Metin2 Horse System Guide: How to Level Your Mount and Master Horse Skills

Most new Metin2 players treat the horse as a cosmetic feature — a fast way to travel between maps. That's a mistake. The horse system is a full combat upgrade mechanic with dedicated skills that directly boost your farming speed, PvP mobility, and overall character power.

Once you unlock horse skills in the mid-game, you're effectively adding a second attack layer to your character. Charge attacks, speed buffs, and AoE mounted abilities open entirely new playstyles — especially on Metin2 private servers where custom rates let you level your horse far faster than on the official client.

This guide covers every part of the system: how to get your mount, which skills actually matter, how to level without wasting resources, and what most players completely ignore.

The horse quest becomes available at level 30. You'll need to speak with the Stable Boy NPC — typically found near the village in your kingdom's starting area — and complete a short quest chain that requires collecting a handful of basic materials. Nothing that should slow you down at that stage.

Completing the quest rewards you with a Brown Horse at level 1. Don't write it off as weak. The horse itself doesn't matter yet — what matters is starting the clock. The earlier you begin leveling your horse, the sooner those combat skills come online.

On many Metin2 private servers, the horse quest is streamlined or the starting horse level is boosted as a quality-of-life change. High-rate servers sometimes hand out pre-leveled mounts as new player bonuses. Always check your server's wiki or Discord before grinding a quest chain that may not be necessary.

Horses level from 1 to 20. The real milestones are at level 10, level 15, and level 20 — each unlocking a new tier of combat capability and passive speed bonuses that meaningfully affect your character's performance.

To level your horse, you feed it items like Hay and Sugar Cubes bought from stable merchants or the player market. Low stamina reduces how quickly the horse gains experience, so keeping it fed before long farming sessions is non-negotiable.

Here's how progression roughly breaks down:

• Levels 1–5: Basic movement speed increase while mounted. No combat skills accessible yet.
• Levels 6–10: First horse skills unlock. Charge and basic Wild Attack become available here.
• Levels 11–15: Mid-tier skills come online. Build synergy with your character class starts to matter.
• Levels 16–20: Full power tier. Maximum speed bonus, highest damage output, complete skill access.

Don't sprint toward level 20 while ignoring skill investment along the way. Unlocking and upgrading each skill tier as it becomes available makes your grinding sessions noticeably more efficient than waiting until the cap to invest everything.

Horse skills are separate from your character's skill tree. They activate while mounted and drain horse stamina rather than your regular MP — which means smart players get effective bonus burst damage with no cost to their main rotation.

The three skills worth prioritizing on most builds:

• Charge: A forward dash attack dealing high physical damage. Excellent for closing gaps in PvP, pulling grouped enemies at Metin stones, or repositioning quickly during farming routes through maps like the Desert or Yongan.
• Wild Attack: An AoE centered on your horse. Outstanding for Metin stone farming — group enemies around the stone, trigger Wild Attack, and clear multiple targets simultaneously. Warriors and Suras benefit most here due to their high base damage scaling.
• Riding Haste: A passive speed boost active at full stamina. No direct damage, but the mobility advantage in open PvP zones like the Valley of the Alchemist is significant — especially against opponents without a leveled mount.

For PvM farming, max Wild Attack first, then Charge. For PvP-focused builds, Charge paired with Riding Haste creates a slippery, high-pressure kit that frustrates opponents who can't match your movement.

The biggest mistake players make is treating horse leveling as passive background noise. If you're serious about your character, the horse system deserves active management.

A practical leveling routine:

1. Always keep stamina full before farming sessions. A horse at 50% stamina gains experience at a reduced rate. Two minutes checking your mount's condition before a grind saves frustration later.
2. Stay mounted while farming Metin stones. Every kill while mounted contributes to horse XP. You're already grinding thousands of enemies — double-dipping on progress costs nothing.
3. Buy feeding items in bulk from the player market. Purchasing hay and sugar cubes one at a time from vendors is slow and often more expensive per unit. Stock a week's supply at once.
4. Use horse skill books immediately when available. Hoarding skill books is a trap. Unlocking higher-tier skills earlier makes each grinding session more productive than saving books for a theoretically perfect moment.

On mid or high-rate Metin2 private servers, horse leveling accelerates significantly thanks to boosted EXP modifiers. Adjust your item budget accordingly — you'll burn through feeding items faster than on low-rate servers.

Nearly every PvP guide focuses on character stats, skill builds, and gear. The horse gets almost zero coverage in competitive discussions — and that's precisely why players who master it win fights they shouldn't.

In open-world PvP zones and kingdom war scenarios, horse mobility changes the dynamic completely. You can disengage from losing 1v1 situations, regroup, and re-enter on your own terms. Charge closes gaps against kiting opponents instantly. Wild Attack disrupts coordinated pushes when you're surrounded.

The discipline is stamina management. Don't open every fight by burning all horse skills immediately. Save Charge for the moment an opponent tries to escape or when you need to close distance fast. Wild Attack is most valuable when enemies cluster — during guild skirmishes or multi-target situations.

Warriors and Suras get the most value from mounted PvP because their high base damage amplifies horse skill hits. Ninjas use horse mobility as a positioning and escape tool. Shamans typically dismount before serious PvP to access their full rotation, but triggering Riding Haste before dismounting is a legitimate opener. If you want active PvP scenes where this kind of tactical play matters, check the top-rated servers on METIN2.GG — competitive communities tend to develop around established high-population servers.

• Dismount before entering boss fights. Bosses like Razador and Nemere use wide AoE attacks that can kill your horse mid-fight, forcing a dismount at the worst possible moment and wasting accumulated stamina. Use your horse as an opener, then switch to your character's primary rotation on foot.
• Horse stamina recovers passively over time. During long farming sessions, taking short breaks between Metin stone clears allows stamina to partially recover rather than staying at zero for extended periods. Small habits like this compound into meaningful efficiency over a full session.
• Many Metin2 private servers offer custom mount skins through events. These are cosmetic only but highly sought after. Participating in seasonal events on active Metin2 private servers is often the only way to obtain unique mount appearances not available through normal gameplay.
• The speed difference between a level 10 and level 20 horse is larger than players expect. In expansive maps like the Desert or Nephrite Bay where farming routes span significant distances, that extra movement speed compounds into real time savings across a multi-hour grind session.
• Don't skip the horse system on oldschool low-rate servers. It's tempting to deprioritize anything that doesn't show immediate returns on classic servers. But the players efficiently farming in the mid-game are almost always mounted — the investment made at level 30 pays dividends from level 60 onward.