Is Reins of the Black War Tiger in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Reins of the Black War Tiger 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 Reins of the Black War Tiger in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Reins of the Black War Tiger is epic quality, item level 40 and requires level 40.

Reins of the Black War Tiger - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

Teaches the mount Black War Tiger.collections

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

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Use: Learning
Effect: Black War Tiger - Infinite
Summons and dismisses a rideable Black War Tiger.

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

Reins of the Black War Tiger Game Data

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version: Red Skeletal Warhorse

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Reins of the Black War Tiger Fits

Other Items Named Reins of the Black War Tiger

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

Reins of the Black War Tiger ID 29471 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."

Items That Share Reins of the Black War Tiger's Icon

Reins of the Black War Tiger uses icon file 132225, which 10 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Shadumbra's Head ID 16304 · Quest · item level 10
Reins of the Striped Nightsaber ID 8629 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Reins of the Spotted Nightsaber ID 8628 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Reins of the Black War Tiger ID 29471 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Reins of the Striped Dawnsaber ID 47100 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Swift Zulian Panther ID 68824 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Panther Cub ID 68833 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."

Items Numbered Next to Reins of the Black War Tiger

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18242 (18237 to 18247) were usually added in the same batch as Reins of the Black War Tiger: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Mastiff Jawbone ID 18237 · Miscellaneous
Shadowskin Gloves ID 18238 · Armor - Leather · item level 22
Pattern: Shadowskin Gloves ID 18239 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Shadowskin Gloves."
Ogre Tannin ID 18240 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Black War Steed Bridle ID 18241 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
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."

Reins of the Black War Tiger Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 18242 in the current client build.

Content tuning ID: 872
Flags: 4096 / 8194 / 0 / 16384 / 0

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

Reins of the Black War Tiger in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Reins of the Black War Tiger 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 Reins of the Black War Tiger next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Reins of the Black War Tiger in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Reins of the Black War Tiger 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 Reins of the Black War Tiger in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Reins of the Black War Tiger 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

Reins of the Black War Tiger