Riding

Riding is a secondary profession in which characters may learn to ride mounts, which provide movement speed bonuses and, when applicable, the ability to fly. Increasing riding skill grants further increases to movement speed. Ground mounts increase movement speed by 60/100% (Apprentice/Journeyman) and flying mounts increase movement speed by 150/310% (Expert/Master) while in the air.

The dragonriding system used in the Dragon Isles, though functionally different from normal flying mounts, can reach top speeds of 830%.

The following table lists the skill levels available that a character will learn upon reaching the required level for it:

• Increased Broken Isles mount speed for all characters is awarded from Broken Isles Pathfinder, Part One.
• Increased Argus mount speed for all characters is awarded from Explore Argus.
• Increased Kul Tiras and Zandalar mount speed for all characters is awarded from Battle for Azeroth Pathfinder, Part One.
• Flying in the Shadowlands (excluding the Maw and Korthia) is unlocked for all characters with Memories of Sunless Skies, awarded from The Primus Returns.
• Flying in Zereth Mortis for all characters is awarded from Unlocking the Secrets.
• Flying in the Dragon Isles is unlocked for all characters from Dragon Isles Pathfinder. This is the normal flying, separate from Dragonriding which is unlocked early in the campaign from Dragonriding (quest).

Prior to patch patch 10.1.5, the riding skills had to be purchased from a riding trainer to learn. Normal faction discounts applied to training costs.

• Apprentice and Journeyman riding were available from all riding trainers.
• Expert and Master riding couldn't be bought from racial riding trainers and could only be learned from flying trainers associated with Stormwind, Orgrimmar, Honor Hold, Thrallmar, Valiance Expedition, Warsong Offensive, Kirin Tor, and Golden Lotus.

Previous expansion areas also had their own riding skills, which were removed in patch 7.3.5:

• Cold Weather Flying was added in to allow flying in Northrend. It originally cost and required level 77. Patch 3.2.0 added the Tome of Cold Weather Flight, which higher-level characters could purchase for their lower-level alts. Cataclysm reduced the cost to and the level to 68, at which point the Tome was removed as redundant. Legion further reduced the cost to until it was removed entirely later in the expansion.
• The Flight Master's License was added in to allow flying in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, excluding zones. It cost and required level 60.
• Wisdom of the Four Winds was added in to allow flying in Pandaria. It cost and required level 90. Warlords of Draenor later added the Grimoire of the Four Winds to the Black Market Auction House, which could be used to learn flying at level 85 instead.
• Additionally, Mists of Pandaria required the Cloud Serpent Riding skill to be learned to ride cloud serpent mounts; it was awarded from Riding the Skies at with the Order of the Cloud Serpent. This skill was removed in Warlords of Draenor.

Starting in Blizzard began tying flying to achievements available later in the expansion's lifecycle as a compromise to ensure players experienced game content on the ground without simply flying over everything, while still allowing players the ability to fly. These achievements are no longer required for flying as of.

• Flying in Draenor originally required the Draenor Pathfinder achievement, added in patch 6.2.0.
• Flying in the Broken Isles originally required the Broken Isles Pathfinder, Part Two achievement, added in patch 7.2.0.
• Flying in Kul Tiras and Zandalar originally required the Battle for Azeroth Pathfinder, Part Two achievement, added in patch 8.2.0.

• Though Artisan Riding (+280% flying) could no longer be learned from trainers as of patch 9.0.1, it was still given to boosted and class trial characters until patch 10.1.5.

• Draenor Pathfinder and Broken Isles Pathfinder, Part Two are no longer required for flying on Draenor and the Broken Isles respectively.
• Wisdom of the Four Winds added at level 90 at a cost of.
• Reins of the Violet Proto-Drake no longer grants Master Flight.
• Master Flying Skill (310% flight speed) can now be purchased from most riding trainers.
• Master Flying Skill (310% flight speed) is now available from riding trainers in Dalaran, Valiance Expedition, Warsong Offensive at a cost of.
• Characters that already had a 310% mount pre-4.0.1 are given this skill free of charge. All other characters must purchase Master Flying to receive 310% flight speed.
• Initially, the did not give 310% speed, this was corrected in a hotfix.
• Cold Weather Flying reduced to 500g.
• Cold Weather Flying can now be purchased at level 68.
• The heirloom Tome of Cold Weather Flight has been removed from vendors.
• The X-53 Touring Rocket can now also be used as a ground mount.
• The speed of nearly all mounts now scales with riding skill.

• Mounts