These become available for characters to train once they meet the particular level requirements. There are five general tiers of riding which can be learned from trainers as a character increases in level. Vanity mounts confer no benefits (and thus, require no riding skill or character level).}} Aquatic mounts can walk on land (but not any faster than walking without the mount). Both flying and ground mounts can swim (but not any faster than swimming without a mount).

Ground mounts cannot fly, but flying mounts are able to run (or fly) along the ground in areas where flight is prohibited. There are a total of five classes of mounts: NOTE: After Cataclysm, speed is not based on mount class but only on riding skill.Ī Human Mage riding a Swift White Steed, an Alliance Epic Mount.īlood Knights riding their Horde paladin mounts. For example hawkstriders will shriek and horses will rear up on their hind legs. Mounts also have a special emote that can be seen by either jumping (the Space key by default) while not moving or performing the / mountspecial slash command.

Mounts have a 1.5 second cast time, which will be interrupted by taking any damage, moving, or entering combat. There are numerous other methods to obtain mounts as well, such as class quests, completing achievements, and even a select few rare spawns drop mounts. However, some mounts do not cost any gold or other currencies (such as honor points) 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. Mounts were generally expensive in the past, but their prices have been reduced while the training to ride them increased in order to compensate. Cataclysm opened up much of Azeroth to flying mounts. The Burning Crusade introduced flying mounts in select areas, which further increased the maximum possible player movement speed. Mounted travel is almost always faster than walking/running (some vanity mounts such as Sea Turtle provide no speed benefit on the ground). Druids can shape shift into multiple forms that improve their speed.

The Alliance Worgen have a race skill Running Wild that they will get at level 20.

Warlocks, paladins and death knights can learn to summon mounts as a class perk. They can be accessed via the Mounts and Pets window. 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). 6 Flying mounts in Kalimdor & Eastern Kingdoms.2.2 Through class abilities and talents.

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