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Soaring Through the Skies: A Blood Elf’s Guide to Flying Mounts

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Getting your hands on a flying mount is a rite of passage for any adventurer in Azeroth, and for Blood Elves, it’s an essential step towards exploring the world in style. Unlike their starting hawkstrider mounts, flying mounts provide access to previously unreachable areas and significantly speed up travel. So, how exactly does a Blood Elf acquire their first set of wings?

The Path to Flight: Unlocking Your Blood Elf Flying Mount

The process is straightforward but requires a bit of dedication. Firstly, you’ll need to reach level 30. This is the minimum level required to learn the Expert Riding skill, which enables the use of flying mounts. Once you’ve hit level 30, you can begin your quest.

Learning to Fly

Visit a Riding Trainer: Your next step is to locate a Riding Trainer who can teach you Expert Riding. For Horde players, the trainer is located in Orgrimmar on the eastern side of the city.
Purchase Expert Riding: The trainer will offer you the Expert Riding skill for a set amount of gold. This purchase is necessary to unlock the ability to use flying mounts.
Acquire a Flying Mount: Once you have the riding skill, you are ready to get a flying mount. As a blood elf, you will be looking for mounts that are available to Horde players.
Faction Reputation: Some of the higher-end mounts require that you have earned a certain level of reputation with specific factions. If you have any gold to spare, you should consider purchasing a mount from a vendor at a major Horde city.

Choosing Your First Flying Mount

After learning Expert Riding, you will be ready to purchase a flying mount from vendors. Here are a few popular choices for blood elves:

Wind Rider: This is a classic flying mount for the Horde. It can be purchased at the Wyvern Trainer in Orgrimmar after purchasing Expert Riding
Other Faction Mounts: Other factions will sell mounts as well, but the player will have to have attained a certain level of reputation with that faction in order to be able to purchase the mounts.
Quest Rewards: Throughout your time adventuring, quests may reward you with flying mounts, and even ground mounts.

More Ways to Obtain Flying Mounts

Don’t be limited to just the vendors. There are other methods to acquire flying mounts, which include:

Dungeon and Raid Drops: Many mounts drop from bosses in dungeons and raids.
World Events: Certain in-game events will include special mounts to acquire.
Achievements: Some mounts are tied to earning various achievements in the game.
Trading Post: Check the monthly trading post offers for possible flying mounts.

FAQs: Everything You Need to Know About Blood Elf Flying Mounts

General Questions

What is the difference between a ground mount and a flying mount?

Ground mounts are for traveling on land, increasing your movement speed, while flying mounts allow you to travel through the air, providing access to previously inaccessible areas.
Do I have to be a certain level to use a flying mount?

Yes, you need to be at least level 30 to learn Expert Riding, which is necessary to use flying mounts.
Can I use any flying mount as a Blood Elf?

Yes, as a Horde player, you can use any flying mount available to the Horde, and even some that are available from a neutral faction.
How do I know which riding skill I need?

The riding skill required is related to the level of the character. Apprentice riding allows for the use of ground mounts, and Expert Riding unlocks access to flying mounts.

Blood Elf Specific Questions

Do Blood Elves have a racial flying mount?

Blood elves do not have a racial flying mount, they share the same flying mounts as the rest of the Horde faction. They do have a racial ground mount, the hawkstrider.
Where do I go to learn riding as a blood elf?

While you start with basic riding skill in Silvermoon City, you will eventually need to travel to Orgrimmar to visit the Riding Trainer in the Valley of Honor and purchase the Expert Riding skill.
Can I purchase my first flying mount in Silvermoon City?

Unfortunately, you can’t purchase flying mounts in Silvermoon City. You will have to travel to Orgrimmar or another major city to find a flying mount vendor.

Mount Related Questions

What is the fastest way to earn gold to purchase a flying mount?

Completing quests, selling loot at the auction house, and running dungeons and raids for gold are some of the fastest ways to acquire enough gold.
Can I share flying mounts with other players?

No, mounts are character-specific and cannot be shared. However, you can ride your friend’s mount with them if they have a multi-person mount, such as the Sandstone Drake.
Are there any free flying mounts in the game?

The Time to Fly quest will give you a free mount when you reach level 30.
Are some mounts easier to get than others?

Yes, some mounts are sold by vendors, making them easy to acquire, while others drop from raids or are tied to specific achievements, making them more difficult to obtain.
Is it possible to customize or upgrade my mount?

While you can’t change the appearance of most mounts, some can be customized via different color schemes. These additional skins are typically obtained by completing challenges.
Can I fly in every area of the game?

No, there are some areas where flying is either restricted or impossible. These include starting areas, very old zones and some new ones.
What are the most sought-after flying mounts in the game?

Some of the most desirable mounts are extremely rare and often hard to get, such as Ashes of A’lar, Invincible’s Reins, and Heavenly Onyx Cloud Serpent.
How can I keep track of the mounts I have?

The game has a mount journal, accessible through the in-game menu, which lists all the mounts you have acquired.

By following these steps and keeping the FAQs in mind, your Blood Elf can take to the skies, experiencing Azeroth from a whole new perspective. Happy flying!