The Vicious Saddle is a PvP reward item in World of Warcraft that you trade to a Vicious mount vendor for the Vicious War mount of your choice. A fresh pair (one Horde, one Alliance) is added every PvP season. You earn the saddle by winning rated PvP matches — either rated arena (2v2/3v3) or rated battlegrounds — over the course of a season, then hand it in for the mount you want.

  • What it is: A tradeable currency-style item, not a mount by itself.
  • How you earn it: Win rated PvP games (rated arena or rated battlegrounds). Progress accumulates as you win.
  • Reward: One Vicious War mount of your choice per saddle.
  • Where to spend it: The Vicious mount vendor in your faction's capital PvP area (Orgrimmar for Horde, Stormwind for Alliance).
  • Repeatable: Yes — earn more saddles, collect more mounts. Older seasons' Vicious War mounts stay available once you've earned a saddle.

How do you get a Vicious Saddle in WoW?

Queue for rated PvP and win games. Both rated arena (2v2 or 3v3) and rated battlegrounds count toward saddle progress, and the wins stack across the season. The exact number of wins needed can shift between systems and seasons, so check your in-game PvP progress tracker for the current requirement — but the core loop never changes: win rated matches, receive a Vicious Saddle.

You don't need elite rating to start earning progress; consistent wins are what fill the bar. Higher-rated players simply reach the reward faster because they win more often.

Where do you redeem the Vicious Saddle?

Take the saddle to the Vicious mount vendor in your faction capital. Horde players find the vendor in Orgrimmar; Alliance players in Stormwind, near the PvP quartermasters. Right-click the mount you want and the saddle is consumed. Because the vendor stocks every Vicious War mount released so far, one saddle can buy a current-season mount or an older one you missed.

Which mounts can you get with a Vicious Saddle?

The Vicious War line — a growing family of armored PvP mounts like war wolves, steeds, rams, basilisks, trikes and more. Each season introduces new models, and Horde and Alliance often get different, faction-flavored versions. Every previously released Vicious War mount remains purchasable, so a single saddle gives you the full back catalog to choose from.

Is the Vicious Saddle worth it?

For mount collectors and PvP players, yes — these are prestige models you can't get any other way, and the grind doubles as normal rated play you'd be doing regardless. If you never touch rated PvP, it's a real time investment, since you'll need to learn the brackets and stack wins. The honest trade-off: the mounts are exclusive and repeatable, but they cost genuine ranked effort.

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