And yet, for a very specific and extremely predictable part of the player base, the real headline is simpler:
New mounts.
Because you can show a WoW player a whole patch full of systems, story, balance, and world content, and they will still quietly scroll past all of it the moment someone says “Void Surfboard.”
Patch 12.0.7 Has a Very Collector-Friendly Mount Lineup
Wowhead’s early look at Patch 12.0.7 mount models has already surfaced several new rides coming with Midnight’s Revelations update, including Spawn of Vyranoth, new rocket mounts, a Void Surfboard, a Void-Forged Mechsuit, a Stormcrow, and a Sporebat.
That is a lot of mount bait for one patch.
Some of these are tied more clearly to known 12.0.7 activities than others. The Spawn of Vyranoth appears connected to Dragonflight Timewalking and Turbulent Timeways, while other models are currently more speculative in terms of final source. As always with PTR and datamined mount previews, the safe approach is simple: admire the models, prepare your collection tab emotionally, and do not tattoo the acquisition method on your soul until Blizzard locks it in.
Still, the lineup already says plenty about the patch’s collector energy.
The Spawn of Vyranoth Is the Obvious Prestige Chase
The Spawn of Vyranoth is the cleanest headline mount because it has a strong theme, a familiar character hook, and a clear event connection.
Vyranoth remains one of Dragonflight’s most memorable figures, and a frost-themed drake-style reward with her name attached is exactly the sort of thing mount collectors will chase without requiring much persuasion. Blizzard could put that reward behind five weeks of Timewalking, three dungeon queues, a calendar reminder, and a mildly judgmental bronze dragon, and plenty of players would still say, “Reasonable.”
We already covered the five-week Turbulent Timeways grind separately, but it is worth repeating here: this is the mount that gives Patch 12.0.7’s Timewalking push a proper collector anchor.
Timewalking works better when it has a reward people can point at and say, “Fine, I’ll queue.” Spawn of Vyranoth is very much that reward.
The Void Surfboard May Be the Weirdest Winner
The Void Surfboard is exactly the kind of mount that sounds ridiculous until you remember WoW has spent years training players to accept almost anything as transportation.
Dragons? Normal. Horses? Classic. Rockets? Sure. Giant bees? Fine. Floating discs? Absolutely. A Void-themed surfboard? At this point, why not? Azeroth has survived cosmic invasions, timeline nonsense, old gods, and several expansions’ worth of questionable engineering. A dark magic surfboard barely cracks the top ten.
What makes it interesting is the silhouette. Surfboard-style mounts tend to stand out because they are readable at a glance. They do not just become another armored creature in a stable full of armored creatures. They have personality.
That matters for collectors. Sometimes the best mount is not the rarest or most expensive one. Sometimes it is the one that makes your character look like they are commuting through the Void with deeply irresponsible confidence.
The Void-Forged Mechsuit Is Built for a Certain Kind of Player
The Void-Forged Mechsuit has a very different appeal.
It is not elegant. It is not subtle. It is not trying to be your tasteful little forest companion. It is for players who look at a magical apocalypse and ask whether it comes in heavy machinery.
Mechsuit-style mounts always hit a particular WoW audience: engineers, goblin enjoyers, gnome mains, Lightforged warframe fans, transmog maximalists, and anyone whose entire mount philosophy can be summarized as “make it louder.”
A Void-themed version fits Midnight’s tone well. The expansion is already leaning into cosmic pressure, Void corruption, and big visual contrast between radiant magic and darker forces. A Void-Forged Mechsuit slots neatly into that toolbox, especially if Blizzard gives it a strong source tied to high-end, world, or event content.
If it ends up being easy to obtain, expect to see it everywhere for a week. If it ends up rare, expect players to pretend they do not care while quietly checking the source every reset.
Rocket Mounts Never Really Go Out of Style
The new rocket mounts are less surprising, but that does not make them boring.
Rockets have always had a strange staying power in WoW. They are not the most lore-serious mounts in the game, but they work because they are instantly readable, usually fun in motion, and perfect for characters who lean toward engineering, goblin chaos, or general “this probably passed inspection” energy.
There is also something timeless about a player in full fantasy raid armor blasting off on a questionably safe machine while everyone else is riding noble beasts and ancient dragons.
That is WoW’s whole charm in one animation.
The Stormcrow and Sporebat Hit Different Collector Niches
The Stormcrow and Sporebat models may not have the same immediate headline chaos as a Void Surfboard or Mechsuit, but they could end up being sleeper favorites depending on source and final visuals.
Stormcrow mounts have a strong fantasy identity. They suit druids, shamans, night elves, storm-themed transmogs, and anyone who wants to look like they arrived with weather consequences.
The Sporebat, meanwhile, is pure weird-creature appeal. WoW has always been at its best when it lets players ride things that look like they were pulled from a naturalist’s journal written during a fever dream. A good Sporebat mount does not need to be glamorous. It just needs to be strange, colorful, floaty, and slightly unsettling in the right way.
Collectors love that stuff. Not every mount needs to be a dragon with royal shoulder pads.
The Source Matters Almost as Much as the Model
The big unknown right now is how all these mounts will be obtained.
That is where collector excitement can turn into collector dread very quickly. A mount tied to an achievement feels different from one tied to a rare drop. A vendor mount feels different from a limited-time event reward. A Trading Post mount feels different from a raid drop. A world boss mount with a tiny drop chance feels different from, frankly, a small crime against everyone’s free time.
Patch 12.0.7 already has several systems that could support mount rewards: Dragonflight Timewalking, Turbulent Timeways, Showdowns, Heroic World Tier, Sporefall, world content, and possibly reputation or event vendors.
That gives Blizzard plenty of places to put them.
The trick is making the sources feel varied without making collectors feel like every activity in the patch has a mount-shaped hostage attached to it.
Mounts Are Still WoW’s Best Patch Marketing
There is a reason new mount previews always cut through the noise.
Class tuning matters. Raid design matters. UI improvements matter. Story matters. But mounts are the cleanest kind of WoW hype. You see the model. You decide whether you want it. Your collection brain immediately starts negotiating with your available time.
That is why Patch 12.0.7’s mount lineup is already doing heavy lifting for the update.
Even players who are skeptical about the Omnium Folio, tired of PTR system debates, or only casually interested in Sporefall can still look at a Void Surfboard or Vyranoth-themed mount and think, “Unfortunately, yes.”
That is the collector trap. And Blizzard knows exactly where to place it.
Patch 12.0.7 Is Looking Dangerous for Collectors
Nothing here should be treated as fully final until Blizzard confirms sources and the patch gets closer to release. PTR mount previews can change. Rewards can move. Names, appearances, and acquisition methods can shift before live servers.
But the direction is clear enough: Patch 12.0.7 is not going light on collectors.
Spawn of Vyranoth gives Timewalking a major chase. The Void Surfboard brings novelty. The Void-Forged Mechsuit brings machinery with cosmic attitude. Rockets bring classic goblin-adjacent nonsense. Stormcrow and Sporebat models fill out the fantasy-creature side of the stable.
That is a strong spread.
World of Warcraft players may argue endlessly about systems, tuning, borrowed power, UI changes, raid formats, and whether Ruby Life Pools should be allowed back into polite society.
But put six new mounts in front of them, and suddenly everyone understands the assignment.
Patch 12.0.7 may have a lot going on.
The mounts are already stealing the spotlight anyway.
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