WoW Mounts

Flying Mounts
World of Warcraft's first expansion, The Burning Crusade, introduced flying mounts into the game. They require level 70 and Expert riding skill (225). Epic flying mounts are faster than standard flying mounts and require Artisan riding skill (300). To use a flying mount in Northrend, you need to learn the Cold Weather Flying skill from the trainer in Dalaran.

Alliance Flying Mounts Gryphon - Riding Skill: 225, Colors: Ebon/Golden/Snowy Swift Gryphon - Riding Skill: 300, Colors: Blue/Green/Purple/Red Horde Flying Mounts Windrider - Riding Skill: 225, Colors: Tawny/Blue/Green Swift Windrider - Riding Skill: 300, Colors: Red/Green/Yellow/Purple

Reputation Reward Flying Mounts
Reputation rewards give you an alternative to Gryphons and Windriders if you want transportation that looks a little different. Earning reputation with certain factions allows you to purchase special items from vendors associated with that faction.

Riding Nether Ray - Sha'tari Skyguard (Exalted), Riding Skill: 300, Colors: Purple/Green/Blue/Silver/Red Netherwing Drake - Netherwing (Exalted), Riding Skill: 300, Colors: Onyx/Azure/Veridian/Purple/Violet Cenarion War Hippogryph - Cenarion Expedition (Exalted), Riding Skill: 300 Armored Snowy Gryphon - Alliance only, Kirin Tor (Exalted), Riding Skill: 300 Armored Blue Windrider - Horde only, Kirin Tor (Exalted), Riding Skill: 300

Loot/Quest Flying Mounts
Some of the bosses and quests in World of Warcraft can also yield mounts. These mounts tend to be relatively rare, as there is only a chance that a defeated boss will drop one.

Drakes - Riding Skill: 300, Colors: Black/Blue/Bronze/Azure/Twilight Proto-Drakes - Riding Skill: 300, Colors: Green/Blue/Time-Lost Pheonix - Riding Skill: 300, Drops from Kael'thas Sunstrider in The Eye, Tempest Keep Onyxian Drake - Riding Skill: 300, Drops from Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair

Achievement Flying Mounts
World of Warcraft now has quite a few flying mounts that are rewarded for reaching certain milestones within the game's Achievement system.

Albino Drake - Riding Skill: 300, Reward for collecting 50 mounts Blue Dragonhawk Mount - Alliance only, Riding Skill: 300, Reward for collecting 100 mounts Red Dragonhawk Mount - Horde only, Riding Skill: 300, Reward for collecting 100 mounts Red Proto-Drake - Riding Skill: 300, Reward for the achievement "Glory of the Hero" Violet Proto-Drake - Riding Skill: 300, Reward for the achievement "What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been" Rusted Proto-Drake - Riding Skill: 300, Reward for the achievement "Heroic: Glory of the Ulduar Raider" Ironbound Proto-Drake - Riding Skill: 300, Reward for the achievement "Heroic: Glory of the Ulduar Raider" Bloodbathed Frostbrood Vanquisher - Riding Skill: 300, Reward for the achievement "Glory of the Icecrown Raider (10 player)" Icebound Frostbrood Vanquisher - Riding Skill: 300, Reward for the achievement "Glory of the Icecrown Raider (25 player)" Drake of the East Wind - Riding Skill: 300, Reward for the achievement "Glory of the Cataclysm Raider" Volcanic Stone Drake - Riding Skill: 300, Reward for the achievement "Glory of the Cataclysm Hero" Dark Pheonix - Riding Skill: 300, Reward for the achievement "Guild Glory of the Cataclysm Raider"

Crafted Flying Mounts
Characters with the engineering or tailoring profession can learn to craft a few devices that serve as flying transportation. Right now these include flying carpets made by tailors, flying machines made by engineers, and a vial crafted by alchemists that teaches you to summon a Drake.

Flying Carpet - Tailoring 410, Riding Skill: 225, Can only be ridden by tailors Magnificent Flying Carpet - Tailoring 425, Riding Skill: 300, Can only be ridden by tailors Swift Spellfire Carpet - Tailoring 450, Riding Skill: 300, Can only be ridden by tailors Flying Machine - Engineering 350, Riding Skill: 225, Can only be ridden by engineers Turbo-Charged Flying Machine - Engineering 375, Riding Skill: 300, Can only be ridden by engineers Sandstone Drake - Alchemy 525: Vial of the Sands, Riding Skill: 225, Transforms you into a dragon that can carry one ally on its back

Gallery of Flying Mounts

More Mounts
1. Racial and Class Mounts
2. Reputation and Quest Mounts
3. Flying Mounts
4. PvP Mounts
5. World Event and Special Mounts

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