Mounts

Mounts are creatures or objects that act as vehicles that a player can use for transportation or dealing damage. When a mount-summoning item is used, it applies an unlimited buff to the player, spawns the mount, and places the player on or in it. Mount movement can be controlled using the player's usual movement keys. Like pets and minions, mounts can be used limitlessly, and their summoning items are not consumed. Only one mount can be in effect at a time. Mounts will unequip automatically when the player dies.
Weapons and tools (as well as any other item, except hooks) can be used while riding a mount, except for the .
All mount items can be placed in the mount slot and then summoned with , and can be dyed. Equipping a mount provides a short burst of light (except Bee and Scutlix).
There are currently 26 mounts, each with varying abilities and movement statistics. All mount-summoning items have the rarity, except for the Shrimpy Truffle and Witch's Broom, which have the rarity, and Master Mode-exclusive mounts, which have the rarity.
All mounts that do damage (e.g Slime Mount) will do Summon damage.
Mount-summoning items do not have modifiers and therefore cannot be reforged.
== Pre-Hardmode ==
Mount	Item	Description	Height (ft) 	Speed (mph) 	Source
 	 	
* Higher jumps, faster movement
* Deals summon damage to enemies that are jumped on
* Floats in water
* Doubles falling speed
* Halves fall damage	42 	21 	
 	 	
* Slow on land
* Fast flight, limited flight time, auto-hover
* Cancels fall damage
* Dismounts in liquids unless able to walk on liquids(e.g. with Water Walking Potion or Water Walking Boots)	654 	10 (walk)31 (fly) 	
 	 	
* Very slow on land
* Fast in water
* Allows breathing in water	4 	10 (walk)36 (swim) 	and
 	 	
* Higher jumps
* Speeds up while running
* Cancels fall damage	12 	39 	
 	 	
* Higher jumps
* Reduces fall damage
* Significant fall speed increase	4 (normal)20 (high)	29 	
 	 	
* Deals summon damage to enemies at full speed
* Emits a cone of light in the direction the player is facing
* Reduces fall damage, higher jumps	28 	41 	
 	 	
* Floats in water
* Swims in water
* Reduced fall damage
* High acceleration	15 	31 	
 	 	
* Higher jumps
* Speeds up while running
* Deals summon damage to enemies on full running speed	12 	46 	
 	 	
* Higher jumps
* Speeds up while running
* Deals summon damage to enemies on full running speed	12 	46 	
 	 	
* Higher jumps
* Speeds up while running
* Deals summon damage to enemies on full running speed	12 	46 	
 	 	
* Swims quickly in liquid
* Lava immunity
* Slows down when on land
* Reduces fall damage to 1
* Does not automatically climb blocks (needs jump)	2 	10 (walk) 73 (swim)	and
== Hardmode ==
Mount	Item	Description	Height (ft) 	Speed (mph) 	Source
 	 	
* Fast movement speed
* Fast Acceleration
* Double-jump
* Increased jump height
* Charging through enemies inflicts summon damage
* Reduces fall damage by 80%	28 	41 	
 	 	
* Fast running speed
* Double-jump
* Deals summon damage to enemies on full running speed
* Reduces fall damage by 80%	39 (normal) 48 (Double-jump)	61 	() /All enemies from The Hallow ()
 	 	
* Limited flight time
* Fast run speed
* Cancels fall damage	218 	46 	Fishing in Underground Hallowed/Corrupt/Crimson-Snow
 	 	
* Limited flight time
* Higher jumps, faster movement
* Horizontal hovering with ▼ Down+ ↷ Jump.
* Deals summon damage to enemies that are jumped on
* Cancels fall damage
* Floats in water	146 	33 (Ground)56 (Ascent Vertical)102 (Falling)34 (Hovering vertical)58 (Aerial Horizontal) 	
 	 	
* Limited flight time
* Fast running and flight
* Cancels fall damage	194~582 	61 	
 	 	
* Fast movement speed
* Fires lasers at enemies automatically
* Reduce fall damage to 1	40 	41 	
 	 	
* Infinite flight
* Dismounts in liquids	 	41 (horizontal/vertical)58 (diagonal) 	
 	 	
* Infinite flight
* 3 tiles high
* Unable to descend through certain platforms	 	46 (horizontal)41 (vertical)62 (diagonal) 	
 	 	
* Infinite flight
* Damage/movement bonus in liquid
* Slows down when on land	 	33 (horizontal)53 (diagonal)41 (vertical)82 (submerged in liquid)67 (if health <50%, or 6 sec after liquid)5 (if touching blocks)	
 	 	
* Infinite flight
* Mines terrain ()
* Cannot use items while mounted	 	31 (horizontal)41 (vertical)51 (diagonal) 	Crafted
== Master Mode only ==
=== Pre-Hardmode ===
Mount	Item	Description	Height (ft)	Speed (mph)	Source
 	 	
* Limited flight; fixed maximum altitude
* Cancels fall damage	 	41 	
=== Hardmode ===
Mount	Item	Description	Height (ft)	Speed (mph) 	Source
 	 	
* Fast running speed
* Double-jump
* Deals summon damage to enemies on full running speed
* Reduces fall damage by 80%	39 	61 	
 	 	
* Infinite flight
* Deals summon damage to enemies on full flight speed
* 5 tiles high	 	36 / 81 (horizontal)41 (vertical)54 / 91 (diagonal)	
 	 	
* Extremely fast run speed
* Deals summon damage to enemies on full running speed	 	81 	
 	 	
* Shoots at enemies automatically
* Double-jump
* Reduces Fall Damage to 1
*3 tiles high	12 	41 	
== Notes ==
* While mounts will not change the player's width, riding a mount can increase the player's height. The Pirate Ship Mount and Unicorn Mount, for example, increase the player's height to 5 tiles, and most mounts, such as the Slimy Saddle and Ancient Horn will increase the player's height to 4 tiles.
* Mounts with infinite flight (namely the Drill Mount, Cute Fishron, and UFO Mount) will cause the player's mana to regenerate as though they were moving, even if stationary. As such, mages who rely on mana regeneration may find such mounts unfavorable in some situations, although the Shiny Stone still activates when being stationary on any mount. This is because mounts with infinite flight are actually ascending constantly at an almost unnoticeable rate rather than hovering in place.
* Mounts are affected by the set bonus effects of armor sets. For example, if riding a Unicorn Mount with full Hallowed armor, the Unicorn will have a pulsing outline (however, some dyes such as the Hades Dyes can make this hard to spot).
*Mounting while flying with the Spectre Boots or any of its upgrades may temporarily revert their particle effects to that of the Rocket Boots.
== Achievement ==
== Tips ==
* Mount-compatible doorways can be implemented using mechanisms or hoiks to allow a player into or out of areas while still riding their mounts. Using a Tall Gate also works.
* The Cosmic Car Key, Witch's Broom, Shrimpy Truffle, Drill Containment Unit, and The Black Spot all grant infinite flight to the player. 
== Trivia ==
* Rudolph was the first mount introduced to Terraria, and is the only mount available in all platforms of the game.
** The Bee Mount comes the closest to being so, only missing from the . Other mounts are limited to certain versions.
* The Mourning Wood is the only enemy that can drop two mount-summoning items at once.
* The Unicorn Mount is the only mount that has its own achievement, which is unlocked when firing a Rainbow Gun while riding it.
== History ==
Category:Game mechanics