This article is about the Dragonflight feature. For the occupation and its lore, see dragon rider. For the quest, see  [60-62] Dragonriding.

Dragonriding is a feature introduced in Dragonflight. Not merely flying on the back of a common drake, players are able to customize their unique dragon mount (customization is available from the outset).^[1] There are four base types of dragon that the player can choose from, each of which has over 50 customizations available.^[2]

The flying itself is dynamic, factoring in momentum, for instance. Players can upgrade their flying skills;^[1] speed is one of the attributes that can be improved.^[3]

Dragonriding is currently limited to the Dragon Isles.^[3] Each of the four zones introduces a new type of dragon.^[4] Once unlocked, dragonriding is available to all characters on the account.

Dracthyr have a racial ability, [Soar], that is a type of flying similar to dragonriding, but is not upgradable the way mounted dragonriding is.^[3] Unlike dragonriding, the Soar racial ability can be used outside the Dragon Isles.

Dragonriding mounts[]

•  [Cliffside Wylderdrake] (Thaldraszus)
•  [Highland Drake] (Azure Span)
•  [Renewed Proto-Drake] (Waking Shores)
•  [Windborne Velocidrake] (Ohn'ahran Plains)
•  [Winding Slitherdrake] (Zaralek Cavern)
•  [Grotto Netherwing Drake] (July 2023, Traveler's Log)

Dragonriding mounts can be customized at a Rostrum of Transformation found in most zones of the Dragon Isles.

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   [Cliffside Wylderdrake]

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   [Highland Drake]

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   [Renewed Proto-Drake]

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   [Windborne Velocidrake]

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   [Winding Slitherdrake]

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   [Grotto Netherwing Drake]

Upgrading[]

To further improve dragonriding, skills and passives can be unlocked to improve how much and how fast [Vigor] can recharge. The skills window can be accessed from the Dragon Isles Summary button next to the minimap.

• [Dragonriding Basics]
• [Vigor]
• [Lift Off]
• [Thrill of the Skies]
• [Winds of the Isles]
• [Whirling Surge]
• [Bronze Timelock]

To unlock additional traits, the player must fly around the Dragon Isles and collect the Dragon Glyphs. Dragon Glyphs are account-wide; alternative characters automatically have access to any unlocked glyphs to spend on traits.

The following traits require Dragon Glyphs to learn:

[Take to the Skies] (1)
[Redirection] (3)	[Dynamic Stretching] (3)	[Thrill Chaser] (3)
[Ohn'ahra's Gusts] (3)
Choice (3): [Dragonrider's Initiative] or [Dragonrider's Compassion]
[Aerial Halt] (4)	[Restorative Travels] (4)	[Ground Skimming] (4)
[Airborne Recovery] (4)	[Airborne Tumbling] (4)	[Land's Blessing] (4)
[Dragonriding Learner] (4)
Choice (5): [Dragonrider's Cultivation] or [Dragonrider's Hunt]
[Beyond Infinity] (5)	[Yearning for the Sky] (5)	[At Home Aloft] (5)

Races[]

Across the Dragon Isles, the bronze flight has organized a series of Dragonriding races. Compete against the clock to earn numerous achievements across three race types: normal, advanced, and advanced reverse.

Notes[]

• As following (/follow) isn’t compatible with Dragonriding to address this there is a “Ride Along” feature where dragonriders can speak with Lithragosa (the Dragonriding Trainer) to opt into this functionality, with Ride Along on, a player in the player's party may interact with the player's Dragon Isle Drake to transform into a whelp that will follow alongside the drake.^[5]
• Dragonriding was designed early on during the development of Dragonflight.^[6] The introduction of dragonriding required changes to be made to the design of the Dragon Isles, such as increasing their height, and introducing cloud layers.^[2]
• As of April 2022, Blizzard is considering porting dragonriding to other continents, but for now, the focus is on the Dragon Isles.^[7]

Gallery[]

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  Dragonriding skill UI prior to patch 10.1.0.

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  Dragonriding skill UI prior to patch 10.0.7.

Patch changes[]

• Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Two abilities added: [Ground Skimming] (tier 5, 4 glyphs) and [Land's Blessing] (tier 6, 4 glyphs).
  
• Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21): Two abilities added: [Aerial Halt] (tier 5, 4 glyphs) and [Airborne Recovery] (tier 6, 4 glyphs).
  
• Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Added.
  

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