How to get the Coldflame Tempest Mount in WoW

Modified Oct 24, 2024 14:35 IST

WoW Coldflame Tempest mount — The Coldflame Tempest mount isn't too challenging in WoW, but it is pretty time consuming (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

WoW players can unlock the amazing Coldflame Tempest mount for a limited time - as long as the 20th Anniversary event is going on. It requires you to complete a series of achievements, and the meta achievement, A Cool Twenty Years. While some combat is involved and many potential visits to the anniversary hub, it isn't too challenging. That said, only one of them is frustrating to obtain.

That depends on your mount collection though - if you have enough cool mounts, it will only be a matter of time before you unlock the appropriate achievement. If you’re looking to add the Coldflame Tempest mount to your collection in WoW, here’s how to do it.

Achievements required to unlock the Coldflame Tempest mount in WoW

To unlock the Coldflame Tempest mount in WoW, you must complete the A Cool Twenty Years achievement. For this, you must finish the content in the 20th Anniversary hub for WoW, with only one or two things requiring you to leave the general area.

These achievements don't take too much work to unlock (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Complete the following achievements, and the mount is yours:

I Have That One!: Match 1 mount during Mount Mania.
Fashion Critic: Cast 1 vote during Fashion Frenzy.
Pet Mischief: Use a Pet Mirror to copy the look of your Battle Pet.
Balloonist: Ride a celebration balloon that floats around the Anniversary hub.
Peanut Gallery: React to Lorewalker Cho’s storytime 50 times.
An Original: Defeat one of the Vanilla World Bosses during the Anniversary event.
A Gatecrasher: Defeat one of the Gatecrasher World Bosses outside the Anniversary hub.
Codex Editor: Ahn’Qiraj: Complete the Codex of Chromie scenario once.

I Have That One! could be hard if you don’t have a lot of rare mounts. However, Mount Mania isn’t just about rare mounts - the NPC also shows mounts that are common/easy to unlock.

An Original requires you to head into the world and defeat at least one of the following world bosses: Azureegos (Azshara), Lord Kazzak (Blasted Lands), Lethon (Hinterlands), Emeriss (Duskwood), Taerar (Ashenvale), or Ysondre (Feralas). This shouldn’t be challenging for a max-level character.

The Gatecrasher bosses are in Tanaris and their icons are visible on the map. There is typically a group of people fighting them. Wait for the battle and defeat one of them to claim this trophy. This will get you closer to WoW’s Coldflame Tempest mount.

Grab a balloon and hang on - don't worry, you won't take fall damage (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Getting Balloonist is remarkably easy, though. Click one of the moving balloons and fly around until the achievement pops. The same goes for Pet Mischief. Go to the NPC Petra in this hub and click the chest until you get a Pet Mirror. Summon a battle pet, use the Pet Mirror, and you’re done!

Peanut Gallery can take a significant amount of time though. The secret is that the Throw Rotten Apple action (Scarab Wall, Garrosh storylines) can be spammed to make things much easier. Then, find Chromie and complete her scenario for Codex Editor. It’s short and relatively painless.

Finally, you need Fashion Critic. Interact with the table during Fashion Frenzy’s voting and pick someone. That’s all you need to get the Coldflame Tempest mount in WoW. That said, you need not complete the Blackrock Depths raid to obtain this frosty phoenix.

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Edited by Dinesh Renthlei