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This statue of longtime WoW monster Ragnaros is a little higher-fidelity than how I remember the original Molten Core encounter.Sam Machkovech
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Unboxing time.
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Unboxing for the Horde.
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Unboxing for the Alliance.
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$99 gets you all of this.
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All of the non-statue stuff is found in this box inside the box.
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The smaller box’s contents. Zooms of each follow.
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Here’s more of the concept art, printed out on non-glossy cardboard paper.
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A mouse pad. That’s a throwback, map-wise.
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Somehow, this pin version of Onyxia looks friendly.
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Two exclusive mounts: an Alabaster Stormtalon for Alliance characters and an Alabaster Thunderwing for the Horde. These only work in the current WoW client, not the “Classic” variant. Also, a 30-day code, but we’re not sure who’s buying this without an ongoing WoW subscription already.
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Now for the other big box inside of the main box.
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The only prize you’ll get for translating this first is pride.
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Something’s missing.
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Right, we need the arms and wings, which you must manually attach.
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A look at how the wings fit. Not perfect, but tight enough for placement on a toy shelf.
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Tighter zoom.
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Yoshi Amiibo for scale. Ragnaros measures nearly 11 inches tall.
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Dramatic pose.
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Dramatic pose with my bicycle in the way.
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Hammer time.
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A solid base.
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Junk in Ragnaros’s trunk.
World of Warcraft Classic has been live for a few months now, and its operators at Blizzard are celebrating the milestone (and the original game’s 15th anniversary) with a new $99 box set. We’re not a comprehensive toy-unboxing site by any stretch, but we couldn’t skip this opportunity to marvel at a handsome statue of Ragnaros, one of the original WoW‘s most memorable raid bosses.
The above gallery breaks down everything else in the box set (which has since sold out at Blizzard’s official site). In good news for anybody who missed the box’s sale but still harbors a WoW addiction, there’s not much in the way of exclusive in-game items or any DLC tie-ins with other Blizzard games.
You may feel differently if you’re obsessed with fetching rare mounts for your journeys across Azeroth and neighboring fantasy lands, as this set does include two mounts (one for Horde, one for Alliance). Otherwise, this is a set for the series’ biggest toy-collecting fans, not a way to pick up expansion packs or other crucial in-game content. Be warned: those mounts only work with the modern version of WoW, not WoW Classic.
The box set starts shipping this week for anyone who successfully preordered it earlier this year.
Listing image by Sam Machkovech
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