#gw2 mounts

[arcxus-of-altihex]

Something for the [UAOT] contest!! It was butterfly themed so I saw a chance and took it >:3

[legendaryskyscale]

Oh I hate this thing. What an awful-lookin ground sloth

I want it

[lackluster-draws]

Anet I think it's time to give us necromancer minion mounts, especially with Halloween around the corner 🎃🥩🍖

[littlefoxgw2]

i swear there's a cat on tumblr somewhere i've seen who looks exactly like this thing (not pangur, a different skrunkly creechur)

[vampyrbatss]

The plants and their mounts.

Maybe I will line these but for now... have this

[guildwarsgirl]

Still so obsessed with this mount skin, it brings a smile to my face every time.

[leafofkudzu]

Debuting Teekzi’s first official outfit change in 5 years, featuring the lovely filtered light of the new map and her trusty skyscale, Ivy!

[horizontwinflames]

Twin Flames Fun Fact #04

Most of Isaac's skills and abilities are inspired by the amazing mounts from my favorite MMO RPG:

Link here in case you're seeing this post on desktop: [youtube link] (Tumblr is currently bugged with embedded YT videos on the desktop).

His skills/abilities (in both ZD and FW acts) are mostly based on the Raptor, Springer, Griffon, Skyscale, and Siege Turtle Mounts.

[ankhegs-in-my-salad]

THANK YOU @lucinellia!!!!!

SQUISHY TAIL

[axe-trio-commanders]

So I've decided I need no provocation to talk about my characters and a post about mounts earlier got me thinking.

So- all my commanders sort of have their primary mounts; they all get two. I'll set one of them to the sorta default mount on 'x', usually the one I'd otherwise use the least, so I'm using these 'signature mounts' more often in-game- but canonically they're more-or-less the only mounts they have- though they lend some mounts to each other. Zori taught Seremnis how to call her skyscale if need be, and seremnis' griffon sometimes follows Enkkioh around when she's bored.

But!! what main two mounts each of the three has sort of follow themes related to their characters.

Zori has a skyscale (named Roro. after prince rorick. bc she's a nerd, which she got via already cannon skyscale quest in lws4) and a skimmer (named Strawberry, yes this is the same skimmer Strea had, that's why they bonded so fast). Both mounts are highkey geared for good, thorough, exploration- she loves heights, she loves swimming, she loves finding cool, hidden stuff.

Seremnis has a raptor (named Aria, that she summons from the realm of torment, and has the temperment of a puppy) and a griffon (named Requiem, a grumpy grumpy girl who only likes this weird salad, that seremnis got via the canon quest but after lws4, at the same time zori was doing the skyscale quest. She wasn't even an actual sunspear griffon she was just chilling there when the sunspears finally decided she could keep one, and now they are besties and seremnis lets her fight things and sometimes help dispose of. evidence). Anyways the theme is Seremnis likes to go fast, and likes to do so at least relatively quietly. There and gone, like a ghost. But also going that fast is just really fun, death 'defying' (like she'd actually stay dead) stunts and all.

And Enkkioh?

Enkkioh has a springer (named G-Force, because she's a nerd, which she bonded with because of the springer's genetic lack of long ears or tail and a similar color patterning to her own- and, fine, he's cute, stop looking at her like that) and a rollerbeatle (named Kinetic Friction, Kinetic for short- because I am also a nerd- which she got through the cannon quest, as a sort of apology to Gorrik and Blish for distrusting them so much at first. Of course, the result was so absolutely cool that she now apologizes by trying to take gorrik on rollerbeetle rides. C'mon gorrik. It's so cool gorrik. I updated the belt system so you won't fall off this time gorrik.)

...And the theme here is that not a single one of these is a flying mount. (Also neither of them are in any way quiet or subtle.) Enkkioh likes a good leap, sure, but there's always obvious ground in sight, she never gets high enough that landing would be an issue. Enkkioh is in both the literal and metaphorical sense my most grounded character- asuran came from underground, and she feels that in her bones.

In short- she's afraid of heights.

...And she's the character I'm playing through SotO with.

An expansion where you can't traverse the whole map, or even most of the map, without a flying mount.

Yeah she's having... a time

[commanderthalys]

Sneefs you

[ratasum]

Qirri and Renk

The only other of Qirri's mounts to be a living creature and not a golem, Renk was the skyscale Qirri raised from a hatchling. One of many she could have chosen, she was drawn to the creature largely because he was small and albino, just like her.

Much like with Vekk, Qirri's attachment to the creature came largely out of her irritation at other people for not wanting them. Listening to others talk about how he wouldn't survive just made her angrier, and she dedicated herself to taking care of the skyscale no one wanted. She worked hard to make sure the little skyscale stayed healthy and safe, and today Renk is closer to the size of other skyscales from the clutch he hatched in.

Renk, however, is quite a bit more clever than Qirris' beloved raptor, and almost frighteningly intelligent. He'll often move to put the little asura on his back even when she's not actively catching a ride.

[mistfallengw2]

Feel free to be more specific in comments/notes if you want! If you want to elaborate further, how do you organize them? By role, species, age, alphabetical order, vibes or something else?

[grinu]

mordrem/plant/sylvari inspired skyscale design i made for United Arts of Tyria contest  🍂

[wilsons-journey]

Can I keep it?

[valentineveils]

also poll bcus i am curious

my personal favorite is the jackal ! ! i use it more than the raptor bcus i find its much easier to maneuver in than the raptor ^_^