Getting started & help

Riding Skill: Trainers, Prices and Mounts

Section: Getting started & help 2 min read Vanilla 1.12.1 · x5 Updated 02.10.2026
Level 40
Level 40Skill 75, about 100 gold
Level 60
Level 60Skill 150, about 1600 gold
Discount
DiscountUp to 20% from reputation

In Vanilla a mount is not cosmetic, it is the single biggest mobility upgrade. It takes two purchases: the riding skill from a trainer and the mount itself from a vendor. Here is the order, the prices and where both stand.

Contents
  1. The two skill tiers
  2. Racial trainers and vendors
  3. Class mounts need no riding skill
  4. Funding it on x5

The two skill tiers

LevelSkillSpeedTrainingMountTotal
40Apprentice Riding, 75+60%about 20 goldabout 80 goldabout 100 gold
60Journeyman Riding, 150+100%about 600 goldabout 1000 goldabout 1600 gold

Reputation discounts apply at your own faction's vendors: 5% friendly, 10% honored, 15% revered, 20% exalted. At exalted the level 40 package lands near 80 gold and the epic near 1280.

Racial trainers and vendors

  • Human — Eastvale Logging Camp in Elwynn Forest: trainer Randal Hunter, horses from Katie Hunter.
  • Dwarf and gnome — Amberstill Ranch in Dun Morogh: rams from Veron Amberstill, trainer alongside.
  • Night elf — Craftsmen's Terrace in Darnassus: trainer Lelanai, sabers from Alassin.
  • Orc and troll — Valley of Honor in Orgrimmar (wolves from Ogunaro Wolfrunner) and Sen'jin Village in Durotar for raptors.
  • Tauren — Bloodhoof Village in Mulgore: kodos and trainer on site.
  • Undead — Brill in Tirisfal Glades: skeletal mounts from Zachariah Post.

Full model and source breakdown sits in the mounts guide, split by faction into Alliance mounts and Horde mounts.

Class mounts need no riding skill

Paladins and warlocks get their mount from a spell rather than a purchase, and the riding skill is not required:

  • Warlock — Felsteed at 30, the Dreadsteed at 60 via a ritual chain.
  • Paladin — Warhorse at 40, the Charger at 60 via a quest.

Details in the class mounts guide and the epic mount guide.

Funding it on x5

On x5 rates levels outrun income, and gold is often short at 40. What works:

Совет

Save for skill and mount together. Buying the skill alone means 20 gold spent and still walking; the vendor usually stands two steps from the trainer.

Related: class trainers, flight paths, travel guide.

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FAQ

At what level can I get a mount

A normal mount is available at level 40 and an epic one at level 60. Below 40 no amount of gold buys a mount; the only exception is the class summoning spells.

How much does a level 40 mount cost

Roughly 100 gold: about 20 gold for the riding skill itself from a trainer and about 80 gold for the mount from a vendor. At maximum capital reputation it comes to around 80 gold total.

How much is an epic mount

Around 1600 gold: about 600 for journeyman riding and about 1000 for the mount. Exalted reputation brings the total down to roughly 1280 gold.

Can I buy another race's mount

Yes, but it requires exalted reputation with that race. Without it the vendor only sells to members of their own people.

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