Mounts

The standard horse grazing on the plains

Mounts are animals the Monarchs ride as they travel across the land.

Mount mechanics

All mounts can stand still, walk or gallop; and some have a special ability.

Speed

Different mounts can have different speeds. Additionally, one mount can have different speeds on different terrains, such as the open grasslands vs the forest. For example, the unicorn is slower in the forest than on open land, while the stag and bear are faster in the forest. And all mounts are faster galloping, but one mount compared to other can have a better performance walking and a worse performance galloping, and vice-versa.

Stamina

Mounts also differ on their running duration which is limited by their stamina. Stamina levels are different for each mount. As a mount's stamina drops, the animal starts to breathe heavily, and upon total exhaustion it's limited to walking while it regains its stamina. An exhausted mount forced to gallop, may end up rearing. Mounts can regain the consumed stamina quickly and gain an extra stamina pool by stopping to graze.

Special ability

This section is about New Lands & Two Crowns.

Most mounts in New Lands and in Two Crowns have a special ability. Some abilities will activate without an action from the player and depending on the situation, like the stag and the unicorn's abilities.

Others like the warhorse and the bear will use their special abilities when sprinting.

Kingdom Two Crowns – A few others will require a specific trigger to activate their special abilities. These triggers or commands are shown on the table.

Trigger for the mounts' special ability

PC 1st P	L.Shift while standing still
2nd Player	G
Mobile	Swipe up
N. Switch	ZL or ZR
Xbox	Right trigger
PS4	L2 or R2

Types of special abilities

There are three types of special abilities:

Economic abilities generate income for the Kingdom.
 E.g.: the stag attracting deer.

Defensive abilities reduce the damage taken or delay an attack from the Greed.
 E.g.: the warhorse buff protection.

Offensive abilities apply direct damage to the Greed.
 E.g.: the lizard spitting fire.

Note that an ability may be found in more than one group; for example, the charge attack of the bear, that may be used to attack greedlings and to hunt wildlife.

Mount choice

Monarchs start their journey riding a horse with average speed and stamina, and no special ability. This horse can be replaced by a variety of mounts—each one with its unique preset advantages and disadvantages—as soon as they are found and/or unlocked.

The Monarch cannot dismount at any point except when changing to a new mount.

Swapping mounts in all games will leave the previous one wandering around the swap area, never disappearing or wandering too far away.

In Classic

Kingdom: Classic – The Monarch may choose between two horses: the standard horse and the black horse. Swapping mounts cost three coins.

v	Mount	Stamina	Speed	Unlock
	Brown horse	Average	Average	Start
	Black horse	More	Faster	Meadow past a forest section

In New Lands

Kingdom: New Lands – There are a total of ten usable mounts (including the two holiday event mounts and counting each horse type separately). New mounts can be unlocked by finding signposts on the various islands, and mounts can be swapped for three coins at any of their spawn points. These spawn points can be found throughout any of the islands, although the Monarch is more likely to find a more varied selection of mounts on bigger islands. Swapping mounts always cost three coins.

v	Mount	Stamina	Speed	Ability	Unlock
	Light brown horse	Average	Average	–	Start
	Superior horses (4 types)	Varied	Varied	–	2nd island 3
	Stag	A bit more	Faster in forests	Seducing deer	3rd island 3
	Bear	Low	Slow	Charge attack	4th island 3
	Warhorse	High	Normal	Protective buff for subjects	4th island 3
	Unicorn	Average	Faster on plain	Pooping coins	5th island 3
Special events
	Reindeer	↑ same of the stag	↑ same of the stag	↑ same + Pull the sleigh	Christmas
𝖀	Undead horse	Infinite	Average	Tireless	Halloween

In Two Crowns

Best Mounts (Two Crowns)

Kingdom Two Crowns – There are two base horses with the same statistics, and the monarchs may unlock a total of nine other mounts (including the two holiday event mounts). They have to be unlocked with gems and switched to with coins. A few of the mounts have a special attack.

v	Mount	Stamina	Speed	Rest	Ability	Unlock
Regular campaign
	Standard horse	Average	Average	Grazing	–	Start
	Griffin	Good	Fast	Eating rats	Pushing greedlings	1st island 2 + 8
	Stag	A bit more	Faster in forests	Grazing	Seducing deer	2nd & 2nd 1 + 3
	Draft horse	Much more	A bit faster	Grazing	–	3rd island 1 + 3
	Warhorse	Low	Slow	Grazing	Protective buff for subjects	3rd island 2 + 8
	Bear	Low	Slow	Grazing	Charge attack	4th & 3rd 3 + 10
	Lizard	Low	Slow	Sunbathing	Spit fire	4th & 4th 3 + 10
	Unicorn	Average	Faster on plain	Grazing	Pooping coins	5th & 5th 4 + 12
Dead Lands
	Undead horse	Average	Average	Grazing	–	Start
	Gamigin	Below average	Slow	Grazing anywhere	Charge attack	1st island 1 + 3
	Golem	Low	Slow	Grazing	Summon a barrier	3rd island 2 + 3
	Beetle	Above average	Faster in forests	Grazing	Larva trap	4th island 2 + 3
Challenge Islands
𝖂	Wolf	Good	Average	Howling to the moon	Charge attack	Start (Dire Island)

History

The following is a list of the changes related to the ensemble of the mounts. For the changes related to each mount, see their specific article.

Date	Game	Platform	Version	Change
Dec 11, 2018		All	1.0.0	Different ways of recharging the stamina (besides the classical grazing on grass) were introduced.
Change
Different ways of recharging the stamina (besides the classical grazing on grass) were introduced.
Aug 9, 2016		All	1.0.0	A bunch of new mounts were introduced, with 3 types of special abilities: economic, defensive, and offensive abilities.
A bunch of new mounts were introduced, with 3 types of special abilities: economic, defensive, and offensive abilities.
Apr 11, 2016		All	1.2.0	The first unlockable mount was introduced: the black horse (faster and more resistant).
The first unlockable mount was introduced: the black horse (faster and more resistant).
Oct 21, 2015		All	1.0.0	Only one horse existed and the Monarch could not change it.
Only one horse existed and the Monarch could not change it.

A poster for New Lands, w/ the goat that was cut for launch

Trivia
A goat mount was planned in addition to all the others in Kingdom: New Lands but eventually didn't make it to the final release. The goat had no special ability. On Twitter Noio wrote that : "one of the ideas was 'worse in every way but cute'. Like a 'hard mode' for the game."

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