Swift Zhevra

• Swift Zhevra
• Item Level 40
  Disenchants into:
  Not disenchantable
• Binds when picked up
• Unique
• Mount"Mount" is not in the list (Cloth armor, Leather armor, Mail armor, Plate armor, Axe, Dagger, Fishing pole, Fist weapon, Mace, Miscellaneous, ...) of allowed values for the "Item type" property.
• Requires level 20
• Requires Riding (150)
• Use: Teaches you how to summon this mount. This is a very fast mount.

Swift Zhevra is a special mount that players can earn only through the Recruit-A-Friend program once the recruited friend has bought World of Warcraft and 60 days of playtime. This mount reward was removed from the RAF program on April 27, 2010, but as of November 12th, 2013 it has been made available again, along with all the other old recruit-a-friend mounts and pets.  As always, you can only claim one reward per eligible RAF invite.

Notes

The mount is mailed in-game by Master Handler Sylvester. With the item is a rather unique letter:

A Swift Zhevra

TO: <name>

FROM: Nesingwary Exotic Mount Supply Co. LLC

CONTENTS OF CRATE:

- One (1) Zhevra

- One (1) Zhevra Saddle

- Four (4) Zhevra Hooves

- Two (2) Spare Zhevra Hooves

- DO NOT OBSTRUCT AIR HOLES -

Patch changes

• Patch 2.4.3 (2008-07-15): Added.
  
•  Hotfix (2010-04-27): "Time is running out for those who wish to claim their Zhevra, as the launch of the X-53 Touring Rocket is now scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, April 27! If you’ve fulfilled all of the Recruit-A-Friend requirements necessary to claim a mount now but choose not to claim the Zhevra, you will be able to claim the X-53 Touring Rocket instead once it launches. Sounds like they’re firing it up for a final test run now..."
  
• Patch 5.4.0 (10-Sep-2013): Once again available through Recruit-A-Friend
  

External links

A gnome on a Swift Zhevra.

• Battle.net (EU)
• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• WoWDB