Red Skeletal Warhorse

The Red Skeletal Warhorse is a ground PvP mount of the Horde faction, first added to the game back in patch 2.0.1 as the war version of the classic undead Skeletal Horse. It is a bony steed with smoldering red eye sockets and crimson barding, built on the same animation skeleton as the spectral horses of Death Knights, but with a unique color scheme matching the Horde PvP set.

In the modern game, the mount is sold for 15 Marks of Honor by Raider Bork — the mount quartermaster at the entrance to the Hall of Legends in Orgrimmar. No PvP rank, title, or reputation is required anymore: any Horde character who has saved up 15 Marks in regular battles gains access to the purchase. On patch 11.1 The War Within the mount is fully current and remains the fastest way to complete the historical collection of Horde "war" PvP steeds.

• Completing the Horde PvP mount set at a single vendor — the Red Skeletal Warhorse is part of the classic collection of war PvP mounts for the Horde races. All five are sold by the very same vendor at the same price of 15 Marks of Honor.
• Unique "war" coloring of the Skeletal Horse — unlike the regular Skeletal Horse, which was granted by class to Death Knights and Undead Paladins, the war version is painted a rich crimson with red harness. It is a fundamentally different model, and it cannot be obtained through reputation, quests, or professions.
• Historical legacy of Undead mounts — originally the item was granted only to the Undead race with the PvP rank of "Centurion" and above. In patch 2.0.1 the rank requirement was removed, and in 3.0.8 the racial restrictions were lifted as well: now any Horde race — orc, tauren, troll, blood elf, goblin, Horde pandaren, the nulu'thar race, and the other allied races — can purchase and use the mount.
• Quick progress on mount-count achievements — 15 Marks of Honor are accumulated in a few wins in random battlegrounds or epic battles. The purchase directly advances achievements and meta-achievements based on the number of mounts.
• Account-wide access — once used, the item is added to the shared mount journal and is unlocked for all Horde characters on the account, regardless of race and class. Alts won't have to farm the marks again.

Since patch 7.0 (Legion) the individual battleground tokens — for Alterac Valley, Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin, and others — were removed from the game. All historical PvP mounts were moved to a single currency, the Mark of Honor, and now to make the purchase it is enough to participate in any PvP activities without splitting by specific battlegrounds.

Raider Bork sits mounted on a Skeletal Horse right in front of the entrance to the Hall of Legends — the Horde officers' barracks in the Valley of Strength in Orgrimmar. This is the same open plaza where the PvP gear quartermasters, arena organizer NPCs, and battleground quartermasters are located.

Route from the hearthstone

1. Teleport to Orgrimmar via hearthstone, a portal from Dornogal, Valdrakken, or any other major hub of The War Within
2. From the spawn point at the portal, head into the Valley of Strength — the central district of Orgrimmar with the Warchief's throne room
3. The Hall of Legends is located in the southwestern part of the Valley of Strength, on the opposite side from the entrance to Skull Rock. The entrance is guarded by two Horde banners and a guard
4. Raider Bork stands right in front of the doors of the Hall of Legends, on the open plaza with the other PvP quartermasters
5. Coordinates for the navigator:

If your character is Alliance

The mount is bound to the Horde and cannot be purchased on an Alliance character. The only way for an Alliance player to complete this mount is to create or transfer a character to the Horde side, buy the Skeletal Horse there, and use it through the shared journal of allied Horde characters. On an Alliance character the mount will not appear in the journal. The Alliance equivalent at Lieutenant Karter in Stormwind is a separate set of "Black War" racial Alliance mounts.

The Mark of Honor is the single PvP currency introduced in patch 7.0 along with Legion and still current. At level 80 in The War Within it can be earned in practically any PvP activity.

Main sources

• Regular battlegrounds — for a win you receive a reward chest that, with a guaranteed chance, contains Marks of Honor. A loss also gives a small number of marks. The fastest short battlegrounds are Warsong Gulch and Temple of Kotmogu.
• Epic battlegrounds — Alterac Valley, Isle of Conquest, and epic Warsong Gulch give more marks per win, but take longer. They are optimal if you are farming several mounts from the PvP vendor at once.
• Unrated 2v2 and 3v3 arenas — skirmish arenas give several Marks of Honor per win and don't require an assembled team. Suitable for those who dislike long battlegrounds.
• Rated arenas and battlegrounds — give an increased number of Marks of Honor plus Conquest points if you are leveling the current PvP season alongside
• Weekly PvP quests in Orgrimmar — handed out by the local PvP quartermasters near the Hall of Legends. The reward is small, but it is taken on the way to Raider Bork himself

How much time it takes

With active play, 15 marks are accumulated in roughly 40–60 minutes:

• 3–5 wins in regular battlegrounds of 10–15 minutes each
• Or 1–2 wins in epic Alterac Valley
• Or 8–10 wins in unrated arenas

If the goal is to collect all five war mounts at Raider Bork at once, budget for 75 marks and 3–5 hours of focused PvP farming. Marks of Honor have no accumulation cap, so they can be collected in advance.

1. Walk right up to Raider Bork at the entrance to the Hall of Legends.
2. Right-click to open the trade window.
3. Make sure you have at least 15 Marks of Honor in your bag.
4. In the goods list find the Red Skeletal Warhorse and confirm the purchase.
5. Right-click the item to open it — the mount spell is automatically added to your collection, and the horse becomes available to all Horde characters on the account.
6. If you don't yet have the "Apprentice Riding" skill, you can learn it from any riding trainer in the Horde capitals.

What else is worth buying from the same vendor

Raider Bork sells the full set of "war" racial Horde PvP mounts. The prices and conditions are the same — 15 Marks of Honor, no reputation or rank requirements:

Mount	Item
Red Skeletal Warhorse	Red Skeletal Warhorse
Horn of the Black War Wolf	Horn of the Black War Wolf
Black War Kodo	Black War Kodo
Whistle of the Black War Raptor	Whistle of the Black War Raptor

It is optimal to spend a single vendor visit on the whole set — this closes five spots in the mount collection and advances all the related mount-count achievements at once.