Aux's Top 5 Favourite Flying Mounts!

Flying Mounts were introduced in Burning Crusade, these days Ground Mounts are almost non-existent, flying mounts are faster, in most cases look cooler and are a lot more convenient. The only places they can't be used is in Battlegrounds, dungeons and a few zones.

1. Reins of the Onyxian Drake: The Reins of the Onyxian Drake is an extremely rare flying mount that drops from Onyxia, despite what others think I believe this is the rarest mount in the game. It is relatively unknown and I'd say most people don't even know it exists.
Sadly it does share the same model as the other Drakes but does have some defining features. But seriously whats more awesome than riding a mini-Onyxia around WoW?

2. Reins of the Phosphorescent Stone Drake drop from Aeonaxx in Deepholm. Aeonaxx is like the Time-Lost Protodrake an extremely rare spawn that circles an area. Aeonaxx can be found flying around the central area of Deepholm but can be easy to miss, if you manage to find him you must kite him to the ground and then once he gets weak enough there will be an option to ride him. This is identical to when you tame the Seahorse in Vashjir, it stands out from the other Stone Drakes and is pretty god dam awesome. Definitely a mount that will get you a bit of attention!

3. Ashes of Al'ar is a flying mount from Burning Crusade. It drops from Kael Thas Sunstrider in the Eye. This mount is a golden/red phoenix and is EXTREMELY bright, it leaves a trail of ribbons behind it whenever you fly and is guaranteed to get you a lot of /whispers in game. Due to its flashy appearance it is quite well known and not as rare as the two more subtle mounts I have previously listed. This mount has an interesting story behind it actually, There was a young boy called Ezra Chatterton who through the Make-A-Wish foundation got to visit the Blizzard HQ in 2007, the WoW Dev.'s created the mount and he was the first one to ever obtain it. 

4. Mimiron's Head is a drop from Yogg-Saron in the 25-man Ulduar (ONLY if none of the watchers are helping). It was a guaranteed drop but I believe now its at 1% drop chance, and even then you'll have to roll with 25 other players. Regardless its very unique and unlike anything else in the game. It also gives you an excuse for running the most awesome raid in the game (Ulduar!)

5. Reins of the Plague Proto-Drake is a reward for completing "Glory of the Raider (10 player). All Proto-Drakes are awesome and for some reason I really like this guy, especially his neon-purple mouth. It was introduced in WoTLK and removed in 2009 as getting it became too easy for players.

So there you go, there are my top 5 favorite flying mounts and if you see my previous post you'll find out my top 5 favorite ground mounts too!
Sadly I don't have all of them and in some cases I never will be able to, but I'm working on it!