World of Warcraft: Midnight introduces 45 new mounts to the game, ranging from easily obtainable quest rewards to extraordinarily rare drops that will define the collections of the most dedicated mount farmers. The Void-touched and Light-forged mount themes reflect Midnight’s cosmic conflict narrative, offering players a visually stunning array of riding options that showcase their involvement in the defense of Quel’Thalas. This comprehensive mount collecting guide covers every new Midnight mount category, the most efficient farming strategies, rare mount hunting locations, and the exclusive rewards that require dedicated effort to unlock during Season 1.
Mount Categories and Sources Overview
The 45 new mounts in Midnight are distributed across multiple acquisition methods, ensuring that players of all commitment levels have meaningful mount collecting goals. Quest rewards provide immediate mount gratification for players progressing through the campaign, reputation mounts reward faction dedication, raid drops offer prestigious end-game collecting challenges, and rare world drops keep dedicated mount farmers engaged throughout the entire season. Understanding the distribution of mount sources helps you prioritize your collecting efforts based on your available time and preferred content.
| Source | Number of Mounts | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Quest Rewards | 8 | Easy — automatic through campaign |
| Reputation Rewards | 6 | Medium — requires faction grinding |
| Raid Drops (March on Quel’Danas) | 4 | Hard — requires raid progression |
| Mythic+ Dungeon Rewards | 3 | Hard — Keystone Master requirement |
| World Boss Drops | 5 | Medium-Hard — RNG-dependent |
| Rare Farming / Hidden | 10 | Very Hard — dedication and knowledge required |
| Vendor / Store Purchases | 9 | Easy — gold or real money cost |
Void-touched mounts form the largest thematic category in Midnight, featuring dark coloration, shadow energy effects, and designs that reflect the corruption and cosmic power of the Void forces invading Quel’Thalas. These mounts are available from virtually every source category and are the most sought-after cosmeticial rewards in the expansion due to their dramatic visual presence and thematic connection to the Midnight storyline. Light-forged mounts, by contrast, represent the Sunwell’s radiant energy pushing back against the Void, featuring golden radiance, crystalline structures, and luminous energy trails that stand in beautiful contrast to their Void-touched counterparts.
Easy Mounts: Campaign Rewards and Accessible Unlocks
The easiest Midnight mounts to obtain are the quest reward mounts that players receive automatically as they progress through the expansion’s leveling campaign and introductory end-game content. These mounts are designed to ensure that every player who engages with Midnight’s core content has at least one new addition to their collection, and several of them are genuinely attractive mounts that players will use regularly regardless of their collecting ambitions.
The Final Clutch of Predaxas mount stands out as by far the easiest mount to obtain in Midnight. This Void-touched claw mount can be found inside a cave in the southern Voidstorm region and requires only the completion of a simple short quest chain to acquire. The quest chain introduces players to Predaxas, a Void-corrupted creature whose remains provide the clutch that becomes a rideable mount. This quest can be completed within the first few hours of reaching maximum level and should be the very first mount target for any player interested in expanding their collection.
- Final Clutch of Predaxas: Complete the southern Voidstorm cave quest chain — easiest mount in the expansion
- Campaign Completion Mount: Awarded for finishing the Midnight leveling campaign, typically a Void-touched hawkstrider variant
- Harandar Introduction Mount: Available immediately upon arriving in Harandar during the campaign, offers early collection progress
- Zul’Aman Quest Chain Mount: Complete the Zul’Aman storyline quest for a troll-themed Void-corrupted raptor mount
- Sunwell Defense Mount: Awarded for completing the Quel’Danas daily quest introduction, a Light-forged steed reflecting Sunwell energy
Players who prioritize mount collecting should complete all campaign questlines on their main character first, as this unlocks the quest-based mounts account-wide and provides the gold and reputation necessary to pursue more challenging mount sources. The campaign mounts alone provide five to eight new additions to your collection, making campaign completion the single most efficient mount farming activity for new Midnight players.
Reputation and Vendor Mounts
Reputation mounts in Midnight require Exalted standing with specific factions and represent a moderate investment of time for dedicated collectors. The Sunwell Defense Command faction on Quel’Danas offers an exclusive Light-forged mount at Exalted that is one of the most visually impressive vendor mounts in World of Warcraft history, featuring radiant golden energy effects and a design that directly mirrors the restored Sunwell’s aesthetic. The Hara’ti ethereal faction provides an ethereal-themed Void-touched mount at Renown Rank 25, as documented in the faction reputation guide, that is equally impressive and showcases the distinctive bandaged ethereal appearance with Void energy floating effects.
Additional reputation mounts are available from the Silvermoon Court factions (Blood Knights, Farstriders, Magisters, and Sunreavers), with each faction offering a unique mount at Exalted that reflects their thematic identity. The Blood Knights mount is a Light-forged dragonhawk, the Farstriders offer a Void-touched windsaber, the Magisters provide an arcane phoenix, and the Sunreavers supply a versatile battle bear with Void-resistant enchantments. Collecting all four Silvermoon Court mounts requires substantial reputation grinding across all factions but provides one of the most satisfying collection achievements in Midnight.
Vendor-purchased mounts include the Midnight Collector’s Edition mount (Lightwing Dragonhawk for Epic Edition purchasers) and several gold-purchasable mounts available from specialized vendors in Silvermoon City and the Quel’Danas quest hub. The gold-purchasable mounts typically cost between 500,000 and 2,000,000 gold each, making them significant financial investments for collectors who want to acquire them through in-game earning rather than real-money purchases.
Raid, Dungeon, and Rare Drop Mounts
The most prestigious mounts in Midnight Season 1 come from raid drops, Mythic+ achievements, and rare world farming that test the dedication and skill of the expansion’s most committed players. The March on Quel’Danas raid drops four unique mounts, one from each boss encounter across the raid’s three tiers (including LFR/Normal/Heroic/Mythic drop tables), with the Mythic-difficulty versions featuring exclusive color variations that distinguish them from their lower-difficulty counterparts. The Voidspire and The Dreamrift raids contribute additional mount drops that expand the collecting challenge for full-completion raiders.
The Mythic+ Keystone Master mount for Season 1 is a Void-touched serpent that rewards players who complete the full seasonal Mythic+ dungeon pool at +20 difficulty or higher. This achievement mount is among the most challenging to obtain in Midnight because it requires not only individual mechanical skill but also group coordination, dungeon knowledge, and gear optimization that places it in the top tier of collecting accomplishments. Players who earn the Keystone Master mount demonstrate a level of Mythic+ proficiency that is respected across the entire WoW community.
- Raid Mounts: Four mounts from March on Quel’Danas, additional mounts from The Voidspire and The Dreamrift
- Keystone Master: Season 1 Mythic+ +20 completion mount, Void-touched serpent design
- World Boss Mounts: Five mounts from rare world boss drops across Quel’Thalas, low drop rates (approximately 1-2%)
- Hidden Treasure Mount: Zul’Aman treasure mount requiring four urn guardian defeats to unlock a chest containing a troll-themed Void raptor
- Ultra-Rare Farming: Approximately ten mounts from rare spawns, treasure hunts, and extremely low-drop-rate mob farming in Void-corrupted zones
For players committed to obtaining every Midnight mount, the rare drop and hidden treasure mounts represent the greatest time investment. The Zul’Aman treasure mount requires locating four urns scattered throughout the zone, defeating the guardians each urn spawns, and then opening the treasure chest that appears — a process that can take several hours of dedicated zone exploration. The world boss mounts require repeated farming of specific rare spawns with drop rates that can demand dozens or hundreds of attempts before the mount drops. Patience, persistence, and enjoyment of the farming process itself are essential for completing your Midnight mount collection from these most challenging sources.
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