A Grand Ice Mammoth makes sense when your idea of a good mount includes bringing friends along. The broad back and additional saddles give it a useful role beyond filling a collection slot, while the blue-and-gold Alliance fittings distinguish this version from its Horde counterpart.

Those extra seats are the reason to check the name carefully. The cheaper Ice Mammoth is a separate purchase, and the Grand Ice Mammoth does not carry the repair vendors associated with another famous Northrend mammoth.

Quick Answer

Alliance characters can purchase Grand Ice Mammoth, item 43961, from Lillehoff in Dun Niffelem, Storm Peaks, after reaching Exalted with the Sons of Hodir. The base price is 10,000 gold, normally 8,000 at Exalted. Lillehoff stands around 66.2, 61.4. This is a ground mount with room for the rider and two player passengers. It remains obtainable in Retail through the reputation vendor.

Mount Overview

The mammoth comes from Wrath of the Lich King's Storm Peaks reputation progression. Heavy tusks, a large frame, and fitted seating make it look appropriate beside dwarven armor, expedition gear, or a Northrend travel outfit.

Its practical feature is carrying two other players. These are passenger positions, not merchant NPCs. You do not receive repairs, reagents, or a transmog service by purchasing this mount.

This guide concerns the Alliance appearance and purchase. The corresponding Horde version uses its own faction presentation; do not treat the Alliance reins as an unrestricted purchase for any character.

How to Get the Grand Ice Mammoth

Open the Sons of Hodir settlement

Travel to K3 in southern Storm Peaks and look for Gretchen Fizzlespark, around 41.2, 86.1. Begin They Took Our Men! and follow the connected Hyldnir, Brunnhildar, and Thorim storyline.

The Sons of Hodir begin hostile to an unfamiliar character. Flying directly to Lillehoff with enough gold does not bypass the quests that establish friendly access. Keep following the main chain when it sends you away from K3 rather than stopping after the first rescued prisoners.

A key stage is Mending Fences. During the associated progression, loot the Slag Covered Metal and complete The Refiner's Fire followed by A Spark of Hope. Continue into Forging an Alliance to establish your relationship with Dun Niffelem and open the settlement's later progression.

Enable trivial-quest tracking if you outlevel Northrend. A missing visible marker on an old quest giver can otherwise look like an absent quest. If you started the chain years ago, check which objective remains in your log before trying to repeat the opening.

Raise the correct reputation to Exalted

Complete the available Sons of Hodir story quests and check the resulting reputation. Legacy reputation rewards and active bonuses can make the introduction much more productive than old expansion-era estimates suggest. There is no reason to plan a fixed number of daily resets before seeing your actual bar.

If more reputation is needed, complete the unlocked Dun Niffelem dailies. You can also turn in Relics of Ulduar to Lillehoff through Hodir's Tribute, which takes ten relics per repeatable hand-in after access is established.

Relics come from Northrend enemies and suitable dungeon farming, and they can be traded. Buying them from the Auction House is an option when the price is reasonable. Compare the cost of a batch with the amount of reputation still missing; do not buy an expansion-era shopping list before accounting for your current progress.

Purchase the Grand version

Speak with Lillehoff once the Sons of Hodir entry reads Exalted. Select Grand Ice Mammoth, not the ordinary Ice Mammoth sold at a lower reputation tier. Check the full item name and the price before confirming.

Use the reins and look up the learned mount in your journal. If passengers are the reason for the purchase, test it in a suitable outdoor area with a friend so the group can sort out boarding before your next trip.

Location

Storm Peaks is in Northrend. K3 provides the southern starting point for the quest chain; Dun Niffelem is farther east among the mountains. Lillehoff is in the friendly Sons of Hodir settlement, not in Ulduar's raid instance.

The similarly named relics are reputation turn-in items. You do not need a particular Ulduar raid boss to drop the mount itself.

Requirements

• An Alliance character for this version of the purchase.
• Sons of Hodir Exalted and the quest progression needed to access Lillehoff.
• Gold for the vendor price: budget 10,000 before the normal reputation reduction.
• Ordinary character and riding eligibility for using the mount.

There is no raid achievement, profession requirement, or passenger-mount license to farm. The old original level-80 context should not be confused with a separate contemporary level-80 mount gate.

Farming Tips

Use one character to work through the introduction coherently. Relics can help with reputation, but they do not complete missing story quests or turn a hostile settlement friendly by themselves.

When buying relics, calculate in groups of ten. A cheap-looking individual listing can still become expensive across many hand-ins, while buying excess relics after reaching Exalted contributes nothing toward the mammoth's separate gold price.

For daily farming, pick up the available settlement quests together before leaving. Some involve different parts of the zone, so combining their travel is more efficient than returning after each objective.

Do not schedule the entire project around a claimed minimum number of days. Starting reputation, completed old quests, purchased turn-ins, and temporary bonuses all change the timetable.

Is This Mount Still Obtainable?

Yes. The Alliance Grand Ice Mammoth remains a standard Sons of Hodir vendor reward in Retail. Its purchase is not seasonal, and you do not need a Timewalking event or a current raid group.

Is It Worth Farming?

The passenger seats give it a clear use for players who regularly travel with friends through ground areas. Its large model can feel cumbersome in narrow spaces, but that same size is part of the appeal in open terrain.

For a collector who already completed the reputation, it is mostly a gold decision. Starting from hostile adds a memorable Northrend story rather than an unpredictable mount drop.

Collection Value

Compare utility before spending. Traveler's Tundra Mammoth supplies merchant services, while Grand Ice Mammoth supplies player seats. Owning one does not make the other appearance or function identical.

Similar Mounts

• Ice Mammoth offers the simpler Sons of Hodir look at a lower reward tier.
• Traveler's Tundra Mammoth appeals to players who value onboard vendors.
• Grand Black War Mammoth provides another large mammoth collectible through a different source.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many people can ride it?

The owner and two additional player passengers.

Does it come with repair vendors?

No. Its additional seats are for players.

Why are the Sons of Hodir attacking me?

Complete their introductory quest chain before approaching the settlement as a customer.

Where does the introduction start?

With Gretchen Fizzlespark at K3 and They Took Our Men!.

Can I buy reputation materials?

Yes. Relics of Ulduar are tradable and used ten at a time in the unlocked repeatable turn-in.

Is the ordinary Ice Mammoth the same mount?

No. Check that you buy the Grand version for the passenger configuration.

Do I need to defeat a raid boss?

No. This is a reputation-and-gold vendor reward.

Is 10,000 gold the usual final price?

That is the base price; the ordinary Exalted discount normally brings it to 8,000.

Final Thoughts

Finish the Dun Niffelem introduction, check your remaining reputation, and use quests or relics to reach Exalted. Lillehoff's Grand version then gives your collection a distinctive Alliance mammoth with two useful passenger seats.