What happens to our Bronze Celebration Tokens when the World of Warcraft Anniversary ends — tomorrow!

It’s a question as old as World of Warcraft: what’s going to happen to a currency or reward when the associated event ends or a new patch drops? For the 20th Anniversary the important new currency is the Bronze Celebration Token, used to purchase the upscaled tier 2 armor sets, Blizzard service rewards, and previous anniversary collectibles you may have missed. What happens when the anniversary after the first weekend of January, however? We finally have answers in the form of a blog post from the development team.

Bronze Celebration Tokens will no longer be usable after the event ends so you’ll want to spend them all now. Of special importance are the previous anniversary rewards such as the Baby Blizzard Bear pet and Obsidian Worldbreaker mount sold by Storekeeper Reginald, as the conversation with him strongly hints that he’ll only be returning every 5+ years to sell his rewards, which was confirmed in the development blog.

The tier 2 armor from Traeya will also become unavailable after the event ends but it has been confirmed they will be sold again during future anniversaries; while it’s not explicitly stated that they will return every year, it’s a pretty safe bet. Historian Ma’di’s items which she sells for the Tokens are a question mark. We don’t expect Lil’ Doomy’s Hilt or the 20th Anniversary Balloon Chest to be available next year — instead expect Storekeeper Reginald to be selling them when he returns for the 25th Anniversary — but the Coldflame transmogs that are based on the employee anniversary rewards may be back yearly.

The one final item you can buy from Historian Ma’di is the Bag of Timewarped Badges that allow you to trade one Bronze Celebration Token for 20 Timewarped Badges (there are also satchels and boxes that allow you to exchange more at once).  Your best bet is to spend or convert to Timewarped Badges any leftover Tokens you have before the end of the event.

Originally published December 31, 2024. Updated January 6, 2025.