Category Archives: World of Warcraft

- checked 3rd April 2012, removed three from the unknowns – heart of the aspects and the two spectral mounts.

Class Specifics

Argent Charger - This mount costs 100 Champion’s Seals from Dame Evniki Kapsalis in the Argent Tournament. To buy it you must be a “Crusader” – exalted and a champion with your five home cities PLUS the Argent Crusade and the Silver Covenant/Sunreaver’s and most important…be a paladin – it’s paladin only. Colour wise the horse itself is a grey, with Silver skirted and plated horse armor and gold edged silver shields. The armor also sports a variety of spikes down the horse’s nose and smaller ones down his neck.

Charger (Blood Elf) / Charger (Human, Dwarf, Undead) - these two chargers (the blood elf one with red skirted armour, the others with a blue armour) are the epic paladin mounts.

Dreadsteed – this is the epic version (deep red with fiery hooves and mane) of the Warlock class mount. It also has armour down its neck.

Exarch’s Elekk – this is the new Draenei paladin mount, the basic version. It’s relatively dull in colour.

Felsteed – this is the slow version of the Warlock mount. It has no armour but deep brown fur with fiery eyes, mouth and hooves.

Great Exarch’s Elekk – this is the second new Draenei paladin mount, the epic version. It’s actually pretty stunning, huge with grey skin, purple cloth armour and heavy silver and gold plated armour.

Great Sunwalker Kodo – this is one of the two new Tauren kodo paladin mounts, this is the epic speed version. It is grey skinned with multicoloured, lovely bright armour.

Sunwalker Kodo – this is the basic version of the Tauren paladin mount, which is like an unpolished, dull version of the epic mount.

Warhorse (Blood Elf) / Warhorse (Human, Dwarf, Undead) – these two chargers (the blood elf one with red skirted armour, the others with a blue armour) are the basic speed paladin mounts.

Winged Steed of the Ebon Blade – this flying skeletal mount is restricted only to death knights. It costs 1,000g. It has skeletal wings and a blue cloth armour.

World Drops & Grinds

Grey Riding Camel - this camel is the third of a set and the only one that is challenging to get. This camel is a 100% drop rate from a NPC called Dormus the Camel-Hoarder. To reach Dormus you have to click on small camel figurines which are scattered around Uldum. Most of them crumble on use, but very occasionally they will port you to a secret part of Uldum. Kill Dormus and he will drop your camel mount. The mount is a dark grey with a paler grey underbelly and grey beard.

Phosphorescent Stone Drake – this drake, that shares the model with the drakes in Deepholm, drops from the rare mob Aeonaxx. It is green with purple crystals and flecks. Although the drake drops from Aeonaxx every single time, Aeonaxx itself has a low spawn time and a long pat. You need to spend a fair amount of time camping it in order to net a kill.

Subdued Seahorse / Reins of Poseidus - this very rare mount drops from the very rare mob Poseidus in Vash’jir. The difference between this seahorse and the other is that this is usable outside Vash’jir, in any water. There is a lot of information on WoWhead about Poseidus and his spawn time, rate and spawn points. On servers it can go on the Auction House – as it is BoE – for anything between 30,000 and 100,000 gold.

Time-Lost Proto-Drake – this drake, 100% drop rate from the TLPD itself, was one of the rarest mounts in game. It continues to be so due to the huge number of hours and routes you’d have to camp out the drake to get it to drop. Visually the mob is golden yellow with brown edging.

TCG

Amani Dragonhawk - a very attractive dragonhawk that came from the Twilight of the Dragons expansion pack that was released in July 2011. It is identical in skin to the dragonhawks in Zul’Aman, and was the rare drop from the expansion pack and can pull between £130 and £180 on eBay.

Big Battle Bear - this mount is from the TCG Expansion Pack “Drums of War” and was added in Patch 3.2. It is unusual in model in that he has full black fur, almost blue, with basic brown leather straps round his neck and hind legs, and what looks like a woven saddle on his back, which is framed by what looks like the massive bottom jaw of some creature or other! The card for the mount is called The Red Bearon, and was a 1/363 drop rate. It currently sells for about £70-£90.

Blazing Hippogryph – this is another TCG expansion pack mounts, from the expansion Wrathgate. Visually the hippogryph is quite “dark”, with maroon feathers, yellow wing bases and small lilac edges. Its eyes are golden yellow. It costs between £220 and £250 on eBay.

Corrupted Hippogryph – this is another TCG expansion pack mount from the new expansion Crown of Heaven which is released in March 2012. Its colouring links to its name as the bird is a mixture of very dark green and murky olive greens with radioactive green eyes.

Magic Rooster / Magic Rooster Egg - this mount is one of my favourite in game. It is a basic, unarmoured, giant brown chicken. It’s utterly fabulous and perfect in design and also the amazing expression on its face. Truly majestic in every way. This was in the Fields of Honor expansion pack and was a very low drop chance – 1/363. You can get it from eBay for in between $200 and $300.

Mottled Drake – this rather unattractive drake is a dirty brown in colour with green freckles and spots. It comes from the Worldbreaker expansion at the 1/242 drop rate.

Riding Turtle - this TCG mount comes from the Heroes of Azeroth expansion pack and can go for £100 ish on eBay. Amusingly this mount moves slowly on land – the same as normal person movement speed without a mount, however in water it boosts up to the 100% speed mounts. It has a green body and brown shell and a lovely little happy smile on its face.

Savage Raptor - this mount came from the War of the Elements expansion pack released in April 2011. It was a 1/363 drop mount and is usable by Alliance and Horde, making it a raptor mount usable by the Alliance. Skin wise – it is an orange colour with paler orange underbelly, and model wise it is identical to the other raptors.

Swift Shorestrider - this strider, a third added to the game, is a turqoise-y green colour with an orange neck and underbelly. It drops as a 1/363 card in the Throne of the Tides expansion pack which was released October 11th 2011. You can pay roughly between £80 and £130 for this on eBay.

Swift Spectral Tiger / Spectral Tiger - this mount is one of the very rarest in game. At a 1/484 chance from the Fires of Outland Booster pack, it can sell for over £1000 on eBay. So get your wallets out if you want it! Visually, this mount looks like an armoured saber except translucent with a slight purple/blue tinge. The armour is silver with crystals rather than gems with white/blue glowing eyes. There is both an epic and non epic (previously related to speed although now all mounts scale to your highest speed) form of this cat and they are identical visually.

White Riding Camel - this mount will be available from May 2012 as part of the Tomb of the Forgotten TCG expansion pack. It’s rarity is currently unknown however it is likely that it will be the normal 1/363 rarity for TCG mounts.

Wooly White Rhino - this is the only rideable rhino in game. It was a 1/242 (speculated) drop chance mount from the Icecrown TCG expansion pack and is unarmoured, and identical in skin to the rhinos roaming around Northrend. It can go for between £200 and £250 on eBay.

X-51 Nether-Rocket X-TREME – this rocket, a 1/363 drop from the Servants of the Betrayer expansion pack, is a red and silver rocket for one passenger. It’s now BoE so can be sold on the Auction House. It also comes with a non-epic blue version, which is blue and purple colouring in opposition to the red – called the X-51 Nether-Rocket.

Arena Rewards

Brutal Nether Drake – this nether drake is similar to the blue/onyx drake in colour but with full armour across the face and along the tail. The brutal nether drake was a reward for coming in the top percentage of Arena players in Season Four.

Deadly Gladiator’s Frost Wyrm – this frost wyrm was the reward for gladiators in Arena Season Five.

Furious Gladiator’s Frost Wyrm – this frost wyrm was the reward for the gladiators in Arena Season Six.

Merciless Nether Drake – this nether drake was the reward for the gladiators in Arena Season Two.

Relentless Gladiator’s Frost Wyrm – this frost wyrm was the reward for the gladiators in Arena Season Seven.

Ruthless Gladiator’s Twilight Drake – this STUNNING twilight drake was the reward for the gladiators in Arena Season Ten.

Swift Nether Drake – this drake was the reward for gladiators in Arena Season One. There was originally a bug with this mount where in the EU the top 5% (not 0.5%) got the mount by accident.

Vengeful Nether Drake – this nether drake was the reward for the gladiators in Arena Season Three.

Vicious Gladiator’s Twilight Drake – this super stunning drake was a reward for the gladiators in Arena Season Nine.

Wrathful Gladiator’s Frost Wyrm – this frost wyrm was the reward for the gladiators in Arena Season Eight.

Unknown / Not Implemented

Green Fire Hawk - this mount was tweeted as new in Patch 4.2 but it wasn’t actually implemented.

- checked 3rd April 2012, no changes.

World Events

The Argent Tournament

Argent Warhorse - This mount, sold for 100 Champion’s Seals from the Argent Tournament, is available to both the Alliance and the Horde, being the only (except for paladin chargers) LIVE horse the horde can acquire. You must again be a Crusader, exalted and a champion of all five cities, as well as exalted with the Argent Crusade and the Silver Covenant (Sunreaver’s for Horde) to purchase the horse. Similar to the Argent Charger, the horse itself is a grey, with burnished metal/silvery grey skirted horse armor, with the Crusade emblem on each skirt flap around the horse’s legs. There are no shields or spikes on this armor.

Argent Hippogryph - a hippogryph open to both the alliance and the horde. It costs 150 Champions Seals. It is white with brown feathers, talons, beak and wing tips. The body is flecked with black spots.

Brewfest

Brewfest Ram - the previous incarnation of the Brewfest ram, this mount is a plain brown furred ram with brown horns. The model is now shared with the rams you ride in the dailies. THIS MOUNT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN GAME.

Great Brewfest Kodo - this mount is one of two that have a chance of dropping for you once per day if you defeat Coren Direbrew, the Brewfest daily boss. It has a 4% drop rate which makes it one of the more common drops – much more common than the headless horseman! The unique thing about this Kodo is that it is rideable by Alliance as well as Horde, making it the only cross faction kodo. Visually it’s the same as the other armoured kodos, with a dark black/grey skin and red/orange/gold horned armour.

Swift Brewfest Ram - a ram that previously was buyable from vendors is now a drop chance mount from Coren Direbrew, identical to the Kodo. It also has a 4% drop rate. The unique thing about this Ram is that it is rideable by Horde as well as Alliance, making it the only cross faction ram. Visually it is brown with dark brown horns and chocolate brown armour, studded with green gems.

Darkmoon Faire

Darkmoon Dancing Bear - the dancing bear costs 180 darkmoon faire tickets. He is a basic brown bear with an armoured saddle etc with the Darkmoon Colours, as well as a Darkmoon Faire emblem hovering above its head. Doing the command /mountspecial (or pressing space bar) will cause the bear to rear up on his hind legs, identical to the way a druid bear dances.

Swift Forest Strider - this awesome mount costs 180 darkmoon faire tickets. It’s the only strider mount in game and is in the Darkmoon colours, with a mostly bright purple body with bright green neck and belly. It’s been reskinned on top of the hawkstrider model which means when it runs its neck goes REALLY far forward. It’s an awesome mount with excellent animations and excellent colouring. Well worth the buy.

Hallow’s End

Headless Horseman’s Mount – this amazing flying horse is identical to the mount ridden by the Headless Horseman himself during the event. There is a 0.5% chance it will drop from the Loot-Filled Pumpkin you can collect from the boss each day.

Love is in the Air

Big Love Rocket - this incredibly innuendo filled “love rocket” is a very rare (0.16%) drop from the Love is in the Air holiday boss. It is similar in model to the other rocket mounts and is neon, bright pink. It has a zebra print seat.

Swift Lovebird - the second tallstrider added to the game – although not available yet (as of 25th January 2012) – this mount is a tall pink tallstrider probably identical in skin to the Mulgore Hatchling pet from the Argent Tournament. You will need 270 tokens to purchase it.

Noblegarden

Swift Springstrider - a fourth tallstrider added to the game, with a grey/green colouring all over. This one will be available from vendors during Noblegarden and will cost 500 chocolates.

The Opening of the Gates of Ahn’Qiraj

Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal / Battle Tank - Now completely unobtainable in game (as the gates to Ahn’Qiraj are automatically open on any new realm, not that new realms are ever launched anyway), the Black Qiraji Battle Tank was a reward from “banging the gong” and opening the gates after the War Effort and incredibly long quest line that preceeded the opening of the gates. Only one person on any server would in theory ever hold the mount and title that came with it (Scarab Lord). It’s the only epic mount in game. THIS MOUNT IS NOT OBTAINABLE.

Professions – BoP (can only be used by the person with the profession)

Archaeology

Fossilized Raptor - one of the most common “epics” in Archaeology, the Fossilized raptor comes from Fossil (funny, that) dig sites, which unfortunately do not accept Keystones, making your grind a little longer. It does only require 100 fragments though, and with each dig site dropping 5+ fragments now, it’s speedy. The raptor is the same in model and animations as the other raptors, however purely skeletal, made of old, grubby bone. What with being a fossil, it has no armour, just a small saddle and set of reins.

Ultramarine Qiraji Battle Tank - this is one of the most rare archaeology finds and mounts in game. It is a Tol’vir find, which is rare enough in itself, and then it is a very rare find within the Tol’vir anyway. In model it is identical to the other qiraji battle tanks, but is very interesting in colour as it is an – as is stated in the name – bright ultramarine blue. Unlike the other battle tanks, it can be used anywhere in the world and is not restricted to Ahn’Qiraj.

Engineering

Flying Machine – this chopper is BoE but only usable by engineers. Engineers need to be 300 to make it and it requires 2 Fel Iron Casing, 20 Elemental Blasting Powder, 20 Handful of Fel Iron Bolts and 8 star wood.

Turbo-Charged Flying Machine – this chopper is BoE but only usable by engineers, similar to the flying carpets of the Tailors. Engineers need to be of level 375 to make it and it requires, 4 Adamantite Frames, 8 Khorium Power Core, 8 Felsteel Stabilizers and…a Hula Girl Doll.

Fishing

Sea Turtle - this mount is identical in model to the Riding Turtle mount but with blue skin and a green shell. One of the best things about this mount is that the /mountspecial command is to jump into the air and suck all legs and head into its shell, then pop out again. Fishing up this turtle nets you an achievement, and it can be fished from pools across Northrend and Cataclysm zones.

Tailoring

Flying Carpet – this carpet that requires a tailoring level of 300. Colour wise it is green with yellow trimmings and patterns. To make it you need 6 bolts of Netherweave, 5 Heavy Silken Thread, 4 Arcane Dust and 4 Golden Draenite.

Frosty Flying Carpet – one of the options for tailors, this mount requires 4 frozen orbs, a moonshroud, an ebonweave and a spellweave. It can be crafted by those that have 425 tailoring and although it is BoE, it can only be USED by tailors, which is why I have put it in this section. Visually it is blue with darker blue patterns and edging.

Magnificent Flying Carpet – this tailor-only (BoE but only usable by tailors) flying carpet requires 12 bolts of imbued frostweave, 4 monarch topaz, 4 red dye, 2 yellow dye and 4 iceweb spider silk. It can be crafted by tailors of level 425 and above.

Professions – BoE (can be bought by anyone)

Alchemy

Sandstone Drake / Vial of the Sands – this drake is a mount you transform in to that allows you to carry people as well. Visually it is a dark bluey/green with yellow crystals. To get this mount you can either buy it off the AH – for between 35k and 40k – or have it crafted for you. Alchemists must first discover the recipe – a rare drop from the rare archaeology find “Canopic Jar” – and then craft it using a complex mix of materials.

Engineering

Mechano-Hog / Mekgineer’s Chopper - This mount – usually between 10 and 15k gold on the AH, roughly 10 – 11k gold with mats alone – was introduced in Wrath of the Lich King and is BoE – so you can find it on the Auction House. The engineer needs to be exalted with their Northrend-home faction to buy the pattern, but the person who wants to own the mount does not need to. The hog and chopper are similar in visuals. To craft it you need 12 Titansteel bars, 40 handfuls of cobalt bolts, 2 arctic fur, 1 salvaged iron golem parts (450 engineering to buy), 8 goblin-machined piston (450 engineering to buy) and one elementium-plated exhaust pipe (450 engineering to buy). The engineer needs to be of level 450 to craft it. It was one of the first ever 2 person mounts in game and can carry a passenger.

- checked 3rd April 2012, no changes.

5 Man Instances – drops / grinds

Amani Battle Bear - this is one of two bears that shame an identical model with slight recolouring. This version – achievable in the “new” Zul’Aman, a heroic instance that you can run at level 85 – drops from the final animal boss IF you defeat all 4 animal gods within the time limit. Only one drops, which means you have at a minimum a 1 in 5 chance of getting the mount. At this stage, it is quite likely a lot of people (on their mains, anyway) will have the mount so your chances will be better. The bear is a very dark brown/black colour, with purpley-red armor. His face is covered in a mask, with shrivelled troll heads hanging down from the sides of his neck. A large tusk flanks the saddle on each side, and it has a large pommel horn. His hind legs have flaming voodoo masks on them. His mouth is in a permanent snarl.

Amani War Bear - this is the second of the two Amani bears, and is no longer obtainable in game. It was achievable through completing the timed run in ZA which was a much more difficult task at this time, taking 10 (as ZA was a 10 man raid) well geared people to complete. The bear is a very dark brown/black colour, with deep, bright red armor. His face is covered in a mask, with shrivelled troll heads hanging down from the sides of his neck. A large tusk flanks the saddle on each side, and it has a large pommel horn. His hind legs have flaming voodoo masks on them. His mouth is in a permanent snarl.

Armored Razzashi Raptor - this mount has a 1% drop chance from Bloodlord Mandokir in Zul’Gurub. The mount was added in Patch 4.1 and is identical in model to the other raptors in game, however different in skin. The colour of his body is a deep red with purpley/orangey stripes along the underside of his tail and an orange belly, and with green armor. The armor covers the spike on his nose and plated armor that covers the outside of his hind legs and the upper half of his tail.

Blue Proto-Drake – this blue proto-drake, bright blue in colour with paler blue edging, is available from Skadi the Ruthless in Utgarde Pinnacle. It has a 1.7% drop rate making it quite low, but certainly farmable, especially as 85 as some of the bosses can be skipped.

Bronze Drake – this drake is a 100% chance drop from the extra mob you can kill if you complete the first half of the Culling of Stratholme on heroic mode. The drake is one of the most common around as it is easy to reach, kill and farm. One drops per instance run.

Deathcharger’s Reins - this cross-faction mount is available from Stratholme – previously Baron Rivendare and now his relative, Lord Aurius Rivendare. It has a roughly 0.1 – 1.0% drop chance. The mount itself is seen as particularly rare because of it’s *almost* unique model – unique for Alliance in that it is the only skeletal horse, less unique for Horde however its feet do have purple fel fire around them, unlike the normal horses etc. The horse is skeletal with large horns and a blue skirt armour. Although in theory this is an “easy” mount to farm, as all level 85s will well outclass the the instance and can essentially walk through, and you only need to kill 4 of the many bosses to access the Baron, the incredibly low drop rate has caused many a player to go insane.

Raven Lord - this mount drops from the bird boss Anzu in Sethekk Halls in Auchindoun. It has a 1.8% drop rate. From TBC until recently, the boss could only be summoned using a key that was granted to druids during the Swift Flight Form quest line, but it is now available to anybody who runs the instance on heroic mode. Model wise, the mount is a bird, with royal blue, golden yellow and black feathers and golden wingtips. He is a ground mount, despite being a bird.

Swift Razzashi Raptor - this mount used to drop from Bloodlord Mandokir in Zul’Gurub before patch 4.0 and Cataclysm. It had a very low drop rate when it was available, and was rideable by Alliance and horde, making it rare for the alliance. In colour it is a bright green with dark red armour and neon green head feathers. THIS MOUNT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN GAME.

Swift White Hawkstrider - this mount, the only hawkstrider usable by the Alliance, is a 4% drop from Kael’thas Sunstrider in Magister’s Terrace. It has basic gold armour with green gems and white feathers with a purple tint.

Swift Zulian Panther - this mount replaced the Swift Zulian Tiger that was from the original ZG. It isn’t a great mount to be honest, it is just a simply panther skin with no additions. It can be ridden by the Horde and the Alliance, and has a roughly 1% drop rate.

Swift Zulian Tiger - this mount used to drop from the High Priestess in the old, raid version of ZG. It is my very most favourite mount in game and I think it’s a gorgeous skin, proper tiger skin. The armour is a burnished silver with yellow gems. THIS MOUNT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN GAME.

Vitreous Stone Drake – this stone drake, coloured grey with blue crystals and bright green wing flaps, drops with a 0.8% chance from Slabhide in the Stonecore.

Raids – drop / grinds

Ashes of A’lar - this incredibly rare phoenix mount drops from Kael’thas Sunstrider in Tempest Keep, The Eye. It is a 1.7% drop rate and is stunningly attractive, with a neon, glowing orange body with pink wing tips. It leaves pink streaks throughout the air behind it.

Azure Drake – this mount is a rare drop from Malygos on either 10 or 25 man. It went through a few changes in Wrath of the Lich King to encourage people to complete the Oculus instance, but now, as of 26th January 2012, drops from both the 10 and 25 man instance. It has a 3% drop rate.

Black Drake – this mount is a guaranteed drop rate from Sartharion when you kill him with all three drakes alive on 10 man mode. It is a deep dark brown colour with an orangey red set of talons, undersides of wings, underbelly and tail spikes.

Blazing Drake – this mount is a rare drop from the Deathwing fights on either normal or heroic, 10 or 25 man. It is another reskin of Alexstraza, but an orange colour rather than a red. The drop rate is currently looking at about 1.3%.

Blue Qiraji Battle Tank - this battle tank is similar in colour to the ultramarine battle tank with glowing green eyes. It drops from several of the trash mobs in AQ40 with between an 8% and 12% drop rate. The issue with these mounts is that they are only usable within AQ and you cannot use them externally. They are also incredibly cowardly and will sink in to the ground, dismounting you, if you enter combat.

Experiment 12-B – this gorgeous drake mount drops from Ultraxion on 10, 25, normal and heroic. It has a very low drop rate though – just 0.2%. It’s design is that of a classic drake, with a purple/red skin, yellow undersides of their wings, turquoise wing tips, talons and edging along its neck.

Fiery Warhorse - oh this mount. This bastard mount. This mount drops from Attumen the Huntsmen, the first boss in the level 70 10 man raid instance of Karazhan. He is easy to solo at level 85, but unfortunately the drop rate is abysmal AND, what with it being a raid, it has a week long reset. WoWhead states that it’s 0.9%, which means even if drop rates did work that you would get the mount after 100 runs, it’d take you two years. So yea, it’s a bastard. It is, however, gorgeous. A horse that flies by galloping through the air, it has fiery green hooves and feet, with shiny bronze armour and the tattered remainders of red skirted armour. The horse itself has green glowing fel eyes and black hair.

Flametalon of Alysrazor - this mount has a 2% chance of dropping from the bird boss Alysrazor in Firelands. It is a reskin of the incredibly popular druid mount, Anzu. Matching the Firelands style, the Flametalon looks to be purely made of fire, with bright, bright orange feathers, that turn yellow as they reach the middle. He also has yellow eyes and a beak & talons of dark brown covered in cracks of fire. He wears some armour – over his beak, along his wing tips and the bone of his wing. The only other armour is a saddle.

Grand Black War Mammoth (Alliance) / Grand Black War Mammoth (Horde) – this mount, a recolour of the normal mammoth skin, is black with reins and armour embossing matching the colour of the user’s faction – blue for Alliance and red for Horde. The fur of the Mammoth is also a black rather than the usual brown. This mount can drop from any of the four bosses in the Vault of Archavon, the level 80 wintergrasp bosses, with a drop rate of between 0.9% and 1.2%.

Green Battle Tank - this battle tank is green with orange points on its exoskeleton and purple glowing eyes. It drops from several of the trash mobs in AQ40 with between an 8% and 12% drop rate. The issue with these mounts is that they are only usable within AQ and you cannot use them externally. They are also incredibly cowardly and will sink in to the ground, dismounting you, if you enter combat.

Ice Mammoth (Alliance) / Ice Mammoth (Horde) – this mount is also available from the Sons of Hodir quartermaster once you are revered with the faction. It is a normal, none-passenger mount and costs just 1,000 gold. It is a pale grey with white bits recolour, and as with other mammoths has reins/armour matching the owner’s faction (blue for Alliance, red for Horde)

Invincible – this is a truly genuine special mount. Lore wise, Invincible is Arthas’ original mount. As a young boy he jumped the colt when it was not ready and it slipped in the snow and broke his legs, resulting in death. Arthas, once he became the Lich King, returned to Invincible’s grave and reanimated the horse. Whilst in Wrath of the Lich King, this mount dropped every time Heroic LK was killed on a 25 man setting, this changed with Cataclysm and it is now an incredibly low drop rate similar to Mimiron’s Head.

Life-Binder’s Handmaiden – this gorgeous mount – a reskin of Alexstraza, Aspect of Life, in her dragon form, is a 100% drop from the Heroic kill of the Madness of Deathwing.

Mimiron’s Head – this mount used to be a guaranteed drop from Yogg+0, however the drop rate was significantly nerfed and is now an incredibly low drop rate. This mount is completely unique in skin and model and is literally a copy of Mimiron – the keeper’s – head. It flies using a propeller.

Onyxian Drake – this mount is an incredibly rare drop – 0.2% – from Onyxia on either 10 or 25. The mount is special not only because of the rarity but it is a reskin OF Onyxia – which is extra awesome.

Pureblood Fire Hawk – this mount is a pure yellow version of the fire hawks that are around the Molten Front. It has a 1.3% drop from Ragnaros on any difficulty or raid size. It can both fly or run along the ground and is a reskin of the meta achievement mount.

Red Battle Tank - this battle tank is a deep red with beige armour points. It drops from several of the trash mobs in AQ40 but with a much lower drop rate – 1 – 1.5%. Getting this mount rewards you with a feat of Strength. The issue with these mounts is that they are only usable within AQ and you cannot use them externally. They are also incredibly cowardly and will sink in to the ground, dismounting you, if you enter combat.

Swift Alliance Steed - this mount was a reward for completing Trial of the Grand Crusader on 10 man with 50 tries left – ie, no raid wipes. It was a guaranteed drop but removed in Patch 4.0. It was a stunningly attractive mount, white in skin with a black mane and tail, with gold and bright, vibrant blue intricate armour along his head, front of his legs and across his chest.

Swift Horde Wolf - this mount was a reward for completing Trial of the Grand Crusader on 10 man with 50 tries left – ie, no raid wipes. It was a guaranteed drop but removed in Patch 4.0. It just looks like a lot of the other wolves, with silver  armour and leg plates.

Twilight Drake – this drake, a mixture of dark and vibrant blues, is a 100% drop from the 25 man version of Sarthation 3D.

Yellow Battle Tank - this battle tank is bright deep yellow with black points on its exoskeleton and blue glowing eyes. It drops from several of the trash mobs in AQ40 with between an 8% and 12% drop rate. The issue with these mounts is that they are only usable within AQ and you cannot use them externally. They are also incredibly cowardly and will sink in to the ground, dismounting you, if you enter combat.

- checked 3rd April 2012, added information about Heart of the Aspects, Spectral Gryphon & Spectral Windrider.

Achievement Rewards

Albino Drake – this drake, a creamy white with turquoise edging along the wings and claws. It is the reward for collecting 50 mounts.

Black War Bear (Alliance) / Black War Bear (Horde) – these mounts are the reward for completing the “For the Alliance / For the Horde” achievements – killing each of the opposing faction’s leaders. This has become noticeably harder in Cataclysm and the leaders now need a lot more concentration and coordination to complete. Visibly the fur is a dark, deep brown colour, and as with other bears, the Alliance armour is blue, the Horde armour is a rusty brown.

Black Proto-Drake – this gorgeous proto-drake was implemented as a reward for those that completed Glory of the Raider in Tier 7. Unfortunately, and without warning, Blizzard removed these drakes without warning when Ulduar was patched in. This certainly caused uproar in the community and as of the 26th January 2012, they haven’t done this with any of the other meta achievement raid drakes. Visually it is a dark brown with paler brown edging/wing tips etc. THIS MOUNT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN GAME.

Bloodbathed Frostbrood Vanquisher – this frost wyrm, with red tips and drips over it, is a reward for completing the 10 man version of the Glory of the Icecrown Raider.

Blue Dragonhawk – this is the Alliance only reward for completing the 100 mounts achievement. It is the only non-TCG dragonhawk that is available to the Alliance. Visually it is a stunning mix of purples, blues and greens.

Blue Drake – similar to the Azure Drake, this mount can drop from Malygos on either 10 or 25 man. It is a bright, turquoise-y blue with white wing tips and talons. It used to, during Wrath of the Lich King, drop from a special bag that was offered to people who completed the instance using the dungeon finder. Now it ONLY drops from Malygos.

Corrupted Egg of Millagazor / Corrupted Fire Hawk – this gorgeous fire hawk – a reskin of the fire hawks/protodrakes – is a reward once you have completed the Glory of the Firelands Raider meta achievement. It is a bright, neon purple in colour and moves on both land and in the air.  It has intricate purple armour with dark metal edging.

Crusader’s Black Warhorse (Horde) / Crusader’s White Warhorse (Alliance) - This mount, a black/white armoured horse very similar in model to those of the Argent Horses, used to be a reward for completing Trial of the Grand Crusader on 25 man without a single wipe AND without a single person dying in any attempt…so pretty hardcore stuff!!! It’s a lovely mount but essentially almost identical to the other skirted horses. The alliance version of this is that it’s skirts are very bright white with the Argent Crusade emblem on the skirt flaps and white armour throughout. THIS MOUNT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN GAME.

Drake of the East Wind – this drake, a model shared by 4 drakes introduced in Cataclysm, is a reward for the individuals who complete Glory of the Cataclysm Raider. Visually it is a pinky red colour with green wing flaps and lightning coursing across its body.

Drake of the North Wind – this drake, a model shared by 4 drakes introduced in Cataclysm, is a rare drop from the boss Altairus in Vortex Pinnacle. It has a 0.8% drop rate. Visually it is a grey colour and also has lightning coursing across its body.

Drake of the South Wind – this drake, a model shared by 4 drakes introduced in Cataclysm, is a rare drop from Al’Akir in the Throne of the Four Winds raid. It has a 0.7% drop rate. Visually it is a dark purple/blue with lightning covering its body.

Flameward Hippogryph – this mount is a reward for completing the “unlock the areas” achievement for the quest hub within the Molten Front in Mount Hyjal. The bird is a normal hippogryph in model but with an interesting skin of oranges, reds, purples and yellows with glowing blue eyes. The base of its wings are flaming and fiery as is its tail. When it is flying, sparks of fire fall through the air and off its wings.

Icebound Frostbrood Vanquisher - this frost wyrm, which glows with an eternal icy blue light, is a reward for completing the 25 man version of the Glory of the Icecrown Raider.

Ironbound Proto-Drake – one of my favourite proto drakes in game, this is a reward for completing Glory of the Ulduar raider on 25 man. Visually it is black wtih icy blue edging and shiny bits.

Plagued Proto-Drake - this gorgeous proto-drake was implemented as a reward for those that completed Glory of the Raider in Tier 7. Unfortunately, and without warning, Blizzard removed these drakes without warning when Ulduar was patched in. This certainly caused uproar in the community and as of the 26th January 2012, they haven’t done this with any of the other meta achievement raid drakes. Visually it is shares the model with the plagued drakes in Icecrown. THIS MOUNT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN GAME.

Red Proto-Drake – this proto drake is the reward for completing the Glory of the Hero 5 man achievement for the Wrath of the Lich King heroics.

Red Dragonhawk - this is the Alliance only reward for completing the 100 mounts achievement. It is the only non-TCG dragonhawk that is available to the Alliance. Visually it is a stunning mix of orange, yellow and red.

Rusted Proto-Drake – another proto-drake for completing a Glory meta – this time the 10 man meta achievement. Visually it does what it says on the tin – it’s rusty brown with runes.

Twilight Harbinger – this is another reskin of Alexstraza, but with a purple colour. It is a reward for completing the Glory of the Dragon Soul raider.

Vicious War Steed - this is an unusual mount as it is a reward for three achievements – and becomes BoA so can be sent, once you receive it the 2nd and 3rd time, to other characters that you have. It is the reward for winning 75, then 200, then 300 rated battlegrounds. Skin wise the horse is black furred, with heavy heavy armour. You cannot see the mane but the horse has a pale brown tail that has been bound in to sections. The armour is blue metal with silver edging and red cloth extras, and there is an orc skull hanging from the back of the saddle. The foreleg armour has a large alliance emblem embossed on it. It is only available to the alliance.

Vicious War Wolf - this is an unusual mount as it is a reward for three achievements – and becomes BoA so can be sent, once you receive it the 2nd and 3rd time, to other characters that you have. It is the reward for winning 75, then 200, then 300 rated battlegrounds. This large wolf, definitely slightly different in model to the normal wolves, is a pale grey with darker grey points and a knotted tail. The armour is wooden with metallic plates and a large metallic mask, with alliance (presumably human) skulls hanging from the back of the saddle. The panels on the armour are sewn together pieces of red leather.

Violet Proto-Drake – this is the reward for completing the “long strange trip” meta achievement which is for completing every single holiday achievement. The drake is a deep purple with black touches.

Volcanic Stone Drake - this stone drake, coloured a deep purple with orangey-red crystals and blue wing flaps, is a reward from the meta achievement for completing all the achievements required for the Glory of the Cataclysm Hero achievement.

Guild Achievement Rewards

Dark Phoenix – this mount, a reskin of the golden Ashes of A’lar mount, is a reward for the guild (buyable once you are exalted) once they have killed all Tier 11 bosses.

Golden King - this mount, alliance only, is available once your guild reaches Level 25. You must be exalted with your guild in order to buy the mount and it costs 1,500g. It is a lovely reskin of the normal lions in game with a lovely brown fur and luscious mane, and will always carry a banner that matches your guild tabard/icon.

Kor’kron Annihilator - this mount, horde only,  is available once your guild reaches Level 25. You must be exalted with your guild in order to buy the mount and it costs 1,500g. This mount is a scorpion, a very very large version of the scorpions in game that are mobs/critters. It has a dark brown skin with black claws and, as with the lion, has a banner with your guild icon.

Quest Rewards

Abyssal Seahorse - this seahorse is a reward for everyone who completes the first few quest lines in Vash’jir. Unfortunately this mount can only be used IN Vash’jir, so if you want a universal water mount, get ready to farm Poseidus (mentioned in the World Grinds section)

Crimson Deathcharger - this very special, very rare mount is a reskin of the death knight mount. This mount is available upon completion of the Shadowmourne legendary, which awards you several quests to hand items in and reap rewards – one of which is this horned, red armoured mount. This mount is BoE, and therefore sellable (I have one myself that was a gift!), and can go for a huge amount of money.

Venomhide Ravasaur - this is the Horde equivalent of the Winterspring Frostsaber, a reward from a 20 day long quest line where you nurture your raptor. Visually it is quite attractive, a chocolate brown back and head with paler brown underbelly and neck and neon green stripes.

White Polar Bear - this mount can drop from the quest reward bag when you complete the Hyldnir Spoils quest in Icecrown. There is a 3% chance it will drop from the bag, and actually a 0.3% chance it might drop from your Satchel of Exotic Mysteries as well. The bear is identical for horde and alliance, and is white (logically), with a chocolate brown armour matching the design of the other bears’. He has greeney-blue glowing eyes. This is probably, because LK is a past expansion now, one of the rarer mounts you’ll see around.

Winterspring Frostsaber - this mount is Alliance only and is a reward for completing a series of daily quests for 20 days, growing your wintersaber cub in to an adult. This mount does reward a Feat of Strength because the mount *used* to be incredibly difficult to get – it took a very very long grind. Model wise it is similar to the other unarmoured sabers but without the large teeth. It is pure white but with pale purple stripes.

Recruit A Friend

Swift Zhevra - this mount which was replaced by a 2 person rocket some time ago, was the second in game “unicorn”. It was a zebra, with a single brown horn. It was a reward for completing several steps of the “recruit a friend” program. THIS MOUNT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN GAME.

X-53 Touring Rocket – this mount, an awesome two person rocket with a grinning face painted on it, is available for those that complete the full recruit a friend process. It replaced the zhevra mentioned above.

Spectral Gryphon - this translucent, basic gryphon is quite attractive. It is a single use (ie, not across the whole account) mount that can be given to a single one of your characters if you can convince a friend to return to the game and pay for a single month of game time. This is alliance only. **added 3rd April 2012**

Spectral Wind Rider - this translucent, basic wind rider is also quite pretty, for a wind rider.  It is a single use (ie, not across the whole account) mount that can be given to a single one of your characters if you can convince a friend to return to the game and pay for a single month of game time. This is horde only. **added 3rd April 2012**

Blizzard Store

Celestial Steed – the first mount ever to be sold on the Blizzard Store, the celestial steed (or sparkle pony as it was known) caused a huge amount of drama and forum QQ and whatnot. It is automatically generated on every new character you create, and is a winged, flying horse made similar to the constellation mobs and statues of Ulduar. It has purple and gold armour along the head and back.

Heart of the Aspects - this mount is the first to enter the game that mimics the style of the new expansion, Mists of Pandaria. It is golden in colour and has a travel-sickness inducing flight that bobs up and down. It’s most striking features are not only its size (it’s very long) but also the fact its /mountspecial is do to a loop the loop in the air. **added 3rd April 2012**

Tyrael’s Charger – I’m putting this here because you do essentially pay Blizzard for it, but for a brief time if you subscribe for the Annual Pass you will get access to the Diablo 3 beta and this mount, which is absolutely gorgeous. Visually the horse is a dark, blue grey gorse with stunning golden armour and see through, shining, translucent wings. His hooves are white on the underside. and look to me (although it may just be perspective) to be much large than a normal horse. Like…it’s a bit like the Clydesdale of the WoW horse world.

Winged Guardian – this was the second mount to be introduced to the Blizzard store and is a sphinx like dark blue lion with golden trimmings and edgings. It can walk and fly and will be sent to all your characters. In the air it will flap its wings leaving streams of gold underneath it.

Blizzcon / Invitational

Big Blizzard Bear - this ground mount came from those who attended the Blizzcon Invitational in Paris in 2008. You can pick this up for £200 plus and it’s an extra special mount because it is a white unarmoured bear with a little tiny murloc carrying a flag sat on its head. It’s very very cool.