Mounts

A horse; a common mount in Sanctuary

Mounts are a new feature in Diablo IV, added for the very first time in the Diablo series.

In-game

Mounts are unlocked through the game's primary questline, specifically upon reaching Act IV and completing the quest Mount: Donan's Favor. They are used as a means of transportation for traversing across long distances in the open world to quicker reach one's targets. The mount's speed is variable depending on cursor distance, and three charges that make the horse sprint for a short distance. Dismounting puts it on a 10 second-cooldown.

While mounted, the character's aggro range is greatly decreased, meaning that monsters will not attack on sight, only if the player approaches them. While mounted, a "fear gauge" is displayed on the horseriding's UI; monster attacks will fill the gauge, and if completed, the player is forced to dismount. If this happens, the mount is then put on a 30-second cooldown.

Mounts can be customized via their armor, saddle, and can have trophies dangling from them (said trophies including severed heads). Mount trophies can be attached to the saddle or the mount's flank. Different types of mounts exist, including demonic horses, flayed horses, and undead horses. Mounts can be obtained in a variety of ways, such as by completing puzzles, finding hidden locations, slaying certain monsters, or completing certain quests. Once a mount and customizations are unlocked, they can be used in all game modes for any and all characters that the player creates.^{[citation needed]} All horse variations, as well as armor, and trophy customization, are aesthetic only, and do not change the way that players play in any way.

Mounts

All character classes have special dismounting attacks that allow them to perform a special offensive action the very moment they leap off their mounts. Players can collect herbs, ores, and other items while mounted.

Mounts

	Name	Acquisition
	Cathedral of Light Horse (Light-Bearer)	Gift received from pre-ordering the game.
	Grey Steed	In-game vendor (20k gold).
	Liath Icehowl	Part of the Diablo IV Crypt Hunter Pack in the game shop.
	Lìliàng	Purchased as part of the Xiansai Herald cosmetic
	Mottled Steed	In-game vendor (20k gold).
	Old Nell Steed	Default mount.
	Primal Instinct	Twitch reward for gifting 2 subscriptions.
	Spectral Charger	Unlocked by the Ghastly Reins, a rare drop in Legion Events (various).
	Temptation	Gift included in the Digital Deluxe and Ultimate Edition upgrades.

Armor

	Name	Acquisition
	Caparison of Faith	Gift received from pre-ordering the game.
	Demonbinder	Dropped by Grigoire
	Dragon Aegis	Part of the Xiansai Herald cosmetic set
	Hellborn Carapace	Gift included in the Deluxe and Ultimate editions of the game.
	Mantle of Heavenly Opulence	Part of the Shooting Star cosmetic set
	Reins of Ashava	Rare drop from Ashava the Pestilent.
	Sturdy Saddle	In-game vendor (8,900 gold).

Trophies

	Name	Acquisition
	Butcher's Trophy Cleaver	Rare drop from the Butcher.
	Cry of Ashava	Gift given to players who had reached level 20 and defeated Ashava during the server slam weekend of May 12-14, 2023.
	Decaying Shaman's Skull	Missing Info.
File:Dragon Aegis.jpg	Dragon Aegis	Part of the Xiansai Herald cosmetic set
File:Flesh Weld Rod.jpg	Flesh Weld Rod	Obtained from the Echo of Varshan
File:Sphere Quantification.jpg	Sphere Quantification	Part of the Shooting Star cosmetic set
File:Standard of Wu Ma.jpg	Standard of Wu Ma	Part of the Xiansai Herald cosmetic set
File:Terrestrial Nebula.jpg	Terrestrial Nebula	Part of the Shooting Star cosmetic set
	Trade Consortium Strongbox	Missing Info.
	Witch's Travel-Totem	Rare drop from event chests.

Development

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Concept art

The developers decided against jousting or fighting from horseback, as it did not feel true to the series. Furthermore, the mount's speed across terrain was supposed to be altered by collecting different types of horseshoes, and hoof plates.