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Swift Windsteed

Discovery Mount

One of Pandaria's most elusive creatures, said to bring good fortune to its rider.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

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Swift Windsteed

Details

Discovery
Mount ID523
SourceDiscovery
Summon SpellSwift Windsteed
AvailabilityShop or promotion

Summons and dismisses a Swift Windsteed. This mount changes depending on your Riding skill and location.

Taught By

The item that teaches this mount. Hover a name for its tooltip.

Swift Windsteed

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Where it comes from

How to Obtain

Discovery

Found in the world rather than bought, looted or awarded.

In-Game Shop

Mount dossier

Riding Requirements

Swift Windsteed needs a riding skill of 375 and the spell Skyriding Basics. Its mount type carries 6 capability entries, 1 of them naming flight capability record 11.

Riding skill required375
Also requiresSkyriding Basics
Flight capability record#11
Capability entries6
Mount type#424
Creature displays#46729

What the Item Costs

Required level10
BindingBinds when picked up

Availability

What the client data says about Swift Windsteed: Shop or promotion.

  • Mount.db2 files it under In-Game Shop, not an in-game drop, quest or vendor.

What It Looks Like

Its model measures about 3.6 yards long, 1.3 wide and 3.1 tall, the rider sits 2.0 yards up. Figures come from the CreatureModelData bounding box.

Same body, other looks (3)

These mounts are drawn on the same CreatureModelData record as Swift Windsteed: one skeleton, different skins.

Client Record

The Mount.db2 row for Swift Windsteed in the current retail build, as datamined.

ID523
MountTypeID424
SourceTypeEnum9
Flags128 (0x80)
PlayerConditionID0
SourceSpellID134573
UiModelSceneID4
MountFlyRideHeight0
MountSpecialRiderAnimKitID0
MountSpecialSpellVisualKitID0
CreatureDisplayInfo46729
CreatureModelData4991
Model FileDataID768634
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