WoW Mount Cost Comparison (Gold Prices)
Compare WoW mount plus riding skill gold totals from 1 gold horses to 120000 yak. Uses Blizzard retail and classic tables. Includes full tables with sources.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Brown Horse racial Cheapest mount. Human or Exalted Stormwind. | 1 gold | 60 pct racial vendor, Katie Stokx Stormwind, needs Apprentice | WoW Retail Warcraft Wiki Horse mounts purchased for 1, Wowhead Brown Horse Bridle Sold for 1 Katie Stokx |
| Retail Apprentice Riding Post 10.1.5 auto-learned free. Classic differs. | 10 gold | Plus 60 pct ground, level 10, pre-10.1.5 price | WoW Retail Warcraft Wiki Riding WotLK-Cata table 75 Apprentice Cost 10 Required level 10 |
| Retail Swift Brown Steed Ties Apprentice skill. | 10 gold | 100 pct racial vendor, needs Journeyman | WoW Retail Wiki purchased for 10 so long as Journeyman |
| TBC Classic Apprentice total Beats Retail total. | 45 gold | Training 35 plus mount 10, level 30, 60 pct | WoW TBC Warcraft Tavern table Apprentice Riding 30 35 10 60 pct, Wowhead 35 and 10 |
| Retail Journeyman Riding Beats Apprentice by 40. | 50 gold | Plus 100 pct ground, level 20 | WoW Retail table 150 Journeyman Cost 50 Required level 20 |
| Classic Era rare total Retail differs at 1. Pin version. | 100 gold | Mount 80 plus skill 20, level 40, 60 pct | WoW Classic 1.12 Icy Veins Apprentice Riding 20 Level 40 plus MMOJUGG Training 20 Mount 80 |
| Retail Expert Riding Beats Journeyman. | 250 gold | Flying 150 pct now 220 Steady, level 30 | WoW Retail table 225 Expert Cost 250 Required level 30 |
| TBC Classic Journeyman total Beats Retail by 650. | 700 gold | Training 600 plus mount 100, level 60, 100 pct ground | WoW TBC Warcraft Tavern plus Wowhead Journeyman 600 Mount 100 |
| TBC Classic Expert total Beats Journeyman total. | 900 gold | Training 800 plus mount 100, flying 60 pct | WoW TBC Wowhead Expert 800 Mount 100 |
| Classic Era epic mount Retail differs at 10. Training 50 vs 100 conflicts left out. | 1,000 gold | Mount 1000, level 60, 100 pct | WoW Classic Vintage base cost epic racial mounts 1000, MMOJUGG Mount Cost 1000g |
| Retail Master Riding Ties TBC Artisan number, different name. | 5,000 gold | Fastest flying 310 pct now 420 Steady, level 40 | WoW Retail table 375 Master Cost 5000 |
| TBC Classic Artisan total Beats Master skill by 200. | 5,200 gold | Training 5000 plus mount 200, level 70, 280 pct fly | WoW TBC Warcraft Tavern Artisan 5000 Mount 200 |
| Traveler Tundra Mammoth Kirin Tor 5 pct per tier discount. | 20,000 gold | 3-person vendor plus repair, Mei Francis Dalaran, 16000 Exalted | WoW WotLK Wiki purchased for 20000 Mei Francis plus Wowhead Neutral 20000 Exalted 16000 |
| Grand Expedition Yak Largest here. No faction discount. | 120,000 gold | 3-person plus repair transmog, Uncle Bigpocket Kun-Lai | WoW MoP Wiki purchased for 120000 Uncle Bigpocket plus Wowhead 108000 with bartering |
About this converter
Mount math splits by version with rows pinned. Retail Apprentice Riding costs 10 gold at level 10 for 60 percent ground, Journeyman 50 at level 20 for 100 percent, Expert 250 at level 30 for flying, Master 5000 at level 40 for fastest flying. Retail racial horses cost 1 each at 60 percent and swift steeds 10 each at 100 percent. Classic Era rare totals 100 gold at level 40 with mount 80 plus skill 20, and epic mounts cost 1000 at level 60. TBC Classic totals 45 Apprentice, 700 Journeyman, 900 Expert and 5200 Artisan with mount splits in context. Traveler Tundra Mammoth costs 20000 base and 16000 Exalted. Grand Expedition Yak tops at 120000, or 108000 with guild bartering.
How to use it
Pick two entries and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. Try Grand Yak against Brown Horse to see the 120000 to 1 span. The result line prints the equality plus the per unit ratio. Click a table row to load that entry as Entry A with amount 1.
Classic training 50 versus 100 conflicts for epic stay out with mount 1000 confident. Post 10.1.5 auto-learned free Apprentice differs from the 10 price row, noted in context. Kirin Tor 5 percent per tier and guild bartering discounts ride in notes. Vendor faction gates like Exalted Stormwind ride in context. Omitted: Black Market mounts, which use bid tables, not vendor math.
FAQ
How much is a basic horse?
1 gold Retail racial, 80 gold Classic rare. Retail needs Apprentice skill too.
How much is fastest flying?
5000 Retail Master or TBC Artisan training. TBC adds 200 mount on top.
What costs most?
Grand Expedition Yak at 120000, 108000 with bartering. Tundra Mammoth at 20000 follows.
Do versions differ?
Yes sharply. Rows pin Retail, Classic Era and TBC Classic separately with totals.
Sources
- Blizzard Warcraft Wiki Horse mounts, Riding, Grand Expedition Yak, Traveler Tundra Mammoth and Brown Horse Bridle pages with cost rows
- Wowhead item tooltips 5656 44235 84101 vendor Cost 20000 and 120000 rows
- Icy Veins Classic riding guide and Warcraft Tavern TBC riding cost tables cross check
Last verified: 2026-10-05 · 14 entries
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