All Dragonriding drake customizations and how to unlock them in WoW Dragonflight

So many customizations to collect.

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Unlike traditional mounts, Dragonriding drakes can be customized by changing their skin color, skin scale type, pattern, horns, horn color, horn style, tail, throat, body armor, armor color, snout, crest, jaw, brow, hair color, eyesight, eye color, and eye style. Here is every drake customization in WoW Dragonflight.

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While some Dragoniriding drake customizations might be locked behind high-end content, most customizations can be collected by doing professions, quests, raids, renown, and Dragonflight dungeons. 

You can use almost every mount in your inventory for flying across the old zones of Azeroth, Outland, Draenor, and Shadowlands, flying in the Dragon Isles will be explicitly tied to four Dragonriding drakes you’ll acquire as you progress through the main campaign of Dragonflight.

Completing the main storyline of each zone will award you with one Dragonriding mount. You’ll unlock Renewed Proto-Drake in the Waking Shores, Windborne Velocidrake in Ohn’ahran Plains, Highland Drake in Azure Span, and Cliffside Wylderdrake in Thaldraszus. 

Below, you’ll find all Dragonriding drake customizations and the main methods to unlock them. 

All Dragonriding drake customizations and how to unlock them in WoW Dragonflight

Before you can start customizing your Dragonriding drakes, you’ll need to know that you can only change their appearance at the Rostrum of Transformation. The primary source of all customization options will be Drakewatcher Manuscripts, which will come from doing different activities like dungeons, quests, and leveling up Renown.

Renewed Proto-Drake customization options

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Full body customizations

NameSource
Renewed Proto-Drake: Embodiment of the Storm-EaterDrop from Raszageth the Storm-Eater

Skin Color customizations

ColorSourceCost
Black ScalesTrue Friend with Wrathion and Sabellian 400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Earth
Blue ScalesIskaara Tuskarr Renown (level 19)400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Frost
Bronze ScalesValdrakken Accord Renown (level 21)400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Order
Green ScalesMaruuk Centaur Renown (level 19)400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Air
Red ScalesDefault/

Skin Scale Type customizations

Skin Scale TypeSourceCost
HeavyDrop from Echo of Doragosa in Algeth’ar Academy (any difficulty) for Renewed Proto-DrakeFree
LightDefaultFree

Pattern

PatternSourceCost
NoneDefault/
PredatorInscriptionInscription materials
HarrierDragonscale Expedition Renown (level 14)100 Dragon Isles Supplies
SkyterrorDrop from Decatriarch Wratheye in Brackenhide Hollow (any difficulty)Free

Horns

HornsSourceCost
SweptDragonscale Expedition Renown (level 14)100 Dragon Isles Supplies
CurledRare drop from Dragon Racer’s PurseFree
CoiledDrop from Dragonhunter IgordanFree
EarsDrop from Sharpfang and Scav NotailFree
BovineInscriptionInscription materials
ThornIskaara Tuskarr Renown (level 13)100 Dragon Isles Supplies
ImpalerDrop from Lookout MordrenFree
GradientQuest reward for Mad Mordigan and The Crystal KingFree
SubtleQuest reward for Exeunt, TriumphantFree
AntlersLooted from the Grand Obsidian Cache in the Forbidden ReachFree
Malevolent HornsRevered with Winterpelt Furbolg50 Dragon Isles Supplies

Horn Color

Horn ColorSourceCost
WhiteDefaultFree

Horn Style

Horn StyleSourceCost
LightDefaultFree
HeavyDrop from Klozicc the AscendedFree

Tail

TailSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
SpikedQuest reward for Deeper Mysteries of the Dragon Isles DrakesFree
Spiked ClubDragonscale Expedition Renown (level 14)100 Dragon Isles Supplies
ClubDrop from Ancient HornswogFree
FinnedWorld DropFree
ManedQuest reward for Covering Their TailsFree
SpinedQuest reward for Training WingsFree

Throat

ThroatSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
SpikedQuest reward for The Black LocusFree
FinnedQuest rewardFree

Body Armor

Body ArmorSourceCost
SaddleDefaultFree
ArmorValdrakken Accord RenownFree

Armor Color

Armor ColorSourceCost
Gold and redAchievement Waking Shores: Gold Free
Silver and blueInscriptionInscription materials
Green and GoldDefaultFree
Silver and PurpleValdrakken Accord Renown (level 26)750 Dragon Isles Supplies, 20 Draconium Ore, and 10 Tallstrider Sinew
Gold and RedAchievement Waking Shores: Gold Free
Steel and YellowFishingFree

Snout

SnoutSourceCost
ToothyDefaultFree
SnubWorld dropFree
RazorQuest reward for Home Is Where the Frogs AreFree
SharkWorld dropFree
BeakedDrops from Kyrakka and ErkhartFree
StubbyHonored with Winterpel Furbolg50 Dragon Isles Supplies

Crest

SnoutSourceCost
ToothyDefaultFree
RazorQuest rewardFree
SharkWorld dropFree
BeakedDrop from Kyrakka and ErkhartFree

Jaw

JawSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
Thick SpinedReputation Reward with Cobalt Assembly Low100 Dragon Isles Supplies
HornedQuest rewardFree
HairyQuest rewardFree
SpikedDragonscale Expedition Renown (level nine)50 Dragon Isles Supplies
Think SpinedDragonriding racing world questsFree
Broad SpikedQuest RewardFree
FinnedQuest rewardFree

Brow

BrowSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
Curved SpikedQuest RewardFree
Thick SpikedQuest RewardFree
HairyQuest RewardFree
SpinnedDragonscale Expedition Renown (level nine)50 Dragon Isles Supplies
Plated BrowDrop from Reach Racer’s PurseFree

Hair Color

Hair ColorSourceCost
BlackDefaultFree
BlueReputation reward with Cobalt Assembly (Maximum)600 Dragon Isles Supplies
BrownQuest rewardFree
GrayDrops from Eaglemaster NiraakFree
PurpleWorld dropFree
RedInscriptionInscription materials

Eyesight

EyesightSourceCost
BothDefaultFree
NeitherDefaultFree
RightDefaultFree
LeftDefaultFree

Eye Color

Currently, there are over 40 color customizations in the game that depend on the Eye Style you’re using.

Eye Style

Eye StyleSourceCost
SlitDefaultFree
GlowDefaultFree
CrossDefaultFree

Windborne Velocidrake customization options

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Skin Color customizations

ColorSourceCost
Black ScalesTrue Friend with Wrathion and Sabellian (Reputation with 400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Earth
Blue ScalesIskaara Tuskarr Renown (level 19)400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Frost
Bronze ScalesValdrakken Accord Renown (level 21)400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Order
Green ScalesDefaultFree

Skin Scale Type customizations

Skin Scale TypeSourceCost
HeavyDrop from Echo of Doragosa in Algeth’ar Academy (any difficulty) Free
LightDefaultFree

Pattern

PatternSourceCost
NoneDefaultFree
WindsweptFishingFree
ReaverDrop from Balakar KhanFree

Horns

HornsSourceCost
SleekQuest rewardFree
WavyDrop from Kyrakka and ErkhartFree
ClusterDrop from CharFree
CurvedQuest reward for In Defense of VakthroslFree
CurledRare drop from Dragon Racer’s PurseFree
StagWorld dropFree
SweptQuest reward for Mad Mordigan and The Crystal KingFree
SplitQuest rewardFree

Horn Color

Horn ColorSourceCost
BrownDefaultFree
GrayWorld dropFree
WhiteWorld dropFree
YellowMaruuk Centaur Renown (level six)50 Dragon Isles Supplies

Back

BackSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
FinReputation with Cobalt Assembly Empty50 Dragon Isles Supplies
ManeTreasureFree
PlateQuest rewardFree
SpikesWorld dropFree
FeathersQuest rewardFree

Tail

TailSourceCost
BareQuest rewardFree
FinQuest reward for Driven MadFree
HairQuest rewardFree
SpikesMaruuk Centaur Renown (level 15)100 Dragon Isles Supplies
ClubDrop from the Grand Hunt BossesFree
FeathersDrops from Balakar KhanFree

Throat

ThroatSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
FinQuest reward Free
HairQuest rewardFree
PlateWorld dropFree
FeathersQuest rewardFree

Body Armor

Body ArmorSourceCost
SaddleDefaultFree

Armor Color

Armor ColorSourceCost
Brown and yellowDefaultFree
Silver and blueInscriptionFree
Steel and orangeFishingFree
Gold and redWaking Shores: Gold Free
Silver and purpleValdrakken Accord Renown (level 26)750 Dragon Isles Supplies, 20 Draconium Ore, and 10 Tallstrider Sinew

Snout

SnoutSourceCost
HornDefaultFree
LongMaruuk Centaur Renown (level 15)100 Dragon Isles Supplies
WolfQuest reward Free
HookedRare drop from Dragon Racer’s PurseFree
BeakedReputation with Cobalt Assembly Medium200 Dragon Isles Supplies

Crest

SnoutSourceCost
NoneDefaultFree
Large FinDrop from SkewersnoutFree
Small FinWorld dropFree
HairDrop from Decatriarch WratheyeFree
SpinedFishingFree
FeathersWorld dropsFree

Jaw

JawSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
Finned earsWorld dropFree
ThornsQuest rewardFree
HornedMaruuk Centaur Renown (level six)50 Dragon Isles Supplies

Fur Color

Fur ColorSourceCost
TanQuest rewardFree
BlackMaruuk Centaur Renown (level six)50 Dragon Isles Supplies
GrayQuest rewardFree
WhiteAchievementFree
RedDefaultFree

Eyesight

EyesightSourceCost
BothDefaultFree
NeitherDefaultFree
RightDefaultFree
LeftDefaultFree

Eye Color

Currently, there are over 40 color customizations in the game that depend on the Eye Style you’re using.

Eye Style

Eye StyleSourceCost
SlitDefaultFree
GlowDefaultFree
CrossDefaultFree

Highland Drake customization options

Player Dragonriding on Highland Drake in WoW Dragonflight
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Highland Drake, other than regular customizations has one full transformation that will entirely change the drake. 

Full body transformations

NameSource
Highland Drake: Embodiment of the HellforgedDrops from Scalecommander Sarkareth on Mythic, Heroic, and Normal difficulties
Highland Drake: Embodiment of the Crimson GladiatorPvP

Skin color customizations

ColorSourceCost
Black ScalesTrue Friend with Wrathion and Sabellian (Reputation with 400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Earth
Blue ScalesDefaultFree
White ScalesUnknownUnknown
Green ScalesMaruuk Centaur Renown (level 19)400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Air
Bronze ScalesValdrakken Accord Renown (level 21)400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Order

Skin Scale Type customizations

Skin Scale TypeSourceCost
HeavyDrop from Echo of Doragosa in Algeth’ar Academy (any difficulty) Free
LightDefaultFree

Pattern

PatternSourceCost
Stripped World dropsFree
Large SpottedIskaara Tuskarr Renown100 Dragon Isles Supplies
Small SpottedDrop from Umbrelskul in the Azure Archives dungeonFree
ScaledQuest reward for Glowing Arcane JewelFree

Horns

HornsSourceCost
Grand ThornUnknownUnknown
Curled Black HornsRare drop from Dragon Racer’s PurseFree
ThornIskaara Tuskarr Renown (level 13)100 Dragon Isles Supplies
Heavy Quest reward for Cache and ReleaseFree
CoiledWorld dropFree
StagWorld dropFree
TanUnknownUnknown
SleekUnknownUnknown
SweptWorld dropFree
HookedQuest rewardFree

Throat

ThroatSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
Spined InscriptionInscription materials

Back

BackSourceCost
Curled Back HornsRare drop from Dragon Racer’s PurseFree
FinDrop from VakrilFree
SpineQuest reward for What Once Was OursFree

Tail

TailSourceCost
BladedIskaara Tuskarr Renown (level 13)100 Dragon Isles Supplies
HookedRare drop from Dragon Racer’s PurseFree
Vertical FinnedCobalt Assembly Renown High 400 Dragon Isles Supplies
Spiked ClubWorld dropFree
ClubWorld dropFree
ManedQuest Reward Covering Their TailsFree
SpikedQuest rewardFree

Body Armor

Body ArmorSourceCost
SaddleDefaultFree

Armor Color

Armor ColorSourceCost
Gold and BlackFriend with Wrathion and Sabellian750 Dragon Isles Supplies20 Draconium Ore and six Primal Bear Spine
Silver and BlueInscriptionInscription materials
Green and BronzeDefaultFree
Silver and PurpleValdrakken Accord Renown (level 26)750 Dragon Isles Supplies20 Draconium Ore and 10 Tallstrider Sinew
Gold and RedWaking Shores: Gold Free
Steel and YellowFishingFree

Crest

CrestSourceCost
NoneDefaultFree
FinWorld dropFree
Triple FinCobalt Assembly reputation Medium200 Dragon Isles Supplies
SpinesCobalt Assembly reputation High25 Dragon Isles Supplies
PlatesQuest reward for Vengeance, Served HotFree
HairWorld dropFree
Single HornDungeon rewardFree
Swept SpikedWorld questFree
Multi-HornedIskaar Tuskarr Renown (level seven)50 Dragon Isles Supplies
HornedQuest rewardFree

Hair Color

Hair ColorSourceCost
BlackInscriptionInscription materials
BrownAzure Span: Gold Free
WhiteDefaultFree

Mouth

MouthSourceCost
ClosedDefaultFree
ToothyWorld DropFree

Nose

NoseSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
HornQuest rewardFree
Taperered NosePurchased from Kraxxus, the Valdrakken Accord envoy on the Forbidden Reach2500 Elemental Overflow

Chin

ChinSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
SpikesQuest rewardFree
HairQuest rewardFree
SpinesWorld dropFree

Jaw

JawSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
HairWorld dropFree
FinQuest rewardFree
SpinesQuest rewardFree

Brow

BrowSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
CrestWorld dropFree
PlatesQuest rewardFree
BushyIskaaraTuskarr Renown (level seven)50 Dragon Isles Supplies

Eyesight

EyesightSourceCost
BothDefaultFree
NeitherDefaultFree
RightDefaultFree
LeftDefaultFree

Eye Color

Currently, there are over 40 color customizations in the game that depend on the Eye Style you’re using.

Eye Style

Eye StyleSourceCost
SlitDefaultFree
GlowDefaultFree
CrossDefaultFree

Ears

EarsSourceCost
FinDefaultFree
ThornsWorld dropFree
HornQuest rewardFree
EarsWorld DropFree

Cliffside Wylderdrake customization options

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Skin Color

ColorSourceCost
Black ScalesTrue Friend with Wrathion and Sabellian 400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Earth
Blue ScalesIskaara Tuskarr Renown (level 19)400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Frost
Bronze ScalesValdrakken Accord Renown (level 21)400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Order
Green ScalesMaruuk Centaur Renown (level 19)400 Dragon Isles Supplies and one Awakened Air

Skin Scale Type

Skin Scale TypeSourceCost
StandardDefaultFree
EclipseQuest rewardFree

Legs

LegsSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
SpikesQuest rewardFree

Tail

TailSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
SpikesDrop from Dragonhunter IgordanFree
BarbQuest rewardFree
Large SpikesWorld questsFree
FinCobalt Assembly Reputation High400 Dragon Isles Supplies
Blunt SpikedDrop from Dragonhunter IgordanFree
SpearValdrakken Accord Renown (level 15)100 Dragon Isles Supplies

Horn Color

Horn ColorSourceCost
DarkWorld dropFree
LightDefaultFree

Horn Style

Horn StyleSourceCost
LightDefaultFree
HeavyDrop from Ancient HornswogFree

Back

BackSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
HairDefaultFree
SpikesWorld dropFree

Body Armor

Body ArmorSource
SaddleDefault

Pattern

PatternSourceCost
Wide StripesDrop from Primal TsunamiFree
Narrow StripesWorld dropFree
ScaledValdrakken Accord Renown (level 15)100 Dragon Isles Supplies

Armor Color

Armor ColorSourceCost
Silver and BlueInscriptionFree
Gold and BlackFriend with Wrathion and Sabellian750 Dragon Isles Supplies, 20 Draconium Ore, and six Primal Bear Spine
Silver and PurpleValdrakken Accord Renown (level 26)750 Dragon Isles Supplies, 20 Draconium Ore, and 10 Tallstrider Sinew
Gold and OrangeThaldraszus: GoldFree
Steel and YellowFishingFree

Brow

BrowSourceCost
SpikesWorld questFree
PlatesValdrakken Accord Renown (level nine)25 Dragon Isles Supplies

Chin

ChinSourceCost
Dual HornWorld dropFree

Nose

NoseSourceCost
HornDrop from Dragonhunter IgordanFree
RidgesQuest rewardFree

Eyesight

EyesightSourceCost 
BothDefaultFree
NeitherDefaultFree
RightDefaultFree
LeftDefaultFree

Eye Color

Currently, there are over 40 color customizations in the game that depend on the Eye Style you’re using.

Eye Style

Eye StyleSourceCost
SlitDefaultFree
GlowDefaultFree
CrossDefaultFree

Crest

CrestSourceCost
FinDungeon rewardFree
HairWorld dropFree
PlatesQuest rewardFree
SpikesQuest rewardFree
Triple HornInscriptionFree
ConicalFishinFree

Ears

EarsSourceCost
EarsWorld dropFree
HairyWorld dropFree
HornWorld dropFree

Jaw

JawSourceCost
FinWorld dropFree

Hair Color

Hair ColorSourceCost
BlackWorld DropFree
BlondeThaldraszus: Gold Free
RedInscription25 Dragon Isles Supplies
WhiteQuest rewardFree

Winding Slitherdrake customization options

WoW character flying on Winding Slitherdrake
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Full body transformation

NameSource
Embodiment of the Obsidian GladiatorPvP Gladiator Season 2

Skin color

Skin ColorSourceCost
Black ScalesDefaultFree
Blue ScalesIskarra Tuskarr Renown 19One Awakened Frost and 400 Dragon Isles Supplies
Bronze ScalesValdrakken Accord Renown 21One Awakened Order and 400 Dragon Isles Supplies
Green ScalesMaruuk Centaur Renown 19One Awakened Order and 400 Dragon Isles Supplies
Red ScalesDragonscale Expedition Renown 22One Awakened Fire and 400 Dragon Isles Supplies

Horns

HornsSourceCost
Split HornsDefaultFree
Swept HornsQuest rewardFree
Cluster HornsWorld dropFree
Curled HornsWorld dropFree
Curved HornsNiffen Renown 13300 Dragon Isles Supplies
Charger HornsQuest rewardFree
Antler HornsWorld dropFree
Impaler HornsWorld dropFree

Horn color

Horn ColorSourceCost
Black HornsDefaultFree
Tan HornsNiffen Renown five150 Dragon Isles Supplies
White HornsWorld dropFree

Throat

ThroatSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
Large FinWorld dropFree
SmallProfessionsCrafting materials
HairyNiffen Renown 16600 Dragon Isles Supplies

Crest

CrestSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
Large FinNiffen Renown five150 Dragon Isles Supplies
Small FinDragonriding RacingFree
HairyWorld DropFree
PlatedDefaultFree

Skin scale type

Skin Scale TypeSourceCost
LightDefaultFree
HeavyWorld dropFree

Chin

ChinSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
Long HornWorld dropFree
Short HornsDefaultFree
Grand ThornNiffen RenownDragon Isles Supplies
Cluster HornVendorFree
SpikesTreasureFree
Curved HornsProfessionsCrafting materials

Body armor

Body ArmorSourceCost
NoneDefaultFree
SaddleDefaultFree
ArmorValdrakken Accord RenownDragon Isles Supplies

Head armor

Head ArmorSourceCost
NoneDefaultFree
HelmNiffen Renown 19Dragon Isles Supplies

Armor color

Armor ColorSourceCost
Brown and YellowDefaultFree
Green and BronzeSuffusion CampsFree
Blue and SilverProfessionsCrafting materials
Red and GoldAchievementFree
Yellow and SilverProfessionsFree

Tail

TailSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
Small FinsWorld dropFree
Finned TipDragonriding RacingFree
HairyNiffen Renown 16600 Dragon Isles Supplies
ClubDefaultFree

Fur Color

Fur ColorSourceCost
Brown HairNiffen Renown 13300 Dragon Isles Supplies
BlackDefaultFree
WhiteProfessionsCrafting materials
Red HairAchievementFree

Brow

BrowSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
SpineDefaultFree
PlatesWorld dropFree
HairyPonzo in Loamm55 Barter Bricks

Ears

EarsSourceCost
Haury EarsDefaultFree
EarsWorld dropFree
HornsDefaultFree
Curled HornWorld dropFree

Jaw

JawSourceCost
NoneDefaultFree
Long HornsNiffen Renown 13300 Dragon Isles Supplies
Triple HornsDragonriding RacingFree
Curled HornDefaultFree
Split HornsWorld dropFree

Nose

NoseSourceCost
BareDefaultFree
CurledPonzo in Loamm55 Barter Bricks
Large SpikeNiffen Renown 16600 Dragon Isles Supplies
PointedDragonriding RacingFree
SpinesDefaultFree

Eyesight

Eyesight

EyesightSourceCost
BothDefaultFree
NeitherDefaultFree
RightDefaultFree
LeftDefaultFree

Eye color

Currently, there are over 40 color customizations in the game that depend on the Eye Style you’re using.

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