Flying

Flying is a mode of movement in World of Warcraft introduced with the expansion. It has a control method similar to swimming.

Disambiguation

Were you looking for:

• Content exclusive to flying mounts?
• [Flight Form] (the druid's flight form)?
• Flight master?
• Flight path?
• Flying abilities:
  • [Broken Isles Flying] (Broken Isles flying)
  • [Cloud Serpent Riding]
  • [Cold Weather Flying] (Northrend flying)
  • [Draenor Flying] (Draenor flying)
  • [Flight Master's License] (Eastern Kingdoms & Kalimdor flying)
  • [Wisdom of the Four Winds] (Pandaria flying)
• Flying machine?
• [Flying Machine Control]?
• Flying section of  Riding?
• Flying mounts section of Mount?
• Movement → Transportation?
• [Swift Flight Form] (the druid's epic flight form)?
• [Turbo-Charged Flying Machine Control]?

In Legion

This section concerns content exclusive to Legion.

At BlizzCon 2016, it was revealed that flying would come to the Broken Isles. To unlock it, players need to complete the achievements  Broken Isles Pathfinder, Part One (available at expansion launch) and  Broken Isles Pathfinder, Part Two (Patch 7.2). Once unlocked, the ability is account-wide.

Patch 7.3.5 flying

• Flying in pre- Draenor zones (Pandaria and lower level) no longer require special unlock abilities: [Flight Master's License], [Cold Weather Flying], [Wisdom of the Four Winds]

In Warlords of Draenor

This section concerns content exclusive to Warlords of Draenor.

According to Ion Hazzikostas, Draenor will have an achievement that when earned will enable flying mounts on all characters in your account. This achievement requires exploring Draenor’s zones, collecting 100 treasures in Draenor, completing the Draenor Loremaster and Securing Draenor achievements, and raising the three new Tanaan Jungle reputations to Revered.

Patch 6.2.2

Flight in Draenor and the achievement called Draenor Pathfinder were enabled in Patch 6.2.2.

Here are the requirements for Draenor Pathfinder, which is an account-wide achievement granting Draenor flying to all characters on an account who are at least level 90 while also rewarding the Soaring Skyterror:

Explore Draenor Securing Draenor Securing Draenor Tanaan Diplomat

Tanaan Diplomat Loremaster of Draenor Loremaster of Draenor Master Treasure Hunter

External links

Patch 7.3.5

Wowhead News Flying While Leveling Changes in Patch 7.3.5 and Azeroth Transportation Guide Updated by perculia 2018/01/15 4:29 PM

Legion

Official WoW Site (US) Unlocking Flying: Class Order Campaign by Blizzard Entertainment February 21st, 2017

Official WoW Site (US) Unlocking Flying: World Quests by Blizzard Entertainment February 13th, 2017

Warlords of Draenor

WoW Official Game Site (US) Dev Watercooler – Flying in Draenor by Ion Hazzikostas 6/10/2015

WoW Official Game Site (EU) Dev Watercooler – Flying in Draenor by Ion Hazzikostas 10/06/2015