Blizzard has rolled out a new World of Warcraft promotion aimed at long-term players: purchase a 12-month subscription (or 365 days of game time) and you’ll receive a bundle of cosmetic rewards that span modern World of Warcraft, the upcoming World of Warcraft: Forever, and WoW Classic progression. The offer also applies to 6-month and 12-month “Special Subscription Offer” purchases, with Blizzard noting that some bonuses are specifically intended for use once WoW: Forever launches.

For MacGaming.com readers, the main takeaway is simple: this is a content-and-cosmetics promotion tied to subscription duration, not a platform announcement. Blizzard’s post focuses on in-game items and access entitlements, so Mac players should verify their own platform availability and requirements through Blizzard’s official channels before committing to longer game time.

What Blizzard says you get for modern World of Warcraft

According to Blizzard, the modern World of Warcraft portion of the subscription bonuses includes two mounts:

Ashen Dreadglider (Skyriding mount) and Giant Grrloc (ground mount).

Blizzard adds that these mounts are shared across “all present and future characters” in modern World of Warcraft (which Blizzard identifies as currently

Midnight

) and will automatically scale to each character’s fastest riding skill. Blizzard also notes the Ashen Dreadglider can function as a ground mount if a character isn’t able to use skyriding yet. Blizzard further references an “upcoming 6-month bonus item,” but does not detail it in the text provided.

WoW: Forever bonuses, ahead of its November launch

The notable hook here is that Blizzard is positioning some of these items as WoW: Forever-ready cosmetics. Blizzard says that your WoW subscription or game time grants access to WoW: Forever starting November 4, and that the subscription bonuses for WoW: Forever include:

Tabard of Eternal Exploration (transmog), Eternal Explorer's Backpack (transmog), and Azurky (pet).

Blizzard also lists another “upcoming 6-month bonus item” for WoW: Forever without revealing details yet. If you’re planning to jump into WoW: Forever at launch, this promotion is Blizzard’s early nudge to lock in time now and have cosmetics ready on day one.

WoW Classic progression (Mists of Pandaria Classic) gets a mount, too

For players focused on Classic progression, Blizzard says the bundle includes the Cerulean Drake flying mount. As with the modern WoW mounts, Blizzard states the Cerulean Drake is shared across current and future Classic progression characters and scales to riding skill, and can be used as a ground mount if a character isn’t ready to fly.

Timing, redemption windows, and renewal notes

Blizzard says this 12-month subscription offer includes upcoming Lunar New Year 6-month subscription bonuses, which will be revealed and delivered on or before January 31, 2027.

Blizzard also notes that players already subscribed for 12 months can keep auto-renewal active (with a future renewal date) to receive both the 12-month and 6-month bonus refreshes “at no additional charge” via the Battle.net desktop app. Blizzard states bonuses arrive by October 31, 2026, and must be redeemed by April 30, 2027.

MacGaming.com take

If you were already considering an extended WoW subscription, Blizzard is effectively adding extra value in the form of mounts and cosmetics split across three distinct experiences: modern WoW, Classic progression, and the soon-to-launch WoW: Forever. The key practical decision is whether you’ll actually play across those modes—especially with WoW: Forever’s launch window approaching—since some rewards are mode-locked (Blizzard labels which items are modern-only, Forever-only, or Classic-only).

Source: Blizzard News.

For the full details, including Blizzard’s item availability notes and shop links, read the original post at Blizzard News: Unlock a Year of World of Warcraft and Get Bonus Treasures.

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