Riding

Riding is a secondary profession in which characters may learn to ride mounts, which provide movement speed bonuses and, when applicable, the ability to fly. As of Patch 4.0.1, increasing riding skill grants further increases to movement speed. All ground mounts increase movement speed by 60/100% (Apprentice/Journeyman) and all flying mounts increase ground movement speed by 100% and flying movement speed by 150/280/310% (Expert/Artisan/Master).

More detail on the requirements for each mount can be found on the mounts page.

Skill levels
The following table lists the skill levels available and the cost to train each skill. Due to the high cost of training, the price with discount is also listed in the table. The only discounts available are faction discounts, which vary depending on where you train in the riding skill:


 * Apprentice and Journeyman riding are discounted based on your standing with whatever race you buy them from. All playable races have trainers.
 * Expert riding can be discounted by buying it in Honor Hold or  Thrallmar, which will apply a Stormwind or Orgrimmar discount, respectively.
 * Artisan riding can be discounted in Honor Hold (Stormwind reputation is used to determine the discount of riding skill) or  Thrallmar in the same fashion as Expert, or it can be discounted with Valiance Expedition and Warsong Offensive rep by going to  Valiance Keep and  Warsong Hold, respectively.

Also, note that the prices listed for the mount itself refer to the basic mounts available to each race, usually purchasable from a vendor near the riding trainer. Special, reputation reward, or vanity mounts may cost more or require special currency to purchase. To save space, faction discounts on the mounts themselves are not included in the table.

Free riding skills

 * Death Knights receive the 150 skill at character creation (level 55); they learn to summon an Acherus Deathcharger (ability), a swift land mount, as a quest reward in the Acherus starting zone.


 * Paladins and Warlocks receive the 75 skill as soon as they reach level 10, and as of Patch 5.0.3, automatically learn the spell to summon their class mount.


 * awards Master Riding, which is automatically received when learning the Custom Gladiator Mount.  did the same until Patch 5.0.3 upon using the Reins of the Violet Proto-Drake, but this was removed when the mount became available account-wide.


 * All classes receive the 225 skill at level 71.


 * Draenor flying is rewarded to the player once they complete Draenor Pathfinder, unlocking flying for all characters on the account.


 * Increased Broken Isles mount speed and flying for all characters come from Broken Isles Pathfinder, Part One and Part 2 respectively.


 * Increased Argus mount speed for all characters is awarded from Explore Argus.


 * Allied races receive the 75 skill upon character creation (level 10).

Note that like all professions, all lower ranked skill levels must be learned before training further (e.g. Expert skill is required to train Master skill).

This is a summary of the initial class mounts. Obsolete quests for the paladin and warlock mounts have since been removed from the game.

Patch changes

 * Wisdom of the Four Winds added at level 90 at a cost of.
 * Reins of the Violet Proto-Drake no longer grants Master Flight.
 * Master Flying Skill (310% flight speed) can now be purchased from most riding trainers.
 * Master Flying Skill (310% flight speed) is now available from riding trainers in Dalaran, Valiance Expedition, Warsong Offensive at a cost of.
 * Characters that already had a 310% mount pre-4.0.1 are given this skill free of charge. All other characters must purchase Master Flying to receive 310% flight speed.
 * Initially, the did not give 310% speed, this was corrected in a hotfix.
 * Cold Weather Flying reduced to 500g.
 * Cold Weather Flying can now be purchased at level 68.
 * The heirloom Tome of Cold Weather Flight has been removed from vendors.
 * The X-53 Touring Rocket can now also be used as a ground mount.
 * The speed of nearly all mounts now scales with riding skill.
 * Characters that already had a 310% mount pre-4.0.1 are given this skill free of charge. All other characters must purchase Master Flying to receive 310% flight speed.
 * Initially, the did not give 310% speed, this was corrected in a hotfix.
 * Cold Weather Flying reduced to 500g.
 * Cold Weather Flying can now be purchased at level 68.
 * The heirloom Tome of Cold Weather Flight has been removed from vendors.
 * The X-53 Touring Rocket can now also be used as a ground mount.
 * The speed of nearly all mounts now scales with riding skill.