World Event: Brewfest
Monday, 20th September (yesterday) saw the long-awaited return of the world event: Brewfest. Participating in the activities available to us during this event gives us many opportunities to make a substantial amount of gold.
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 my blog post, Tankards O’ Profit, from last year, outlining some of the sales I made by flipping ilvl 82 Tankards.
Wowhead doesn’t have the correct IDs for the ilvl 184 version of the Tankards, so I’ve added links to the ilvl 44 version. If you’d like to search the Auction House for this specific ilvl, here’s a helpful string;
Tankard O’ terror/i184/i184
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 a lot over the next couple of weeks while Brewfest is available; check the prices for your realm for a precise valuation.
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.
Conclusion:
It’s a real shame Blizzard didn’t increase the ilvl of the Tankards, maybe ilvl 200, to coincide with current Korthian Armaments. The fact these Tankards are equivalent to Mythic 0 (ilvl 184) means 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 managed to purchase 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 well worth the risk for me. 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. With the ability to send resources to our alts, this 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, 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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