Skyriding Guide

Skyriding (previously known as Dragonriding) is a form of aerial movement first added in the Dragonflight expansion that is now the default flight mode in the War Within pre-patch.

Dynamic Flight lets you defy gravity while using momentum and skills to soar the higher heights and explore the continents.

Skyriding itself is a mini-game of sorts. You press the spacebar to take off and gain height and speed and must figure out how to get as far as possible before you land again. Skyriding feels like swooping and diving through landscapes.

Skyriding flight speed is capped at 705%. In the Dragon Islesd, the speed remains uncapped at 830%.

Hundreds of mounts have been updated to support Skyriding in the War Within pre-patch.

The game contains only five mounts that currently do not support Skyriding. These include: Otterworldly Ottuk Carrier, Golden Discus, Disc of the Red Flying Cloud, Sky Surfer, and Mogu Hazeblazer.

Evokers can skyride using the Soar racial ability.

Druids can skyridide in their Flight Form.

You will unlock Skyriding automatically at Level 10 and the option to Switch Flightstyle at Level 20.

Old-school Burning Crusade flying has been renamed to Steady Flight.

While Skyriding is unlocked everywhere you can fly, Steady Flight must still be unlocked by earning specific expansion Pathfinder achievements.

Click the button below to be redirected to our Steady Flight guide.

For more details about how to unlock Steady Flight in the War Within expansion, please check out our dedicated guide!

At Level 20, you will unlock Switch Flight Style that lets you switch between Steady Flight (regular flying) and Dynamic Flight (Skyriding).

You will find this option either in the spellbook or by bringing up the Mounts tab by pressing Shift+P in the game and selecting the Switch Flight Style option as shown in the image.

Vigor is the primary resource used by Skyriding abilities. Vigor recharges while grounded, whether mounted or not, and while Skyriding at high speeds. When you first unlock Skyriding, you will start with three Vigor. With all skills unlocked, you will end up with 6 Vigor and greater regeneration.

You can move the Vigor Resource Bar in Edit Mode. We recommend you use AzerPUG's DragonRider addon, which displays the Vigor bar while you are dismounted.

Skyriding skills help you navigate your flying mount while in the air and they cost Vigor. You will unlock them all at Level 10 when you first unlock Skyriding.

• Skyriding Basics — While falling from a high location, your mount extends its wings to propel you both forward. Pointing yourself downward grants more momentum. Evening out can transfer that momentum forward. Pointing yourself upward slows you down. When at your slowest, you will start to fall slowly toward the ground. You also gain access to the following abilities — Surge Forward and Skyward Ascent.
• Vigor — Skyriding abilities spend Vigor. Spending time on the ground, whether mounted or dismounted, regenerates one Vigor every 30 seconds.
• Lift Off — When standing, launch upward and start gliding forward. Costs 1 Vigor.
• Thrill of the Skies — While Skyriding at high speeds, you regenerate 1 Vigor every 15 seconds.
• Aerial Halt — Flap back, reducing forward movement. After activating Aerial Halt, experience a brief moment of weightlessness as the effects of gravity are reduced for 4 seconds.
• Winds of the Isles — You can detect and utilize gale winds that redirect your flight and propel you onward, boosting your speed in the direction of the gale.

• Whirling Surge — Spiral forward a great distance, increasing speed. Whirling Surge evades Wingshredders and dismounts airborne enemy players.

• Bronze Timelock — Mark a waypoint on your positional timeline. Use Bronze Rewind to rewind to this location. Can only be used in the Dragon Isles.

Skyriding Abilities can be found in your spellbook and can be rearranged to your liking on your action bars.

The Skyriding Skill Track contains talents that enhance your Skyriding Skills. You will first unlock it at Level 10 and gain Skyriding Proficiency (skill points) as you level up.

For more details about Skyriding Talents, check out our separate guide.

Skyriding Glyphs are glowing objects scattered through the Dragon Isles and Khaz Algar that you must fly through in order to collect them. They are no longer mandatory and will only provide you with achievements once collected.

In our Skyriding Glyphs guide, you will find the exact locations of all the glyphs that you can collect on the Dragon Isles and Khaz Algar.

Dragon Racing is an optional facet of Skyriding that will allow you to test your flying skills on a variety of courses throughout the Dragon Isles and Khaz Algar.

You can learn more about these challenges, including tips and videos for how to achieve the gold time in every course, on our separate guide to Skyriding Racing below.

Ride Along lets a member of your group ride along with you. The player can interact with your mount and becomes a whelp that moves alongside your mount. While whelps can earn Skyriding Glyphs, they do not count as participants during Skyriding Racing. You can enable or disable the option from within the Skyriding Skill Track at any time at no cost.

Here is a list of recommended addons for Skyriding that will be periodically updated as we near the War Within launch. You can install them by unzipping the downloaded archive and placing the contents of the addon into the Interface/Addons folder of your preferred game version. In this specific scenario, it will be the _retail folder for live servers.

• TomTom — personal navigation assistant.
• DragonBinds — Provides better flying controls.
• AzerPUG's Dragonrider — Makes the Vigor bar visible while dismounted and highlights Glyph locations on your map.

You can enable them under Game Options > Accessibility > General.

Focal Circle adds a focal circle crosshair to the center of the player's screen that helps focus on a more restricted area to address motion sickness.

Landscape Darkening applies a darkening effect around the outside of the screen as the player accelerates.

You can have both Focal Circle and Landscape Darkening enabled simultaneously.

Skyriding Speed Effects disables the visual effects that occur around the player's drake while moving at high speeds.

All options work with the Ride Along feature when enabled.