Questing, Exploration & Puzzle Mounts

Mounts are awarded for a range of different quest activities. In some cases the quests are even designed specifically around the mount - such as raising a mount from a cub or hatchling. Others serve as rewards for reaching the end of a quest chain. Others involve solving riddles or heavy exploration.

Special Activities

S.E.L.F.I.E. of Fabious in Nazjatar
Murloc vendor bartering in Nazjatar
Junkyard Tinkering in Mechagon
Leftover Elemental Slime in The Forbidden Reach
Empty Magma Shell in The Waking Shores
Harnessing a magmammoth in The Waking Shores
Seething Cache Puzzle in Zaralek Cavern
Charred Elemental Remains from Dreamsurges

Campaigns

Night Fae Covenant
Night Fae Covenant
Kyrian Covenant
Venthyr Covenant
Venthyr Covenant
Necrolord Covenant
Necrolord Covenant

Special Activities - Dream Infusion

Elianna in Emerald Dream
Elianna in Emerald Dream
Elianna in Emerald Dream
Elianna in Emerald Dream
Elianna in Emerald Dream
Elianna in Emerald Dream

Mount Quest Chains

Mounts in this category have quests designed specifically around them - whether it be raising the mount from a youngster (Frostsaber, Ravasaur and Kua'fon), capturing and taming the mount (Garrison Mount Training), or other serialized quests (Falcosaurs).

Wintersaber Training
Ravasaur Training
Garrison Mount Training
Garrison Mount Training
Garrison Mount Training
Garrison Mount Training
Garrison Mount Training
Garrison Mount Training
Falcosaur Quests, Broken Isles
Falcosaur Quests, Broken Isles
Falcosaur Quests, Broken Isles
Falcosaur Quests, Broken Isles
Brawler's Guild: Murder at the Brawlpub
Shop Project quest chain in Mechagon
Impressionable Gorger Spawn quest chain in Revendreth
Sinrunner Blanchy quest chain in Revendreth
Dark Iron Heritage quest chain in Blackrock Depths
The Patient Bufonid quest chain in Zereth Mortis
'To Tame A Thunderspine' quest chain in Ohn'ahran Plains
Blue Dragonflight quest chain in the Dragon Isles
Glimmerogg Racer quests in Zaralek Cavern
Smoldering Sprout quest chain in the Emerald Dream

Special Exploration

These mounts require an extra level of commitment to solving riddles and discovering secrets. Unlike quest mounts, there are rarely any straightforward clues to finding these. Instead, the puzzles surrounding them are usually solved by crowd effort, especially that of the WoW Secret Finding Community on Discord. It would be difficult to solve most of these on your own, but follow their Wowhead links for more detailed instructions.

Cache of the Moon in Ardenweald
Cache of the Ascended - Ascended Council fight
Sundancer in Bastion
Broken Isles
Azsuna, Broken Isles
Mistveil Tangle maze
Dream Catcher assembly / Night Mare in Ardenweald
Vesper of the Silver Wind treasure in Bastion
Riding Darkmaul in Korthia
Returning Lost Razorwing Eggs in Korthia
Collecting rings in the Maw
Returning an Escaped Wilderling in Korthia
Bringing gnoll treats to Zon'Wogi in The Azure Span
Zskera Vaults
World Event: Secrets of Azeroth

Zone & Event Quest Chains

Most of these mounts are rewards for reaching significant stages in quest chains.

Scepter of the Shifting Sands
Scepter of the Shifting Sands
Operation: Shieldwall
Dominance Offensive
Torn Invitation, Suramar
Fate of the Nightborne, Suramar
BfA pre-Expansion Quest Chain
BfA pre-Expansion Quest Chain
The Azure Span quest chain: Calling the Blue Dragons
The Waking Shores quest chain: Dragonriding
Ohn'ahran Plains quest chain: Shady Sanctuary
Thaldraszus quest chain: Back to the Future
Gilnean Reclamation Quest Chain

World / Repeatable Quests

Low-chance drops from repeatable quests.

Defending Your Title - The Storm Peaks
Draenor Garrison Invasion - Gold
Draenor Garrison Invasion - Gold
Draenor Garrison Invasion - Gold
Draenor Garrison Invasion - Gold
Paragon Rewards - The Nightfallen
Paragon Rewards - Court of Farondis
Paragon Rewards - The Dreamweavers
Paragon Rewards - Highmountain Tribe
Paragon Rewards - Valarjar
Paragon Rewards - Army of the Light
Paragon Rewards - Army of the Light
Paragon Rewards - Army of the Light
Paragon Rewards - Waveblade Ankoan & The Unshackled
Paragon Rewards - The Wild Hunt
Paragon Rewards - The Undying Army
Paragon Rewards - Archivist's Codex
Paragon Rewards - Death's Advance
Paragon Rewards - Death's Advance
Paragon Rewards - Ve'nari

Farming Quests

Kill a crazy amount of NPCs for an insane amount of items and earn a mount.

9999 Giant Dinosaur Bones

Mission Board

Draenor Garrison Mission Board
Draenor Garrison Mission Board
Shadowlands Covenant Adventure Table
Shadowlands Covenant Adventure Table
Shadowlands Covenant Adventure Table
Shadowlands Covenant Adventure Table

Other Loot Quest Chains

Mount quests that don't fit in other categories.

Ahead of the Curve

Ahead of the Curve mounts are awarded for killing the final boss of an expansion before the pre-patch of the next expansion hits. Therefore most or all of these mounts are retired.

Hellfire Citadel
Antorus, the Burning Throne
Ny'alotha, the Waking City
Sepulcher of the First Ones

Other Quest Mounts