There are numerous other methods to obtain mounts as well, such as class quests. Some mounts do not cost any gold or other currencies (such as honor points) and will drop at very low rates from bosses in instances such as Stratholme, Zul'Gurub, Tempest Keep, Magisters' Terrace, Sethekk Halls, Karazhan, and Utgarde Pinnacle.
Mounted travel is almost always faster than walking/running (some vanity mounts such as Sea Turtle provide no speed benifit on the ground).Įach faction had its own riding skill with a cost of 100 gold, available at level 40. Warlocks and paladins can learn to summon mounts as a class perk. Mounts are a much sought after form of transportation in which players ride atop the backs of various more or less exotic beasts (or machinations).