When FromSoftware first introduced Elden Ring, the open-world nature of the sport drew comparisons to Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The Land Betweens is a large place, and similar to Hyperlink in Breath of the Wild, your Tarnished character can journey a horse to make touring a lot simpler.

The horse is a spectral steed named Torrent, and you can be launched to him early within the recreation. We suggest making it a degree to get your mount earlier than you do anything. Torrent will help you get out of hassle shortly, and that is essential if you happen to intend to go to extra advanced areas for energy leveling or discover secret weapons and armor.

Mounted fight can also be a giant a part of Elden Ring, and a few fights are designed to be fought completely on horseback. Right here is how you can get Torrent and a few suggestions for utilizing your mount in Elden Ring.

How you can Discover Melina and Get Your Mount

While you first set foot into the Lands Between, you possibly can go anyplace you need, however listening to the map will present you that the sport is attempting to inform you one thing. There could be a yellow-ish arrow pointing you in direction of the subsequent Website of Grace or one other location. Verify the map every time you discover a new checkpoint or camp known as a Website of Grace.

You haven’t discovered Melina but if you happen to marvel why you should not have your mount but and can’t even stage up. Melina (and Torrent) may be heard and partially seen in a cutscene firstly of the sport, however to fulfill Melina within the flesh and get your Spectral Steed, you’ll have to discover and relaxation at three totally different Websites of Grace.

Should you observe the trail the sport suggests on the map, you’ll go from the Stranded Graveyard within the tutorial space to a Website of Grace known as the First Step. The second Website of Grace you will see within the open world shall be on the Church of Elleh, and the third shall be a Website close to the Gatefront Ruins.

Select to relaxation close to the Gatefront Ruins, and if it’s your third new Website of Grace, a cutscene will play with Melina displaying up for a chat. She’s going to supply to be your “Maiden” for the sport’s period and be answerable for your Tarnished slowly leveling up over time by handing in Runes.

Earlier than Mellna departs, she’s going to hand you the Spectral Steed whistle, which you should utilize to summon Torrent anytime you want.

Get to Know Your New Mount

If you’re like most gamers, you’ll instantly summon Torrent after which go for a joyride throughout the Limgrave zone. Should you run close to an enemy, you possibly can push your assault button to smack them after which circle again to assault once more. Watch out, although. If an enemy hits you while you’re on horseback, there’s a probability you can be dismounted and change into all of the sudden weak. The sport has a hidden “Posture” meter that depletes each time you’re hit, and if you happen to get knocked to the bottom, you can be unable to re-summon Torrent or defend your self for as much as 5 seconds.

In different phrases, don’t go galloping into an enormous group of enemies, pondering they can’t harm you. Should you get knocked off Torrent in the midst of a pack of unhealthy guys, it is going to be over for you in a short time. But when you will discover a stray mob off to the facet and wish to harass them a bit by circling and poking them along with your weapon, go forward and have some enjoyable.

Should you took a few hits however you’re nonetheless on horseback, you possibly can reset your Posture by shortly dismissing Torrent after which summoning him once more. This could scale back the variety of occasions you get knocked off.

One in every of your mount’s greatest options is the power to do a double bounce. Push your bounce button after which push it once more to go increased when you’re within the air. You should utilize this transfer to get to areas that will in any other case be unreachable, so if you happen to ever see a treasure chest that appears simply out of attain, strive leaping to it with Torrent and gather your prize.

Keep in mind that you’ll nonetheless take falling harm whereas on Torrent, so don’t go too loopy leaping off any excessive ledges or cliffs.

How you can Assault on Horseback

By default, your Tarnished will assault with the weapon of their proper hand whereas using Torrent. You’ll be able to push your Swap Weapon keybind (Y + L1 on a controller) to make your Tarnished use a left-handed weapon as a substitute.

Should you encounter an enemy using a mount, they might attempt to outflank you or all of the sudden assault from a special facet throughout the battle. Swapping to make use of your weapon in your different hand will help you react shortly to incoming threats.

You are able to do mild or heavy assaults on horseback similar to you possibly can on foot. It could be greatest to start out with mild assaults as a result of it is going to be more durable to time a heavy assault proper when touring at pace.

When you get the dangle of it, you’ll discover that some weapons deal further harm or have a particular Heavy assault on horseback. Your Tarnished will drag a Greatsword alongside the bottom while you begin making a Heavy assault after which swing it upward on the enemy.

Equipping a Lance will flip your Tarnished right into a Jouster, ramming the enemy with the weapon’s tip.

If you wish to dismount and start preventing an enemy on the bottom, one cool trick is to dismount from Torrent whereas operating at full pace. Push L3 on the controller as a substitute of utilizing the whistle, and your Tarnished will leap off Torrent’s again and fly in direction of the enemy, doing a large quantity of harm if you happen to land a direct hit. It’s an effective way to start each combat within the open world.