Wrath of the Lich King Mounts Guide – All WotLK Mounts (2025)
Wrath of the Lich King introduced some of World of Warcraft’s most iconic and prestigious mounts. From Invincible, the Lich King’s legendary steed, to the mechanical marvel Mimiron’s Head, this expansion delivered mounts that remain highly coveted by collectors even 15+ years later.
This guide covers all 50+ WotLK mounts, including raid drops, dungeon farms, Argent Tournament rewards, reputation mounts, rare spawns, and achievement mounts. You’ll learn current drop rates, solo strategies, and how to optimize your weekly farming routes in 2025.
Quick Reference: WotLK Mounts Overview
| Mount Source | Count | Difficulty | Best Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raid Mounts | 8+ | Medium | Weekly lockouts |
| Dungeon Mounts | 3+ | Easy | Daily farms |
| Argent Tournament | 14+ | Medium | Daily quests (28+ days) |
| Reputation Mounts | 10+ | Easy | Dailies + tabards |
| Rare Spawns | 2 | Very Hard | Camping + addons |
| Achievement Mounts | 6+ | Medium-Hard | Meta achievements |
Total WotLK Mounts: 50+ collectible mounts
WotLK Raid Mounts
Icecrown Citadel – Invincible’s Reins
Drop Rate: ~1% (0.8-1%)
Boss: The Lich King
Difficulty: 25-Player Heroic ONLY
Type: Flying mount
Invincible is arguably the most prestigious mount in WoW history. This undead spectral steed was Arthas’s loyal companion and only drops from the Lich King on 25-player Heroic difficulty.
How to Get It (2025):
- Travel to Icecrown Citadel (Icecrown Glacier, 53.9, 87.1)
- Set raid difficulty to 25-Player Heroic (right-click portrait → Raid Difficulty)
- Clear all 12 bosses to reach the Lich King’s platform
- Defeat the Lich King for 1% chance at Invincible
Quick Route (Key Bosses):
- Lord Marrowgar → Lady Deathwhisper (trivial)
- Gunship Battle (use cannon, jump to enemy ship if needed)
- Deathbringer Saurfang (wait for RP after Gunship)
- Clear Plagueworks, Crimson Hall, Frostwing Halls
- Sindragosa → The Lich King
2025 Solo Strategy:
- Level 70+ trivializes all mechanics
- Gunship: DPS enemy ship fast or fight drags on
- Valithria Dreamwalker: Skip (not mandatory)
- Sindragosa: Ignore Icy Tomb mechanics
- Lich King: Burn through all phases, ignore adds
Clear Time: 15-20 minutes
Lockout: Once per week per character
Timewalking Bonus:
During Wrath Timewalking events, the “Disturbance Detected: Ulduar” quest rewards a Cache of Timewarped Treasures with significantly higher Invincible drop rates (some reports suggest 5-10% vs normal 1%). Run Ulduar Timewalking on all characters during these events.
Ulduar – Mimiron’s Head
Drop Rate: ~1%
Boss: Yogg-Saron
Difficulty: 25-Player with 0 Keepers (Alone in the Darkness)
Type: Flying mount
Mimiron’s Head is a unique gnomish helicopter mount that drops from Yogg-Saron, but only when you defeat him without the help of any Keepers.
How to Get It (2025):
- Enter Ulduar (Storm Peaks, 41.6, 17.6)
- Clear to Observation Ring
- Defeat all 4 Keepers (Freya, Thorim, Hodir, Mimiron) WITHOUT talking to them afterward
- Enter Yogg-Saron’s chamber
- Defeat Yogg-Saron with 0 Keepers assisting for 1% chance
Required Bosses (Can Skip Others):
- Flame Leviathan → XT-002 Deconstructor → Kologarn
- Freya, Thorim, Hodir, Mimiron (DON’T activate their help)
- Yogg-Saron
Critical: Do NOT speak to any of the 4 Keepers after defeating them. Speaking to them activates their assistance and removes the eligibility for a mount.
2025 Solo Strategy:
- Level 70+ solos easily
- Skip optional bosses (Razorscale, Ignis, Iron Council, etc.)
- Yogg-Saron: Ignore sanity mechanics, burn boss
- Time per run: 15-20 minutes to Yogg
Timewalking Bonus:
Same as Invincible, significantly higher drop rates from Timewalking cache during Wrath events.
Ulduar Achievement Mounts
Rusted Proto-Drake
- Achievement: Glory of the Ulduar Raider (10-Player)
- Requirements: Complete all 10-player Ulduar achievements
- Difficulty (2025): Easy to solo, some achievements need specific mechanics
Ironbound Proto-Drake
- Achievement: Glory of the Ulduar Raider (25-Player)
- Requirements: Complete all 25-player Ulduar achievements
- Difficulty (2025): Easy to solo, requires following achievement-specific strategies
Notable Achievements:
- “I Love the Smell of Saronite in the Morning” (3 tower Flame Leviathan)
- “Knock, Knock, Knock on Wood” (Freya +3 Elders)
- “One Light in the Darkness” (Yogg-Saron +1 Keeper)
Obsidian Sanctum – Dragon Mounts
Black Drake
- Drop Rate: 100% (with 1+ drakes alive)
- Boss: Sartharion
- Difficulty: 10-Player with drakes up
Twilight Drake
- Drop Rate: 100% (with all 3 drakes alive)
- Boss: Sartharion
- Difficulty: 25-Player with 3 drakes alive
How to Get Them (2025):
- Enter Obsidian Sanctum (Dragonblight, Chamber of Aspects)
- Do NOT kill the 3 mini-bosses (Tenebron, Shadron, Vesperon)
- Engage Sartharion with drakes still alive
- Defeat Sartharion
Guaranteed Drops:
- 10-player with 1+ drakes = Black Drake (100%)
- 25-player with 3 drakes = Twilight Drake (100%)
2025 Solo: Level 70+ solos easily, even with all 3 drakes alive
Eye of Eternity – Azure/Blue Drake
Reins of the Azure Drake
- Drop Rate: ~1-2%
- Boss: Malygos
- Difficulty: 25-Player
Reins of the Blue Drake
- Drop Rate: ~1-2%
- Boss: Malygos
- Difficulty: 10-Player
How to Get Them (2025):
- Enter Eye of Eternity (Nexus, Coldarra)
- Defeat Malygos
- Loot Alexstrasza’s Gift for a chance at a mount
2025 Solo: Trivial at level 70+, ignore all mechanics
Naxxramas – Removed Mounts
Plagued Proto-Drake
- Status: REMOVED (No longer obtainable)
- Original Source: Glory of the Raider (10-Player, WotLK)
- Removed: End of Wrath of the Lich King expansion
Black Proto-Drake
- Status: REMOVED (No longer obtainable)
- Original Source: Glory of the Raider (25-Player, WotLK)
- Removed: End of Wrath of the Lich King expansion
Note: These mounts were time-limited and only available during the original Wrath expansion. Players who earned them kept the mounts, but new players cannot obtain them.
WotLK Dungeon Mounts
Utgarde Pinnacle – Blue Proto-Drake
Drop Rate: ~1%
Boss: Skadi the Ruthless
Difficulty: Heroic ONLY
Type: Flying mount
The Blue Proto-Drake is one of the most efficient dungeon mount farms in WoW.
How to Get It (2025):
- Enter Utgarde Pinnacle (Howling Fjord, north side of Utgarde Keep at 57.3, 46.7)
- Set difficulty to Heroic
- Run past the first 2 bosses (Svala, Gortok)
- Reach Skadi the Ruthless (3rd boss)
- Kill Harpoon Wielders for 3 harpoons
- Shoot Skadi with harpoons to ground him
- Defeat Skadi for 1% chance
Farming Strategy (2025):
- Time per run: 5-7 minutes
- Heroic lockout: 1 per day per character
- Can farm on multiple characters daily
- Level 70+ solos easily
Skip Strategy:
- Run past Svala Sorrowgrave (1st boss)
- Run past Gortok Palehoof (2nd boss)
- Go straight to Skadi’s gauntlet
The Oculus – Azure/Blue Drake Clarification
Important: The Azure Drake and Blue Drake drop from Malygos in Eye of Eternity raid, NOT from The Oculus dungeon. The Oculus does not have mount drops.
During WotLK, the Oculus awarded extra dungeon satchel rewards for using the random dungeon finder, but no mounts dropped from this dungeon.
Northrend Reputation Mounts
Sons of Hodir – Mammoth Mounts
Vendor: Lillehoff (Storm Peaks)
Reputation Required: Exalted
Mounts:
- Reins of the Ice Mammoth – 1,000 gold (Exalted)
- Reins of the Grand Ice Mammoth – 10,000 gold (Exalted, 3-passenger mount)
How to Get Exalted:
- Complete “They Took Our Men!” questline in Storm Peaks (unlocks faction)
- Complete follow-up quests to reach Friendly
- Daily quests (8 available, ~1,400 rep per day)
- Turn-in items (Relics of Ulduar from Hodir’s Cache)
2025 Speed Strategy:
- Questline + dailies: 1-2 weeks to Exalted
- The Grand Ice Mammoth is a 3-passenger mount (vendor + 2 passengers)
- Essential for mount collectors
Argent Tournament – All Mounts
The Argent Tournament is the LARGEST source of WotLK mounts, with 14+ mounts available for purchase with Champion’s Seals.
Currency: Champion’s Seals (earned from daily quests)
Argent Tournament Mount List
| Mount | Cost | Faction | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argent Hippogryph | 150 Seals | All cities | Flying mount, same model across factions |
| Stormwind Steed | 100 Seals | Stormwind | Alliance ground mount |
| Swift Gray Steed | 150 Seals | Stormwind | Alliance ground mount (faster) |
| Ironforge Ram | 100 Seals | Ironforge | Alliance ground mount |
| Swift Violet Ram | 150 Seals | Ironforge | Alliance ground mount (faster) |
| Gnomeregan Mechanostrider | 100 Seals | Gnomeregan | Alliance ground mount |
| Swift Green Mechanostrider | 150 Seals | Gnomeregan | Alliance ground mount (faster) |
| Darnassian Nightsaber | 100 Seals | Darnassus | Alliance ground mount |
| Swift Moonsaber | 150 Seals | Darnassus | Alliance ground mount (faster) |
| Exodar Elekk | 100 Seals | Exodar | Alliance ground mount |
| Great Red Elekk | 150 Seals | Exodar | Alliance ground mount (faster) |
| Orgrimmar Wolf | 100 Seals | Orgrimmar | Horde ground mount |
| Swift Burgundy Wolf | 150 Seals | Orgrimmar | Horde ground mount (faster) |
| Argent Charger | 100 Seals | Argent Crusade | Paladin-only mount (requires Exalted Argent Champion) |
Total Seals Needed:
- All 5 faction city mounts (Alliance/Horde): 1,000+ Seals
- Paladin with Argent Charger: 100 additional Seals
How to Earn Champion’s Seals
Daily Quest Progression:
- Aspirant Rank (Days 1-3):
- 3 daily quests available
- 5 Seals per day
- Total: 15 Seals to advance
- Valiant Rank (Days 4-8):
- 4 daily quests available
- 5 Seals per day
- Total: 25 Seals per city to advance
- Repeat for all 5 faction cities (25 days total)
- Champion Rank (Day 29+):
- 6-9 daily quests available (varies)
- 14-17 Seals per day maximum
- Heroic Trial of the Champion: +3 Seals (daily)
Maximum Seals Per Day:
- Champion dailies: 14 Seals
- Trial of the Champion (Heroic): 3 Seals
- Total: 17 Seals per day
Time to Complete:
- Becoming Exalted Argent Champion: 28 days (minimum)
- Earning all mounts: 60-75 days (if doing all daily quests)
2025 Speed Farming:
- Do Champion dailies on 5 characters simultaneously
- Run Heroic Trial of the Champion daily for 3 extra Seals
- Takes approximately 30-45 minutes per day per character
Wyrmrest Accord – Red Drake
Vendor: Cielstrasza (Wyrmrest Temple)
Reputation Required: Exalted
Mount: Reins of the Red Drake
How to Get Exalted:
- Complete Dragonblight questlines
- Wear Wyrmrest Tabard in WotLK dungeons
- Daily quests (if available)
Time Investment: 1-2 weeks with dungeon tabard spam
WotLK Rare Spawn Mounts
Time-Lost Proto-Drake
Drop Rate: 100% (when you find it)
Source: Time-Lost Proto-Drake (Storm Peaks rare spawn)
Difficulty: Finding the spawn
The Time-Lost Proto-Drake is one of WoW’s most infamous rare spawns. The mount drops 100% when you kill the mob, but finding it is extremely challenging.
Time-Lost Details:
- Spawn Timer: 6-22 hours
- Shares spawn with: Vyragosa (much more common bat)
- Spawn Chance: Very low when the timer is up
- Route: Flies a circular path around Storm Peaks
4 Main Spawn Locations:
- Frozen Lake Path (30.0, 71.0)
- Ulduar Route (50.0, 30.0)
- Brunnhildar Route (70.0, 47.0)
- Waterfall Route (42.0, 70.0)
How to Hunt Time-Lost (2025):
- Install NPCScan or SilverDragon addon
- Create targeting macro:
/target Time-Lost Proto-Drake - Camp is one of the 4 spawn points
- When Vyragosa spawns, the timer resets (take a break)
- Cross-realm group hopping via Group Finder
2025 Strategies:
- CRZ (Cross-Realm Zone) Hopping:
- Join groups in different realms via Group Finder
- Each realm has an independent spawn timer
- You may also check Chromie Time for a different phasing of the zone
- Check multiple realms per hour
- Community Discord Servers:
- Join rare spawn tracking communities
- Players report sightings across all realms
- React quickly when reported
- Multi-Character Camping:
- Park characters at different spawn points
- Log in and check periodically
- Increases coverage area
Average Time to Acquire: Highly variable, can range from days to months, depending on luck and dedication
Vyragosa (Blue Proto-Drake)
Note: Vyragosa does NOT drop a mount. She shares the spawn timer with Time-Lost Proto-Drake and appears much more frequently. Seeing Vyragosa means Time-Lost’s timer has reset.
WotLK Achievement Mounts
Red Proto-Drake
Achievement: Glory of the Hero
Requirements: Complete all WotLK Heroic dungeon achievements
Difficulty (2025): Easy to solo
Complete specific achievements in each WotLK Heroic dungeon. Most can be soloed at level 70 or higher.
Notable Achievements:
- “Watch Him Die” (Draktharon Keep)
- “Snakes. Why’d It Have To Be Snakes?” (Gundrak)
- “Volunteer Work” (Halls of Lightning)
Time Investment: 2-4 hours to complete all achievements
Violet Proto-Drake
Achievement: What A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been
Requirements: Complete ALL holiday meta-achievements
Difficulty: Very Time-Consuming
This requires completing the meta-achievements for all 8 World Events:
- Hallow’s End
- Day of the Dead
- Pilgrim’s Bounty
- Winter Veil
- Lunar Festival
- Love is in the Air
- Noblegarden
- Midsummer Fire Festival
Time Investment: Minimum 1 year (must wait for each holiday)
Plagued/Black Proto-Drake (REMOVED)
As mentioned in the Naxxramas section, these achievement mounts were removed at the end of Wrath and are no longer obtainable.
Ulduar Glory Mounts (Covered Above)
See the Ulduar section for Rusted Proto-Drake and Ironbound Proto-Drake.
Icecrown Citadel Glory Mounts
Icebound Frostbrood Vanquisher (10-Player)
- Achievement: Glory of the Icecrown Raider (10-Player)
- Requirements: Complete all 10-player ICC achievements
- Difficulty (2025): Medium, some achievements need coordination
Bloodbathed Frostbrood Vanquisher (25-Player)
- Achievement: Glory of the Icecrown Raider (25-Player)
- Requirements: Complete all 25-player ICC achievements
- Difficulty (2025): Medium, some achievements need coordination
Notable Achievements:
- “Full House” (Blood Prince Council)
- “I’m on a Boat!” (Gunship Battle)
- “Been Waiting a Long Time for This” (Sindragosa)
2025 Strategy:
- Many achievements can be soloed
- Some require specific group compositions or mechanics
- “Portal Jockey” (Valithria) may need a healing spec or the Pump-Action Bandage Gun
2025 Farming Strategies
Weekly Lockout Route (Optimal)
Complete all WotLK raid mounts in 45-60 minutes per character:
Recommended Route:
- Icecrown Citadel (15-20 min)
- Clear to Lich King
- Kill for Invincible (1%)
- 25-Player Heroic only
- Ulduar (15-20 min)
- Skip optional bosses
- Kill 4 Keepers (don’t activate help)
- Kill Yogg-Saron for Mimiron’s Head (1%)
- Eye of Eternity (2-3 min)
- One boss (Malygos)
- Kill for Azure/Blue Drake (1-2%)
- Run both 10 and 25
- Obsidian Sanctum (2-3 min)
- Leave drakes alive
- Kill Sartharion
- Guaranteed mounts (100%)
- Run both 10 and 25
Total Time: 35-50 minutes
Total Mounts: 7 possible drops per character per week
Daily Farming (Dungeons)
Utgarde Pinnacle Route:
- Set to Heroic
- Skip the first 2 bosses
- Kill Skadi (5-7 minutes)
- Blue Proto-Drake (1% chance)
Maximum Efficiency:
- Farm on 5-10 characters daily
- 1 attempt per character per day (Heroic lockout)
- Time investment: 30-60 minutes total across all characters
Argent Tournament Optimization
Multi-Character Strategy:
- Start 5 different race characters (covers all faction cities)
- Each character earns 17 Seals per day
- Run Champion dailies + Heroic Trial on all 5 characters
- Time per character: 30-45 minutes
- Total daily time: 2.5-4 hours (all 5 characters)
Single Character Timeline:
- Days 1-3: Aspirant (15 Seals)
- Days 4-8: First Valiant (25 Seals)
- Days 9-28: Remaining 4 Valiants (100 Seals)
- Day 29+: Champion dailies (14-17 Seals per day)
All Mounts Timeline:
- 60-75 days on a single character
- 28-35 days with 5 characters simultaneously
Rare Spawn Camping
Time-Lost Proto-Drake Tips:
- Addon Setup:
- NPCScan or SilverDragon (alerts)
- TomTom (waypoint coordinates)
- ServerHop (realm hopping)
- Macro:
/target Time-Lost Proto-Drake /target Vyragosa /stopmacro [noexists] /script PlaySound("RaidWarning") - Best Camping Spot: Frozen Lake (30.0, 71.0) covers 2 routes
- Realm Hopping:
- Use Group Finder to join groups on different realms
- Each realm has independent spawn timers
- Check 10-20 realms per hour
Realistic Time Investment:
- Active camping: 10-50+ hours
- Passive checking: Weeks to months
- CRZ hopping: Can reduce time significantly
Best Classes for Solo Farming (2025)
Any class at level 70+ can solo all WotLK content. However, these excel:
Fastest Clears:
- Demon Hunter – Mobility, AoE damage, fast movement
- Monk – Roll spam, high burst, transcendence skips
- Druid – Instant flight form, feral sprint, travel form
- Hunter – Ranged, pet tanks, Disengage mobility
Easiest Clears:
- Protection Paladin – Immortal, high damage, self-healing
- Blood Death Knight – Unkillable, massive self-healing
- Vengeance Demon Hunter – Mobility + survivability
All classes work fine, but these save 2-5 minutes per run.
Essential Addons for Mount Farming
Required Addons:
- SavedInstances – Tracks lockouts across characters
- Rarity – Mount attempt tracking, drop statistics
- NPCScan / SilverDragon – Rare spawn alerts
- All The Things – Collection tracking shows missing mounts
- TomTom – Waypoint navigation for rare spawns
Removed/Unobtainable WotLK Mounts
Completely Removed (Cannot Obtain):
- Plagued Proto-Drake – Glory of the Raider (10-Player, WotLK)
- Black Proto-Drake – Glory of the Raider (25-Player, WotLK)
Why Removed:
These mounts were tied to WotLK-era raid achievements that required completing content during the expansion. When Cataclysm launched, the achievement requirements changed, and these specific mounts were removed as rewards.
Alternatives:
- Other proto-drakes are still available (Red, Blue, Rusted, Ironbound, etc.)
- Similar color schemesare available from other expansions
FAQ
What is the rarest WotLK mount?
Time-Lost Proto-Drake is the rarest due to its extremely long and unpredictable spawn timer (6-22 hours) and competition with other players. Invincible is rarer by drop rate (1%), but easier to farm consistently.
How many mounts come from Wrath of the Lich King?
50+ mounts are available from WotLK content, including raid drops, dungeon farms, reputation vendors, the Argent Tournament, rare spawns, and achievements.
Is Invincible still obtainable in 2025?
Yes, Invincible still drops from the Lich King on 25-Player Heroic Icecrown Citadel with a ~1% drop rate. It has never been removed from the game.
What is the drop rate for Mimiron’s Head?
Approximately 1% from Yogg-Saron in Ulduar when defeated with 0 Keepers assisting. During Wrath Timewalking events, the drop rate from the Timewalking cache is significantly higher.
What is the fastest way to farm Blue Proto-Drake?
Run Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle daily on multiple characters. Skip the first 2 bosses, kill Skadi the Ruthless. Each run takes 5-7 minutes. With 10 characters, you get 10 attempts per day.
How long does Time-Lost Proto-Drake take to spawn?
6-22 hours is the spawn timer, but it shares this timer with Vyragosa (who spawns much more frequently). Time-Lost has a very low spawn chance when the timer is up. Using realm hopping can help check multiple spawn timers.
What is the best weekly route for WotLK mounts?
ICC (Invincible) → Ulduar (Mimiron’s Head) → Eye of Eternity (Azure/Blue Drake) → Obsidian Sanctum (guaranteed drakes). Takes 35-50 minutes per character for all raid mounts.
Are any WotLK mounts removed?
Yes, Plagued Proto-Drake and Black Proto-Drake from the original WotLK raid achievements are permanently removed. All other WotLK mounts remain obtainable in 2025.
Can all WotLK raids be soloed in 2025?
Yes, any class at level 70+ can trivially solo all WotLK raid content. Some achievements may require specific group sizes or mechanics, but all mount drops can be soloed.
Does difficulty matter for WotLK mount drop rates?
For most mounts, no. Invincible ONLY drops on 25-Heroic (not Normal or 10-player). Blue Proto-Drake ONLY drops on Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle. Always check mount-specific requirements.
Related Guides
Looking for more mount farming guides? Check out these comprehensive resources:
- All Mounts Guide – Complete WoW mount collection guide with 900+ mounts
- Rare Mounts Guide – Farming strategies for all rare drop mounts
- War Within Mounts Guide – Current expansion mount farming
- Dragonflight Mounts Guide – Dragonriding and expansion mounts
- Shadowlands Mounts Guide – Covenant and zone-specific mounts
- Legion Mounts Guide – Class halls and Argus mounts
- Battle for Azeroth Mounts Guide – Island Expeditions and zone mounts
- Warlords of Draenor Mounts Guide – Garrison and Tanaan Jungle mounts
- Mists of Pandaria Mounts Guide – Pandaria expansion mounts
- Cataclysm Mounts Guide – Firelands and Dragon Soul mounts
Final Thoughts
Wrath of the Lich King remains one of the most rewarding expansions for mount collecting in 2025. With iconic mounts like Invincible and Mimiron’s Head, efficient dungeon farms, and the massive Argent Tournament mount collection, WotLK offers something for every type of collector.
The weekly raid route takes only 45-60 minutes per character and provides chances at some of the game’s most prestigious mounts. The Argent Tournament requires patience (28+ days minimum) but rewards you with 14+ unique mounts. And for the truly dedicated, Time-Lost Proto-Drake remains one of the ultimate rare spawn challenges.
Focus on weekly raids first for maximum efficiency, then tackle the Argent Tournament on multiple characters simultaneously. With persistence and the right strategy, you can collect all obtainable WotLK mounts within 6 to 12 months.
Good luck with your drops, and may Invincible finally be yours!
