Challenges Mount Armor

Horadric Tack
Challenge:
- Epic Adventurer: Reach Level 50 with every class in Hardcore Mode
Description:
- The very lived-in kit of a traveling scholar, unflagging in the pursuit of defending Sanctuary from demonic invasion.

Lamplighter's Tack
Challenge:
- Nightmare Ally: Complete an Ancestral Nightmare Dungeon while in a Party
Description:
- Ample lamp oil for a long night voyage, and fine leather tack to help in getting there.

Trade Consortium Tack
Challenge:
- Estuar Wanderer: Explore all of Estuar
Description:
- A merchant's tack, for all to know it. A comfortable saddle, layered blankets, and dressings to show one's wealth.
Cosmetics Shop Mount Armor

Bloodmare Coat
Cosmetics set:
- Bloodfiend Advent Mount Armor
Cost (for set):
- 1,000 ($10 USD) Platinum
Set lore:
- The thralls of the Blood Bishops have begun crafting items to equip their mortal followers, further spreading their corruption across Sanctuary.


Bonemail
Cosmetics set:
- Death's Burden Mount Armor
Cost (for set):
- 800 Platinum ($8 USD)
Set lore:
- First crafted by Necromancers emerging from Torajan, elements of Death's Burden can now be seen in Kehjistan and beyond.


Equine Veil
Cosmetics set:
- Bloodsworn Hunter Mount Armor
Cost:
- 1,200 Platinum ($12 USD)
Lore:
- Astride mounts clad in crimson and bronze, the Sisterhood of the Sightless Eye once again execute their hidden agendas. Care should be taken when engaging with these figures, as turmoil and intrigue often follow the enigmatic riders.


Faithless Cage
Cosmetics set:
- Three-fold Nightmare Prestige Mount Armor
Cost:
- 1,500 Platinum ($15 USD)
Lore:
- The Peace Warders of the Triune spread their message across Sanctuary, astride powerful steeds draped in symbols of the Three.


Hell's Caparison
Cosmetics set:
- Hell Rider Mount Armor
Cost:
- 1,000 Platinum ($10 USD)
Lore:
- Not all evil is born in Hell. Some evil is mortal and carries damnation across Sanctuary on un-cloven hooves.


Iron Cilice
Cosmetics set:
- Penitent Dragoon Presitge Mount
Cost (for set):
- 1,600 Platinum ($16 USD)
Set lore:
- Many of Sanctuary's heroes face pain and torment in their lives, undaunted. Even their mounts bear the burden of their masters' struggles.


Keras Bullion
Cosmetics set:
- The Weight of Gold Prestige Mount Armor
Cost (for set):
- 1,600 Platinum ($16 USD)
Set lore:
- The golden symbols of the cathedral, shown as irresistible beacons for Klath-Ulna's vengence. And any he attended would soon peal no more.




Transformation Drape
Cosmetics set:
- Order of the First Ones Mount Armor
Cost (for set):
- 1,000 Platinum ($10 USD)
Set lore:
- Much Horadric scholarship lies scattered across Sanctuary. It requires a stout sort with efficacious tools to seek and preserve such critical knowledge.

Mount Armor Drops

Ashava Barding
Drop location:
Description:
- There can be no mistaking where or how this was won.

Barding of Elemental Fury
Drop location:
- Unknown
Description:
- Imposing black barding, charged with elemental might.

Barding of Mount Arreat
Drop location:
Description:
- Robust barding of iron, horn, and leather, and woad, for a horse as fierce as their rider.


Barding of Rathma
Drop location:
- Unknown
Description:
- Barding of iron and bone, stern and unyielding as should any priest of Rathma be.

Barding of the Sightless Eye
Drop location:
- Unknown
Description:
- Scarlet barding and iron blinders appropriate for a mount of the Sisterhood.

Brigandine Barding
Drop location:
- Unknown
Description:
- Fairly lightweight iron-and-leather defensive tack for one's mount.

Elder Druid Barding
Drop location:
- Unknown
Description:
- Barding styled for, and suitable for, a luminary of any druidic order.

Hawezar Barding
Drop location:
Description:
- A good saddle for marsh riding, a specialized blanket to help protect your mount from biting flies, and light plate barding for the other things that bite.

Hawezar Tack
Drop location:
Description:
- A good saddle for marsh riding, and a specialized blanket to help protect your mount from biting flies.

Kehjistani Barding
Drop location:
Description:
- A higher saddle and scalloped barding with scaled veil, ideal for a dusty, arid region.


Kehjistani Tack
Drop location:
Description:
- A higher saddle and light blanket, ideal for a hot, dusty region.

Lorath's Barding
Drop location:
- Unknown
Description:
- The traveling tack of Lorath Nar. Practical and prepared for most anything, just like him.

Old Blanket
Drop location:
- Unknown
Description:
- It's not a real saddle, but it's better than nothing.

Pale Barding
Drop location:
Description:
- A heavy blanket and plated barding, ideal for a cavalier campaigning in winter.


Pale Tack
Drop location:
Description:
- A heavy blanket and structured saddle, ideal for the Fractured Peaks' colder regions.

Phantom Barding
Drop location:
- Unknown
Description:
- It serves well enough for your traveling needs. As for how your horse can wear it, that remains an open question.


Steppe Barding
Drop location:
Description:
- A fur-lined saddle and armor of leather and iron plates - good protection for an arid region.

Steppe Tack
Drop location:
Description:
- A light saddle and assorted tack for riders in arid regions.

Traveling Merchant's Tack
Drop location:
Level:
- 35
Description:
- Suitable enough for very long voyages, and cheap enough to replace.


Treasure Beast Barding
Drop location:
Level:
- 35
Description:
- There can be no mistaking where or how this was won.
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PvP Mount Armor

Bloody Warlord's Barding
Vendor:
- Unconventional Mount Armor (Alzuuda and Denshar)
Cost:
- 85,000 Red Dust
Level:
- 35

Brutal Wizard's Barding
Vendor:
- Unconventional Mount Armor (Alzuuda and Denshar)
Cost:
- 40,000 Red Dust
Level:
- 35

Cruel Assassin's Barding
Vendor:
- Unconventional Mount Armor (Alzuuda and Denshar)
Cost:
- 40,000 Red Dust
Level:
- 35

Dark Knight's Barding
Vendor:
- Unconventional Mount Armor (Alzuuda and Denshar)
Cost:
- 40,000 Red Dust
Level:
- 35

Demonic Warlord's Barding
Vendor:
- Unconventional Mount Armor (Alzuuda and Denshar)
Cost:
- 85,000 Red Dust
Level:
- 35
Stable Master Mount Armor

Sturdy Saddle
Cost:
- 2,705,952 Gold
Level:
- 23
Description:
- A leather seat to improve comfort for mount and rider.

Season Mount Armor
Unknown Seasonal Barding

Blizzard teased the above Barding to drive excitement for the game's first Season and its rewards. We'll update this space when we learn more about it.
TOPHow to get Mount Armor
There's multiple ways to get Mount Armor in Diablo 4, including:
- Monster drops: different Mounts drop in different regions of Sanctuary
- Challenges: completing some of the game's harder Challenges reward Mount Armor
- Season Pass: included with Premium Pass or earned with Free tier
- Promotions: co-brand deals (KFC), Twitch drops, or buying the Deluxe or Ultimate edition
- Stable Master: limited Mounts are available under the Stable Master's Vendor tab
- PvP: players can buy Mounts using Red Dust at the Fields of Hatred Mount vendor
Each of these ways offers unique Mount Armor. Note that these items are cosmetic-only, meaning they add zero power to the Mount. Also, they can't be traded, but can be used on any of a player's characters.

Mount items in future Expansions and Seasons
In 2019, early in Diablo 4's development, Blizzard was quoted as saying that Mounts had multiple types of equippable items, including:
- Armor (or Bardings)
- Hoofplates (or Horseshoes)
- Saddles
- Trophies
And some of these items had an impact on the Mount's power [1], like increasing the Mount's Defense or Movement Speed:
"You'll be able to swap out the Armor pieces, change the Saddle, Horseshoes, and that Fallen head for a different Trophy. Not only does this add aesthetic cusotmization, but also changes the gameplay. If you're in PvP and you're running away from a Sorcerer that's turned hostile, you may want to equip some items that decrease the damage you take on a Mount or make your Mount go a bit faster so you can outrun that Firewall or Blizzard and keep your ears for another day."Tiffany Watt · Diablo IV Senior Producer

Now that Diablo 4 has been released, there's no sign of Mount items like Hoofplates, and Mount items are now cosmetic-only, adding zero power to gameplay. Perhaps Blizzard will flesh out Mount items more in a future Season or expansion.
TOPSources
Article | Source | Date | |
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1. | 2019 BlizzCon: Diablo IV Unveiled | Blizzard |
Changelog
Ver | Change | Date | |
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1.0.4 | Added Hell's Caparison Mount Armor | ||
1.0.3 | Added Transformation Drape Mount Armor | ||
1.0 | Refreshed guide with Release Mount Armor information | ||
Beta | Refreshed guide with Beta Horse Barding information | ||
Beta | Renamed guide from Mount Items to Mount Bardings | ||
Alpha | Published original |