Get Silver Riding Nether Ray mount

Silver Riding Nether Ray is an epic flying mount from The Burning Crusade expansion (patch 2.1). The ray features a pale silvery coloring with a metallic sheen on its wings. Among the five available nether ray variants, the silver one is considered one of the most elegant thanks to its muted yet expressive coloring.

Nether rays are unique mounts from Outland whose model is not used for any other mount in the game. This makes them truly collectible means of transportation.

• Unique model. Riding nether rays are the only mounts in the game with a ray model. No other mount uses this model, making them visually one of a kind
• Five color variants. In addition to the purple one, four more colors are available: green, red, blue, and purple. All five can be purchased at once upon reaching Exalted
• The "Skadi the Ruthless" — Skettis Nests achievement. Upon reaching Exalted with the Sha'tari Skyguard, you'll earn the matching achievement
• Ground and flying mode. The mount works both on the ground and in the air. As of patch 5.4.0, nether rays can also swim
• Account-wide. Once purchased, the mount becomes available to all characters on your account

Skettis is an arakkoa lair located in the southeastern part of Terokkar Forest in Outland. The Sha'tari Skyguard camp is on the Blackwind Landing platform to the north of Skettis.

1. Travel to Shattrath via a portal from any capital city
2. From Shattrath, fly southeast into Terokkar Forest
3. Blackwind Landing is at coordinates 64.2, 66.2 — it's a floating platform reachable only with a flying mount

You start at Indifferent with the Sha'tari Skyguard. To purchase the mounts, you need to gain 42,000 reputation points to reach Exalted.

Starting Quests

Go to Yuula near the flight master in Shattrath and pick up the quest "Threat From Above." This quest chain leads you to Skettis and unlocks access to daily quests.

It's also recommended to start the Ogri'la quest chain in Blade's Edge Mountains — it unlocks additional daily quests that grant reputation with the Skyguard as well.

Daily Quests (up to 1,350 reputation per day)

Two daily quests are available in Skettis:

Additionally, if you've unlocked the Ogri'la quests in Blade's Edge Mountains:

Total: up to 1,350 reputation per day from quests alone.

Farming Shadow Dust (repeatable quest)

By killing arakkoa and kaliri in Skettis, you collect Shadow Dust. Every 6 units of Shadow Dust can be turned in for the quest "More Shadow Dust" for 150 reputation. This is a repeatable quest with no daily turn-in limit.

In addition, turning in the dust grants you an Elixir of Shadows, which for 20 minutes lets you see ghostly arakkoa — these drop Time-Lost Scrolls.

Summoning Mini-Bosses and Terokk (advanced farming)

This is the fastest way to gain reputation:

1. Use the Elixir of Shadows and kill ghostly arakkoa in Skettis
2. Collect Time-Lost Scrolls — 10 are needed to summon a mini-boss at one of the skull piles
3. For killing each mini-boss you receive 100 reputation and the quest "Blood-Sworn Enemies," which grants another 350 reputation (for 4 mini-bosses = 400 + 350 = 750 reputation)
4. After killing all four mini-bosses, you receive a Time-Lost Offering, which can be used to summon Terokk — an elite boss
5. For killing Terokk you receive 500 reputation

By repeating this cycle, you can gain around 2,000 reputation per hour.

Killing Regular Mobs

Arakkoa and kaliri in Skettis grant 10 reputation each. This is the least efficient method, but reputation accumulates alongside Shadow Dust farming.

The Fast Path (1–2 days)

If you want to get the mount as soon as possible:

1. Complete all the introductory quests in Skettis and Ogri'la — this gives several thousand reputation
2. Focus on farming Shadow Dust and summoning mini-bosses
3. Repeat the cycle: kill mobs → turn in dust → Elixir of Shadows → ghostly arakkoa → scrolls → mini-bosses → Terokk
4. At a rate of ~2,000 reputation per hour, you'll need roughly 13–15 hours of pure farming

The Relaxed Path (30–37 days)

If you're in no hurry:

1. Complete all available daily quests every day (1,350 reputation)
2. Optionally supplement with Shadow Dust farming
3. Over 30–37 days you'll reach Exalted

Buying Shadow Dust at the Auction House

Shadow Dust can be bought at the Auction House if you don't want to farm mobs yourself. This lets you significantly speed up the process by simply turning in the "More Shadow Dust" quest over and over.

After reaching Exalted, head to Grella at Blackwind Landing:

Grella also sells:

• Nether Ray Fry — a battle pet
• Tabard of the Sha'tari Skyguard