Complete WoW Mounts Guide – All Mounts

Mount collecting in World of Warcraft represents one of the game’s most popular endgame pursuits, with over 900 mounts currently available to players, spanning two decades of content. Whether you’re a new collector working toward your first achievement mount or a veteran chasing that elusive 500-mount milestone, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about acquiring, organizing, and tracking your mount collection in 2025.

From guaranteed vendor purchases to rare drops with less than 1% drop rates, from racial mounts that take minutes to obtain to prestigious gladiator rewards that take seasons to earn, WoW’s mount system offers something for every type of player. This guide organizes all available mounts by acquisition method and expansion, helping you plan your collection strategy efficiently.

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Mount Collection Achievements & Rewards

Mount collecting isn’t just about variety; it’s about earning exclusive rewards for reaching milestones. Here are the current mount collection achievements and their rewards:

Mounts Collected	Achievement	Reward Mount
100	Mountain o’ Mounts	Albino Drake
150	We’re Going to Need More Saddles	Jade Pandaren Kite
200	Mount Parade	Armored Blue Dragonhawk / Armored Red Dragonhawk
250	Mountacular	Felfire Hawk
300	Lord of the Reins	Heavenly Azure Cloud Serpent
350	No Stable Big Enough	Frostshard Infernal
400	A Horde of Hoofbeats	Frenzied Feltalon
500	Thanks for the Carry!	Otterworldly Ottuk Carrier

Important Note: These achievements count “usable” mounts on a single character, not your total account-wide collection. Class-specific mounts, faction-locked mounts, and removed mounts don’t count toward your total unless your character can actually use them.

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Mounts by Acquisition Method

Vendor Mounts (Gold & Currency Purchases)

Vendor mounts offer the most reliable path to expanding your collection—no RNG, just currency requirements. Here’s what you need to know:

Gold-Only Vendor Mounts:

• Racial Mounts: Each faction has vendor mounts available from their capital cities
  • Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Draenei, Worgen mounts
  • Horde: Orc, Troll, Tauren, Undead, Blood Elf, Goblin mounts
  • Cost: 1-10 gold for basic versions, 10-100 gold for epic versions
  • Pro Tip: Create Class Trial characters of each race to instantly access and purchase their racial mounts without reputation grinding

Expensive Gold Mounts:

• Traveler’s Tundra Mammoth: 16,000-20,000 gold (has repair/vendor NPCs)
• Grand Expedition Yak: 120,000 gold (has transmog/vendor NPCs)
• Mighty Caravan Brutosaur: 5,000,000 gold (REMOVED – now Black Market only)

Reputation Vendor Mounts: Hundreds of mounts require reaching Exalted reputation with various factions. Major sources include:

• Burning Crusade: Netherwing, Sha’tari Skyguard, Cenarion Expedition
• Wrath of the Lich King: Sons of Hodir, Argent Tournament factions
• Cataclysm: Therazane, Ramkahen, Wildhammer/Dragonmaw
• Each expansion typically adds 15-30 reputation mounts

Currency Vendor Mounts:

• Timewalking Vendors: Rotating weekly, various expansions (500-5,000 Timewalking Badges)
• PvP Vendors: Honor and Conquest mounts (various requirements)
• Trading Post: Monthly rotating mounts (500-900 Trader’s Tender)

Related Guide: Complete WoW Vendor Mounts List

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Rare Drop Mounts (Raid, Dungeon & World Boss)

These mounts test your patience and persistence, with drop rates typically ranging from 0.5% to 2%.

Raid Drop Mounts – Classic to Wrath:

• Invincible’s Reins (Lich King 25H) – ~1% drop rate, weekly lockout
• Ashes of Al’ar (Tempest Keep) – ~1.7% drop rate, weekly lockout
• Mimiron’s Head (Ulduar 25H, Yogg+0) – ~1% drop rate, weekly lockout
• Fiery Warhorse’s Reins (Karazhan) – ~1% drop rate, weekly lockout

Raid Drop Mounts – Modern Expansions:

• Each raid tier typically includes 1-3 rare mount drops
• The War Within: Nerub’ar Palace raid mounts
• Dragonflight: Vault of the Incarnates, Aberrus mounts
• Shadowlands: Castle Nathria, Sanctum of Domination mounts

Dungeon Drop Mounts:

• Reins of the Raven Lord (Sethekk Halls Heroic) – 100% drop rate (guaranteed!)
• Swift White Hawkstrider (Magisters’ Terrace) – ~1% drop rate
• The War Within dungeons: Wick (Darkflame Cleft), Stonevault Mechsuit

World Boss Mounts:

• Sha of Anger, Nalak, Oondasta, Rukhmar – various Pandaria/Draenor world bosses
• Drop rates: 0.03% to 1%

Farming Strategy: Create a weekly lockout route hitting all legacy raids for maximum mount chances. With 10-15 characters, you significantly increase your odds of rare drops.

Related Guide: Complete Rare Mounts Farming Guide

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Achievement Mounts

Achievement mounts reward dedication and skill, requiring specific objectives ranging from easy to extremely challenging.

Glory of the Raider Achievements:

• Each raid tier offers a “Glory” meta-achievement requiring completion of special challenges
• Rewards unique mounts themed to the raid
• Examples: Proto-Drakes (Wrath raids), Shadowed Swarmite (Nerub’ar Palace), MMO-Champion, Grove Warden (Archimonde)

Dungeon & Mythic+ Achievements:

• Keystone Master (complete all dungeons at +20) – seasonal rewards
• Glory of the Delver (Delve meta-achievement) – Ivory Goliathus mount MMO-Champion
• Timed dungeon achievements from various expansions

Exploration & Quest Achievements:

• What A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been (all holiday achievements) – Violet Proto-Drake
• Khaz Algar Glyph Hunter – Swarmite Skyhunter MMO-Champion

PvP Achievements:

• Gladiator mounts (seasonal, requires 2400+ rating)
• Rated battleground achievements
• Honor kills milestones

Related Guide: Complete WoW Achievement Mounts Guide

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Quest Reward Mounts

These mounts are guaranteed through questline completion—no RNG required.

Cross-Game Promotional:

• Hearthsteed: Complete Hearthstone tutorial (10-15 minutes)
• Takes one Hearthstone tutorial completion
• Completely free, easy to obtain

Expansion Questlines:

• Campaign completion rewards (each expansion typically offers 1-3)
• Zone completion rewards
• Covenant campaign mounts (Shadowlands)
• The War Within campaign mounts

Special Questlines:

• Siesbarg (Azj-Kahet questline requiring 1,500 Nerubian Chitin, 1,000 Vials of Venom, and 500 Bottles of Blood)
• Long, Forgotten Hippogryph (Azsuna questline)

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Crafted Mounts

Profession-specific mounts that can be crafted and sold on the Auction House (except for some that are Bind on Pickup).

Engineering:

• Crowd Pummeler 2-30
• Various mechanical mounts
• Sky Golems (30-day cooldown craft)

Tailoring:

• Flying Carpets (Bind on Pickup – Tailors only can ride)

Leatherworking:

• Leather wolf mounts

Jewelcrafting:

• Panther mounts (various colors)

Alchemy:

• Vial of the Sands (transforms into Sandstone Drake, can carry passengers)

Blacksmithing:

• Mechano-hog / Mekgineer’s Chopper

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PvP Mounts

Player-versus-Player content offers exclusive mounts for competitive achievements.

Gladiator Mounts (Seasonal):

• Requires reaching Gladiator rank (top 0.5% of arena players)
• The War Within Season 1: Forged Gladiator’s Fel Bat
• Each season offers unique mount variants
• Removed after the season ends (prestigious and unobtainable later)

Honor/Conquest Purchases:

• Vicious mounts (earn 100 wins in rated PvP per season)
• Honor vendor mounts
• Conquest vendor mounts

Rated Battleground Rewards:

• Hero of the Alliance/Horde achievements
• RBG rating milestones

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Rare Spawn & World Drop Mounts

Open-world mounts that require patience, timing, and sometimes camping.

Rare Spawn Mounts:

• Alunira (Isle of Dorn) – requires collecting 10 Crackling Shards to create Storm Vessel
• Time-Lost Proto-Drake (Storm Peaks, Northrend)
• Aeonaxx (Deepholm, Cataclysm)

Daily Rare Mounts:

• Beledar’s Spawn (appears every 3 hours during Void/Night phase in Hallowfall
• Respawning rares with low drop chance

Zone Drop Mounts:

• Certain zones have rare mounts that drop from any mob
• Typically, 0.01% or lower drop rates
• Example: Riding Turtle (fishing in Northrend)

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Trading Post Mounts

The Trading Post system rotates monthly exclusive mounts purchasable with Trader’s Tender.

How Trading Post Works:

• Earn Trader’s Tender by completing monthly activities
• Cap: 500-1,000 Tender per month
• Mounts typically cost 500-900 Tender
• Monthly rotation includes 1-2 mount options

Recent/Current Trading Post Mounts:

• Prized Turkey (November 2025 – awarded free for capping monthly Tender)
• Highlands Gobbler (November 2025 – 500 Trader’s Tender)
• Past mounts may return in future rotations

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Store & Promotional Mounts

Battle.net Shop Mounts:

• Purchasable with real money ($25-$30 USD typically)
• Account-wide unlock
• Recent additions: Lightwing Dragonhawk, Voidwing Dragonhawk (Midnight pre-order)

Collector’s Edition Mounts:

• Expansion Collector’s/Epic Editions include exclusive mounts
• The War Within Heroic/Epic editions include Lightwing Dragonhawk

Promotional Mounts:

• WoW Anniversary events
• BlizzCon virtual tickets
• Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary: Starspark Netherdrake, Cobalt Phase-Hunter

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Mounts by Expansion

Classic/Vanilla Mounts

Racial Mounts:

• All base racial mounts for Alliance and Horde
• 6-8 mounts per race (different colors)
• Total: ~60 racial mounts across all races

Classic Raid Mounts:

• Deathcharger’s Reins (Baron Rivendare, Stratholme)
• Reins of the Swift Zulian Tiger (REMOVED – Zul’Gurub)

The Burning Crusade Mounts

Key Mount Sources:

• Netherwing Drakes (6 colors, Netherwing reputation)
• Talbuks (6 colors, Nagrand Kurenai/Mag’har reputation)
• Nether Rays (5 colors, Sha’tari Skyguard reputation)
• Ashes of Al’ar (Tempest Keep raid)
• Raven Lord (Sethekk Halls)
• Phoenixes from Magister’s Terrace

Total New Mounts: ~40

Wrath of the Lich King Mounts

Key Mount Sources:

• Proto-Drakes (Glory of the Hero achievements, Ulduar, Icecrown)
• Argent Tournament mounts (46 mounts total from seals/tokens)
• Reins of the Grand Black War Mammoth (Vault of Archavon)
• Invincible’s Reins (Lich King 25H)
• Mimiron’s Head (Ulduar 25H)

Total New Mounts: ~50

Cataclysm Mounts

Key Mount Sources:

• Drakes from Dragon Soul
• Vitreous Stone Drake (Stonecore)
• Flametalon of Alysrazor (Firelands)
• Blazing Drake (Madness of Deathwing)
• Phosphorescent Stone Drake (Aeonaxx rare)

Total New Mounts: ~30

Mists of Pandaria Mounts

Key Mount Sources:

• Cloud Serpents (Order of the Cloud Serpent reputation – 10 colors)
• Pandaren Phoenixes (Challenge Mode Gold)
• Heavenly Onyx Cloud Serpent (Sha of Anger)
• Thundering Ruby Cloud Serpent (Alani rare, requires Sky Crystal)
• Astral Cloud Serpent (Elegon, Mogu’shan Vaults)

Total New Mounts: ~60

Warlords of Draenor Mounts

Key Mount Sources:

• Garrison Stables (8 mounts from taming)
• Rukhmar (Solar Spirehawk)
• Mythic Blackhand (Ironhoof Destroyer)
• Mythic Archimonde (Felsteel Annihilator)
• Pathrunner (Tanaan Jungle reputation)

Total New Mounts: ~35

Legion Mounts

Key Mount Sources:

• Class Order Hall mounts (one per class)
• Paragon reputation mounts (Legionfall, Armies of Legionfall)
• Legion Remix event: 44 new mounts, plus 28 returning mounts
• Midnight (Karazhan Return)
• Tomb of Sargeras mounts

Total New Mounts: ~100+

Battle for Azeroth Mounts

Key Mount Sources:

• Allied Race mounts (8 allied races, ~16 mounts)
• Mythic Jaina (Glacial Tidestorm)
• Mythic N’Zoth (Uncorrupted Voidwing)
• Paragon reputation mounts (8+ factions)
• Hive Mind secret mount

Total New Mounts: ~75

Shadowlands Mounts

Key Mount Sources:

• Covenant mounts (4 covenants, multiple tiers each)
• Sinrunner Blanchy (secret mount, Dead Blanchy questline)
• Mythic Sylvanas (Vengeance’s Reins)
• Sanctum of Domination mounts
• Zereth Mortis’ reputation and rare mounts

Total New Mounts: ~70

Dragonflight Mounts

Key Mount Sources:

• Dragonriding/Skyriding customizable drakes (4 types with 80+ customization options)
• Forbidden Reach rares
• Zaralek Cavern mounts (Loamm Niffen reputation)
• Mythic Raszageth (Embodiment of the Storm-Eater)
• Ottuk mounts (otter mounts)

Total New Mounts: ~60 (not counting drake customization variants)

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Mount Speed & Special Abilities

Ground Mounts:

• Apprentice Riding (Level 10): +60% speed
• Journeyman Riding (Level 20): +100% speed

Flying Mounts:

• Expert Riding (Level 30): +150% flying speed
• Artisan Riding (Level 40): +280% flying speed
• Master Riding (Level 40): +310% flying speed (5,000 gold)

Special Ability Mounts:

• Vendor Mounts: Grand Expedition Yak, Traveler’s Tundra Mammoth (repair/vendor NPCs)
• Passenger Mounts: Sandstone Drake, multi-passenger mounts
• Water Walking: Water Strider mounts (nerfs in BfA, now requires equipment)
• Unique Animations: Many mounts have special idle animations or sound effects

Dragonriding/Skyriding:

• Introduced in Dragonflight, the enhanced flying system
• Customizable Drake appearance
• Vigor system for special abilities
• Faster than traditional flying

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Removed & Unobtainable Mounts

Some of WoW’s most prestigious mounts are no longer available:

Completely Removed:

• Black Qiraji Battle Tank (AQ40 gates opening event)
• Swift Zulian Tiger (Original Zul’Gurub)
• Amani War Bear (Original Zul’Aman timed run)
• Plagued/Black Proto-Drakes (Wrath Naxx achievements before Ulduar)

Temporarily Removed (May Return):

• Brutosaur (5 million gold mount, now Black Market Auction House only)
• Ahead of the Curve mounts (removed when new raid tier releases)

Gladiator Mounts:

• Each season’s gladiator mount is removed permanently
• Among the rarest mounts in the game

Why This Matters: Collectors track “Feats of Strength” for unobtainable mounts, and some players specifically seek accounts with these rare rewards.

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Mount Farming Strategies & Priorities

For New Collectors (0-100 Mounts)

Week 1 Priorities:

1. Purchase all available racial mounts using Class Trial characters (40-60 mounts)
2. Complete easy vendor purchases with gold (5-10 mounts)
3. Run easy guaranteed drops: Bronze Drake (Culling of Stratholme), Raven Lord (Sethekk Halls)
4. Complete Hearthstone quest (Hearthstone tutorial)

Weeks 2-4 Priorities:

1. Start Argent Tournament dailies (46 mounts available over several weeks)
2. Farm Talbuks/Netherrays in Outland (reputation mounts)
3. Begin legacy raid farming weekly lockouts
4. Work toward 50-mount achievement (Albino Drake)

For Intermediate Collectors (100-300 Mounts)

Focus Areas:

1. Legacy raid lockouts (create multiple characters for more chances weekly)
2. Reputation grinds for all expansions
3. Paragon reputation caches (Legion onwards)
4. Achievement mounts (Glory achievements)
5. Mythic+ seasonal mounts
6. Begin rare spawn camping (Time-Lost Proto-Drake, Aeonaxx)

For Advanced Collectors (300-500+ Mounts)

Endgame Collecting:

1. Hunt remaining rare drops (0.5-1% mounts)
2. Complete all Glory achievements across all expansions
3. Farm PvP mounts (Rated battlegrounds, Arena)
4. Collect all Trading Post rotations monthly
5. Complete secret/hidden mounts (Lucid Nightmare, Waist of Time)
6. Farm world boss mounts (0.03% drop rates)

Efficient Weekly Lockout Route

Create a circuit hitting all legacy raids with mount drops:

1. Tempest Keep (Ashes of Al’ar)
2. Karazhan (Fiery Warhorse)
3. Sethekk Halls (Raven Lord)
4. Magisters’ Terrace (White Hawkstrider)
5. Ulduar (Mimiron’s Head)
6. Icecrown Citadel (Invincible)
7. Firelands (Flametalon)
8. Dragon Soul (Blazing Drake, Experiment 12-B)
9. All subsequent expansion raids

Time Investment: 2-3 hours per character weekly

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Addon Recommendations

Essential Addons for Mount Collectors:

Rarity:

• Tracks mount drop attempts
• Calculates the statistical drop chance based on your runs
• Shows how “lucky” or “unlucky” you are
• Alerts when rare mounts drop

SavedInstances:

• Tracks weekly lockouts across all characters
• Shows which raids/dungeons you’ve completed
• Essential for managing multiple farming characters

TomTom:

• Waypoint navigation
• Coordinates for rare spawn locations
• Path plotting for efficient farming routes

HandyNotes:

• Adds points of interest to the map
• Shows rare spawn locations
• Treasure locations
• HandyNotes: The War Within (expansion-specific plugin)

MountJournal Enhanced:

• Improved mount journal interface
• Filter and sort options
• Track missing mounts by source

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Is Mount Collecting Worth It?

Time Investment Analysis:

• 100 mounts: Achievable in 2-4 weeks of focused collecting
• 250 mounts: Typically 3-6 months of dedicated farming
• 500 mounts: Often requires 1-2+ years of consistent effort
• Completionist (900+ mounts): Multiple years, requires significant dedication

What You Gain:

1. Exclusive achievement reward mounts
2. Variety in mount appearances
3. Collection completion satisfaction
4. Community recognition
5. Account-wide progression (most mounts)

What It Costs:

1. Time (weekly lockouts, daily rare farming)
2. Gold (vendor mounts, auction house crafted mounts)
3. Potential frustration (RNG on rare drops)

Community Perspective: Mount collecting is one of WoW’s most popular endgame activities. With over 900 mounts available, there’s always something to work toward, and the dopamine hit of finally getting that 0.5% drop after months of farming is unmatched.

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FAQ: WoW Mounts Guide

How many mounts are in WoW?

There are currently 906 total mounts available in World of Warcraft, with 642 non-exclusive mounts accessible to both factions. This number increases with each content patch and expansion.

What’s the rarest mount in WoW?

The Black Qiraji Battle Tank is the absolute rarest, as it was only available during the original AQ40 gate opening event and cannot be obtained anymore. Among obtainable mounts, Gladiator mounts from past seasons are extremely rare due to requiring top 0.5% arena ratings before being permanently removed.

What’s the easiest mount to get in WoW?

The Hearthsteed is the easiest complete the Hearthstone tutorial in 10-15 minutes for a guaranteed mount. For in-game mounts, racial vendor mounts can be purchased in just a few minutes and require minimal gold.

Can you still get a specific removed mount?

Many prestigious mounts were removed from the game permanently, including the Black Qiraji Battle Tank, Swift Zulian Tiger, Amani War Bear (original), and all past Gladiator seasonal mounts. These mounts cannot be obtained on new accounts; however, they remain usable on accounts that originally earned them.

How long does it take to get 100 mounts?

With focused effort, you can reach 100 mounts in 1-2 weeks by purchasing all racial mounts (50-60), buying gold vendor mounts (10-20), farming guaranteed drops (5-10), and completing easy achievement mounts (5-10).

How long does it take to get 500 mounts?

Reaching 500 mounts typically requires 1-2+ years of consistent farming, depending on your luck with rare drops and how many legacy content lockouts you complete weekly. Using multiple characters significantly speeds up progress.

Do mounts transfer between characters?

Most mounts are account-wide, meaning once learned on any character, they’re available to all characters on your account. Exceptions include class-specific mounts (Paladin/Warlock class mounts) and faction-specific mounts that require appropriate faction reputation.

What’s the mount speed cap?

The fastest traditional flying speed is 310% (Master Riding). Dragonriding/Skyriding in Dragonflight and beyond is technically faster but works differently, using a vigor system rather than flat speed percentages.

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Related Guides

Expand your WoW collectibles knowledge with these comprehensive guides:

• Easiest Mounts to Get in WoW – Start your collection with 50+ easy mounts obtainable in under 1 hour each
• Rare Mounts Farming Guide – Drop rates, farming strategies, and time estimates for 100+ rare mounts
• Vendor Mounts List – Complete catalog of all gold and reputation vendor mounts
• Achievement Mounts Guide – Glory achievements and meta-achievement mount rewards
• WoW Battle Pets Guide – Collect pets alongside your mounts for maximum collection satisfaction

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External Resources

Official & Community Tools:

• Wowhead Mount Database: Comprehensive database with drop rates, locations, and comments
• WarcraftMounts.com: Specialized mount tracking site with filters and statistics
• Simple Armory: Track your collection progress and compare with other players
• Data for Azeroth: Community-driven drop rate statistics

Tracking Your Progress:

• Use the in-game Collections tab (Shift+P) to view all mounts
• The Achievement tab shows mount collection milestones
• Third-party sites can import your character data for tracking

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Last Updated: November 2025 – The War Within (Patch 11.2.7)

This guide covers mount acquisition through The War Within expansion. Mount availability, drop rates, and acquisition methods may change with future patches. Check back regularly for updates.