Black Desert Online offers players the challenge of obtaining 3 different T9 Dream Horses:
- Doom – the dark horse with a molten core
- Arduanatt – nicknamed Pegasus or Peggy, the white horse with wings
- Dine – nicknamed Unicorn or Uni, the horse with a golden unicorn and mane
Besides having unique skins, Dream Horses have special abilities and higher stats. There are 3 ways to obtain a Dream horse:
- Purchase at the Horse Market for about 9-12 billion silver each
- A free Dream Horse (Vipikos) can be obtained once per family via Challenge Rewards (Y)
- Awakening a Tier 8 courser through Courser Training (see details below)
T9 Dream horses can be further upgraded to T10 Mythical Horses for even better skills.
Doom
- Best offensive PVP/combat
- 2 Seater Skill
- Slowest AFK travel.
Arduanatt (Pegasus)
- Best land mobility and speed.
- Air glide after double jump.
- Best AFK travel.
Dine (Unicorn)
- Fast desert travel.
- Best defense.
- HP/MP heal for party.
Dream Horses After Upgrading to T10 Mythical:
If you like to plan ahead, you may be interested in how Dream Horses compare after reaching tier 10.
- Mythical Arduanatt: excels in mountain and valley travel. Has unique T10 skills for even better mobility. Mythical Arduanatt Guide
- Mythical Diné: can travel on water and has a skill to prevent fall damage after jumping. Mythical Dine Guide
- Mythical Doom: T10 Doom has even more offensive ability and party travel. T10 Doom Guide
The stats (Stamina, Speed, Acceleration, Turn, Brake, HP) of T10 Mythical Horses are the same as those of T9 Dream Horses. Active travel speed for all Dream Horses is very similar on smooth land, but difficult terrain can’t be bypassed as easily on T10 Doom.
Mythical Doom
- Best offensive PVP/combat
- Temporary travel for 5 allies
- Slowest AFK travel.
- Speed/Accel: 130%
- Turn/Brake: 139.8%
Mythical Arduanatt
- Best mountain travel.
- Best air glide ability.
- Best AFK travel.
- Speed/Accel: 137.5%
- Turn/Brake: 122.5%
Mythical Dine
- Water walking & desert travel.
- Best defense.
- HP/MP heal for party.
- Speed/Accel: 133%
- Turn/Brake: 127%
T9 Dream Horse Requirements
You will need the following in order to awaken a T8 Courser and obtain your first T9 Dream Horse.
- T8 Courser level 30+
- Courser Training Materials: at least 200 green grade (1% EXP) or 100 blue grade (2% EXP) Courser Training Materials.
- Krogdalo’s Origin Stone: need 1 per Dream Horse attempt.
- Cron Stones: Optionally use 100 Cron Stones to preserve half the total training progress if you fail the awakening attempt.
- Note: Cron Stones will not preserve Krogdalo’s Origin Stone.
Courser Requirement
To begin your adventures in obtaining a fabled Dream Horse, you will need a Tier 8 Courser that is level 30-100.
A Courser is a horse with a specific set of 7 skills.
To learn more, please visit our Courser Skills Training Guide.
Courser has a gold horse head icon.
A T8 horse requires 7 Courser skills in order to start Courser Awakening to obtain a T9 Dream Horse.
T8 Courser Skills:
- Charge
- Sprint
- Drift
- Instant Accel
- Sideways
- S:Instant Accel
- S:Sideways
Each horse tier has their own requirement for Courser. The more tiers your horse has, the more skills are required.
Tier | Required Horse Skills for Courser |
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1 & 2 | Charge |
3 & 4 | Charge / Drift |
5 & 6 | Charge / Drift / Sprint |
7 | Charge / Drift / Sprint / Instant Accel / Sideways |
8 | Charge / Drift / Sprint / Instant Accel / Sideways / S:Instant Accel / S:Sideways |
To view a detailed list of horse skill info, visit our BDO Horse Tiers, Skills, & Stats List.
Summary of How To Awaken a Courser
- Obtain 100 to 200 Courser Training Materials and place them inside your inventory.
- Remove all horse gear and empty the T8 Courser’s inventory.
- Stable your Courser at NPC Gula of Stonetail Horse Ranch in Mediah or NPC Melabee of Grána in Kamasylvia.
- Select Courser Training to open the Courser Training UI.
Dream Horse Materials
Each Dream Horse requires different materials to obtain it. Increasing EXP in one category will increase the chances of attaining that corresponding horse.
For example, to increase your chances of obtaining Arduanatt, use any of the following to obtain 100% Skill:
- 100 Stonetail Fodder
- or 100 Rainbow Gem Fruit
- or 50 Fruit of Yianaros
Courser Training Materials Basic Chart | ||
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Skill Arduanatt (Pegasus) |
Rainbow Gem Fruit | Exchange 10 Golden Seal – [Imperial Delivery] |
Stonetail Fodder | Processing (L) Simple Alchemy of Farming byproduct | |
Fruit of Yianaros | 200x Loyalties for 1 (limit 1/day) | |
Elegance Diné (Unicorn) |
Breezy Conch Seaweed | Has a chance of dropping from fishing |
Spirit Pouch of Ferocious Beast | Hunting Blue Whale, Rawr-rawr, and Khalk | |
Mysterious Blue Conch | 200x Loyalties for 1 (limit 1/day) | |
Strength Doom |
Deep Blue Hoof Root | Has a chance of dropping from gathering |
Pure Forest Breath | Has a chance of dropping from monsters in all regions | |
Brilliant Crimson Fire Flower | 200x Loyalties for 1 (limit 1/day) |
Courser Training Materials & Categories
3 Courser Training Categories:
Skill | Elegance | Strength
Green Courser Training Materials add 1% to the total EXP. Blue Training Materials add 2% to the total EXP. Each Category (Skill, Elegance, Strength) has 3 available Training Materials – 1 blue grade and 2 green grade.
Arduanatt → Skill:
- Fruit of Yianaros 2%
- Rainbow Gem Fruit 1%
- Stonetail Fodder 1%
Dine → Elegance:
- Mysterious Blue Conch 2%
- Breezy Conch Seaweed 1%
- Spirit Pouch of Ferocious Beast 1%
Doom → Strength:
- Brilliant Crimson Fire Flower 2%
- Pure Forest Breath 1%
- Deep Blue Hoof Root 1%
Each Training Category can go up to a maximum of 180%.
Filling a Category past 100% will halve the training materials effectiveness, causing blue materials to add only 1% and the green .5%
Try to avoid filling any 1 Category past 100% to avoid wasting training materials.
Improving Your Chances
Each time you give an item to train your Courser, it increases the chances of obtaining a specific Dream Horse type. (Every item fed into a particular Training area will increase your likelihood of obtaining the associated Dream Horse by .5% to 2%.)
The goal is to make the Total Courser Traing EXP reach 200% (You can’t attempt an awakening otherwise).
Please remember there is a penalty after a category reaches 100% EXP, halving the value of each training item. Blue training materials decrease to 1% and green to .5%.
Examples of having 200% Training EXP favoring Arduanatt:
- 100% Skill, 50% Elegance, 50% Strength = 200%
- 100% Skill, 75% Elegance, 25% Strength = 200%
- 180% Skill, 10% Elegance, 10% Strength = 200% (expensive: costs 80 extra green mats)
Green Courser Training Materials
A Courser’s Skill, Elegance, and Strength is gained by using Courser Training items.
Each green item gives 1% for its respective category, up to 100%. Then .5% per item from 100% to 180%.
Each time you give a training item to your Courser, it increases the chances of obtaining a specific Dream Horse type. (Every green item fed into a particular Training area will increase your likelihood of obtaining the associated Dream Horse by .5% or 1%.)
Green Grade Courser Training Materials Chart
NOTE: Exchange 2 Golden Seal – [Imperial Training] to obtain 1 of the 6 green grade Dream Horse Mats randomly.
Dream Horse | Courser Training Mat 1 | Courser Training Mat 2 |
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Skill Arduanatt (Pegasus) |
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Elegance Diné (Unicorn) |
Spirit Pouch of Ferocious Beast
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Strength Doom |
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Blue Courser Training Materials
Blue Courser Training materials, which are worth 2% EXP each, are acquired through BDO events and purchased in the Pearl Shop in packages or with Loyalties.
Blue Courser Training Materials:
- Fruit of Yianaros (Arduanatt – Skill)
- Mysterious Blue Conch (Dine – Elegance)
- Brilliant Crimson Fire Flower (Doom – Strength)
Krogdalo’s Origin Stone
Every Dream Horse attempt consumes 1 Krogdalo’s Origin Stone.
The ingredients can be obtained from:
- Imperial Horse Delivery
- Horse Racing (Old Moon Grand Prix)
- Peridot Leaf daily quests
- Grinding Spot RNG drops:
- Kamasylvia → Manshaum Forest, Forest Ronaros, Gyfin Rhasia, and Mirumok Ruins
- Exchange 20x Atanis’ Element, which can be obtained from many grinding spots in Valencia, Kamasylvia, and a few other zones.
Krogdalo’s Origin Stone Recipe
Processing (L) → Simple Alchemy:
25x Swaying Wind Shard and
25x Rumbling Earth Shard
Exchange Items for Krogdalo’s Origin Stone or its Ingredients
- 2x Old Moon Grand Prix Coin or…
- 1x Golden Seal – [Imperial Training] or…
- 15xPeridot Leaf
- 20x Atanis’ Element
Krogdalo’s Origin Stone via Monster Zones
The following monster zones can drop Krogdalo’s Origin Stone and/or its ingredients.
Monster Zone | AP | DP | Krogdalo Stone | |
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Fadus Habitat | 120 | 180 | Swaying Wind Shard | |
Manshaum Forest | 190 | 260 | Rumbling Earth Shard | |
Forest Ronaros Area | 190 | 270 | Krogdalo’s Origin Stone Rumbling Earth Shard |
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Mirumok Ruins | 190 | 270 | Krogdalo’s Origin Stone Swaying Wind Shard Rumbling Earth Shard |
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Gyfin Rhasia Temple (Upper) | 250 | 320 | Krogdalo’s Origin Stone Swaying Wind Shard Rumbling Earth Shard |
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Gyfin Rhasia Temple (Underground) | 290 | 380 | Krogdalo’s Origin Stone Swaying Wind Shard Rumbling Earth Shard |
Atanis’ Element
There are many grinding spots in which you can obtain Atanis’ Element, which can be exchanged for a Krogdalo’s Stone. 20x Atanis’ Element is exchanged for Krogdalo’s Origin Stone.
Valencia Grinding Spots
- Desert Naga Temple → 100 AP
- Titium Valley: Fogans → 100 AP
- Bashim Base → 100 AP
- Crescent Shrine → 140 AP
- Cadry Ruins → 140 AP
Kamasylvia Grinding Spots
- Fadus Habitat → 120 AP
- Polly’s Forest → 140 AP
- Mirumok Ruins → 190 AP
Ocean & Calpheon Grinding Spots
- Traitor’s Graveyard → 140 AP
- Protty Cave → 170 AP
20 Atanis’ Element = 1 Krogdalo’s Origin Stone
Atanis Element Exchange UI:
- Click the Manage Currency icon at the top right of the screen OR…
- Menu (Esc) → Rewards (F3) → Manage Currency Menu
Monster Zone Chart for Atanis’ Element
Atanis Element has a drop rate of about 3 every hour from certain monster zones.
You can improve this by using item drop rate buffs.
Grinding Spot | Location | Level | Rec AP | DP | Silver | Traits |
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Titium Valley: Desert Fogans | Valencia | 55 | 100 | 180 | 397 | Combat Exp, Mob➕ |
Desert Naga Temple | Valencia | 55 | 100 | 180 | 395 | Mob➖, Combat Exp |
Bashim Base | Valencia | 55 | 100 | 180 | 321 | Mob➕, Combat Exp, Skill Exp |
Fadus Habitat: Loopy Tree Forest | Kamasylvia | 55 | 120 | 180 | 382 | Mob➕, Combat Exp, Skill Exp |
Polly’s Forest: Mushrooms | Kamasylvia | 55 | 140 | 250 | 409 | Mob➕, Combat Exp, Skill Exp |
Cadry Ruins | Valencia | 55 | 140 | 160 | 408 | Mob➕, CP |
Crescent Shrine | Valencia | 55 | 140 | 160 | 396 | Agris, Mob➕ |
Traitor’s Graveyard – Marie Cave | Calpheon | 57 | 140 | 300 | 310 | Combat Exp, Mob➕, Caphras |
Protty Cave | Island/Water | 57 | 170 | 200 | 482 | Combat Exp, Skill Exp |
Mirumok Ruins 2/3P | Kamasylvia | 59 | 190 | 270 | 400 | Mob➖, Combat Exp |
Daily Dream Horse Quests
Daily Peridot Leaf Quests in Kamasylvia
Peridot Leaf gives a 1% Courser Item for Doom and can be used to craft Krogdalo’s Origin Stone.
It is obtainable through Daily Quests in Kamasylvia. Please refer to the table below for details:
Kamasylvia Main Quest: 200 Peridot Leaf is obtainable through the main Kamasylvia quest line.
Daily Peridot Leaf Quests: You can also obtain Peridot Leaf via daily quests in Kamasylvia. Please refer to the table below for details:
- 191 Peridot Leaf from daily quests in Kamasylvia: View Peridot Leaf Quest Locations Map (Kama) and another Kama Map.
- 24 Peridot Leaf can be obtained from quests in Grana City, Kamasylvia: View Peridot Leaf Quest Locations Map (Grana).
- Thanks to the map creators! I was unable to find credit info for them. They are from old forum posts.
Liana’s Quests for Dream Horse Materials
Liana’s [Daily] [Training] quests are identical to the Courser Training Materials daily quests (for a Dream Horse) offered by Shamhain at Stonetail Horse Ranch.
You can only choose one daily quest from either Liana or Shamhain to complete per day.
Quest Objectives | Rewards |
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[Daily] [Training] In Search of the Finest Courser Tame Wild Horse x1 |
Select 1: |
[Daily] [Training] In Search of the Finest Courser Tame + register Wild Horse x1 in Stable |
Select 1: |
Royal Fern Root
To plan ahead to upgrade your Dream Horse to T10, you can start collecting Royal Fern Root.
You will need 100 Royal Fern Root for each awakening attempt.
Complete repeatable quests at Liana or Stonetail Horse Ranch:
- Weekly Quest: 50 Roots (Can be completed with 1 daily.)
- Daily Quest: 1-7 Roots depending on Training level.
Fern Root Repeatable Quest | |
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[Weekly] Fly Like the Wind or [Weekly] [Training] Horse Taming Catch a Wild Horse |
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[Beginner] No Worries for the Prepared Catch a Wild Horse |
2 |
[Apprentice] No Worries for the Prepared Catch a Wild Horse |
2 |
[Skilled] No Worries for the Prepared Catch a Wild Horse |
3 |
[Professional] No Worries for the Prepared Catch a Wild Horse |
4 |
[Artisan] No Worries for the Prepared Catch a Wild Horse |
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[Master] No Worries for the Prepared Catch a Wild Horse |
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[Guru] No Worries for the Prepared Catch a Wild Horse |
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QUEST NOTES:
※ Weekly quest will reset every Thursday after midnight.
※ Daily quests reset at 00:00 UTC.
※ The daily quest depends on the Training level (Apprentice, etc.) After accepting and completing one quest, you won’t be able to proceed with quests of different Training levels.
Liana <Valentine’s Apprentice>
Location: major cities
Wapra <Material Vendor>
AKA: Mr Cutie Pie
Location: Stonetail Horse Ranch, Mediah
Breezy Conch Seaweed
Breezy Conch Seaweed is obtained as an RNG drop during fishing. You can exchange certain junk fishing loot for them also.
Item Name | No. Required | Trade NPC | Trade Item |
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Broken Fish Hook | 5 | Velia Blacksmith Tranan Underfoe | Breezy Conch Seaweed |
Broken Bottle Fragment | 5 | Velia Blacksmith Tranan Underfoe | Breezy Conch Seaweed |
Dream Horse Success Chance
Your Chances of Awakening a Courser:
Failing is common, but each failure results in 1 Failstack. When you fail, you loose all your Training materials because Skill, Elegance, and Strength are reset to 0%. Your T8 horse will keep their level and skills.
If you spend 100 Cron Stones, you can protect half of your training materials from being destroyed.
Awakening a Courser seems to be highly RNG. Some players report they are successful almost immediately and others say it takes 100 tries. The most common Failstack range I see from public chat is 15 to 35.
When you do finally succeed, it’s not the end, because your Dream Horse will be level 1 and will loose all but the default Dream Horse skills. Depending on RNG, you may have to spend more on Horse Skill Coupons to get the best skills.
Dream Horse Stats: Speed, Accel, Turn, Brake
Dream Horse stats are influenced by RNG. When a horse levels, there is a roll to see how much each stat will increase. This ranges from 0.1% to 1.3%, depending upon the tier. Getting perfect or bad rolls 29 times in a row would be very rare. Leveling a Tier 8 horse, Dream Horse or Mythical horse past level 30 will not improve any of its stats, but characters will continue to gain Training XP as the horse levels. Leveling horses past 30 only gives the added benefit of not drawing the attention of lower level monsters.
Dream Horse Base Stats (Level 1)
Dream Horse base stats show that Arduanatt is the clear winner in Speed and Acceleration. Active travel, utilizing the right skills, makes each of the Dream Horses very close in speed. For AFK travel, Arduanatt is the best choice.
Doom (lvl 1)
- Speed/Accel: 130%
- Turn/Brake: 139.8%
Arduanatt (lvl 1)
- Speed/Accel: 137.5%
- Turn/Brake: 122.5%
Dine (lvl 1)
- Speed/Accel: 133%
- Turn/Brake: 127%
Dream Horse Stats at Level 30
This shows the absolute best and worst Dream Horse stats possible at level 30-100.
Doom (lvl 30)
- Speed/Accel: 132.9 – 167.7
- Turn/Brake: 142.7 – 177.5
Arduanatt (lvl 30)
- Speed/Accel: 140.4 – 175.2
- Turn/Brake: 125.4 – 160.2
Dine (lvl 30)
- Speed/Accel: 135.9 – 170.7
- Turn/Brake: 129.9 – 164.7
Which Dream Horse is Best?
Arduanatt for Best in Mobility & Speed:
Arduanatt is the best in overall mobility, with its flight/glide capability. Doing some cliff diving or mountain exploring? No worries here!
Arduanatt has 2 unique flight skills.
Arduanatt is born with 3 skills, “Double Jump”, “Wings of Wind” for gliding, and “Courser’s Spirit” to heal its HP and Stamina when unmounted.
According to Patch Notes, Arduanatt’s DP is 150% higher than that of T8 horses. It’s a good amount of defense, but Dine has the best DP at 225% higher.
Arduanatt is the Dream Horse to use when you want the best AFK movement speed. All the horses are very similar in speed, when using the active travel skills Drift/Sprint + Instant Accel.
Arduanatt is not the best Dream Horse for the desert, water, defense, or combat.
Image Credit: Equifaux of NA
Image Credit: Equifaux of NA
Dine for Best in Desert Travel, Healing, & Defense:
Dine is the best Dream Horse for players who spend most of their time at Valencia grind locations in the Great Desert. This golden maned unicorn is as fast on sand, as it is on road. Dine can use Drift/Sprint + Instant Accel in the desert. This desert resistance is an innate special ability and not tied to a skill. Any desert sickness en route? Dine’s healing capability will come in handy.
Diné is born with “Earth of Life” which recovers 300 HP, as well as 300 MP/WP/SP every 3 sec for 60 sec for the owner and up to 9 of their allies, along with the skills “Courser’s Spirit” and “Double Jump”.
One thing to note: It can be tricky to use Drift/Sprint + Instant Accel combo in the desert because the slope of the dunes can break it. Dine is still much faster than a camel or elephant in the Great Desert.
Dine will also appeal to players interested in the best defensive Dream Horse. According to patch notes: “Dine’s DP will now be 225% higher than that of T8 horses.” Compare that to “Arduanatt’s DP will now be 150% higher than that of T8 horses.”
Doom for Best in Offense
Doom is best for offensive combat and PVP. Have fun with Doom in low level grinding spots to pick up knowledge ranks. His seemingly low speed numbers compared to the other two horses are not a problem if you active travel with Drift/Sprint + Instant Accel.
Doom is born with “Dark Flame Steps”, a powerful melee attack that can inflict flame damage to nearby enemies as well as “Courser’s Spirit” and “Double Jump”. “Dark Sprint” can be learned according to a certain probability.
“Dark Sprint” has a chance of being obtained, allowing faster movement during S: Instant Accel and inflicts damage to nearby enemies, surrounding them with flames.
Doom is the only Dream Horse that can learn the “Two-seater” skill.
Image Credit: EU Family Name: Lycatris
Image Credit: EU Family Name: Lycatris
Dream Horse Only Skills
All T9 Dream Horses start with 4 skills. One unique Doom/Arduanatt/Dine skill, plus Sprint, Courser’s Spirit, and Double Jump. Other desirable skills have to be learned as the horse levels.
Icon | Skill Name | Keyboard | Description |
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S: Charge | Q while Charging | Charge +damage & +range. Horse can use Charge twice, consecutively. T9/T10 Dream Horse only. (20% Chance to learn.) | |
Courser’s Spirit | Auto-activated while unmounted |
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Double Jump | SpaceBar while Jumping |
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Wings of Freedom | Wings of Wind ← or → also during descent after using Leap S to quickly descend |
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Wings of Wind | E while Double Jump also during descent after using Leap S to quickly descend |
Glide after Double Jump/Leap. Reduces fall damage by 100% when Arduanatt uses Double Jump, Arduanatt Dream Horse skill only. (100% Chance to learn.)
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Earth of Life | E also during movement and while using Sprint or Instant Accel |
Heals Dine and 10 friendly targets for 300 HP and 300 MP/WP/SP every 3 seconds for 30 seconds. Cures desert illnesses. Cooldown: 3 minutes. T9/T10 Diné Dream Horse only skill. (100% Chance to learn.) | |
Earth of Protection | Auto activates while using Earth of Life | All DP, Evasion, AP +10 for you and up to 10 party members for 30 seconds. T9/T10 Diné Dream Horse only skill. (10% Chance to learn.) | |
Dark Flame Steps | E |
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Dark Sprint | F during S: Instant Accel or F during S: Charge |
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Upgraded T10 Mythical Arduanatt Skills
Looking to the future, a T10 Mythical Arduanatt has 3 unique skills that are learned upon birth.
Icon | Skill Name | Keyboard | Description |
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Mighty Leap | E during Instant Accel or S: Instant Accel |
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Wings of Swiftness | F or Q during Wings of Freedom |
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Soaring Wings | ↑ + E while idle or E after raising forelegs with Space |
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Upgraded T10 Mythical Dine Skills
Looking to the future, a T10 Mythical Dine has 3 unique skills that are learned upon birth.
Icon | Skill Name | Keyboard | Description |
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Triple Jump | SPACE during Double Jump |
During Double Jump, you can jump one more high. 200 Stamina.
Requres the skills High Jump, Streak Leap, and Double Jump. |
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Quicksilver | Automatically activated |
Mythical Dine can run on water.
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Protection of Okiara | E while falling after jumping |
While falling from a high place after jumping, it uses the power of water to slowly land.
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Upgraded T10 Doom Skills
Looking to the future, a T10 Doom has 3 unique skills that are learned upon birth.
Icon | Skill Name | Keyboard | Description |
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Shadows of Hellfire | ↓ + E |
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Infernal Sprint | F during S: Instant Accel or F during S: Charge |
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Infernal Legion | ↑ + E while charging |
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Dream hoses can also obtain most of the T1 through T8 horse skills. To see a complete list, click the link below:
Buying a Dream Horse with Silver
You can purchase a Dream Horse for about 10 to 12 billion silver, depending upon their sex. Dream horses do not increase in value at the Market by leveling them past 31. The exact same horse with the same skills and stats when leveled to 90 will still sell for the exact same amount as it would have at level 31.
Visit the Horse Market at the Stable Keeper.
Dream Horse Speed Comparison
Dine – Speed 160.7%, Accel 162.6%, Turn 158.0%, Brake 155.7%
Doom – Speed 157.5%, Accel 159.5%, Turn 168.6%, Brake 165.0%
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Thank you to kmd d for the following video.
Mythical T10 Dream Horse
Ready to upgrade your T9 Dream Horse? Mythical T10 Dream Horse is even more challenging to obtain because it takes two Dream Horses, plus rare mats, and luck to obtain one.
For more details, please click the links to my guides.
Dream Horse Lore
The following is a copy of the official lore according to the Doom Horse announcement page located here.
Doom. It is known as the roaring fire that blazes through battlefield. Yet, it was not always so praised.
Doom’s siblings, Diné of the forest and Arduanatt of the wind, were lauded for their beauty and powers. Yet not Doom, with its menacing coal-fire body. It had no wings to soar through the skies, or a mighty horn. Even worse, everywhere it went, it left behind a trail of fiery hoofprints.
Doom tried to suppress its inner fire, but fire continued to consume all around it. The only ones who could keep it company were its siblings, but while they had the chance to go out and be loved by the world for their powers, Doom doubled down on controlling its own power.
Afraid of harming others, Doom decided to exile itself. Every single day it spent on its own, it would pray only for one thing: that it could one day be around others without harming them, just like its siblings did.
Doom became increasingly lonely as time passed by during its exile. Knowing about the sadness in Doom’s heart, one day, Hadum, the God of Darkness, sought Doom out under disguise. He told Doom that others were waiting for him in the Land of the Dead.
Doom believed him. It wanted so desperately to believe that someone would want to seek it out. Therefore, Doom left its home for the first time and ventured into the unknown.
After traveling many leagues, Doom finally stood before the entrance of the Land of the Dead. Unsettling noises seeped from beyond, but Doom charged through without hesitation. It kept on galloping and galloping, passing through scenes of unimaginable agony.
There was something wrong. No matter how frantic its search was, Doom simply couldn’t hear anyone calling its name. In fact, everything was fading slowly fading to black, but as soon as the thought passed its mind, he suddenly realized it was a trap! There was no one there for Doom.
Doom tried to leave, but the gates of the Land of the Dead were firmly shut. Even after multiple attempts to ram the gates down, they would not budge. Doom had spent too much time trying to rein in its power that now, even when it was needed the most, it hesitated to draw upon its full strength. However, a thought crossed its mind as it looked around the infernal surroundings: There is no reason to not use its full powers here.
After that revelation, Doom gathered all its strength and charged at the gates a final time. With a thunderous explosion, the gates finally gave way.
Doom was free at last, and it had learned an unforgettable lesson: Power is not something to suppress, but to harness and control.
In fiery spirit and body, Doom returned from the Land of the Dead, ready to take on anything.