We have 7 cool mounts from WoW: Shadowlands that you can earn quickly. Here’s how to get the best mounts.
Update 16.11.2023: Originally, this article featured only 5 mounts. We’ve expanded this article to 7.
While the new expansions “Dragonflight” and “The War Within” have been around for a while, a detour to Shadowlands can be worthwhile. Especially with mounts, Blizzard has been generous, as you can find one around every corner – if you know what you need to do. To help you grow your collection a bit, we show you 7 mounts that you can get with minimal effort.
The Twilight Bladewing from Korthia
In Korthia, a new area in the Maw from Patch 9.1, there are many new creatures, including several mounts. One particularly pretty and easy-to-earn mount is the Twilight Bladewing. The Bladewings are a normal mob in Korthia, but you can also get them quite simply as mounts.
All you need to do is: Farm.
To obtain the mount, you need a total of 10 “Lost Bladewing Eggs.” These eggs drop from various Devouring mobs in Korthia in the western gorge.
Note that you can farm a maximum of 2 of these eggs per day; after that, they seem to stop dropping for the rest of the day. The first egg usually drops within a few minutes, while the second seems to take longer. You’ll need to do this over a span of 5 to 10 days.
Once you’ve collected a total of 10 “Lost Bladewing Eggs,” head to the coordinates 26 / 51 in Korthia. There you’ll find a nest that you can interact with.
Turn in all 10 eggs this way, and you’ll get the Twilight Bladewing!
By the way, you don’t have to turn in the eggs all at once; you can also bring them to the nest individually over several days.
A Practical Hand Mount from the Maw
Also new in Patch 9.1 are the creepy “Hand” mounts. One of the easiest to obtain is the “Chain of Bahmetra.”
While other hands are hidden behind long puzzles, the Chain of Bahmetra can be obtained relatively easily, as it can be found in the “Chest of the Torturer.” This chest can be earned once per week by any character from the Torturer events that regularly start in the Maw.
At every odd hour (11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, etc.), a Torturer event starts in the Maw. This is marked on the map with a small symbol, two minutes before it activates. Then, a series of enemies need to be defeated before the actual boss of the event appears.
Usually, there are enough players around to take down the boss quite easily.
The Torturer’s chest is one of the rewards for the event, and you are guaranteed to receive it on your first kill per week. However, the Chain of Bahmetra is quite rare, so you may need to play the Torturer events for several weeks. Since this only takes around 5 minutes each week, it goes relatively quickly.
Also important: Each of your characters at level 60 can receive the Torturer’s chest. It may be worth doing the event with multiple characters to get the mount faster.
The mount not only looks quite interesting but also has a few tricks up its sleeve. When you press the spacebar while sitting, the hand will show either “Scissors,” “Rock,” or “Paper.”
The Dead Horse Greymane
Few mounts are as well-known as Greymane. No, this is not referring to the king of Gilneas, but rather a loyal mount from farms in Westfall. During the Cataclysm expansion, the faithful horse died and has now found its way into the Shadowlands. Apparently, it was an evil horse, because Greymane now “lives” in Revendreth. You can find the horse at the coordinates 63 / 43.
You need to care for the horse for 6 days, then you’ll receive it as a mount.
- Day 1: Travel to Westfall to the Saldean’s farm at the coordinates 57 / 37. Collect 8x handfuls of oats.
- Day 2: Get the grooming brush from Revendreth at coordinates 63 / 62 and talk to Whinny.
- Day 3: Collect 4x robust horseshoes. You can find these on the roads in Revendreth that are traveled by carriages, especially in the south and east of the area.
- Day 4: Get the “Empty Water Bucket” from Revendreth at coordinates 63 / 62. Fill it in Bastion or Ardenweald.
- Day 5: Buy a “Comfortable Saddle Blanket” in Revendreth at coordinates 51 / 79 from Ta’tru.
- Day 6: Buy 3x shower apples from Mims at coordinates 41 / 47 in Revendreth.
Once you’ve completed all of that, you’ll get Greymane as a mount – the cool, red-spectral version!
The Great Frog Slurb
In Ardenweald, you can encounter some pretty absurd frogs, some of which are fused with stone or bark. One of these frogs can be obtained as a mount – and it takes extremely little effort!
To do this, you only need to farm a “Unusually Large Mushroom” in Ardenweald. It is not even particularly rare and can be dropped by almost all enemies. When you complete world quests or simply fight through the zone a bit, you will sooner or later have such a mushroom in your inventory.
But beware: The mushroom has a shelf life of only 20 minutes, after which it disappears from your inventory. So once you have the mushroom, you’ll need to hurry.
Travel to the coordinates 32 / 30 and click on “Wet Clay” to plant the mushroom. The mushroom will then grow and shortly become the rare mob Ri’sich. The large mushroom has some health points, so it’s best to have 3 or more players. However, Ri’sich will guarantee the mount Slurb, which you can then hop around the game world on.
The Wildseed Cradle
In Ardenweald, a lot revolves around the story of the Wildseeds that must be saved before the Anima drought. In cradles, the Wildseeds are transported from place to place – and just such a cradle can easily be obtained as a permanent mount!
You only need to collect 5 items in Ardenweald.
- Gardener’s basket at 40 / 53 at the edge of a well.
- Gardener’s hammer at 40 / 54 in a cart.
- Nightsworn’s Diary at 39 / 57 on an upper level on a table.
- Gardener’s flute at 38 / 58 on the ground near the tree.
- Gardener’s staff at 39 / 60 under the cart.
Then combine all 5 items and bring them to Glitzersternchen, a Fae in Tirna Vaal at coordinates 64 / 38. Speak to her to open the treasure “Chest of the Moon” behind her, which contains the Wildseed Cradle.
The YouTuber Hazelnutty has quickly summarized this in a short video, where you can see the exact locations of the individual objects:
Bald Flayedwing
Of course, there are also some mounts in Shadowlands that require simple farming to earn a new mount. One of them is the Bald Flayedwing. To get it, you need to find a Pestilence-Touched Egg – a white item, yet a rare drop.
You can find the egg with all Chimeras in Maldraxxus, but it has a pretty low drop rate of significantly under 1% – so you should plan a little time or use all your luck for the rest of the year. Chimeras can mostly be found in the middle of the map around the arena, as well as in the east of the area.
By the way, the egg takes 5 days to hatch. This is real-time; the clock continues to tick while you are not in the game. After 5 days, you will receive the “Chewed Reins of the Bald Flayedwing” and can take the cadaverous Chimera into your stable.
Swift Darkhoof
The stylish, dark unicorn Darkhoof can be found in Ardenweald and can be obtained from the rare enemy Nightmare – it drops 100%. However, Nightmare cannot be attacked directly, as it hides in a dream plane.
To be able to attack Nightmare, you need a Dreamcatcher.
Get a Broken Soul Net. You can find it at coordinates 20 / 64, just above the inscription “Tirna Scithe.” Reaching the location can be a bit tricky, but a goblin glider can help. You can also collect fairy dust southeast of the Heart of the Forest, which will allow you to fly for 90 seconds. This way, you can easily reach the island.
Speak to Elder Gwenna at the Glimmering Cascade Pool at 50 / 33. For 10 Undead Silk, she can repair the Soul Net. Note that you must have already completed the side quest “Tricked” that takes place in the same area.
Now travel to the Heart of the Forest and talk to Ysera, who will enchant your Soul Net and turn it into a Dreamcatcher. If you’re not a member of the Night Fae, you can speak to one of the guards and ask Ysera to leave the Night Fae Sanctum to speak with you.
Return to the Winter Sleep Pool and use the Dreamcatcher. You’ll receive a buff for 5 minutes that allows you to see Nightmare, should the creature not already be dead. Then you’ll need to wait, as Nightmare appears only every 60-90 minutes.
Defeat Nightmare, and you can say hello to “Swift Darkhoof” in your collection!
Do you know of any other mounts from Shadowlands that are easy to come by and shouldn’t be missed? Let us know in the comments!
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