Underlight Shorestalker

Underlight Shorestalker is a flying mount shaped like a fanciful turquoise deep-sea fish with a glowing lure-stalk on its head. The mount was added to World of Warcraft in patch 10.2.7 "Dark Heart" (released on May 7, 2024) and is distributed through the Trading Post system. It costs 800 Trader's Tender, the in-game currency of the Trading Post.

The mount model belongs to the "deep-sea fish" family of Awuna's Dark Heart and shares its appearance with three related mounts in different color schemes: Kah, Legend of the Deep, the Crimson Deep-Sea Fish, and the Deep-Sea Colossus. The Shorestalker is the most "serene" of this quartet and stands out with its cool green-blue palette and the bioluminescent glow of its fins.

• A unique anglerfish model — there are few deep-sea fish mounts in the World of Warcraft collection, and the Underlight Shorestalker is one of the most detailed members of the family.
• A full-fledged flying mount — despite its "aquatic" design, the summon spell Underlight Shorestalker grants a standard flying mount at the flight speed of your riding skill.
• Account-bound — once purchased by one character, the mount appears in the collection of all your characters, regardless of faction and server.
• A relatively affordable price — 800 Trader's Tender can be earned in exactly one month of active play, without needing to save the currency between seasons.
• A low barrier to entry — using it requires only level 45 and the Apprentice Riding skill, so the mount is available to almost any character right after purchase.
• Part of a themed collection — by collecting all four color variants of the fish (the Shorestalker, Kah, the Crimson, and the Colossus), you complete the full set of deep-sea mounts from patch 10.2.7.

The only way to add the Underlight Shorestalker to your collection is to purchase it at the Trading Post during a month when the mount is included in the lineup. The steps are as follows:

1. Wait for the start of a calendar month in which the mount is in the Trading Post rotation. Blizzard publishes the list of goods on the first game day of the month — keep an eye on announcements at wowhead.com or through the in-game interface.
2. Approach the Trading Post: for the Alliance it is located in Stormwind by the fountain of the Lion's Pride district, and for the Horde it is in Orgrimmar at the Hall of Honor market.
3. Open the Trading Post interface via the Traveling Merchant's chest icon on the city map.
4. Go to the "Mounts" tab and find the Underlight Shorestalker among the available offers.
5. Make sure you have at least 800 Trader's Tender, and confirm the purchase.
6. After buying, use the item from your bag — the mount skill Underlight Shorestalker will be added to the mount journal of your entire account.

To buy the mount you need the main currency of the system — Trader's Tender. This currency is shared across your entire account: everything you earn on one character is available to the rest.

In the end, with minimal activity you receive up to 1,000 Trader's Tender each month, which is more than enough to buy a single mount costing 800 tender with a surplus for additional items.

The Traveler's Log refreshes on the first of each month and contains about 15–20 tasks of varying difficulty. To reliably earn the 500 tender from the log, follow these steps.

1. On the first game day of the month, go to the Trading Post and collect 500 Trader's Tender from the Traveling Merchant's chest — this is the base monthly reward.
2. Open the Traveler's Log (the scroll icon next to the minimap or via the achievements panel).
3. Study the list of tasks. Among them you will usually find simple goals: killing a certain number of mobs, gathering profession resources, completing a dungeon or an errand.
4. Focus on the 5–7 tasks that are easiest for your class and spec — that is enough to fill the progress bar.
5. After filling the bar, you receive another 500 tender and a seasonal bonus item.
6. If there are still days left before you can buy the mount, check the Trading Post calendar at the start of each month so you don't miss the right window.

Useful Traveler's Log tasks

• Profession tasks — completed in parallel with regular leveling.
• PvP tasks — even a single battleground a week clears the corresponding goal.
• Dungeon and errand tasks — use the group finder to close out weekly goals faster.
• Pet and mount tasks — simple activities that require no preparation.

Underlight Shorestalker was added to the game in patch 10.2.7 and has since appeared at the Trading Post several times as part of the monthly rotations. Blizzard does not publish the schedule in advance, so there is no reliable way to predict a specific month.

• Follow the news at wowhead.com — the Trading Post schedule is published on the first of each game month, usually with a detailed description of all the items
• Open the Trading Post interface at the start of the month — on the first day of the update you will see the full list of goods for the next 30 days
• Don't spend your tender ahead of time — if the mount isn't available this month, save up 800+ Trader's Tender and keep them in reserve
• Remember the wallet limit — the Traveler's Log has no cap on accumulation, so the currency does not expire between months

In the experience of collectors, mounts of the deep-sea fish family usually appear in the rotation at least once every six months. If the Underlight Shorestalker is unavailable this month, buying it is only a matter of time.

Patch 10.2.7 added four mounts of the same model in different color schemes to the game. If you love themed sets, it makes sense to collect the whole quartet.

Each of the four mounts counts as a separate entry in the collection, so they fully complement each other and do not overlap in requirements.