Early 2024 Trading Post Datamine: What Actually Shipped

Key Takeaways

• The early-2024 Trading Post datamine from the Patch 10.2.5 "Seeds of Renewal" PTR held up well: almost every item shipped as previewed, mostly in the April 2024 rotation.
• Aura, the magic-type duck pet, was the free April 2024 Traveler's Log completion reward, so the datamined "999 Trader's Tender" was a placeholder, not a real price.
• The Savage Blue Battle Turtle mount shipped for 500 Trader's Tender in April 2024, a paid follow-up to the free May 2023 Savage Green Battle Turtle.
• The full Spring Reveler's Dandelion transmog set (six pieces) arrived in April 2024 at the datamined costs, a Noblegarden-timed spring collection.
• The maidenbug pets Nelle and Buggsy cost 250 Trader's Tender each, and the two camo ensembles cost 100 Tender each, not the 0-Tender placeholders the datamine showed.
• Most of this batch returned once more during the February 2026 Trading Post Outlet, with the Savage Blue Battle Turtle discounted to 300 Tender.

Back on the Patch 10.2.5 PTR, dataminers pulled a stack of Trading Post items lined up for early 2024. Two-plus years on, we can check the leak against reality, and this one aged nicely. Here is what was found and exactly when each piece landed.

Aura the duck and the Savage Blue Battle Turtle

The headline finds were an adorable duck pet named Aura and the Savage Blue Battle Turtle mount. Aura carried a placeholder cost of 999 Trader's Tender in the datamine, which was the usual tell for a monthly reward rather than a shop item. That read proved correct: Aura shipped as the free April 2024 Traveler's Log completion reward, so nobody paid a single Tender for her.

The turtle was a genuine purchase at 500 Trader's Tender. It followed the Savage Green Battle Turtle, which had been the free May 2023 monthly reward, so collectors who missed the green version got a blue variant to buy outright the following spring.

📌 The 999 and 0 Trader's Tender figures in any Trading Post datamine are almost always placeholders. A 999 usually flags a free monthly reward; a 0 usually means the price simply had not been set yet on the PTR.

Mount hunters who want the blue turtle or any other collector piece can farm rare WoW mounts with a team instead of grinding solo.

Spring Reveler's Dandelion transmog set

The Spring Reveler's Dandelion collection was the standout transmog batch, and every piece shipped in April 2024 at its datamined price.

With that bright, floral set in hand, the rest of the datamine filled in the pets and the simpler armor pieces.

More battle pets and simple transmog

Alongside the reward pets Aura (April 2024) and Teele (the March 2024 reward), the datamine surfaced two maidenbug pets sold for Tender. Buggsy is the one the original coverage priced wrong: it cost 250 Trader's Tender, the same as Nelle, not 350.

• Nelle, maidenbug pet: 250 Trader's Tender
• Buggsy, maidenbug pet: 250 Trader's Tender

The armor side leaned heavily on a violet palette, with a few greens and neutrals. The corrected costs, including the two camo ensembles that the datamine listed at a placeholder 0, are below.

Those two ensembles are worth calling out because their real price was easy to miss.

⚠️ Trader's Tender is time-gated, earned by completing monthly activities, so it is worth planning purchases around the rotation rather than assuming any single item will still be there next month.

What actually shipped

The datamine was accurate. Aura, the Savage Blue Battle Turtle, and the Spring Reveler's Dandelion set all arrived in the April 2024 Trading Post, with the pets and violet transmogs filling out the same early-2024 window. The one lesson was to treat the 999 and 0 Tender figures as placeholders rather than final prices.

✏️ A quick way to lock in a monthly reward like Aura: finish the Traveler's Log early each month, since the completion reward is guaranteed once the bar is full, no Tender spent.

Most of this batch also came back around for a second look during the February 2026 Trading Post Outlet, where the Savage Blue Battle Turtle reappeared at a reduced 300 Trader's Tender, so even latecomers got another shot.

FAQ

How much did the Aura duck pet cost?

Aura cost nothing. She was the free April 2024 Traveler's Log completion reward, earned by filling the monthly activity bar. The 999 Trader's Tender seen in the datamine was a placeholder that signaled a monthly reward, not a real price.

How much was the Savage Blue Battle Turtle?

The Savage Blue Battle Turtle cost 500 Trader's Tender in the April 2024 Trading Post. It later returned in the February 2026 Trading Post Outlet at a reduced 300 Trader's Tender.

Is the Savage Blue Battle Turtle the same as the green one?

No. The Savage Green Battle Turtle was the free May 2023 monthly reward, while the Savage Blue Battle Turtle was a paid 500-Tender purchase in April 2024. They are separate mounts with the same base model in different colors.

When did the Spring Reveler's Dandelion set come out?

The full six-piece Spring Reveler's Dandelion set arrived in the April 2024 Trading Post at its datamined costs, timed to the spring Noblegarden season.

How much did Nelle and Buggsy cost?

Both maidenbug pets, Nelle and Buggsy, cost 250 Trader's Tender each. The original datamine coverage listed Buggsy at 350, which was incorrect.

What patch did this datamine come from?

The items were datamined from the Patch 10.2.5 "Seeds of Renewal" PTR, which launched on January 16, 2024. The items themselves rolled out across the early-2024 Trading Post rotations, with the headline batch landing in April 2024.

Last reviewed 2026-07-03 against Patch 10.2.5 Seeds of Renewal — Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.