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- Swift Windsteed
- 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 Swift Windsteed is one of Pandaria's rarest and most majestic beasts.[1] Darting across the heavens on a silver cloud, it is said that good fortune will follow the rider. Sky-goat cavalry, mount up!
Source[]
This item is available for purchase from the shop or the In-Game Store for $25 or €25. It was released on January 8, 2013.[1]
With the See You Later Bundle on 20 December 2018, this mount was available at a discounted price with other items. The mount is no longer available for purchase as it entered hibernation in the Blizzard Archive as of 19 January 2019.[2]
In 2022, it was given out as a reward to viewers of eligible Twitch streams who watched for at least four hours from December 9-13.[3]
Mount Journal[]
One of Pandaria's most elusive creatures, said to bring good fortune to its rider.
Cavort among the clouds on this wind-running wonder.
Ride like the wind - Charging from the heavens like a bolt from the blue, the Swift Windsteed gallops high over the battlefield, carrying you to the time and place of your next victory. Airborne cavalry, mount up!
Mail[]
Players are mailed this mount by Mei Francis:
<Name>,
It should come as no surprise that the mist-shrouded lands of Pandaria are host to a wild array of exotic beasts, a rare few of them suitable as mounts.
Behold, one of the very rarest and most majestic...
Mei Francis
Exotic Mounts
Dalaran
Notes and trivia[]
- The Swift Windsteed's appearance is based off of the qilin (麒麟, qílín), a Chinese mythological creature which somewhat resembles a cross between a horse and a dragon, and which is often referred to as a "Chinese unicorn". The similarly-named quilen in World of Warcraft bear little resemblance to the mythological qilin and are instead based on Chinese guardian lions.
- During the Shadowlands alpha, the cloudstriders of Bastion originally used the same model as the Windsteed, but later in development they were changed to a unique model.
- The Windsteed uses the horse skeleton with the
/mountspecial
twirl.
Patch changes[]
- Patch 5.1.0 (2012-11-27): Added.
References[]
- ^ a b Swift Windsteed – Exclusive Mount Now Available
- ^ Save Big on Pets, Mounts, Helms, and More During Our Holiday Sale. Blizzard Entertainment (2018-12-20). Retrieved on 2018-12-21.
- ^ Dragonflight Twitch Drops: Earn Rewards as the Race to World First Heats Up. Blizzard Entertainment (2022-12-07). Retrieved on 2022-12-07.
External links[]
- Purchase
- Blizzard Store World of Warcraft® Mount: Swift Windsteed (US)
- Blizzard Store World of Warcraft® Mount: Swift Windsteed (EU)
- Item
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