Trained Riverwallow

Trained Riverwallow is a ground mount from the Warlords of Draenor expansion, awarded for a quest chain at your garrison Stables. The riverwallow belongs to the riverbeast family — large, massive creatures that dwell in the swamps and rivers of Draenor. The mount is obtained through a unique capture-and-tame mechanic for a wild animal, after which it becomes permanent and available to every character on your account.

In 2026, despite The War Within (TWW) being the current content, this mount remains one of the most atmospheric collectible mounts from older content. At level 80, all of Draenor can be cleared solo without trouble, and the garrison has long since turned into a source of gold and nostalgia.

• Unique model: a massive amphibious beast with a saddle — a rare mount type in the game.
• Husbandry achievement: collecting all six trained Draenor mounts unlocks the Advanced Husbandry achievement.
• Collection: it counts toward every mount collector achievement — "Lord of the Reins" and others.
• Solo accessible: no raid, PvP or lengthy reputation grind — just personal progress in your garrison.
• Permanent access: even if you tear down the Stables after taming, the mount stays forever.

To get started you need to build the Stables — a Large garrison building that unlocks once you upgrade your Town Hall to level 2. The blueprints are handed out automatically as you progress through Draenor's main story.

Step 1. Prepare Your Garrison

1. Fly into Draenor and complete the intro chain up to building your garrison (Shadowmoon Valley for the Alliance, Frostfire Ridge for the Horde).
2. Upgrade your Town Hall to level 2 — this unlocks Large buildings.
3. Build the Stables (level 1) in a Large building slot. At level 80 the resources gather instantly, and the blueprint is granted for free.

Step 2. Wait for the Riverwallow Quest to Unlock

After building the Stables, the stable master (Gursa for the Horde, Marshal Trogg for the Alliance) offers a new wild-mount capture quest every day. The young riverwallow quest appears on the 4th day of the rotation. If you miss a day — no big deal, the quest comes back on the next cycle.

Step 3. Capture the Wild Young Riverwallow

1. Pick up the quest Requisition a Riverbeast from the stable master.
2. Receive the Riverbeast Lasso in your bags.
3. Fly to Talador, to Duskfall Island — the best spot for catching young riverwallows.
4. Find the NPC Young Riverwallow and use the lasso on it.
5. Follow it until it tires out (a few dozen meters).
6. Turn the quest in at the Stables — the young one will settle into your stall.

Step 4. The Training Quest Chain

Each day you receive a new task: kill a specific rare mob while mounted on your "riverwallow-in-training." The twist — your mount takes part of the damage, and your abilities work from the saddle.

For the riverwallow the chain is shortened (the first three mobs are skipped). The order of mobs:

1. Gezz'ran — Talador
2. Bulbapore — Gorgrond
3. Gorian Beast-Lasher — Nagrand
4. Darkwing Roc — Nagrand
5. Moth of Wrath — Nagrand
6. Thundercall — Nagrand
7. Ironbore — Nagrand
8. Karak the Great Hunter — Nagrand
9. Maimclaw — the final quest Riverbeast Training: The Garn

After killing Maimclaw on your mounted riverwallow and turning in the final quest, you receive the Trained Riverwallow and 50 garrison resources.

• Combine with other mounts: the Stables train all 6 Draenor mounts at once (riverwallow, Trained Icehoof, Trained Snarler, Trained Rocktusk, Trained Silverpelt, Trained Meadowstomper). Do all the dailies as a single batch in one run.
• Plan your Nagrand route: most of the target mobs are right there. Map out a loop on a flying mount — you can hit them all in 15 minutes.
• Use the garrison hearthstone: it resets every 4 hours and lets you return quickly to the stable master.
• At level 80 the mobs die in one or two hits, so most of your time goes into flying. Equip a mount with flight speed bonuses.
• Check mob availability: sometimes another player kills the rare — wait 10–15 minutes for the respawn or switch shards.