Friday, September 3, 2010

Thunderhead Hippogryph

Card:
Thunderhead Hippogryph

Expansion:
Heroes of Azeroth

Rarity:
1/242 booster packs

Hippogryph Hatchling
Binds when picked up
Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.

The middle rarest loot card from "Heroes of Azeroth" is the Thunderhead Hippogryph which redeems for the epic non-Combat pet Hippogryph Hatchling. Back when Landro Longshot made his first appearance on the docks of Booty Bay, a [Hippogryph Hatchling] pet could be seen accompanying Landro. Around $90 USD is the average price for this loot card, which is about a 70% rise since the introduction of pet related achievements in November 2008 last year.

Purchase:
Buy It Now S&H Qty Origin Ending
  $47.99 USD
$0.00 1 US 4 days 4 hours
  $47.99 USD
$0.00 36 / 50 US 15 days 23 hours
  $49.95 USD
$0.00 3 / 5 US 18 days 13 hours
  $49.95 USD
$0.00 4 / 5 US 18 days 13 hours
  $49.95 USD
$0.00 5 / 5 US 18 days 13 hours
  $49.95 USD
$0.00 5 / 5 US 18 days 13 hours
  $49.95 USD
$0.00 5 / 5 US 18 days 13 hours
  $49.99 USD
$0.00 1 CN 1 day 20 hours
  $51.99 USD
$0.00 7 / 8 DE 3 days 23 hours
  $49.95 USD
$2.50 8 / 8 US 8 days 10 hours
  $50.00 USD
$3.00 1 / 2 US 14 days 1 hour
  $50.00 USD
$3.00 3 / 4 CA 13 days 7 hours
Showing cheapest 12 of 18
Bids S&H Qty Origin Ending
  $36.00 USD
$4.00 1 US 7 hours 28 mins
  $45.00 USD
$2.00 1 US 2 days 11 hours
  $20.49 USD
$1.00 1 US 6 days 3 hours

About The Heroes of Azeroth Expansion


October 2006 won't just be remembered for the introduction of cross-realm battlegrounds and the intense, objective-based world PvP in Eastern Plaguelands and Silithus (just kidding), but it also marks the date that UpperDeck Entertainment (UDE) released the first installment of the WoW Trading Card Game (TCG). "Heroes of Azeroth" was an instant success. The first print run was sold out within days, and therefore UDE had to commission a second and much larger printing run. By combining an established, well-loved and rich lore of the WoW universe, with the wildly successful online game, UDE and Blizzard had found a winning combination.

One of the ongoing contributors to the WoW TCG success story are the randomly inserted loot cards. This article will focus on the first WoW TCG release Heroes of Azeroth, and its three loot cards in ascending rarity: