Guide to World of Warcraft Mounts: Achievement Rewards

Written by: Benjamin Sell • Edited by: Michael Hartman
Updated May 22, 2011 • Related Guides: Warcraft | World Of Warcraft

Mount collecting is becoming increasingly-popular within World of Warcraft. With dedicated in-game achievements awarded for large collections, players are working hard to pick up as many mounts as possible. Our guide shows you which mounts are available as rewards for in-game achievements.

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Mount collecting in World of Warcraft has become just as popular as pet collecting. With over 200 in-game mounts to be acquired, it’s necessary to organize these mounts by category in order to separate them into manageable chunks.

The first category our guide to WoW mounts will cover is mounts awarded to those who complete various in-game achievements. Currently, there are nine mounts that can be earned this way.

Albino Drake

The Albino Drake mount is an epic flying mount with a land speed bonus of 100% and a flight speed bonus of 280%. Players can earn this mount by completing the “Leading the Cavalry” achievement, which requires the collection of 50 unique mounts.

Black War Bear

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The Alliance version of the Black War Bear mount is earned by completing the “For the Alliance!” achievement. To earn this achievement, a player must slay all four leaders of the Horde: Cairne Bloodhoof in Thunder Bluff, Thrall in Orgrimmar, Sylvanas Windrunner in Undercity, and Lor’Themar Theron in Silvermoon City. The Black War Bear is an epic land mount with a speed bonus of 100%.

The Horde Black War bear wears brown armor instead of the blue worn by the Alliance version. To earn it, players must complete the “For the Horde!” achievement by slaying all four leaders of the Alliance: King Varian Wrynn in Stormwind, Magni Bronzebeard in Ironforge, Prophet Velen in Exodar, and High Priestess Tyrande Whisperwind in Darnassus. Like the Alliance version, the Horde Black War Bear is an epic land mount with a 100% speed bonus.

Blue Dragonhawk

The Blue Dragonhawk is only available to players of the Alliance faction and is an epic flying mount with a land speed bonus of 100% and a flight speed bonus of 280%. It is the reward for completing the “Mountain o’ Mounts” achievement, awarded for collecting 100 total unique mounts.

Ironbound Proto-Drake

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The Ironbound Proto-Drake is a special epic flying mount with a land speed bonus of 100% and a flight speed bonus of 310%, making it one of the fastest flying mounts in the game. It is the reward for completing the achievement entitled “Heroic: Glory of the Ulduar Raider.” To earn the achievement, players must complete all of the heroic difficulty Ulduar raid achievements.

Check out page two for more information on amazing mounts like the Red Dragonhawk, Red Proto-Drake, Rusted Proto-Drake, and Violet Proto-Drake.

Red Dragonhawk

The Red Dragonhawk is the exclusive Horde version of the Blue Dragonhawk. Like its doppelganger, the Red Dragonhawk is the reward for completing the “Mountain o’ Mounts” achievement, awarded for collecting 100 mounts.

Red Proto-Drake

The Red Proto-Drake is a normal epic flying mount available to both factions with a ground speed bonus of 100% and a flying speed bonus of 280%. It is the reward for completing the “Glory of the Hero” achievement. To complete the achievement, players must accomplish 39 separate tasks of varying difficulty within heroic Wrath of the Lich King dungeons.

Rusted Proto-Drake

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Like the Ironbound Proto-Drake, the Rusted Proto-Drake is an epic flying mount with an extra flight speed bonus, making it one of the game’s fastest. It has a ground speed bonus of 100% and a flight speed bonus of 310%. To earn this mount, players much complete the “Glory of the Ulduar Raider” achievement, which requires players to complete a series of 13 achievements within Ulduar on regular difficulty.

Violet Proto-Drake

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The final mount awarded as part of an achievement is the Violet Proto-Drake. Like the Ironbound and Rusted Proto-Drakes, the Violet Proto-Drake has a normal ground speed bonus of 100% but an extra-special flight speed bonus of 310%. It is the reward for completing the “What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been” meta achievement, which is awarded for finishing a year-long series of achievements related to World of Warcraft’s various holiday events.

We’ve barely scratched the surface of the world of WoW mounts with this guide to achievement reward mounts. There are literally hundreds more mounts that can be acquired by your World of Warcraft character. Whether you play with a friend or love to go it alone, mount collecting is a fun and interesting diversion from the hectic pace of raiding or PvPing in WoW.

For more information on WoW collectibles, don’t forget to check out our guide to World of Warcraft companion vanity pets.