BDO Imperial Steed is a bonus horse sometimes obtained along with a normal foal after Horse Breeding. It can be leveled up to 15 and sold at the Stable in Imperial Horse Delivery.
Imperial Steed Facts:
- obtain 120 million silver + other Training goodies
- can’t be exchanged or sold on the Horse Market or Breeding Market
- increase your chances of obtaining an Imperial Steed by breeding higher tier + higher level horses
- comes with two horse skills: “Imperial Stature” and “Sprint” both at 100%
- “Imperial Stature” has no ability besides alerting you to its Imperial Steed status.
- Imperial Steed will not learn more skills as it levels
Imperial Steed Rewards
After leveling and selling an Imperial Steed in Imperial Delivery, you get a Noble Stature Chest along with 120 million silver.
The chest contains ALL of the following:
| Noble Stature Chest Rewards | Qty | |
|---|---|---|
 |
Golden Seal – [Imperial Training] | 8 |
 |
Wind Spirit Stone Fragment | 50 |
 |
Earth Spirit Stone Fragment | 50 |
 |
Water Spirit Stone Fragment | 50 |
 |
Stonetail Fodder | 20 |
 |
Spirit Pouch of Ferocious Beast | 20 |
 |
Pure Forest Breath | 20 |
 |
Rainbow Gem Fruit | 20 |
 |
Breezy Conch Seaweed | 20 |
 |
Deep Blue Hoof Root | 20 |
 |
Flower of Oblivion | 100 |
 |
Royal Fern Root | 100 |
 |
Mythical Feather | 10 |
Noble Stature Chest from Imperial Steed
Imperial Steed Chances
Imperial Steed drop rate is low at about 2.5% if you breed the best horses.
You can obtain an Imperial Steed from low tier and low level horse breeding, but you can improve your chances of obtaining an Imperial Steed.
Increase Imperial Steed Drop Rate:
- The higher the tiers and levels of the parent horses, the greater the chance to breed an Imperial Steed.
- Your parent horses’ levels will only increase your chances to birth an Imperial Steed up to Lv. 30. A parent horse at Lv. 31 has the same chance to birth an Imperial Steed as a parent horse at Lv. 30.
- Your Training Level and Mastery do not affect your chances to breed an Imperial Steed.
- You can only obtain an Imperial Steed through horse breeding. You cannot exchange horses to obtain an Imperial Steed.
UPDATE from Patch Notes: The likelihood of birthing an Imperial Steed was doubled via breeding for Level 30 Tier 8 horses. For others, breeding success rates for an Imperial Steed have increased by 1.6 times.
bdolytics.com has an excellent horse breeding calculator that gives Imperial Steed drop rates.
Imperial Steed Restrictions
You cannot use the following on an Imperial Steed.
- Mount Brand Spell Stone
- Mount Skill Change Coupon
- Mount Skill Selection Coupon
- Mount Skill Training Coupon
- Mount All Skill Training Coupon
- Horse Appearance Change Coupon
- Premium Horse Appearance Change Coupon
- Reset Mount Growth
- Mount Name Change Coupon
Imperial Steed Comparison
Below are the base stats at level 1.
Doom Base Stats
Speed/Accel: 130%
Turn/Brake: 139.8%
Arduanatt Base Stats
Speed/Accel: 137.5%
Turn/Brake: 122.5%
Imperial Steed Base
Speed/Accel: 131.5%
Turn/Brake: 122.5%
Dine Base Stats
Speed/Accel: 133%
Turn/Brake: 127%
Thank you, this is so slow to level up, so I used my buffs. You saved me from wasting them. Have an amazing day.
Good luck! 🙂
Just a question, as a dedicated horse breeder (and seller), i got my very first Imperial Horse just recently. They are indeed a handful to level.
But as i´m nearly constantly breeding only T7-8 and got only one so far, i wondered if there is any chance that somebody has some sort of chart with %-chances of obtaining them?
Hello! I have updated the guide with that info. Good luck. 🙂