The 2024 Gold-Sink Inventory and What Replaced It
Ms. Xiulan sold a fixed collection for gold during eight months of 2024, but the useful answer today is split in two: the direct sale is over, and the rewards now appear only through the Black Market Auction House. The collection contained one mount item and nine transmog entries, not ten transmog items.
Key Takeaways
- Ms. Xiulan's direct-sale inventory ran from January 1 through August 31, 2024, with Valdrakken as its main location and Dornogal available during the closing days.
- The ten inventory entries cost exactly 2,100,000 gold together, but they were one mount item and nine transmog entries.
- The 1,200,000-gold Gold Resonating Crystal taught the Golden Regal Scarab flying mount.
- The remaining nine entries unlocked ten appearances because the Arsenal: Whispering Temple Blades contained two sword looks.
- The item records arrived with Patch 10.2.0 "Guardians of the Dream", while the sale window later overlapped Patch 10.2.5.
- The rewards now rotate through the BMAH, where availability is realm-specific, there is no buyout, and opening bids do not always equal the old vendor prices.
The old price list still matters as a collector's reference, but it should not be mistaken for a shop that remains open or a promise about today's auction price.
When and Where the Direct Sale Happened
Ms. Xiulan opened the premium inventory on January 1, 2024 and closed it after August 31. Players reached her in the Black Market area beneath Valdrakken, selected the expensive-wares dialogue, and bought any entry at its fixed price without competing against another bidder. A January 2 hotfix corrected a regional availability problem at the start of the sale.
The item data came from Patch 10.2.0 in November 2023. Calling the vendor a Patch 10.2.5 addition shifts the history by more than two months: the stock was already live on January 1, while Patch 10.2.5 launched on January 16. When The War Within opened near the end of August, Ms. Xiulan also appeared in Dornogal for the closing stretch.
📌 Timeline check: use January 1 to August 31, 2024 for the sale, and Patch 10.2.0 for when the ten reward records entered the game.
That distinction matters because a historical vendor page should tell a returning player whether an old map marker still leads to a direct purchase. It does not: the limited inventory has been removed even though Ms. Xiulan still exists as a Black Market character.
Every Ms. Xiulan Item and Original Gold Price
This inventory records the fixed vendor price, the reward category, and what each purchasable entry unlocked. The total is exactly 2,100,000 gold.
| Inventory entry | Reward | 2024 vendor price |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Resonating Crystal | Golden Regal Scarab mount | 1,200,000 gold |
| Arsenal: Whispering Temple Blades | Two one-hand sword appearances | 200,000 gold |
| Gilded Scarab Bulwark | Cosmetic shield appearance | 100,000 gold |
| Gold-Plated Witchhunter's Carbine | Cosmetic gun appearance | 100,000 gold |
| Marauder King's Body Carver | Cosmetic two-hand polearm appearance | 100,000 gold |
| Gilded Crown Splitter | Cosmetic two-hand axe appearance | 90,000 gold |
| Royal Witch Doctor's Guard | Cosmetic shield appearance | 80,000 gold |
| Royal Witch Doctor's Trophies | Cosmetic back appearance | 80,000 gold |
| Wrathful Crusader's Helm | Cosmetic plate head appearance | 75,000 gold |
| Regal Gryphon Rider's Headgear | Cosmetic head appearance | 75,000 gold |
The nine transmog entries account for 900,000 gold, while the mount alone accounts for the remaining 1,200,000. The arsenal is one purchasable entry but teaches both a standard and a gleaming sword appearance, so inventory-entry count and appearance count are not the same thing.
💡 Collection math: the accurate shorthand is one mount plus nine transmog entries, with ten appearances inside those nine entries.
None of the appearance items supplied player power. Their value was collection progress and a gold-colored model, while the crystal supplied an account-wide mount rather than an armor or weapon appearance.
Why the Golden Regal Scarab Is Not Transmog
The Gold Resonating Crystal is a mount-learning item. Using it adds the Golden Regal Scarab to the mount journal, where it functions as a flying mount; it does not add a wearable appearance to the transmog collection. That makes it different in both collection category and use behavior from every other row in the inventory.
A player searching for Ms. Xiulan's most expensive reward is usually trying to identify the Scarab, not a weapon recolor. Collectors comparing other permanent targets can browse current WoW mount options without treating the closed vendor as live.
⚠️ Category warning: do not count the Golden Regal Scarab as a tenth transmog entry when planning appearances or calculating what the 900,000-gold transmog portion contained.
That category split still applies when the rewards appear on the BMAH: the crystal teaches a mount, while the other listings unlock appearances.
How the Rewards Work on the BMAH Now
After the August cutoff, the collection moved into regular BMAH rotation. Blizzard's auction system generates a different short-lived lineup for each realm or connected-realm group, accepts bids instead of a direct purchase, and offers no buyout. Seeing one of these items today is therefore a chance to compete, not a reopened Ms. Xiulan shop.
The rotation was observed as part of the Patch 11.0.5 BMAH update. In Midnight, players can reach Madam Goya in Murder Row in Silvermoon City, while older working BMAH access points show the same realm lineup.
Opening bids are not safely inferred from the old vendor table. Three documented examples show why:
| Reward | Old fixed price | Documented BMAH opening bid |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Resonating Crystal | 1,200,000 gold | 1,000,000 gold |
| Arsenal: Whispering Temple Blades | 200,000 gold | 200,000 gold |
| Marauder King's Body Carver | 100,000 gold | 75,000 gold |
The opening number is only the floor. Competition can push the final bid higher, and an absent listing has no price at all. Check the item actually shown on your realm rather than carrying the 2024 vendor amount into a bid plan.
What the 2.1 Million Gold Total Means
The old full-set total is useful only for reconstructing the direct sale: 1,200,000 gold for the mount and 900,000 for all nine transmog entries. It is not a current shopping budget, because the ten rewards no longer arrive together and each auction develops its own final bid.
For a collector who bought during the window, the fixed-price advantage was certainty. For someone catching up now, the limiting factor is rotation first and gold second. Check daily, confirm that the listing is the exact item rather than a similarly named recolor, and decide on a ceiling before bidding because the BMAH has no buyout safety valve.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ms. Xiulan still selling her 2024 gold-sink items?
No. Ms. Xiulan's fixed-price inventory ended after August 31, 2024. The NPC still exists in later expansion hubs, but the ten-entry direct-sale menu has been removed. Those rewards can now appear individually through the Black Market Auction House, where the lineup varies by realm and bidders compete without a buyout price.
What mount did Ms. Xiulan sell?
She sold the Gold Resonating Crystal for 1,200,000 gold, and using it taught the Golden Regal Scarab flying mount. The crystal was the only mount item in her inventory. Every other entry granted one or more transmog appearances, which is why describing all ten entries as transmog is incorrect.
How much did every Ms. Xiulan item cost together?
The complete direct-sale inventory cost exactly 2,100,000 gold. The Golden Regal Scarab mount accounted for 1,200,000, while the nine transmog entries totaled 900,000. That figure records the 2024 vendor shop only; it cannot predict a present BMAH total because the rewards rotate separately and final bids depend on competition.
Which patch added Ms. Xiulan's limited inventory?
The reward records were added with Dragonflight Patch 10.2.0 "Guardians of the Dream" in November 2023, and the direct sale began January 1, 2024. Patch 10.2.5 "Seeds of Renewal" launched on January 16 while the sale was already running, so it is context for part of the window rather than the inventory's introduction.
Do Ms. Xiulan's old BMAH bids start at the vendor prices?
Not always. The Arsenal: Whispering Temple Blades has a documented 200,000-gold opening bid matching its old price, but the Gold Resonating Crystal opens at 1,000,000 instead of 1,200,000 and Marauder King's Body Carver opens at 75,000 instead of 100,000. The current listing is the authority for any bid.
Where is the Black Market Auction House in Midnight?
Madam Goya runs the current Black Market in Murder Row in Silvermoon City. Other functioning BMAH access points can show the same realm-based lineup, so the important requirement is reaching a valid auctioneer on a level-cap character. Listings last about a day, have no buyout, and can differ across realms or connected-realm groups.
Last reviewed 2026-08-21 against WoW Patch 12.1 "Curse of Ula'tek" — Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.
