When I first saw the Heart of the Aspects mount, I was quite fascinated by its unique look, until I saw it in-game. I didn’t realise just how huge it was. It hovers even when it’s low to the ground and has a kind of backstroke swimming animation. Not that it stopped me from buying one as I was amped to play the beta and become immersed in the rich Chinese landscapes. To get your own Cloud Serpent in Pandaria, you’ll first have grind reputation with the Order of the Cloud Serpent – an order of ancient flying warriors, founded during the Zandalari wars. Only by gaining favour with them, will they reveal the secrets of training a cloud serpent to become a loyal mount.
To begin, you’ll need to pick a colour from three possible options – blue, green or gold. The egg you choose will promptly hatch into a tiny little mini serpent which you can raise through a series of quests.
From there, you’ll complete a number of dailies until he matures into a fully grown, rideable mount; much like the Venomhide Ravasaur (Horde) or Winterspring Frostsaber (Alliance) mount. At revered, Instructor Windblade will teach you the rules of the racing course. The next quest involves training your serpent to race through the training track.
For an extra 500 rep, you can find Onyx Eggs scattered around the Windward Isle. This quest is repeatable like the Netherwing rep grind.
You can also hand in Quivering Firestorm Eggs which can drop from Huolon (the rare onyx cloud serpent) flying around the Timeless Isle.
At exalted, you can purchase the other two mounts from the quartermaster.
Oh and don’t forget about the three cloud serpent battle pets (Wild Crimson Hatchling, Wild Golden Hatchling, Wild Jade Hatchling) you’ll be able to see and capture once you’re exalted too.
I’m torn about the color, really undecided between blue and gold: on the one hand, blue would probably go best with the pearly skin and hair of my Draenei (I chose the lightest hues available in both cases); on the other, gold reminds me of the Light and would therefore go well with a Priest.
I have a character for each class, so maybe I could assign the color of their Cloud Serpent by class: gold for Priest and Paladin, Black for Warlock and Death Knight, Red for Warrior and Rogue, Blue for Mage and Shaman, Green for Druid and Hunter…
Then again, best of all would be if Blizzard just let us get one of every color, either by simply buying those not in the egg we chose to hatch, kinda like with the Netherwing Drakes, or even by having to spend 20 days on each color.
I would not mind at all, they’re all so gorgeous! ;D
Pink for my Priest and probably green for my Druid. I do like the Onyx too but not sure it would suit any of the healers. I’m hoping that if/when we get account bound mounts, these will also be shared so I could farm one of each colour across my alts and then have access to all.
All of them. If that’s possible. :)