Reins of the Vicious Warsaber

Reins of the Vicious Warsaber is an Alliance ground mount — an armored white sabertooth war tiger clad in battle plate. It belongs to the "Vicious" line of PvP rewards and is purchased from a special vendor for a Vicious Saddle. The item is bound to your character, but the mount it grants is added to your entire account collection, so it becomes available to all characters on your account.

This is one of the most recognizable Alliance PvP mounts: a snow-white hide with dark stripes, massive fangs, and heavy plated barding bearing the Alliance crest. The sabertooth looks aggressive and compact, making it a great choice for melee combat in the open world and in arenas.

• A badge of PvP experience. Alliance Vicious mounts are visible to every player and instantly signal that their owner is a seasoned rated-combat veteran. It is a status reward of the season.
• Alliance style. The sabertooth fits Alliance characters perfectly, especially night elves, dwarves, and worgen — by lore this breed of riding cats is tied to Kalimdor and the Alliance.
• Collection value. Since the Vicious Saddle is a universal currency, every following season lets you add new variants to your collection, while the sabertooth remains one of the most stylish "classic" PvP mounts.
• Achievement progress. Earning the mount counts toward your overall ground-mount total and helps you advance toward achievements like "Mountain o' Mounts," "Lord of the Reins," and others for owning 300+ mounts.

• Character level: 80 (max level in The War Within).
• Faction: Alliance only. Horde players have a counterpart in the same line — Reins of the Vicious Skeletal Warhorse.
• Item: you need 1 × Vicious Saddle.
• PvP rating: at least 1000 personal rating in your chosen rated-combat format.
• Season progress: fill the seasonal victory bar — 2400 points.
• Active season: in The War Within, Season 2 (2026), the PvP bar keeps the same system used in the previous Dragonflight and TWW Season 1 seasons.

How PvP season-bar points are awarded:

• a 2v2 arena win — 10 points (240 wins needed);
• a 3v3 arena win — 30 points (80 wins needed);
• a Rated Battleground or Rated Blitz win — 60 points (40 wins needed).

When the bar fills, you automatically receive one of the seasonal mounts and one Vicious Saddle, which you can already trade with the vendor for the sabertooth.

1. Level an Alliance character to 80. Rated PvP modes are open only at max level.
2. Gather a PvP gear set. Get starter gear through Skirmishes, Solo Shuffle, and weekly rewards, then upgrade it with Honor and Conquest tokens.
3. Choose a rated-combat format. The fastest path is Rated Battlegrounds (RBG) or Rated Blitz: only 40 wins, and the matches themselves last 10–20 minutes.
4. Reach 1000 personal rating. This is the minimum threshold at which wins begin counting toward the season bar.
5. Fill the PvP season bar. Accumulate 2400 victory points. You can track progress in the PvP interface on the seasonal-rewards tab.
6. Receive the Vicious Saddle. It arrives by mail together with the seasonal Vicious mount.
7. Head to Stormwind. Find Necrolord Sipe near Champions' Hall, at coordinates 76.8, 65.6.
8. Trade the saddle for the mount. In the vendor's list, select Reins of the Vicious Warsaber and buy it for 1 saddle.
9. Activate the mount. Use the item from your bag — the sabertooth is added to the collection and becomes available to all characters on the account.

• Play RBG or Blitz. 40 wins versus 240 in 2v2 is a colossal difference. Blitz is especially convenient: matches are short and queues are fast.
• Build a stable team. A consistent five- or ten-player RBG group lowers your loss rate and saves dozens of hours.
• Farm Honor and Conquest in parallel. Even lost matches give PvP currency — upgrade your gear so you win the next ones.
• Don't rush above 1000 rating early in the season. If your gear is weak, grab your first wins at low MMR and lock in 1000 while upgrading your items.
• Use the weekly bonus. Each week applies buffs to a particular PvP mode — play the active one to earn the next gear tier faster.
• Don't forget the side rewards. On the way to the saddle you'll complete season achievements, earn the "Combatant" / "Challenger" achievement, get an exclusive title, and receive a seasonal PvP mount as a gift.