A complete guide to taming your first pets and mounts in Halcyon Days at Taoyuan.
Halcyon Days at Taoyuan: Taming Guide
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Defeat the tameable beasts in the cave for a chance to tame them with their favorite food.
How to Tame Successfully
You only have 3 attempts to win a beast’s trust before its patience runs out. To guarantee success, you need an item that boosts trust by more than 33.3% per turn.
- Tip #1: Look for the Favorite Food or recommended item category (highlighted in red text in the item’s tooltip).
- Tip #2: Bring a Fox (found in the Metal Cave) as your pet to increase your overall taming chances.
Rarity & Rewards
Keep an eye on the color of a beast’s icon. Rare color variants aren’t just for show-they come with significantly better stats and modifiers.
- Mounts: Primarily boost your movement speed.
- Pets: Provide utility buffs like faster ATK speed, higher crop yields, or bonus Farming EXP.
Loot & Crafting
Defeating beasts is the only way to get specific crafting materials. While most drop basics like leather or grease, each species has a unique drop used for crafting hats at the clothing store. All beasts drop their own hair once defeated. If you’re hunting for Blueprints, head straight to the Metal Cave.
Achievement: Tame one of every species to unlock the “Tamer of All Beasts” achievement.
Mounts
| Mount | Favorite Item | Effects | Drops |
| Argali | Fruit | Green: SPD +10% Blue: SPD +15% Purple: SPD +20% | Argali Horn Manure Grease Luminous Stone Interior Wallpaper |
| Wild Boar | Fruit | Normal: SPD +10% Green: SPD +10% Blue: SPD +15% Purple: SPD +20% | Wild Boar Cub’s Tooth Grease Leather Scraps Manure Dark Stone Fence Blueprint |
| Wild Horse | Hay (Resources) | Green: SPD +10% Blue: SPD +15% Purple: SPD +20% | Wild Horse Tail Hair Grease Manure Leather Scraps |
| Wild Cattle | Hay (Resources) | Green: SPD +10% Blue: SPD +15% Purple: SPD +20% | Grease Manure Stone Material Leather Scraps Celery Pork Stir-Fry |
| Wolf | Meat | Blue: SPD +15% Purple: SPD +20% Gold: SPD +30% | Wolf Hair Grease Manure Leather Scraps Golden Crops Stone Lion Blueprint Wooden Post Lamp Blueprint Peach Blossoms Decoration Bamboo Floor Blueprint Big Plate Chicken Recipe Fermentation Barrel Blueprint Green Leaf Flower Vase Decoration Plum Blossons Decoration Poached Spicy Pork Recipe Wintersweet Potted Plant |
| Leopard | Meat | Blue: SPD +15% Purple: SPD +20% Gold: SPD +30% | Leopard Hair Tungsten Ore Grease Leather Scraps Luminous Stone Table Oil Lamp Blueprint |
| Tiger | Meat | Blue: SPD +15% Purple: SPD +20% Gold: SPD +30% | Tiger Hair Grease Manure Bamboo Leather Scraps Interior Wallpaper |
Pets
| Pet | Favorite Item | Effects | Drops |
| Argali Lamb | Hay (Resources) | Normal: Herding EXP +5% Green: Herding EXP +10% Blue: Herding EXP +15% Purple: Herding EXP +20% | Argali Lamb’s Horn Grease Manure Leather Scraps Welcoming Pine (Style III) Intermediate Tonic Ox Decoration Green Jade Fence Blueprint Prime Seeds |
| Wild Boar Cub | Fruit | Normal: DEF +10% Green: DEF +20% Purple: DEF +40% | Grease Manure Leather Scraps Prime Watermelon Seeds Fish Decoration |
| Wild Calf | Hay (Resources) | Normal: Farming EXP +5% Green: Farming EXP +10% Purple: Farming EXP +20% | Wild Calf’s Horn Grease Manure Leather Scraps Dark Wood Floor Blueprint |
| Wild Foal | Hay (Resources) | Normal: Movement SPD +10% Green: Movement SPD +15% | Wild Foal’s Tail Hair Grease Leather Scraps Manure Luminous Stone Advanced Tonic Huicheng Prime Seeds |
| Magpie | Fruit | Normal: 5% Crop Yield +1 Green: 10% Crop Yield +1 Blue: 15% Crop Yield +1 Purple: 20% Crop Yield +1 | — |
| Pallas’s Cat | Fruit | Normal: Contr. Vouchers +5% Green: Contr. Vouchers +10% Blue: Contr. Vouchers +15% Purple: Contr. Vouchers +20% | Pallas’s Cat Hair Basic Tonic Manure Leather Scraps Blue Jade Floor Blueprint |
| Golden Monkey | Fruit | Normal: Gift Affinity +5% Green: Gift Affinity +10% Purple: Gift Affinity +20% | Golden Monkey Hair Manure Basic Tonics Advanced Tonics Leather Scraps Luminous Stone Blueprints (Metal Cave) Recipes (Metal Cave) Prime Seeds |
| Lynx | Meat | Green: ATK SPD +5% Blue: ATK SPD +10% Purple: ATK SPD +15% Gold: ATK SPD +20% | Manure Grease Leather Scraps Luminous Stone |
| Rural Dog | Meat | Normal: 1% DMG Immunity Green: 3% DMG Immunity Blue: 5% DMG Immunity Purple: 8% DMG Immunity | Dog Hair |
| Domestic Cat | Fish | Normal: Fishing EXP +5% Green: Fishing EXP +10% Blue: Fishing EXP +15% Purple: Fishing EXP +20% | — |
| Field Mouse | Rice, Wheat | Normal: Loot Radius +30% Green: Loot Radius +60% Blue: Loot Radius +100% Purple: Loot Radius +150% | — |
| Macaque | Fruit | Base: Foraging XP +10% Purple: Foraging XP +20% | Macaque Hair |
| LT Macaque | Fruit | Green: Loot Drop Rate +5% Blue: Loot Drop Rate +10% Purple: Loot Drop Rate +15% Gold: Loot Drop Rate +20% | Grease Manure Leather Scraps LT Macaque Hair Copper Ore Huicheng Turnip Cake Recipe Simple Wardrobe Blueprint |
| Fox | Fish | Base: Taming Chance +20% Blue: Taming Chance +33% | Soaking Barrel Blueprint Grease Advanced Tonic Leather Scraps Stone Fence Gate Blueprint Black Jade Fence Gate Blueprint |
| Dhole | Fruit | Normal: Reflect 10% DMG Green: Reflect 20% DMG | Dhole Hair Hay Grease Manure Huicheng Leather Scraps Blue Jade Fence Blueprint |
| Bat | Fruit | Normal: Light Radius +20% Purple: Light Radius +60% | Wooden Display Pedestal (Low) Spicy Crawfish Recipe Premium Chest Blueprint Advanced Tonic Manure |