Skyriding

"Dragonriding" redirects here. For the occupation and its lore, see dragon rider. For the quest, see  [10-70] Dragonriding.

	Riding (Profession)
	Trainers Mount Steady Flight Skyriding

Dragonriders as shown in the Take to the Skies cinematic.

Skyriding (previously known as Dragonriding) is a momentum and physics-based flight style, allowing players to fly at a significantly higher speed than The Burning Crusade-style "Steady Flight". Players can upgrade their flying skills using the Skyriding Skill Track. It is unlocked upon reaching level 10 to learn the Riding skill "Expert" that can reach speeds of up to 830% in Dragon Isles and Khaz Algar or up to 705% in old-world continents. It can be used in zones that allow flying, with no criteria needed to begin using it.

"Dragonriding" was originally limited to the Dragon Isles and a handful of mounts. It was required to complete the  [10-70] Dragonriding quest on one character to have it unlocked for all characters on an account that were at least level 60. With patch 10.2.5, it became available in old-world continents at reduced speeds with  [Riding Abroad].

The dracthyr racial ability [Soar] is equivalent to skyriding after [Empowered Soaring] is unlocked.

Skyriding mounts

Initially, only a handful of mounts were capable of skyriding, with each of the main outdoor zones of the Dragon Isles introducing a new type of dragon with that capability. There are four base types of dragon that the player can choose from, each of which has over 50 customization options available. Additional mounts were made available over the course of the expansion, however some have no customization options. The War Within updated over 440 mounts to be capable of skyriding.

•  [Cliffside Wylderdrake] (Thaldraszus,  [68-70] Back to the Future)
•  [Highland Drake] (Azure Span,  [65-68] Calling the Blue Dragons)
•  [Renewed Proto-Drake] (Waking Shores,  [10-70] How to Glide with Your Dragon)
•  [Windborne Velocidrake] (Ohn'ahran Plains,  [62-65] Shady Sanctuary)
•  [Winding Slitherdrake] (Zaralek Cavern,  [70] Worst of the Worst)
•  [Grotto Netherwing Drake] (Emerald Dream,  [70] Dragon Keeping)
• [Algarian Stormrider] (The War Within Heroic Edition)
•  [Flourishing Whimsydrake] (Emerald Dream,  [70] Emerald Welcome)
• [Auspicious Arborwyrm] (Shop)
•  [Anu'relos, Flame's Guidance] (Mythic Fyrakk the Blazing drop)
• [Polly Roger] (Plunderstorm)
•  [Voyaging Wilderling's Harness] ( [Awakening the Dragonflight Raids])
• [Charming Courier] (Shop)

The initial skyriding mounts can be customized at a Rostrum of Transformation, found in most zones of the Dragon Isles.

• Dragonflight skyriding mounts
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  Cliffside Wylderdrake

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  Highland Drake

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  Renewed Proto-Drake

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  Windborne Velocidrake

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  Winding Slitherdrake

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  Grotto Netherwing Drake

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  Algarian Stormrider

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  Flourishing Whimsydrake

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  Auspicious Arborwyrm

Upgrading

Main article: Skyriding Skill Track

Skyriding Skill Track as of patch 11.0.0.

To further improve skyriding, skills and passives can be unlocked to improve how much and how fast Vigor can recharge. This skill track window can be accessed from the Mounts tab, inside the Skyriding dropdown as the first option.

The Riding Along feature can be enabled or disabled here. This feature allows certain skyriding-capable mounts to be used like a passenger mount, allowing a member of a group to "ride along" by transforming into a baby variant of the mount (a dragon whelp for dragon mounts) that moves along with the mount instead of a traditional seat system.

Races

Across the Dragon Isles, the bronze flight has organized a series of Dragonriding races. Compete against the clock to earn numerous achievements across five race types: normal, advanced, advanced reverse, challenge, and challenge reverse. The Storm racing series is available at several of the Dragon Isles locations, available exclusively for a stormrook mount such as the [Algarian Stormrider].

The Dragonriding races have expanded to the old world, introducing a series of new races on specific continents which includes the Kalimdor Cup, Eastern Kingdoms Cup, Outland Cup, and the Northrend Cup. There have been rumors of a Pandaria Cup and Broken Isles Cup.

Notes

• At the announcement over the course of the development of The War Within, Dragonriding was initially renamed "Dynamic Flight" to include the integration of the hundreds of legacy mounts that would be introduced into the system. Only near the release of The War Within beta was it changed to the final name of "Skyriding".
• Following with /follow isn't compatible with Skyriding. To address this there is a Riding Along feature - When enabled and a player is mounted, other players in the same party may interact with them to transform into a whelp that will automatically follow along.
• Dragonriding was designed early on during the development of Dragonflight. The introduction of dragonriding required changes to be made to the design of the Dragon Isles, such as increasing their height and introducing cloud layers.
• Dragonriding came to the rest of Azeroth in patch 10.2.5, and 400+ older mounts will be able to use Skyriding speed and abilities with the launch of The War Within.

Patch changes

• Patch 11.0.0 (2024-07-23):
  • Renamed from Dragonriding and now learned at level 10 (originally level 60, after completing a quest on one character).
  • 440+ Flying Mounts will feature Skyriding abilities, faster speeds, and new animations in The War Within.
  •  [Riding Abroad] removed, however the old world continents still have reduced speeds (705% maximum).
    
• Patch 10.2.5 (2024-01-16): Dragonriding is now available throughout Azeroth wherever flying is available. Outside of the Dragon Isles, Dragonriding mounts move at 85% of their maximum speeds.
  
• Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Added.