The Most Exclusive Club In WoW

The Mountain o' Mounts achievement is the most exclusive club in World of Warcraft today. Given that today is patch day and the servers are down, I decided to do a little research on what exactly I would need to do to get this achievement. The results are, quite frankly, staggering. In fact, it's actually more prudent to show you which mounts I'm excluding from the list:

Difficult Achievements	Available with some difficulty.
Black Drake	Drops one from Sartharion(10) when killed with three drakes up. Relevant to The Twilight Zone.
Black Proto Drake	Received after completing Heroic: Glory of the Raider. Complete all Heroic raid achievements.
Twilight Drake	Drops one from Sartharion(25) when killed with three drakes up. Relevant to Heroic: The Twilight Zone.

Seasonal Mounts

Hallow's End Available during Hallow's End. Headless Horseman's Mount Drops very rarely (~0.3%) from the Headless Horseman. Brewfest Available during Brewfest. Great Brewfest Kodo Drops rarely (5%) from Coren Direbrew. Swift Brewfest Ram Drops rarely (5%) from Coren Direbrew.

Rare Drop Mounts

Ashes of Al'ar Drops from Kael'thas Sunstrider in Tempest Keep: The Eye. 1 week reset. 1.5% chance. Raven Lord Drops from Anzu in Heroic: Sethekk Halls. Requires a Druid with Essence-Infused Moonstone. 1 day reset. 1% chance.

Other Mounts

Collectible Card Game	Redeemed at Landro Longshot in Booty Bay.
Big Battle Bear	$100 minimum on eBay. Tracked at WoWTCGLoot.com.
Riding Turtle	$75-$100 minimum on eBay. Tracked at WoWTCGLoot.com.
Spectral Tiger	Can be bought with same code from Swift Spectral Tiger.
Swift Spectral Tiger	$750 minimum on eBay. Tracked at WoWTCGLoot.com.
X-51 Nether-Rocket	Can be bought with same code from X-51 Nether-Rocket X-TREME.
X-51 Nether-Rocket X-TREME	$200 minimum on eBay. Tracked at WoWTCGLoot.com.

These are, in my opinion, the most difficult mounts to get in the game right now. Now, the hardest ones I am including?

Rare Drop Mounts

Azure Drake Drop from Malygos in Heroic: Eye of Eternity. 1 week reset. 1% chance. Blue Drake Drops from Malygos in Eye of Eternity. 1 week reset. 1% chance. Blue Proto-Drake Drops from Skadi the Ruthless in Heroic: Utgarde Pinnacle. 1 day reset. 1% chance. Fiery Warhorse Drops from Attumen the Huntsman in Karazhan. 1 week reset. 1% chance. Grand Black War Mammoth Drops from Archavon the Stone Watcher on Normal and Heroic difficulties. Dual 1 week resets. Unknown chance. Green Proto-Drake Hatches from Cracked Egg (via Mysterious Egg). Requires Revered reputation with The Oracles. 1 week reset. 4% chance. Rivendare's Deathcharger Drops from Baron Rivendare in Stratholme. Unlimited resets. 1% chance. Swift Razzashi Raptor Drops from Bloodlord Mandokir in Zul'Gurub. 3 day reset. 1% chance. Swift White Hawkstrider Drops from Kael'thas Sunstrider in Heroic: Magister's Terrace. 1 day reset. 2% chance. Swift Zulian Tiger Drops from High Priest Thekal in Zul'Gurub. 3 day reset. 1% chance. Time-Lost Proto-Drake Drops from Time-Lost Proto Drake in Storm Peaks. Rumored to share a six hour spawn timer with two other less important dragons. 100% drop rate. Check link for details. White Polar Bear Mount Looted from Hyldnir Spoils, which is rewarded from doing dailies for Gretta the Arbiter.

Other Mounts

Recruit-a-Friend Program
Swift Zhevra	Requires you to recruit a friend who then pays for at least two months of game time.

Are you beginning to understand why the Mountain o' Mounts achievement is as exclusive as it is? You'd have to be the most blessed player in the game to have this achievement right now.