WoW TCG Loot FAQ

  1. Introduction
    1. What is a TCG?
    2. Where do these World of Warcraft loot items come from?
    3. What is a WoW TCG loot card?
  2. Merchandise
    1. What is a Booster Pack?
    2. Where can Booster Packs be found/bought?
    3. What does a Starter Deck contain?
    4. What is a Treasure Pack?
    5. What is a Tournament Pack?
  3. Obtaining
    1. How can I get Warcraft TCG loot cards?
    2. Is buying the loot items against the TOS?
    3. Do loot cards work on both US and EU regions?
    4. Can I buy or trade these loots for in-game gold or similar?
  4. Redeeming
    1. What do I do with the 25 digit code?
    2. Can I re-use the code once it has been redeemed?
    3. Do loot codes expire?
    4. Who can be given an item?
    5. Once redeemed, how long do the loot items last?
  5. UDE Points
    1. How does the UDE Points program work?
    2. What loot can I redeem with UDE points?
    3. Methods of receiving UDE loot?
  6. Instant Buy
    1. Why was my payment rejected?
  7. Troubleshooting
    1. Common problems?
    2. Landro is not allowing me to enter all 25 digits?
    3. I'm hated with Booty Bay, how can I talk to Landro?
    4. What happens if I lose the code?
    5. What to check before committing to a listing?
    6. Why doesn't my loot card have a scratch-off panel on it?
    7. This FAQ didn't answer my question?
  8. Acknowledgments
    1. Who helped make this site?

1.0 Introduction

1.1 What is a TCG?

World of Warcraft TCG merchandise TCG is an acronym for Trading Card Game. In a TCG, players collect cards and build their own decks to play against each other. Each deck has its own strategy, which is shaped by the cards a player chooses to include in his or her personal deck. Upperdeck Entertainment (UDE) are the creators of the World of Warcraft TCG have a how-to-play page.

1.2 Where do these World of Warcraft loot items come from?
Currently there are three sources :-

  1. World of Warcraft TCG loot cards.
  2. UDE Redemption.
  3. Murloc items "Murky" the Murloc pet, Murloc costume, and Murloc Bear Mount were obtainable at BlizzCon 2005, 2007, and 2008 respectively. Tyraels Pet code was obtained at the Worldwide Invitational 2008 (WWI, Paris).

1.3 What is a WoW TCG loot card?

Redeemed WoW TCG loot cards Loot cards are legendary versions of WoW TCG rare cards that have a unique code. A protective layer conceals this code and when scratched away a 25 digit promotion code is revealed that can be entered into Blizzard's promotional code retrieval center website.

2.0 Merchandise

2.1 What is a Booster Pack?
A booster pack is a sealed pack of cards. The contents within each pack is randomly distributed. What is known about the contents is the number of each type of cards within a booster pack. Heroes of Azeroth, Dark Portal, Fires of Outland each have 15 TCG cards :-
10 common cards,
3 uncommon cards,
1 rare / epic card,
1 hero card and
1 UDE Points card.

Every expansion since then has 19 TCG cards :-
13 common cards,
4 uncommon cards,
1 rare / epic card,
1 hero card and
1 UDE Points card.

When the loot card is found it replaces the Hero card in that booster pack.

2.2 Where can Booster Packs be found/bought?
Booster packs can be bought individually, in booster boxes, or within Starter Decks. We list the lowest prices of booster boxes currently on the market, see "Expansions" in the side menu. Alternatively, local computer games retailers and toy retailers are most likely to stock World of Warcraft TCG merchandise.

2.3 What does a Starter Deck Contain?
A Starter Deck contains 3 Oversized Hero Cards (for use in the TCG), a 33 card starter deck (a playable deck with fixed contents and no loot cards), 1 instruction booklet and 2 Booster packs. Booster packs found in starter decks have an equal chance of contain loot cards as any other booster packs. Buying a Starter Deck does not mean a higher nor lower chance of a loot Card than buying 2 individual boosters.

2.4 What is a Treasure Pack?

Molten Core treasure pack Part of the WoW TCG experience is playing against "Raid Decks". This is where multiple players team up on a raid location such as Molten Core or Onxyia's Lair in an attempt to beat the boss. Inside a raid deck is a Treasure Pack containing promotional TCG cards and occasionally loot cards can be found in these. The insertion rate of loot cards within Treasure Packs is slightly higher than normal booster packs, at around 1/64 treasure packs for the rarest of TCG loots, but the cost of a raid deck is about 8 times the price of a booster pack.

Expansion loot distribution for treasure packs:

2.5 What is a Tournament Pack?
Tournament Packs are treasure packs that are obtained through officially organized WoW TCG competitions or UDE Points. This allows players to obtain copies of promotional cards as found in the Treasure Packs without having to buy multiple "Raid Decks". The downside is that these packs do NOT contain any loot cards at all. You can tell the different between a Treasure Pack and a Tournament Pack as the Tournament Pack will have "Tournament Version" stamped on the packaging. Therefore online players interested only in loot cards should avoid these items.

3.0 Obtaining

3.1 How can I get Warcraft TCG loot cards?
Loot cards can only be found in booster packs and treasure packs. However, buying boosters or treasure packs to obtain them is expensive due to the nature of their rarity and the randomness of their distribution. Fortunately, we have gone through the trouble of finding the cheapest price for every single loot card. By using us, you save as much as 95% of the cost of chasing the loot yourself, a massive cost and time saving.

3.2 Is buying the loot items against the TOS?
Buying these loot cards is not against the TOS because the items are physical and tangible in form and fully endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment. Two posts by Blizzard representatives within the one thread make it absolutely legitimate: post 1, and post 2.

3.3 Are there region restrictions for loot codes?
Loot cards from US or EU packs (printed in English) will work in either region as long as you select your correct region and realm on the Promotions Redemption Page. Korean, Chinese, and Japanese loot codes are exclusive to their own regions and therefore we make every effort to not publish listings from these regions.

3.4 Can I buy or trade these loots for in-game gold or similar?
We have never, currently do not, or plan to have any in-game merchant facility or salesmen representing us. Anyone trying to represent us in-game is being deceptive and we strongly suggest that they be avoided. There are legitimate players who have access to loot codes and do make successful in-game trades, however, remember if it's too good to be true, it usually is. Anyone negatively impacted by such an in-game transaction should contact an in-game GM and supply as much detail as possible about the event.

4.0 Redeeming

4.1 What do I do with the 25 digit promotion code?
All accounts from every region in the world use http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/misc/promotion.html to redeem any and all special loot. Blizzard store and Heavy Murloc Egg items use https://us.battle.net/account/management/redemption/redeem.html. These webpages allow you to enter the 25 digit promotion code and also select the region and realm (if required) for the character that will receive the loot item.


Redemption page

Blizzard store items will instantly have their items available to all accounts. Otherwise upon successfully submitting the above information, you will be presented with an in-game code. Write this code down or print it out; you will need it to retrieve your item. Log into the game with the character that is to receive the item and travel to Booty Bay in Stranglethorn Vale. There, you will need to find a goblin by the name of Landro Longshot. He is located on the lower parts of Booty Bay on the docks, and should be easily recognised due to the fact that he has a distinctive purple shirt and two body guards wearing Tabards of Flame next to him.


Landro Longshot

Before you begin talking with Landro ensure you have got space to hold the item(s) otherwise you risk not being able to redeem. It is a limited "Lost or Missing item" restoration rather than a defective promotional loot code if you make this error.


Landro asks where your loot item is from Select the item from Landro's list of available promotions, and then enter the in-game code you wrote down. If you are redeeming a BlizzCon murloc costume, pet, or mount, your murloc representative is next to the fishing trainer in either Orgrimmar (Zas'Tysh in Valley of Honor) or Ironforge (Ransin Donner in Forlorn Cavern) instead. For the WWI mini Tyrael Edward Cairn redeems for Horde on upper Trade Quarter, Undercity. Ian Drake redeems for Alliance outside the Auction House in Trade District, Stormwind.

4.2 Can I re-use the code once it has been redeemed?
Once the online code has been used and Landro has given your character the item, both the revealed promotion code and in-game code can no longer be used. You will need to find another loot card if you want another item.

4.3 Do loot codes expire?
Loot codes do not expire. In September 2006, Blizzard mentioned that BlizzCon 2005 Murloc pet codes were to expire in October 28th 2006. After much "discussion" it was announced that all the Murloc codes would remain active and only the beta keys on the BlizzCon card would expire on October, 28th 2006.

4.4 Who can be given an item?
Apart from the BlizzCon, Blizzard Store, and WWI loot items which are "Binds to Account", loot items can only be given to a single character and are "Bind on Pickup". Therefore, the "Bind on Pickup" or soulbound items cannot be shared between characters, even within a single account. Since patch 3.2, TCG mount loots that require a riding skill to use can be trading and even sold in auction houses and remain a tradeable item until learned upon which they disappear. Additionally some mounts have a Riding skill and a level pre-requisite before you can use them. Others can be picked up by other players but are usually of a conjured nature: they disappear when that player logs off. The details of these are described individually for each item on our site.

4.5 Once redeemed, how long do the loot items last?
All items have unlimited uses until the user voluntarily destroys the item. The only exceptions are the super-common consumable loot cards: Papa Hummel's Pet Biscuit (50 uses), Path of Illidan (100 uses), Party G.R.E.N.A.D.E. (100 uses), Sandbox Tiger (50 uses), Path of Cenarius (100 uses), and Tiny (50 uses).

5.0 UDE Points

5.1 How does the UDE Points program work?

UDE points registration

UDE points cards UDE points redemption is now deprecated, but may be temporarily revived in the future. Each WoW TCG booster pack includes a UDE Points card with a unique 9 character code. These codes are worth 100 points each and are redeemable by registering (for free) at the offical website http://www.ude.com/points. Purchasing one of the store items requires sufficient points for that item upon which you will receive a unique 25 digit promotion code. During the checkout process you will need to select the region (US or EU) of your receiving game character. Once you have the code, follow the intructions in the "What do I do with the 25 digit code?".

5.2 What loot can I redeem with UDE points?
There are 7 epic tabards: Tabard of Frost (blue), Tabard of the Arcane (purple), Tabard of the Void (black), Tabard of Fury (yellow), Tabard of Nature (green), Tabard of Brilliance (white), Tabard of the Defender (orange), each costing 2,000 points. Landro's Pet Box which may contain TCG pets for 2,000 points, The Perpetual Purple Firework trinket costing 3,000 points. The Carved Ogre Idol costing 25,000 points. These UDE point items are not available on TCG loot cards as the two programs are separate. UDE points redemption is now deprecated, but may be temporarily revived in the future.

5.3 Methods of receiving UDE loot?
UDE points redemption is now deprecated, but may be temporarily revived in the future. There are two methods of acquiring the loot items which require UDE redemption. Firstly is actually receiving the UDE point cards in the mail which takes the longest, or secondly the seller will request your region and server for your character that is to receive the item and then send you the 25 digit code directly. Both methods work equally well, but if you have a preference the seller doesn't specify then be sure to communicate that preference with the seller before you commit.

6.0 Instant Buy

6.1 Why was my payment rejected?
"duplicate paypal" means the PayPal account has been used with another account. Typically this occurs when a user creates a new account after successfully using our "Instant Buy" facility in another account. If we can determine the accounts are from the one user then the problem is quickly fixed and loot codes made available.

"multiple paypal" means the account has used more than one PayPal account. Sometimes this is triggered when a user has has purchased with us prior to enforcing a PayPal account for purchases. This problem is usually solved manually.

If a payment needs to be refunded then we will usually do so within 12 hours (often much quicker), and we will give you further information as to why the payment was rejected if appropriate.

7.0 Troubleshooting

7.1 Common Problems?
The most common problem is players taking the code straight from the card and attempting to enter it in-game with Landro in Booty Bay. This is not the proper way to redeem a loot code. Players must first type their 25-digit promotion code into http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/misc/promotion.html. See 4.0 Redeeming.

When a code is redeemed from the Blizzard Promotion website, that code is "used", so you need to be very, very sure you have the correct region and realm information. Otherwise, you risk not being able to redeem your code for an item. Your code cannot be used a second time.

Before you begin talking with Landro ensure you have got space to hold the item(s) otherwise you risk not being able to redeem. It is a limited "Lost or Missing item" restoration rather than a defective promotional loot code if you make this error.

Is the code typed correctly? Often simply copying and pasting the code from the promotions page can reduce a number of problems at this step in the process.

Are you selecting the right item from Landro's list? If you select the wrong item from his list, it will not accept your code. Please double check that the name of the card that you are redeeming resembles the name of the in game item that the code is good for.

What else can I try? On occasion pets or various mods can interfere with Landro's accepting the in-game code. If you continue to have problems, dismiss all pets, disable all addons, and restart WoW before trying again. Avoid being in a raid when trying to redeem as we have received reports that it can also cause issues. In some weird scenarios the "WTF Folder" in the World of Warcraft Program can interfere with the loot code redemption process. Delete or move this folder, and reload World of Warcraft.

7.2 Landro is not allowing me to enter all 25 digits?
There is a known bug where Landro sometimes only allows you to enter in 12 digits. The solution is to log out of World of Warcraft and then log back in. This will usually resolve your problem. On occasion pets or various mods can interfere with Landro's code redemption box. If you continue to have problems, dismiss all pets, disable all addons, and restart WoW before trying again.

7.3 I'm hated with Booty Bay, how can I talk to Landro?
Landro is a member of the <The Black Flame> faction and has no relevance to Booty Bay Steemweedle Cartel, therefore Landro is happy to welcome any visitor. Nearby Booty Bay guards however may not be so welcoming. High level characters can simply negotiate around the aggro radius of guards and time their visit with Landro while the guards are not nearby. Low level characters may need to employ some help from other high level Booty Bay hated characters to decoy nearby guards while the low level character redeems with Landro.

7.4 What happens if I lose the code?
If you lose the online code after you have redeemed it on Blizzard's promotional code retrieval center website, but before you give it to Landro, don't worry! As long as you fill in the same scratch off code again, you can get the online code back (it will be the same number as before). However, you need to choose exactly the same server realm as before as the code is now already locked to that realm.

7.5 What to check before committing to a listing?
We have excellent filtering to remove any listings that appear a bargain but could be construed as misleading. Any of the following list of words should make you cautious if mentioned anywhere in the description of the item: scratched, redeemed, used, junk, non loot, grab bag, treasure, or mystery.

7.6 Why doesn't my loot card have a scratch-off panel on it?
Not all versions of a card have a scratch off panel: these versions are only a non-loot version of the card. Cards without the scratch off panel are not loot cards and therefore cannot redeem any items. A scratch off loot card has an orange collector's number on the bottom of the card signifying its legendary rareness.

7.7 This FAQ didn't answer my question?
We can only answer those questions that we know about. If you feel we didn't satisfy your question please let know by using our Contact form.

8.0 Acknowledgments

8.1 Who helped make this website?
Daldain: programming and databases.
Jas: design and layout.
Kitao, Earthen Ring (EU): substantial contribution to the FAQ.
Roshen, UDE Game Support: troubleshooting contributions to the FAQ.
Darkprojekt, Nathrezim (EU): multiple youtube videos