WoW Noblegarden 2024: New Mount, Pet, Toy, and Transmog

Key Takeaways

• Noblegarden is WoW's spring holiday, tied to Easter and running about a week; the 2024 event ran April 1 to 8 on retail and April 9 to 15 on Classic.
• The 2024 update added four fresh rewards: the Noble Flying Carpet mount, the Spring Reveler's Turquoise Attire set, the Lovely Duckling pet, and the Duck Disguiser toy.
• The new "What the Duck" questline pitted players against the druid Daetan Swiftplume and his furious ducks, and its daily fed the Loot-Filled Basket that dropped the carpet.
• Noblegarden Chocolate is the currency, gathered from Brightly Colored Eggs hidden around the racial starting towns and spent at the holiday vendor.
• Swift Springstrider, the Noble Gardener's Hearthstone, and the spring pets and circlets all returned as vendor staples.
• Completing eight Noblegarden achievements earns the title "the Noble" and counts toward What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been for the Violet Proto-Drake.

With those verdicts in hand, here is how Noblegarden played out and what 2024 added.

How Noblegarden Works

Noblegarden is World of Warcraft's springtime holiday, tied to real-world Easter and lasting roughly a week each year. The nobles and lords of each race hide painted eggs around the starting towns, and players hunt them for treats. The currency is Noblegarden Chocolate, and you earn it by opening Brightly Colored Eggs scattered across Azure Watch, Dolanaar, Goldshire, Kharanos, Brill, Razor Hill, Bloodhoof Village, and Falconwing Square, with modern hubs like Valdrakken decorated for the occasion. Those eggs also have a chance to hold reward items directly. Spend your chocolate at the holiday vendor on mounts, pets, toys, and transmog, and grab an Egg Basket to speed up the hunt. In 2024 the event ran April 1 to 8 on retail, with WoW Classic following April 9 to 15.

What Was New in Noblegarden 2024

The 2024 event was notable for a batch of first-time rewards, headlined by a brand-new flying mount. Here is what dropped that spring:

The Noble Flying Carpet was the prize everyone chased. When it launched, only level 60 to 70 characters could run the daily that awarded the Loot-Filled Basket the carpet dropped from, though the mount itself is usable from level 10. The Spring Reveler's Turquoise Attire gave transmog collectors a full pastel outfit across five slots, dropping from the same Loot-Filled Basket as the carpet, while the Lovely Duckling pet came from the vendor and the Duck Disguiser toy capped the questline.

The What the Duck Questline

The new rewards came wrapped in a comedy questline. Not every creature welcomed the celebration: furious ducks led by the druid Daetan Swiftplume began disrupting Goldshire and Razor Hill. Players started "What the Duck" by talking to Zinnia Brooks in Goldshire or Sylnaria Fareflame in Razor Hill, then tracked down a giant golden egg and hauled it to Daetan's nest to summon him. Defeating him dropped a trinket that unlocked the daily quest, and that daily awarded the Loot-Filled Basket, the container that could cough up the Noble Flying Carpet along with other prizes. The carpet's drop rate was notoriously stingy at first, so Blizzard hotfixed in a bonus on the first kill of the day per account to soften the grind.

Returning Rewards and Egg Hunting

Alongside the new loot, the vendor kept its familiar spring stock. Swift Springstrider, the rabbit-eared strider mount, remained the marquee chocolate purchase, joined by the Noble Gardener's Hearthstone toy, A Drake's Big Basket of Eggs, and pets like the Mystical Spring Bouquet, Spring Rabbit's Foot, and Noblegarden Bunny. The Blue, Brown, and Yellow Spring Circlets returned for appearance collectors. The core loop stayed the same year to year: hop between egg spawns in the densest town you can find, crack the eggs for chocolate and the occasional direct reward, and reinvest at the vendor. Grouping up and targeting a town with tight egg spawns is still the fastest way to bankroll the whole reward list in a single week.

Achievements and the Noble Title

Noblegarden carries a meta-achievement worth chasing. Completing eight of the holiday's achievements earns the Noble Gardener meta and the title "the Noble," from egg-hunting feats to putting bunny ears on party members with Spring Flowers. Noble Gardener is one of the seasonal metas that feeds What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been, the year-long chain that still rewards the Reins of the Violet Proto-Drake. Anyone closing out that meta across every holiday can Compare our WoW achievement boosts to finish the stragglers.

FAQ

When did Noblegarden 2024 run?

Noblegarden 2024 ran April 1 to 8 on retail World of Warcraft, with WoW Classic following April 9 to 15. The holiday recurs each spring around Easter and lasts about a week, so exact dates shift year to year.

What was the new mount in Noblegarden 2024?

The Noble Flying Carpet was the new 2024 flying mount, a random drop from the Loot-Filled Basket awarded by the What the Duck daily quest. The mount is usable from level 10, though the daily that dropped it was gated to level 60 to 70 at launch.

How do you get the Noble Flying Carpet?

You started the What the Duck questline, defeated Daetan Swiftplume, then ran the follow-up daily to earn a Loot-Filled Basket. Opening the basket gave a chance at the carpet. Blizzard later added a first-kill-of-the-day bonus to improve the low drop rate.

What is the Noblegarden currency?

The currency is Noblegarden Chocolate, earned by opening Brightly Colored Eggs hidden around the racial starting towns. You spend it at the holiday vendor on mounts, pets, toys, and returning spring appearances.

What returning rewards were on the vendor?

The vendor kept Swift Springstrider, the Noble Gardener's Hearthstone, A Drake's Big Basket of Eggs, the spring circlets, and pets like the Mystical Spring Bouquet and Spring Rabbit's Foot, all bought with Noblegarden Chocolate.

What does the title "the Noble" require?

The title comes from the Noble Gardener meta, which needs eight Noblegarden achievements. Noble Gardener also counts toward What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been, the holiday meta that awards the Reins of the Violet Proto-Drake.

Noblegarden stays one of WoW's most relaxed holidays, and 2024's carpet, duck toy, and turquoise set gave collectors real reasons to hunt eggs that spring. The vendor staples come back every year, so the reward list is always worth a lap. Last reviewed 2026-07-01 against Patch 10.2.6 (Dragonflight). Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.