
The bonus lasts only while mounted and is removed on dismounting.
Bonus table
| Mount | Rider Bonus |
|---|---|
| Armored Boura | +20 maximum HP |
| Wild Tiger | +10 STR |
| Lasher | +10 DEX |
| Clydesdale Horse | +100 stone carrying capacity |
| Earth Elemental Horse | +10 INT |
| Fire Elemental Horse | +10 weapon damage bonus |
| Water Elemental Horse | +20 maximum mana |
| Air Elemental Horse | +20 maximum stamina |
Features of the animal
The eight special mounts with rider bonuses spawn with 250–300 STR and 120–150 DEX. Taming requires 100.0 Animal Taming and 100.0 Animal Lore. They are rare choices in the random mount cycle; see Random Mounts and Companion Dogs for rarity and guard counts.
Eight Special Mounts
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8 entries · Numbered entries retain their previous catalog number.

Armored Boura
Rider bonus: +20 maximum hit points
- STR
- 250–300
- DEX
- 120–150
Taming: 100 Animal Taming + 100 Animal Lore. The bonus applies only while mounted and is removed on dismounting.
Wild Tiger
Rider bonus: +10 STR
- STR
- 250–300
- DEX
- 120–150
Taming: 100 Animal Taming + 100 Animal Lore. The bonus applies only while mounted and is removed on dismounting.

Lasher
Rider bonus: +10 DEX
- STR
- 250–300
- DEX
- 120–150
Taming: 100 Animal Taming + 100 Animal Lore. The bonus applies only while mounted and is removed on dismounting.

Clydesdale Horse
Rider bonus: +100 stone carrying capacity
- STR
- 250–300
- DEX
- 120–150
Taming: 100 Animal Taming + 100 Animal Lore. The bonus applies only while mounted and is removed on dismounting.

Earth Elemental Horse
Rider bonus: +10 INT
- STR
- 250–300
- DEX
- 120–150
Taming: 100 Animal Taming + 100 Animal Lore. The bonus applies only while mounted and is removed on dismounting.

Fire Elemental Horse
Rider bonus: +10 weapon damage bonus
- STR
- 250–300
- DEX
- 120–150
Taming: 100 Animal Taming + 100 Animal Lore. The bonus applies only while mounted and is removed on dismounting.

Water Elemental Horse
Rider bonus: +20 maximum mana
- STR
- 250–300
- DEX
- 120–150
Taming: 100 Animal Taming + 100 Animal Lore. The bonus applies only while mounted and is removed on dismounting.

Air Elemental Horse
Rider bonus: +20 maximum stamina
- STR
- 250–300
- DEX
- 120–150
Taming: 100 Animal Taming + 100 Animal Lore. The bonus applies only while mounted and is removed on dismounting.
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