Riding (Profession) | |
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Riding is a secondary profession in which characters may learn to ride mounts. Every mount has a minimum skill level required for riding.
In general, a normal mount will require Apprentice riding skill, and a swift mount will require Journeyman skill, but there are exceptions.
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 the skill. Due to the high cost of training, the price with discount is also listed in the table. The only discount available is a Faction Discount.
The expert and artisan riding masters are not part of any faction, and therefore do not offer a discount on their respective riding skills.
Skill | Proficiency | Cost | Friendly | Honored | Revered | Exalted | Required for | Necessary level |
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75 | Apprentice | 35 | 33 25 | 31 50 | 29 75 | 28 | Regular land mount | 30 |
150 | Journeyman | 600 | 570 | 540 | 510 | 480 | Epic land mount | 60 |
225 | Expert | 800 | No discount available | Regular flying mount | 70 (68 for Druids with [Flight Form]) | |||
300 | Artisan | 5000 | No discount available | Epic flying mount | 70 | |||
150 + | [Cold Weather Flying] | 1000 | No discount available | Flying in Northrend | 77 (with riding skill 150) | |||
Total Price | 7435 | 7403 25 | 7371 50 | 7339 75 | 7308 |
Patch 3.2.0
An official Blizzard poster announced [1] on the forums that in Patch 3.2.0, the level requirements will be lowered, and cost to train and buy a mount will be lowered as well, for Apprentice, Journeyman, and Expert riding skill. The table below represents the changes that will be made.
Skill | Proficiency | Mount | Riding | Friendly | Honored | Revered | Exalted | Required for | Necessary level |
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75 | Apprentice | 1 | 4 | 3 80 | 3 60 | 3 40 | 3 20 | Regular land mount | 20 |
150 | Journeyman | 10 | 50 | 47 50 | 45 | 42 50 | 40 | Epic land mount | 40 |
225 | Expert | 50 | 600 | 570 | 540 | 510 | 480 | Regular flying mount | 60 |
300 | Artisan | 100 | 5000 | 4750 | 4500 | 4250 | 4000 | Epic flying mount | 70 |
150 + | [Cold Weather Flying] | 1000 | No discount available | Flying in Northrend | 77 (with riding skill 150) | ||||
Total Price | 161 | 6102 | 6371 30 | 6088 60 | 5805 90 | 5523 20 |
This is a summary of the changes to the class mounts. Associated quests for the mounts will not be removed. [2]
Class | Ability | Level |
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Druid | [Travel Form] | 16 |
Druid | [Flight Form] | 60 |
Druid | [Swift Flight Form] | 70 |
Hunter | [Aspect of the Cheetah] | 16 |
Shaman | [Ghost Wolf] | 16 |
Paladin | Warhorse | 20 |
Paladin | Charger | 40 |
Warlock | Felsteed | 20 |
Warlock | [Dreadsteed] | 40 |
Trainers will also be added to Thrallmar and Honor Hold for Expert Riding skill.
Free Riding Skills
- Death Knights receive the 150 skill at character creation (level 55); they learn to summon an Acherus Deathcharger, a swift land mount, as a quest in the Acherus starting zone.
- Druids receive the 225 skill (if they already have 150) with flight form at level 68.
- Paladins receive the 75 skill as part of buying their level 30 mount from their trainer. At level 60 they can either buy the journeyman skill and learn the epic mount from the trainer at level 61 or do the original level 60 quest to get the Charger and get the journeyman riding skill (and a feat in 3.1) for free.
- Warlocks also receive the 75 skill as part of buying their level 30 mount from their trainer. At level 60 they have an option of waiting until level 61, buying Journeyman Skill, and then learning their mount from their trainer, or going through the level 60 quest for their [Dreadsteed] and get Journeyman riding skill (and a feat in 3.1) for free.
Note that like all professions, all lower ranked skill levels must be learned before training further (e.g. Expert skill is required to train Artisan skill).
Riding Trainers
Alliance Mount Trainers and Vendors | |||
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Type | Location | Faction | Trainer |
Horse | Eastvale Logging Camp Menethil Harbor Southshore Theramore Isle |
Stormwind | Randal Hunter |
Saber | Cenarion Enclave | Darnassus | Jartsam |
Ram | Amberstill Ranch | Ironforge | Ultham Ironhorn |
Mechanostrider | Steelgrill's Depot | Gnomeregan Exiles | Binjy Featherwhistle |
Elekk | The Exodar (entrance) | Exodar | Aalun |
Gryphon | Wildhammer Stronghold | - | Ilsa Blusterbrew |
Horde Mount Trainers and Vendors | |||
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Type | Location | Faction | Trainer |
Wolf | Valley of Honor | Orgrimmar | Kildar |
Raptor | Sen'jin Village | Darkspear Trolls | Xar'Ti |
Kodo | Bloodhoof Village | Thunder Bluff | Kar Stormsinger |
Skeletal Horse | Brill | Undercity | Velma Warnam |
Hawkstrider | Thuron's Livery | Silvermoon City | Perascamin |
Wyvern | Shadowmoon Village | - | Olrokk |
Flying
Disambiguation:
- Flying mounts
- Content exclusive to flying mounts
- Flight master
- Flight path
- Movement > Transportation
- [Flight Form] (The Druid's flight form)
- [Swift Flight Form] (The Druid's epic flight form)
- [Flying Machine]
Patch changes
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References
- ^ Zarhym 2009-06-11. Upcoming Mount Changes. Retrieved on 2009-06-11.
- ^ Re: Confirmation on druid mount changes? (2009-06-11). Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved on 2009-06-12.
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