Hardy Saddle

   

Desktop/Console/Old-gen console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, Old-gen console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Hardy Saddle

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Statistics

Type	Mount summon
Use time	20 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Summons a rideable Turtle mount
Rarity	08*
Sell	5
Research	1 required

Grants Buff

Buff	Turtle Mount
Buff tooltip	Slow if by land, zoom if by sea

Summons Mount

Turtle Mount

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 2491
• Internal Mount ID: 4
• Internal Buff ID: 131

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Golden CrateGolden Crate	1	8.75*7/80 (8.75%)
Titanium CrateTitanium Crate	1	8.31*133/1600 (8.31%)

Turtle mount in action

The Hardy Saddle is a mount-summoning item. When used, it summons a Turtle Mount that can swim and has increased movement speed in liquids (51 mph maximum), but reduced movement speed (26 mph maximum) and jump reach (3.53 tiles maximum) on land. It can be found in Golden and Titanium Crates.

Achievements

The Cavalry • “Equip a mount.”

Equip your first mount.

Tips

• The Turtle Mount is useful for fast underwater travel, especially if combined with diving equipment like a Diving Helmet.
  • On  Desktop,  Console, and  Mobile, the Turtle Mount itself gives underwater breathing, so diving equipment is not needed.
  • The Lava Shark Mount may be a preferable alternative for this purpose, because it is much faster and its summoning item is slightly more common.
• The player can fly using the Turtle Mount and the Bottomless Water Bucket. By constantly placing water above the player and swimming upward while riding the Turtle Mount, the player can move through the sky, allowing for easy access to Floating Islands and Floating Lakes.
• The Turtle Mount is also very useful for placing down blocks in a straight line. As long as the player has the Brick Layer equipped, the Turtle Mount's constant slow speed allows the player to consistently place blocks in a straight line without moving the cursor.

Trivia

• The buff tooltip is a reference to a verse from the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" (1860) by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "One if by land, Two if by sea".

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Speed increased by 150%.
  • Swim speed increased by 66%.
  • Jump height increased by 20%.
  • Now gives water breathing when underwater.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Introduced.