Frosty Flying Carpet

The Frosty Flying Carpet is an epic flying mount crafted through the Tailoring profession. The mount was added in patch 3.3.3 of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion and remained relevant for tailors playing into the Cataclysm era. It is an icy version of the classic Flying Carpet, distinguished by its frosty-blue coloring and glowing blue orbs at the corners.

The mount provides +150%, +280%, or +310% flight speed depending on your riding skill, and moves at +60% or +100% speed on the ground. Visually, your character sits cross-legged on a carpet hovering in the air, making the model one of the most recognizable in the game.

The mount's key feature is that it binds when picked up, so only a tailor with profession level 425 or higher can ride it. As such, the Frosty Flying Carpet serves as a calling card for experienced Tailoring masters.

• Profession exclusivity — the mount is only available to characters with Tailoring at level 425, setting you apart from ordinary players
• Unique animation — the carpet hovers in the air without wings or engines, creating a feeling of true magic
• High speed — with Artisan Riding the mount reaches up to +310% in flight, matching the best figures among flying mounts
• Thematic design — the four glowing icy orbs at the corners of the carpet visually recall the Frozen Orbs used in its creation
• Stock collection addition — a great way to spend the surplus of Northrend materials that pile up for active tailors
• Northrend nostalgia — the mount recalls the crafting traditions of the Lich King era and looks great in wintry zones

To obtain the mount you will need to level Tailoring to 425, buy the pattern from a special vendor in Dalaran (Northrend), and gather all the required materials.

1. Raise your Tailoring skill to 425. To do this you must learn the "Northrend Tailoring" specialization from the appropriate trainer
2. Travel to Dalaran in Northrend. If you have no quick way to reach old Dalaran, use a Legendary portal or teleport there via a Mage Port
3. Accumulate at least 6 Frozen Orbs to buy the pattern
4. Find the vendor Frozo the Renowned at the Magus Commerce Exchange in Dalaran. He sits on a hovering flying carpet out in the open between the shops
5. Buy the Pattern: Frosty Flying Carpet from him for 6 Frozen Orbs
6. Learn the pattern — the recipe binds to your character when picked up
7. Gather all the required crafting materials (see the table below)
8. Craft the Frosty Flying Carpet at a tailoring table
9. Use the finished item to add the mount to your collection

To create the mount at a tailoring table in Dalaran you will need to gather the following set of materials:

Additionally, many tailors prepare the related materials in advance:

• Bolt of Frostweave and Bolt of Imbued Frostweave — base components for crafting high-level cloth
• Eternal Fire, Eternal Shadow, and Eternal Life — needed to convert frostweave cloth into Moonshroud, Spellweave, and Ebonweave

How to Obtain the Cloth Components

Moonshroud, Spellweave, and Ebonweave are created via Magic portals at special power zones in Northrend locations: the Moonglade clearing in the Wintergrasp area, the Well of Eternity, and the Altar rocks. Each recipe is performed with an internal cooldown.

If you don't have time to wait for the cooldowns to reset, you can buy ready-made cloth on the auction house. As a rule, their price stays at a stable level.

How to Obtain Frozen Orbs

Frozen Orbs are a Northrend currency that drops from heroic dungeon bosses. Since patch 3.3, the orbs also drop from the final boss of normal versions of Northrend dungeons, which has greatly simplified farming.

Frozo the Renowned is a gnome vendor sitting on a hovering flying carpet in the center of the Magus Commerce Exchange in Dalaran. He was added in patch 3.3.3 as a way to convert players' accumulated Frozen Orbs into useful materials and recipes.

The Route to Dalaran

1. If your character has already visited Northrend, use a Hearthstone set to Dalaran
2. An alternative method is to open a portal to Dalaran via a mage or pass through the portal halls of your faction's capital
3. In Dalaran, find the Magus Commerce Exchange — it is located in the southwestern part of the city
4. Frozo the Renowned sits right out in the open on a flying carpet between the shops. He is easy to find thanks to his noticeable size and bright clothing

What Else Frozo Sells

In addition to the Pattern: Frosty Flying Carpet, Frozo trades Frozen Orbs for:

• Eternal elements (fire, water, air, earth, life, shadow) — at a rate of 1 orb per unit
• Frost Lotus — 1 orb
• Runed Orb — 4 orbs
• Crusader Orb — 6 orbs

This makes visiting him worthwhile even after buying the mount pattern.

If you don't yet have the required Tailoring skill, begin leveling with the basic recipes and progressively learn specializations from trainers.

Main Stages

1. 1–75: Learn the basic recipes from the apprentice trainer in the capital. Craft a Thin Linen Belt from linen cloth
2. 75–150: Move on to woolen items, such as a Simple Wool Cloak
3. 150–225: Use silk cloth for a Silk Belt and other items
4. 225–300: Runecloth becomes the main material. Craft belts and gloves from Runecloth
5. 300–350: Learn the Outland recipes from the trainer in Shattrath
6. 350–425: Move on to Northrend materials. Frostweave Cloth is the basis for all Northrend recipes

Key Recipes of the Final Range

• 350–360: Bolt of Frostweave
• 360–385: Frostsavage Boots and other basic frostweave items
• 385–400: Bolt of Imbued Frostweave
• 400–425: Moonshroud, Spellweave, and Ebonweave

After reaching 425 you will be able to craft the mount. To continue leveling to 450, use kit items with patterns from reputation vendors and bosses.