If a player was logged out while mounted on this mount when patch 2.2 was deployed, upon logging in after the patch, the mount 'buff' was replaced by a buff that transformed the player into a flying wasp.

With the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, a new silithid mount has been added in the Archaeology profession, the. The commendation officers in all major cities where removed and replaced with mailboxes. The final step of closure came with the release of Patch 3.2. On February 11, 2009, a day after Patch 3.0.9, Server:Nesingwary US was the world's first realm to be opened in this way. He would also later clarify in the thread that there are no plans to have an alternative method to obtain the Black Qiraji Battle Tank. On February 6, 2009, sometime after Patch 3.0.8a, Bornakk posted on the forums that the Ahn'Qiraj gates will automatically be open on all new future realms. The files are yet to be deleted and are not used by GMs. Although GMs themselves have clarified it as being a scrapped version of an another mount.

There is currently only one other legendary mount, the GM flying mount.

Because of the mount's dual purpose (usable both inside the Temple, where normal mounts formerly could not be used, and outside), it has never had the exact same casting behavior as a normal mount.

This mount has the same riding speed as normal epic mounts.

Should other players possess the scepter, they could also receive the mount if they activated the gong up to 10 hours after the opening.

As with all mounts until Patch 3.0.2, the Crystal itself was an item that summoned a swift, rideable Scarab that can be ridden when outside of the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj.

Although many varieties of Qiraji Battle Tank can still be found in the ruins of Ahn'Qiraj today, the darkest of the species were only seen on the day the Scarab gong was rung.

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