The War Within Trading Post: Plunderstorm Radiant Recolor
A retro look at the War Within Trading Post Plunderstorm Radiant recolor: the armor, the weapons, the crocolisk mount, and the month it actually shipped.
By:
John Langan
Key Takeaways
- The War Within alpha datamine (May 24, 2024) revealed a "Radiant" recolor of the Plunderstorm "Plunderlord's" pirate set heading to the Trading Post.
- The recolor went live as the September 2024 Trading Post rotation, so players who missed the spring-2024 Plunderstorm event could still earn the pirate look with Trader's Tender.
- The full armor set was sold as the Ensemble: Plunderlord's Radiant Finery for 750 Trader's Tender.
- Matching Plunderlord's Radiant weapons shipped alongside it: the Radiant Cutlass (175), Rapier (150), Neck-Severer (150), Hand Cannon (150), and the Radiant Sigil (160).
- A batch of classic-styled weapon transmogs joined the same rotation: the Simple Copper Staff (50), Cursed Copper Crossbow (100), and the Jade Blade of the Forbade (100).
- September 2024's headline reward was the mount Keg Leg's Radiant Crocolisk (600 Trader's Tender), with the Plunderlord's Golden Crocolisk as that month's bonus reward.
When Wowhead pulled the first Trading Post items out of the War Within alpha in May 2024, the standout was a fresh coat of paint on a fan-favorite pirate set. The datamine teased a "Radiant" version of the Plunderlord's armor from Plunderstorm, and roughly four months later it arrived exactly as promised. Here is what was in that batch and where it landed.
The Plunderlord's Radiant armor set
Plunderstorm was the limited-time, battle-royale-style event that ran in the spring of 2024 during Patch 10.2.6. Its meta-progression currency was Plunder, spent at the Plunderstore, and its premier transmog reward was the swashbuckling Plunderlord's set. The Trading Post version simply recolored that set and slotted the word "Radiant" into every piece name, which meant anyone who skipped the event could still chase the look with Trader's Tender instead of Plunder.
The set ran eight pieces, from the Plunderlord's Radiant Tricorne of Admiralty on the head down to the Radiant Muckscrapers on the feet, and Blizzard sold the whole thing together as the Ensemble: Plunderlord's Radiant Finery for 750 Trader's Tender. Buying the ensemble was the efficient way to grab every slot at once rather than hunting individual pieces across rotations.
The weapons: Radiant pirate arms and classic copper blades
The recolor came with a matching weapon line, and a separate batch of plain, classic-styled weapons rode in on the same rotation. One name in the datamine tripped people up: the swords called the Jade Blade of the Forbade and the High-Grade Blade of the Forbade. "Forbade" looks like a typo, but it is the real in-game item name, not a misspelling of "Forbidden." Here is how the weapon batch broke down.
| Weapon | Type | Cost (Trader's Tender) |
|---|---|---|
| Plunderlord's Radiant Cutlass | Two-hand sword | 175 |
| Plunderlord's Radiant Rapier | One-hand sword | 150 |
| Plunderlord's Radiant Neck-Severer | One-hand axe | 150 |
| Plunderlord's Radiant Hand Cannon | Gun | 150 |
| Plunderlord's Radiant Sigil | Off-hand | 160 |
| Fel-Glade Warglaive | Warglaive | 150 |
| Simple Copper Staff | Staff | 50 |
| Cursed Copper Crossbow | Crossbow | 100 |
| Jade Blade of the Forbade | One-hand sword | 100 |
| High-Grade Blade of the Forbade | One-hand sword | 100 |
Two names circulating in the early rumor mill were wrong. There was no "Emerald Warglaive" in this batch; the warglaive that actually shipped was the Fel-Glade Warglaive. And the off-hand was the plain Plunderlord's Radiant Sigil, not a "Radiant Gilded Sigil," which fused the recolor with an older, unrelated event item.
The payoff: the September 2024 Trading Post
The alpha datamine resolved cleanly. The whole pirate-themed batch went live as the September 2024 Trading Post rotation, announced by Blizzard at the end of August 2024. That month's marquee reward was the mount Keg Leg's Radiant Crocolisk for 600 Trader's Tender, with the Plunderlord's Golden Crocolisk offered as the monthly bonus reward on top of it.
📌 A recolor on the Trading Post is the safety net for a missed limited event. Plunderstorm's original Plunderlord's set was Plunder-only, but the Radiant version put an almost identical look behind ordinary Trader's Tender, so nobody was locked out permanently.
Several of these items later returned as legacy Trading Post Outlet rewards in February 2026, so even the September 2024 window was not the last chance to grab them.
How the Trading Post and Trader's Tender work
The Trading Post launched with Patch 10.0.5, and its unlock quest auto-pushed to players on February 1, 2023. Its stock rotates on the first of every month, and everything is bought with Trader's Tender rather than gold. You can earn up to about 1,000 Tender a month, 500 from the monthly Collector's Cache and up to 500 more from the Traveler's Log activities, and any Tender you do not spend carries over with no expiry. You can also freeze a single item each month so it does not rotate out before you can afford it.
With the rotation explained, a few questions come up whenever this pirate batch is discussed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Plunderlord's Radiant set?
It is a "Radiant" recolor of the pirate-themed Plunderlord's transmog set from the spring-2024 Plunderstorm event, offered through the Trading Post instead of the event. The full look is sold as the Ensemble: Plunderlord's Radiant Finery for 750 Trader's Tender.
Did the datamined Plunderstorm recolor actually make it into the game?
Yes. It launched as the September 2024 Trading Post rotation, roughly four months after the May 2024 War Within alpha datamine that first revealed it.
Do I need to have played Plunderstorm to get the Radiant recolor?
No. The Radiant recolor is a Trading Post reward bought with Trader's Tender, so you do not need the original Plunderstorm event or its Plunder currency to earn the look.
Is "Blade of the Forbade" a typo?
No. "Of the Forbade" is the real in-game item name. Both the Jade Blade of the Forbade and the High-Grade Blade of the Forbade are genuine Trading Post sword transmogs that cost 100 Trader's Tender each.
What mount came with the September 2024 pirate Trading Post?
Keg Leg's Radiant Crocolisk, a Plunderstorm-themed crocolisk mount, for 600 Trader's Tender. The Plunderlord's Golden Crocolisk was that month's bonus reward alongside it.
When was the WoW Trading Post added?
In Dragonflight Patch 10.0.5, with its unlock quest auto-pushed on February 1, 2023. It refreshes its stock on the first of every month and uses Trader's Tender as its currency.
The Radiant recolor was a clean example of the Trading Post doing its job: a look that was once event-locked came back for ordinary Tender, mount and all. Collectors still filling out a Plunderstorm-era stable can browse our WoW mount carries to round out the rest.
Last reviewed 2026-07-19 against Patch 11.0.2 The War Within. Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.