Trained Icehoof

Trained Icehoof is a mighty riding clefthoof hailing from the frozen north of Frostfire Ridge. It is one of the six "trained" mounts added in the Warlords of Draenor expansion and obtained by building the Stables in your garrison on Draenor. The mount is awarded after completing a chain of twelve daily quests: first you catch a young clefthoof using a lasso, and then over the course of eleven days you train it by killing certain creatures right from the saddle.

Even though the content belongs to an old expansion, in 2026 at level 80 (The War Within, patch 11.1) the mount is still quick and easy to obtain: enemies are crushed in a single hit, and the process itself takes exactly twelve in-game days with one short quest per day.

• Striking appearance. The clefthoof model is enormous, especially on a tauren, and stands out even among mammoths — a great "status" model for the roleplay image of a northern hunter or shaman.
• Counts toward mount collection achievements. Useful for achievements such as "Stormrider," "In Service of the Horde/Alliance," and other collection thresholds.
• A key to the "Mount Master" achievement. Collecting all six trained Draenor mounts unlocks the Stables level 3 and increases ground mount speed in Draenor by 20%.
• Obtained without gold or raids. No auction-house prices, PvP, or difficult content — just solo daily errands.

To reach Draenor at level 80, use the Chromie Time chamber in Stormwind or Orgrimmar: select the "Warlords of Draenor" timeline, and the story quest will deliver you to Frostfire Ridge (Horde) or Shadowmoon Valley (Alliance). After completing the introductory campaign, you will receive a garrison plot and be able to build the Stables.

Step 1. Building the Stables

Open the garrison map and place the Stables on a large plot. You receive the level 1 blueprint automatically after completing the Draenor campaign story. The Stables cost 1000 garrison resources and 150 gold — at level 80 these requirements are covered in an hour of story quests.

Step 2. First Visit to the Stable Master

Speak with the in-garrison Stable Master NPC (Dugan One-Eye for the Horde, Keely Lastnail for the Alliance). The first daily quest unlocks the icehoof hunt. For the Horde it is available on the very first day of construction, for the Alliance on the second.

Step 3. The Quest Capturing a Clefthoof

Head to the northern icy peaks of Frostfire Ridge — roughly around coordinates 36, 24. Find a young icehoof, use the Clefthoof Lasso on it, and follow the animal until it tires out. During the process the clefthoof will try to throw you off and strike at you — just stay close until the taming indicator triggers.

Step 4. Daily Training (days 2–11)

Each following day the Stable Master will hand out a new quest from the "Training a Clefthoof" chain. The point is always the same: mount your tamed clefthoof and kill a set number of designated creatures from its back in various Draenor zones. Quest routes:

• Nagrand — kill the huge talbuks;
• Gorgrond — crush the rocktusks;
• Shadowmoon Valley — slay the saberons and rock roarers;
• Arak — eliminate the arakkoa scavengers;
• Talador Plateau — finish off the breakers.

At level 80 most targets die from a single auto-attack hit, so each quest takes 3–5 minutes.

Step 5. The Final Quest "Training a Clefthoof: Bigtalon"

On the twelfth day you will receive the final quest: defeat the elite devilsaur Bigtalon. The coordinates are in the northeast of Gorgrond, by the river. The boss hits hard by level 100 standards, but at 80 and above it falls in a couple of seconds. After finishing it off, return to the Stable Master — he will hand you the Trained Icehoof, which is immediately added to your account-wide mount collection.

• Don't skip days. The quests are daily, but the chain does not reset: a missed day simply lengthens the road to the mount by one day. Pick up the quest right after the daily reset at 7:00 server time so you don't forget.
• Farm all six mounts in parallel. The Stables hand out quests for all six "trained" mounts simultaneously, so in those same 12 days you will get not only the clefthoof but also the talbuk, wolf, riverbeast, boar, and elekk.
• Use the Command Table. Set garrison missions for resources — while you run around the Stables quests, resources for upgrading the Stables to level 2 and 3 accumulate on their own.
• Ground mount. All quests are done on the very clefthoof you tame, not on a regular mount — this is a quest requirement, not a flight restriction. In Draenor, flight is unlocked at level 80 via the "Draenor Pathfinder" achievement.
• Garrison Hearthstone. Use the Garrison Hearthstone to quickly return to the Stable Master after each quest.