 |
This article contains information that may be out of date.
You can help by updating the information as necessary. |
Mounts are a feature which enables heroes to move quickly through the battleground by channeling the spell for a brief period. While riding a mount, heroes receive a 30% boost to their movement speed which allows them to cross the battleground or get to objectives quickly, however, heroes cannot fight on mounts as taking damage, attacking, or using an ability will dismount immediately. Many active traits, such as Azmodan's General of Hell or Gazlowe's Salvager, are exceptions to this rule and do not dismount the hero on use.
Players choose their hero's mount before entering the game, and can assign different mounts to different heroes. There are different types of mounts in the game, with the Horse and Battle Beast mounts being free mounts which are available to players from the start, and other mounts being available either by purchase from the store or by promotional means. Different mounts however, do not provide any mechanical change and are purely cosmetic.
Some heroes, such as Alarak, Anub'arak, Azmodan, and Zagara, are limited to their default mounted forms and mounts they can stand on (such as Blackheart's Doubloon, Champion's Nexagon, Championship Banner, Hearthstone Card, Magic Carpet, Star Chariot, and Void Speeder). Ragnaros and Kel'thuzad are limited to use the only one, hero specific, mount. Other heroes cannot use any mounts and have their mount button function changed. The Lost Vikings, Sgt. Hammer and Probius gain a temporary speed boost when using the mount button. Lunara's speed boost is permanent. Abathur, Brightwing, Dehaka, and Falstad can instantly bypass long distances, but their abilities to do have long cooldowns. D.Va, Medivh, and Rehgar travel in other ways.
Background
The idea for mounts came from Thrall, where, in early development, he was given a Cyber Wolf to ride in order to distinguish him from Za'Muro which sparked the idea of the use of mounts in general.[1] Originally, each hero had their own mount. For instance, Kerrigan used a Zergling.[2]
Mounts
Rare Mounts
Horses
Horse
- Backstory: This horse is a horse, of course... of course.
- Price: 100
- Note: The Horse, Almond Horse, and Onyx Horse are free.
Almond 
Grey Onyx Painted Pale Pinto Red Tan
- Saddled Horse
- Backstory: The earliest known saddles date back to between 700 and 500 BC. Didn't think you'd learn something while looking at the Saddled Horse's backstory, did you?
- Price: 100
- Invisible Horse
- Backstory: It's more than meets the eye.
- Price: 10,000
Beasts
- Battle Beast
- Backstory: The home realm of the Battle Beasts has been lost to time, but these monstrous creatures have been found roaming even the farthest, most terrifying lands of the Nexus.
- Price: Free
Tan Teal
- Saddled Battle Beast
- Backstory: Don't let the saddle fool you. No Battle Beast can truly be tamed.
- Price: 100
Tan Teal
Magical
- 2016 Championship Banner
- Backstory: Why hang your championship banner from the dusty ol' rafters? Ride on top of it, and lord your victory over your foes instead!
- Price: 100
- Note: This mount matches Azmodunk.
Showtime Real Dream
- 2017 Championship Banner
- Backstory: It takes a lot more than just school spirit to take home championship banner in the Nexus. It takes dedication, skill, and just a teensy bit of unchecked violence.
- Price: 100
Golden Glorious Dorm
Epic Mounts
Horses
- Armored War Steed
- Backstory: The Knights of the Silver Hand breed their warhorses to serve fearlessly on the battlefield. Even the hardest of orcs quake with fear at the sight of paladins upon these mighty steeds.
- Price: 400
Leather Royal
- Illidan's Nightmare
- Backstory: Long ago, the Demon Hunters of Azeroth swore a pact that they would use demons own weapons against them. Their nightmarish steeds are no exception.
- Price: 400
- Note: Also was rewarded for participating a match on the Gamescom 2017 as a card code
Wretched Crimson
- Marshal's Outrider
- Backstory: No one can outride a Confederate Marshal's Outrider! Unless they have a car or something.
- Price: 400
- Note: This mount matches Marshall Raynor.
Dominion Old
- Golden Nexus Charger
- Backstory: The Golden Charger is one of the rarest forms of digital steeds of the Nexus. Few will ever witness one in the realms, and even fewer will attain one.
- Price: 400
- Undead Horse
- Backstory: Beats a dead horse every time.
- Price: 400
- Headless Horseman's Charger
- Backstory: Be it into the flood, or into the fire, this one will go where you require. HAHA-HAHAHAHA!
- Price: 400
Azure Crimson
- Phantom Stallion
- Backstory: Honestly, it doesn't need a costume to be terrifying. But it does need one to go trick-or-treating.
- Backstory (Secret tint): Shhhh...
- Price: 600
Picnic Grim Jack-o'-Phantom Secret
Beasts
- Amani War Bear
- Backstory: Only the swiftest heroes venturing into the troll temple of Zul'Aman were able to subdue these rare battle mounts. It's much easier to tame them in the Nexus.
- Price: 400
Crimson Drakkari
- Butcher's Battle Beast
- Backstory: Fitted with furnace plates, this battle beast was made to be ridden by the Butcher himself. Of course, if you want to throw someone else up there we won't stop you.
- Price: 400
- Note: This mount matches Iron Butcher.
Savage Fel
- Dire Wolf
- Backstory: The dire wolves of Draenor have long been kindred spirits of the shamanistic orc clans. As the Orcish Horde rallied for war, these wolves became the mounts of the Raider army.
- Price: 400
Brown Horde
- Hellboar
- Backstory: The Hellboars of Hellfire Penninsula are known for their vicious tempermant. Only the Hellblade Wanderer, Samuro, was ever known to tame one.
- Price: 400
- Note: This mount matches Hellblade Samuro.
Shadowmoon Fellboar
- Ringmaster's Pride
- Backstory: If Ringmaster Greymane's pride is going to bring about anyone's fall... it's going to be his enemy's.
- Price: 400
- Note: This mount matches Ringmaster Greymane.
Crimson Big Top
- Felsaber
- Backstory: A special creation of Lord Illidan gifted to his most trusted demon hunters as they stormed Marduum, the Shattered Abyss.
- Price: 400
Crimson Hunter
Mechanical
- Cyber Wolf
- Backstory: The Predator A-130, the "Cyber Wolf," should replace the first generation Predators by 2506. Note: The Dominion takes no responsibility for injuries incurred while trying to ride them.
- Price: 400
- Cyber Wolf 1.jpg
- Cyber Wolf 2.jpg
Steel Cyber Wolf - Cyber Wolf 3.jpg
Citrine Cyber Wolf
Magical
- Cloud Serpent
- Backstory: At the height of his reign, Serpent King Xul's elite soldiers blotted out the sun on the backs of their Cloud Serpents. With his debt to the Spider Queen fulfilled, those times may soon come again.
- Price: 400
- Note: This mount matches Serpent King Xul
- Cloud Serpent 2.jpg
Turquoise - Cloud Serpent 3.jpg
Copper
- Magic Carpet
- Backstory: Hop on, and I'll show you a whole new world. Hey! Don't you DARE close your eyes!
- Price: 400
- Magic Carpet 2.jpg
Verdant Magic Carpet Turquoise Magic Carpet
- Star Chariot
- Backstory: Conjured by the magic of love and justice, the Star Chariots carry the Star Princesses into battle against the forces of evil. Each one is a reflection of its Princess's own spirit and personality.
- Price: 400
- Note: This mount matches Star Princess Li-Ming
- Star Chariot 1.jpg
Thunder - Star Chariot 3.jpg
Magical
- Heart Stone
- Backstory: Usually, you'd have to piece one of these together. So just be careful not to break it.
- Price: 400
- Heart Stone 1.jpg
- Heart Stone 2.jpg
Sapphire - Heart Stone 3.jpg
Garnet
- Eye Pad
- Backstory: Watch yourself. All-Seeing Eyes tend to see everything.
- Price: 400
Predator Savage
Legendary Mounts
Horses
- Rainbow Unicorn
- Backstory: It is said that those who behold a Rainbow Unicorn in the flesh see a glorious splendor of light and love dancing before their eyes... Of course, that's when they get gored.
- Price: 1,600
Lucky Orange
- Crimson Hare
- Backstory: A steed as famous as the general it carries in to battle, the Crimson Hare leaps across rivers and bounds up mountainsides with ease. It is said that it can run a thousand miles in a single day.
- Price: 1,600
- Note: This mount matches Mystic Kingdoms Arthas
Frozen Shadow
- Demonic Hellsteed
- Backstory: Riders of this infernal steed are in for a real nightmare.
- Price: 1,600
- Note: This mount matches Demonic Auriel.
Toxic Ancient
- Judgement Charger
- Backstory: Judgement must be swift and absolute. With this Charger, it will be.
- Price: 1,600
- Note: This mount matches Judgement Uther.
- Judgement Charger 1.jpg
- Judgement Charger 2.jpg
Blessed - Judgement Charger 3.jpg
Penance
- Tyrael's Charger
- Backstory: A symbol of justice throughout all known realms... and a couple of unknown ones too.
- Price: 1,600
Platinum Ivory
- Spectral Stallion
- Backstory: If you hear him braying in the dead of night, pray that you find him without his rider. Otherwise, you will never escape.
- Price: 2,400
Mechanical
- Cyber Ram
- Backstory: The Predator C-250, AKA the "Cyber Ram," was designed to operate within the harsh conditions on Kel-Morian mining worlds. Favoring durability over speed, they are built for the long haul.
- Price: 1,600
- Note: This mount matches Maraudin' Muradin.
- Cyber Ram 1.jpg
- Cyber Ram 2.jpg
Raider - Cyber Ram 3.jpg
Dominion
- Space Lord's Starbreaker
- Backstory: Who can stand against an Empire with the power to break a star?
- Price: 1,600
- Note: This mount matches Space Lord Leoric.
- Space Lord's Starbreaker 1.jpg
- Space Lord's Starbreaker 2.jpg
Neutron - Space Lord's Starbreaker 3.jpg
Hunter
- Spectre Phantom
- Backstory: Originally designed as a part of Project Shadowblade, the Phantom was intended to serve as a single-rider infiltration vehicle for the Dominion's elite spectre operatives.
- Price: 1,600
- Note: This mount matches Spectre Illidan and Spectre Tracer.
- Spectre Phantom 1.jpg
- Spectre Phantom 2.jpg
Neon - Spectre Phantom 3.jpg
Amber
- Ghost Speeder
- Backstory: This standard-issue speeder allows ghosts to reach their targets quickly and exfiltrate even faster. What? You've never seen one before? Exactly!
- Price: 1,600
- Note: This mount matches Queen of Ghosts Kerrigan.
Vespene Dominion
- Road Boar
- Backstory: If you see the Mad Axe Outriders approaching on their Road Boars, don't just walk away… RUN!
- Price: 1,600
- Note: This mount matches Mad Axe Garrosh.
Mutant Frozen Biohazard Horde
Magical
- Whimsyshire Cloud
Sad Angry
- Surfboard
- Backstory: Let's go surfing! Now!
- Price: 2,400
Coastal Riptide Murky Webbed
- Sharkbite Surfboard
- Backstory: This is what we get for jumping the shark.
- Price: 2,400
Coastal Riptide Murky Webbed
- Nimbus Cloud
- Backstory: The Monkey King is said to be able to somersault through the air and leap across great distances with ease. Now, with this magical cloud, you can too!
- Price: 1,600
- Note: This mount matches Monkey King Samuro.
- Nimbus Cloud 1.jpg
- Nimbus Cloud 2.jpg
Jade - Nimbus Cloud 3.jpg
Azure
Promotional mounts
Horses
- Celestial Horse
- Backstory: A beacon of hope; a guiding sparkle of light in the darkness.
- Price: Free with purchase of Gems.
- Zebra
- Backstory: While zebras are in the equid family, they're technically not horses. I'm just sayin...
- Price: Available in the Welcome Bundle.
Beasts
- Felstalker
- Backstory: These demonic beasts serve as bloodhounds for their infernal masters, seeking out sources of powerful magic wherever it may hide. It seems even the Nexus is not safe from the Legion's hounds.
- Note: Awarded for purchasing the Collector's Edition or Digital Deluxe Edition of World of Warcraft: Legion.
- Felstalker 2.jpg
Runed - Felstalker 3.jpg
Pallid
Mechanical
- Mechanospider
- Backstory: This magical spider construct was fully customized by our crack team of gnomish engineers. After one or two minor explosions, it's ready to skitter its way across the Nexus!
- Note: Awarded for creating a team at teambuilder.heroesofthestorm.com.
- Mechanospider 1.jpg
- Mechanospider 2.jpg
Onyx - Mechanospider 3.jpg
Crimson
- Void Speeder
- Backstory: Few things are as exciting as riding a Void Speeder through the jungles of Aiur. It even works on water!
- Note: Awarded for purchasing the Collector's Edition or Digital Deluxe Edition of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void.
- Void Speeder 1.jpg
- Void Speeder 2.jpg
Cyan - Void Speeder 3.jpg
Violet
- Vulture
- Backstory: Despite its reputation as a death trap, the Vulture is still considered a classic piece of engineering by enthusiasts.
- Note: Awarded when at least four Recruits reach player level 10.
- Vulture 1.jpg
- Vulture 2.jpg
Dominion - Vulture 3.jpg
Spectre
No longer available mounts
Horses
- Nexus Charger
- Backstory: It is said that on rare occasion, the turbulent energies of the Nexus will take form, appearing as a glorious digital steed. Released in commemoration of BlizzCon 2014.
- Note: This mount was awarded for buying a 2014 BlizzCon Ticket or Virtual Ticket. In January 2017, it was available for purchase for 30,000 during a couple of weeks.
Violet Amber
- Leoric's Phantom
- Backstory: Congratulations! You've unlocked Leoric's Phantom.
- Note: This mount was awarded for completing 15 games with a friend during the week of June 12 - June 26, 2017 as a part of the Malthael's Bargain event.
- Nazeebra
- Backstory: So, is it a white horse with black stripes and an evil soul-consuming voodoo mask, or a black horse with white stripes and an evil soul-consuming voodoo mask?
Toxic Crimson
- Flames of Judgement Charger
- Backstory: The pursuit of justice is not to be taken lightly. It must be as merciless and unrelenting as a raging inferno.
- Note: This mount was awarded for playing 15 games with friends during the For Azeroth! event.
- Malthael's Phantom
Angelic Demonic
Beasts
- Billie the Kid
- Backstory: Not all Billies have to be wondrous. It's okay to be a normal Billie too... In fact, it's more than okay! It's great!
- Note: This mount was awarded for making a real-money purchase after launch on June 2nd, 2015.
Tan Onyx
- Wonder Billie
- Backstory: Refugees of a fallen kingdom of sparkles and whimsy, these Billie Goats are often drawn to the earliest supporters of the Nexus. Looks like you've made a friend for life!
- Note: This mount was awarded for making a real-money purchase during the Tech Alpha and Closed Beta.
Nighttime Hearty
- Hell Billie
- Backstory: Just when you thought Billie's couldn't get more baaaa-d...
- Note: This mount was awarded for making a real-money purchase after launch on June 2nd, 2016.
Magenta Crimson
- Golden Treasure Goblin
- Backstory: The wiry treasure enthusiast easily makes for the fastest mount in the game… Unless it's carrying someone on its back, then it moves exactly as fast as the other mounts.
- Price: 10,000
- Ironside Dire Wolf
- Backstory: Originally from an alternate universe where Draenor was ruled by the Iron Horde, the Ironside Dire Wolf has followed its new master into the Nexus.
- Note: This mount was awarded for reaching Level 100 in World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor during Heroes of the Storm launch event.
Cobaltside Goldenside
- Lunar Rooster
- Backstory: The Lunar Rooster's tastes are ephemeral, and even gaining its blessing can take a lot of effort. But its loyalty? That can only be won through victory.
- Note: This mount was awarded for completing the Rooster Race 25 times during the 2017 Lunar Festival
- Golden Lunar Rooster
- Backstory: The Golden Lunar Rooster loves to preen its bright and shining feathers. Irresistibly attracted to sparkly things, it constantly adds all the gold it can find to its pristine plumage.
- Price: 10,000
- Lunar Tiger
- Backstory: The Lunar Festival is a celebration of Azeroth's triumph over the Burning Legion millennia ago. It is a time to remember the valor and wisdom of ages gone by.
- Note: This mount was available in the Lunar Festival Skin Bundle or the Lunar Festival Complete Bundle
Harvest Eclipse
- Lunar Dragon
- Backstory: Among the most iconic images of the Lunar Festival is the Lunar Dragon. Its fierce appearance is said to ward off evil spirits... and perhaps some weaker foes within the Nexus.
- Note: This mount was available in the 2016 Lunar Festival Bundle.
Azure Verdant
- Treasure Goblin
- Backstory: This wiry treasure enthusiast easily makes for the fastest mount in the game... Unless it's carrying someone on its back, then it moves exactly as fast as the other mounts.
Green Orange
- Festive Goblin
- Backstory: Dash through the Nexus on a Festive Goblin mount during the Winter Veil event! If you complete 25 games during Winter Veil you will earn the Festive Goblin mount permanently and the Special Snowflake portrait!
- Note: This mount was awarded for playing 25 games during the 2016 Winter Veil.
- Piggy Bank
- Backstory: This little piggy went, "Whee whee whee!" all the way to the bank!
- Price: 20,000
Classic Lucky
- Reign-deer
- Backstory: This reindeer doesn't play games.
Fel Horde
- Golden Tiger
- Backstory: It's said that gold is lucky, come to think of it, they say tigers are lucky too. So that thing's gotta be double lucky, right?
- Note: This mount was available with purchase of the Heroes of the Storm Starter Pack.
Obsidian Chrome
- Nexus Battle Beast
- Backstory: The battle beasts have become so much a part of their new home within the Nexus that some of its energies have coalesced into their familiar shape. Released in commemoration of BlizzCon 2015.
- Note: This mount was awarded for purchasing a 2015 BlizzCon Ticket or Virtual Ticket.
Amber Violet
- Nexus Razorback
- Backstory: Mysterious new creatures continue to emerge from the Nexus's chaotic energies, growing even more powerful with the passage of time. Released in commemoration of BlizzCon 2017.
- Note: This mount was awarded for purchasing a 2017 BlizzCon Ticket or Virtual Ticket.
- Nexus Tiger
- Backstory: As time passed, the energies of the Nexus began manifesting as increasingly more deadly creatures. Yet, none know why. Released in commemoration of BlizzCon 2016.
- Note: This mount was awarded for purchasing a 2016 BlizzCon Ticket or Virtual Ticket.
Violet Amber
Mechanical
- Golden Cyber Wolf
- Backstory: The Predator A-130G, AKA the "Golden Cyber Wolf," was developed for use on low-orbit platforms. Few prototypes survived initial testing, and are now prized by collectors.
- Note: This mount was available with purchase of the Battle Bundle or the Founder's Pack.
Bronze Platinum
- Orochi Hovercycle
- Backstory: The fuel cell injected endorphin inducing performance of the Izumi Hovercycle is without competition. The highly customized Orochi variant once saw use among the Shimada clan elite.
- Note: This mount was awarded for playing 30 games with friends during the Nexus Challenge or 5 games with friends during the Nexus Challenge 2.0.
Azure Crimson Cyber Spectre Slipstream
- Busan Police Hovercycle
- Backstory: Reassigned from MEKA to the KNPA after the first colossal omnic attack, these police bikes are the fastest law enforcement vehicles in Korea. This one was purportedly used by D.Va herself!
- Note: This mount was awarded for playing 5 games with friends during the Nexus Challenge 2.0.
Ranger Supercharged
Magical
- 2015 Champion's Nexagon
- Backstory: It is said that at the moment of their victory, their name echoed across the many realms of the Nexus. Cloud9... the World Champions of BlizzCon 2015.
Onyx Ivory
- 2016 Spring Champion's Nexagon
- Backstory: This Nexagon was forged from the essence of great conflict, and is permanently emblazoned with the name of MVP Black, the 2016 Spring Global Champions.
- 2016 Summer Finals Nexagon
- Backstory: Each Nexagon is brought into being at a moment of significant triumph. This one forever carries the name of Tempest, the 2016 Summer Global Champions.
- 2016 Fall Finals Nexagon
- Backstory: Conflict is the true essence of the Nexus, and this Nexagon represents the incredible triumph of Ballistix, the 2016 Fall Global Champions.
- Blackheart's Doubloon
- Backstory: According to "industry analyst" Blackheart the ghost pirate, the only stable investment is gold doubloons. Why not invest your gold in an even bigger piece of gold today?
- Price: 20,000
Diablos's Swarms's
- Special Snowflake
- Backstory: All snowflakes are unique, but not all of them are special. If they were, then none of them would be.
- Note: This mount was available in the Winter Veil 2016 Bundle
Ivory Verdant
- Hearthstone Card
- Backstory: Deceptively simple. Insanely fun.
- Note: This mount was awarded for winning 100 matches in Hearthstone's play mode during the Heroes of the Storm launch event.
Pandamonium Legendary
- Overwatch Nexagon
- Backstory: The heroism and bravery of Overwatch's agents have coalesced into a new nexagon. While most are born of conflict, this one is branded with a symbol of hope and idealism.
- Note: This mount was awarded for playing 15 games with a friend during the Nexus Challenge 2.0.
Ranked reward mounts
- Elemental Wolf
- Backstory: Elemental Wolves heed the call of only those they deem worthy. Granted for attaining Rank 20 in Hero League or Rank 40 in Team League during Preseason.
- Note: Rewarded for reaching Rank 20 during Pre-Season.
Azure Verdant
- Epic Elemental Wolf
- Backstory: The Epic Elemental Wolf's loyalty is commanded only by the elite. Granted for attaining Rank 10 in Hero League or Team League during Preseason.
- Note: Rewarded for reaching Rank 10 during Pre-Season.
Azure Verdant
Season 1
- Elemental Lizard
- Backstory: Elemental Lizards are stalwart companions to those who earn their trust. Granted for reaching Platinum in Hero League or Bronze in Team League during Season One.
- Note: Rewarded for reaching Platinum rank in Hero League or Bronze rank in Team League during Season 1.
Azure Verdant
- Epic Elemental Lizard
- Backstory: Only the most resilient of heroes can withstand the Epic Elemental Lizard’s flames. Granted for reaching Master in Hero League or Team League during Season One.
- Note: Rewarded for reaching Master rank during Season 1.
Azure Verdant
Season 2
- Elemental Lion
- Backstory: The regal Elemental Lions serve those with courage in the face of battle. Granted for reaching Platinum in Hero League or Bronze in Team League during Season Two.
- Note: Rewarded for reaching Platinum rank in Hero League or Bronze rank in Team League during Season 2.
Azure Verdant
- Epic Elemental Lion
- Backstory: Adorned in its battle armor, this Epic Elemental Lion is ready at a moment's notice to ride for war. Granted for reaching Master in Hero League or Team League during Season Two.
- Note: Rewarded for reaching Master rank during Season 2.
Azure Verdant
Season 3
- Elemental Stag
- Backstory: A rare sight, Elemental Stags are blazing symbols of valor and bravery. Granted for reaching Platinum in Hero League or Bronze in Team League during Season Three.
- Note: Rewarded for reaching Platinum rank in Hero League or Bronze rank in Team League during Season 3.
Azure Verdant
- Epic Elemental Stag
- Backstory: Imbued with great power, this Epic Elemental Stag possesses a primal grace that inspires awe in all who see it. Granted for reaching Master in Hero League or Team League during Season Three.
- Note: Rewarded for reaching Master rank during Season 3.
Azure Verdant
Season 4
- Battle Raptor
- Backstory: Cunning and vicious, battle raptors are dangerous mounts. Those who ride them are equally as feared. Granted for reaching Platinum in Hero League or Bronze in Team League during Season Four.
- Note: Rewarded for reaching Platinum rank in Hero League or Bronze rank in Team League during Season 4.
Orange Crimson
- Epic Battle Raptor
- Backstory: Favored by ruthless warlords and brave heroes alike, few sights are as intimidating as an armored raptor. Granted for reaching Master in Hero League or Team League during Season Four.
- Note: Rewarded for reaching Master rank during Season 4.
Orange Crimson
Season 5
- Earthbreaker Grizzly
- Backstory: The Aspect of Earth exerts total control over elemental stone and his creations bear familiar shapes.
- Note: Rewarded for reaching Platinum rank in Hero League or Bronze rank in Team League during Season 5.
Dreambreaker Netherbreaker
- Epic Earthbreaker Grizzly
- Backstory: Unknown
- Note: Rewarded for reaching Master rank during Season 5.
Dreambreaker Netherbreaker
Hero-specific mounts
- Broodmother Flight
- Useable by Zagara.
- Backstory: Abathur's alterations of the Queen essences suppressed their flight in order to improve their abilities to care for the Hive. Of course, this does not extend to Broodmothers.
- Crypt Lord Wings
- Useable by Anub'arak.
- Backstory: In the years following the Third War, Azerothian scholars hypothesized that the wings of spiderlords were vestigal, incapable of flight. They were very wrong.
- Flames of Wrath
- Useable by Azmodan.
- Backstory: As the Lord of Sin, Azmodan can draw upon each of its various vices. Once his wrath is unleashed, there are few creatures that can outrun it.
- Highlord's Ascent
- Useable by Alarak.
- Backstory: Should he choose to float only an inch off the ground, you would still be beneath the Highlord.
- Molten Flow
- Useable by Ragnaros.
- Backstory: Many of the Firelord’s foes believe that if they can just stay outside of his reach, he will be unable to chase them down. What part of "ALL SHALL BURN" was unclear?
- Unrelenting Frost
- Useable by Kel'Thuzad.
- Backstory: It is said the frosts of Northrend descend upon the unwary in an instant; chilling beyond the bone and into the soul.
- Terror Charge
- Useable by Diablo.
- Backstory: See Diablo. See Diablo run. Wait... since when can Diablo run? Run from Diablo! Run!!!
- Cho'Gall carrying a horse
- Useable by Cho.
Skin-specific mounts
- Bat Form
- Useable by Crimson Count Arthas.
- Backstory: Marquis Arthas was never one for intensive study. It is little wonder, then, that his mastery over the power of transformation is somewhat... incomplete. Still, it makes for a fearsome visage.
- Bat Transformation
- Useable by Countess Kerrigan.
- Backstory: It's Heroes of the Storm Trivia Time™! Did you know that the Countess Kerrigan doesn't transform into a vampire bat, but rather a fruit bat instead? Talk about bananas!
- Mecha Morph
- Useable by Mecha Tassadar.
- Backstory: Mecha Tassadar, mechamorphanize!
- Rocket Jump Jets
- Useable by Maraudin' Muradin.
- Backstory: Most Marauders believe Reapers are insane to let someone strap twin rocket thrusters to their backs. I mean, they're right... but that's beside the point.
Trivia
- Mounts are a feature of World of Warcraft. Mounts taken from the game include horses and wolves.
- The Cyber Wolves bear resemblance to the predators of the StarCraft setting, albeit being canine instead of feline.
- The Rainbow Unicorns harken to the unicorns found in the secret Whimsyshire level of the Diablo series.
Gallery
Renders of some simple mounts.
More renders of mounts.
See also
References
- ↑ 2011-10-23, BlizzCon 2011 - Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm and Blizzard DOTA - Art & Technology Panel (Full). YouTube, accessed on 2011-11-07
- ↑ Mike Fahey. 2011-10-24. The Queen of Blades is No Match for the New and Improved Blizzard DOTA. Kotaku. Accessed 2012-05-13.
- ↑ 2015-08-17, Play Diablo III and Reap the Benefits in the Nexus
| ||||||||