Unused Variations of Mists of Pandaria Weapons Available in Timerunning: Pandaria

Key Takeaways

• Timerunning: Pandaria (the 2024 TWW-era event) added a fourth weapon tint for dozens of Mists of Pandaria raid weapons that had gone unassigned since 2012.
• The fourth tint existed in the game database from MoP's launch because three raid difficulties (LFR, Normal, Heroic) covered only three color slots — the fourth was never tied to a loot source until Timerunning.
• Weapons span all three MoP raid tiers: Tier 14 (Heart of Fear, Mogu'shan Vaults, Terrace of Endless Spring), Throne of Thunder, and Siege of Orgrimmar.
• Sha-themed Siege of Orgrimmar weapons — including Pride's Gaze, Greatsword of Fallen Pride, and Xal'atoh, Malformed Image of Gorehowl — were among the most visually distinctive drops.
• Any fourth-tint weapon already obtainable from post-MoP content (such as Island Expedition drops) was excluded from the Timerunning-specific loot pool.
• Timerunning: Pandaria ran from May 16 to August 19, 2024; these tints are no longer actively farmable, but the appearances unlocked during the event remained account-wide.
• Players can still pursue the original three tints of these weapons through MoP Classic raid content.

The sections below examine each tier's weapon set and the event mechanics behind this release.

Why These Weapons Were Unused for Over a Decade

When Mists of Pandaria launched in 2012, its raids offered weapons in three distinct color schemes tied to the three difficulty modes: Looking for Raid, Normal, and Heroic. The weapon models, however, were built with a fourth color variant baked into the game's data — a tint that corresponded to no difficulty tier and therefore had no loot table entry. For more than a decade, that fourth tint sat dormant, visible to dataminers but locked with no drop table attached.

Timerunning: Pandaria changed that. The 2024 event — which ran as a limited-time alternate progression mode during the TWW expansion era — used the existing MoP raid structure as its content backbone. Blizzard took the opportunity to add the dormant tints to Timerunning boss loot tables for the first time, making them obtainable as drops from Timerunning: Pandaria raid bosses. Weapons where the fourth tint had already found a home in later-expansion content (such as certain Island Expedition drops) were not included, to avoid duplication.

✏️ Collector note: The fourth tint is a recolor of the existing weapon model — the mesh and shape remain the same. What changed was the color and texture applied to it. For some weapons, like the Sha-corruption variants in Siege of Orgrimmar, the recolor produced a distinctly different visual identity.

Tier 14 Weapon Models

The Tier 14 batch covered weapons from all three raids in that tier: Heart of Fear, Mogu'shan Vaults, and Terrace of Endless Spring. Heart of Fear contributed the bulk of the dagger and fist weapon entries, while Mogu'shan Vaults and Terrace filled out the staff and sword slots. The following weapons received their fourth tint through Timerunning: Pandaria:

• Regail's Fulminating Blade
• Soulsever
• Taoren, the Malignant
• Loshan, Fear Incarnate
• Shin'ka, the Tyrant's Greataxe
• Fang Kung, Emperor's Legacy
• Blade of the Seven Stars
• Qiang's Unbreakable Polearm
• Gaze of the Ancient
• Starslicer

📌 Exclusion rule: If a given weapon's fourth tint was already obtainable through later content — for example, through an Island Expedition drop added in Battle for Azeroth — it did not appear in the Timerunning loot pool. The Plundered Paragon's Mace (a recolor of Kri'tak, Imperial Scepter of the Swarm) is one well-known example of a fourth tint that had already been assigned through Island Expeditions before the event launched.

Throne of Thunder Weapon Models

Throne of Thunder contributed approximately 29 fourth-tint recolors, with some previously seeing partial availability through later-expansion content — those were excluded. The weapons that received their first-ever obtainable fourth tint through Timerunning included:

Throne of Thunder's weapons covered every class archetype, from bows like Tortoiseshell Longbow to staves like Jalak's Spirit Staff. The fourth tints for this tier leaned toward darker, storm-grey aesthetics consistent with the raid's Lei Shen theme — Miracoran, the Dissonant Chord for example shifted from the tier's characteristic golds toward a storm-darkened string-instrument silhouette that reads clearly as a Lei Shen drop even out of context.

✏️ Collector note: Several Throne of Thunder weapons had partial availability through later content before Timerunning launched. If you collected Island Expedition rewards during Battle for Azeroth, check your wardrobe before farming — you may already own some of these tints.

Siege of Orgrimmar Weapon Models

Siege of Orgrimmar contributed the largest SoO batch, and the one collectors most argue about — Sha-corruption weapons sit in a visual tier entirely their own. This tier is home to the most recognizable weapons in the set, particularly those featuring Sha corruption — the dark, void-like energy that permeated the final tier of Mists of Pandaria raiding.

The Sha-themed weapons in this tier stood apart visually from everything else in the set. Norushen's Dagger is a caster dagger whose fourth tint leans into void-black and corrupted-purple textures, dropping from the Norushen encounter. Pride's Gaze is a ranged weapon with Sha energy running through its frame, dropping from Thok the Bloodthirsty. Xal'atoh, Malformed Image of Gorehowl is one of the most cosplay-copied and transmog-sought weapons from the Garrosh era — the Timerunning recolor of Garrosh's infamous axe, named "Malformed" to distinguish it from the original Xal'atoh, Desecrated Image of Gorehowl (which drops from Garrosh Hellscream himself). The Malformed variant dropped from Thok the Bloodthirsty, not from Garrosh.

Greatsword of Fallen Pride is a two-handed sword recolor tied to Iron Juggernaut, not to the Sha of Pride encounter — a detail worth knowing since the name implies a connection to the Pride boss. The Greatsword of Pride's Fall (a separate item from Sha of Pride) and Greatsword of Fallen Pride are distinct weapons with different sources.

⚠️ Item name caution: "Greatsword of Fallen Pride" (item 215971, Iron Juggernaut) and "Greatsword of Pride's Fall" (item 103869, Sha of Pride) are different items. The Timerunning fourth-tint entry is Greatsword of Fallen Pride. Do not confuse these when searching the Wowhead item database or setting up transmog filters.

For players looking to collect the original LFR, Normal, or Heroic versions of these weapons from Siege of Orgrimmar bosses in MoP Classic, Compare MoP raid boost prices covers all SoO difficulty tiers.

Event Status and Appearance Permanence

Timerunning: Pandaria ran from May 16 to August 19, 2024. Players who obtained any of these fourth-tint weapons during the event had the appearances unlocked account-wide — they are available for transmog on all eligible characters regardless of weapon type restrictions. These appearances are not lost when the event ended.

For players who missed Timerunning: Pandaria entirely, these specific fourth-tint recolors are no longer actively farmable. The original three tints (LFR, Normal, Heroic) from each MoP raid tier remain farmable in MoP Classic, which launched in 2025 and reached Siege of Orgrimmar in Phase 5 (June 2026). Players wanting the Sha-themed visual identity without the fourth tint can still pursue the Heroic versions, which share some visual characteristics. Players who want to pursue that content now can Browse MoP Classic carry options to find raid completion services covering all three MoP difficulty tiers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What were the unused MoP weapon tints in Timerunning: Pandaria?

The unused tints were fourth-color variants of existing Mists of Pandaria raid weapons. Original MoP raids had three difficulty modes (LFR, Normal, Heroic), which filled three weapon color slots. A fourth color existed in the game's data since MoP's 2012 launch but had no loot source until Timerunning: Pandaria assigned it to raid boss drops in 2024.

How did players obtain these fourth-tint weapons during the event?

The fourth-tint recolors dropped from raid bosses within Timerunning: Pandaria's event raids. They were not purchasable from the Bronze vendor. Weapons whose fourth tint had already been assigned in post-MoP content (for example, through Island Expedition drops added in Battle for Azeroth) were excluded from the Timerunning loot pool to avoid duplication.

Is Timerunning: Pandaria the same as MoP Remix?

"MoP Remix" is the widely used community shorthand for the same event. The official Blizzard name is Timerunning: Pandaria. The event ran from May 16 to August 19, 2024, as a limited-time alternate progression mode set in Mists of Pandaria's world.

Are the Timerunning weapon appearances still accessible in 2026?

Players who obtained these fourth-tint weapons during the event retain the appearances account-wide as permanent transmog unlocks. New players or those who missed the event cannot obtain the fourth tints — Timerunning: Pandaria ended in August 2024 and has not returned. The original three tints from each raid tier remain farmable in MoP Classic.

What makes the Sha-themed weapons like Xal'atoh and Pride's Gaze distinctive?

Sha corruption in Mists of Pandaria manifested as a dark, void-like energy with deep blacks and corrupted purples. The fourth tints for weapons like Xal'atoh, Malformed Image of Gorehowl and Pride's Gaze lean heavily into that corrupted-Sha aesthetic, making them stand apart from the original three tints which used the standard LFR/Normal/Heroic color schemes typical of MoP raid palettes. Xal'atoh in particular is one of the most recognizable weapons in WoW's history due to its connection to the Garrosh Hellscream encounter.

What is the difference between Xal'atoh, Desecrated Image of Gorehowl and Xal'atoh, Malformed Image of Gorehowl?

These are two distinct items. Xal'atoh, Desecrated Image of Gorehowl is the original weapon looted from Garrosh Hellscream in Siege of Orgrimmar across all difficulty modes (item 103649). Xal'atoh, Malformed Image of Gorehowl (item 215501) is the Timerunning: Pandaria fourth-tint recolor, which dropped from Thok the Bloodthirsty — not Garrosh. The "Malformed" naming flags it as a separate collector item.

Which Siege of Orgrimmar boss dropped Pride's Gaze and Xal'atoh Malformed?

Both Pride's Gaze (item 215831) and Xal'atoh, Malformed Image of Gorehowl (item 215501) dropped from Thok the Bloodthirsty in Siege of Orgrimmar during Timerunning: Pandaria. Greatsword of Fallen Pride (item 215971) dropped from Iron Juggernaut — not from Sha of Pride, despite the name suggesting that encounter.

Can I still get Timerunning: Pandaria exclusive weapon colors through Timewalking?

No. Timewalking (the weekly rotating event that scales players into older raids and dungeons) is a separate system from Timerunning: Pandaria. The fourth-tint recolors added in Timerunning were specific to that event's loot tables and are not part of the regular Timewalking loot pool. The two systems share MoP raid environments but have entirely separate reward structures.

Last reviewed 2026-06-19 against Patch 12.0.5 Lingering Shadows.