The Val'sharah Hippogryph is one of the most elegant Timewalking mounts for players who enjoy nature-themed flying models and the druidic atmosphere of the Broken Isles. With its dusky feathers, refined silhouette, and clear connection to Val'sharah and the Emerald Dream aesthetic, this hippogryph feels far more graceful than the bulkier event mounts tied to armor, fire, or undead visuals. It is especially appealing to collectors who prefer cleaner fantasy styling and want a mount that looks majestic without relying on excessive effects.
What makes the Val'sharah Hippogryph especially attractive is that its acquisition follows a completely fixed path. There is no raid RNG, no old boss to farm every week, and no low-percentage drop chance to chase. Once you gather enough Timewarped Badges, the mount is guaranteed. The only real restriction is that it can only be purchased while Legion Timewalking is active.
The Val'sharah Hippogryph mount can be purchased from Aridormi in Legion Dalaran above the Broken Isles for 5000 Timewarped Badges. Like other vendor mounts tied to event rotations, it can only be purchased during Legion Timewalking, so having the currency ready is only half of the requirement - you also need the correct event week.
That makes this mount more about efficiency than luck. You are not forcing an RNG drop or repeating a raid indefinitely. Instead, the process is about turning the Timewalking week into a clean currency grind and then converting those badges into a guaranteed reward. If you plan the event well, the route becomes far more manageable than most traditional mount farms.
To get to the Legion version of Dalaran, the easiest option is to use your Dalaran Hearthstone. If you do not have it available, you can instead use the portal to Azsuna from your faction’s portal room and then fly southeast until you reach the floating city above the Broken Isles.
For Horde, the Azsuna portal is found in the older expansion portal room. Before entering the main portal chamber, turn left, go all the way down the long staircase, and enter the secondary room. Once inside, turn left immediately - the first portal there is the one you need.
For Alliance, enter the main portal room and look to the left side. The Azsuna portal is the first one on the right side of that hallway. After taking it, simply fly to Dalaran in the sky above the Broken Isles.
Horde Azsuna portal
Alliance Azsuna portal
Once you’re in Legion Dalaran, Aridormi is located in Krasus’ Landing near the Flight Master. If you are Alliance, avoid flying over Windrunner’s Sanctuary, because you can get teleported away from the area.
For Val'sharah Hippogryph, Timewarped Badges are not just the recommended path - they are the entire requirement. Since the mount costs 5000, you either come into the event with a badge reserve or you commit to farming efficiently during the active week. The smartest approach is to secure all of the best front-loaded rewards first, then use dungeon runs to close whatever remains.
The most dependable source of badges during the event is the Legion Timewalking dungeon pool. These dungeons are repeatable, always available during the event, and provide a stable reward structure through boss kills and dungeon completion. Once your easiest weekly rewards are already claimed, these runs become the real workhorse behind the grind.
The 6 dungeons currently available in Legion Timewalking are the following, together with the usual amount of Timewarped Badges you can expect from a normal completion:
The first Timewalking dungeon you complete on a character during the active week will also drop Whispering Felflame Crystal, a quest item that you can turn in to Aridormi. This turn-in awards 500 Timewarped Badges for the first account-wide completion that week, while additional completions on other characters give 200.
That first quest reward is one of the most important boosts in the whole event. If you are trying to buy the Val'sharah Hippogryph within the current Legion rotation, claiming this early makes the rest of the grind noticeably lighter.
There is also a broader Timewalking pattern worth using to your advantage: some Timewalking rotations include raid quests that award much more currency than a single dungeon run. Across the system, the most recognizable examples are:
Each of these comes with a raid quest, such as Disturbance Detected: Firelands, and the first completion awards a large badge payout. Even when those raids belong to other Timewalking rotations, they still matter for long-term planning because many players save badges across several events and then spend them once the mount they want appears.
Most of these raid quests care only about the final boss kill, not a full traditional clear. Because of that, many players search Group Finder for skip runs, partial clears, or end-boss groups rather than spending time on the whole raid route.
A completed Timewalking raid also gives a special reward item that can be turned in for 500 Timewarped Badges after the final boss dies. To receive that item, your character must be at least level 30.
After the first raid turn-in during the active event, later turn-ins on the same cycle award only 300 Timewarped Badges. That drop in value is exactly why the first completion should always be treated as the priority whenever raid-based Timewalking rewards are available.
These caches can also include bonus expansion-themed rewards. During Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking, for example, players can receive Invincible as an extra reward from the associated cache. So even if your current focus is only the Val'sharah Hippogryph, broad Timewalking participation can still create extra collector value over time.
If the Val'sharah Hippogryph is your main goal, the most efficient route is to secure every high-value one-time reward first and only then settle into repeated dungeon farming.
Players who already keep a healthy badge reserve from earlier Timewalking cycles may be able to buy this mount almost immediately once Legion Timewalking begins. Players starting with very little currency, however, will feel the grind much more clearly, so efficient routing matters from the start.
It is also important to remember that badges alone are not enough. You still need to visit Aridormi while Legion Timewalking is active. If you miss the event window, you will need to wait for the next rotation to make the purchase.
Because the Val'sharah Hippogryph is purchased directly from a vendor rather than farmed through RNG, this grind is much more predictable than most traditional mount farms. That removes the frustration of bad luck, but it also means poor planning immediately slows you down.
Another practical detail is that the Legion Timewalking vendor offers more than one collector-focused reward. If you know you want additional toys, transmogs, or faction items from the same event, it often makes more sense to plan for a larger badge total instead of farming only enough for one mount.
Since this mount is tied to repeated dungeon clears, event routing, and account-wide reward tracking, a few lightweight addons can make the whole process easier to manage.
For players spreading the grind across several characters, SavedInstances is especially useful because it lets you see which alts have already completed their valuable event tasks and which ones can still provide extra badge gains.
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