Is Red Skeletal Warhorse in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Red Skeletal Warhorse is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.

What level is Red Skeletal Warhorse in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Red Skeletal Warhorse is epic quality, item level 40 and requires level 40.

Red Skeletal Warhorse - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

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An Epic Miscellaneous, item level 10, requires level 10, binds when picked up.

Downloads

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Use: Learning
Effect: Red Skeletal Warhorse - Infinite
Summons and dismisses a rideable Red Skeletal Warhorse.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 40 and requires level 40. In Classic Era it is item level 40 and requires level 40. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55 and requires level 55. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 40 and requires level 40. In MoP Classic it is item level 40 and requires level 40.

Version	Item level	Required level	Quality	Binding
Retail (Midnight)	10	10	Epic	Binds when picked up
WoW Forever	40	40	Epic	Binds when picked up
Classic Era	40	40	Epic	Binds when picked up
The Burning Crusade	55	55	Epic	Binds when picked up
Wrath of the Lich King	40	40	Epic	Binds when picked up
MoP Classic	40	40	Epic	Binds when picked up

Red Skeletal Warhorse Game Data

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version: Reins of the Black War Tiger

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Red Skeletal Warhorse Fits

Other Items Named Red Skeletal Warhorse

1 other item in the current build is also called Red Skeletal Warhorse. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Red Skeletal Warhorse ID 29470 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."

Items That Share Red Skeletal Warhorse's Icon

Red Skeletal Warhorse uses icon file 132264, which 21 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:

Purple Skeletal Warhorse ID 18791 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Deathcharger's Reins ID 13335 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon Rivendare's steed."
Green Skeletal Warhorse ID 13334 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Brown Skeletal Horse ID 13333 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Blue Skeletal Horse ID 13332 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Red Skeletal Horse ID 13331 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."

Items Numbered Next to Red Skeletal Warhorse

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18248 (18243 to 18253) were usually added in the same batch as Red Skeletal Warhorse: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Black Battlestrider ID 18243 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Black War Ram ID 18244 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Horn of the Black War Wolf ID 18245 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Whistle of the Black War Raptor ID 18246 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Black War Kodo ID 18247 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Crescent Key ID 18249 · Key
Gordok Shackle Key ID 18250 · Miscellaneous "Used with Gordok ogre shackles."
Core Armor Kit ID 18251 · Item Enhancement · item level 25
Pattern: Core Armor Kit ID 18252 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to craft a Core Armor Kit."
Major Rejuvenation Potion ID 18253 · Consumable · item level 25

Red Skeletal Warhorse Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 18248 in the current client build.

Content tuning ID: 872
Flags: 4096 / 8193 / 0 / 16384 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Red Skeletal Warhorse in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Red Skeletal Warhorse is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Red Skeletal Warhorse next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Red Skeletal Warhorse in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Red Skeletal Warhorse is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Red Skeletal Warhorse in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Red Skeletal Warhorse is epic quality, item level 40 and requires level 40.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client: Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

Red Skeletal Warhorse