The Corrupted Dreadwing is one of the better-known faction mounts from Warlords of Draenor, tied to the endgame content of Tanaan Jungle. Unlike secret mounts or rare boss drops, this one is completely deterministic - if you unlock the required zone, reach the necessary reputation level, and collect enough currency, the mount is guaranteed.
Visually, the Corrupted Dreadwing stands out with its fel-tainted bat-like model and dark green corrupted palette, making it a strong match for players who like Legion-style and fel-themed cosmetics. The real challenge is not the reputation itself, but the large amount of Apexis Crystal needed to buy it.
To get the Corrupted Dreadwing, you need to unlock Tanaan Jungle, reach Friendly with the Order of the Awakened, and collect 150,000 Apexis Crystals.
The reputation requirement is fairly light by modern standards. The real time sink is the currency grind, especially if you are only targeting this mount and not doing the full Tanaan Jungle reputation circuit.
Before you can start farming the Order of the Awakened reputation, you must unlock Tanaan Jungle and your faction hub there. This requires a Level 3 Garrison and a Level 1 Shipyard.
The Garrison chain begins with:
After that, you will receive the quest chain that opens Tanaan Jungle itself and unlocks access to its daily content:
Once this setup is complete, you can begin working on the reputation and currency required for the mount.
The Order of the Awakened reputation is mainly earned through the daily quest Unseen Influence in Tanaan Jungle.
This quest asks you to collect Fel-Corrupted Apexis Fragments by looting treasures and killing rares throughout the zone. Since Tanaan is filled with rares and side objectives, you can usually make steady progress on both reputation and Apexis Crystals at the same time.
The good news is that you only need Friendly reputation for the Corrupted Dreadwing. That makes the faction grind relatively short compared to older exalted-based vendor mounts.
The largest part of this mount farm is gathering 150,000 Apexis Crystals. If you have not saved them from older Warlords content, this will be the step that takes the most time.
There are several reliable ways to build up your crystal stockpile:
If you are approaching this efficiently, the best method is to stack multiple sources at once rather than hard-farming a single one. Tanaan objectives, weekly buffs, assault quests, and Garrison systems all work better together than separately.
Once you are Friendly with the Order of the Awakened and have the full 150,000 Apexis Crystals, you can buy the mount from Dawn-Seeker Krisek.
Dawn-Seeker Krisek
Dawn-Seeker Krisek map view
After purchase, you will receive the Reins of the Corrupted Dreadwing, permanently adding the mount to your collection.
If you are already spending time in Tanaan Jungle, it is worth using that time as efficiently as possible. The zone contains multiple faction grinds and several overlapping reward tracks, so planning ahead can save you a lot of unnecessary farming.
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