Wyvern mounts

Wyvern mounts (also known as "Wind Riders") are the standard flying mount form of the wyvern for the Horde. They come in a variety of colors, and run on all fours like a cat for land travel.

Expert Mounts
Image:Tawny Windrider.jpg| Image:Blue-Windrider.jpg| Image:Green-Windrider.jpg| A player may purchase these mounts from:
 * at Shadowmoon Village in Shadowmoon Valley,
 * at Thrallmar in Hellfire Peninsula.
 * in Dalaran.

These mounts require Expert flying (costs to train) and have a 60% land speed and 150% air speed increase, cost  each. Faction reputation discounts applying to reduce the price.There is also a Wyvern Holder in Orgrimmar.

Artisan (fast) Mounts
These mounts give you a 280% increase in the air and a 100% speed increase on the ground. Image:Epic-Yellow-Windrider.jpg|Swift Yellow Wind Rider Image:Epic-Red-Windrider.jpg|Swift Red Wind Rider Image:Epic-Purple-Windrider.jpg|Swift Purple Wind Rider Image:Epic-Green-Windrider.jpg|Swift Green Wind Rider

These mounts cost each, and are available from the same vendors as the Expert mounts above. Again, faction reputation discounts apply.

Other vendor mounts
Armored Blue Wind Rider is only available from Mei Francis in Dalaran, and only purchasable by the Horde. She charges for it. The Alliance equivalent is the Armored Snowy Gryphon.

The Grand Armored Wyvern is purchased for from Tuskripper Grukna in Krasarang Wilds. You must be with Dominance Offensive to buy it.

Quest
The Grand Wyvern is a reward from completing Breath of Darkest Shadow (Horde), the final part in the Dominance Offensive questline.

Blizzard Store
The Alabaster Thunderwing is the Horde mount from the Collector's Edition of Warcraft's 15th Anniversary. The mount, along with Alabaster Stormtalon, will be available on the Blizzard Shop in a Mount Bundle, separate from the Collector's Edition.

Unobtainable
The Spectral Wind Rider mount is the Horde-side reward for when an inactive player accepts your Scroll of Resurrection and subscribes to World of Warcraft for at least 30 days. This reward became first available on March 6, 2012.

Loaned Wind Rider


The is a special vehicle flying mount purchased from  outside of K3 in Storm Peaks for free, so long as you are level 77 and have not purchased Cold Weather Flying. It can only be used in Sholazar Basin, Storm Peaks, and Icecrown.

The Loaned Wind Rider Reins are an object, and are not added to your list of available mounts.