The Veridian Netherwing Drake is the green-toned member of Outland's translucent dragon family. Its angular wings and luminous body still look distinctive beside more solid modern drakes, especially against Shadowmoon Valley's dark sky.

The collection work is shared with the other original Netherwing colors. You build one reputation, choose a single free drake, and can then buy the remaining appearances. Choosing another color first does not lock you out of Veridian.

Quick Answer

Reach Exalted with Netherwing in Outland's Shadowmoon Valley. Complete the final Dragonmaw storyline and choose Zoya the Veridian Netherwing Drake in Shattrath for the free reward, or buy Reins of the Veridian Netherwing Drake, item 32861, from Drake Dealer Hurlunk on Netherwing Ledge for 200 gold. Hurlunk is around 65.6, 86.0. Both factions can obtain this flying mount in Retail.

Mount Overview

Veridian is the mount's actual spelling. It belongs to the six original Netherwing drakes introduced during The Burning Crusade, with a green body and the family's characteristic translucent wings.

It is separate from the Grotto Netherwing Drake and its later customization system. Collecting this original appearance does not mean you have unlocked every feature associated with that newer mount.

The drake is a personal mount without passenger seats or merchant services. Flight availability follows your character and location; the appearance itself does not bypass zone restrictions.

How to Get the Veridian Netherwing Drake

Start Mordenai's introduction

Find Mordenai wandering the Netherwing Fields in Outland's Shadowmoon Valley, roughly around 60, 59. Take Kindness and use the quest's feeding process to help the Netherwing drakes. The quest involves obtaining food from Rocknail Flayers rather than simply killing the dragons overhead.

Follow the storyline through Neltharaku, the Dragonmaw fortress, Netherwing Ledge, and Karynaku. Neltharaku is a flying dragon, so look above the fields if the quest marker appears to lead to empty ground.

Zuluhed the Whacked is an important encounter in this introduction. Complete the fight, collect the key required to free Karynaku, and finish the connected quests into Ally of the Netherwing. This establishes the reputation relationship needed for the infiltration stage.

Open the Dragonmaw daily hub

Continue through Blood Oath of the Netherwing, In Service of the Illidari, and Enter the Taskmaster. These quests place you inside the Dragonmaw operation and open the daily reputation work on Netherwing Ledge.

Use a character with established modern riding and flight progression. This old chain has retained riding-related eligibility checks, and players on low-level characters can encounter a blocked continuation. A level-40-or-higher character with its modern flight training is the practical choice. The original 5,000-gold Artisan Riding fee belongs to historical progression, not the current mount purchase.

Complete the available dailies and one-time quests as your reputation ranks unlock them. Some jobs depend on professions, but having Mining or Herbalism is not a universal requirement for collecting the drake.

Add eggs to the reputation route

Yarzill the Merc introduces The Great Netherwing Egg Hunt, followed by Accepting All Eggs. After unlocking that repeatable turn-in, deliver Netherwing Eggs for additional reputation.

Search Netherwing Ledge and the mines for egg objects while completing other objectives. Eggs can also come from eligible local loot sources. They bind to the collecting character, so this is not an Auction House shopping shortcut.

Egg competition varies. A quiet circuit can be productive; an empty ledge does not mean the turn-in has been removed. Finish your available daily quests before deciding whether an additional search is worth the time.

Claim Zoya or buy from Hurlunk

At Exalted, follow Bow to the Highlord into Lord Illidan Stormrage. The concluding event carries the story back to Shattrath's Lower City and the drakes associated with Barthamus.

Choose Zoya if Veridian is the color you want as your one free reward. You cannot claim all six free choices from the same conclusion. If you already selected another color, return to Drake Dealer Hurlunk at Dragonmaw Base Camp and purchase Veridian for 200 gold.

Hurlunk's mount price does not receive the ordinary Netherwing Exalted discount. Do not arrive expecting the additional drake to cost 160 gold.

Location

This route uses Outland Shadowmoon Valley, not Draenor's zone of the same name. Netherwing Ledge is the floating island area off the southeastern mainland. Shattrath, in Terokkar Forest, hosts the free-choice finale rather than the repeatable egg hub.

Requirements

• Exalted with Netherwing and the introduction needed to access its quest hub.
• Suitable character and riding progression for the legacy flight-related quests.
• Either the unused Veridian free choice or 200 gold for Hurlunk.
• No faction-specific restriction or mandatory crafting profession.

Farming Tips

Keep the disguise storyline moving as new quests appear. Staying with only the earliest dailies after reaching a new reputation tier can miss useful one-time gains and additional activities.

Dragonmaw races offer another set of one-time objectives as they unlock. Try them when you want a break from collecting and killing, but do not confuse completing every optional race with a requirement to buy the drake.

Reputation events can improve efficiency. Check the active bonus before planning around it; an old claim that one boosted introduction always grants instant Exalted is not a reliable promise for every character.

Is This Mount Still Obtainable?

Yes. The original Netherwing quest reward and Exalted vendor source remain available in Retail. Neither requires a current seasonal achievement, Trading Post appearance, or raid drop.

Is It Worth Farming?

The strongest reason to do the reputation is the family of six appearances. Once Exalted, collecting additional colors is inexpensive compared with repeating a different reputation grind for each mount.

Veridian is an appealing first choice for green outfits, although choosing it free rather than buying it later does not change its performance or rarity.

Collector Notes

Check your journal before spending gold on the remaining colors. The original free choice may be on an old character, and completing the reputation again solely to relearn an owned appearance adds nothing to the collection.

Similar Mounts

• Onyx Netherwing Drake offers a darker version of the same distinctive model.
• Azure Netherwing Drake suits collectors who prefer a cool blue palette.
• Grotto Netherwing Drake carries the Netherwing theme into a different acquisition and customization system.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the name spelled Viridian?

The journal name for this mount is Veridian Netherwing Drake.

Which drake provides the free green reward?

Zoya, during the Exalted conclusion in Shattrath.

Can I still get it after choosing another color?

Yes. Buy it from Hurlunk once eligible.

What is the extra-color price?

200 gold; the ordinary Netherwing reputation discount does not reduce it.

Can I buy Netherwing Eggs from other players?

No. The reputation eggs bind to their collector.

Does every profession have to be trained?

No. Profession-specific jobs are optional additions to the broader reputation route.

Is Draenor Shadowmoon Valley correct?

No. Travel to the Outland version.

Must I finish the grind in one event week?

No. Reputation progress can be continued outside bonus events.

Final Thoughts

Follow Mordenai's story into the Dragonmaw hub, combine daily quests with eggs, and choose Zoya at the finale. If another drake caught your eye first, a 200-gold return visit to Hurlunk still finishes the Veridian collection.