How to Get Mounts While Leveling Up in World of Warcraft?

Mounts are the primary way to get around in World of Warcraft, as they increase your movement speed significantly. They can be used in almost all outdoor areas, except for dungeons, and there are hundreds of mounts to collect.

You will unlock the ability to ride a mount at Level 10, but you can also unlock a special "Heirloom Mount", the Chauffeured Chopper by unlocking the Heirloom Hoarder achievement, which requires you to collect 35 different Heirloom items. This mount is slightly slower than a normal mount, but it can be used from Level 1 for a huge boost to your early leveling speed.

If you are looking to pick up this sweet ride, check out our Heirloom Guide below to find out how they work and where you can pick them up!

To ride your mounts, you will first need to learn the Riding skill. This is taught automatically as you level up. Below you will find a list of the Riding Skills, and when you learn them.

Since the introduction of Skyriding in Dragonflight, you can unlock flying as early as level 10. This mount system is more advanced than traditional flying and introduces new mechanics you'll need to learn, but can only be used in certain zones at lower levels. While it takes a bit of practice, Skyriding makes traveling much faster and can be a lot of fun once you get the hang of it. For a full breakdown of how it works, check out our Skyriding guide below.

Most mounts are account-wide, so unless you are a completely new player, chances are that you will have a ground mount ready to use as soon as you reach Level 10. If you do not yet own a mount, the easiest and cheapest ones to get early on are going to be your racial mounts, available at specific vendors for your Faction. They are listed below.

To begin with, you can only buy mounts from the vendors of your race. You will need to achieve Exalted reputation with the other racial factions to buy mounts from them.