Mount Quest Complete Guide Diablo IV

Learn how to get your very own horse in Diablo IV! This guide walks you through the Mount Quest, explaining how to summon, ride, and utilize your steed effectively.

Alright, so you're wondering how to get that sweet horse in Diablo IV, right? It's a pretty standard part of progressing through the main story, but it takes a bit longer than you might expect. You won't be galloping around Sanctuary until you hit Act 4. Specifically, after you finish the main quest called A Master's Touch, you'll need to have a chat with Donan in the Cathedral of Light over in Kyovashad.

Once that's done, Donan will notice you're a bit short on horsepower and pull some strings. Your next stop is the Stablemaster in Kyovashad, a guy named Oskar. He's the one who'll get you set up with your very own mount!

After you've got your horse, the Stablemaster becomes way more useful. You can pop back there to switch between any horses you own, deck them out with different barding, or even buy new mounts and barding. Keep an eye out for new mounts from specific in-game events, and you might even snag some cool barding as random drops.

How to Ride and Use Your Horse:

Once you've got your trusty steed, summoning it is super easy. Just press the D-pad button (it's usually the one with the horse icon) anytime you want to ride. To send your horse away, press that same button again. Just a heads-up, though: after you dismount, there's an 8-second cooldown before you can summon it again. If you want to make a more dramatic exit, you can press the dodge/evade button (usually mapped to a shoulder button like [R1]/[RB]) as you dismount. This lets you perform a special attack as you jump off, and the type of attack depends on your character class and skills. This special dismount has its own cooldown, separate from the regular dismount cooldown.

Now, your horse is fast, but it's still just an animal, not a demon-slaying superhero. If you get too close to enemies – we're talking demons, cannibals, cultists, the whole nightmare crew – your horse will get spooked. You'll see a meter fill up on the bottom left of your screen. If that meter maxes out, your horse will buck you off, potentially leaving you in a really rough spot. Plus, its summon cooldown will be way longer than if you just dismissed it normally.

The good news is you can give your horse a burst of speed by pressing the sprint button (usually [R1]/[RB]). This not only makes you go faster but also helps clear enemies out of your horse's path. This is super handy for preventing yourself from getting cornered near enemies and getting thrown off. This speed boost has an 8-second cooldown, but you can often stack up a few charges, so you'll have a good amount of boost available when you need it.