Winterborn Runestag
Winterborn runestags are blessed by the Winter Queen herself. Their runes flare brilliantly when predators are nearby, warning the entire herd.
🎯 How to get it
The Winterborn Runestag is a runestag mount. Night Fae Covenant members can purchase it for from Spindlenose in Ardenweald after reaching reputation with the Court of Night.
Why moderate? Farmable drop — weekly lockouts help.
🗺 Step-by-step route
📍 Ardenweald
- Start at the Orgrimmar Portal Room (Valley of Strength, below Grommash Hold).
- No direct portal — take the closest hub portal, then fly with the in-game map (open map with M, flight master whistle in new zones).
- Farm at Ardenweald — The Winterborn Runestag is a runestag mount. Night Fae Covenant members can purchase it for 5 5,000 from Spindlenose in Ardenweald after reaching revered reputation with the Court of Night. This mount is normally only us
- Set difficulty as required (some drops need Heroic/Mythic), clear to the boss, loot. Lockouts reset weekly — park alts at the entrance and repeat every week. Bonus events (e.g. Timewalking, holiday buffs) do not change old-raid drop rates.
- Start at the Stormwind Portal Room (Wizard's Sanctum in the Mage Tower, Stormwind City).
- No direct portal — take the closest hub portal, then fly with the in-game map (open map with M, flight master whistle in new zones).
- Farm at Ardenweald — The Winterborn Runestag is a runestag mount. Night Fae Covenant members can purchase it for 5 5,000 from Spindlenose in Ardenweald after reaching revered reputation with the Court of Night. This mount is normally only us
- Set difficulty as required (some drops need Heroic/Mythic), clear to the boss, loot. Lockouts reset weekly — park alts at the entrance and repeat every week. Bonus events (e.g. Timewalking, holiday buffs) do not change old-raid drop rates.
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