Pets and Mounts in Ragnarok: The New World

Pets in Ragnarok: The New World are more than cosmetics — they provide passive stat bonuses, auto-loot convenience, and occasional combat assists depending on species and evolution stage. Capture pets using taming items on eligible monsters in the field, hatch them from eggs earned in events, or redeem loyalty pets from login calendars.

Each active pet consumes food over time. Neglected pets do not die permanently but may deactivate bonuses until fed. Stock pet food during Current Events when login rewards bundle food crates. Supports often run tankier pets for aggro redirection in low-level dungeons; DPS players prefer pets that boost ATK, critical rate, or elemental damage.

Pet evolution requires level milestones plus evolution stones from dungeons or crafting. Evolved forms unlock stronger passives and sometimes mount-adjacent speed buffs even before you earn a true rideable mount. Plan evolution paths on your main before splitting resources across alts.

MVP mounts are among the most prestigious drops in ROW. Certain MVPs grant a low-chance mount item — often a saddle, reins, or contract — directly to contribution-ranked participants or via post-kill auction roll. Mounts increase movement speed across the open world, dramatically shortening travel between Prontera training areas, field farming spots, and dungeon entrances.

MVP mounts are typically account-wide once learned, but drop rates favor consistent attendees over one-time snipers. Join organized hunts via MVP Hunting groups; participation loot tiers still reward materials even when the mount does not drop. Some mounts are time-limited trial versions from events — verify duration on the tooltip before celebrating.

Non-MVP mounts exist too: story unlocks, reputation vendors, and cash-shop cosmetics. Competitive players still chase MVP variants for unique silhouettes and bragging rights in town. A rider on a rare MVP mount signals long-term guild investment — inspect their gear for pet pairings that match mount bonus types.

Mounts activate outside combat in most zones. Taking damage usually dismounts you; plan routes that avoid aggressive monster aggro when rushing across Prontera's open fields. Some indoor dungeons disable mounts entirely — Time Corridor and other instanced spaces require on-foot navigation regardless of your mount collection.

Mount speed stacks with garment cards, skill buffs, and certain pet passives. Speed builds help merchants and farmers more than static DPS during boss fights — rotate mount choice by activity. PvP zones may normalize mount speed to keep engagements fair.

Learning a mount consumes the item from inventory; mistakes are rare but double-check you are on the character that will use it if the mount is character-bound on some variants. Link your account properly if you play PC and mobile so mount unlocks appear on both clients after sync.

Prioritize one combat pet and one utility pet rather than leveling every species equally. Combat pets plateau quickly if underfed; utility pets that increase bag space or pickup radius pay dividends every session. Swap active pet before refine or enchant sessions — some pets grant luck or cost-reduction passives documented in community spreadsheets.

For mount chasers, track MVP respawn timers with guild spreadsheets. Mount drops often share tables with rare cards — running both farm goals simultaneously is efficient. When mount drop fails, sell excess MVP materials for mount tokens if the vendor exists on your patch; some seasons add bad-luck protection currencies.

Finally, pets and mounts interact with exploration content. Hidden treasures and viewpoint collectibles in Exploration & Treasures span cliffs only reachable quickly with mount speed boosts. Return to zones after earning your first mount — shortcuts open that walking players never notice.