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 Riding (Profession)
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|---|---|
An undead riding his giant mammoth.
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 always 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% water speed increase - Sea Turtle
- 60% ground speed increase - Felsteed
- 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]
- Does not increase speed -
Riding skills and abilities
A Human Mage riding a Swift White Steed, an Alliance Epic Mount.
Blood Knights riding their Horde paladin mounts.
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 each mount, both reduced by the appropriate reputation discounts. Rare ground mounts increase movement speed by 60%.
At level 20, warlocks and paladins can learn the spells Summon Felsteed and 
[Summon Warhorse] at the cost of 1 from their class trainers, which grants them apprentice riding skill.
Journeyman: Level 40
Journeyman riding skill (150) costs 50 for training and an additional 10 for each mount, both reduced by the appropriate reputation discounts. Epic ground mounts increase movement speed by 100%.
At level 40, paladins and warlocks Paladins can learn 
[Summon Charger] and 
[Dreadsteed] from their class trainers after learning the Journeyman riding skill from the riding trainer. There is no need to purchase a new mount. 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 at level 55.
Expert: Level 60
Expert riding skill (225) costs 250 for training and an additional 50 for each mount, both reduced by the appropriate reputation discounts. Rare flying mounts increase movement speed by 150% in the air and 60% on the ground. Flying mounts are also only usable while within Outland and Northrend. However, flying in Northrend requires cold weather flying training (see below).
Druids can learn 
[Flight Form] from any druid trainer at level 60 for 3, which grants them expert riding skill for next to nothing.
Artisan: Level 70
Artisan riding skill (300) costs 5,000 for training and an additional 100 for each mount, both reduced by the appropriate reputation discounts. Epic flying mounts increase movement speed by 100% on the ground and 280% in the air. This is also the training level required to use the ultra-rare 310% speed flying mounts. No class-granted abilities award artisan flying.
Cold Weather Flying: Level 77
The 
[Cold Weather Flying] skill 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 and expert riding skill. Level 80 characters are able to buy a bind to account heirloom, the [Tome of Cold Weather Flight], which allows characters of level 68 to learn the spell, making flight in Northrend possible from an earlier level.
Summary
| Proficiency | Cost | +Speed | Required for | Requires | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | Mounts | Land | Air | ||||
| 75 | Apprentice | 4 |
1 |
60% | Rare land mounts | Level 20 | |
| 150 | Journeyman | 50 |
10 |
100% | Epic land mounts | Level 40 | |
| 225 | Expert  |
250 |
50 |
60% | 150% | Rare flying mounts | Level 60 |
| 300 | Artisan |
5000 |
100 |
100% | 280% | Epic flying mounts | Level 70 |
[Cold Weather Flying]  |
1000 |
Flying in Northrend | Level 77 & 225 skill | ||||
Base mounts
Racial mounts
Two trolls riding raptors.
Players can purchase their own race's mount regardless of reputation provided you have enough gold stockpiled. However, to purchase another race's mount, players must be exalted with that faction.
| Race | Mount family | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
  Draenei |
Template:MountIcon Elekk | The Exodar |
  Dwarf |
Template:MountIcon Ram | Ironforge | |
  Gnome |
Template:MountIcon Mechanostrider | Gnomeregan Exiles | |
  Human |
Template:MountIcon Horse | Stormwind | |
  Night elf |
Template:MountIcon Saber cat | Darnassus | |
| Alliance |
Template:MountIcon Gryphon | ||
|
  Tauren |
Template:MountIcon Kodo | Thunder Bluff |
  Orc |
Template:MountIcon Wolf | Orgrimmar | |
  Troll |
Template:MountIcon Raptor | Darkspear Trolls | |
  Undead |
Template:MountIcon Skeletal Horse | The Undercity | |
  Blood elf |
Template:MountIcon Hawkstrider | Silvermoon City | |
| Horde |
Template:MountIcon Wyvern | ||
Class-granted mounts
There are four classes in the game that can acquire special mounts and abilities linked to their own class through lore: death knights, druids, paladins, and warlocks. The original quests to gain the paladin charger, warlock dreadsteed, and druid's swift flight form are all still in-game and reward feats of strength if they are completed. Aforementioned quests are not required to learn the ability, however.
With Cataclysm, it seems that tauren paladins will not be getting a Charger[1]. This may also be true for draenei paladins[2].
| Class | Mount/form | +Speed | Source | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Death knight
|
 Template:MountIcon Deathcharger |
100% | Into the Realm of Shadows | 55 |
| Template:MountIcon [Winged Steed of the Ebon Blade] |
150%-280% | 1000 |
60 | |
 Druid
|
Template:MountIcon [Flight Form] |
150% | 3 from trainer |
60 |
| Template:MountIcon [Swift Flight Form] |
280% | 20 from trainer |
71 | |
 Paladin
|
Template:MountIcon [Warhorse] (blue and silver) |
60% | 1 from trainer |
20 |
| Template:MountIcon [Summon Charger] (blue and golden) |
100% | 2 from trainer |
40 | |
| Template:MountIcon [Thalassian Warhorse] (red and bronze) |
60% | 1 from trainer |
20 | |
| Template:MountIcon [Thalassian Charger] (red and bronze) |
100% | 2 from trainer |
40 | |
| Template:MountIcon [Argent Charger] (silver) |
100% | 100  & <Crusader> |
40 | |
 Warlock
|
Template:MountIcon Felsteed |
60% | 1 from trainer |
20 |
| Template:MountIcon [Dreadsteed] |
100% | 2 from trainer |
40 |
Increasing your speed
Through class abilities and talents
Shaman 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.
- 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.
- [Improved Unholy Presence] in the Unholy tree (tier 7) increases mounted speed by 8%/15% when in Blood or Frost Presence. This bonus does not stack with other effects.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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. [3]
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]
|
|---|---|---|---|
 [Rickety Magic Broom] or  [Riding Turtle]
|
0% | 10% | 20% |
| Regular land mounts | 60% | 66% | 72% |
| Epic land mounts | 100% | 110% | 120% |
| Regular flying mounts | 150% | 165% | 180% |
| Epic flying mounts | 280% | 308% | 336% |
 [Swift Nether Drake] or  [Ashes of Al'ar]
|
310% | 341% | 372% |
Available mounts
The tables below are separated based on mount source, such as purchase requirements, killing specific creatures, participating in world events, completing achievements or more.
Racial mounts
Racial land mounts are typically the first mounts players will acquire. To purchase a racial land mount, players must either purchase their race's mount (such as horses for humans, or wolves for orcs), or gain exalted standing with that race's representative faction (such as exalted with Darnassus to purchase sabers). Flying mounts do not require any reputation rating.
| Mount type | +Speed | Cost | Requirements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | Race | Faction | Riding skill | |||
|
|
Template:MountIcon Elekk mounts
|
60% | 1 |
Draenei | Exodar | Apprentice (75) | |
| Template:MountIcon Ram mounts | 60% | 1 |
Dwarf | Ironforge | Apprentice (75) | ||
| Template:MountIcon Mechanostrider mounts | 60% | 1 |
Gnome | Gnomeregan Exiles | Apprentice (75) | ||
| Template:MountIcon Horse mounts | 60% | 1 |
Human | Stormwind | Apprentice (75) | ||
| Template:MountIcon Saber mounts | 60% | 1 |
Night elf | Darnassus | Apprentice (75) | ||
 Swift elekk mounts
|
100% | 10 |
Draenei | Exodar | Journeyman (150) | ||
 Swift ram mounts
|
100% | 10 |
Dwarf | Ironforge | Journeyman (150) | ||
 Swift mechanostrider mounts
|
100% | 10 |
Gnome | Gnomeregan Exiles | Journeyman (150) | ||
 Swift horse mounts
|
100% | 10 |
Human | Stormwind | Journeyman (150) | ||
 Swift saber mounts
|
100% | 10 |
Night elf | Darnassus | Journeyman (150) | ||
 Gryphon mounts
|
60% | 150% | 50 |
Expert (225) | |||
| Swift Gryphon mounts
|
100% | 280% | 100 |
Artisan (300) | |||
|
|
Template:MountIcon Hawkstrider mounts
|
60% | 1 |
Blood elf | Silvermoon City | Apprentice (75) | |
| Template:MountIcon Wolf mounts | 60% | 1 |
Orc | Orgrimmar | Apprentice (75) | ||
| Template:MountIcon Kodo mounts | 60% | 1 |
Tauren | Thunder Bluff | Apprentice (75) | ||
| Template:MountIcon Raptor mounts | 60% | 1 |
Troll | Darkspear Trolls | Apprentice (75) | ||
| Template:MountIcon Skeletal horse mounts | 60% | 1 |
Undead | Undercity | Apprentice (75) | ||
 Swift hawkstrider mounts
|
100% | 10 |
Blood elf | Silvermoon City | Journeyman (150) | ||
 Swift wolf mounts
|
100% | 10 |
Orc | Orgrimmar | Journeyman (150) | ||
 Swift kodo mounts
|
100% | 10 |
Tauren | Thunder Bluff | Journeyman (150) | ||
 Swift raptor mounts
|
100% | 10 |
Troll | Darkspear Trolls | Journeyman (150) | ||
 Skeletal warhorse mounts
|
100% | 10 |
Undead | Undercity | Journeyman (150) | ||
| Template:MountIcon Wyvern mounts
|
60% | 150% | 50 |
Expert (225) | |||
 Swift Wyvern mounts
|
100% | 280% | 100 |
Artisan (300) | |||
PvP mounts
PvP mounts can be obtained by exchanging honor points or other world PvP currency. For Arena rewards, see the Arena section.
| Mount | +Speed | Cost | Riding skill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
[Black Battlestrider]
|
100% | 50,000 
|
Journeyman (150) |
| [Black War Elekk]
|
100% | 50,000
|
Journeyman (150) | |
 [Black War Mammoth]
|
100% | 300 
|
Journeyman (150) | |
| [Black War Ram]
|
100% | 50,000
|
Journeyman (150) | |
| [Black War Steed]
|
100% | 50,000
|
Journeyman (150) | |
| [Black War Tiger]
|
100% | 50,000
|
Journeyman (150) | |
| [Stormpike Battle Charger]
|
100% | 50,000
|
Journeyman (150) | |
|
|
[Black War Kodo]
|
100% | 50,000
|
Journeyman (150) |
| [Black War Mammoth]
|
100% | 300
|
Journeyman (150) | |
| Template:MountIcon [Black War Raptor] | 100% | 50,000
|
Journeyman (150) | |
| [Black War Wolf]
|
100% | 50,000
|
Journeyman (150) | |
| [Frostwolf Howler]
|
100% | 50,000
|
Journeyman (150) | |
| [Red Skeletal Warhorse]
|
100% | 50,000
|
Journeyman (150) | |
| [Swift Warstrider]
|
100% | 50,000
|
Journeyman (150) | |
|
|
 [Dark Riding Talbuk]
|
100% | 75  15 
|
Journeyman (150) |
| [Dark War Talbuk]
|
100% | 100 20
|
Journeyman (150) | |
Quest reward mounts
Some laborious or involved quest chains reward mounts.
| Mount | +Speed | Quest | Riding skill | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | ||||
|
|
[Venomhide Ravasaur]
|
100% | They Grow Up So Fast | Apprentice (75) | |
|
|
 [Crimson Deathcharger]
|
100% | Mograine's Reunion | Apprentice (75) | |
Faction reward mounts
As a reward for gaining high reputation standing with various factions, players can purchase mounts. Such high reputation is a function of large quantities of time.
| Mount type | +Speed | Cost | Faction | Riding skill | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | |||||
|
|
[Winterspring Frostsaber]
|
100% | 100 |
Wintersaber Trainers exalted | Apprentice (75) | |
|
|
 [Cenarion War Hippogryph]
|
100% | 280% | 2,000 |
Cenarion Expedition exalted | Artisan (300) |
| Riding talbuk mounts
|
100% | 70 |
Kurenai/Mag'har exalted | Journeyman (150) | ||
| War talbuk mounts
|
100% | 100 |
Kurenai/Mag'har exalted | Journeyman (150) | ||
 Netherwing drake mounts
|
100% | 280% | 200 |
Netherwing exalted | Artisan (300) | |
 Nether ray mounts
|
100% | 280% | 200 |
Sha'tari Skyguard exalted | Artisan (300) | |
| [Ice Mammoth]
|
100% | 1,000 |
Sons of Hodir revered | Journeyman (150) | ||
| [Grand Ice Mammoth]
|
100% | 10,000 |
Sons of Hodir exalted | Journeyman (150) | ||
 [Red Drake]
|
100% | 280% | 1,600 |
Wyrmrest Accord exalted | Artisan (300) | |
Rare drop mounts
Rarely, specific creatures will drop a mount as a reward. If the mount drops, only one mount will appear per kill, no matter the size of the party or raid killing the creature. Also, mounts may rarely be inside other containers rewarded for doing other objectives.
Guaranteed drop mounts
A guaranteed drop mount will result in one mount being awarded upon killing the specified creature under the condition listed, regardless of the size of the party or raid. For mounts rewarded such that everyone who completes the achievement gets the mount, see the "Achievements" section.
| Mount | +Speed | Source | Riding skill | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | ||||
|
|
 [Bronze Drake]
|
100% | 280% | Infinite Corruptor, Heroic Culling of Stratholme | Artisan (300) |
 [Black Drake]
|
100% | 280% |  Twilight Zone (10), Sartharion, Obsidian Sanctum
|
Artisan (300) | |
| [Invincible's Reins]
|
100% | 310% | The Light of Dawn, Lich King, Icecrown Citadel
|
Artisan (300) | |
 [Mimiron's Head]
|
100% | 310% | Alone in the Dark (25), Yogg-Saron, Ulduar
|
Artisan (300) | |
 [Time-Lost Proto-Drake]
|
100% | 280% | Time-Lost Proto Drake, Storm Peaks | Artisan (300) | |
 [Twilight Drake]
|
100% | 280% | Twilight Zone (25), Sartharion, Obsidian Sanctum
|
Artisan (300) | |
Crafted mounts
Mounts can also be created by players. Typically such mounts are a perk of the profession and are not available to other players, but a few are.
| Mount | +Speed | Required skill | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | Profession | Riding | ||
|
|
[Mekgineer's Chopper]
|
100% | Journeyman (150) | ||
|
|
[Mechano-Hog]
|
100% | Journeyman (150) | ||
|
|
 [Flying Machine Control]
|
60% | 150% | 300 Engineering | Expert (225) |
 [Flying Carpet]
|
60% | 150% | 300 Tailoring | Expert (225) | |
 [Turbo-Charged Flying Machine Control]
|
100% | 280% | 375 Engineering | Artisan (300) | |
 [Magnificent Flying Carpet]
|
100% | 280% | 425 Tailoring | Artisan (300) | |
 [Frosty Flying Carpet]
|
100% | 280% | 425 Tailoring | Artisan (300) | |
Dalaran mounts
Mei Francis in Dalaran sells mounts to all comers, with no requirements outside of gold or emblems.
| Mount | +Speed | Cost | Riding skill | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | ||||
|
|
File:IconSmall Bear Small.gif [Armored Brown Bear] | 100% | 750
|
Journeyman (150) | |
| [Armored Snowy Gryphon]
|
100% | 280% | 2,000
|
Artisan (300) | |
|
|
File:IconSmall Bear Small.gif [Armored Brown Bear] | 100% | 750
|
Journeyman (150) | |
| [Armored Blue Wind Rider]
|
100% | 280% | 2,000
|
Artisan (300) | |
|
|
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
A major draw of the Argent Tournament is the large quantity of mounts rewarded in exchange for [Champion's Seal]s.
Aquatic mounts
The first aquatic mount was introduced to the game in Patch 3.1.0.
| Mount | +Speed | Source | Riding skill | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Land | ||||
|
|
[Sea Turtle] | 60% | 0% | Fishing in Northrend fishing pools | Apprentice (75) |
Achievement system mounts
These mounts are obtainable by completing certain achievements. As part of completing the achievement, the mount will be mailed directly to the player.
Holiday mounts
There are several disguises and time-limited items that are available during holidays. Disguises simply turn the player's mount into something "more festive" like a kodo or a reindeer but do not otherwise affect mount mechanics. Time-limited items exist only during the duration of the holiday itself. Previously, time-limited items had a set time such as seven or 14 days, but were changed to be directly tied to the holiday.
Back during Brewfest 2007, a ["Honorary Brewer" Hand Stamp] was available for purchase and granted access to the [Brewfest Ram] and [Swift Brewfest Ram] vendors. The hand stamp was removed before the 2008 Brewfest and has not been seen since. Thus, Brewfest Ram cannot be purchased by players who did not do the Hand Stamp quest, but the Swift Brewfest Ram still drops off Coren Direbrew in the Grim Guzzler of Blackrock Depths. Additionally, the [Great Brewfest Kodo] was added to Direbrew's loot table.
| Mount | +Speed | Limited | Requirements | Source and notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disguises |
|
 [Fresh Holly]
|
N/A | Yes | Level 20 | /kiss holiday NPCs during Feast of Winter Veil
|
| [Preserved Holly]
|
N/A | No | Level 20 | Some quest rewards during Feast of Winter Veil | ||
 [Fresh Brewfest Hops]
|
N/A | Yes | Level 20 | 2  during Brewfest
| ||
| [Preserved Brewfest Hops]
|
N/A | No | Level 20 | 20 during Brewfest
| ||
|
|
[Fresh Goblin Brewfest Hops]
|
N/A | Yes | Level 20 | 5 during Brewfest
| |
|
|
[Fresh Dwarven Brewfest Hops]
|
N/A | Yes | Level 20 | 5 during Brewfest
| |
| Love is in the Air |
|
 [Big Love Rocket]
|
60% - 310% | No | Apprentice (75) | Apothecary Hummel. Speed and flight capabilities based on skill and location |
| Hallow's End |
|
 [Rickety Magic Broom]
|
0% | Yes | None | [Crudely Wrapped Gift] |
| [Magic Broom]
|
60% - 280% | Yes | Apprentice (75) | Headless Horseman. Speed and flight capabilities based on skill and location | ||
| [The Horseman's Reins]
|
60% - 280% | No | Apprentice (75) | Headless Horseman. Speed and flight capabilities based on skill and location | ||
| Brewfest |
|
[Swift Brewfest Ram]
|
100% | No | Journeyman (150) | Coren Direbrew |
| [Great Brewfest Kodo]
|
100% | No | Journeyman (150) | Coren Direbrew | ||
Outside of game mounts
The mounts in previous sections are acquired using solely in-game means. The mounts that follow require some real-world interactions, such as getting a rare loot card in the TCG, going to BlizzCon, or purchasing mounts from the Blizzard Store.
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 | +Speed | Cost | Riding skill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
File:IconSmall Turtle Small.gif[Riding Turtle] | 0% | Free | None |
| Template:MountIcon[Spectral Tiger] | 60% | 1
|
Apprentice (75) | |
| Template:MountIcon[Swift Spectral Tiger] | 100% | 10
|
Journeyman (150) | |
| Template:MountIcon[Big Battle Bear] | 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) | |
Blizzard Store mounts
Mounts are also available from Blizzard Store. They function exactly like Pet Store-purchased pets do: all characters on the account will get mail from Breanni with the mount attached.
| Mount | +Speed | Cost | Riding skill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
 [Celestial Steed]
|
60-310% | $25 at US Store or €20/£17 at EU Store | Apprentice (75). Speed and flight capabilities based on skill and location |
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 | +Speed | Riding skill | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
[Big Blizzard Bear] | 60%-100% | Apprentice (75). Speed capabilities based on skill. |
Recruit a friend mounts
These mounts are obtainable by recruiting a friend with the Recruit-A-Friend program.
| Mount | +Speed | Riding skill | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Template:MountIcon [Swift Zhevra] | 100% | Journeyman (150) |
No longer available mounts
Arena System reward mounts
At the end of each Arena season, the top 0.5% of teams in the 3v3 and 5v5 bracket each battlegroup are rewarded with a 310% speed flying mount.
Such mounts are inherently time-limited and are not currently available.
| Mount | +Speed | Season | Riding skill | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | ||||
|
|
 [Swift Nether Drake]
|
100% | 310% | Season 1 | Artisan (300) |
| [Merciless Nether Drake]
|
100% | 310% | Season 2 | Artisan (300) | |
| [Vengeful Nether Drake]
|
100% | 310% | Season 3 | Artisan (300) | |
| [Brutal Nether Drake]
|
100% | 310% | Season 4 | Artisan (300) | |
 [Deadly Gladiator's Frostwyrm]
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100% | 310% | Season 5 | Artisan (300) | |
| [Furious Gladiator's Frostwyrm]
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100% | 310% | Season 6 | Artisan (300) | |
| [Relentless Gladiator's Frostwyrm]
|
100% | 310% | Season 7 | Artisan (300) | |
Removed from game mounts
These mounts are no longer obtainable in the game.
| Mount | +Speed | Availability | Removed | Riding skill | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | |||||
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[Palomino], [White Stallion]
|
100% | 1000
|
Patch 1.4.0 | Artisan (150) | |
| [Black Ram], [Frost Ram]
|
100% | 1000
|
Patch 1.4.0 | Artisan (150) | ||
| [Icy Blue Mechanostrider Mod A], [White Mechanostrider Mod B]
|
100% | 1000
|
Patch 1.4.0 | Artisan (150) | ||
| [Ancient Frostsaber], [Nightsaber]
|
100% | 1000
|
Patch 1.4.0 | Artisan (150) | ||
|
|
[Arctic Wolf], [Red Wolf]
|
100% | 1000
|
Patch 1.4.0 | Artisan (150) | |
| [Green Kodo], [Teal Kodo]
|
100% | 1000
|
Patch 1.4.0 | Artisan (150) | ||
| [Ivory Raptor], [Mottled Red Raptor]
|
100% | 1000
|
Patch 1.4.0 | Artisan (150) | ||
|
|
 [Amani War Bear]
|
100% | Ashli's Bag, Zul'Aman | Patch 3.0.2 | Journeyman (150) | |
 [Plagued Proto-Drake]
|
100% | 310% | Glory of the Raider (10)
|
Patch 3.1.0 | Artisan (300) | |
 [Black Proto-Drake]
|
100% | 310% | Glory of the Raider (25)
|
Patch 3.1.0 | Artisan (300) | |
| [Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal] | 100% | Bang a Gong! | Patch 3.2.0 | Journeyman (150) | ||
Flying mounts in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms
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. Blizzard officials had previously stated that it was unlikely that they would allow flying mounts in these continents since doing so would require them to redesign the continents with flying mounts in mind.
The present state of the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor is unsuitable for flying mounts; there are visual glitches like mountains and high buildings whose tops cannot be seen, and places where the terrain abruptly changes from one tileset to another, creating a grossly unrealistic appearance in some areas. There are also zones which should be there lore-wise but are presently empty and unfinished.
With the coming expansion, rebuilding the continents is precisely what they plan to do, which explains why flying in those continents will become possible.
Gallery
For images of the various mounts, see the pages referred to by the box at the bottom of the page.
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.
- If you want to get a head start, read a Guide for Preparing to Buy a Mount.
- Locations of fixed devices throughout Azeroth, including where to purchase mounts.
Patch history
- Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): Battlegrounds will no longer award Marks of Honor. Items which previously required Marks of Honor will have their costs adjusted to remove these requirements.
- PvP mounts now cost 50,000
- PvP mounts now cost 50,000
- Patch 3.2.2 (2009-09-22): Undocumented change
- The riding trainers in Thrallmar and Honor Hold are now part of the Orgrimmar and Stormwind factions respectively. Note also that this change doesn't apply to trainers in Northrend.
- The riding trainers in Thrallmar and Honor Hold are now part of the Orgrimmar and Stormwind factions respectively. Note also that this change doesn't apply to trainers in Northrend.
- Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04):
- The cast time for summoning any ground or flying[4] mount is now 1.5 seconds, down from 3 seconds.
- Apprentice Riding (Skill 75): Can now be learned at level 20 for 4. Mail will be sent to players who reach level 20 directing them to he riding trainer.
- Journeyman Riding (Skill 150): Can now be learned at level 40 for 50. Mail will be sent to players who reach level 40 directing them back to the riding trainer.
- Expert Riding (Skill 225): Can now be learned at level 60 for 600 from trainers in Honor Hold or Thrallmar. Faction discounts now apply (Honor Hold for Alliance; Thrallmar for Horde). Flight speed at this skill level has been increased to 150% of run speed, up from 60%.
- Artisan Riding (Skill 300): Faction discounts now apply (Honor Hold or Valiance Expedition for Alliance; Thrallmar or Warsong Offensive for Horde).
- In order to further equalize the number of purchasable mounts available to each race, a new 60% speed ground mount has been added for night elves, and a new 100% speed ground mount has been added for the undead.
- Flying over Dalaran and Wintergrasp is now possible so long as players keep a healthy distance above the ground.
- Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): All Ground Mounts may now swim without dismounting the rider. Flying Mounts still may NOT, and will dismount the rider upon entering water.
- Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Racial restrictions on mounts have now been lifted. Night elves on mechanostriders? Tauren on raptors? You're not seeing things.
- Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Summon Warhorse and Summon Charger mana cost removed and no longer causes a global cooldown. Summon Dreadsteed/Felsteed: Mana cost removed, global cooldown removed.
- Patch 2.4.3 (2008-07-15): Mounts at 30?! Yes, it’s true: Apprentice Riding and mounts are now available at level 30. Training costs 35.
- Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Honor system revamp
- PvP mounts no longer limited to rank 10s, now available for 30 30 30 each.
- PvP mounts no longer limited to rank 10s, now available for 30
- Patch 1.12.1 (2006-09-26): The riding skill has been changed. A riding skill of 75 is now needed to ride level 40 mounts and a skill of 150 for level 60 mounts. Those that already have mounts will automatically be granted the appropriate level skill.
- Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Tauren players will no longer have the Plainsrunning ability, due to the availability of Kodo mounts! Tauren players can purchase the Kodo mount at Bloodhoof village.
Notes
- Mounts have a special emote they can do: This can be invoked while motionless on the ground, either by the
/mountspecialslash 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.
- Mounts that allow passengers (the two choppers, the grand ice mammoth, the traveler's mammoth) allow other characters to ride as passengers. There are currently no flying mounts that allow passengers.
References
- ^ 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
- ^
Zarhym 2009-07-11. Re: Flying mount changes latest PTR patch?. Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved on 2009-07-11.
External links
World of Warcraft Community Site Mounts (official guide page)
World of Warcraft Europe (en) Mounts (official guide page)
WarcraftMounts.com Images of all the currently available mounts!
WoW Insider Images, descriptions, and prices of all WoW mounts.
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