Sun Festival's Painted Roc
Long ago, this elusive summer roc inspired many legends, many believing them to be descendants of phoenixes. The ancient tauren saw these majestic creatures as living manifestations of An'she's fire.
🎯 How to get it
The Sun Festival's Painted Roc is a sun roc mount that can be obtained from Satchel of Chilled Goods during the Midsummer Fire Festival.
Why easy? Trader's Tender — monthly, no RNG.
🗺 Step-by-step route
- Start at the Orgrimmar Portal Room (Valley of Strength, below Grommash Hold).
- No direct portal — take the closest hub portal, then fly with the in-game map (open map with M, flight master whistle in new zones).
- Open the Trading Post in Valdrakken (Alliance: Stormwind, Horde: Orgrimmar) during the month it is featured.
- Earn Trader's Tender from the Traveler's Log, then buy it — no RNG, but rotation-bound.
- Start at the Stormwind Portal Room (Wizard's Sanctum in the Mage Tower, Stormwind City).
- No direct portal — take the closest hub portal, then fly with the in-game map (open map with M, flight master whistle in new zones).
- Open the Trading Post in Valdrakken (Alliance: Stormwind, Horde: Orgrimmar) during the month it is featured.
- Earn Trader's Tender from the Traveler's Log, then buy it — no RNG, but rotation-bound.
Routes are generated from the source + area data above. Cross-check on Wowhead ↗
🎬 Video guides
How to Get Sun Festival's Painted Roc Midsummer Fire Festival 2026 GuideBacon Boots Bronco · YouTube ↗ 
How To Get The New Midsummer Fire Festival Mount Quick Guide (Sun Festival's Painted Roc)WoW Mount Guides · YouTube ↗ 
New Midsummer Fire Festival Mount! | Sun Festival's Painted Roc Mount | The Tale of the Frost LordWarcraft Quest Guide · YouTube ↗ 🔗 Same grind, more mounts
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