Auspicious Arborwyrm - 2024 Lunar New Year WoW Mount
The 2024 Lunar New Year mount was the Auspicious Arborwyrm, a wooden dragon from Patch 10.2.5. Buy it or claim it free with a 6 or 12-month subscription.
By:
John Langan
Key Takeaways
- The 2024 Lunar New Year mount was the Auspicious Arborwyrm, revealed in January 2024 during Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5 "Seeds of Renewal."
- It is a living wooden dragon, a slitherdrake grown through with cypress, and it flies with the dynamic-flight (Skyriding) animations.
- There was no "Scaled Serpent" mount in 2024; that name does not match any Lunar New Year reward, and the closest serpent-themed one, the Timbered Sky Snake, belongs to the 2025 event.
- You could buy the Arborwyrm outright from the Blizzard Shop for about $25, or get it free with a 6-month or 12-month subscription offer.
- The subscription bundle also granted the Cypress pet for Wrath of the Lich King Classic characters.
- The mount was for modern World of Warcraft at launch, with the offer's redemption window closing July 31, 2024.
Every Lunar New Year, World of Warcraft rolls out a themed mount tied to its subscription offer, and in 2024 that reward was the Auspicious Arborwyrm. Because the post's old title floated a "Scaled Serpent," this guide sets the record straight on what the mount actually was, how players got it, and where the serpent name really comes from.
What Is the Auspicious Arborwyrm
The Auspicious Arborwyrm is a living wooden dragon: a slitherdrake body grown through with the bark and boughs of a cypress tree. Blizzard revealed it in January 2024 alongside Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5, "Seeds of Renewal," and it leans hard into the Year of the Wood Dragon theme of that Lunar New Year. It uses the dynamic-flight animation set, so it banks and dives like the expansion's other Skyriding mounts rather than hovering on a fixed flight path.
The "Scaled Serpent" Confusion
If you came here looking for a "Scaled Serpent" mount, that mount does not exist. No World of Warcraft Lunar New Year reward has ever used that name, and the 2024 reward was unambiguously the Auspicious Arborwyrm, a dragon rather than a serpent. The mix-up is easy to make, because Lunar New Year does have a serpent-shaped mount, just not this year: the Timbered Sky Snake was the reward tied to the following year's event in 2025. For the 2024 offer covered here, the Arborwyrm is the mount to look for.
How to Get the Auspicious Arborwyrm
There were two ways to add the Arborwyrm to a collection when the offer was live.
- Blizzard Shop purchase: the mount was sold on its own through the in-game store and the Blizzard Shop for roughly $25, available to buy directly.
- Subscription offer: players who took a 6-month or 12-month subscription received the Arborwyrm free as part of the Lunar New Year offer. This was not limited to the 12-month plan; both the 6-month and 12-month options qualified.
The subscription route came with an extra gift: the Cypress pet, a small companion for Wrath of the Lich King Classic characters. Players already on a recurring 6-month subscription with a future renewal date received both the Arborwyrm and Cypress at no extra cost before January 23, 2024, and the offer's rewards had to be redeemed by July 31, 2024.
Retail and Classic
At launch, the Auspicious Arborwyrm was a modern World of Warcraft mount and was not usable in the Classic games, while the Cypress pet was the companion aimed specifically at Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Blizzard later extended the mount to Classic progression realms in May 2024, but when this offer first went out, the split was straightforward: the dragon flew in retail, and the pet padded along in Classic.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the 2024 Lunar New Year WoW mount?
The Auspicious Arborwyrm, a living wooden dragon revealed in January 2024 during Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5, "Seeds of Renewal."
Is there a "Scaled Serpent" Lunar New Year mount?
No. There is no mount by that name. The 2024 reward was the Auspicious Arborwyrm, a dragon. The serpent-shaped Lunar mount, the Timbered Sky Snake, came with the 2025 event.
How did you get the Auspicious Arborwyrm?
Two ways: buy it from the Blizzard Shop for about $25, or receive it free by taking a 6-month or 12-month subscription during the Lunar New Year offer.
Was it exclusive to the 12-month subscription?
No. Both the 6-month and 12-month subscription options qualified for the free Arborwyrm. It was never locked to the 12-month plan.
What pet came with the offer?
The Cypress pet, a small companion granted to Wrath of the Lich King Classic characters alongside the mount.
Can you use the Arborwyrm in Classic?
At launch it was a modern World of Warcraft mount only. Blizzard later added it to Classic progression realms in May 2024, but the original offer treated it as retail-only.
When did the offer's rewards need to be redeemed?
Players eligible through a recurring subscription received the rewards before January 23, 2024, and everything had to be redeemed by July 31, 2024.
What does the Auspicious Arborwyrm look like?
It is a slitherdrake fused with a cypress tree, all bark, branches, and greenery, and it uses the dynamic-flight animations so it banks and dives like other Skyriding mounts.
Last reviewed 2026-07-20 against Patch 10.2.5 Seeds of Renewal. Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.