Discover all 29 mounts in Crimson Desert! Learn how to tame horses, acquire combat beasts like Bears and Wyverns, and utilize utility mounts for traversal and reconnaissance.
Crimson Desert features 29 confirmed mounts, including land creatures, flying mounts, mechanical vehicles, and water transport. Mounts are strategic assets that expand combat capability, traversal speed, and battlefield control. This guide covers every confirmed mount, how to acquire it, its combat abilities, and the equipment system for upgrading performance.
How Horse Taming Works: Horses are the first mount type encountered, introduced in the 'Tame Your First Horse' tutorial quest at Deepfog Basin in Hernand. Wild horses can be tamed by approaching slowly, leaping onto their back, and completing a minigame with directional inputs. Each horse has randomized stats: Speed, Stamina, and Strength. Horses support four equipment slots: Champron, Barding, Saddle, and Stirrups, which can be crafted or purchased to significantly upgrade performance.
Combat Mounts: Bears, Direwolves, and Raptors operate differently from horses, having independent attack actions. Bears perform claw swipes, bite attacks, and body slams. Direwolves are faster with agile flanking maneuvers. Raptors are the fastest land combat mount, ideal for hit-and-run tactics. Elemental infusions to rider weapons enhance their power.
Flying Mounts: The Wyvern (Dragon) is a premier flying combat mount acquired through a mid-to-late game main story quest, capable of devastating enemies with fire breath. The War Robot Mech from late-game Delesyia content is the most powerful mount, with missiles, bullets, and melee attacks, and has crafting-based upgrade slots.
Support and Utility Mounts: The Hot Air Balloon is a non-combat aerial reconnaissance platform for surveying regions and spotting hidden Abyss Artifacts. The Wagon is essential for sidequest cargo transport and carrying crafting materials. The Skiff allows water traversal across rivers and coastal waters.
Mount Acquisition Summary:
- Horse — Wild taming minigame, first available at Deepfog Basin (Hernand).
- Bear — Wilderness taming in forested regions.
- Direwolf — Taming encounter in wilderness areas.
- Raptor — Taming encounter in open terrain areas.
- Wyvern/Dragon — Unlocked through mid-to-late game main story quest progression.
- War Robot/Mech — Late-game acquisition in Delesyia, likely tied to Marni questline.
- Hot Air Balloon — Contextual acquisition, specific location TBD.
- Wagon — Contextual vehicle available during sidequest sequences.
- Skiff — Contextual water vehicle available at coastal and riverine locations.
Mount Training and Bonding: Each mount has a trust meter affecting responsiveness. Increasing trust by riding, feeding, and grooming unlocks advanced maneuvers and unique signature abilities at maximum trust, such as the Warhorse's trampling ability or the Desert Runner's sand dash.
Frequently Asked Questions:
- How many mounts are in Crimson Desert? 29 mounts total, including horses, exotic animals, and mechanical vehicles.
- Which mounts work in combat? Horses, Bear, Direwolf, Raptor, Wyvern, and War Robot.
- How do I get the rarest mounts? Wyvern and War Robot require max faction reputation and difficult quest chains.
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