Mounts of the World of Warcraft: Skills

Posted Apr 29th 2008 11:00AM by Adam Holisky

To be able to use any mount you first need to be able to ride it. This is accomplished by purchasing the Riding skill. You can purchase new levels of riding skills at 40, 60, and 70.

At level 40 you can purchase the Apprentice Riding Skill. This skill lets you ride rare, or normal, ground mounts. At level 60 you can purchase the Journeyman Riding Skill, which lets you ride epic ground mounts. You can purchase these skills at the following locations, based on your race:

Draenei – Aalun, Entrance to Exodar, Azuremyst Isle
Dwarf – Ultham Ironhorn, Amberstill Ranch, Dun Morogh
Gnome – Binjy Featherwhistle, Stellgrill's Depot, Dun Morogh
Human – Randal Hunter, Eastvale Logging Camp, Elwynn Forest
Night Elf – Jartsam, Cenarion Enclave, Darnassus

Blood Elf - Perascamin, Entrance to Silvermoon City, Eversong Woods
Orc - Kildar, The Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar
Tauren - Kar Stormsinger, Bloodhoof Village, Mulgore
Troll - Xar'Ti, Sen'jin Village, Durotar
Undead - Velma Warnam, Brill, Trisfal Glades

At level 70 you can purchase the expert riding skill and the artisan riding skill. The expert riding skill lets you use rare flying mounts, and the artisan riding skill lets you use epic flying mounts. You can purchase these skills at the following locations, based on your faction:

Alliance – Llsa Blusterbrew – Wildhammer Stronghold, Shadowmoon Valley
Horde – Olrokk – Shadowmoon Village, Shadowmoon Valley

There are also several items and enchantments which can increase your riding skill. These special items are:

Riding Crop Trinket - 10% non-stacking increase to mount speed.
Carrot on a Stick Trinket - 3% stacking increase to mount speed.
Mithril Spurs Attachment - 4% stacking increase to mount speed.
Riding Skill Enchantment - 2% stacking increase to mount speed.
Paladin Crusader Aura - 20% non-stacking increase to mount speed.

A mount enhancement that stacks will work with other stackable enhancements to increase your total mount speed. An enhancement that doesn't stack will not. For instance if you have the 20% Paladin Crusader Aura on, you would not receive the 10% bonus provided by the Riding Crop trinket.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

4-29-2008 @ 11:53AM

andy said...

maybe mention that in the next patch the trinkets are turning into one-use objects that you can apply to one mount.

4-29-2008 @ 11:56AM

Runya said...

more movement speed buffs

Hunters - Animal handler talent
Paladins - Pursuit of Justice talent

4-29-2008 @ 12:38PM

Harmun said...

These do not stack with crusader aura either

4-29-2008 @ 12:51PM

gavjohnstone said...

yet they are still mount movement speed buffs

4-29-2008 @ 1:26PM

Shadowisp said...

Regarding mount speed enhancers, they apply their % effect as a factor of the the mounts total speed when running.

ie Riding Crop on an Epic Flying Mount is....
(100 + 280) * 0.10 = 38 Speed Increase.

I know, strange, but thats how blizz made the maths work.

Further details are on wowwiki.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Mounts#Totals

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