Ever see players prancing around on their mounts and wonder where they got that? Well, In this New World: Aeternum guide, I’m going to show you how to get a mount. Aeternum is pretty huge and exploring on foot will take up so much time. Good thing there are unlockable mounts that you can get by questing and fulfilling certain requirements. Note that mounts don’t really differ in speed, it all depends on your Riding skill. You will also still need to have the Rise of The Angry Earth expansion to get the mounts.

New World: Aeternum – How To Get a Mount

Horse

This is the first mount you can unlock. Once you hit level 20, you’ll see a horseshoe icon pop up on your map. That’s your cue to start the “Change of the Wild” questline and unlock the horse mount. Head over to Everfall, talk to Jochi Khan, and begin the “My Kingdom for a Horse” quest. Finish it up, and you’ll get the horse mount.

Dire Wolf

If you want to get the Dire Wolf mount, you’ll need to reach level 45. First, unlock the horse mount, then complete the horse races that pop up on the map. After that, head to Weaver’s Fen and talk to Francois De La Arma to start the “Smuggler’s Ring Circuit” quest. Complete the questline and you’ll unlock the Dire Wolf mount.

Lion

To unlock the Lion mount, you first need to reach level 65 and unlock both the horse and dire wolf mounts. Next, complete the first four races given by Valencia, followed by five additional challenging races assigned by Satiah Ramotep. Once you’ve finished these races, speak with Satiah to begin the Codex Aeternum Circuit questline. Complete this questline to unlock the coveted Lion mount.

How To Level Up Mounts

Leveling up your mounts is a great way to boost their speed and stamina, letting them run faster and longer. You’ll need to level up the previous mount before you can unlock a higher rarity one. Plus, leveling your mount up also helps leveling your Riding Skill so you’re pretty much hitting two birds with one stone.

Here are some easy ways to level up your mounts in New World:

• Just Feed Them: Give them some Barley, Water, Milk, or Mount Vittles to help them level up.
• Mount Quests: Keep an eye out for mount-specific quests while you’re exploring; they’ll help you gain levels, too.
• Timed Racing: Join timed races and try to hit all the checkpoints before time runs out.
• Vittles: Craft your mounts some Vittles. It comes in 4 Tiers, with each one giving you more Riding XP than the last.

Mount Vittles are consumables that give extra Riding XP, making them the fastest way to boost your riding skills. They come in four tiers based on quality, with rarer Vittles requiring more costly ingredients to craft.

Here’s a table explaining what Mount Vittles Tiers are available in New World: Aeternum and what crafting ingredients you need to create them. You’ll need to have at least Cooking Skill level 1 and have access to Kitchen tier 2 or Camp tier 1 to be allowed to craft the regular Mount Vittles.

Item Name	Crafting Ingredients	Quality
Basic Mount Vittles	x1 Barley x1 Water x1 Milk x1 Honey	Tier I – Common (1250 Riding XP)
Mount Vittles	x3 Basic Mount Vitamins x1 Barley x1 Water x1 Milk	Tier II – Uncommon (2500 Riding XP)
Hearty Mount Vittles	x3 Complex Mount Vitamins x1 Flour x1 Water x1 Butter	Tier III – Rare (8000 Riding XP)
Luxury Mount Vittles	x3 Potent Mount Vitamins x1 Flour x1 Water x1 Butter x1 Salt x1 Honey	Tier IV – Epic (15000 Riding XP)

You can find Barley in fields or inside chests at farms around Monarch’s Bluffs and Windsward. Water is easy to collect from freshwater streams, lakes, or wells in Settlements and Farms. Honey comes from beehives in towns or trees, and you can get Milk from chests or by milking cows on farms.

Take note that you can only feed your mount thrice a day, so I suggest going straight for Mount Vittles instead of the Basic ones, then just feeding your mount the better Mount Vittles as your Riding skill gets better.

Mount Equips

Just like your character, your mount can wear its own unique armor and gear. Each mount has two main equipment slots: one for a Mount Shoe and one for a Mount Strap. You can also customize its look with cosmetic attachments. The Mount Strap gives combat buffs or boosts your mount’s abilities, while the Mount Shoe increases your speed on and off the road and helps recharge your dash faster.

How To Build Up Your Riding Skill Quickly

Since I did mention that you’ll need to increase your Riding skill to be really fast, here’s a way to increase them quickly.

• Feed Your Mount Daily: Make sure to feed your mount thrice a day to level up passively.
• Complete Time Trials: Doing these races is the quickest way to level up. You’ll get quests to complete different sets of races across the map.
• Race Types:
  • Tours: Go from one point to another within a time limit.
  • Rallies: Same as Tours, but with checkpoints, so it’s easier to follow.

Progression Through Races: Completing the first set of races will get your Riding Skill up to around level 90. The second set will take you to about level 120, while the third set will bring you to level 150. Additional races will then help you reach level 220. Completing the final sets will max out your riding skill at level 250. However, keep in mind that your speed increases hit max at level 200.

Riding Skill Rewards

Other than the speed increase when you’re riding your mount, you can also get other bonuses when you level up your Riding Skill. These include items that you can equip to your mount to change their appearance and performance. As well as better vittles for your mount. Here are some of the items you can equip to your mount as well as the buffs they provide:

• Cleansing Talisman: Applies Cleanse on forced dismount
• Empowered Talisman: Applies Empower on forced dismount
• Fortified Talisman: Applies Fortify on forced dismount
• Hastey Talisman: Applies Haste on forced dismount
• Healing Talisman: Applies Heal on forced dismount
• Mountaineer’s Pendant: Reduced Damage on Landing
• Cavalier Crest: Reduce Summoning Time
• Beast of Burden Bangle: Increase Encumbered tolerance

Other mount buffs will increase Dash Capacity, Power, or Recharge speed. Forced dismounts are caused by getting hit by enemies while mounted.

Can I use Mounts in Open World PvP?

Mounts are very insignificant in PvP so I wouldn’t recommend using them. you won’t be able to summon your mount while in a combat state, summoning will be delayed by 2 seconds, and any PvP damage will cancel the summon. When riding, any damage from another player will also dismount you and dismiss the mount making it very impractical. You’re better off going on foot.

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That’s it for my guide on How To Get a Mount in New World: Aeternum. If you have any other questions or need information on certain stuff, please check out our Beginner Guide as well as our Wiki to learn more.