World Event: Brewfest
Brewfest is an excellent World Event full of fun and games. However, this is a fantastic opportunity to make gold if you enjoy gold-making; after all, that’s what you’re here for, right?! Tankards and Companion Pets are available, selling for a pretty penny.
If Brewfest interests you, please continue reading for more information!
Items of Interest:
Items of interest include the Terrific Tankard O’ Terror, Tremendous Tankard O’ Terror, and the companion pets, Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm, and the Stout Alemental. It’s also worth noting the companion pet, Wolpertinger. This pet is Bind on Pickup; you will need to learn and cage this pet to sell this at the Auction House.
Here’s a reminder of an old blog post, Tankards O’ Profit, outlining some of the sales I made by flipping ilvl 82 Tankards.
Wowhead doesn’t have the correct IDs for the ilvl 389 version of the Tankards, so I’ve added links to the ilvl 44 version. Here are some helpful strings if you want to search the Auction House for specific item levels. I’ve concentrated solely on the highest ilvl at levels 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70! Only copy one line (in bold) at a time!
- Tankard O’ terror/i41/i41 (level 10)
- Tankard O’ terror/i25/i25 (level 20)
- Tankard O’ terror/i89/i89 (level 30)
- Tankard O’ terror/i120/i120 (level 40)
- Tankard O’ terror/i82/i82 (level 50) [BFA]
- Tankard O’ terror/i236/i236 (level 60) [Shadowlands]
- Tankard O’ terror/i389/i389 (level 70) [Dragionflight]
Ilvl 389 is the new Tankard from Brewfest in Patch 10.1.7! You’ll notice the scaling on the levels is skewed, thanks to the previous stat squishes! If you prefer an old-school method, just input O’ Terror in the default Auction House search box and select the level range from the filters.
Tankards O’ Terror:
The last time Brewfest came to town was towards the end of the expansion, Battle for Azeroth. The Tankards that you could earn throughout that event were better than the crafted Uncanny weapons, meaning that these Tankards were a viable option for newly leveled characters at level 120 (before the level squish). Since the release of Shadowlands, these Tankards have scaled down to level 50, with an ilvl of 82. Funnily enough, these still periodically sell between 35-50k each – I even sold one 4 weeks ago!
This time around, the Tankards are ilvl 184 (equivalent to Mythic 0 loot) for players at level 60. Sadly, these Tankards are much lower than the weapons you can obtain via world quests, the mission table (depending on your renown level), and Korthian Armaments (depending on RNG).
However, don’t give up hope. Some players are eager to bump up that ilvl as quickly as possible, so there could still be a market for level 60 Tankards; It’s too soon to say either way. This blog post serves as a reminder of the potential gold you could make if there’s still a viable market for these Tankards.
Tankard Sales (Update):
To view my recent blog on the sales update for Tankards purchased from the World Event: Brewfest (2021), click here.
Companion Pets:
We have three companion pets available to us, the Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm (100 Tokens), Stout Alemental (200 Tokens), and the Wolpertinger (200 Tokens).
The aim here is to obtain 500 tokens and either sell the two companion pets on your current realm or learn them, then cage them on your alternative realm to sell. I’ve added some prices to give you an idea of the average region market value for both the U.S. and E.U regions.
Region Median prices obtained from TheUndermineJournal.
(C) = Companion Pet
(BP) = Battle Pet (caged version)
[#] = Level of the Battle Pet
Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm (C)
- U.S 15,000g
- E.U 6,928g
Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm (BP)
- U.S [01] 3,070g | [25] 7,382g
- E.U [01] 3,340g | [25] 5,504g
Stout Alemental (C)
- U.S 14,470g
- E.U 12,564g
Stout Alemental (BP)
- U.S [01] 9,998g | [25] 14,243g
- E.U [01] 6,095g | [25] 9,319g
Wolpertinger (BP)
- U.S [01] 81g | [25] 6,989g
- E.U [01] 1,844g | [25] 8,999g
Disclaimer: These prices serve as a guide and will change significantly over the next few weeks while Brewfest is available; check the prices for your realm for a precise valuation at Oribos Exchange.
Brewfest Guide:
For a comprehensive guide to all that’s available during the world event – Brewfest, may I lead you in the direction of Wowhead. This guide has been updated for 9.1 Shadowlands.
Brewfest in Dragonflight (Patch 10.1.7)
Brewfest in Patch 10.1.7 has had some new items added, including a new Tankard O’Terror; this item is ilvl 389 (Adventurer) with the potential of 8 upgrades. These could be beneficial to new level 70 characters. It’s too early to suggest how good these will be, with the opportunity to earn Bind on Account gear for Alts via Dreamsurges.
However, I’d suggest checking your Auction House for Tankards priced too cheap and looking at flipping them when Brewfest has finished! If you’d like to try your luck, remember to queue regularly on all your characters for the Coren Direbrew Dungeon to earn a small chance of a Tankard o’Terror scaled to your level!
Also added this year is a toy, Brew Barrel, which can be used on your Renewed Proto-Drake (Dragonriding).
Conclusion:
It’s a real shame Blizzard didn’t increase the ilvl of the Tankards, maybe ilvl 200, to coincide with current Korthian Armaments. These Tankards are equivalent to Mythic 0 (ilvl 184), so there’s potentially a low demand for these items. However, Brewfest has only been available for a day, so we’ll need more time to fully evaluate the market.
I’ve purchased a couple of the ilvl 184 Tankards between 300-2500g each to test the waters. I can easily afford to lose this gold, so it’s worth the risk. Remember, only invest the gold; you’re willing to lose!
There could be potential value with lower ilvl Tankards, too, because loot scaling to your level (i.e. ilvl 82 for level 50 players); these items could be of value to players that have purchased a level boost, starting at level 50.
While companion pets/battle pets are a viable option, be warned that the battle pet market is very niche, and sales can take a while.
Before I go:
I just wanted to touch on why I’ve been relatively quiet here; I’ve been playing a lot on my main, trying to obtain as many resources in preparation for patch 9.1.5. The ability to send resources to our alts finally makes it viable for me to play my alts and quickly boost their renown when the patch releases.
I’ve hardly posted auctions either; I just concentrated on selling Shadowlands Enchants, Leatherworking, and Cooking on my main. I still have a week till I have to empty and repost my mail on my Auction House characters before they expire. So will possibly add a fortnightly review in a week or two.
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(Update) Added the new additions to Brewfest in Patch 10.1.7! [20.09.23]