Getting the expansion’s rarest mounts will give you a ton of prestige in the server, as some of them are quite difficult to obtain. Whether they’re dropped by raid bosses or a long, convoluted quest, these mounts are highly valuable cause of their rarity. Cataclysm Classic has its own legendary mounts that will catch the attention of any player. This guide will show you the 15 best mounts to get in Cata If you're looking to get your hands on one.
1. Dark Phoenix
Not only does the Dark Phoenix look cool, but it's also fairly simple to obtain. The only requirement to obtain this mount is to beat all three Cata raids: The Bastion of Twilight, Throne of the Four Winds, and Blackwing Descent with your guild. To qualify for each achievement, your raid team must contain at least 8/10 or 20/25 guild members. Once you have the achievement unlocked, you can buy this mount for 3000 gold from your guild vendor.
2. Fossilized Raptor
Archaeology fans will be delighted to know about the Fossillized Raptor. The project for this mount has a chance to drop from any fossil dig site. Once you have the project, you will need 100 Fossil Archaeology Fragments to assemble this mount.
3. Ultramarine Qiraji Battle Tank
Originally a mount mechanic in the AQ40 raid during Vanilla, you can now obtain the Ultramarine Qiraji Battle Tank outside of the raid. Like the Fossilized Raptor, you will need to have a high Archaeology level to pick this up. Unlike with the Fossilized Raptor, you'll need the help of the Scepter of Azj'Aqir, which has a chance to drop in one of the Tol’vir dig sites. To complete the project, you will need 150 Tol’vir Archaeological Fragments and 3 Tol’vir Hieroglyphics on its keystone slots to craft the mount.
4. Kor'kron Annihilator (Horde) / Golden King (Alliance)
Depending on your character’s faction, you and your fellow guild members can obtain one of these mounts once your guild reaches level 25. You will also need to have an Exalted reputation with your guild to have the right to purchase the mount, with the mount itself costing 1500 gold.
5. Experiment 12-B
Experiment 12-B is an extremely rare wyrm mount that can only be found in the Dragon Soul raid for Cataclysm after having beat Ultraxion. This mount can be found in both Normal and Heroic modes, but has a super low drop rate. making it proof of your mastery over the Dragon Soul raid. What also makes this mount valuable is its ability to fly.
6. Drake of the South Wind
The Drake of the South Wind mount is only obtainable by beating Al’Akir in the Throne of the Four Winds raid. It also has an extremely low drop rate of 1%, making this mount a rare sight amongst players in every server.
7. Drake of the North Wind
Compared to its sibling, the Drake of the North Wind is far easier to obtain as it drops from Altairus in The Vortex Pinnacle dungeon for both difficulty modes. While it shares the same drop chance with the South Wind variant, you can repeatedly farm this dungeon without worrying about boss mechanics.
8. Vitreous Stone Drake
Much like the Drake of the North Wind, the Vitreous Drake is a dungeon boss drop, this time by Slabhide in the Stonecore dungeon. Like all other dungeon mounts, you can run this dungeon repeatedly until you’re lucky enough to get a drop.
9. Phosphorescent Stone Drake
This mount is guaranteed to drop from its boss, Aeonaxx. However, Aeonaxx is a rare spawn in the Deepholm area, making the mount difficult to obtain. Aeonaxx will most likely spawn near the Quartzite Basin and fly to and around the Temple of Earth. Once you defeat Aeonaxx, you can summon this mount immediately.
10. Blazing Drake
This mount is an extremely rare mount to obtain as it drops from the Dragon Soul raid. Specifically, it can only be found in the Madness of Deathwing encounter in the raid, with a 1% chance drop. Obtaining this mount gives you a lot of prestige and glory due to its ultra-rare status.
11. Abyssal Seahorse
The Abyssal Seahorse is one of two swimming mounts that can only be summoned in the Vashj’ir underwater zone. To obtain this mount, you must slay the rare mob Poseidus, which spawns every 8 hours in the zone. Its location is completely randomized, meaning you’ll have to hunt it down yourself. Upon defeating it, the reins to summon one is guaranteed to drop.
12. Grey Riding Camel
This mount can take some time to unlock, as you'll first have to search for a Mysterious Camel Figurine hidden in the sands of Uldum to even get to the boss that drops the mount's reins. Some of these figurines are damaged, so you must find one that is still intact. Interacting with the right figurine will send you to an area with the boss, Dormus the Camel-Hoarder. Defeat him to obtain the reins for this camel.
13. Brown Riding Camel / Tan Riding Camel
If you’re not feeling up for a treasure hunt, you can obtain the Brown and Tan variants of the Riding Camel by reaching an Exalted reputation with the Ramkahen faction. You can buy this mount from Blacksmith Abasi in Uldum for 80 gold once you have the reputation.
14. Spectral Wolf / Spectral Steed / Drake of the West Wind
These faction-exclusive mounts are the reward for seasoned PvP players, requiring Exalted reputation with Hellscream’s Reach for Horde players and Baradin’s Wardens for Alliance players. Both mounts cost 165 Tol Barad Commendations, which can be earned by winning matches in the Told Barad Battlegrounds or completing objectives on the map. The Drake of West Wind can also be obtained in this manner if you want a mount that's tangible and capable of flight.
15. Vial of the Sands
The Vial of the Sands item is quite unique in the way it functions. Instead of summoning a mount that you can ride, you transform into a Sandstone Drake, becoming the mount yourself with this item. This allows you to bring another player as a passenger since this “mount” has an extra passenger seat. It’s a great item to taxi new players towards other areas when they lack a mount.
To obtain this item, you must have a high Alchemy skill, as the item can only be crafted through this profession. The recipe for the Vial has a chance to drop from Canopic Jars, which is obtainable through archaeology in Tol’vir. Opening the jar itself requires enough Tol’vir Archaeology Fragments. To craft the Vial, it requires a Pyrium-Laced Crystalline Vial, Sands of Time (8), Truegold (12), Flask of the Winds (8), Flask of Titanic Strength (8), and Deepstone Oil (8).
