Timber Wolf is an easy mount to overlook precisely because it looks like a normal riding animal. Its pale coat and uncomplicated saddle give it a quieter presence than armored wolves, making it a good match for a hunter or an orc traveler in simple equipment.

The collection entry is still available through Orgrimmar's racial breeder. You can complete it with gold and the correct buyer, without camping a spawn or waiting for a weekly reward.

Quick Answer

Purchase Horn of the Timber Wolf, item 1132, from Ogunaro Wolfrunner in Orgrimmar for 1 gold before discounts. Orcs can buy through racial access; other eligible Horde races need Orgrimmar Exalted. Use the horn to learn Timber Wolf. It is a permanent Retail vendor mount and is ground-only and Horde restricted.

Mount Overview

The ordinary Timber Wolf uses the familiar early riding-wolf shape with light fur and little visual clutter. Swift Timber Wolf is a separate, more armored appearance, not an automatic upgrade to this collectible.

Do not confuse the mount with wild timber wolves used by hunters or encountered in starting zones. Killing or taming those creatures does not unlock the riding entry. The required action is learning the vendor horn.

How to Get Timber Wolf

Start by checking your Mount Journal on a Horde character. An old orc purchase may already have supplied the entry to the eligible collection, even if your current character has never visited the breeder.

If it is missing, choose a buyer. A regular orc with access to the capital can use its racial route immediately. Another Horde character works when it has the required Exalted standing with Orgrimmar.

Find Ogunaro Wolfrunner around 61.6, 35.6 in the Valley of Honor. He stands near the wolf pens behind the Hunter's Hall, close to the riding-training area. This is not the legacy PvP shop outside the Hall of Legends.

Open his stock, select Horn of the Timber Wolf, and pay the displayed gold price. Use the horn from your bags and confirm that Timber Wolf is learned. There is no extra delivery quest or achievement reward to claim afterward.

Location and Travel

The entire purchase happens inside Orgrimmar, Kalimdor. Use whichever capital portal, hearthstone, or flight route your character already has, then head into the Valley of Honor in the northeastern city area.

Look for the named wolf breeder rather than interacting only with a riding trainer or stable master. Those services may stand nearby, but their presence does not make them the mount merchant.

The animal pens provide a useful visual landmark if you do not use coordinates. You do not need to travel into Durotar to search for the mount's wild counterpart.

Reputation Route

For a non-orc purchase, obtain an Orgrimmar Tabard from Stone Guard Nargol near the flightmaster area. Equip the actual tabard while running content that supports city championing.

An established character can use Normal Botanica in Netherstorm, Outland. Fly to its entrance on the Tempest Keep dungeon platforms, set the difficulty to Normal, and clear the instance while checking for Orgrimmar reputation gains.

After completing the clear, exit and reset through the character portrait menu. Repeated Normal runs are subject to the usual instance-entry limit. Heroic has a daily lockout and is therefore a different plan, even if a single Heroic clear also contributes reputation.

Stop once the buyer is Exalted and return to Ogunaro. Do not assume that wearing a tabard appearance, running current follower dungeons, or being friendly with the Horde automatically advances this specific city faction.

Check existing reputation before starting. A character that spent years questing for Orgrimmar may need only a small amount, while an orc alt may eliminate the grind entirely.

Requirements and Cost

You need Horde eligibility, orc racial access or Orgrimmar Exalted, the mount payment, and normal ground-riding eligibility. The base mount item costs 1 gold; an ordinary Exalted discount reduces that to 80 silver.

No profession, arena team, battleground mark, or dungeon achievement is required. The horn's price does not include historical riding-training bills, and current Retail should not be planned around an old level-40 racial mount guide.

The Timber name also does not grant a woodland movement bonus. Speed follows the character's normal applicable riding rules, rather than the color of wolf chosen.

Collection Tips

Inspect the other ordinary wolf colors if you are already at the shop. Brown Wolf, Dire Wolf, Black Wolf, and Timber Wolf are independent entries, each with a 1-gold base price. Buying one does not grant the remaining three.

Swift versions are separately named purchases. Their heavier riding equipment may suit a different outfit, but you do not have to own the ordinary color before collecting a Swift one.

Keep enough gold on the buyer before arriving. A currency balance on another character is not useful until you move the payment through the normal account systems. At this price, the main time saver is choosing an accessible buyer rather than hunting a discount.

Is It Still Obtainable?

Yes. Timber Wolf is part of the permanent Retail racial-vendor collection. There is no seasonal deadline or random purchase rotation. If Ogunaro refuses service, review the buyer's race and Orgrimmar standing rather than assuming the mount was removed.

Transmog Pairings

The light coat works well with fur-trimmed armor, desaturated leather, and practical hunter sets. Its modest equipment leaves room for the rider's outfit to be the focus. Collectors who dislike oversized magical effects often find that useful.

Similar Mounts

• Swift Timber Wolf is the heavier racial counterpart with a separate learning item.
• Brown Wolf gives the same basic animal a warmer palette.
• Frostwolf Howler is another pale wolf with its own PvP reputation source.

Frequently Asked Questions

What teaches Timber Wolf?

Horn of the Timber Wolf, item 1132.

Can an orc buy without Exalted?

Yes. Orc racial access avoids that purchase grind.

Which reputation do other Horde buyers need?

Orgrimmar Exalted, rather than a different city or wolf-related faction.

Does the mount cost Marks of Honor?

No. It costs gold, with a 1-gold base price.

Must I tame a wolf first?

No. This is a mount vendor purchase, not hunter taming.

Is Swift Timber Wolf the same entry?

No. It is a separately purchased collectible.

Can Alliance characters use it?

This specific riding wolf is Horde restricted.

Does it require a particular event?

No. The standard merchant route is permanent.

Final Thoughts

For Timber Wolf, the useful preparation is an eligible buyer and a short trip to the Valley of Honor. Purchase the horn, learn it, and the entry is complete.