Celestial Steed
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The subject of this article was available through the Trading Post.
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- Celestial Steed
- Binds when picked up
- Mount
- Use: Teaches you how to summon this mount. The capabilities of this mount depend on your Riding skill and location.
- Requires Level 10
- Requires Apprentice Riding
The Celestial Steed is a stellar warhorse mount that is capable of flight.
Sources
It is available in the monthly Trading Post rotation for 900x 
[Trader's Tender], first appearing in February 2023.
Originally, it was available from the Battle.net Shop or the In-Game Store for $25 or €25.[1] It was released on 15 April 2010 along with 
[Lil' XT], and remained in the shop until 2 January 2023.[2] It was the first mount ever to be released in the Battle.net Shop.
Mount Journal
A beacon of hope; a guiding light in the darkness.
Saddle up the stars on this supernatural flying mount.
Light up the night skies of Azeroth – Freshly born from the Twisting Nether, the Celestial Steed flying mount lets you travel in style astride wings of pure elemental stardust. So saddle up, because this supernatural warhorse will fly as fast as your riding skill will take you.
Prior to Mists of Pandaria, players who purchased this mount received it through the mail sent by Mei Francis:
<Name>,
I'm told you've been searching for a -truly- exotic mount.
How about one that'll have you seeing stars?
At last, your search is over. Enjoy!
Mei Francis
Exotic Mounts
Dalaran
Named
Notes
- At the time of release, those using old graphics cards or using fixedFunction would sometimes see odd graphics on the model for this mount.[3]
- Former Blizzard employee Jason Hall said this mount, sold at $25,[1] made more money than StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.[4][5]
Videos
Patch changes
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): No longer requires you to remount to enable flying when riding out of a no-fly zone. 
Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): Added.
References
- ^ a b Boubouille 2010-04-15. Celestial Steed and Lil'XT to be sold in the Blizzard Store. MMO-Champion. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18.
- ^ Warm Up with Big Savings on Pets, Mounts, and More During Our Holiday Sale!. Blizzard Entertainment (2022-12-20). Archived from the original on 2022-12-20.
- ^ Datth 2010-04-15. Celestial Steed graphics error. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02.
- ^ Rob Thubron 2023-11-14. The $15 Celestial Steed item in World of Warcraft made more money than all of StarCraft II. Techspot.
- ^ Christian Miller 2023-11-14. 1 World of Warcraft Mount Allegedly Made Blizzard More Money Than StarCraft 2. Game Rant.
