Summary

  • WoW has shared some of the statistics for Plunderstorm in WoW, revealing over half a million matches played, with one player winning 321 times.
  • The Tarantulas was revealed as the deadliest creature in Plunderstorm.
  • Blizzard may bring back Plunderstorm in the future based on its successful stats and player reception.

World of Warcraft recently shared a short video detailing some amazing one-month statistics for Plunderstorm, with over half a million games and counting. The new battle royale game mode in World of Warcraft has been wildly popular, and these stats back up just how successful the experiment has been.

Plunderstorm is a piratical battle royale game mode in World of Warcraft where 60 players compete either solo or in groups of two or three to become the last ones standing. Would-be Plunderlords drop into the Arathi Highlands to fight over spells and Plunder as the ever-encroaching Storm forces them into a final confrontation.

Now that Plunderstorm has been in WoW for just about a month, Blizzard has shared some staggering statistics about the game mode. Over half a million Plunderstorm matches have been played so far, with at least one single player winning 321 of them. The video shared some surprising facts, including that all the Health Brews drunk in games so far could fill 279 Olympic pools, that Tarantulas were the deadliest monsters in the game, and that Basic Attacks comprised 31% of all kills.

World of Warcraft Plunderstorm One-Month Statistics

  • Plunderstorm Matches – 641,634
  • Most Wins by Single Player – 321
  • Most Popular Drop Spot – Ar'gorok
  • Deadliest Drop Spot – Stromgarde Keep
  • Health Brews Consumed – 184,751,351
    • Consumed Health Brews could fill 10,263 swimming pools, or 279 Olympic-sized ones.

  • Piles of Plunder Collected – 849,915,171
  • Most Plunder Looted by a Single Player – 1,403,327
  • Total Spells & Abilities Cast – 7,744,498,767
  • Most Popular Spell – Storm Archon – 1,222,991,442
  • Most Popular Winning Loadout – Fire Whirl, Rime Arrow, Fae Form, Fade to Shadow
  • Total Deaths – 35,599,745
  • Deadliest Creatures: Tarantula – 284,132 Kills
    • Second-Deadliest: Pieces of Hate – 217,978 Kills

  • Deadliest Abilities: Basic Attack – 10,781,406 Kills
    • Second-Deadliest: Fire Whirl – 4,042,952
    • Third-Deadliest: Toxic Smackerel – 2,114,626

  • Deaths by Storm – 1,878,551

The wild experiment that is Plunderstorm has been a drastic step away from typical WoW. The game mode went through many iterations and almost looked much different from what World of Warcraft players received. It hasn’t been perfect, and though it has been generally received favorably, it has not gone without criticism from some fans. That said, if these statistics are any indication, it is clear Plunderstorm has made an indelible mark on World of Warcraft.

So far, World of Warcraft hasn’t given players a solid end date for Plunderstorm, but early reports said it would likely last for about six weeks. That means fans can expect the battle royale game mode to be available until at least the end of the month, if not longer, which should give players plenty of time to earn all the available World of Warcraft rewards from Plunderstorm.

Were that not exciting enough, World of Warcraft recently announced WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria. Like Plunderstorm, this limited-time event will give fans the chance to experience most of the quests, scenarios, dungeons, and raids from Mists of Pandaria, but with modern convenience and class balance. Players will be able to enjoy this new PvE event alongside Patch 10.2.7 – the final content update before The War Within Pre-Patch.

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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.

Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class. 

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Blizzard, Activision
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Blizzard, Activision
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Warcraft
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PC
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