Levels and equipment | Mounts Black Desert Online Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Increasing the level of your mount is the most basic way of upgrading its abilities. By training the mount, you make him faster, more durable and can carry more. To level up the horse, you need to ride him, simply, or perform tricks. The best idea is to catch a horse with a default high tier and level the horse up to increase his performance. While leveling the mount up, keep his wear in mind. You can replenish his wear and health with carrots that you can buy from the stable master in each city. The stable master sells basic types of carrots that replenish the horse's statistics to a limited extent. If you want to obtain better types of carrots, you need to consider buying them at the auction house or grow them on your farm. Development of the horse takes place parallel to your horse training. This means that while riding the horse, you do not only level up your general level and your horse-riding, but also the horse's level. Keep in mind that the greater the tier, the more time you wil have to spend to reach further levels. Such horses require more time to level up.
After you level him up, you can teach the horse special abilities, thanks to which you can travel faster, perform tricks or increase his maximum health. An important element here is the diversity of horses. The ones that you catch or buy may have different abilities. Therefore, it is a good idea to experiment here a bit, thanks to which you ensure the horse with the best set of statistics.
Just like in the real life, you can equip the horse with various items that increase his statistics. These are saddles, flaps, saddle bags and horseshoes. All of these can be bought from the stable master. Such items are usually blocked and the only option is to improve your relationships with the stable master. Therefore, you should play the minigame (Amity), thanks to which you obtain favors. Equipment that you buy at the stables are basic items and you can obtain better ones by completing tasks connected with equipment and by buying them at the auction house.