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.
Details
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.
Icon
Background
How to Obtain
Discovery
Found in the world rather than bought, looted or awarded.
In-Game Shop
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.
What the Item Costs
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.
| ID | 523 |
|---|---|
| MountTypeID | 424 |
| SourceTypeEnum | 9 |
| Flags | 128 (0x80) |
| PlayerConditionID | 0 |
| SourceSpellID | 134573 |
| UiModelSceneID | 4 |
| MountFlyRideHeight | 0 |
| MountSpecialRiderAnimKitID | 0 |
| MountSpecialSpellVisualKitID | 0 |
| CreatureDisplayInfo | 46729 |
| CreatureModelData | 4991 |
| Model FileDataID | 768634 |