Soulmask Shifting Sands Mounts Guide: All Three and How to Tame Them

The Shifting Sands DLC dropped three new mounts into Soulmask, and each one fills a different role on the road. Donkeys are easy pickups for early carry capacity, camels are your workhorse for desert travel, and rhinos are the closest thing to a battering ram you can saddle up. Here's exactly where to find each one and what you need to do to actually ride them.

How many mounts are in Soulmask Shifting Sands?

According to Destructoid's coverage of the DLC, there are three confirmed rideable mounts added in the Shifting Sands update: donkeys, camels, and rhinos. The update also introduced big cats into the wild, but as of available information, it is unclear whether they can be tamed as mounts. This guide covers only the three confirmed rideable options.

What's the best mount in Soulmask Shifting Sands?

The answer depends entirely on what you need from a mount. Here's a quick breakdown based on available source data:

The rhino has the highest damage and base health of all three mounts, according to Destructoid's reporting on the DLC. The camel moves faster and carries more than a donkey. The donkey wins on accessibility since you can find one almost anywhere on the map.

How to get every mount in Soulmask Shifting Sands

Donkeys

Donkeys are the most accessible mount in the DLC. They spawn across a wide range of the map, so you are unlikely to go long without spotting one. Your best bet for a reliable spawn is near water sources in oasis areas.

The key step is finding a baby donkey, not an adult. Pick up the baby (watch out for any adults nearby, as they will react), then raise it with food and water until it is fully grown. Once grown, the donkey's inventory lets you carry extra items on your travels, making it a solid early-game pack animal.

Pick up baby donkeys carefully

Camels

Camels are a step up from donkeys in both speed and carry capacity. You can find them across different parts of the desert in the Shifting Sands region. To capture one, you need a medium trap to snare a young camel.

Once you have a young camel secured, feed it water and figs to raise it to adulthood. After it is fully grown, you will need a saddle to ride it. The camel is the practical choice for long desert runs where you need to move quickly and haul a lot.

Medium trap needed for camels

Rhinos

Rhinos do not have a pinned spawn location, but you can find them around water bodies in oasis areas, similar to donkeys. There is a second option worth knowing: young rhinos can also drop from barbarian camps, so raiding camps is a viable alternative if oasis hunting comes up empty.

Feed the young rhino the required items along with water to raise it, then attach a saddle to ride it. The rhino stands out as the combat mount of the three, boasting the highest damage and base health among all available mounts in the DLC. Whipping it triggers a speed boost, so it is not purely a slow tank.

Core taming steps that apply to all three mounts

Regardless of which mount you are going after, the process follows the same structure:

1. Locate a young or baby version of the animal (adults cannot be tamed).
2. Use the appropriate capture method: pick up babies by hand (donkeys), use a medium trap (camels), or trap young ones near oasis areas or loot them from barbarian camps (rhinos).
3. Feed the young animal its required food and water until it reaches adulthood.
4. Equip a saddle to unlock riding.
5. Access the mount's inventory to carry additional items during travel.

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