Dire Wolf

[ — a Horde ground mount dating back to the Classic era. It is a large gray-and-white wolf with a thick coat, standing out from the standard orc wolves thanks to its massive build. The item description references northern legends: "This species was once thought to be extinct everywhere but the far north. Anyone preparing for winter would love to acquire one of these wolves."

The mount is sold by an ordinary vendor in Orgrimmar for just one gold coin. Any Horde character level ten or higher can obtain it: orcs and Mag'har orc shamans have no restrictions, while all other Horde races need Exalted reputation with the Orgrimmar faction.

• Unique dire wolf model — larger and more powerful than the standard war wolves, with a distinctive white-and-gray "snowy" coloration. A great addition to the collection for anyone gathering every Horde wolf model.
• Price of a single gold coin — one of the cheapest ground mounts in the game, available right at the start of leveling.
• Counts toward mount-quantity achievements — it works for Cavalier (for owning 50 mounts) and every subsequent tier all the way up to TWW collection achievements.
• Account-wide unlock — once purchased, the mount appears in the collection of all Horde characters on the account. You don't need to buy it again.
• Shared access to Ogunaro's wolf collection — the same vendor sells six more wolves in different colors, and the Horn of the Dire Wolf is one step toward the full collection.

The wolf mounts are sold by Ogunaro Wolfrunner, who holds the title "Wolf Handler." He stands next to the wolf pens behind the Hall of Legends in the Valley of Honor — the eastern part of Orgrimmar. Once you enter the Valley of Honor, follow the main street to the open area on the right where the wolves are kept.

Ogunaro sells seven different wolves. The first four grant +60% speed and cost one gold each, while the other three grant +100% and cost 10 gold.

Historically, the wolves of Orgrimmar are racial mounts of the orcs, so orcs and Mag'har orcs have no reputation requirement. All other Horde races — trolls, blood elves, tauren, undead, goblins, Horde pandaren, vulpera, nightborne — will see the message "Requires Exalted reputation with Orgrimmar" at Ogunaro until they reach the required standing.

If you play an orc, you can fly straight to Orgrimmar and buy the wolf. Level ten is enough — riding skill is granted automatically in The War Within. You don't need to complete a single quest.

1. Get to Orgrimmar — any teleport, hearthstone, or zeppelin will do.
2. Head east through the central districts toward the Valley of Honor.
3. In the Valley of Honor, go around the Hall of Legends — behind the building is an open area with the wolf pens.
4. Ogunaro Wolfrunner stands at a counter next to the pens. Right-click him and open the trade tab.
5. Select the Horn of the Dire Wolf and confirm the purchase for 1 gold.

After purchase, the item goes into your bag. Right-click it once — the mount is automatically added to your collection (press P → "Mounts" tab), and the item itself disappears.

If you are not an orc, buying the mount requires Exalted reputation with Orgrimmar. The most efficient methods in 2026:

Turning in cloth to the quartermaster

The main method is a chain of repeatable cloth turn-in quests at the Horde cloth quartermaster in the Drag (a district of Orgrimmar), at the "Magar's Cloth Goods" shop. The chain looks like this:

1. The Horde Needs Wool Bandages — 60 pieces of wool cloth, +75 reputation
2. The Horde Needs Silk Bandages — 60 pieces of silk cloth, +350 reputation
3. The Horde Needs Mageweave Bandages — 60 pieces of mageweave cloth, +350 reputation
4. The Horde Needs Runecloth Bandages — 60 pieces of runecloth, +350 reputation
5. Additional Runecloth — repeatable, 20 pieces of runecloth for +75 reputation

The first four quests are one-time. The last one — "Additional Runecloth" — can be turned in endlessly until you reach Exalted. Runecloth is easily farmed in old level 50-60 zones or bought on the auction house.

Wearing the Orgrimmar Tabard in dungeons

The Orgrimmar Tabard is sold by Stone Guard Nargol on the upper level of Orgrimmar next to the flight master for 10 silver. While wearing the tabard in old dungeons (Classic, TBC, Wrath, Cataclysm), every enemy you kill grants Orgrimmar reputation. A single solo run of an old dungeon can yield several hundred points.

Story quests in Horde zones

Story quest chains in Mulgore, Durotar, the Barrens, and the Northern Barrens also grant Orgrimmar reputation for most tasks. If you leveled your character through old content, part of the path to Exalted is already done automatically.

In practice, the full path from Friendly to Exalted, combining cloth and the tabard, takes 3-5 hours of active farming.