Gamers are dreamers, and since we first set foot in
Azeroth we have
dreamed of flying through its skies as free as wyverns and gryphons.
While The Burning
Crusade expansion gave us our virtual version of
Kitty Hawk, it wasn't until Cataclysm
that the skies became truly
friendly and we were finally free to move about without limits.
Like almost every other aspect of WoW, flying mounts are a progression
based affair and if you wish to use your mount in the most possible
locations you will need to have all expansions enabled, meet various
level requirements and have appropriate amounts of gold to purchase
both the skills and the steeds.
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Name
Cost
Speed
Grants
Requirments
Expert
250g
150%
Standard Flight
Level 60
Artisan
5000g
280%
Epic Flight
Level 70
Master
5000g
310%
Mach 3 Flight
Level 80
Cold Weather Flying
500g
Flying in Northend (WotLK)
Level 68 & Expert
Flight Master's License
250g
Flight in Old World (
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Level 60 & Expert
With patch 4.0.1
all flying mount speed was modified to match the top skill
level of its user.
Regular Flying Mounts
Standard Flying Mounts for the factions
are Gryphons for the Alliance and Wyverns for the Horde. Vendors sell
both the rare and epic versions.
Gryphon Vendors -
Brunn
Flamebeard at Wildhammer Stronghold in
Shadowmoon Valley.
Grunda
Bronzewing at Honor Hold in Hellfire Peninsula.
Mei
Francis in Dalaran.
Tannec Stonebeak in Stormwind City.
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Tannec Stonebeak
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Found on the walkway
overlooking the lake, next to the Flightmaster.
Wyvern Vendors -
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at Shadowmoon Village in Shadowmoon Valley.
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at Thrallmar in
Hellfire
Penninsula.
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in Dalaran.
Drakma in Orgrimmar.
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Doras has a Wyvern with your
name on it.
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Found on the upper level, next
to the Flightmaster.
Crafted Mounts
Player crafted mounts have been around since
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were once restricted to Engineers and Tailors, but with the release of
Cataclysm has
expanded to allow alchemists to join the party. There are
several interesting differences between the Alchemist mount and those of
the other two professions - most notable is that the end result is
tradeable and that it also requires Archeology to discover the recipe.
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Name
Profession
-
Skill Level
Flying
Machine Control
Engineering - 300
Flying
Carpet
Tailoring - 300
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Flying Machine Control
Engineering - 375
Magnificent Flying Carpet
Tailoring - 425
Frosty Flying Carpet
Tailoring - 425
Vial of Sands
Alchemy - 525 (and high level Archeology)
Faction Reward Mounts
Faction grinds come in all shapes and
sizes, but some of the best are ones that grant those of exalted status
a shiny new flying mount.
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Name
Cost
Faction
Cenarion War Hippogryph
2,000g
Cenarion Expedition
Netherwing Drakes
200g
Netherwing
Nether Rays
200g
Sha'tari Skygaurd
Red Drake
1,600g
Wyrmrest Accord
Silver Covenant Hippogryph
150 Champion's Seals
Silver Covenant
Sunreaver Dragonhawk
150 Champion's Seals
Sunreavers
Drake of the West Wind
200 Tol Barad Commendations
Hellscream's Reach / Baradin's Wardens
Achievement Mounts
As if the coolness of those achievement
points weren't enough (ok, lets face it, they are meaningless) you can
also get some pretty wicked looking flying mounts if you keep your nose
to the grindstone.
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Name
Achievement
Blue and Red Dragonhawk Mounts
Mountain o' Mounts
Reigns of the Albino Drake
Leading the Cavalry
Red Proto-Drake
Glory of the Hero
Violet Proto-Drake
What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been
Rusted Proto-Drake
Glory of the Ulduar Raider (10)
Ironbound Proto-Drake
Glory of the Ulduar Raider (25)
Bloodbathed Frostbrood Vanquisher
Glory of the Icecrown Raider (10)
Icebound Frostbrood Vanquisher
Glory of the Icecrown Raider (25)
Volcanic Stone Drake
Glory of the Cataclysm Hero
Drake of the East Wind
Glory of the Cataclysm Raider
Drake of the Dark Phoenix
Guild Glory of the Cataclysm Raider
Other Notable Mounts
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Name
Source
Ashes of Al'ar
Kael'thas Sunstrider - Tempest Keep: The Eye
Azure Drake
Malygos - Eye of Eternity
Black Drake
Sarthirion 3D (10) - The Obsidian Sanctum
Blue Drake
Heroic Oculous Cache
Blue Proto-Drake
Skadi - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle
Bronze Drake
Infinite Corrupter - Heroic Culling of Stratholme
Drake of the North Wind
Altarius - Vortex Pinnacle
Drake of the South Wind
Al'Akir - Throne of the Four Winds
Green Proto-Drake
Cracked Egg (Random reward from Oracles faction vendor)
Invincible
Heroic Lich King (25) - Icecrown Citadel
Mimiron's Head
Yogg-Saron (Zero Keepers) - Ulduar
Phosphorescent Stone Drake
Aeonaxx - Deepholm (rare elite)
Time-Lost Proto-Drake
Time-Lost Proto-Drake - The Storm Peaks (rare elite)
Twilight Drake
Sarthirion 3D (25) - The Obsidian Sanctum
Vitreous Stone Drake
Slabhide - The Stonecore
X-53 Touring Rocket
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