WoW Forever mounts and riding

Level 40, friend. That's when your feet finally retire. Start saving now: the horse is cheap, the lessons are not.

Last verified: 20 Oct 2026
First riding
Level 40 · +60% speed
Second riding
Level 60 · +100% speed
Budget
About 100 g at 40, 1,000 g at 60
Sources disagree
Flying
None

When you can ride

You learn to ride at level 40 (+60% speed) and get faster at level 60 (+100% speed). There are no flying mounts in WoW Forever.

The beta stops at level 30, so nobody has trained riding in WoW Forever yet. Everything on this page comes from developer interviews relayed by fan sites, guides and the beta game files. Each line shows how sure we are. We will check it in game during launch week.

  • Apprentice RidingLevel 40 · +60% speed

    Training
    100 g · or 80 g in one guide
    Sources disagree
    Mount
    20 g, or included with the training
    Sources disagree

  • Journeyman RidingLevel 60 · +100% speed

    Training
    1,000 g · or 900 g in one guide
    Sources disagree
    Mount
    200 g (swift mount)
    Confirmed

Most of the gold goes into the training, not the mount.

One source says riding is a single skill learned from your own race's trainer; two others say each race (and the Skyborne) has its own riding. We will confirm at level 40.

Sources disagree

Discounts

  • Honored with your home faction: −10% on training and mountsOne source
  • The Bartering profession perk (−5% at vendors): not known if it applies to ridingNot known yet
Confirmed
Two or more sources agree
One source
One source only
Sources disagree
Sources disagree: both values shown
Not known yet
Not known yet

How much gold to save

WoW Forever puts most of the cost in the training, not the mount: about 100 gold at level 40 and 1,000 gold at level 60. One guide gives 80 and 900 gold; we show both until we can check.

Is the first mount included? Sources disagree. Keep 120 gold at level 40 to be safe.

Being Honored with your home faction takes about 10% off, according to one source.

"A thousand gold at 60, friend. Start a savings jar at 30. Goblins start at birth."

Riding trainers and mount vendors

Your trainer stands next to your race's mount vendor. Type the coordinates with /way if you use a waypoint addon (TomTom is on our list of WoW Forever addons that work).

One sourceNames and coordinates from one guide. Mount families per race are confirmed by a second source.

  • HumanHorse · Alliance

    Reputation: Stormwind

    Riding trainerRandal HunterElwynn Forest · 84.3, 64.9
    Mount vendorKatie HunterElwynn Forest · 84.2, 65.5

    Also Unger Statforth, Menethil Harbor, Wetlands (8.6, 54.3)

  • DwarfRam · Alliance

    Reputation: Ironforge

    Riding trainerUltham IronhornDun Morogh · 63.7, 50.1
    Mount vendorVeron AmberstillDun Morogh · 63.5, 50.6

  • Night ElfSaber · Alliance

    Reputation: Darnassus

    Riding trainerJartsamDarnassus · 38.4, 17.0
    Mount vendorLelanaiDarnassus · 38.6, 15.6

  • GnomeMechanostrider · Alliance

    Reputation: Gnomeregan Exiles

    Riding trainerBinjy FeatherwhistleDun Morogh · 49.2, 48.1
    Mount vendorMilli FeatherwhistleDun Morogh · 49.1, 48.0

  • OrcWolf · Horde

    Reputation: Orgrimmar

    Riding trainerKildarOrgrimmar · 69.4, 13.1
    Mount vendorOgunaro WolfrunnerOrgrimmar · 69.4, 12.2

  • TrollRaptor · Horde

    Reputation: Darkspear Trolls

    Riding trainerXar'TiDurotar · 55.3, 75.5
    Mount vendorZjolnirDurotar · 55.2, 75.7

  • TaurenKodo · Horde

    Reputation: Thunder Bluff

    Riding trainerKar StormsingerMulgore · 47.7, 58.5
    Mount vendorHarb ClawhoofMulgore · 47.5, 58.6

  • UndeadSkeletal horse · Horde

    Reputation: Undercity

    Riding trainerVelma WarnamTirisfal Glades · 60.1, 52.6
    Mount vendorZachariah PostTirisfal Glades · 59.9, 52.7

  • Skyborne (both factions)Galestrider · Alliance and Horde

    Reputation: High Order (Alliance) / Windshapers (Horde)

    Riding trainerGenn FairweatherZephras Isle · 53.8, 81.2
    Mount vendorGenn Fairweather (same NPC: stable master, trainer and vendor)
    Confirmed

Skyborne: Galestriders

Both Skyborne races learn to ride with Genn Fairweather on Zephras Isle (53.8, 81.2). He is the stable master, the trainer and the vendor:

  • Level 40, 20 gold: Umber, Stormy or Empyrean Galestrider.
  • Level 60, 200 gold: their swift versions.

Playing Skyborne needs a pack. → Editions

Class mounts

  • Paladin: Warhorse at 40 and Charger at 60, from class quests. The class quest also teaches you to ride. Forsaken Paladins have their own quest line, with the Forsaken Warhorse and Forsaken Charger. → Paladin
  • Warlock: Felsteed at 40 and Dreadsteed at 60, from class quests. → Warlock

Other mounts

  • Another race's mounts: reach Exalted with that race's faction.
  • Reins of the Spectral Bear: a Legacy reward for 55 Legacy points. → Legacy system
  • Cerulean Prideclaw: comes with the Skyborne Heroic Pack and higher. You still buy the riding skill in game.
  • Leatherworking makes you ride faster, according to one source. → Professions

Getting around before 40

No mount yet? Use flight paths and the new boats. The leveling guides show every one on the way. → Leveling guide

Where to ride next: the new zones, the rares worth a detour, and the rest of the WoW Forever world.

"No wings in this world, friend. Only birds you rent and boats you wait for. Bring a book."

Questions players ask

What level can you ride a mount in WoW Forever?
Level 40 for the first riding skill (+60% speed) and level 60 for the second (+100% speed). Guides and datamined beta files agree; nobody could test it yet, the beta stops at 30.
How much does riding cost in WoW Forever?
About 100 gold at level 40 and 1,000 gold at level 60, according to the developers as relayed by fan sites. One guide says 80 and 900 gold. Prices will be checked in game at launch.
Is the first mount free in WoW Forever?
Sources disagree. Some say the first mount comes with the 100 gold training; one guide says you still buy it for 20 gold. Keep 120 gold to be safe.
Is there flying in WoW Forever?
No. There are no flying mounts. Use flight paths and the new boats to travel fast.
Where is my riding trainer?
Next to your race's mount vendor: Elwynn Forest for Humans, Dun Morogh for Dwarves and Gnomes, Darnassus for Night Elves, Orgrimmar for Orcs, Durotar for Trolls, Mulgore for Tauren, Tirisfal Glades for the Undead and Zephras Isle for the Skyborne. Coordinates in the table above.
Can I ride another race's mount?
Yes, once you are Exalted with that race's faction.
Do Paladins and Warlocks pay for their mount?
Their class mounts come from class quests: Warhorse or Felsteed at 40, Charger or Dreadsteed at 60. For the Paladin, the class quest also teaches riding.

Last updated: 20 Oct 2026