Mount Mounts are a much sought after form of transportation in which players ride atop the backs of various more or less exotic beasts ( or machines ) . They can be accessed via the Mounts and Pets window . Warlock s , paladin s and death knight s can learn to summon mounts as a class perk . The Alliance Worgen have a race skill Running Wild that they will get at level 20 . Druid s can shape shift into multiple forms that improve their speed . Mounted travel is almost always faster than walking / running ( some vanity mounts such as Sea Turtle provide no speed benefit on the ground ) . introduced flying mounts in select areas , which further increased the maximum possible player movement speed . opened up much of Azeroth to flying mounts . Mounts were generally expensive in the past , but their prices have been reduced while the training to ride them increased in order to compensate . However , some mounts do not cost any gold or other currencies ( such as honor point s ) and will drop at very low drop rates from bosses in instances such as Stratholme , Zul ' Gurub , Tempest Keep , Magisters ' Terrace , Sethekk Halls , Karazhan , and Utgarde Pinnacle . There are numerous other methods to obtain mounts as well , such as class quests , completing achievement s , and even a select few rare spawns drop mounts . Mounts have a 1 . 5 second cast time , which will be interrupted by taking any damage , moving , or entering combat . Mounts also have a special emote that can be seen by either jumping ( the key by default ) while not moving or performing the codice _ 1 slash command . For example hawkstriders will shriek and horses will rear up on their hind legs . Riding skills and abilities . " See Also : Riding " NOTE : After Cataclysm , speed is not based on mount class but only on riding skill . There are a total of five classes of mounts : General Riding Skill . There are five general tiers of riding which can be learned from trainers as a character increases in level . These become available for characters to train once they meet the particular level requirements . The speed of a character ' s mounts generally increases with each tier of riding skill , while some tiers of riding grant the ability to ride flying mounts . The general riding skills are : Class - Specific Riding Skills . At level 40 , paladins and warlocks can learn and from their class trainers after learning the Journeyman riding skill from the riding trainer . There is no need to purchase a new mount . Death knight s receive their epic ground mount , the , after the completion of the quests and at level 55 . Druids can learn from any flight trainer at level 58 . Unlocking flight in specific areas . In areas where flying is allowed , a character typically needs to train a specific skill in order to unlock the ability to fly in that region . These types of skills and their requirements can be found in the table below . Available mounts . The tables below are separated based on mount source , such as purchase requirements , killing specific creatures , participating in world events , completing achievements or more . 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 the initial release of Cataclysm , the worgen did not get a racial mount , but instead used the ability to achieve mount - like speeds . However , a mountain horse mount ( regular and swift ) was added in Patch 4 . 3 as the worgen racial mount . Class - specific mounts . There are four classes in the game that can acquire special mounts and abilities linked to their own class through lore : death knight s , druid s , paladin s , and warlock s . The original quests to gain the paladin charger , warlock dreadsteed , and druid ' s swift flight form are all still in - game and reward feats of strength if they are completed . The aforementioned quests are not required to learn the ability , however , and are on the class trainers at the level listed in the table . Druid and paladin abilities are slightly different based on race and faction . For example , the Alliance charger is blue and golden , while the Horde version is red and bronze . Similarly , night elf druids are black in flight form , while tauren are tan . With , it seems that tauren and draenei paladins will not be getting chargers , but special types of Kodo and Elekk mounts , respectively . PvP mounts . PvP mounts can be obtained by exchanging honor point s or other world PvP currency . For Arena rewards , see the Arena section . Quest reward mounts . Some laborious or involved quest chains reward mounts . Faction reward 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 . Rare drop 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 . Guaranteed drop mounts . A guaranteed drop mount will result in " one " mount being awarded upon killing the specified creature under the condition listed , regardless of the size of the party or raid . For mounts rewarded such that everyone who completes the achievement gets the mount , see the " Achievements " section . There is no direct achievement for killing the Time - Lost Proto - Drake ; the hard part is actually finding the drake alive . Crafted mounts . Mounts can also be created by players via profession s . Typically such mounts are a perk of the profession and are not available to other players , but a few are . Purchasable mounts . These mounts are available to all players , with no requirements outside of gold or emblems . Argent Tournament mounts . A major draw of the Argent Tournament is the large quantity of mounts rewarded in exchange for s . Amphibious mounts . Amphibious mount s confer a slight increase in swim speed , but move no faster than walking while on land . Amphibious mounts do not give their riders the ability to breathe underwater , so plan accordingly with one of appropriate items or abilities . Aquatic mounts . Aquatic mount s confer an increase in swim speed , but cannot be used at all on land . Aquatic mounts do not give their riders the ability to breathe underwater , so plan accordingly with one of appropriate items or abilities . Achievement system mounts . These mounts are obtainable by completing certain achievement s . As part of completing the achievement , the mount will be mailed directly to the player , or available for purchase at select locations . Holiday mounts . There are several disguises and time - limited items that are available during holidays . Disguises simply turn the player ' s mount into something " more festive " like a kodo or a reindeer but do not otherwise affect mount mechanics . Time - limited items exist only during the duration of the holiday itself . Previously , time - limited items had a set time such as seven or 14 days , but were changed to be directly tied to the holiday . Back during Brewfest 2007 , an was available for purchase and granted access to the and vendors . ( the holiday boss in the Grim Guzzler of Blackrock Depths ) had not yet been implemented , so completing the quest was the only way to get the mounts . The hand stamp was removed for the 2008 Brewfest and the Swift Brewfest Ram added to Coren Direbrew ' s loot table ( along with the new ) , but the 60 % - speed Brewfest Ram can no longer be purchased except by players who completed the Hand Stamp quest . Outside of game mounts . The mounts in previous sections are acquired using solely in - game means . The mounts that follow require some real - world interactions , such as getting a rare loot card in the TCG , going to BlizzCon , the Recruit - A - Friend program , sending a Scroll of Resurrection , or purchasing mounts from the Blizzard Store . Retired mounts . Arena System reward mounts . At the end of each Arena season , the top 0 . 5 % of teams in the 3v3 and 5v5 bracket each battlegroup are rewarded with a 310 % speed flying mount . Such mounts are inherently time - limited and are not currently available . Removed from game mounts . These mounts are no longer obtainable in the game . Flying mounts in Kalimdor & Eastern Kingdoms . At BlizzCon 2009 it was revealed that flying mounts would be available in some form to use in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms with the release of the next expansion , titled " Cataclysm " . Blizzard officials had previously stated that it was unlikely that they would allow flying mounts in these continents , since doing so would require them to re - design the continents with flying mounts in mind . Throughout the first few years of " World of Warcraft " ( up to and including ) , the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor were unsuitable for flying mounts ; there were visual glitches like mountains and high buildings whose tops could not be seen from ground - level , and places where the terrain abruptly changed from one tileset to another , creating a grossly unrealistic appearance in some areas . There were also zones which should have existed lore - wise , but were empty and unfinished . With the release of , rebuilding the continents is precisely what zone developers did , allowing players to finally see the world of Azeroth from above . Vanity mounts . Vanity mount s only exist to put the player on a mount . They confer generally no bonuses to movement speed , and thus require no riding skill . The two non - temporary , vanity mounts are the , a fairly common reward for completing daily quests during Hallow ' s End , and the , available from the TCG .