Hot Air Balloon

Hot Air Balloon
Category	Mount
Effect	+25% move speed (upgradeable)
Cost / Recipe	50 Gold (until 3 October 2026) Gold
How to get	The Alchemist weekly shop (until 3 October 2026) or Marketplace

Hot Air Balloon is a mount in Kintara. It gives a +25% move speed bonus. It went on sale in The Alchemist's weekly mount slot on 26 September 2026 for 50 Gold and is sold there until 3 October 2026; after that it can only be bought from other players on the Marketplace. The rider stands in a wicker basket under the balloon.

Note: Despite its looks, the Hot Air Balloon is not a flying mount — it floats at the same low hover as the Flying Carpet and otherwise rides like a ground mount.

How to Get

Method	Requirement	Result
Alchemist weekly shop	26 September – 3 October 2026	On sale for 50 Gold; not sold again after 3 October
Marketplace	Player listing	Can be traded if listed by another player

Stats

Stat	Value
Mount type	Ground (low hover)
Move speed bonus	+25%
Maximum speed (trained)	+55%

It can be trained at Sorrel the Stablemaster (10 Gold per +5% session), but it cannot be gilded — it has no gold variant, so Sorrel's gilding ritual refuses it.

Restrictions

Hot Air Balloons cannot be ridden indoors — this includes every shop interior (cosmetic shop, bank, alchemist shop, pet shop, furniture shop and blacksmith), the Casino, and player homes.

Related pages

Page	Why it matters
The Alchemist	Weekly mount vendor.
Marketplace	Mounts can be bought from the marketplace.
Sorrel the Stablemaster	Trains this mount.
Flying Carpet	Another mount that rides at a low hover.
Mounts	Full mount index.