Swift Blue Raptor

Swift Blue Raptor was changed in WoW Forever: vendor price reduced from 1000g to 200g, now teaches Swift Blue Raptor, Raptor Riding requirement removed, text changed. Item level 60 Epic miscellaneous, requires level 60. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Swift Blue Raptor tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Swift Blue Raptor

Item Level 60

Binds when used

Junk

Requires Level 60

Requires Raptor Riding (1)

Use: Summons and dismisses a rideable Raptor. This is a very fast mount.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Swift Blue Raptor

Item Level 60

Binds when used

Mount

Requires Level 60

Requires Raptor Riding (1)

Use: Summons and dismisses a rideable Raptor. This is a very fast mount.

Use: Learning

"Teaches you how to summon this mount."

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: buyPrice (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
buyPrice	10000000	2000000
description	none	Teaches you how to summon this mount.
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": 3000, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": 0, "spellId": 23241, "spellName": "Swift Blue Raptor", "trigger": 0 } ]	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 23241, "spellName": "Swift Blue Raptor", "trigger": 6 }, { "categoryCooldownMs": 3000, "charges": -1, "cooldownMs": 0, "spellId": 55884, "spellName": "Learning", "trigger": 0 } ]
subClassId	0	5
subclass	Junk	Mount
requiredSkill	Raptor Riding	none
requiredSkillRank	1	none

Swift Blue Raptor changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Swift Blue Raptor

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Questions about Swift Blue Raptor

Was Swift Blue Raptor nerfed in WoW Forever?

Swift Blue Raptor is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: none of its changes is graded as a buff or a nerf in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: vendor price reduced from 1000g to 200g, now teaches Swift Blue Raptor, Raptor Riding requirement removed, text changed.

What changed for Swift Blue Raptor in WoW Forever?

Vendor price reduced from 1000g to 200g, now teaches Swift Blue Raptor, Raptor Riding requirement removed, text changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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