How to Find and Summon the Horse (Torrent)

Elden Ring will feature rideable mounts that will allow you to quickly travel across The Lands Between. Read on to learn where to find your own horse mount, how to summon and ride it, as well as controls while riding!

How to Get the Horse Mount

Obtain the Spectral Steed Whistle from Melina

In order to summon your mount, you need to obtain the Spectral Steed Whistle from Melina. She will give you the whistle during your first meeting. With the Spectral Steed Whistle, you will be able to summon your mount Torrent.

Melina's Location and How to Level Up

How to Summon and Ride the Horse Mount

Use the Spectral Steed Whistle

By using the Spectral Steed Whistle, you will instantly summon and ride your mount Torrent. You can equip the Spectral Steed Whistle into your items hotbar for quicker access.

Press L3 / L to dismount

Press L3 / L (left analog stick) to dismount. Likewise, using the Spectral Steed Whistle will also allow you to dismount.

Controls While Mounted

Control Scheme When Riding

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Riding Controls

Controller Layout and Button Settings | PC and Console Control Scheme

High Jumping

Pressing the X / A button while inside a Spirit Spring which looks like a gust of wind encircling a small patch of ground, will make you jump high into the air. This will allow you to reach high-up places you couldn't reach on foot.

You can also land safely from a high place by jumping toward the air current while riding your mount.

How to Use Spirit Springs

What are Mounts?

A Form of Transportation

You can summon Torrent to ride around The Lands Between. Torrent is fast, can double jump, and can get you to places much easier than you can on foot.

Used for Mounted Combat

While mounted, you can also engage in combat. Pressing the left shoulder buttons will make you attack to the left, while pressing the right shoulder buttons will make you attack to the right. The added evasion and speed from a mount will allow you to avoid dangerous attacks or outrun powerful enemies.

You can quickly switch between mounted and on-foot combat by jumping off your mount.

Two-Handing Your Weapon Deals More Damage

If you two-hand your weapon before mounting and attack normally, you will deal more damage.

The animation does not change, but the damage different is very noticable.

You can also charge up a Strong Attack while moving to deal with several enemies!

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