Taming

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Introduction to Taming

When venturing into the vast world of , horses are the key to traveling.

Their swiftness and stamina are specialized for traveling long distances, and the thrill of riding through the wind is even addictive.


The ability to utilize the horse’s skills in various situations as well as Horseback Combat has made horses an integral part of a player’s adventure.


Horses are a necessity for adventuring. Through this guide, we will look at how to tame horses as well as how to raise and breed them into magnificent steeds.



▲ You can travel to nearly any part of the world with just the aid of a horse

Taming a Wild Horse

Prepare: Capturing Rope, several Lump of Raw Sugar


You can acquire a horse by purchasing a horse emblem from a Stable Keeper.

However, in this way, you can only acquire Tier 1 horses, so they might not be good enough.

If you tame a wild horse that is roaming freely about, you can acquire a horse between Tier 1 to Tier 2, making it a much better choice than getting one from a Stable Keeper.



You will be able to get a rough idea of the wild horse’s tier through its appearance. The ones that are more colorful with more muscles are of a higher Tier than the plain looking horses.



In order to tame a wild horse, you first need to prepare a Capturing Rope and some Lumps of Raw Sugar. The former can be purchased from a Stable Keeper NPC,

while the latter needs to be made by processing and heating 10 Raw Sugars and 1 Mineral Water.

You can buy these ingredients from a Cooking Material Vendor, so get enough amount ready.

Horse Taming Mini-game

Right-click the Capturing Rope inside your inventory to start the mini-game.


▲ Aim at the horse and press ,

then press once again to place the gauge at its target mark,

only after that, you can start wrestling.


▲ Your character will move forward and wind up the rope.

The actual test of strength will begin when the horse raises its feet (the actual horse, not the horse picture being shown for reference).


▲ In order to win the test of strength against the horse that has raised its feet, you must quickly press the repeatedly so the red gauge is at least half full.


▲ As you get closer to the horse while repeating the test of strength, the Interaction menu will become active. Don’t ride on the horse right away, but select the Use Item menu and feed the Lump of Raw Sugar to the horse. The success rate will be higher as you give more Lumps of Raw Sugar.

Locations of Wild Horses

Wild horses can be found in many locations throughout the world.

Most of the wild horses are of the low 1 ~ 2 tier, but it’s a good way to acquire your first ‘personal horse’ and can even become the foundation to breeding higher tier horses if you dedicate your efforts to raise and breed these horses.


If you’re lucky enough, you may be able to get a Tier 5 wild horse as mentioned above. So take these into consideration when you go out to try and tame a wild horse. The below pictures show some of the locations where wild horses can be found, and those introduced here are easy to find and close to a town.


Balenos - Marino Farm


Serendia - Lynch Farm Ruins


Serendia - Near Serendia Shrine

Basic Stats

As the player travels while riding a horse, the horse will gain EXP based on the distance traveled.

When the horse has gained a certain amount of EXP, it will level up and its inherent stats will be slightly increased.

The stat for each type of horse has a specific range which it can increase by, and the actual increase is determined randomly.

This is why even the exact same horse can have different stats. The meaning of each stat is explained below.


You can anticipate the growth direction of the horse by its basic stats at Lv. 1. The classifications are as follows.


- Agile Type: Horse with high Speed and Acceleration with high growth rate of these stats

- Control Type: Horse with high Turn and Brake with high growth rate of these stats

- Balance Type: Horse with an equal spread of all stats with all-around growth


The Agile type has fast movement speed and is adequate for traveling long distances,

while the Control type is good for use in horseback combat due to its deft and spatial movements.

Of course, you will also need relevant skills to suit your purpose.

Status

It is the value that shows the status of the horse. The meaning of each status is as follows.

Skill

When a horse levels up, it can learn a skill for a certain probability.

The skills available are different, depending on the tier and type of the horse.

You can check the list of available skills for a horse by first storing it in the stable, and then clicking on the horse to open the skill window at the top right of the screen.



Skill Proficiency Mini-game
When you use the horse’s skill after learning it, there is a chance for a mini-game to be started. Completing the mini-game will increase the proficiency of the skill.

You will be thrust off your horse if you fail the mini-game, but earn comparatively more proficiency to successfully completing the mini-game.

When you have acquired 100% proficiency of the skill, the mini-games will no longer appear.

Raising a Horse

Training Level Effect
At a higher training level, your horse will gain more EXP and your chance to tame a wild horse will be increased. Don’t worry about it too much as your training level will naturally increase as you raise your horses.

Leveling up a horse
The quickest way to raising your horse is to travel around using manual control, but it is also recommended that you set auto-move during the time when you’re not playing the game.

In the World map, right-click while holding to set the destination of an auto navigation route. Right-click the starting point again where you are located to complete a loop. The completed loop will appear in green, and the character will repeatedly travel back and forth the guided route when you initiate auto-run by pressing 'T'.

The auto-move route is indicated in green, so check the color to make sure it has been set up properly.

Next, press while you’ve mounted the horse to set the auto feed carrot function. If you have enough carrots in your inventory, you will find yourself automatically moving back and forth the set route and using carrots to recover stamina automatically until you run out of carrots.

Straight paths are the best for setting up the auto-move loop, and it would be wise to set a short distance between towns to go back and forth if there is the potential threat of PK (such as when a guild war has been declared).



Items that help the growth process



You can also increase the Horse EXP gain by using elixirs such as the Elixir of Training, but these have a short duration and the Horse EXP gain is not too great, so only use it when necessary.

Horse Gear

Horse Gears are composed of five parts,

and each part increases various stats of the horse, as well as sometimes fulfills a requirement to use a skill.

Just like normal equipment, the Horse Gear can also be enhanced, but only up to +10 enhancement.

Of all the Horse Gears, the horseshoe has a direct effect on the speed of the horse, so it is best to enhance this part first.

Horse Gear can be purchased from the stable NPC,

but it is better to craft it yourself or purchase it from the Marketplace if you want that of higher stats.

The currently available horse gears are as follows.

Horse Market

You can tame a wild horse and nurture it, but the quickest way to acquire a great horse is to use the Horse Market. You can access the Horse Market through the stable NPC in each of the major cities.


Unlike the Marketplace, the horses sold on the Horse Market have a fixed price that is automatically calculated based on tier, level, and acquired skills.


When purchasing a horse, it is important to make wise decisions based on your purpose. If you want to raise a horse for breeding purposes, then you must check the remaining breeding count and get a Lv. 1 horse of a reasonable tier. If raising a horse yourself is too bothersome, then it is essential to check the stats and skills of the horse.


This is also the same when you want to sell your horse. You will be able to receive more money for selling a higher-level horse, but there is the risk of it not being sold if the horse doesn’t have a good selection of skills. So it’s better to first think about who your sales target is before you register the horse, or try and supply the horse to the Imperial Horse Delivery NPC.
▲ You can access the Horse Market by talking to the Stable NPC in the major cities.

Breeding Market

Breeding can only be carried out through the Breeding Market, and players can only register a male horse that has at least one breeding count remaining. In order to breed your horse, first select the female horse you want to breed, and then choose a registered male horse you want it to breed with.


The owner of the female horse will have to pay a breeding cost to the owner of the male horse. .

You can also choose to breed two of your own horses by checking the ‘Personal Use Only’ option when you register the male horse on the Breeding Market.

This way, the male horse will only be visible to you in the My Registration List, and you can carry out breeding as normal using this list. This method is often used as it is very cheap and cannot be disrupted by other players.


When a set amount of time has passed after breeding, you will be able to obtain a foal. However, note that you need to have a space available in the stable in order to receive the foal. The stats of the foal are affected by the tier and level of the parents, so it is best to use high-level horses for breeding purposes.

※ The quality of the foal is not only affected by the levels of the parent horses, but also by their skills to some extent. If the parent horses had good skills (Sprint, Instant Acceleration, etc.), then there is a higher chance that the foal will be a good quality horse. If you are extremely lucky, you could even breed two Lv. 30 Tier 6 horses and obtain a Tier 8 foal.

The breeding system is one of the greatest aspects of raising a horse. Currently, the Tier 8 horses are the best in the game, and many players spend a lot of effort in raising and breeding horses to acquire a Tier 8 horse.


In terms of tips for breeding, there is nothing to say except ‘full hearted devotion’. If you raise each horse with love and affection and continue to breed them, then someone who had started with Tier 1 ~ 3 horses will find themselves as the proud owner of a Tier 8 horse.


However, there is definitely no need to be too obsessed with trying to acquire a Tier 8 horse. Even a Tier 6 horse is perfectly fine, as long as they have the “3 Great” skills which are Sprint, Instant Acceleration, and Drift. So don’t get overly impatient, and just take your time when raising and breeding horses.


Through these processes, you will finally be able to get the so-called ‘Dream Horse”. The fruits of one’s labor are always ever so sweet.
▲ Only male horses can be registered onto the Breeding Market, while only female horses can use it

Exchange

Exchange is somewhat similar to breeding, but it can only be done at your stable, and the horses used for exchange will disappear.


Like the foal acquired through breeding, the horse that result from exchange will also be affected by both the parent horses.

As there is a limit on breeding count for each horse, those that have used up all their available breeding count are usually exchanged for a new horse.
▲ Remember that the two horses used for Exchange Horse will disappear.


* The content of the game guide may differ from the actual game content, depending on the update and content changes.

Courser System

The title ‘Courser’ is given to a horse that has acquired certain skills such as Charge, Drift that are differently required depending on the Tier of the horse.

When a horse becomes a Courser, its price value will increase by 20% compared to a normal horse at the breeding market/ horse market/ and for Imperial Horse Delivery.


Not only that, if you obtain a foal from two Coursers, it will be born with two natural skills. If only one of the horse is a Courser, a foal will be born with maximum of two skills by chance.


▲ Unlike normal horses, a gold icon will appear for the horses who became coursers after learning certain skills that are required for each tier.


For Tier 8 Courser, there are even more benefits.

Once Tier 8 Courser reaches level 30, take it to Stonetail Horse Ranch and meet NPC Gula to proceed with training the Courser.

A courser that completed training can become a ‘Dream Horse’ with special skills after awakening.




Awaken Coursers to Make Them Into Dream Horses!

Getting a Tier 8 courser is just the beginning to making a Dream Horse.



Arduanatt is a Dream Horse that can glide through the air with its large wings. It is also faster, has better acceleration, turning, and brakes compared to a Tier 8 horse.



You’ll need to put in a lot of time and effort to make a Dream Horse even if you own a courser.

First, you need to train the courser and prepare it to for awakening.



▲ You can access the ‘Courser Training’ menu in the stables for your Tier 8 courser.



You need special materials to train a courser.

The materials you need are Pure Forest Breath, Rainbow Gem Fruit, Breezy Conch Seaweed, and Deep Blue Hoof Root. You can get them by gathering, fishing, and defeating monsters.



They are used to train the courser’s skill, elegance, and strength.

The courser can be awakened once the the 3 trainings add up to 200%.



You will need to have at least 2 different types of materials for you to reach 200%.






▲ This is the Courser Training window. You need to train the courser’s Skill, Elegance, and Strength to add up to 200%.



You can increase the chance to get a specific type of Dream Horse by focusing on different trainings.



If you had high % in Skills training, then you’re more likely to get Arduanatt.

If you had high % in Elegance training, then you’re more like to get Diné.

(% in Strength training is distributed and applied evenly between Skills and Elegance training)


You can reach 180% in each training.

However, each item will raise the % by 0.5 once the training reaches 100% and above.


Once your courser is trained to 200%, you’ll need the ‘Krogdalo's Origin Stone’ to awaken it.


You can make 1 ‘Krogdalo's Origin Stone’ through Simple Alchemy using 25 Swaying Wind Shards and 25 Rumbling Earth Shards. You can get the Swaying Wind Shards by exchanging ‘Shiny Golden Seal - [Imperial Training]’ and the Rumbling Earth Shards by exchanging ‘Horse Race Seals’.


You’ll consume 1 ‘Krogdalo's Origin Stone’ for every attempt you take, no matter the outcome.



If the awakening fails, the Skill, Elegance, and Strength training will be reset.

However, if you used Cron Stones with the failed attempt, you’ll only lose half of all the Training (if you had very little training in one of the fields, then it will be reset).


If the awakening is successful, then the Tier 8 courser will be reborn as a level 1 Diné or Arduanatt Dream Horse.


Aduahnott are born with 3 inherent skills.

Its born with the ‘Courser's Spirit’, a skill that recovers HP and Stamina when it’s not mounted. It also has ‘Double Jump’ and ‘Wings of Wind’ skills which let’s it glide in the air.

It learns additional skills every time it levels up.


Diné is born with the skills ‘Courser's Spirit’, ‘Double Jump’, and ‘Earth of Life’. ‘Earth of Life’ recovers 300 HP and 300 MP/WP/SP of its owner and up to 10 additional allies in the area every 3 seconds for 30 seconds.



▲ Dream Horse Aduahnott can soar through the air with its magnificent wings.


Horse Encyclopedia


Let’s take a look at the information available for all the horses that have appeared in Black Desert till today (April 1st, 2016). The images below have all the skills that a horse can learn.


The skills are divided into the tiers the skill can be learned in.

Each horse has a unique skill that it can learn.

Keep the following information in mind as you breed and train horses


※ The names beside the horse tier numbers are some of the ‘nicknames’ that Adventurers are calling them by.






The Dream Horse Arduanatt is definitely unique as it’s the only horse that can fly and go places where other horses can’t. This becomes even more apparent in areas that have a lot of cliffs or ledges that other horses can’t to jump over.


Still, the Tier 8 horses are the best horses you can get from breeding. Out of those, the Tier 8-2 horses are extremely popular for its beauty and speed. The Tier 8-1 horses are also fairly popular for they have exceptional turning, brakes, and decent speed. Imagine those great horses learning movement skills such as Sprint, Instant Accel, Drift, and S: Instant Accel. You’d be hard pressed to find a better horse.


That’s why getting a Tier 8 horses with movement skills is a high priority for Adventurers in Black Desert. They are doing everything they can to get their hands on them. This is the reason why breeding and raising horses can be very enjoyable.


However, you might wear yourself out if you obsess too much over them. It takes a long time for horses to reach lvl. 30. It’s also take a lot of work to get your first Tier 8 horse.


If your trying to awaken a Dream Horse, you won’t only need to train it, but you’ll need to consider how to collect training materials, their current availability, and price.


So, don’t get too ahead of yourself and start slowly. A Tier 6 horse with movement skills is good enough for traveling across long distances at a decent speed.


Training horses takes patience. If you’re willing to take one step at a time, you’ll be able to obtain Tier 8 horses. The great sense of achievement that comes with this accomplishment is amazing. So, take good care of your horses no matter which tier they may be. They definitely will return the favor.


* The content of the game guide may differ from the actual game content, depending on the updates and content changes.