Fluttering Hearts: WoW's Love is in the Air 2026 – Your Ultimate Guide to Romance and Rewards
Azeroth is blushing pink once again as Love is in the Air takes flight from February 9th to February 23rd, 2026! This annual Valentine's bash lets you shower fellow adventurers with gifts, sniff out sinister plots, and chase elusive mounts amid a haze of perfume and heart-shaped surprises. Whether you're a solo romantic or grouping up for dungeon runs, there's plenty of loot to snag before the event wraps up.
Fresh Wings for 2026: Spring Butterfly Steals the Show
Blizzard's cranking up the charm with brand-new Spring Butterfly goodies, perfect for fluttering through the skies in style.
Spring Butterfly (Mount): Chance drop from your first daily Heart-Shaped Box – get ready to soar on this glittering beauty!
Ensemble: Ornaments of the Spring Butterfly (Transmog Set: Head, Shoulders, Waist): 100 Love Tokens.
Themed Weapons (30 Love Tokens each): Spring Butterfly Longbow, Polearm, Wand, Sword, and Mace – arm yourself with adorable flair.
Recent Updates Keeping the Love Fresh
2025 Vibes: Portals to the Gala of Gifts now pop up in major cities for easy access. Love Tokens are Warbound, meaning you can pool them across characters. New drops include the Love Witch's Sweeper mount from Heart-Shaped Boxes, plus Living Rose (40 Tokens) and Ensemble: Truly Heartfelt Shoulders (40 Tokens).
2023 Game-Changer: Your first Heart-Shaped Box per day (account-wide) has a massively boosted shot at the iconic X-45 Heartbreaker mount. Extra boxes revert to standard odds – no more endless alt-farming frenzy!
How to Dive In: Queue Up for Hearts (and Hazards)
Head to the Dungeon Finder for Shadowfang Keep and take down Apothecary Hummel – your daily first kill drops a Heart-Shaped Box packed with goodies like:
5-10 Love Tokens
Toxic Wasteling (Pet)
Forever-Lovely Rose
Vile Fulminator’s Mask
The Heartbreaker / X-45 Heartbreaker (Mounts)
Love Witch's Sweeper (Mount)
Renewed Proto-Drake: Love Armor
Hummel also coughs up random necklaces: Choker of the Pure Heart, Heartbreak Charm, Shard of Pirouetting Happiness, Sweet Perfume Brooch, or Winking Eye of Love.
Spend those Love Tokens with vendors Lythianne Morningspear (Durotar) or Kiera Torres (Elwynn Forest).
Loot Haul: Mounts, Toys, Pets & More
Here's the full bounty – prioritized by collector must-haves:
🏇 Mounts (270 Tokens Unless Noted)
| Item | Source |
|---|---|
| Heartseeker Mana Ray | 270 Tokens |
| Swift Lovebird | 270 Tokens |
| Love Witch's Sweeper | Heart-Shaped Box |
| X-45 Heartbreaker | Heart-Shaped Box Boosted on first daily! |
| Renewed Proto-Drake: Love Armor | Heart-Shaped Box |
| Spring Butterfly | Heart-Shaped Box New! |
🎁 Toys
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Exquisite Love Boat / Love Boat | 270 Tokens |
| Date Simulation Modulator | 100 Tokens |
| Sturdy Love Fool | 100 Tokens |
| Peddlefeet's Lovely Hearthstone | 150 Tokens |
| Eyes For You Only | 40 Tokens |
| Romantic Picnic Basket | 10 Tokens |
| The Heartbreaker | Heart-Shaped Box |
| True Love Prism | They Really Love Me! Achievement |
🐾 Pets (40 Tokens Unless Noted)
| Item | Source |
|---|---|
| Living Rose | 40 Tokens New-ish! |
| Heartseeker Moth | 40 Tokens |
| Truesilver Shafted Arrow | 40 Tokens |
| Lovebird Hatchling | 40 Tokens |
| Toxic Wasteling | Heart-Shaped Box |
Transmog Highlights
Ensemble: Truly Heartfelt Shoulders: 40 Tokens
Lovely Dress Box (20 Tokens): Blue, Purple, Red, or Black variants
Dinner Suit Box (20 Tokens): Red, Purple, or Blue
Eternal Roses (20 Tokens each): Black, Blue, Orange, Pink, White, Yellow
Ornaments of the Spring Butterfly (New, 100 Tokens)
Heirlooms (Big Gold Savers!)
Ancient Heirloom Scabbard 200 Tokens
Timeworn / Weathered / Battle-Hardened Heirloom Scabbard 450 Tokens
Eternal / Awakened Heirloom Armor Casing 450 Tokens
Quick Buys & Buffs
Stock up on cheap thrills: Lovely Roses (5 Tokens), colognes/perfumes (1 Token for 5-pack), Bag of Heart Candies (2 Tokens), Box of Chocolates (10 Tokens), and more for achievements or gifting.
Achievements: Prove You're Azeroth's Ultimate Romantic
Chase the Fool for Love meta-achievement for the <Name> the Love Fool title:
Be Mine!, Dangerous Love, Fistful of Love, I Pitied The Fool, Lonely?, My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose, Shafted!, Sweet Tooth, The Rocket's Pink Glare.
Bonus feats like They Really Love Me! (50 Love Rays = True Love Prism toy), Perma-Peddle, and Tough Love (SFK trio kill) add flair.
Pro Tip: Maximize Your Grind
Hit that first daily Hummel on your main for boosted mount chances.
Transfer Tokens via Warbands for efficient shopping.
Group in cities for Love Rays stacking and achievement progress.
Don't sleep on this – log in, spritz some "Bravado" cologne, and let the love (and loot) flow! Happy farming, lovebirds.
