Ride Back in Time: WoW Classic Mounts

Collecting mounts has been a popular endeavor for World of Warcraft fans since WoW Classic. Back in the day, however, mounts weren’t as many—or as crazy. Whether it’s a good or a bad thing to you, it can’t be denied that those mounts had a good design and that people loved them wholeheartedly. So here’s a look-back for the veterans, and a sneak peek for the newbies: a guide on what mount to get and how to get them.

One for Every Race

A good place, or rather, the only place to begin is the racial mounts. At level 40 and 60, you’ll be able to get the mount specific to your race, provided that you have the Riding Skill and enough WoW Classic gold. The level 60 mounts are faster than the level 40 ones, so if you can only buy one mount at the moment, it’s better that you go for the former.

Here are the races and the specific mount they’ll be getting:

·         Humans – horses from Katie Hunter in Eastvale Logging Camp, which is east of Elwynn Forest. You can train in Horse Riding with Randal Hunter, which is also in camp.

·         Orcs – wolves from OgunaroWolfrunner in Orgimmar’s Valley of Honor.Train Wolf Riding with Kildar.

·         Night Elves – sabers (tiger-like big cats) from Lelanai in Darnassus, close to the portal leading to Ruth'ven Village. Learn Tiger Riding from Jartsam.

·         Undead – undead horses from Zachariah Post in Brill, which is close to the Ruins of Lordaeron. Velma Warnam will teach you Undead Horsemanship.

·         Dwarves – rams from VeronAmberstill at Amsterstill Ranch in Dun Morogh, which should be near Kharanos. Ram Riding is taught by UlthamIronhorn.

·         Trolls – raptors from Zjolnirin Sen’jin Village. Xar’Tiwill teach you Raptor Riding.

·         Gnomes – mechanostriders, which are more like robot big flightless birds. You’ll learn Mechanostrider Piloting from BinjyFeatherwhistle.

·         Tauren– kodos, huge herbivorous dinosaur-like mounts with one rhino-like horns, are sold by HarbClawhoof in Bloodhoof Village, which is south of Thunder Bluff in Mulgore. Kodo Riding is taught by KarStormsinger.

Such Classy Horses

Perhaps you’re not too keen on the race mounts. If so, then maybe the class mounts would suit you better. After all, some race mounts don’t suit certain classes, with mechanostriders being the biggest offender, as it will definitely be quite the mismatch with Gnome mages and warlocks.

Unfortunately, only two classes have class mounts. There’s the Warhorse for the Paladin, which is obtained at level 40. Because Paladin is locked to Alliance in Classic, you’ll have to live with the fact that you won’t get this one if you’re playing Horde.

To obtain it, you need to take the quest called Tome of Nobility from a Paladin trainer, which you’ll find in any major city. However, it’s best to start the quest in Stormwind, as it’s where you’ll find the final NPC for the quest.

As for the Warlock, they get the Felsteed, a black horse with glowing fel-green hooves and eyes. Similar to the Paladin mount, you can get it as early as level 40, provided that you complete the Summon Felsteed quest for it. To start the quest, talk to StrahadFarsan, which you’ll find on top of a hill near the bank in Ratchet in The Barrens.

Let’s be honest – the roster of mounts in World of Warcraft’s first outing is quite small. But hey, they’re still pretty cool! You know what they say, you can’t beat a classic, and that’s very much true for the classic mount. And if they’re really not your cup of tea, just wait for Phase 2 – there’s going to be more rides coming your way.