The Amani Hunting Bear brings ceremonial troll armor back to a model collectors have admired since The Burning Crusade. It has the broad shoulders and imposing stance of an Amani bear without requiring the original, removed Zul'Aman timed-run reward.

The distinction matters. This is a newer Timewalking appearance with a fixed badge price, rather than a restoration of the old Amani War Bear's original acquisition.

Quick Answer

Buy Reins of the Amani Hunting Bear, item 224399, from Cupri in Shattrath City for 5,000 Timewarped Badges during The Burning Crusade Timewalking. Cupri stands on the upper central terrace around 54.6, 39.0. Both factions can collect this ground mount in Retail. You need badges and the correct event window, not an Amani reputation, Zul'Aman timer, or rare boss drop.

Mount Overview

The bear uses the heavily equipped Amani theme: a large frame, fitted armor, and ceremonial details associated with the trolls of Zul'Aman. Its appeal is the familiar bear silhouette in an additional collectible appearance.

It is separate from Amani War Bear, Amani Battle Bear, and other modern Amani-themed mounts. A similar name does not imply the same source or availability.

This is a single-rider ground mount. There are no passenger seats or vendor services, and buying it does not add flight to the bear. Its speed follows your normal riding progression.

How to Get the Amani Hunting Bear

Check for Burning Crusade Timewalking

Open the in-game calendar and locate The Burning Crusade Timewalking event for your region. Cupri's normal event shop belongs to that expansion's week, so a different Timewalking expansion being active is not enough by itself.

Use the calendar's actual event information rather than a date from an old announcement. Timewalking schedules and special extended events can change which expansion is running.

If the appropriate week is not active, prepare the currency in advance. The badges do not have to be earned during the same Burning Crusade event in which you purchase the bear.

Collect 5,000 Timewarped Badges

Run available Timewalking dungeons through the group finder and complete the event quests for which your character is eligible. Inspect the current rewards and collect any quest-starting item or final hand-in needed to claim the badges.

Boss rewards, dungeon completion rewards, and eligible event quests contribute to the same Timewarped Badge balance. Do not substitute Timeworn currency from another activity, Honor, or ordinary gold.

Current Retail supports Warband transfers of Timewarped Badges. Check old characters for unused balances, transfer enough onto the intended buyer through the currency interface, and verify that the buyer actually holds 5,000.

Do not assume every alt receives an identical first-dungeon bonus. Account-level reward rules have changed over time, so the live quest and its displayed reward are a better planning basis than multiplying an old 500-badge example across all your characters.

Find Cupri in the correct Shattrath

Travel to Shattrath City in Terokkar Forest, Outland. Cupri is on the raised central terrace around 54.6, 39.0, near the city's central hub rather than in a remote troll settlement.

This is the ordinary Outland city used for Burning Crusade Timewalking, not Draenor's ruined Shattrath in Talador. Selecting the wrong expansion's Shattrath is an avoidable detour.

During the event, speak with Cupri and open the reward stock. Look specifically for Reins of the Amani Hunting Bear. Her other mount rewards are separate purchases, so check the item name before spending the saved balance.

Purchase and learn the reins

Pay 5,000 Timewarped Badges and use the reins from your bag. Confirm the Amani Hunting Bear entry in the mount journal while you are still at the vendor.

The mount is not automatically granted merely for completing a Timewalking dungeon or earning the badge total. The final merchant purchase is the step that turns your saved currency into this appearance.

Location

The purchase takes place in Outland's Shattrath City. Your badge farming can happen through the currently available Timewalking dungeon queue, so there is no need to remain physically in Outland while saving currency.

Zul'Aman is relevant to the visual theme and related bears, but it is not where you obtain these particular reins. A successful timed run there will not pay Cupri's badge price.

Requirements

• 5,000 Timewarped Badges on the buyer.
• Access to Cupri during the appropriate Burning Crusade Timewalking vendor window.
• Ordinary character and ground-mount riding eligibility.
• No faction-exclusive restriction, profession, reputation rank, or timed-dungeon achievement.

Use an eligible established character for dungeon queues. The requirements to enter a scaled Timewalking dungeon and the requirements to learn a mount are separate checks.

Farming Tips

Set the 5,000-badge target before purchasing toys, pets, or other mounts from the same event. Small reward purchases can delay the bear even when your overall account has earned a substantial amount of currency.

Transfer saved badges before traveling to Shattrath. Arriving at the merchant with the total scattered across alts adds extra switching without improving the collection result.

If you queue as a tank or healer, choose the role you can comfortably play in scaled content. Efficient completed runs are more useful than an ambitious queue role that causes avoidable wipes.

Avoid a fixed claim that a certain number of dungeon runs guarantees the full price. Starting currency, quest eligibility, boss count, and current reward rules affect that calculation.

Is This Mount Still Obtainable?

Yes. It remains a recurring Timewalking vendor reward in Retail. The purchase is event-gated rather than permanently removed.

The historical Amani War Bear's removal does not determine the Hunting Bear's status. Check the exact journal name when comparing old collection guides or screenshots.

Is It Worth Farming?

For collectors who enjoy armored bears, the guaranteed endpoint is attractive. You can save currency across events and buy the appearance when Cupri returns, without relying on a rare drop.

The tradeoff is opportunity cost: 5,000 badges also buys other major Timewalking mounts. Preview the bear with your preferred character before deciding that it should be the next purchase.

Transmog Pairings

Troll-themed mail, tribal weapons, and rich red or gold details suit its ceremonial equipment. It also works well with a practical hunter outfit, where the broad bear model supplies most of the visual drama.

Similar Mounts

• Amani War Bear is the historical original whose acquisition history should be kept separate.
• Amani Battle Bear offers another Zul'Aman bear appearance through its own dungeon route.
• Armored Brown Bear provides a simpler armored-bear option for collectors who like the family.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the original Zul'Aman timer award this bear?

No. Cupri sells this appearance for Timewarped Badges.

What is the exact price?

5,000 Timewarped Badges.

Which event brings back the normal vendor?

The Burning Crusade Timewalking.

Where in Shattrath is Cupri?

On the upper central terrace around 54.6, 39.0 in Outland.

Can Horde and Alliance both buy it?

Yes. Both factions use the same vendor route.

Can I use badges earned in another expansion's event?

Yes. They are the same Timewarped Badge currency.

Are badges automatically pooled from every alt?

No. Use the transfer interface and check the buyer's balance.

Can this bear fly?

No. It is a ground mount.

Final Thoughts

Save 5,000 badges, visit Cupri during Burning Crusade Timewalking, and buy the exact Hunting Bear reins. It is a clear collection target with Amani styling and a repeatable event window.