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Artisan riding skill (300) costs {{cost|5,000}} for training and an additional {{cost|200}} for the mount. The skill is learned from the same trainers who teach the Expert skill. {{quality|epic|Mount#Flying mounts|Epic Flying mounts}} increase movement speed by 100% on the ground and 280% in the air. For faction discounts, trainers honor the [[Honor Hold]] or [[Valiance Expedition]] factions for the Alliance and [[Thrallmar]] or [[Warsong Offensive]] for the Horde. |
Artisan riding skill (300) costs {{cost|5,000}} for training and an additional {{cost|200}} for the mount. The skill is learned from the same trainers who teach the Expert skill. {{quality|epic|Mount#Flying mounts|Epic Flying mounts}} increase movement speed by 100% on the ground and 280% in the air. For faction discounts, trainers honor the [[Honor Hold]] or [[Valiance Expedition]] factions for the Alliance and [[Thrallmar]] or [[Warsong Offensive]] for the Horde. |
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Revision as of 06:44, 20 September 2009
Riding (Profession) | |
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Mounts are a much sought after form of transportation in which players ride atop the backs of various more or less exotic beasts (or machinations). Warlocks, Paladins and Death Knights can learn to summon mounts as a class perk. Mounted travel is definitely faster than walking, and The Burning Crusade expansion introduced flying mounts.
Mounts were generally expensive in the past, but their prices have been reduced while the training to ride them increased in order to compensate. However, some mounts do not cost any gold or Marks of Honor and will drop at very low rates from bosses in instances such as Stratholme, Zul'Gurub, Tempest Keep, Magisters' Terrace, Sethekk Halls, Karazhan, Utgarde Pinnacle, and Obsidian Sanctum.
General
- Mounts have 1.5 second casting time (prior to 3.2.0, it was 3 seconds), which will be interrupted by taking any damage, moving, or entering combat.
- Pressing the "jump" key (space bar by default) while not moving mount will perform a unique action. For example hawkstriders will shriek.
- There are several items, enchantments and skills that will increase your mount speed. ( [Mithril Spurs], [Riding Crop] and [Crusader Aura] (speed increase items do not work for players above level 70).
- There are total 7 kinds of mounts:
- Does not increase speed - [Riding Turtle]
- 60% ground speed increase - Felsteed
- 60% water speed increase - Sea Turtle
- 100% ground speed increase - [Great Brown Kodo]
- 60% ground speed increase, 150% air speed increase - [Flying Machine]
- 100% ground speed increase, 280% air speed increase - Turbo-Charged Flying Machine Control
- 100% ground speed increase, 310% air speed increase - [Ashes of Al'ar]
Riding skills and abilities
Several types of mounts exist, all which correspond to one of the four different riding skills: (Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, and Artisan). All land mounts can swim allowing normal swimming movement through bodies of water, but removing the need to remount after leaving the water.
Apprentice: Level 20
Apprentice riding skill (75) costs 4 for training and an additional 1 for the mount, both reduced by the appropriate reputation discount. Rare ground mounts increase movement speed by 60%. It was reduced from level 40 and 90 for training in Patch 2.4.3, and from level 30 and 35 for training in Patch 3.2.0. At level 20 (since Patch 3.2.0) warlocks can learn the spell [Summon Felsteed] at the cost of 1, which grants them a Felsteed mount and Apprentice Riding skill. Additionally, at level 20, Paladins can learn the spell [Summon Warhorse] from the Paladin Class trainer at the cost of 1, which grants them a Warhorse mount and the Apprentice Riding skill.
Also, note under the old PvP system (pre-Patch 2.0), that it was possible at riding skill 75 and level 55 to buy and ride the PvP versions of some Epic ground mounts at Rank 11 ( Commander or Lieutenant General). These mounts are no longer available for purchase for players.[1]
Journeyman: Level 40
Journeyman riding skill (150) costs 50 for training and an additional 10 for the mount, both reduced by the appropriate reputation discount. Epic ground mounts increase movement speed by 100%.
Paladins can learn Charger from their trainer after learning the Journeyman riding skill from the riding trainer. There is no need to purchase a new mount.
As early as level 55, Death Knights receive their epic ground mount, the [Acherus Deathcharger], after the completion of the quests Grand Theft Palomino and Into the Realm of Shadows.
Expert: Level 60
Expert riding skill (225) costs 600 for training and an additional 50 for the mount, both reduced by the appropriate reputation discount (Honor Hold for the Alliance and Thrallmar for the Horde). This skill is learned from Wind Rider Jahubo in Thrallmar in Hellfire Peninsula to Horde players and from Hargen Bronzewing, located in Honor Hold in the same zone, to Alliance players. It is also learned from Ilsa Blusterbrew in Wildhammer Stronghold, Shadowmoon Valley to Alliance players and from Olrokk, located in Shadowmoon Village in the same zone, to Horde players. Flying mounts are also only usable while within Outland and Northrend. However, flying in Northrend requires cold weather flying training (see below). Rare Flying mounts increase movement speed by 150% in the air and 60% on the ground.
Death Knights (and future Hero classes) can receive their flying mounts fairly quickly into the game, with some funds from a main.
Artisan: Level 70
Artisan riding skill (300) costs 5,000 for training and an additional 200 for the mount. The skill is learned from the same trainers who teach the Expert skill. Epic Flying mounts increase movement speed by 100% on the ground and 280% in the air. For faction discounts, trainers honor the Honor Hold or Valiance Expedition factions for the Alliance and Thrallmar or Warsong Offensive for the Horde.
Cold Weather Flying: Level 77
The skill Cold Weather Flying costs 1,000. This non-discountable training grants players the ability to also use their flying mounts in Northrend and requires at least level 77. Note that you can learn Cold Weather Flying before Artisan level riding. Level 80 characters are able to buy a bind to account tome called [Tome of Cold Weather Flight] which allows characters of level 68 to learn the spell, making flight in Northrend possible from an earlier level. Learned from: Hira Snowdawn at Dalaran, Pilot Vic in Sholazar, or Roxi Ramrocket in the Storm Peaks.
Base mounts
Racial mounts
Each race has their own mount, but other races can ride these mounts if they have the appropriate faction status.
Prior to patch 3.0.8, each race could only ride certain mounts (indicated in the mount's tooltip). With the introduction of patch 3.0.8, these restrictions were removed, allowing characters of any race to purchase and ride mounts from any faction, provided they had the appropriate faction standing.
Before the introduction of the taurens' mount in patch 1.1, the kodo beast, tauren players used an ability called [Plainsrunning].
Mounts by race | |||
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Alliance | Night elf | Template:MountIcon Saber cat | Darnassus |
Human | Template:MountIcon Horse | Stormwind | |
Dwarf | Template:MountIcon Ram | Ironforge | |
Gnome | Template:MountIcon Mechanostrider | Gnomeregan Exiles | |
Draenei | Template:MountIcon Elekk | Exodar | |
Horde | Tauren | Template:MountIcon Kodo | Thunderbluff |
Orc | Template:MountIcon Wolf | Orgrimmar | |
Troll | Template:MountIcon Raptor | Darkspear Trolls | |
Undead | Template:MountIcon Skeletal Horse | Undercity | |
Blood elf | Template:MountIcon Hawkstrider | Silvermoon | |
Flying Mounts | Alliance | Template:MountIcon Gryphon | Honor Hold , Wildhammer Stronghold and Dalaran |
Horde | Template:MountIcon Wyvern | Thrallmar , Shadowmoon Village and Dalaran |
Class-granted mounts
There are some classes in the game that can acquire special mounts linked to their own class through lore. These classes are the Paladin, the Death Knight and the Warlock, all actually given a type of horse. Prior to the expansion, in order to gain the epic version of the Paladin's or the Warlock's mount, one was ushered to pursue a very long quest chain sending one to every corner of Azeroth in search of rare ingredients; beside that, it also required a lot of gold. As a means to speed up leveling, as of the introduction of Wrath of the Lich King, these quests are now optional; the skill can be learned from the classes' respective trainer at level 40. Doing the quest version rewards the player with a Feat of Strength in addition to the mount. The normal version of the mount has always been free, rewarded through a very minor quest.
With Cataclysm, it seems that Tauren will not be getting a Charger[2]. This may also be true for the Draenei[3].
Class | Available mounts | |
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Death knight | Template:MountIcon Deathcharger at level 55 after completing [55] Into the Realm of Shadows. | |
Template:MountIcon [Winged Steed of the Ebon Blade], a skeletal gryphon used as flying mount. | ||
Paladin | Template:MountIcon Warhorse (blue and silver) at level 20. | |
Template:MountIcon Charger (blue and golden) level 40. | ||
Template:MountIcon Thalassian Warhorse (red and bronze) at level 20. | ||
Template:MountIcon Thalassian Charger (red and bronze) at level 40. | ||
Template:MountIcon [Argent Charger] (silver) 100 & Exalted Argent Champion of the Alliance/ Exalted Argent Champion of the Horde. | ||
Warlock | Template:MountIcon Felsteed at level 20. | |
Template:MountIcon [Dreadsteed] at level 40. |
Purchasing other mounts
You can purchase your own race's mount regardless of your reputation provided you have enough gold stockpiled. However, to purchase another race's mount, your reputation with that race's faction must be exalted. Before Patch 1.12.1, it was required to get additional training to ride that race's mounts. After Patch 1.12.1, a universal riding skill was introduced that superseded all the mount-specific riding skills. Do keep in mind that mount vendors of cities owned by races other than your own will not show you what they have to offer unless you are exalted with them.
Increasing your speed
Through class abilities and talents
Druids and Shamans acquire shapeshift forms that increase their movement speed (not as much as a mount, but it is trainable at an earlier level), while Hunters get aspects to boost their own movement speed and that of their party. Rogues and druids in cat form have an ability to temporarily increase movement speed. Here are the skills and abilities that provide some classes with a bit of a faster movement speed, either passively or by the activation of an ability.
- Druid
- [Flight Form] at level 60. Usable only in Outland or Northrend. Movement speed (flying) increased by 150%. Instant cast, cannot shapeshift in combat. Learning the ability also teaches druids the riding skill 225 at the same time. Requires riding skill 150 to learn.
- [Swift Flight Form] at level 70. Usable only in Outland or Northrend. Movement speed (flying) increased by 280%, 100% increase at ground level. Instant cast, cannot shapeshift in combat. It requires the druid to have the riding skill 300 and can be learned from the trainer once you reach level 71. It is also obtainable at the end of a long quest chain, requiring the riding skill 300 to start, which culminates with the killing of Anzu, the Raven God in Heroic Sethekk Halls.
- Hunter
- [Pathfinding] in the Beast Mastery talent tree (tier 3). Increases your speed while mounted by 5%/10%. The mounted movement speed increase does not stack with other effects.
- Rogue
- [Fleet Footed] in the Assassination talent tree (tier 5). Reduces the duration of all movement impairing effects by 15%/30% and increases your movement speed by 8%/15%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
- Paladin
- Pursuit of Justice in the Retribution talent tree (tier 3). Increases your movement speed (and mounted movement speed) by 8%/15%. This does not stack with other speed increasing effects.
- [Crusader Aura] at level 62. Movement speed while mounted is increased by 20%. The mounted movement speed increase does not stack with other effects.
- Death knight
- [On a Pale Horse] in the Unholy tree (tier 4). Increases your speed while mounted by 10/20%. The mounted movement speed increase does not stack with other effects.
- Priest
- [Body and Soul] in the Holy Tree (tier 8). Increases speed by 30/60% for 4 seconds on that target with [Power Word: Shield] active on them.
Through items and enchants
There are five other methods for increasing your mounted speed, with no effects beyond level 70:
- [Enchant Gloves - Riding Skill]: +2% (stacking), world drop Enchanting recipe
- [Carrot on a Stick]: +3% (stacking), reward from the Gahz'rilla quest in Zul'Farrak.
- [Mithril Spurs]: +4% (stacking), world drop Blacksmithing plans
- [Riding Crop]: +10% (non-stacking), Leatherworking pattern sold in Old Hillsbrad Foothills.
- [Skybreaker Whip]: +10% (non-stacking), quest reward from [70] Dragonmaw Race: Captain Skyshatter, must be Honored with Netherwing.
These last two items effectively increase a mount's speed by 10%. However, they do not stack with the previously mentioned methods, so they are approximately (see below) a 1% improvement over using the above 3 items combined. It should be also noted that for players of WotLK the [Riding Crop] is only usable for two levels (69 and 70), and the [Skybreaker Whip] only for one level (70).
All speed improvement items work on both normal and flying mounts (with the exception of npc controlled point-to-point flight).
Characters higher than level 70 will not benefit from mount speed improvement items and enchants. Blizzard's design goal is to eliminate the trinkets, but they've had technical issues with an implementation of an alternate system. [4]
Statistics
The first three effects act as percent multipliers of your total mounted speed, stacking with previous multipliers. Thus, if you have spurs but nothing else, your normal mount speed will be increased to about 166.4% ((100% + 60%) * 1.04 = 166.4%). These numbers were obtained experimentally using a position-tracking addon written specifically for this purpose.
Mount | Base Speed | [Crop] / [Whip] | [Crusader Aura] |
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[Rickety Magic Broom] or [Riding Turtle] | 100% | 110% | 120% |
Regular land mounts | 160% | 176% | 192% |
Epic land mounts | 200% | 220% | 240% |
Regular flying mounts | 250% | 270% | 290% |
Epic flying mounts | 380% | 418% | 456% |
[Swift Nether Drake] or [Ashes of Al'ar] | 410% | 451% | 492% |
Available mounts
Ground mounts
Mount type | Speed increase | Availability | Required riding skill | |
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Regular ground mounts | Human : Template:MountIcon Horse mounts | 60% | 1 | Apprentice (75) |
Dwarf : Template:MountIcon Ram mounts | 60% | 1 | Apprentice (75) | |
Gnome : Template:MountIcon Mechanostrider mounts | 60% | 1 | Apprentice (75) | |
Night elf : Template:MountIcon Saber mounts | 60% | 1 | Apprentice (75) | |
Draenei : Template:MountIcon Elekk mounts | 60% | 1 | Apprentice (75) | |
Regular ground Mounts | Orcs : Template:MountIcon Wolf mounts | 60% | 1 | Apprentice (75) |
Tauren : Template:MountIcon Kodo mounts | 60% | 1 | Apprentice (75) | |
Troll : Template:MountIcon Raptor mounts | 60% | 1 | Apprentice (75) | |
Undead : Template:MountIcon Skeletal horse mounts | 60% | 1 | Apprentice (75) | |
Blood elf : Template:MountIcon Hawkstrider mounts | 60% | 1 | Apprentice (75) | |
Epic ground mounts | Humans : Swift Horse Mounts | 100% | 10 | Journeyman (150) |
Dwarf : Swift Ram Mounts | 100% | 10 | Journeyman (150) | |
Gnome : Swift Mechanostrider Mounts | 100% | 10 | Journeyman (150) | |
Night elf : Swift Saber Mounts | 100% | 10 | Journeyman (150) | |
Draenei : Swift Elekk Mounts | 100% | 10 | Journeyman (150) | |
Epic ground Mounts | Orcs : Swift Wolf Mounts | 100% | 10 | Journeyman (150) |
Tauren : Swift Kodo Mounts | 100% | 10 | Journeyman (150) | |
Troll : Swift Raptor Mounts | 100% | 10 | Journeyman (150) | |
Undead : Skeletal Warhorse Mounts | 100% | 10 | Journeyman (150) | |
Blood elf : Swift Hawkstrider Mounts | 100% | 10 | Journeyman (150) | |
PvP Mounts | [Black Battlestrider] from the gnomes [†] | 100% | 30 30 30 | Journeyman (150) |
[Black War Ram] from the dwarves [†] | 100% | 30 30 30 | Journeyman (150) | |
[Black War Steed] from the humans [†] | 100% | 30 30 30 | Journeyman (150) | |
[Black War Tiger] from the night elves [†] | 100% | 30 30 30 | Journeyman (150) | |
[Black War Elekk] from the draenei | 100% | 30 30 30 | Journeyman (150) | |
PvP Mounts | [Black War Wolf] from the orcs [†] | 100% | 30 30 30 | Journeyman (150) |
[Red Skeletal Warhorse] from the undead [†] | 100% | 30 30 30 | Journeyman (150) | |
[Black War Kodo] from the tauren [†] | 100% | 30 30 30 | Journeyman (150) | |
Template:MountIcon [Black War Raptor] from the trolls [†] | 100% | 30 30 30 | Journeyman (150) | |
[Swift Warstrider] from the blood elves | 100% | 30 30 30 | Journeyman (150) | |
[†] Under the pre-2.0/ honor system, the Old PvP mounts were offered only to characters of rank 11 or higher. | ||||
PvP Mounts | [Dark War Talbuk] from Halaa blade merchant |
100% | Journeyman (150) | |
[Dark Riding Talbuk] from Halaa blade merchant | 100% | Journeyman (150) | ||
Quest Chain Mount | : [Venomhide Ravasaur] | 100% | Complete quest chain ending with They Grow Up So Fast. | Apprentice (75) |
Rare Faction Mounts | : [Winterspring Frostsaber] | 100% | 100 and exalted with Wintersaber Trainers. | Apprentice (75) |
: [Riding Talbuk Mounts] | 100% | 70 and exalted with Kurenai/Mag'har. | Journeyman (150) | |
: [War Talbuk Mounts] | 100% | 100 and exalted with Kurenai/Mag'har. | Journeyman (150) | |
: [Ice Mammoth] | 100% | 1,000 and revered with Sons of Hodir. | Journeyman (150) | |
: [Grand Ice Mammoth] | 100% | 10,000 and exalted with Sons of Hodir. | Journeyman (150) | |
Alterac Valley Mounts | : [Stormpike Battle Charger] |
100% | 50 | Journeyman (150) |
: [Frostwolf Howler] | 100% | 50 | Journeyman (150) | |
Rare drop Mounts | : Template:MountIcon Qiraji battle tank mounts | 100% | AQ40 Drop | Apprentice (75) |
: [Deathcharger's Reins] | 100% | Baron Rivendare, Stratholme | Journeyman (150) | |
: [Swift Zulian Tiger] | 100% | High Priest Thekal, Zul'Gurub | Journeyman (150) | |
: File:IconSmall Raptor Small.gif [Swift Razzashi Raptor] | 100% | Bloodlord Mandokir, Zul'Gurub | Journeyman (150) | |
: File:IconSmall Midnight Small.gif [Fiery Warhorse's Reins] | 100% | Attumen the Huntsman, Karazhan | Journeyman (150) | |
: File:IconSmall RavenGod Small.gif [Reins of the Raven Lord] | 100% | Anzu, Sethekk Halls (Heroic) | Journeyman (150) | |
: File:IconSmall Bear Small.gif [Amani War Bear] | 100% | Ashli's Bag, Zul'Aman; No longer attainable after Patch 3.0.2. |
Journeyman (150) | |
: [White Polar Bear] | 100% | Brunnhildar Village Daily quest rare reward | Journeyman (150) | |
: [Swift White Hawkstrider] | 100% | Kael'thas Sunstrider, Magisters' Terrace (Heroic) | Journeyman (150) | |
: [Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal] | 100% | Questline; No longer attainable after patch 3.0.2. |
Journeyman (150) | |
Engineering Mounts | : [Mekgineer's Chopper] | 100% | Engineering 450 | Journeyman (150) |
: [Mechano-Hog] | 100% | Engineering 450 | Journeyman (150) | |
Dalaran Vendor Mounts | : File:IconSmall Bear Small.gif [Armored Brown Bear] | 100% | 750 | Journeyman (150) |
: File:IconSmall Bear Small.gif [Armored Brown Bear] | 100% | 750 | Journeyman (150) | |
: File:IconSmall Mammoth Small.gif [Wooly Mammoth] | 100% | 200 | Journeyman (150) | |
: File:IconSmall Mammoth Small.gif [Traveler's Tundra Mammoth] | 100% | 20,000 | Journeyman (150) | |
Argent Tournament Mounts | [Exodar Elekk] | 100% | 100 & Champion of the Exodar. | Journeyman (150) |
[Darnassian Nightsaber] | 100% | 100 & Champion of Darnassus. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Ironforge Ram] | 100% | 100 & Champion of Ironforge. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Stormwind Steed] | 100% | 100 & Champion of Stormwind. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Gnomeregan Mechanostrider] | 100% | 100 & Champion of Gnomeregan. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Great Red Elekk] | 100% | 500 [†] + 5 & Champion of the Exodar. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Swift Moonsaber] | 100% | 500 [†] + 5 & Champion of Darnassus. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Swift Violet Ram] | 100% | 500 [†] + 5 & Champion of Ironforge. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Swift Gray Steed] | 100% | 500 [†] + 5 & Champion of Stormwind. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Turbostrider] | 100% | 500 [†] + 5 & Champion of Gnomeregan. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Quel'dorei Steed] | 100% | 100 and exalted with Silver Covenant. | Journeyman (150) | |
Argent Tournament Mounts | [Forsaken Warhorse] | 100% | 100 & Champion of the Undercity. | Journeyman (150) |
[Thunder Bluff Kodo] | 100% | 100 & Champion of Thunder Bluff. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Orgrimmar Wolf] | 100% | 100 & Champion of Orgrimmar. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Darkspear Raptor] | 100% | 100 & Champion of Sen'jin. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Silvermoon Hawkstrider] | 100% | 100 & Champion of Silvermoon City. | Journeyman (150) | |
[White Skeletal Warhorse] | 100% | 500 [†] + 5 & Champion of the Undercity. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Great Golden Kodo] | 100% | 500 [†] + 5 & Champion of Thunder Bluff. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Swift Burgundy Wolf] | 100% | 500 [†] + 5 & Champion of Orgrimmar. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Swift Purple Raptor] | 100% | 500 [†] + 5 & Champion of Sen'jin. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Swift Red Hawkstrider] | 100% | 500 [†] + 5 & Champion of Silvermoon City. | Journeyman (150) | |
[Sunreaver Hawkstrider] | 100% | 100 and exalted with Sunreavers. | Journeyman (150) | |
Argent Tournament Mount | [Argent Warhorse] | 100% | 100 & Exalted Argent Champion of the Alliance/ Exalted Argent Champion of the Horde. | Journeyman (150) |
Mount type | Speed increase | Availability | Required riding skill |
Flying mounts
and |
Mount type | Speed increase | Availability | Required riding skill | |
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Regular flying mounts | : Gryphon Mounts | 60% on land, 150% in air | 50 | Expert (225) |
: Template:MountIcon Wyvern Mounts | 60% on land, 150% in air | 50 | Expert (225) | |
Epic flying mounts | : Swift Gryphon Mounts | 100% on land, 280% in air | 100 | Artisan (300) |
: Swift Wyvern Mounts | 100% on land, 280% in air | 100 | Artisan (300) | |
Dalaran Vendor Mount | : [Armored Snowy Gryphon] | 100% on land, 280% in air | 2000 | Artisan (300) |
: [Armored Blue Wind Rider] | 100% on land, 280% in air | 2000 | Artisan (300) | |
Faction mounts | : [Cenarion War Hippogryph] | 100% on land, 280% in air | 2,000 and exalted with Cenarion Expedition | Artisan (300) |
: Nether ray Mounts | 100% on land, 280% in air | 200 and exalted with Sha'tari Skyguard | Artisan (300) | |
: Netherwing drake mounts | 100% on land, 280% in air | 200 / questline / exalted with Netherwing | Artisan (300) | |
: [Reins of the Red Drake] | 100% on land, 280% in air | 1600 and exalted with Wyrmrest Accord | Artisan (300) | |
Rare drop mounts | : [Ashes of Al'ar] | 100% on land, 310% in air | Kael'thas Sunstrider, The Eye | Artisan (300) |
: [Reins of the Bronze Drake] | 100% on land, 280% in air | Infinite Corruptor, Culling of Stratholme (Heroic) | Artisan (300) | |
: [Reins of the Blue Drake] | 100% on land, 280% in air | Malygos 10-man, The Eye of Eternity | Artisan (300) | |
: [Reins of the Azure Drake] | 100% on land, 280% in air | Malygos 25-man, The Eye of Eternity | Artisan (300) | |
: [Reins of the Black Drake] | 100% on land, 280% in air | Sartharion 10-man, The Obsidian Sanctum | Artisan (300) | |
: [Reins of the Twilight Drake] | 100% on land, 280% in air | Sartharion 25-man, The Obsidian Sanctum | Artisan (300) | |
: [Green Proto-Drake] | 100% on land, 280% in air | [Mysterious Egg] | Artisan (300) | |
: [Blue Proto-Drake] | 100% on land, 280% in air | Skadi the Ruthless, Utgarde Pinnacle (Heroic) | Artisan (300) | |
: [Time-Lost Proto-Drake] | 100% on land, 280% in air | Time-Lost Proto Drake (100% Drop Rate) | Artisan (300) | |
: [Mimiron's Head] | 100% on land, 310% in air | Yogg-Saron 25-man, Ulduar | Artisan (300) | |
Engineering mounts | : [Flying Machine Control] | 60% on land, 150% in air | 300 Engineering | Expert (225) |
: [Turbo-Charged Flying Machine Control] | 100% on land, 280% in air | 375 Engineering | Artisan (300) | |
Tailoring mounts | : [Flying Carpet] | 60% on land, 150% in air | 380 Tailoring | Expert (225) |
: [Magnificent Flying Carpet] | 100% on land, 280% in air | 425 Tailoring | Artisan (300) | |
Arena reward | : [Swift Nether Drake] | 100% on land, 310% in air | Seasonal Arena reward | Artisan (300) |
Argent Tournament | : [Argent Hippogryph] | 100% on land, 280% in air | 150 Champion's Seals | Artisan (300) |
: [Silver Covenant Hippogryph] | 100% on land, 280% in air | 150 Champion's Seals and exalted with Silver Covenant | Artisan (300) | |
: [Sunreaver Dragonhawk] | 100% on land, 280% in air | 150 Champion's Seals and exalted with Sunreavers | Artisan (300) | |
Mount type | Speed increase | Availability | Required riding skill |
Achievement System
These mounts are obtainable by completing certain achievements.
Mount type | Speed increase | Availability | Required riding skill | |
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Bears | : [Black War Bear] | 100% on land | Reward for completing the For The Alliance! / For The Horde! achievement. | Journeyman (150) |
Warhorses | : [Crusader's White Warhorse] | 100% on land | Reward for completing the A Tribute to Immortality achievement. | Journeyman (150) |
: [Crusader's Black Warhorse] | 100% on land | Reward for completing the A Tribute to Immortality achievement. | Journeyman (150) | |
Drakes | : [Reins of the Albino Drake] | 100% on land, 280% in air | Reward for completing the Leading the Cavalry achievement. | Artisan (300) |
Dragonhawks | : [Blue Dragonhawk Mount] | 100% on land, 280% in air | Reward for completing the Mountain o' Mounts achievement. | Artisan (300) |
: [Red Dragonhawk Mount] | 100% on land, 280% in air | Reward for completing the Mountain o' Mounts achievement. | Artisan (300) | |
Proto-Dragons | : [Red Proto-Drake] | 100% on land, 280% in air | Reward for completing the Glory of the Hero achievement. | Artisan (300) |
: [Plagued Proto-Drake] | 100% on land, 310% in air | Reward for completing the Glory of the Raider (10 player) achievement. No longer attainable after Patch 3.1.0. |
Artisan (300) | |
: [Black Proto-Drake] | 100% on land, 310% in air | Reward for completing the Glory of the Raider (25 player) achievement. No longer attainable after Patch 3.1.0. |
Artisan (300) | |
: [Violet Proto-Drake] | 100% on land, 310% in air | Reward for completing the What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been achievement. | Artisan (300) | |
: [Rusted Proto-Drake] | 100% on land, 310% in air | Reward for completing the Glory of the Ulduar Raider (10 player) achievement. | Artisan (300) | |
: [Ironbound Proto-Drake] | 100% on land, 310% in air | Reward for completing the Heroic: Glory of the Ulduar Raider achievement. | Artisan (300) |
Holiday mounts
Mount type | Speed increase | Duration | Availability | Prerequisites | |
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Festive Mount Disguises | [Fresh Holly] | N/A | 7 days | Feast of Winter Veil | Requires level 30 |
[Preserved Holly] | N/A | None | Feast of Winter Veil | Requires level 30; [60] Metzen the Reindeer or [60] The Hero of the Day | |
[Fresh Brewfest Hops] | N/A | 7 days | Brewfest | Requires level 30; Changes player's ground mount into a Brewfest Ram (Alliance players) or a Brewfest Kodo (Horde players) | |
[Fresh Goblin Brewfest Hops] | N/A | 7 days | Brewfest | Requires level 30; Changes player's ground mount into a Brewfest Kodo; available to Alliance only | |
[Fresh Dwarven Brewfest Hops] | N/A | 7 days | Brewfest | Requires level 30; Changes player's ground mount into a Brewfest Ram; available to Horde only | |
[Preserved Brewfest Hops] | N/A | None | Brewfest | Requires level 30; Changes player's ground mount into a Brewfest Ram (Alliance players) or a Brewfest Kodo (Horde players) | |
Brewfest Mounts | [Brewfest Ram] | 60% | None | Brewfest | Requires level 30; Players who completed the Honorary Brewer Hand Stamp quest in 2007 can buy this mount. |
[Swift Brewfest Ram] | 100% | None | Brewfest | Requires level 60; Drops from Coren Direbrew; Players who completed the Honorary Brewer Hand Stamp quest in 2007 can still buy this mount. | |
[Great Brewfest Kodo] | 100% | None | Brewfest | Requires level 60; Drops from Coren Direbrew; Players who completed the Honorary Brewer Hand Stamp quest in 2007 can still buy this mount. | |
Hallow's End Mounts | [Rickety Magic Broom] | 0% | 14 days | Hallow's End | Requires level 1 and no Riding Skill. |
[Magic Broom] | 60% - 280% | 14 days | Hallow's End | Requires level 30 and Apprentice Riding skill (75); Mount speed and flight capabilities based on player's riding skill and location | |
[The Horseman's Reins] | 60% - 280% | None | Hallow's End | Requires level 60 and Apprentice Riding skill (75); Mount speed and flight capabilities based on player's riding skill and location |
Aquatic Mount
The first aquatic mount was introduced to the game in Patch 3.1.0.
Mount type | Speed increase | Availability | Required riding skill |
---|---|---|---|
: [Sea Turtle] | 0% on land 60% on water | Fishing in Northrend fishing pools | Apprentice (75) |
Trading Card Game Mounts
All the TCG mounts must first be unlocked using a code found on a loot card, then they can be purchased from Landro Longshot in Booty Bay.
Mount type | Speed increase | Availability | Required riding skill |
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: File:IconSmall Turtle Small.gif[Riding Turtle] | 0% | 0 | None |
: Template:MountIcon[Spectral Tiger] | 60% | 1 | Apprentice (75) |
: Template:MountIcon[Swift Spectral Tiger] | 100% | 10 | Journeyman (150) |
: Template:MountIcon[X-51 Nether-Rocket] | 150% | 50 | Expert (225) |
: Template:MountIcon[X-51 Nether-Rocket X-TREME] | 280% | 100 | Artisan (300) |
: Template:MountIcon[Big Battle Bear] | 100% | 10 | Journeyman (150) |
BlizzCon Mounts
The BlizzCon Mounts comes from the BlizzCon Welcome packages. The mounts must first be unlocked using a code found on the Blizzard Convention Card, the NPC's for unlocking the mounts can be found in Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar if you are Horde or in Forlorn Cavern, Ironforge if Alliance.
Mount type | Speed increase | Availability | Required riding skill |
---|---|---|---|
: [Big Blizzard Bear] | 60%-100% | 0 | Requires level 30 and Apprentice Riding skill (75);
Mount speed capabilities based on player's riding skill. |
Recruit a friend
These mounts are obtainable by recruiting a friend with the Recruit-A-Friend program.
Mount type | Speed increase | Availability | Required riding skill |
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: Template:MountIcon [Swift Zhevra] | 100% | Recruit a friend | Journeyman (150) |
Flying mounts in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms
Previously, Blizzard officials have stated that it would be possible to "rebuild" the existing continents to accommodate for flying mounts, but this would take enormous amounts of time since Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms combined are more than four times the size of Outland. However, at BlizzCon 2009 it was revealed that flying mounts will be available in some form to use in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms with the release of the next expansion, titled Cataclysm.
Comment from Drysc, a Blizzard representative:
2006, November 13
Unfortunately our designers and developers are not a limitless sea of people; there are decisions that have to be made as to where we should appropriately direct the development efforts. It's our feeling that providing new content, new places to explore and progress your character, new races and professions, all equal a very worthwhile expenditure of our resources. We're definitely committed to ensuring parts of the game already developed continue to be refined, but in this case delaying an expansion for a potentially "very long time" just wouldn't make sense, and wouldn't be very fair to our fans and players who would rather keep progressing their character than flying through places they've already been.
Let's say that we did allow flying mounts in Azeroth and chose to redesign it at some point, it would be no small task. We would need to correct all of the terrain outside of the 'walkable' areas, including building out zones that currently don't exist but through lore are known to exist in those areas. We would also have to rework most outdoor areas as content not intended to be bypassed could be, as well as any possible terrain exploitation potential (ie lots of time testing and refining). We would need to think about what happens when the edge of the map is reached. Since Outland is flat, a bounding wall makes sense, but for a planet that starts to break down. Do players zone in to the other continent while flying or do we make it seamless? If it's seamless we have to rebuild our server architecture, not to mention any further technical issues, etc. etc. While summed up in a sentence or two each of these things would require teams of people working together for a long time to pull off well.
It really all comes down to making the game fun to play for everyone, and allocating resources and time to do that as efficiently as possible. Right now spending time reworking Azeroth so that flying mounts can simply exist, for some ease of travel and sight seeing, doesn't seem like an appropriate use of our time or efforts. In the future though, who knows?
Comment from Nethaera, another Blizzard representative:
2007, February 14
As much as people keep trying to convince us we need to do this there are reasons for things being the way they are. For one, Outland was created specifically with flying mounts in mind. From the ground up to the sky, we worked on the technology involved to make this happen. For another, by keeping them a part of Outland, it makes them unique to the new land and relays a sense of 'ooh and ahh' that they aren't commonplace all around Azeroth too. Also, to retro-fit Azeroth to allow for them would take a lot of time and it's time we'd much rather dedicate to moving forward towards new content than trying to rework something.
Time and resources are two things we are very careful about and as you can see from reading the forums, a lot of people believe we should be doing more with it no matter how much we actually do. We do the best we can to put out fixes and content as quickly as possible but we have a constraint we've put on ourselves as well that if we are going to put something out there, that we should do it well and with Blizzard quality in mind. This is something that will always be at the top of our list to strive for.
Gallery
- Acherus Deathcharger Mount.jpg
- Albino Drake.jpg
[Armored Brown Bear] (Alliance)
[Armored Brown Bear] (Horde)
- Phoenix Mount.jpg
- Azure Drake Mount.jpg
- Black Proto-Drake.jpg
[Black War Bear] (Alliance)
[Black War Bear] (Horde)
- Blue Dragonhawk Mount.jpg
- Blue Proto-Drake.jpg
- Brewfest Ram.jpg
- Cenarion War Hippogryph.jpg
- Deathcharger Mount.jpg
- Flying Carpet.jpg
- Flying Machine Mount.jpg
- Frostwolf Howler.jpg
[Grand Ice Mammoth] (Alliance)
[Grand Ice Mammoth] (Horde)
- Green Proto-Drake.jpg
- Headless Horseman Steed.jpg
[Headless Horseman Steed]
[Ice Mammoth] (Alliance)
[Ice Mammoth] (Horde)
- Magic Broom.jpg
- Mechano-hog.jpg
- Mekgineer's Chopper.jpg
- Pinto.jpg
- Plagued Proto-Drake.jpg
- Raven Lord.jpg
- Red Proto-Drake.jpg
- Reindeer.jpg
[Reindeer] (Temporary)
- Rickety Magic Broom.jpg
- Riding Turtle.jpg
- Swift Brewfest Ram.jpg
- Swift Palomino.jpg
- Swift White Hawkstrider.jpg
- Swift White Steed.jpg
- Swift Zhevra.jpg
- Traveler's Tundra Mammoth (Alliance).jpg
[Traveler's Tundra Mammoth] (Alliance)
- Traveler's Tundra Mammoth (Horde).jpg
[Traveler's Tundra Mammoth] (Horde)
- Twilight Drake.jpg
- Winged Steed of the Ebon Blade.jpg
- Winterspring Frostsaber.jpg
[Wooly Mammoth] (Alliance)
[Wooly Mammoth] (Horde)
See also
- Riding skill
- List of mounts for a full list of mounts
- Transportation category for a detailed list of methods of transportation in WoW.
- Mounts category for a list of articles on mounts.
- If you want to get a head start, read a Guide for Preparing to Buy a Mount.
- [Fresh Holly], a way to transform your mount into a reindeer for half an hour
- Locations of fixed devices throughout Azeroth, including where to purchase mounts.
Notes
- In Patch 3.2 the cast times for summoning all mounts was reduced 1.5 seconds, down from 3 seconds.
- Mounts have a special emote they can do: This can be invoked while motionless on the ground, either by the
/mountspecial
slash command, or by pressing the <space> key - Flying mounts can perform a loop! Press Pitch Up or Pitch Down (normally [Ins] and [Del]) while in flight to perform a loop. On a macintosh, the <help> key, or the fn+delete combination (on the laptop) will start it.
- Additionally, while in a loop, you can use your strafe keys.
- From patch 3.1.0 onwards non-flight mounts are able to swim.
- Mounts that allow passengers (the two choppers, the traveler's mammoth) allow other characters to ride as passengers.
References
- ^ PvP Ranks (Obsolete) and 0. Patch 1.12.1 Riding Skill Changes 09/26/2006 07:38:58 PM PDT by Batta
- ^ http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19377464368&postId=193512634565&sid=1#26
- ^ http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19377464368&sid=1&pageNo=3#46
- ^ http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=9336669931&pageNo=1&sid=2000#1
External links
da:Mount