The Tome is very useful for leveling alts, as it allows characters to fly in Northrend as soon as they arrive, significantly reducing travel time! No-Fly Zones: Dalaran You can send it cross-faction (Alliance to Horde and vice versa), but you cannot send it to a character on another server. The Tome is Bind On Account, so you can only send it to your own characters. You will not get a faction discount on this item. Like Cold Weather Flying, the Tome also costs 1,000 gold, and will teach a character Cold Weather Flying as soon as level 68. Hira offers an heirloom item called Tome of Cold Weather Flight. Take your level 80 to Hira Snowdawn in Dalaran, and ask to see what she sells. If you have a character who is level 80 and has already purchased Cold Weather Flying, but are bringing a new character into Northrend, you no longer have to wait until level 77 to enjoy flying in Northrend. They are only intended to help players quest in areas they could not otherwise reach. These reins can only be used in Storm Peaks, Sholazar Basin, and Icecrown - other parts of Northrend are off-limits for these flying mounts. Instead, the loaned reins will remain in your backpack. Unlike other mounts, these reins will not cause you to learn a mount in your companions tab. If you have not yet trained Cold Weather Flying, but do have the Artisan Riding (basic flying) skill, he will give you Loaned Gryphon Reins (Alliance) or Loaned Wind Rider Reins (Horde). Instead, visit “Honest” Max in the goblin town K3 in Storm Peaks. This doesn’t mean that you have to forgo questing once you reach these areas until you earn your thousand gold for Cold Weather Flying, however. Some areas in Storm Peaks, Sholazar Basin, and Icecrown can only be reached by flight. What if I can’t afford Cold Weather Flying?Īs you’re questing in Northrend, you will find that some quests can only be completed by having a flying mount. None of the three trainers belong to a faction, so it is impossible get a faction discount on your riding skill. Roxi Ramrocket: At the goblin town K3 in Storm Peaks, Roxi also teaches all levels of riding.
Like Hira, Pilot Vic can train all levels of riding. Pilot Vic: Located at the River’s Heart in Sholazar Basin, in the small camp there.
Hira can train all levels of riding in addition to Cold Weather Flying, and can also sell the Tome of Cold Weather Flying (see next page). Hira Snowdawn: Located in Dalaran on Krasus' Landing, near the Flight Master. There are three trainers in Northrend, all of whom are available for both Horde and Alliance. If this is your first time to Northrend, you can learn Cold Weather Flying at level gold. Unlike other riding skills, Cold Weather Flying does not grant access to faster mounts - it only allows you to fly in Northrend. WoW Cold Weather Flyingįlying in Northrend requires Cold Weather Flying, a special riding skill taught only in Northrend. As you look out at the vast scape of the zones you’ll have to travel through, or up at the floating citadel of Dalaran, you may begin to wish that you had your wings back. Upon first arriving on the cold shores of Northrend, you will discover that the flying mount you first purchased in Outland isn’t useable.