Riders of Icarus offers a huge selection of Mounts, but if you don’t know where the creatures roam, it doesn’t help much. Therefore, we have discovered the locations of Giant Spider Taslan and four other top mounts for you.
Riders of Icarus is a feast for animal lovers and right in the first large area, the Brakarr Forest, it is crawling with exotic creatures that we can tame. For most animals, it is enough to sneak up, jump on them, and then ride them in a mini-game. However, some elite mounts – like the Spider Taslan or the Giant Wild Boar Cold Tusk – require a special approach. Therefore, we have selected some of the coolest mounts in the starting area for you and will explain how to tame them.
Taslan the Devourer
Location: Northern Ruins
The disgusting jewel of tameable creatures in the Brakarr Forest is this giant spider. It also serves as the boss of the solo instance of the “Northern Ruins”. However, when you face the spider for the first time, you won’t have much luck, as the creature cannot really be tamed. You need a special spellbook, which you can acquire as rare loot from the Braghin Shamans in the Braghin War Camp. Activate the book, and you have exactly one attempt to tame the spider. If you mess it up, you will need to get a new book.
Cold Tusk
Location: Braghin War Camp
This creature is a particularly large and nasty wild boar that serves as a mount for the chief of the Braghin Bears. So first you need to knock the chief off the back of the wild boar and slay him without accidentally slaughtering the boar. After that, you just need to activate the taming mode and try to get on the creature. This is a bit tricky but doable. But be careful, many players want the boar and are farming the boss routinely. The risk of another player snatching the mount or simply taking it down is very high here! Moreover, this mount is quite buggy, and in some attempts, it just doesn’t seem to work. In this case, just keep trying and, if necessary, switch instances.
Pritsha the Cannibal
Location: Wolves’ Den Cave
This wolf is one of the bosses in the forest, but quite easy to tame. Just go into the “Wolves’ Den Cave” and jump onto the wolf. Complete the taming rodeo and you will have a very cool wolf mount.
Woodland Joey
Location: Southern Ruins
This cute creature is a mix of a squirrel and a kangaroo. It prefers to hang around the Southern Ruins and is quite easy to tame. During a quest, you will have to catch one of these beasts and turn it into a pet anyway, but there’s nothing wrong with getting another Joey as a mount.
Shimmerwood Turtle
Location: Shimmerwood
My absolute favorite animal in the Brakarr Forest is this … turtle! The armored turtle is actually faster than it looks, and it looks really cool to ride through the forest on a turtle. So definitely get this creature, but watch out for the nasty pixies in the Shimmerwood that can make taming difficult.
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