Crimson Desert offers a wide range of mounts and vehicles, from classic horses to powerful warbears, wolves, and even mech suits. Players can unlock both temporary and permanent versions, though the more advanced options may take time to access. If you’re curious about what you can ride or control in the game, here’s a quick look at the different mounts and vehicles available in Crimson Desert. Let’s dive in.
All Mounts and Vehicles in Crimson Desert
Here is a curated list of all the mounts and vehicles that you can equip in Crimson Desert. Alongside explaining how and where you can find them. And the best way to use them making it easy for you to explore the desert.
Animal Mounts in Crimson Desert
Horses
Horses in Crimson Desert are among the best and most useful mounts you can get. You receive a basic horse right after finishing the prologue, making early travel much easier. They’re perfect for covering long distances, especially across flat terrain. As you progress, you can discover legendary horses that offer better stats and unique abilities compared to regular ones. To unlock their locations, complete the legendary wolf quest. This will reveal all legendary animals on your map, helping you find the best mounts faster.
Bears
Once you reach Pailune, you’ll find wild bears and fighters riding black bears. If you weaken a bear, you can temporarily ride it. While mounted, the bear will follow your commands and attack enemies, staying friendly until you dismount. To unlock a permanent bear mount, defeat the White Bear in Crimson Desert. After defeating it, skin the bear to get a special item. Take this to any witch in Pywel to craft the Sigil of Solidarity. Use it to unlock the powerful white bear mount, which has high health and attacks enemies even without a rider.
Silver Fang Wolf
To unlock the permanent Silver Fang Wolf in Crimson Desert, first complete the legendary wolf quest that also reveals all legendary animal locations on the map. Like the legendary white bear, this wolf can fight alongside you when summoned. After finishing the quest, head to Howling Hollow Cave, located south of the Ancient Rift in Hernand, and defeat the silver wolf inside. Then, visit a witch and craft the Sigil of Solidarity to make Silver Fang your permanent mount.
Rock Tusk Warthog
The Rock Tusk Warthog is a legendary mount you can unlock by defeating a boss. You’ll find it in the jungle area between Delesyia and the Crimson Desert, far east of Hernand. While it doesn’t have great stamina for long travel, it’s perfect for combat. If you want a mount that can charge straight into battle and deal damage, this warthog is a strong and aggressive choice.
Icicle Edge Alpine Ibex
The Icicle Edge Alpine Ibex is another legendary mount you can unlock, similar to the White Bear. But instead of hunting it, you’ll need to defeat a boss in Western Pailune. This boss rides the Ibex and uses a bow, making the fight tricky, especially with other hunters and mounted archers supporting him. Make sure you’re well-prepared before taking him on. In terms of performance, the Ibex is quite similar to a regular horse, but it doesn’t have the special abilities that make legendary horses more useful.
Vehicles in Crimson Desert
Wagons
Wagons are a practical way to travel and earn money in the game. You can ride most horse-drawn wagons found across the world, and they function similarly to regular horse mounts. The key difference is that wagons can be sold to black market dealers for a good profit. Players can get wagons by hijacking them from merchants, stealing parked ones along the road, or taking them back from bandits who have stolen them.
Cloudcart
The Cloudcart is a hot air balloon-style mount and one of the first mechanical rides you’ll unlock in the game. You can use it by completing the House Grace faction questline in Hernand, and later even craft your own once you have the blueprint. While it’s not as fast or powerful as Blackstar, it becomes available much earlier in the story. You can also upgrade the Cloudcart after finishing a quest for the main research NPC at the Scholastone Institute, making it more useful as you progress.
A.T.A.G. Mech
The A.T.A.G. Mech is a compact combat walker built for heavy battles. It comes equipped with missile launchers, machine guns, and electric field abilities, making it highly effective against most enemies. You can find these mechs in special hangars located in Gorthak. After completing quests for the Ironflame Orcs, you’ll unlock your own ATAG. Once obtained, you can summon it anytime and use its powerful arsenal to dominate enemies across Pywel.
Special and Temporary Mounts
Temporary Animal Mounts
Some animals in the game can also be used as mounts, but only for a short time. These include:
- Lions
- Elephants
- Giant Rock Lizards
- Kuku Birds
Lizards and Kuku Birds are used as mounts by certain enemy factions (Goldenscale Bandits in the Crimson Desert and Blinding Arrows in Demeniss, respectively). Meanwhile, you can find elephants in the Demeniss Wildlife Park just south of the city.
Dragon
After you finish the main story, you unlock Blackstar, a powerful dragon linked to the Abyss protectors. He can run, fly, and breathe fire, making him a strong mount for combat. At first, you can only summon him once every 50 minutes. But once you get Narima’s Horn, this cooldown is completely removed, letting you use Blackstar anytime you want.
Water and Rail Transport
Boats
Rowboats can be found across Pywel and are useful for crossing large bodies of water. However, these boats aren’t ownable, so you can’t keep one for yourself. If you need a more reliable way to travel, flying mounts are a better option. Alternatively, you can use abilities like triple jump combined with Force Palm to glide across water and reach your destination quickly.
Trains
Trains aren’t exactly mounts, but you can still ride them in Crimson Desert. As they travel across regions like Crimson Desert and Delesyia, you’ll occasionally spot them moving along the tracks. If you time it right, you can grapple onto a passing train and hop on for a free ride. It’s a fun and easy way to travel without using a traditional mount.
Key Highlights
Let’s break down all the key highlights and tips for mounts and vehicles in Crimson Desert and help you understand which ones are worth using in different situations.
- Use horses for everyday travel, especially across long, flat areas
- Legendary horses are worth prioritizing if you want better speed, stamina, and unique abilities for exploration.
- Bears are ideal for a mix of transport and combat, since they can fight enemies even while you’re not actively attacking.
- The white bear is useful for tougher fights.
- Silver Fang Wolf works best as a combat companion, helping you deal extra damage while staying mobile.
- Rock Tusk Warthog works best in aggressive playstyles; use it when charging into enemies rather than for long-distance travel.
- Wagons are great for making money.
- Cloudcart is useful for early aerial travel and reaching high or distant locations before you unlock better flying options.
- A.T.A.G. Mech is best for heavy combat situations where you need maximum firepower and durability.
- Temporary mounts like lions or elephants are helpful in specific encounters but shouldn’t be relied on long-term.
- Blackstar (dragon) is the strongest overall option, perfect for fast travel and aerial combat.
- Switch to flying or movement abilities whenever possible.
- Trains are a convenient, free travel option; use them when you spot one instead of wasting time or stamina.
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