Prestigious War Steed

Prestigious War Steed is an Alliance ground mount that summons a war steed clad in black steel. Its armor is built for battlefield collisions, and visually the steed stands out with a massive crested caparison and a closed helm.

The mount was added in Legion (patch 7.1) as a reward for an achievement tied to world PvP quests. It has never left the game since, remains available at level 80 in the current patch 11.1, and once earned it becomes shared across your entire warband.

• Type: ground, single-seat.
• Faction: Alliance only (the Horde gets the Reins of the Prestigious War Wolf).
• Source: the "Free For All, More For Me" achievement.
• Expansion: Legion, patch 7.1.
• Rarity scale: medium — time-consuming, but without any random chance.

This is one of the few PvP mounts that isn't tied to arena or battleground rating: any player can earn it regardless of skill level, as long as they have the patience. Reasons to add it to your collection:

• A statement look. The heavy armor and Alliance crest look great in showcase screenshots and capital cities.
• An account-wide achievement. Besides the mount, you gain achievement points and progress toward Legion meta-achievements.
• Collection progress. The mount counts toward your overall total and helps with achievements like "Lord of the Reins".
• No rating required. It demands neither arena wins nor an RBG rating — an ideal pick for casual PvP players.

• An Alliance character (the Horde equivalent is the Reins of the Prestigious War Wolf).
• War Mode enabled while completing the PvP quests in the Broken Isles.
• Apprentice riding skill or higher — automatic at level 80.
• Access to the Broken Isles (the Legion prologue or campaign completed at least minimally so that world quests unlock).
• Character level: the quests scale, but it's more convenient to farm at max level (90) so you don't waste time on kills.
• Patience: the achievement requires 80 PvP quest completions in total (20 for each of the four).

The mount is delivered by in-game mail right after you complete the "Free For All, More For Me" achievement. This is a meta-achievement that gathers four separate counters for PvP quests in the Broken Isles.

• Prepare your character. Take a level 90 Alliance character, enable War Mode in Stormwind City or through the PvP interface, and make sure the Broken Isles are unlocked.
• Check the rotation. Open the Broken Isles map and look on the world quest panel for the crossed-swords icons — those are the PvP quests. They are found in Azsuna, Stormheim, Val'sharah, and Highmountain.
• Azsuna — "Operation Murloc Freedom". Fly to Azsuna and find the quest NPC on the coast. You need to free murlocs and kill enemy players who try to stop you. It counts when you turn in the quest — 20 completions required.
• Stormheim — "Bareback Brawl". In Stormheim you'll be mounted on a special riding beast, and the goal is to knock opponents off the arena. 20 completions needed.
• Val'sharah — "Black Rook Rumble". Near Black Rook Hold you pick up a quest with a race and duels on a special vehicle. 20 completions.
• Highmountain — "Darkbrul Arena". In the northern part of Highmountain you fight in an arena against other players and NPCs. 20 completions.
• Track your progress. The "Free For All, More For Me" achievement shows four separate counters — check it to see which quest is done.
• Completion. After the 80th counted completion, the achievement closes automatically, and the mount arrives by Alliance mail within a couple of minutes.

The main difficulty is that the quests don't appear every day. Here's how to shorten the path:

• Use your warband. In 2026, progress on world quests and many achievements is shared across the entire warband. Level up several level 80 Alliance characters at once and turn in the same quest on each of them while it's active — the counter climbs faster.
• Catch the rotation window. The PvP world quest rotation runs on the order of a few hours; plan your play sessions for moments when 2–3 of the four needed quests are active at once.
• Check the map every time you log in. "Operation Murloc Freedom" and "Darkbrul Arena" appear less often than "Bareback Brawl" — don't miss them.
• Close out rare quests first. Start with the quest that's active right now and rarely appears, and put off the common ones "for later".
• Group up. Bring one or two allies along: a PvP objective is completed faster when you have support against enemy Horde players.
• Combine with weekly goals. Legion world quests still grant artifact power (symbolically) and resources useful for collection achievements — the farm pays off.

• War Mode is mandatory. If you turn off War Mode, the PvP quests simply won't appear on the map — a common rookie mistake.
• Horde? The exact same path leads to the Reins of the Prestigious War Wolf. The mounts are not interchangeable: the achievement on one account only grants your faction's "own" mount.
• Watch your mailbox. The mount arrives by mail — if your mailbox is full, the letter will sit for 30 days, so don't lose it.
• No faction change needed. There's no point in defecting to the Horde for the alternative — it's easier to earn the achievement once for your own faction.
• Addons. World Quest Tab or a similar helper will show which PvP quests are currently active across the whole Broken Isles and save you flight time.
• Combine with collections. While doing the PvP quests you also progress toward the "Legion Collector's Path" achievement and grind reputation with the old Broken Isles factions.
• Don't count on events. The mount isn't sold for seasonal PvP tokens, doesn't drop from boxes, and isn't part of holiday promotions — only through the achievement.