Is Whistle of the Black War Raptor in World of Warcraft: Forever?

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

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

Whistle of the Black War Raptor - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

Teaches the mount Black War Raptor.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 Raptor - Infinite
Summons and dismisses a rideable Black War Raptor.

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

Whistle of the Black War Raptor Game Data

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version: Black War Ram

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Whistle of the Black War Raptor Fits

Other Items Named Whistle of the Black War Raptor

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

Whistle of the Black War Raptor ID 29472 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."

Items That Share Whistle of the Black War Raptor's Icon

Whistle of the Black War Raptor uses icon file 132253, which 25 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Swift Blue Raptor ID 18788 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Swift Olive Raptor ID 18789 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Swift Orange Raptor ID 18790 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Swift Razzashi Raptor ID 19872 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Whistle of the Ivory Raptor ID 13317 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Whistle of the Violet Raptor ID 8592 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Whistle of the Turquoise Raptor ID 8591 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."

Items Numbered Next to Whistle of the Black War Raptor

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18246 (18241 to 18251) were usually added in the same batch as Whistle of the Black War Raptor: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Black War Steed Bridle ID 18241 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Reins of the Black War Tiger ID 18242 · 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."
Black War Kodo ID 18247 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Red Skeletal Warhorse ID 18248 · 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

Whistle of the Black War Raptor Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 18246 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.

Whistle of the Black War Raptor in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Whistle of the Black War Raptor 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 Whistle of the Black War Raptor next to the live retail market on this page.

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

Whistle of the Black War Raptor