How to Buy Mounts in World of Warcraft

Learn the apprentice riding skill.

This riding skill is necessary to equip the uncommon quality ground mount at level 20. There is a riding trainer for each race. He can be found near the starting zone and usually just outside the nearest capital city. The Night Elf riding trainer is an exception. He is within the city of Darnassus, near the druid class trainers. The Orc riding trainer is also an exception. He is inside Orgrimmar near the hunter class trainers.

Choose your first mount.

Find them with the vendor next to the riding trainer. Mount prices have been reduced considerably so you can buy more than one if you would like a variety of colors.

Acquire the journeyman riding skill at level 40.

You will use the same riding trainer for this skill.

Pick your ground epic mount.

Buy it from the vendor near the riding trainer.

Travel to Outland

Purchase the expert riding skill from the faction-specific city in Hellfire Peninsula upon reaching level 60. Horde members will find this trainer in Thrallmar, while Alliance players will find him in Honor Hold. Buy a flying mount to go with your skill. Again, the vendor is standing next to the riding trainer.

Upgrade your riding skill to artisan.

You can do this with the Outland trainer upon reaching level 70. This skill increase allows you to purchase the flying epic mounts, giving you a 280 percent speed increase.