Wagon

A wagon is a four or more-wheeled, big, open vehicle for transporting heavy loads. In general, beasts of burden such as horses, kodo beasts, nightsabers,^[1] clefthooves^[2] or ettins draw it. They can also be powered by magic. Wagons are heavy.^[3] The vulpera live in wagons.

A wagon-cage is a cage designed to hold and transport a small number of prisoners over long distances.^[4]

Wagons for human transportation are called carriages, stagecoaches, and palanquins.

Usage

Following the Second War, Deathwing used wagons to transport eggs through the Dark Portal to Draenor.^[5]
Following the Second War, a wagon full of orcs in a metal cage were transported to Durnholde Keep. They were also chained to its bottom^[6]
Following the Second War, Eitrigg was palced into a wagon-cage by Saidan Dathrohan.^[7]
Following the Battle of Theramore, bodies of the fallen were placed into wagons to be prepared for funeral.^[8]
During the Cataclysm, the gigantic Chromatus was held in a wagon.^[9]
On Pandaria, Zandalari trolls led by Khal'ak placed their prisoners, including Vol'jin and Tyrathan Khort, into a wagon.^[10]
The Sentinels escort the night elven supply wagons throughout Ashenvale. They once found the body of Windstorm.^[11]
King Anduin Wrynn brought barley on wagons as a gift for Ironforge.^[12]

Caravans

During the Battle of Grim Batol, a Dragonmaw caravan tried to flee but was destroyed outside of the Dragonmaw Pass, where the wreckage still remains.
A caravan was used by the refugees of the Lower City in Outland.
Kor'kron Caravans were attacked by the Darkspear Rebellion.

Types

Elf

Orc

Undead

War wagons

Mantid war wagon.

War wagons are used by the Horde as a means of transportation and by the mantid as a type of siege weapons which they used in the areas of Townlong Steppes, including the Siege of Niuzao Temple.

Carts

Smaller wagons are also called carts which have four or two wheels and are drawn by a person or a beast of burden.

In the RPG

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

It comes with the harness needed to pull it. A wagon on runners is known as a sled. A bouncy ride in a wagon is a vigorous motion. A wagon train is a community with a large collection of wagons and corralled beasts of burden for hauling cargo, either locally or as part of a merchant caravan. Wheelrights can be seen making or fixing wagon wheels.^[13] Wagons weigh at least four hundred pounds.^[14]

A cart is two-wheeled vehicle drawn by a single horse (or other beast of burden). It comes with a harness.^[15]