Black War Wolf

Black War Wolf is a ground PvP mount of the Horde faction, added back in the classic era of World of Warcraft and originally conceived as the battle version of the orcish wolf for players with a high PvP rank. It is a massive black wolf clad in red forged armor, with the Horde's signature emblem on its chest plates and a heavy metal collar. The model is recognizable at a glance: unlike the standard wolves of Orgrimmar, the war version has thicker fur, a predatory silhouette and glowing eyes.

In the modern game the mount is sold for 15 Marks of Honor by Raider Bork — the riding mount quartermaster outside the Hall of Legends in Orgrimmar. No PvP rank, title or reputation with battleground factions is required anymore: any Horde character who accumulates 15 marks in combat gains access to the purchase. On patch 11.1 The War Within the mount is fully current and remains one of the easiest ways to complete the collection of the Horde's "Black War" racial mounts.

• Completing the Horde's "Black War" mount set — together with the Black War Kodo, the Black War Raptor and others, the wolf is part of the classic PvP mount set for the Horde races. All five are sold by the same vendor for the same price
• A unique model among wolves — unlike the ordinary riding wolves of Orgrimmar, the war version is larger, heavier and wears a full set of armor. In silhouette and coloring it is a fundamentally different model that cannot be obtained through quests or reputation
• The historic legacy of the "Commander" rank — originally the mount was granted only to orcs and trolls with a PvP title from the old ranking ladder. In patch 2.0.1 the rank requirement was removed, in 3.0.8 the racial restrictions were lifted, and starting with Legion the mount was switched to the single Marks of Honor currency. Now any Horde race can buy and use the wolf, but in the collection it is still listed as a PvP reward
• A cheap way to push mount-count achievements — 15 Marks of Honor are farmed in a few wins in random battlegrounds. The purchase advances progress in "Mountain o' Mounts", "Leading the Cavalry" and other meta-achievements for the number of mounts
• Account-wide access — after using the item the mount enters the shared journal and unlocks for all Horde characters on the account, regardless of class and race

Since patch 7.0 (Legion) the old grind for marks of individual battlegrounds was removed from the game, and all PvP mounts of this kind were switched to the single Marks of Honor currency. Today, to make the purchase it is enough to take part in any PvP activities — separate marks of Alterac Valley, Warsong Gulch or Arathi Basin are no longer needed.

Raider Bork stands near the entrance to the Hall of Legends — the orcish counterpart of Stormwind's Champions' Hall. The hall is located in Orgrimmar by the passages from the Valley of Strength and is marked on the map with a PvP icon.

Route from the hearthstone

1. Teleport to Orgrimmar via your hearthstone, the portal from Valdrakken or from the main The War Within hub
2. Head from the Valley of Strength toward the entrance to the Hall of Legends. The building is located in the north-eastern part of the Valley of Strength and is guarded by Horde guards
3. Raider Bork stands on the street in front of the entrance to the Hall of Legends, in an open square together with other PvP quartermasters
4. Coordinates for the navigator:

If your character is Alliance

The mount is bound to the Horde and cannot be purchased on an Alliance character. The only way for an Alliance player to complete this mount is to create or transfer a character to the Horde side, buy the wolf there and use it through the shared journal of allied Horde characters. On an Alliance character the mount will not appear in the journal.

Marks of Honor are the single PvP currency introduced in patch 7.0 along with Legion and still relevant today. At level 80 in The War Within it can be earned in practically any PvP activity.

Main sources

• Regular battlegrounds — for a win you receive a reward chest that is guaranteed to contain Marks of Honor. A loss also gives a smaller amount of marks. The fastest and shortest battlegrounds are Warsong Gulch and Temple of Kotmogu
• Epic battlegrounds — Alterac Valley, Isle of Conquest and Warsong Gulch (epic) give more marks per win but take longer. They are optimal if you are farming several mounts from the PvP vendor at once
• Non-rated 2v2 and 3v3 arenas — the practice-match mode gives a few Marks of Honor per win and does not require a pre-assembled team
• Rated arenas and battlegrounds — give an increased amount of Marks of Honor plus Conquest points if you are leveling the PvP season in parallel
• Weekly PvP quests in Orgrimmar — handed out by the local PvP quartermasters near the Hall of Legends. The reward is small but is picked up on the way to Raider Bork himself

How long it takes

With active play, 15 marks are accumulated in roughly 40–60 minutes:

• 3–5 wins in regular battlegrounds of 10–15 minutes each
• Or 1–2 wins in epic Alterac Valley
• Or 8–10 wins in non-rated arenas

If the goal is to collect all five "Black War" mounts at Raider Bork at once, budget for 75 marks and 3–5 hours of focused PvP farming.

1. Walk right up to Raider Bork at the Hall of Legends
2. Right-click to open the trade window
3. Make sure your bag holds at least 15 Marks of Honor
4. Find Black War Wolf in the goods list and confirm the purchase
5. Open the item with a right-click — the mount spell is automatically added to the collection, and the wolf becomes available to all Horde characters on the account
6. If you do not yet have the "Apprentice Riding" skill, you can learn it from any riding trainer in the Horde capitals

What else is worth buying from the same vendor

Raider Bork sells the full set of the Horde's "Black War" racial mounts. The prices and conditions are the same — 15 Marks of Honor, no reputation or rank requirements:

It is optimal to spend a single vendor visit on the whole set — this closes five slots in the mount collection and advances all the related achievements at once.