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Comment by Pope

4 Strider-mounts?

What glory awaits us?
Swift Forest Strider
Swift Lovebird
Swift Shorestrider

Comment by Grizzlynick

Oh sweet Kodo. I want this mount :)

Comment by Kazlehoff

a SMALLER mount than the Hawkstrider for my Tauren to ride?

GLORIOUS!

Edit: lol @ mad downvoters

Comment by mateodefuego

Available from Lhara at the darkmoon faire for 180 Darkmoon Prize Tickets the new currency for the updated Darkmoon Faire.

Comment by Myrrmi

here is what it looks like:
http://www.wowcenter.pl/Files/43_dmf_striders.jpg
iWant! :D

Comment by Dragonex

A giant cow riding a giant chicken? I don't know about you guys, but I sure am getting hungry...

Comment by Solaire

So happy that there is a screenshot now. I CANNOT WAIT FOR 4.3!

Comment by MJump

Клёвый, выглядит оригинально

Comment by Noob1232

Modeled after the Plainstrider mobs in Mulgore/Barrens with a different skin.

Comment by Patchingko

At 180 tickets, you'll be able to get this mount within one week of the Darkmoon Faire.

Five Darkmoon dailies worth 5 tickets each = 25 tickets per day = 175 tickets per week
Crafting quests (4 tickets each for primary professions, 3 tickets each for secondary professions).
Test Your Strength for 10 tickets.

This means you can potentially get 205 tickets per Darkmoon Faire week. You'll actually be able to attain 180 tickets in six days if you finish Test Your Strength, all of the crafting quests, and all five dailies every day.

Comment by Athorha

animations appear to be that of the hawkstrider mounts (bloofelf/mgt)

Comment by Shigy

So did anyone else come to look because they misread it as spider?

Comment by kerzen

Just got it on live - It shares animations with hawkstriders, aka idle animations and runnings.

Comment by VindicoSolus

The Darkmoon Dancing Bear dances (literally), this mount does not. I am totally picking the bear first.

Comment by leothar

Finally got one of these glorious mounts on my tauren paladin. So wrong, yet so right.

It shares all animations and sounds with the hawkstrider mounts, which is a bit disappointing, even though they are pretty awesome.

The following tallstrider mounts exist in the game so far:

Swift Forest Strider - Obtainable from the revamped Darkmoon Faire monthly event, costing 180 Darkmoon Prize Tickets
Swift Lovebird - Obtainable during the Love is in the Air holiday event, costing 270 Love Token
Swift Shorestrider - Obtainable during the Noble Garden holiday event, costing 500 Noblegarden Chocolate
Swift Shorestrider - Loot Card from the "Throne of the Tides" TCG series

Comment by Grubitsch

Is there any possible way to get this in that first week?

Comment by Ghaleon

According to MMO Champion, this is currently the rarest mount in the game!

Comment by Mion

I've just received this little beauity. It's a really cute mount, and will be quite rare, seeing that the majority is getting their dancing bear first.

However, the legs clip terribly at the neck / wings area. Especially If your character is wearing a kilt, the dress goes right through the mounts neck. Here's to hoping that blizzard will look into this.

Comment by mekikya

If you want to see what the new birds look like go to battle.net...log in and see your "not collected mounts" there is no picture to start but if you mouse over you can see previews for each one...Springstrider is white, Swift Lovebird is Pink, Shorestrider is Blue, and the Foreststrider is purple...

Comment by Rahizzle

KEVIN!

Comment by Adrielle

Pretty simple to get within one week of the DMF , I got it the first week of DMF on the PTR very simple to get.

Comment by Spoge

Soon I shall be a giant wolf riding a giant plucked chicken!, but now I am a giant cow riding it.

Comment by stinkpotomus

Being a hunter who likes to match her mounts, pets and/or companions, I'll be getting this little guy as soon as possible: purple tallstrider.

Comment by skyline33

This is the rihanna of the hawkstriders, Bruised beat-up and plucked!

Comment by merricklb

Does it make any sense that I think gnomes are perfect for this mount?

Comment by lugest

should i buy this, or the Darkmoon Dancing Bear?

Comment by Buckmoney

OK guys get this failure.

I got on with 83 tickets.
I turned in the Grisly Trophies quest
I finished the Professions Quests
I did the dailies
I looked in the AH for the Artifacts
Got all the Artifacts
Turned them in for a mass amount of tickets
I logged out with 178 Tickets.

Two tickets away...

Comment by Wescman

MoP is coming, and mounts are going Account Wide. I made a little list of mounts, so you can show off how epic you are, starting at levels as low as 20. This list is meant for mounts you can achieve in-game without buying them from the Blizzard Store, as all of those can be used at 20. I have not included the TCG mounts, as those don't really show, "Feats of Strength" either.

Obtaniable In-Game

Crimson Deathcharger
Headless Horseman's Mount
Big Love Rocket
Golden King (Alliance)
Kor'kran Annihalator (Horde)
Swift Springstrider
Swift Lovebird
Darkmoon Dancing Bear
Swift Forest Strider
Invincible

There are, of course, all of the capital city faction mounts as well.

Recruit a Friend, Scroll of Resurrection, and Big Blizzard Bear mounts are all usable at 20 as well.

Please comment mistakes or tell me if I missed anything. : )

Comment by Aquifel

Coming in Patch 5.1, there are plans for a small companion version of this mount. The Darkmoon Hatchling, Darkmoon Hatchling (item will exist when 5.1 drops) is planned to be added to Lhara in exchange for 90 Darkmoon Prize Tickets.

Comment by FireKatKid

Does this mount not count towards We're Going to Need More Saddles ? I was one mount away before learning this mount, and it didn't trigger the achievement.

Edit: Odd, I guess closing WoW fixes it, if my mobile armory is to be believed.

Comment by DrDolphinrider

Is this actually a swift mount?

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Swift Forest Strider

Item Level 20
Binds when picked up
Unique
Mount (Account-wide)

Use: Teaches you how to summon this mount.
Requires Level 20
Requires Apprentice Riding

"This vibrant breed can only be found in the forests of Darkmoon Island."
Vendor: Lhara
Zone: Darkmoon Island
Cost: 180

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