General information | Mounts Black Desert Online Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Mounts in Black Desert Online are the only means of transport around the vast world. In the game, there are no teleporters, which is why it is a good idea to consider buying or catching one.
Buying a mount in the game is not limited in any way and the only thing you need is the money. A regular mount (tier one) is 50 thousand gold pieces, which is by no means a small amount, especially at the beginning of the game. You can scoop out for bargains on auctions run by the other players. To check out the prices of mounts, go to the nearest stable master and pick the auction option. Prices are predefined which means that the developers have defined the bottom and the top thresholds of prices that can be demanded. Prices drop with time and after more mounts appear in the market. Keep in mind that higher-level mounts are more expensive and you may have to fork out, as much as 400 thousand GP. Mount that you buy becomes yours for good. You can level him up, but not his tier. Higher tiers of mounts only applies in the case of wild horses that you can catch, as well as for auctions, for which you can put them up.
Another way of obtaining a mount is catching one. In specific locations in the game world, every time interval (around 2-4 hours) several wild horses appear (1-3). Areas in which they appear have been marked on the map of Serendia. The mounts vary in tiers, between first and fifth. To catch a mount, you require three things. At least fifth training level, a lump of sugar and a rope. You can buy these from the stable master and obtain the level by catching wild horses (outside of a quest), and for riding a donkey (a quest that you receive in Velia). It is arduous to level up to level 5 without a horse, but the reward is proportionately high.
Mounts have their own statistics that differ from each other, depending on the mount tier. While exploring the game world, it is important to leave your mount far away from areas infested with monsters, because the horse may die and you will lose him irreversibly.