Mount in wow

2010 - 7 - 14

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.

Contents [show]
1 General
2 Riding skills and abilities
2.1 Apprentice: Level 20
2.2 Journeyman: Level 40
2.3 Expert: Level 60
2.4 Artisan: Level 70
2.5 Cold Weather Flying: Level 77
2.6 Price Summary
3 Base mounts
3.1 Racial mounts
3.2 Class-granted mounts
3.3 Purchasing other mounts
4 Increasing your speed
4.1 Through class abilities and talents
4.2 Through items and enchants
4.3 Statistics
5 Available mounts
5.1 Ground mounts
5.2 Flying mounts
5.3 Achievement System
5.4 Holiday mounts
5.5 Aquatic Mount
5.6 Trading Card Game Mounts
5.7 BlizzCon Mounts
5.8 Recruit a friend
5.9 No Longer Obtainable mounts
6 Flying mounts in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms
7 Gallery
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
11 External links

editGeneralMounts 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
editRiding 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 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, and warlocks can learn Dreadsteed from their 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.

Expert: Level 60 Expert riding skill (225) costs 250 for training and an additional 50 for the mount, both reduced by the appropriate reputation discount (Stormwind for the Alliance and Orgrimmar 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. For faction discounts, trainers honor the Stormwind or Valiance Expedition factions for the Alliance and Orgrimmar or Warsong Offensive for the Horde. If you're a druid, you can buy Flight Form from any druid trainer, which also gives you Expert riding skill as an added bonus, allowing you to buy a flying mount without any training. It is beleived you can do this with Artisan riding skill and Cold Weather flying training as well.

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 100 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 Stormwind (Purchased at Honor Hold) or Valiance Expedition factions for the Alliance and Orgrimmar (Purchased at Thrallmar) or Warsong Offensive for the Horde. This is also the training level required to use the ultra-rare 310% speed flying mounts. (See Riding for table of discounts)

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.

Price Summary Level 20: Apprentice Riding (Skill 75): Can be learned at for 4 . (Mounts: 1 )
Level 40: Journeyman Riding (Skill 150): Can be learned at for 50 . (Mounts: 10 )
Level 60: Expert Riding (Skill 225): Can be learned for 250 . (Mounts: 50 )
Level 70: Artisan Riding (Skill (300): Can be learned for 5,000 . (Mounts: 100 )
Level 77: Cold Weather Flying: Can be learned for 1,000 from trainer in Dalaran.
Equals total 6465 , without any faction discounts.
Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): The faction discounts now apply for riding skill vendors in Honor Hold and Thrallmar (5% to 20%).

Patch 3.2.2 (2009-09-22): (undocumented) 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.

editBase mounts Racial mounts
Two trolls riding raptors.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
Alliance   Night elf   Saber cat Darnassus
Human   Horse Stormwind
Dwarf   Ram Ironforge
Gnome   Mechanostrider Gnomeregan Exiles
Draenei    Elekk The Exodar
Horde   Tauren   Kodo Thunder Bluff
Orc   Wolf Orgrimmar
Troll   Raptor Darkspear Trolls
Forsaken   Skeletal Horse The Undercity
Blood elf    Hawkstrider Silvermoon
Flying Mounts   Alliance   Gryphon Honor Hold , Wildhammer Stronghold , Valiance Keep and Dalaran
Horde   Wyvern Thrallmar , Shadowmoon Village , Warsong Hold and Dalaran
Class-granted mountsThere 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 paladins 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
Death knight    Deathcharger at level 55 after completing [55] Into the Realm of Shadows.
Winged Steed of the Ebon Blade, a skeletal gryphon used as flying mount.
Paladin    Warhorse (blue and silver) at level 20.
Charger (blue and golden) level 40.
Thalassian Warhorse (red and bronze) at level 20.
Thalassian Charger (red and bronze) at level 40.
Argent Charger (silver) 100 & Exalted Argent Champion of the Alliance/ Exalted Argent Champion of the Horde.
Warlock    Felsteed at level 20.
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.

editIncreasing your speedThrough class abilities and talentsDruids 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 enchantsThere 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]

StatisticsThe 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%
editAvailable mounts Paladins can get the Warhorse mount and the Charger mount, while warlocks can get the Felsteed and the Dreadsteed. Death knights can get the Deathcharger mount.

Ground mounts Mount type Speed increase Availability Required riding skill
Regular ground mounts   Human : Horse mounts 60% 1 Apprentice (75)
Dwarf : Ram mounts 60% 1 Apprentice (75)
Gnome : Mechanostrider mounts 60% 1 Apprentice (75)
Night elf : Saber mounts 60% 1 Apprentice (75)
Draenei : Elekk mounts   60% 1 Apprentice (75)
Regular ground Mounts   Orcs : Wolf mounts 60% 1 Apprentice (75)
Tauren : Kodo mounts 60% 1 Apprentice (75)
Troll : Raptor mounts 60% 1 Apprentice (75)
Forsaken : Skeletal horse mounts 60% 1 Apprentice (75)
Blood elf : 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)
Forsaken : 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)
[†] Under the pre-2.0/ honor system, the Old PvP mounts were offered only to characters of rank 11 or higher.
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)
[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% 100 20   Journeyman (150)
[Dark Riding Talbuk] from Halaa blade merchant   100% 75 15   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   : 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)
: [Swift Razzashi Raptor] 100% Bloodlord Mandokir, Zul'Gurub Journeyman (150)
: [Fiery Warhorse's Reins]   100% Attumen the Huntsman, Karazhan Journeyman (150)
: [Reins of the Raven Lord]   100% Anzu, Sethekk Halls (Heroic) 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)
Engineering Mounts    : [Mekgineer's Chopper] 100% Engineering 450 to craft, but non-engineers can use it Journeyman (150)
: [Mechano-hog] 100% Engineering 450 to craft, but non-engineers can use it Journeyman (150)
Dalaran Vendor Mounts    : [Armored Brown Bear] 100% 750 Journeyman (150)
: [Armored Brown Bear] 100% 750 Journeyman (150)
: [Wooly Mammoth] 100% 200   Journeyman (150)
: [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 Crusade (Reputation) discounts apply toward these specific mounts.
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 Crusade (Reputation) discounts apply toward these specific mounts.
Argent Tournament Mount    [Argent Warhorse] 100% 100 & Exalted Argent Champion of the Alliance/ Exalted Argent Champion of the Horde. Journeyman (150)
Flying mounts This section concerns content exclusive to The Burning Crusade. and   This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.
Mount type Speed increase Availability Required riding skill
Land Air
Regular flying mounts    : Gryphon mounts 60% 150% 50 Expert (225)
: Wyvern mounts 60% 150% 50 Expert (225)
Epic flying mounts    : Swift Gryphon mounts 100% 280% 100 Artisan (300)
: Swift Wyvern mounts 100% 280% 100 Artisan (300)
Dalaran Vendor Mount    : [Armored Snowy Gryphon] 100% 280% 2,000 Artisan (300)
: [Armored Blue Wind Rider] 100% 280% 2,000 Artisan (300)
Faction mounts   : [Cenarion War Hippogryph]   100% 280% 2,000 and exalted with Cenarion Expedition Artisan (300)
: Nether ray mounts   100% 280% 200 and exalted with Sha'tari Skyguard Artisan (300)
: Netherwing drake mounts   100% 280% 200 / questline / exalted with Netherwing Artisan (300)
: [Reins of the Red Drake]   100% 280% 1,600 and exalted with Wyrmrest Accord Artisan (300)
Rare drop mounts   : [Ashes of Al'ar]   100% 310% Kael'thas Sunstrider, The Eye Artisan (300)
: [Reins of the Bronze Drake]   100% 280% Infinite Corruptor, Culling of Stratholme (Heroic)(100% Drop Rate) Artisan (300)
: [Reins of the Blue Drake]   100% 280% Bag recieved from the Cache of Eregos, The Oculus Artisan (300)
: [Reins of the Azure Drake]   100% 280% Malygos 10-man or 25-man, The Eye of Eternity Artisan (300)
: [Reins of the Black Drake]   100% 280% Sartharion 10-man, The Obsidian Sanctum Artisan (300)
: [Reins of the Twilight Drake]   100% 280% Sartharion 25-man, The Obsidian Sanctum Artisan (300)
: [Green Proto-Drake]   100% 280% Mysterious Egg Artisan (300)
: [Blue Proto-Drake]   100% 280% Skadi the Ruthless, Utgarde Pinnacle (Heroic) Artisan (300)
: [Time-Lost Proto-Drake]   100% 280% Time-Lost Proto Drake (100% Drop Rate) Artisan (300)
: [Mimiron's Head]   100% 310% Yogg-Saron 25-man, Ulduar (One drop per kill satisfying Alone in the Darkness) Artisan (300)
: [Reins of the Onyxian Drake]   100% 310% Onyxia 10-Man and 25-Man, Onyxia's Lair Artisan (300)
Engineering mounts    : [Flying Machine Control] 60% 150% 300 Engineering to craft, non-engineers can't use it Expert (225)
: [Turbo-Charged Flying Machine Control] 100% 280% 375 Engineering to craft, non-engineers can't use it Artisan (300)
Tailoring mounts    : [Flying Carpet] 60% 150% 300 Tailoring Expert (225)
: [Magnificent Flying Carpet] 100% 280% 425 Tailoring Artisan (300)
Arena reward   : Arena mounts 100% 310% Seasonal Arena reward Artisan (300)
Argent Tournament    : [Argent Hippogryph] 100% 280% 150 Champion's Seals Artisan (300)
: [Silver Covenant Hippogryph] 100% 280% 150 Champion's Seals and exalted with Silver Covenant Artisan (300)
: [Sunreaver Dragonhawk] 100% 280% 150 Champion's Seals and exalted with Sunreavers Artisan (300)
Achievement SystemThese mounts are obtainable by completing certain achievements.

This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.
Mount type Speed increase Availability Required riding skill
Land Air
Bears   : [Black War Bear] 100%   Reward for completing the For The Alliance! / For The Horde! achievement. Journeyman (150)
Horses   : [Swift Alliance Steed] 100%   Reward for completing the A Tribute to Insanity (10 player) achievement. Journeyman (150)
Wolves   : [Swift Horde Wolf] 100%   Reward for completing the A Tribute to Insanity (10 player) achievement. Journeyman (150)
Warhorses   : [Crusader's White Warhorse] 100%   Reward for completing the A Tribute to Immortality achievement. Journeyman (150)
: [Crusader's Black Warhorse] 100%   Reward for completing the A Tribute to Immortality achievement. Journeyman (150)
Drakes   : [Reins of the Albino Drake] 100% 280% Reward for completing the Leading the Cavalry achievement. Artisan (300)
Dragonhawks   : [Blue Dragonhawk Mount] 100% 280% Reward for completing the Mountain o' Mounts achievement. Artisan (300)
: [Red Dragonhawk Mount] 100% 280% Reward for completing the Mountain o' Mounts achievement. Artisan (300)
Proto-Dragons   : [Red Proto-Drake] 100% 280% Reward for completing the Glory of the Hero achievement. Artisan (300)
: [Violet Proto-Drake] 100% 310% Reward for completing the What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been achievement. Artisan (300)
: [Rusted Proto-Drake] 100% 310% Reward for completing the Glory of the Ulduar Raider (10 player) achievement. Artisan (300)
: [Ironbound Proto-Drake] 100% 310% Reward for completing the Glory of the Ulduar Raider (25 player) achievement. Artisan (300)
Holiday mounts Mount type Speed increase Duration Availability Prerequisites
Festive Mount Disguises   [Fresh Holly] N/A 7 days Feast of Winter Veil Requires level 20
[Preserved Holly] N/A None Feast of Winter Veil Requires level 20
[Fresh Brewfest Hops] N/A 7 days Brewfest Requires level 20; 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 20; Changes player's ground mount into a Brewfest Kodo; available to Alliance only
[Fresh Dwarven Brewfest Hops] N/A 7 days Brewfest Requires level 20; Changes player's ground mount into a Brewfest Ram; available to Horde only
[Preserved Brewfest Hops] N/A None Brewfest Requires level 20; 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 20; Players who completed the Honorary Brewer Hand Stamp quest in 2007 can buy this mount.
[Swift Brewfest Ram] 100% None Brewfest Requires level 40 and Journeyman skill (150); 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 40 and Journeyman skill (150); 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 10 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 40 and Apprentice Riding skill (75); Mount speed and flight capabilities based on player's riding skill and location
Love is in the Air Mounts   [Big Love Rocket] 60% - 280% None Love is in the Air Requires level 20 and Apprentice Riding skill (75); Mount speed and flight capabilities based on player's riding skill and location
Aquatic Mount This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.
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 This section contains lore or items taken from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game and expansion sets.
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
: [Riding Turtle] 0% 0 None
: [Spectral Tiger] 60% 1 Apprentice (75)
: [Swift Spectral Tiger] 100% 10 Journeyman (150)
: [X-51 Nether-Rocket] 150% 50 Expert (225)
: [X-51 Nether-Rocket X-TREME] 280% 100 Artisan (300)
: [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 20 and Apprentice Riding skill (75);
Mount speed capabilities based on player's riding skill.

Recruit a friendThese mounts are obtainable by recruiting a friend with the Recruit-A-Friend program.

Mount type Speed increase Availability Required riding skill
: [Swift Zhevra] 100% Recruit a friend Journeyman (150)
No Longer Obtainable mountsThese mounts are no longer obtainable in the game.

Mount type Speed increase Original availability Ancient required riding skill
Land Air
Bears   : [Amani War Bear]   100%   Ashli's Bag, Zul'Aman;
No longer attainable after Patch 3.0.2. Journeyman (150)
Qiraji battle tank   : [Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal] 100%   Questline;
No longer attainable after patch 3.0.2. Journeyman (150)
Regular mounts   [Palomino] [White Stallion] 100%
No longer attainable after patch 1.4. Artisan (150)
[Black Ram] [Frost Ram] 100%
No longer attainable after patch 1.4. Artisan (150)
[Icy Blue Mechanostrider Mod A] [White Mechanostrider Mod B] 100%
No longer attainable after patch 1.4. Artisan (150)
[Ancient Frostsaber] [Nightsaber] 100%
No longer attainable after patch 1.4. Artisan (150)
Regular mounts   [Arctic Wolf] [Red Wolf] 100%
No longer attainable after patch 1.4. Artisan (150)
[Green Kodo] [Teal Kodo] 100%
No longer attainable after patch 1.4. Artisan (150)
[Ivory Raptor] [Mottled Red Raptor] 100%
No longer attainable after patch 1.4. Artisan (150)
Proto-Dragons   : [Plagued Proto-Drake] 100% 310% 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% 310% Reward for completing the Glory of the Raider (25 player) achievement.
No longer attainable after Patch 3.1.0. Artisan (300)
editFlying 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 zones which should be there lore-wise but are presently empty and unfinished, among other design glitches, 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.

With the coming expansion, rebuilding the continents is precisely what they plan to do, which explains why flying in those continents will become possible.

editGallery For images of the various mounts, see the pages referred to by the box at the bottom of the page.

editSee 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.
editNotes In Patch 3.2 the cast times for summoning all mounts was reduced to 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 grand ice mammoth, the traveler's mammoth) allow other characters to ride as passengers. There are currently no flying mounts that allow passengers.