Blizzard’s $90 USD World of Warcraft mount is selling like hot cakes

If it wasn’t obvious before, then Blizzard has proven once and for all that gamers will pretty much buy anything at any price when it comes to cosmetics – the developer released a mount in MMO World of Warcraft that costs $90 USD and it’s reportedly selling like hot cakes.

Screenshots from the game are circulating on the web that show entire hordes of the Trader’s Guild Brutosaur stampeding through Azeroth’s cities – it’s like looking at thousands of pixelated dollars on a single screen, otherwise known as the average Counter-Strike lobby.

At least the Trader’s Guild Brutosaur isn’t just there for the looks, as the mount comes with a few neat features. Players can directly access their mail and the auction house from anywhere when riding this mount, which can come in pretty handy. It’s a long-necked quality-of-life improvement.

The fact that the mount will only be available until January 6, 2025, probably adds fuel to the fire – some good old fear of missing out (FOMO) has always done wonders for in-game sales.

“Celebrate camaraderie between the Alliance and the Horde with the awe-inspiring Trader’s Gilded Brutosaur, adorned with a 20th Anniversary themed harness encrusted with gems representing World of Warcraft’s expansions,” the official description of the mount reads. “Brave the world of Azeroth on this magnificent Zandalari beast with Morten and Killia, bringing the auction house and the mail to you on the go!”

For all the excitement this mount is causing – positive and negative – at least one very funny thing came about because of it: Apparently Blizzard banned a few bot accounts right after they purchased the Trader’s Guild Brutosaur and is denying them any refunds. Well played.

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany.He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail.He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival.From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade.Email: [email protected]

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