Flying mounts

Flying mounts were added to TERA in May 2016 patch.

Player gets basic flying mount Tulpar from story quests. Free-to-play means to get better flying mounts are:
 * Flying Guardian Missions awards Pilot's Tokens that can be used to buy Pegasus mounts.
 * Collecting 400 Dragonwing Scales gives guaranteed dragon mount. Dragonwing Scale is given as Vanguard reward for finishing a dungeon item level 439 or higher or winning some battlegrounds. Also other tokens like Pilot's Token and Dawnstorm Token can be used to buy more Scales.

Usage
TERA mounts are learned from skill books. Skills register in Learned Skills -> Ride list. Drag mount skill to speedbar to use hotkey for mount.

Flying activates when moving forward and double tapping spacebar (jump) key.

TERA flying mounts have feature called "acceleration". This is allows very fast moving speed and replaces "fast travel" some games have. Acceleration is activated with Shift-Forward while flying. Its duration depends on mount flying duration and character skills (passive skill Improved Acceleration I/II/III).

Mounts and history
Player reaching level 65 got quest Morick's Research Paper starting in Amadjuak Trading Post which awarded basic flying mount Tulpar.

As of level 70 patch (March 2019) the skill book for Tulpar is given by in Highwatch as part of early quest of story The Two Banquets.

As of July 2019 leveling changes player gets their first flying mount at the end of Arcadia quest line (Cultist's Conspiracy). As of patch 92 (April 2020) player also gets the mount from the first Apex quest ("Velika Banquet").

First flying mounts were Pegasus and Frostlion reskins. Those were available as dungeon drops crafted from materials like Captured Dragon Soul, Pegasus Hoof, Silken Lion Hair and Flight runes. Flying Smolder dropped from Dreadspire (edition 3). Very popular flying dragons were added in September 2016.

Exodor area was initially non-flight zone. After you completed the quest line you could use flying mount to fly in Exodor with the use of the Azart Force buff attainable thru use of Azart Elixir sold by friendly Naga's, or given as quest reward. 2020 new mounts were introduced which upon completion of quest line are flyable anywhere in Exodor. February 2021 patch removed the need to use Azart Elixir to fly in the area.

Buff effects on mounts
Certain flying mounts have effect that give buffs in battle. Most mounts have mana and HP regeneration while riding on mount (1–2% per second). Certain mounts have aura that gives teammates' mount 10 more speed.

Mounts that have buff effect in combat are Dragons, Phoenix, Battle Canary, Drake, Gryphon, Monarch, and Long Dragon mounts. These are called "Fabled Creatures" in some game text. Mounts with effect have prefixes Mighty (normal effect) or Ancient Mighty (superior effect) on their names, ie. "Mighty Armored Dragon" has 1.5 crit power effect. There are also mounts with no effects (no prefix in name).

Free-to-play Mighty Dragon flying mount has 1.5 crit power passive skill with 1/10 uptime called Ruler of Dragons. You get this passive skill automatically when you learn the dragon skill. In battle this skill gives +1.0 more crit power for 6 seconds with 60 second cooldown.

Some mounts also have varying secondary effects.

Wording on 1.5 dragons is totally misleading. It's actually a 1.0 crit power buff with 1/10 uptime (1 minute cooldown). It's roughly equal to having 0.10 crit power roll somewhere. Marketing logic is that 1.0 is 50% buff to base 2.0 crit power, hence 150% crit power, which got called 1.5.

So called 2.0 dragons are sought after and very expensive. There have been in-game sources for 2.0 dragons, otherwise they are available only on Shop RNG loot boxes. Since February 2022 loot boxes give also Ancient Mighty Bones which guarantee a 2.0 mount after you open enough.

It's possible to use 1.5 and 2.0 mounts. In this case both buffs proc independently. However, stronger buff cancels the effect of weaker buff. As proc is random, it's impossible to control. In best case buffs proc more than 6 sec apart each other and both give full benefits.

Dragon Skill
Mounts that have Dragon Skill are Dragons, Wyverns and Chinese-style flying dragons.


 * Dragon: Armored Dragon, Fire Dragon, Spirit Dragon, Gold Seeker
 * Wyverns: Ingeous Wyvern, Abyssal Wyvern, Solarian Wyvern, Argent Wyvern, Bone Wyvern
 * new Chinese-style flying dragon (remodel of old riding-only Chinese dragons): Jadewing, Fyrewing, Ebonwing (names may conflict with old mounts)

Dragon skill has two possible passive buff skills:
 * Ruler of Dragons:
 * Increases crit power for 1.5 for 6 seconds, 1 minute cooldown.


 * Ancient Mighty Dragons gives passive Dragon Master:
 * Increases crit power for 2.0 for 6 seconds, 1 minute cooldown.

Ancient Mighty Dragons also have passive Dragon Sprint:
 * +10 movement speed aura for allies riding on mounts

Phoenix Skill
Phoenix mounts have Phoenix Skill. Phoenix mounts were out in December 2017. 2.0 mounts in February 2018.

Mighty Phoenix mounts:
 * Flaming Aura / Blazing Aura I / (alternative translation)
 * 1.5 crit power effect
 * Phoenix Avatar passive (free resurrection every 24 hours)

Ancient Mighty Phoenix mounts:
 * Blazing Aura
 * 2.0 crit power effect
 * Phoenix Avatar passive (free resurrection once in an hour)

Torment Skill
Vulcan Drakes have Torment Skill. Released in August 2018.

These mounts include Arcane Drake, Dusk Drake, and Vulcan Drake.


 * Cursed Howl (passive skill)
 * normal 1.5 crit power effect
 * Corrupting Tide (active skill, mount and left mouse button to activate it)
 * 30 minutes duration
 * Causes additional fixed 320,000 damage on critical hits against monsters. Cooldown of 24 hours.

Ancient Mighty Vulcan Drakes:
 * Destiny's Howl
 * normal 2.0 crit power effect
 * Ancient Corrupting Tide (active skill, mount and left mouse button to activate it)
 * 30 minutes duration
 * Causes additional fixed 400,000 damage on critical hits against monsters. Cooldown of 1 hour.

Fortune Skill
Fortune Skill is found on Battle Canary aka bird mounts (mounts released in April 2018). These mounts are called Vakna (yellow) and Somno (blue) by Gameforge.

These mounts have effect that gives you random consumable (it should give free Bravery Potion, Superior Noctenium,  Melsa Triple Feast but it always seems give Lamb Bulgogi), once per 24 hours for normal mount, once per hour for 2.0. Mount and click left mouse button to use it.


 * Morphic Talon / Lucky Wing (EME)
 * 1.5 crit power effect
 * Dreamreader / Songbird's Refrain I
 * random consumable effect (15-30 minutes), 24 hour cooldown


 * Phantasmic Talon / Lucky Wing (EME)
 * 2.0 crit power effect
 * Dreamreader / Songbird's Refrain II
 * random consumable effect (15-30 minutes) every hour

Illumina Skill
Illumina Skill is found on Gryphon mounts Dawn Gryphon and Thunder Gryphon.


 * Prophecy
 * 1.5 crit power effect
 * Revelation
 * 2.0 crit power effect

These mounts also have skill This is totally useless skill since Skill Advancement  XP is now easy to get. Newer Gryphons have Hellfire skill.
 * Illumination
 * Increase your skill advancement XP earned by 3-9% for 30 minutes. (cooldown 24h / 1h)

Rex Skill
Rex Skill is found on various dinomounts.


 * Powersaurus
 * 1.5 crit power effect
 * Mega-Dinopower!
 * 2.0 crit power effect


 * Rhinosaurus Vex: Raptor Gift (Crafting)
 * Tyflamosaurus Flex: Raptor Gift (Crafting)
 * +30% crafting speed.
 * Frankensaurus Trex: Raptor Gift (Gathering)
 * +20 gathering speed.
 * Bolansaurus Rox: Raptor Gift (Fishing)
 * +5% faster manual bite, -10% automatic fishing time, -20% fishing difficulty

Storm Skill
Storm Skill is found on mighty and ancient mighty Frost Monarch.


 * Stormrage
 * 1.5 crit power effect
 * Frostbane
 * 2.0 crit power effect

This skill originally gave free Azart Elixir. Since you can now travel and fly in Exodor without it, it was changed to give Bravery Potion effect for 2 hours (all versions 24 h cooldown?)
 * Stormcharge
 * Allows you to fly and use jump gates on Exodor without Azart Elixir. You can stack up to 2 hours of the effect.

Hellfire Skill
Hellfire Skill is found on newer Gryphon mounts: Stygian War Gryphon and Empyrean War Gryphon. Released in March 2021.


 * Netherwordly Power (Mighty)
 * 1.5 crit power effect
 * Supernatural Power (Ancient Mighty)
 * 2.0 crit power effect

It's much better than Phoenix resurrection.
 * Supernatural Intervention (Mighty and Ancient Mighty versions)
 * if you'd take lethal hit, restores 50% of HP and removes all debuffs

Wisdom Skill
Wisdom Skill is found on "Long Dragons", mighty and ancient mighty Qinglong and Feilong. Long Dragons released in 09/2021.


 * Wisdom's Mark
 * 1.5 crit power effect
 * Wisdom's Omen
 * 2.0 crit power effect


 * Gift of Wisdom
 * gives free Multi-Nostrum

Wilderness Skill
Wilderness Skill is found on Kami (early 2022).


 * Forest's Embrace
 * 1.5 crit power effect
 * Nature's Embrace
 * 2.0 crit power effect


 * Forest's Embrace / Nature's Embrace (active skill seems to have same name as passives)
 * gives free Red Wine+White Wine effects (8k amp, 0.05 cp), 1 hour uptime, 1 day cooldown for Mighty, 1 hour cooldown for Ancient Mighty

Flying Areas
Initially flying was only available in the following areas:
 * parts of southern Arun and Velika
 * northern Arun (Val Oriyn)
 * Island of Dawn
 * southern Shara and Allemantheia

In July 2016 patch flying area was extended to:
 * Ostgarath
 * Arcadia
 * Poporia
 * Val Aureum
 * Velika Outskirts

Finally in November 2016 rest of Arborea was available to flying:


 * Sylvanoth
 * Seeliewood
 * Darkquaver Woods
 * Susurrus Woods
 * Amena Quatla
 * Dragonfall
 * Scythera Fae
 * Lorcada
 * Vale of Spires
 * Plain of the Damned
 * Habere
 * Kaiator Outskirts
 * Val Tirkai
 * Thrallhold
 * Pathfinder Post
 * Tirkai Forest
 * Helkan District
 * Khanovar Front
 * Zulfikar Fortress
 * Val Kaeli
 * Argonea
 * Granarkus
 * Kanstria