Tips on
Horse Armor
It's relevant to address the importance of wearing armor in online races.
By no means we're saying that you absolutely need to wear armor while racing other players. But they are certainly advantageous. It’s essentially the difference between fighting with your own fists and using a sword. Of course, these tips only matter in terms of competitive racing. |
UNDERSTANDING STATS
To understand how the Armor influences your horse, it’s crucial that you first understand important facts about your horses.
For advice on horse stats go here. |
> Every horse has at least 20 points in each stat (so it doesn’t start at a complete 0) and can reach a maximum of 120 points. > The game only recognizes the stats from 10 to 10 points. This means that a horse that has, for example, 89 points in the Control stat will have significantly inferior effects when compared with a horse with 90 points in the Control stat. To the game 89 points and 80 points are virtually the same thing. So you should take that into consideration as you add points in your horse’s stats. > At the maximum Grade (11), your horse can reach up to 120 points in a single stat. When split between 2 stats, the maximum points are 75 and 74 respectively. |
AVERAGING STATS
Any piece of armor you can get, be it from the shop or events, will add stat points to your horse when it’s equipped.
Know all the armor stat enhancements here. |
> The beauty of Horse Armor is that you can even your horse’s stats with it. For example, you can observe my horse’s stats. It has 80 Control and 65 Speed. But, with the right armor, its stats reach 90 Control and 70 Speed, which makes a significant difference in races.
> In the case of your horse reaching 120 points in a stat, you can even boost it up to 130 points with certain armor pieces. > If your horse reaches at least 73 points in 2 stats, with the help of certain armor pieces it can reach a full 80/80 split. |
ARMOR BONUSES
Some armor pieces can be put together to create a specific Armor Set which will give you a specific bonus in Magic races.
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> There are 3 Bonus effects you can get from armors: Increased chance of critical spells, magic bar fills while spell is being held, and magic bar filling faster. > You can get Bonuses from armor sets with only 2 pieces, like the Red Stone set, which only needs the Saddle and the Horseshoes. But more complete armor sets are made of 4 parts, like the Red Silver set. > Hover your cursor over armor pieces in the Shop to know if they have a Bonus effects when put together with other pieces of the same set. |
ARMOR AND ONLINE RACES
How the absence of armor influences your results in online races.
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> When you're wearing armor in online races, you're increasing your chances of winning. Even if your horse has a stat up to 120 points, another player may be wearing an armor piece that boosts it up to 130 points, leaving you at slight a disadvantage. > By going to a Speed Team match without armor, you're already not taking full advantage of your horse's stats. > By going to a Magic Team match without armor, you're not only neglecting the boost of your horse's stats, you're at a big disadvantage compared to other players for not using a Bonus effect. > In single races you're only putting yourself at risk for not wearing armor. Yet in Team races you're putting your whole team at risk. |
!Pro tip!
Always wear armor when joining a Team race!
Armor isn't everything and only you can make yourself win. Yet it's a big advantage when everyone is wearing armor too! Especially in Magic races. If you feel like showing off that you can race without armor, do it so in single races. It's not fair to put your team through a disadvantage, especially when you can get free armor in the Bonus event!
To know how to get the free armor, check the bottom of the User Interface page.
Always wear armor when joining a Team race!
Armor isn't everything and only you can make yourself win. Yet it's a big advantage when everyone is wearing armor too! Especially in Magic races. If you feel like showing off that you can race without armor, do it so in single races. It's not fair to put your team through a disadvantage, especially when you can get free armor in the Bonus event!
To know how to get the free armor, check the bottom of the User Interface page.