The world in the fantasy RPG Diablo 4 is huge, multifaceted and dangerous. It is teeming with hordes of monsters, and quite long distances pass between major cities and towns.
To move comfortably, avoiding unnecessary battles and always be able to maneuver and quickly enter and retreat from battle, you need a horse.
To get your first mount, you need to go through three acts of the general story on the first difficulty level and complete a series of tasks in the Cathedral of Light and get your first mount.
To speed up the process of passing acts, you can order diablo 4 boosting, or go through all the quests and locations on your own.
Who are mounts
Mounts are mounts that can be bought or tamed to increase speed and mobility.
The horse as a means of transportation has a stable increase in speed, which does not decrease over time, like strengthening effects acting on the character.
While you are riding, you cannot be slowed down or stunned, and most monsters simply cannot keep up with you.
Each player gets a unique effect based on their core skills. The skill is called dismount and the character uses skills or attacks to secure his stopping place and be able to move on to combat in comfortable conditions.
Stable Master
Your horse is, if not a game, but a full-fledged unit that needs to be monitored and cared for in order to maintain its effectiveness, and of course, to customize it – to give it a unique look so that you can always see it from a distance and distinguish it from other horses.
Look for the icon with the horse’s head to find the nearest stable and use the services of a master.
Make it a habit to constantly check the condition of your horse before leaving and keep the animal in good condition so that you can travel comfortably and break through the hordes of demons so as not to waste time on them, or become their food.
Types of movable creatures in Diablo 4
At the moment, only horses are added to Diablo 4 as a means of transportation, but in the future this may change with the expansion of content and features from Blizzard.
You cannot assign yourself another companion for movement, but you can customize, including completely changing the appearance – add a skinned, or ghostly form of a mount.
Ways to get your horse
At the moment, there is no other way to get your mount other than by completing a series of tasks and quests.
The path to your horse will begin with the Donan’s Favor task, but you won’t be able to take it just from the first minutes of the game – you need preparation, pumping and completing related tasks and events.
To get to Donovan and his tasks within the main narrative, you need to go through the first three acts, until the storyline brings you to him and offers you to get acquainted with his history.
According to the plot, Donovan will give you a task, but he will say that he understands that it is stupid and dangerous to go such a distance on foot and will order that you be given a free horse and good reins.
Despite the fact that you will receive your horse and go to continue to go through the main storyline, in the future you will have more than one opportunity to change your horse.
Currently, available main horse replacement mechanics:
- Event events – Gathering of the Legions.
- Random goblin treasure chests – which can be found while traveling.
Buying a horse
You can purchase new pets for movement from other players, NPCs, and the Diablo 4 internal store through Blizzard funds.
To purchase, you need to have gold, platinum, or real money.
Settings and selection of equipment for your pet
In order not to create dominance of players with the same horses and to give each character the opportunity to express themselves, the developers from Blizzard have added many tools for modifying and equipping your horses.
You need to visit the stable for any changes with your mobile creature.
After detailed settings, the game interface will save all your changes so that you do not have to make adjustments every time.
The horse itself is customizable and modified to give it a unique look, but there are also trophies and armor that gives your companion survivability and potential storage for loot.
Armor
You can put on your horse a saddle, armor to protect the body and head, but this will only have a visual effect – such accessories do not carry any practical benefit and increase survival, but this may change in the future.
Trophies
For example, experienced adventurers, you can place one of the attributes of your defeated enemies on the back of the horse so that all players can watch your progress and progress through the game story.
Most trophies and armor are acquired from other players and are obtained during quests and clearings, and are found in goblin treasuries.
Special unique decorations are also obtained during events and events, which often take place in various game areas.
Skills and strategies when moving on a horse in Diablo 4
As soon as you approach your horse and climb up, you will see that your main interface and active skills have changed.
In total, you will have four important points that you need to know and track in a timely manner:
- Fear of your horse – this indicator accumulates if you are often in close contact with enemies and your horse can simply get scared and throw you off, preventing you from remounting the mount for 30 seconds.
- Spur Charges – You can use this skill to speed up your pet for a short time, the cooldown of the skill will last 8 seconds.
- Additional ability to effectively dismount, which varies depending on your game class.
Dismounting for different classes
- Barbarian – uses a massive stun and starts a fight if the enemies surround the horse.
- Druid – automatically turns into the form of a bear and overturns all enemies around.
- Necromancer – automatically casts bone spikes that stun enemies and deal magic damage.
- Robber – jumps off his horse and makes a powerful volley of arrows at the enemies around.
- Mage – attacks enemies with ice magic, freezes all targets that will be in front of him.
Tips for managing and controlling your pet
Control the mouse cursor – the closer you move the mouse between you and your target, the faster your pet’s pace will be.
If you press close, then there will be a step, if at an average distance, then a gallop or trot.
Always keep at least one spur to speed up, just in case. Yes, the reload speed is only 8 seconds, but sometimes they are not enough to get out of the danger zone.
