WoW Mounts

Flying Mounts
World of Warcraft's first expansion, The Burning Crusade, introduced flying mounts into the game. They require level 70 and Expert riding skill (225). Epic flying mounts are faster than standard flying mounts and require Artisan riding skill (300). To use a flying mount in Northrend, you need to learn the Cold Weather Flying skill from the trainer in Dalaran.

Alliance Flying Mounts Gryphon
Riding Skill: 225
Colors: Ebon/Golden/Snowy

Swift Gryphon
Riding Skill: 300
Colors: Blue/Green/Purple/Red Horde

Flying Mounts Windrider
Riding Skill: 225
Colors: Tawny/Blue/Green Swift Windrider
Riding Skill: 300
Colors: Red/Green/Yellow/Purple


Reputation Reward Flying Mounts
Reputation rewards give you an alternative to Gryphons and Windriders if you want transportation that looks a little different. Earning reputation with certain factions allows you to purchase special items from vendors associated with that faction.

Riding Nether Ray
Sha'tari Skyguard (Exalted)
Riding Skill: 300
Colors: Purple/Green/Blue/Silver/Red

Netherwing Drake
Netherwing (Exalted)
Riding Skill: 300
Colors: Onyx/Azure/Veridian/Purple/Violet

Cenarion War Hippogryph
Cenarion Expedition (Exalted)
Riding Skill: 300

Armored Snowy Gryphon
Alliance only, Kirin Tor (Exalted)
Riding Skill: 300

Armored Blue Windrider
Horde only, Kirin Tor (Exalted),
Riding Skill: 300


Loot/Quest Flying Mounts
Some of the bosses and quests in World of Warcraft can also yield mounts. These mounts tend to be relatively rare, as there is only a chance that a defeated boss will drop one.

Drakes
Riding Skill: 300
Colors: Black/Blue/Bronze/Azure/Twilight

Proto-Drakes
Riding Skill: 300
Colors: Green/Blue/Time-Lost Pheonix
Riding Skill: 300

Drops from Kael'thas Sunstrider in The Eye, Tempest Keep Onyxian Drake
Riding Skill: 300
Drops from Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair


Achievement Flying Mounts
World of Warcraft now has quite a few flying mounts that are rewarded for reaching certain milestones within the game's Achievement system.

Albino Drake
Riding Skill: 300
Reward for collecting 50 mounts

Blue Dragonhawk Mount - Alliance only
Riding Skill: 300
Reward for collecting 100 mounts

Red Dragonhawk Mount
Horde only
Riding Skill: 300
Reward for collecting 100 mounts

Red Proto-Drake
Riding Skill: 300
Reward for the achievement "Glory of the Hero"

Violet Proto-Drake
Riding Skill: 300
Reward for the achievement "What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been"

Rusted Proto-Drake - Riding Skill: 300
Reward for the achievement "Heroic: Glory of the Ulduar Raider"

Ironbound Proto-Drake
Riding Skill: 300
Reward for the achievement "Heroic: Glory of the Ulduar Raider"

Bloodbathed Frostbrood Vanquisher
Riding Skill: 300
Reward for the achievement "Glory of the Icecrown Raider (10 player)"

Icebound Frostbrood Vanquisher
Riding Skill: 300
Reward for the achievement "Glory of the Icecrown Raider (25 player)"

Drake of the East Wind
Riding Skill: 300
Reward for the achievement "Glory of the Cataclysm Raider"

Volcanic Stone Drake
Riding Skill: 300
Reward for the achievement "Glory of the Cataclysm Hero"

Dark Pheonix
Riding Skill: 300
Reward for the achievement "Guild Glory of the Cataclysm Raider"


Crafted Flying Mounts
Characters with the engineering or tailoring profession can learn to craft a few devices that serve as flying transportation. Right now these include flying carpets made by tailors, flying machines made by engineers, and a vial crafted by alchemists that teaches you to summon a Drake.

Flying Carpet
Tailoring 410
Riding Skill: 225
Can only be ridden by tailors

Magnificent Flying Carpet
Tailoring 425
Riding Skill: 300
Can only be ridden by tailors

Swift Spellfire Carpet
Tailoring 450
Riding Skill: 300
Can only be ridden by tailors

Flying Machine
Engineering 350
Riding Skill: 225
Can only be ridden by engineers

Turbo-Charged Flying Machine
Engineering 375
Riding Skill: 300
Can only be ridden by engineers

Sandstone Drake
Alchemy 525: Vial of the Sands
Riding Skill: 225
Transforms you into a dragon that can carry one ally on its back


Gallery of Flying Mounts
More Mounts
1. Racial and Class Mounts
2. Reputation and Quest Mounts
3. Flying Mounts
4. PvP Mounts
5. World Event and Special Mounts


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