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Speak the name “Time-Lost Proto Drake” to World of Warcraft veterans and you’ll probably stop any existing conversation. You’ll hear tales of countless hours spent looking for this elusive creature who can turn into a mount, and just barely slipped through the fingers of the brave souls attempting to capture the dragon. While the Time-Lost Proto Drake has existed inside WoW for over a decade, some important Shadowlands patches have changed the way you can hunt for this mount.
The most important thing to remember, for better or for worse, is the location where the Time-Lost Proto Drake can appear. There are four possible spots: Frozen Lake (31.5, 70), Brunn Village (51.1, 71.2), Waterfall (35, 76.5), and Ulduar Ravine (52.3, 35). Either the Time-Lost Proto Drake or Vyragosa will appear; the latter is a similar-looking dragon, but it won’t give you the precious mount you want. Most of the time, it takes two to eight hours for the drake to appear, and the