WoW 22nd Anniversary Event Guide 2026: Dates, Mounts, Timewarped Badges and How to Start

World of Warcraft turns 22 this month, and the anniversary celebration is the best three weeks of the year for mount collectors who missed earlier events. According to Wowhead's event guide, the 2026 celebration runs from Tuesday, November 17 to Tuesday, December 8, 2026. Blizzard has not published its own announcement yet, so treat the dates as expected until the official post goes live – last year's event ran November 16 to December 7, so the pattern fits.

This guide covers how to start, the currency, every mount you can earn and a simple daily plan so you finish everything before the camp packs up.

Quick Facts

What Is Confirmed and What Is Expected

Confirmed: the Feat of Strength "WoW's 22nd Anniversary" was added to the game files in patch 12.1.5 (October 13, 2026) and is awarded for logging in during the event, according to Warcraft Wiki. Wowhead's updated guide lists the November 17 – December 8 dates.

Expected from last year: the activities, vendors and rewards below are what the 21st anniversary offered in 2025. Wowhead's 2026 page still carries the same lineup, and anniversary events rarely remove content, but Blizzard may add a new mount, pet or transmog set when it posts the official 2026 article. We will update this guide when it does.

Two changes from 2025 are worth knowing up front: Bronze Celebration Tokens are no longer earned – Timewarped Badges replaced them – and Storekeeper Reginald (Core Hound Chain, Obsidian Worldbreaker) did not appear last year and is not expected this year either.

How to Start the Anniversary Event

1. Log in any time between November 17 and December 8. The Feat of Strength unlocks automatically.
2. Pick up the breadcrumb quest from any festival celebrant, or simply travel to Tanaris. The quickest route is the Gadgetzan flight master, then a short trip to the Caverns of Time.
3. Find the celebration camp just outside the entrance to the Caverns of Time. Most vendors stand in the central pavilion.
4. Grab the buff quest "Celebrate Good Fun!" from Yllana. The event already gives +10% experience and reputation; this quest adds another +10% for 12 hours of played time and can be repeated daily.
5. Answer the daily trivia quest "A Time to Reflect" from Historian Llore or Historian Ju'pa for 5 Timewarped Badges.

Every Mount and How to Get It

The world bosses

Six anniversary world bosses spawn for level 15+ characters, each with a daily loot lockout. Two weekly world quests group them:

• The Originals: Azuregos, Lord Kazzak and one of the Dragons of Nightmare.
• Timely Gate Crashers: Doomwalker, Archavon and the Sha of Anger – all three in Tanaris near the camp.

Doomwalker is the easy win: the Illidari Doomhawk is a guaranteed drop on your first kill during the event. Archavon and the Sha of Anger have rare mounts, so kill them every day on every character you can – the lockout is daily, not weekly. Use the Group Finder; raid groups form constantly in the first week.

Korrak's Revenge

Queue for the old-school Alterac Valley "Korrak's Revenge" through the PvP tab of the Group Finder (default key H). Completing the quest "Korrak's Revenge" gives the Stormpike Battle Ram (Alliance) or Frostwolf Snarler (Horde). Wowhead also lists the achievement "Alterac Valley of Olde", so play both factions' versions if you want the other mount for your collection. The PvP vendors Thanthaldis Snowgleam and Jorek Ironside sell scaled Stormpike and Frostwolf gear for Timewarped Badges plus Mark of Honor.

Farming Timewarped Badges

Badges buy almost everything at the camp, so plan your week around them:

• Chromie's Codex (weekly): a 10–20 player Gates of Ahn'Qiraj scenario with Scourge, Legion and Qiraji versions. The first Warband completion each week pays 200 Timewarped Badges – by far the best source.
• Daily trivia: 5 badges per day from "A Time to Reflect".
• Blackrock Depths raid: the 25-player Raid Finder version of BRD (8 bosses, 5 mini-bosses) returns with its own achievements.
• Hourly mini-events: Story Time (xx:00 and xx:30), Fashion Frenzy (xx:15) and Mount Mania (xx:45) at the camp.

What to Buy

• Traeya: the Loyal Watchman transmog set (new in 2025) and the Eternal Tier 2 ensembles, one per class.
• Historian Ma'di: rewards from past anniversaries, including the Azure Worldchiller mount, the Timeless Mechanical Dragonling and Lil'Doomy's Hilt pets, and toys such as the Coldflame Ring and Overtuned Corgi Goggles.
• Notary Grably: anniversary titles.

Prices were not final at the time of writing; check each vendor before you spend, and buy the items you want most first.

Tips and Common Mistakes

• Do Doomwalker on day one. The Doomhawk is guaranteed, and early groups are fastest.
• Run Chromie's Codex every week. The event spans three full weekly resets, and 200 badges each week adds up fast.
• Don't save badges. Timewarped Badges also come from Timewalking, but anniversary vendors leave on December 8.
• Kill rare-mount bosses on alts. The daily lockout is per character, so every level-15+ alt is another roll at the Mammoth and Cloud Serpent.
• Stack the XP buffs on alts. +20% experience during the event makes it a great time to level.

The 22nd anniversary is expected to go live on November 17. Bookmark this page – we will add anything new as soon as Blizzard confirms the 2026 rewards.