July 4, 2026
The Gates Are Open — Scarab Lord for Everyone
The Black Qiraji Battle Tank was a one-per-server relic on retail. Here, the full Scepter of the Shifting Sands quest line is restored and permanently available — anyone willing to walk the whole road can ring the gong.
What changed
- ✦Bang a Gong!is back: the Scarab Gong at the Ahn’Qiraj gates in Silithus is now a working quest giver, and turning the quest in rewards the Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal — the battle tank mount.
- ✦No 10-hour window and no server-first race — the quest is permanently available, once per character.
How to start
- ✦Speak to Baristolth of the Shifting Sands in Cenarion Hold, Silithus to begin the chain.
- ✦Recover all three scepter shards: Blue (Azuregos in Azshara), Red (Nefarian in Blackwing Lair) and Green (the Dream and the Eranikus event).
- ✦It's a long chain with raid bosses along the way — bring friends, or bring your bot team.
- ✦Mounts are account-wide here, so one character's climb unlocks the tank for all your alts.