Ground mounts
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Riding skills and abilities
NOTE: After 
Cataclysm, speed is not based on mount class but only on riding skill!
There are a total of four basic classes of ground mounts:
| Class | Quality | Ground | Air | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground mounts | Rare | 60% | — | 0% |
| "Very fast" ground mounts | Epic | 100% | — | 0% |
| Amphibious mounts | Rare | 0% | — | 250% |
| Vanity mounts | Rare/Epic | 0% | — | 0% |
| Scaling mounts | Rare/Epic | 60–100% | 150–310% | 0% |
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. These mounts have a 60% riding speed.
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. These mounts have a 100% riding speed.
At level 40, paladins and warlocks 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.
Summary
| Proficiency | Cost | +Speed | Required for | Requires | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | Mounts | Air | ||||
| 75 | Apprentice | 4 | 1 | 60% | Rare land mounts | Level 20 |
| 150 | Journeyman | 50 | 10 | 100% | Epic land mounts | Level 40 |
Ground mounts
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.
In Cataclysm, the worgen do not get a racial mount, but instead use the ability [Running Wild] to achieve mount-like speeds.
| Mount type | +Speed | Cost | Requirements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | Race | Faction | Riding skill | |||
|  Elekk mounts 
| 60% | 1 | Draenei | Exodar | Apprentice (75) | |
 Ram mounts
| 60% | 1 | Dwarf | Ironforge | Apprentice (75) | ||
 Mechanostrider mounts
| 60% | 1 | Gnome | Gnomeregan Exiles | Apprentice (75) | ||
 Horse mounts
| 60% | 1 | Human | Stormwind | Apprentice (75) | ||
 Saber mounts
| 60% | 1 | Night elf | Darnassus | Apprentice (75) | ||
| Great 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) | ||
|  Hawkstrider mounts
| 60% | 1 | Blood elf | Silvermoon City | Apprentice (75) | |
 Goblin Trike
| 60% | 1 | Goblin | Bilgewater Cartel | Apprentice (75) | ||
 Wolf mounts
| 60% | 1 | Orc | Orgrimmar | Apprentice (75) | ||
 Kodo mounts
| 60% | 1 | Tauren | Thunder Bluff | Apprentice (75) | ||
 Raptor mounts
| 60% | 1 | Troll | Darkspear Trolls | Apprentice (75) | ||
 Skeletal horse mounts
| 60% | 1 | Undead | Undercity | Apprentice (75) | ||
| Swift hawkstrider mounts
| 100% | 10 | Blood elf | Silvermoon City | Journeyman (150) | ||
| Goblin Turbo-Trike
| 100% | 10 | Goblin | Bilgewater Cartel | Journeyman (150) | ||
| Swift wolf mounts
| 100% | 10 | Orc | Orgrimmar | Journeyman (150) | ||
| Great 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) | ||
|  Dragon Turtle mounts 
| 60% | 1 | Pandaren | Tushui Pandaren / Huojin Pandaren | Apprentice (75) | |
| Great Dragon Turtle mounts
| 100% | 10 | Pandaren | Tushui Pandaren / Huojin Pandaren | Journeyman (150) | ||
Class-specific ground mounts
| Class | Mount/form | +Speed | Source | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Death knight
|  [Acherus Deathcharger] | 100% | Into the Realm of Shadows | 55 |
 Paladin
|  [Warhorse] | 60% | 1 from trainer | 20 | |
 [Charger] / [Summon Charger] | 100% | 2 from trainer | 40 | ||
| [Argent Charger] | 100% | 100  & <Crusader> | 40 | ||
 Warlock
|  [Felsteed] | 60% | 1 from trainer | 20 | |
 [Dreadsteed] | 100% | 2 from trainer | 40 | ||
PvP ground mounts
| Mount | +Speed | Cost | Riding skill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| [Black Battlestrider]
| 100% | 2000 
| Journeyman (150) |
| [Black War Elekk]
| 100% | 2000
| Journeyman (150) | |
 [Black War Mammoth] 
| 100% | 2000 
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Black War Ram]
| 100% | 2000
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Black War Steed]
| 100% | 2000
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Black War Tiger]
| 100% | 2000
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Stormpike Battle Charger]
| 100% | 2000
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Spectral Steed]
| 100% | 165 
| Apprentice (75) | |
|
| [Black War Kodo]
| 100% | 2000 
| Journeyman (150) |
| [Black War Mammoth]
| 100% | 2000 
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Black War Raptor]
| 100% | 2000
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Black War Wolf]
| 100% | 2000
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Frostwolf Howler]
| 100% | 2000
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Red Skeletal Warhorse]
| 100% | 2000
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Swift Warstrider]
| 100% | 2000
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Spectral Wolf]
| 100% | 165
| Apprentice (75) | |
|
|  [Dark Riding Talbuk]
| 100% | 75  15 
| Journeyman (150) |
| [Dark War Talbuk]
| 100% | 100 20
| Journeyman (150) | |
Quest reward ground mounts
Some laborious or involved quest chains reward mounts.
| Mount | +Speed | Quest | Riding skill | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | Water | ||||
|
| [Venomhide Ravasaur]
| 100% | They Grow Up So Fast | Apprentice (75) | ||
|
| [Crimson Deathcharger]
| 100% | Mograine's Reunion | Apprentice (75) | ||
Faction reward ground 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) | |
[Spectral Steed] 
| 100% | 165 | Baradin's Wardens exalted | Apprentice (75) | ||
|
| [Spectral Wolf]
| 100% | 165 | Hellscream's Reach exalted | Apprentice (75) | |
| /
| Riding talbuk mounts
| 100% | 70 | Kurenai/Mag'har exalted | Journeyman (150) | |
| War talbuk mounts
| 100% | 100 | Kurenai/Mag'har exalted | Journeyman (150) | ||
| [Ice Mammoth] / [Ice Mammoth]
| 100% | 1,000 | Sons of Hodir revered | Journeyman (150) | ||
| [Grand Ice Mammoth] / [Grand Ice Mammoth]
| 100% | 10,000 | Sons of Hodir exalted | Journeyman (150) | ||
|
| [Reins of the Brown Riding Camel]
| 100% | 280% | 80 | Ramkahen exalted | Journeyman (150) |
| [Reins of the Tan Riding Camel]
| 100% | 280% | 80 | Ramkahen exalted | Journeyman (150) | |
Rare drop ground 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.
| Mount | +Speed | Source | Riding skill | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | ||||
|
|  Qiraji battle tank mounts
| 100% | AQ40 Drop | Apprentice (75) | |
 [Deathcharger's Reins]
| 100% | Baron Rivendare, Stratholme | Journeyman (150) | ||
 [Fiery Warhorse]
| 100% | Attumen the Huntsman, Karazhan | Journeyman (150) | ||
 [Raven Lord]
| 100% | Anzu, Heroic Sethekk Halls | Journeyman (150) | ||
 [White Hawkstrider]
| 100% | Kael'thas Sunstrider, Heroic Magisters' Terrace | Journeyman (150) | ||
 [White Polar Bear]
| 100% | [Hyldnir Spoils], Gretta the Arbiter | Journeyman (150) | ||
 [Grand Black War Mammoth]
| 100% | Vault of Archavon, any boss, 10- or 25-player | Journeyman (150) | ||
 [Grey Riding Camel]
| 100% |  Dormus the Camel-Hoarder in Steam Pools
| Journeyman (150) | ||
Guaranteed drop ground mounts
So far, all these mounts were introduced in Wrath of the Lich King.
| Mount | +Speed | Achievement | Creature | Riding skill | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | |||||
|
| [Swift Alliance Steed] [Swift Horde Wolf]
| 100% |  A Tribute to Insanity (10)
| Argent Crusade Tribute Chest | Journeyman (150) | |
|
| [Crusader's White Warhorse] [Crusader's Black Warhorse]
| 100% | A Tribute to Insanity (25)
| Argent Crusade Tribute Chest | Journeyman (150) | |
Crafted ground 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% | — | 450 Engineering (and Alliance Vanguard - Exalted) to craft only | Journeyman (150) |
|
| [Mechano-hog]
| 100% | — | 450 Engineering (and Horde Expedition - Exalted) to craft only | Journeyman (150) |
|
|  [Fossilized Raptor]
| 60%/100% | — | 225 Archaeology to obtain? | Journeyman (150) |
 [Ultramarine Qiraji Battle Tank]
| 60%/100% | — | 225 Archaeology to obtain? | Journeyman (150) | |
Dalaran ground 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 | ||||
|
|  [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 ground mounts
A major draw of the Argent Tournament is the large quantity of mounts rewarded in exchange for [Champion's Seal]s.
Achievement system ground mounts
These mounts are obtainable by completing certain achievements. As part of completing the achievement, the mount will be mailed directly to the player.
| Mount | +Speed | Required achievement | Riding skill | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Air | ||||
|
| [Crusader's White Warhorse]
| 100% | A Tribute to Immortality
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Golden King]
| 100% | Guild Level 25
| |||
|
| [Crusader's Black Warhorse]
| 100% | A Tribute to Immortality
| Journeyman (150) | |
| [Kor'kron Annihilator]
| 100% | Guild Level 25
| Journeyman (150) | ||
|
| [Black War Bear]
| 100% | For The Alliance! / For The Horde!
| Journeyman (150) | |
Holiday ground mounts
| Mount | +Speed | Limited | Requirements | Source and notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallow's End |
|  [Rickety Magic Broom]
| 0% | Yes | None | [Crudely Wrapped Gift] Vanity mount |
| Brewfest | [Swift Brewfest Ram]
| 100% | No | Journeyman (150) | Coren Direbrew | |
| [Great Brewfest Kodo]
| 100% | No | Journeyman (150) | Coren Direbrew | ||
Trading Card Game ground 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| [Riding Turtle]
| 0% | - | None. Vanity mount |
| [Spectral Tiger]
| 60% | - | Apprentice (75) | |
| [Swift Spectral Tiger]
| 100% | - | Journeyman (150) | |
| [Big Battle Bear]
| 100% | - | Journeyman (150) | |
BlizzCon ground 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). Scaling mount |
