Reins of the Green Shado-Pan Riding Tiger

Reins of the Green Shado-Pan Riding Tiger is a ground mount that teaches you to summon a riding tiger clad in the green armor of the Shado-Pan order. The item was added in the Mists of Pandaria expansion and remains available in the current version of the game, The War Within (patch 11.1, 2026).

Tigers are a signature symbol of the Shado-Pan order, defenders of Pandaria against ancient evil. The mount's model mirrors the war tigers the monks themselves ride into battle: heavy armor, combat harness and the order's distinctive emblems. The green coloring stands out among the three available variants (red, blue, green) and pairs especially well with forest and nature themes.

The mount's speed scales with your current riding skill: +60% at apprentice level and +100% at journeyman. At character level 80 in The War Within you already have all the necessary skills.

• A Pandaria classic. The Shado-Pan tigers are one of the iconic images of the Mists of Pandaria expansion. Collectors of old content absolutely need this mount.
• Achievement progress. The mount counts toward all of the general achievements for the number of mounts owned ("Mountain o' Mounts", "Stable Keeper", "Lord of the Reins"), bringing you closer to the rewards for 300, 400 and 500 mounts.
• A set of colors. The Shado-Pan vendor sells three tigers: red, blue and green. By collecting all three in a single trip you instantly gain +3 mounts for your collection.
• A guaranteed reward. Unlike rare drop mounts, the tiger comes with no randomness — you simply need to raise your reputation to the required level.
• Thematic roleplay. If you play a monk or a ninja-style brawler, the green Shado-Pan tiger is one of the best mounts for presenting your character.

To buy the mount you need to meet the following conditions:

• Reputation: Shado-Pan at Exalted.
• Character level: technically 10+, but realistically 30+ for a comfortable reputation farm (and on current The War Within content you will be level 80 anyway).
• Gold: 1,500 gold.
• Riding skill: Apprentice Riding (learned automatically).

The vendor is located in Pandaria, which you can reach via a portal from your capital or through the travel table on the Dragon Isles/Khaz Algar. Head to the Townlong Steppes, and from there to the Shado-Pan Garrison in the southwestern part of the zone.

Step 1. Get to Pandaria

From any capital of the current expansion, find a portal to Pandaria (in Orgrimmar — in the Valley of Wisdom; in Stormwind — in the Mage Quarter). Teleport to the Vale of Eternal Blossoms or the Jade Forest. From there head northeast — to the Townlong Steppes.

Step 2. Unlock the Shado-Pan Quests

To start earning reputation with the Shado-Pan, you first need to reach Honored with the Golden Lotus faction in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. After that the daily quest chains activate at the Shado-Pan Garrison.

Step 3. Complete the Daily Quests at the Garrison

There are three quest givers at the Shado-Pan Garrison: Lin Six Ponds, Master Snowdrift and Ban Bearheart. Only one of them is active each day — he offers a chain of five quests in one of three zones: Sha'tong, Sra'vess or the Gao-Ran Battlefront. Completing all five quests grants about 1,250 reputation per day.

Additionally, at the garrison you can take a "companion" — one of nine Shado-Pan guards who assist in combat and provide bonus dialogue.

Step 4. Get the Token of Appreciation

As soon as you reach Revered with the Shado-Pan, buy the Grand Commendation of the Shado-Pan from Rushi the Fox. The item grants +100% to the faction's earned reputation on all characters on the account — this dramatically speeds up reaching Exalted.

Step 5. Push Reputation to Exalted

With the commendation active you will need several more days of daily quests (usually 5–8 days) to reach Exalted. Reputation is additionally granted by:

• chains of one-time quests in the Townlong Steppes;
• weekly quests in the Siege of Niuzao Temple and Gate of the Setting Sun dungeons;
• sha invasion events in Pandaria.

Step 6. Buy the Mount from Rushi the Fox

Fly to the Shado-Pan Garrison (the flight point activates automatically as you progress through the quests) and find Rushi the Fox inside the fortress, by the central building. For 1,500 gold purchase the Reins of the Green Shado-Pan Riding Tiger. Use the item — the mount is added to your collection permanently across the entire account.

• Collect all three colors at once. Besides the green one, Rushi the Fox sells the red and blue Shado-Pan tigers. The price is the same — 1,500 gold each. By reaching Exalted once, you instantly close out +3 mounts.
• Combine progress with the Golden Lotus. Daily quests in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms unlock access to the Shado-Pan quests — run both chains in parallel during the first days.
• Don't skip days. Daily quests are the only stable source of reputation. By skipping a day, you lose 1,250 points that cannot otherwise be recovered.
• Use reputation bonus weekends. Once every few weeks in The War Within the world event "Reputation Bonus" is active: +50% to all earned reputation. Plan your farm around these dates.
• Equip the Illustrious Guild Tabard. It grants +10% to earned reputation — a small but steady bonus.
• Farm on a single character. Reputation does not transfer between characters, but the purchased mount is available to the entire account — there is no point repeating the whole path on an alt.