecting time, like the Tauren Cultivation skill or the increased Skinning speed of Worgens.  Now other races can be just as fast as those speedy Tauren Herbalists and Worgen Skinners, when they wear these new Forager's Gloves.  Check out the collecting speed decreases from these great gloves!  Drops from Korda Torros in Kun-Lai Summit.

Skinning Time: 2 seconds -> 0.5 seconds with Forager's Gloves

Mining Time:  3.2 seconds -> 1.7 seconds with Forager's Gloves

Herbing Time: 2 seconds -> 0.5 seconds with Forager's Gloves

• Hozen Peace Pipe - The Hozen Peace Pipe is going to be a huge gold maker for anyone lucky enough to find one early and who is also willing to sell their Hozen Peace Pipe.  The Hozen Peace Pipe is a non-BoP consumable that increase your reputation with most of the new MoP faction reputations by 1000 per Hozen Peace Pipe used!  This includes factions like The Tillers, Lorewalkers, Could Serpents, etc, but does not currently (per MoP Beta testing data) include The Brewmasters or The Black Prince.  In the right hands, these things will give a huge advantage in WoW gold making.  Any Blacksmith, Tailor, Or Leatherworker able to farm or purchase Hozen Peace Pipes will have a huge advantage at getting to the reputation gated Mists of Pandaria crafting recipes quicker than anyone else.  The reputation provided via the Hozen Peace Pipe works all the way to Exhalted status.  Drops off Scritch in Kun-Lei Summit.

• Battle Horn - The Battle Horn is a great addition to any farmers arsenal, especially any farmer with limited range-based attacks.  The Battle Horn is a BoP horn that when blown attracts all enemies within 40 yards.  This will be helpful for pulling even larger packs of mobs at once for your new AoE Looting strategy.  There is a 2 minute cooldown on the Battle Horn, but if used on a farming character with Skinning, I bet you hardly notice the cooldown as an issue.  Drops off Blackhoof in Valley of the Four Winds.

• Golden Fleece - The Golden Fleece is another nice item for any mob killing farmer.  It is a BoP unique trinket, so it will require sacrificing a gear slot to use.  For this reason it will work best later on when you are farming mobs that don't require your full firepower, thus allowing you to swap out a trinket for increase gold finding.  The Golden Fleece text reads, "May cause extra gold to drop whenever you kill a target that yields experience or honor."  When you kill a player or mob (that awards honor or xp) there is a chance that the dying mob (or player) will explode into a pile of gold coins, just like the Treasure Goblins in Diablo 3.  The procs even sound like the D3 Treasure Goblins!  Here's the catch though.  Anyone can loot these piles of gold coins, so make sure to grab 'em quick!  Each pile can contain around 10 to 30 gold each, and each kill gives a chance at the Golden Fleece triggering for extra gold.  Drops off of Omnis Grinlok in Dread Wastes.

• Helpful Wikky's Whistle - The Helpful Wikky's Whistle is a pretty interesting BoP vanity item that calls forth a Helpful Wikky (a small Hozen) that you talk to once summoned and then talk to again after you kill 50 mobs without dying.  Once you acquire the 50 kills and talk to the Helpful Wikky, he will award you a Bag of Helpful Things, which can contain Motes of Harmony, Elixers, Potions, and other helpful goods.  Unfortunately he can only be summoned once per 2 hours and dying wastes your use of this vanity item, but it takes just a single bag space to give the chance at extra goods every 2 hours.  Drops off Major Nanners in Vale of Eternal Blossom.

In my opinion, these are the top 5 most useful vanity items that will drop off of the new Mist of Pandaria rare spawns. 

Are there any other rare spawn dropped vanity items that you are excited to hunt down as well?

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WoW TCG Loot Card Codes - Vanity Items

WoW Loot Card D.I.S.C.O. Ball

WoW Trading Card Game Vanity Item Loot Codes

Having already done posts on both WoW Pet Loot Cards and WoW Mount Loot Cards, it was only natural to follow those WoW Trading Card Game loot posts with the final category of loot cards.  The Vanity Items offered from the WoW Trading Card Game are almost all strictly for aesthetic purposes.  The pets and mounts both are seeing increases in value since they will be usable on all of your WoW characters on your account.  Unfortunately at this time, the WoW TCG Vanity Items are still restricted to the character that redeems the code.  There are plenty of cool gizmos and gadgets that you can use to enhance your character visually.

I myself have had my eye on the D.I.S.C.O. ball, which is the coolest vanity item from the WoW TCG in my opinion.  The Grim Campfire is a pretty neat campfire upgrade as well that allows you to cook over glowing flaming skulls.  Another of my favorites is the Fool's Gold item, which places a fake mining node on the ground.  Anyone who attempts to mine the ore, gets a Kobold that follows them around.  "You No Take Copper!"

So I present this list for you research and your amusement.  Some of these items are rather rare and expensive, while others are only a few bucks.

Loot Code Item	Loot Card	Expansion
Tabard of Flame	Landro's Longshot	Heroes of Azeroth
Imp In A Ball	Fortune Telling	Through the Dark Portal
Picnic Basket	Rest and Relaxation	Through the Dark Portal
Goblin Gumbo Kettle	Goblin Gumbo	Fires of Outland
Fishing Chair	Gone Fishin'	Fires of Outland
Paper Flying Machine Kit	Paper Airplane	March of the Legion
Papa Hummel's Old Fashioned Pet Biscuits	Papa Hummel's Old Fashioned Pet Biscuits	Servants of the Betrayer
Goblin Weather Machine - Prototype 01-B	Personal Weather Maker	Servants of the Betrayer
D.I.S.C.O.	Disco Ball	The Hunt for Illidan
Path of Illidan	Footsteps of Illidan	The Hunt for Illidan
The Flag of Ownership	Owned!	Drums of War
Party G.R.E.N.A.D.E.	Slashdance	Drums of War
Epic Purple Shirt	Center of Attention	Blood of Gladiators
Foam Sword Rack	Foam Sword Rack	Blood of Gladiators
Sandbox Tiger	Sandbox Tiger	Blood of Gladiators
Path of Cenarus	Path of Cenarus	Fields of Honor
Ogre Pinata	Pinata	Fields of Honor
Little White Stallion Bridle	Tiny	Scourgewar
Landro's Gift Box	Landro's Gift	Wrath Gate
Instant Statue Pedestal	Statue Generator	Wrath Gate
Paint Bomb	Paint Bomb	Icecrown
Ethereal Portal	Portal Stone	Icecrown
Grim Campfire	Grim Campfire	Worldbreaker
War Party Hitching Post	War Party Hitching Post	War of the Elements
Fool's Gold	Fool's Gold	Twilight of the Dragons
Sack of Starfish	Throwing Starfish	Throne of the Tides
Magical Ogre Idol	Magical Ogre Idol	Crown of the Heavens
Spurious Sarcophagus	Spurious Sarcophagus	Tomb of the Forgotten
Dark Portal	Dark Portal Hearthstone	Betrayal of the Guardian
Demon Hunter's Aspect	Demon Hunters Aspect	War of the Ancients

NOTE:  Timewalkers: Reign of Fire Expansion

The Reign of Fire expansion for the WoW trading card game has released on July 23rd, 2013.  The Reign of Fire expansion contains no new loot cards, instead this new expansions includes every loot card every previously released!  And they have upped the drop rates of the loot cards, so you have even better chances to pull loot codes out of the boosters!

Find out more about: The Reign of Fire WoW TCG boosters.

You can also Check eBay for TCG Loot Codes!