Frostshard Infernal

Frostshard Infernal is a mount in the form of an icy variety of infernal. The mount was added in Battle for Azeroth as a reward for the collection achievement "A Horde of Hooves" and requires collecting 350 mounts available to a single character. At level 90 in The War Within the mount supports dynamic flight and steady flying, so it is convenient to use out in the open world.

First, it is a status item: the icy infernal looks striking and immediately shows everyone around that you have amassed an impressive collection.

Second, the 350-mount achievement is an intermediate step between 300 and 400, and completing it automatically brings you closer to even rarer rewards.

Third, the collection process itself unlocks access to dozens of activities across all expansions: from Cataclysm and Pandaria raids to the world events of Dragonflight and The War Within.

Finally, the flying form and the icy effect make this mount a great choice for screenshots and posing in capital cities.

To obtain the mount you need to:

1. have an active subscription and a character of any class;
2. collect 350 unique mounts available to a single character (only those that you can use on the chosen hero count, not the total number in the journal);
3. complete the achievement "A Horde of Hooves". Once the achievement is done, the Biting Frostshard Core item will arrive in your in-game mail.

Step 1. Check your current progress. Open the achievement journal and find the "Collections — Mounts" section. It shows not the number of rows in the journal, but specifically the number of mounts available to the chosen character. This is the number that must reach 350.

Step 2. Determine the baseline mass of mounts that you can already obtain quickly. These include mounts bought for gold from mount vendors, racial mounts, profession mounts (Engineering, Leatherworking) and mounts from old raids with a solo run.

Step 3. Clear the solo raids of previous expansions. Firelands, Ulduar, Icecrown Citadel, Dragon Soul, Molten Core, Outland — almost all raids up to Legion can be done solo at level 90 and grant guaranteed or frequently dropping mounts.

Step 4. Wrap up the world events. Lunar Festival, Love is in the Air, Midsummer Fire Festival and Hallow's End hand out mounts from daily bosses and in-game lotteries — it is important not to miss them on the calendar.

Step 5. Complete the key achievements. Together they grant dozens of mounts and speed up the counter.

Step 6. Finish off the last 20–30 mounts through Mythic+ dungeons and the open world.

Step 7. Wait for the automatic delivery. As soon as the counter reaches 350, the achievement will close, and the item will arrive by mail within a few minutes. Activate it so the mount appears in the journal.

Plan your solo-raid route so that you visit all locations in a single run: Karazhan, Ruby Sanctum, Ulduar, Dragon Soul and Firelands — in one session once a week, the rest (with a weekly lockout) — in a second.

Do not forget the off-faction mounts for reputation: the factions of Pandaria, Legion and Dragonflight (Valdrakken, the Tuskarr, the Ancients) grant more than 20 mounts for gold at maximum respect.

Professions (Leatherworking and Engineering) cover another 6–8 spots, and Cooking will add a mount from Nomi.

Before heading out to farm a mount, always equip the "Lucky Tortollan Charm" and use luck potions if they are available: many raid mounts have a 1–2% chance, and any increase in the drop chance saves weeks of farming.

In Dragonflight and The War Within some mounts are tied to seasonal events — keep an eye on the in-game calendar and on our guides section.

If you are choosing where to start after 300 mounts, the highest payoff comes from: the solo raids of Mists of Pandaria (guaranteed Elegon, a chance from Galleon), the dungeon achievements of Legion and Battle for Azeroth, as well as the full completion of the Dragonflight campaign — the story rewards add 10+ mounts without RNG.

And finally, do not forget to check the auction house: at the start of new seasons the prices of profession mounts drop noticeably.