Get Ashenvale Chimaera mount

Ashenvale Chimaera is a flying mount added in patch 8.1.0 "Tides of Vengeance" of the Battle for Azeroth expansion. It is a two-headed chimaera with a distinctive purple-green coloration that drops from the rare elite Alash'anir in the Darkshore zone. The item's description reads: "The kaldorei often used Ashenvale chimaeras to destroy fortifications in battles against humans, orcs, and the undead."

The mount is both a flying and a ground mount at the same time — its behavior depends on your riding skill and current location.

• One of the few chimaeras available in the mount collection
• A unique purple-green coloration that stands out among other flying mounts
• During flight the mount periodically performs spectacular barrel rolls
• Available to both factions — the Alliance and the Horde
• Account-bound: once you obtain the mount on one character, you can use it on all the others
• A great addition to the collection for mount hunters

Alash'anir is located in the Darkshore zone, to the northeast of Bashal'Aran. To reach it, you need to be in the Battle for Azeroth phase of this zone.

How to Switch the Zone Phase

Darkshore has several temporal phases. To access the warfront rares you need the BfA phase. If you see the old version of the zone, find the NPC Zidormi (marked with a speech bubble icon on the map) and ask her to switch you to the correct timeline.

Alash'anir Coordinates

Alash'anir is on a cliff next to a whirlpool, to the northeast of the ruins of Bashal'Aran.

Step 1: Preparation

Make sure your character meets the minimum requirements. For comfortable farming, a character of level 50 or higher is recommended — at the current max level of 80, Alash'anir poses no challenge whatsoever.

Step 2: Travel to Darkshore

Head to Darkshore. For the Alliance, the nearest flight point is Lor'danel. For the Horde, it's Zoram'gar Outpost. Make sure you are in the correct zone phase (the BfA phase). If necessary, talk to Zidormi to switch the timeline.

Step 3: Find Alash'anir

Fly to the coordinates 56.4, 30.7. Alash'anir is a large two-headed chimaera on a cliff. If the NPC is not there, it has not respawned yet — wait or switch to another character.

Step 4: Kill and Loot

At the current max level the fight poses no difficulty. Kill Alash'anir and check the loot. If Ashenvale Chimaera did not drop, you will have to try again on the next cycle.

Step 5: Repeat

Alash'anir resets its loot according to the Darkshore warfront cycle. Control of the zone switches between factions roughly once every two weeks. After killing the rare on one character, you need to wait for a new cycle to be able to loot it again.

Use Multiple Characters

The key way to increase your chances is to farm Alash'anir on multiple characters during a single cycle. Each character can loot it once per warfront cycle. The more characters of suitable level you have, the higher your total chance.

Install the TomCat's Tours Addon

The TomCat's Tours addon greatly simplifies tracking rares in Darkshore. It shows which rares you have already killed in the current cycle and which ones you have not.

Track the Warfront Cycles

The Darkshore warfronts run on a two-week rotation cycle. Control of the zone alternates between the Alliance and the Horde. The rares are available to both factions, but the loot reset is tied to the change of control.

Probability over a Given Number of Attempts

At a drop chance of ~5%, your chances of getting the mount are: