Monster Riding Quest Guide
At a glance
| Level | 70 or higher |
|---|---|
| Job | 3rd job or higher (Dual Blades included) |
| Start | Kenta in Zoo (Aquarium, Aqua Road) |
| End | Kenta in Zoo |
| Repeat | Once |
| Rewards | 210,000 EXP, a Saddle, and the Monster Rider skill |
Monster Riding is the quest that teaches your character to ride a tamed monster. Kenta, the monster tamer in the Aquarium Zoo, wants you to guard his Watch Hog in a private room and bring back five Pheromone and five Kenta's Reports.
Requirements
- Level 70 or higher.
- 3rd job or higher. Dual Blades can take it too.
- Nothing else: there is no earlier quest.
Walkthrough
- Go to Zoo in the Aquarium (Aqua Road) and talk to Kenta. Accept Monster Riding.
- Talk to Kenta again. While the quest is running and you do not yet hold 5 Pheromone and 5 Kenta's Report, he lets you into a private copy of Kenta's Breeding Room. Anything of those two items you already carried is taken on the way in.
- You have 5 minutes. Inside:
- The Watchhog (24,000 HP) is attacked by Barnard Grays and Zeta Grays. Kill the Grays before they touch it. They keep respawning every 10 seconds.
- The Watchhog drops one Pheromone every 30 seconds while it is alive. Pick each one up.
- Four chests stand around the room. Break each one for a Kenta's Report. A chest comes back after 30 seconds (the two higher ones) or 50 seconds (the two lower ones).
- When you hold 5 of each, talk to the Kenta standing inside. He sends you back to the Zoo.
- Talk to Kenta in the Zoo again to hand in the quest. You receive the Saddle, 210,000 EXP and the Monster Rider skill.
Different from the original game The original game paid 32,000 EXP for this quest; MapleVerse pays 210,000 EXP.
What happens if it goes wrong
- If the Watchhog is killed, or the 5 minutes run out, you are sent out and both items are removed. Start the run again from Kenta.
- If you talk to the Kenta inside before you have 5 of each, he asks if you really want to leave. Saying yes sends you out and removes the items.
- A message "Please protect the pig from the aliens!" means the hog has just lost a lot of HP. Clear the Grays.
- "There is currently someone in this map, come back later." means every room is busy. Try again shortly.
After the quest: getting a mount
The quest gives you the skill and the saddle, not the mount. The skill appears on the Beginner tab of your skill window and can be put on a hotkey.
- Talk to Kenta and accept Pheromone Perfume (160,000 EXP).
- It sends you to Chief Tatamo in Leafre. His quest Dragon's Perfume Bottle costs 20,000,000 Vesos and gives a Dragon's Perfume Bottle. Take it to Kenta for the Pheromone Perfume.
- Go to Tiger Ridge in Korean Folk Town. A hidden (invisible) portal there leads to The Area of Wild Hog. Use the perfume close to a Tamable Hog to tame it and receive the Hog.
- Equip the Hog and the Saddle, then use Monster Rider.
Later upgrades
| Quest | What you need | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Lost Saddle | Saddle lost. 200 Dragon Skin, 200 Dark Jr. Yeti Skin, 200 Tiger Skin, 5,000,000 Vesos | New Saddle, 670,000 EXP |
| Lost Perfume | Perfume lost, no mount held. Another Dragon's Perfume Bottle (20,000,000 Vesos from Tatamo) | New Pheromone Perfume, 160,000 EXP |
| Silver Mane | 4th job (or Dual Blade), a Hog of mount level 3, 600 Rexton Leather, 400 Wooden Shoulder Pad, 400 Skull Shoulder Pad, 50,000,000 Vesos | Silver Mane, 50,000 EXP |
Common problems
- "I did not get the skill." It was granted but used to be hidden. Look on the Beginner tab.
- "Kenta only talks about the pig." That is what he says if you have not started the quest, or already hold both item sets.
- Your mount cannot be ridden inside the Breeding Room, and you cannot use Mystic Door or change channel there.