If you are exploring the caves in Halcyon Days at Taoyuan, you may have noticed that some beasts can become more than just enemies. Instead of defeating or killing them, you can earn their trust and turn them into loyal companions.
Tamed beasts come in two categories: Mounts and Pets.
Mounts help you travel faster around the world, while pets provide useful bonuses such as increased Farming EXP, better crop yields, higher attack speed, improved taming chances, and much more.
This guide covers everything you need to know about taming and how the whole system works, like which foods each beast prefers, rarity bonuses, and the best creatures to collect.
How Taming Works
While fighting beasts inside caves, there is a chance that an enemy will stop fighting and ask for mercy.
When this happens, the taming screen appears.
You must gain the beast’s trust before its patience runs out.
The system is simple:
- Every beast has a Trust meter.
- Every beast has a patience meter.
- You can only offer items 3 times.
- Each item increases Trust.
- Every attempt reduces patience.
If trust reaches 100% before patience reaches zero, the beast joins you.
If Patience reaches zero first, the taming attempt will fail.
Why Some Taming Attempts Fail
Many players fail because they use random items.
A beast only gives you three chances.
Since you need to fill the entire Trust bar within those three attempts, each item must provide more than 33.3% Trust.
Using low-value items usually fails even if you make all three attempts.
Because of this, you should always use a beast’s preferred food whenever possible.
How to Find a Beast’s Favorite Food
The game does not always show the exact item you need.
Instead, it usually tells you an item category.
To check an item’s category:
- Open your inventory.
- Hover over the item.
- Look below the item name.
- The category appears in red text.
Examples include:
- Fruit
- Meat
- Fish
- Hay
- Rice
- Wheat
- Feed
Best Taming Tip in the Game
If you want to collect every beast in the game, then you should prioritize this one useful pet.
Fox
The Fox provides a Taming Chance bonus.
It can greatly increase taming success depending on its rarity.
| Rarity | Taming Chance Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | +20% |
| Green | +20% |
| Blue | +33% |
| Purple | +50% |
| Gold | +60% |
Because of this, many players use a Fox while hunting rare companions.
If your goal is to unlock every beast, getting a Fox early is highly recommended.
Understanding Beast Rarity
Every beast can appear in different rarity tiers.
You can identify rarity by the color around the creature’s icon.
Higher rarities provide stronger bonuses and are usually worth keeping.
Rarity Colors:
- Normal
- Green
- Blue
- Purple
- Gold
Not every beast can spawn in every rarity tier, but rarer versions always provide better effects.
For example: A Normal Magpie might only provide a small crop bonus, while a Purple Magpie offers a much stronger farming benefit.
Similarly, a Gold Wolf becomes one of the fastest mounts available.
Mounts in Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
Mounts mainly increase movement speed.
The better the rarity, the faster you move.
Argali
Favorite Food: Fruit
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Green | SPD +10% |
| Blue | SPD +15% |
| Purple | SPD +20% |
Unique Drops
- Argali Horn
- Luminous Stone
- Interior Wallpaper
- Grease
- Manure
Wild Boar
Favorite Food: Fruit
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | SPD +10% |
| Green | SPD +10% |
| Blue | SPD +15% |
| Purple | SPD +20% |
Unique Drops
- Wild Boar Cub’s Tooth
- Dark Stone Fence Blueprint
- Grease
- Leather Scraps
- Manure
Wild Horse
Favorite Food: Hay
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Green | SPD +10% |
| Blue | SPD +15% |
| Purple | SPD +20% |
Unique Drops
- Wild Horse Tail Hair
- Leather Scraps
- Grease
- Manure
Wild Cattle
Favorite Food: Hay
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Green | SPD +10% |
| Blue | SPD +15% |
| Purple | SPD +20% |
Unique Drops
- Grease
- Leather Scraps
- Manure
- Stone Material
- Celery Pork Stir-Fry
Wolf
Favorite Food: Meat
Wolf is one of the best mounts in the game.
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Blue | SPD +15% |
| Purple | SPD +20% |
| Gold | SPD +30% |
Unique Drops
- Wolf Hair
- Golden Crops
- Stone Lion Blueprint
- Wooden Post Lamp Blueprint
- Bamboo Floor Blueprint
- Fermentation Barrel Blueprint
- Big Plate Chicken Recipe
- Poached Spicy Pork Recipe
- Decorative Items
Because Gold Wolves provide a huge speed boost, they are among the most desirable mounts in the game.
Leopard
Favorite Food: Meat
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Blue | SPD +15% |
| Purple | SPD +20% |
| Gold | SPD +30% |
Unique Drops
- Leopard Hair
- Tungsten Ore
- Luminous Stone
- Table Oil Lamp Blueprint
- Grease
- Leather Scraps
Tiger
Favorite Food: Meat
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Blue | SPD +15% |
| Purple | SPD +20% |
| Gold | SPD +30% |
Unique Drops
- Tiger Hair
- Bamboo
- Interior Wallpaper
- Grease
- Leather Scraps
- Manure
Best Mounts to Prioritize
If you only want a few powerful mounts, focus on:
- Wolf – Excellent speed and valuable drops.
- Tiger – One of the fastest beasts available.
- Leopard – Great movement speed and useful materials.
- Wild Horse – Easy to obtain early in the game.
These mounts will make traveling around Taoyuan much faster and save a lot of time during farming, gathering, and cave exploration.
Pets in Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
Unlike mounts, pets do not increase your riding speed. Instead, they provide useful passive bonuses that help with farming, combat, gathering, fishing, taming, and other activities.
Some pets are useful early in the game, while others remain valuable even in the late game.
Argali Lamb
Favorite Food: Hay
The Argali Lamb is a great choice if you spend a lot of time raising animals.
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | Herding EXP +5% |
| Green | Herding EXP +10% |
| Blue | Herding EXP +15% |
| Purple | Herding EXP +20% |
Unique Drops
- Argali Lamb’s Horn
- Welcoming Pine (Style III)
- Intermediate Tonic
- Ox Decoration
- Green Jade Fence Blueprint
- Prime Seeds
- Grease
- Leather Scraps
- Manure
Wild Boar Cub
Favorite Food: Fruit
This pet focuses entirely on defense.
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | DEF +10% |
| Green | DEF +20% |
| Purple | DEF +40% |
Unique Drops
- Wild Boar Cub’s Tooth
- Prime Watermelon Seeds
- Fish Decoration
- Grease
- Leather Scraps
- Manure
Wild Calf
Favorite Food: Hay
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | Farming EXP +5% |
| Green | Farming EXP +10% |
| Purple | Farming EXP +20% |
Unique Drops
- Wild Calf’s Horn
- Dark Wood Floor Blueprint
- Grease
- Leather Scraps
- Manure
Wild Foal
Favorite Food: Hay
Provides a movement speed bonus even while used as a pet.
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | Movement SPD +10% |
| Green | Movement SPD +15% |
Unique Drops
- Wild Foal’s Tail Hair
- Advanced Tonic
- Prime Seeds
- Huicheng
- Luminous Stone
- Grease
- Leather Scraps
- Manure
Magpie
Favorite Food: Fruit
One of the best farming pets in the game.
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | 5% chance for Crop Yield +1 |
| Green | 10% chance for Crop Yield +1 |
| Blue | 15% chance for Crop Yield +1 |
| Purple | 20% chance for Crop Yield +1 |
Pallas’s Cat
Favorite Food: Fruit
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | Contribution Vouchers +5% |
| Green | Contribution Vouchers +10% |
| Blue | Contribution Vouchers +15% |
| Purple | Contribution Vouchers +20% |
Unique Drops
- Pallas’s Cat Hair
- Basic Tonic
- Blue Jade Floor Blueprint
- Grease
- Leather Scraps
- Manure
Golden Monkey
Favorite Food: Fruit
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | Gift Affinity +5% |
| Green | Gift Affinity +10% |
| Purple | Gift Affinity +20% |
Unique Drops
- Golden Monkey Hair
- Basic Tonic
- Advanced Tonic
- Prime Seeds
- Recipes
- Blueprints
- Luminous Stone
- Leather Scraps
- Manure
Lynx
Favorite Food: Meat
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Green | ATK SPD +5% |
| Blue | ATK SPD +10% |
| Purple | ATK SPD +15% |
| Gold | ATK SPD +20% |
Rural Dog
Favorite Food: Meat
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | 1% Damage Immunity |
| Green | 3% Damage Immunity |
| Blue | 5% Damage Immunity |
| Purple | 8% Damage Immunity |
Unique Drops
- Dog Hair
Domestic Cat
Favorite Food: Fish
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | Fishing EXP +5% |
| Green | Fishing EXP +10% |
| Blue | Fishing EXP +15% |
| Purple | Fishing EXP +20% |
Field Mouse
Favorite Food: Rice and Wheat
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | Loot Radius +30% |
| Green | Loot Radius +60% |
| Blue | Loot Radius +100% |
| Purple | Loot Radius +150% |
Macaque
Favorite Food: Fruit
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | Foraging EXP +10% |
| Purple | Foraging EXP +20% |
Unique Drops
- Macaque Hair
Long-Tailed Macaque
Favorite Food: Fruit
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Green | Loot Drop Rate +5% |
| Blue | Loot Drop Rate +10% |
| Purple | Loot Drop Rate +15% |
| Gold | Loot Drop Rate +20% |
Unique Drops
- Long-Tailed Macaque Hair
- Copper Ore
- Huicheng
- Turnip Cake Recipe
- Simple Wardrobe Blueprint
- Grease
- Leather Scraps
- Manure
Fox
Favorite Food: Fish
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | Taming Chance +20% |
| Green | Taming Chance +20% |
| Blue | Taming Chance +33% |
| Purple | Taming Chance +50% |
| Gold | Taming Chance +60% |
Unique Drops
- Soaking Barrel Blueprint
- Stone Fence Gate Blueprint
- Black Jade Fence Gate Blueprint
- Advanced Tonic
- Grease
- Leather Scraps
Dhole
Favorite Food: Fruit
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | Reflect 10% Damage |
| Green | Reflect 20% Damage |
Unique Drops
- Dhole Hair
- Hay
- Huicheng
- Blue Jade Fence Blueprint
- Grease
- Leather Scraps
- Manure
Bat
Favorite Food: Fruit
| Rarity | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Normal | Light Radius +20% |
| Green | Light Radius +33% |
| Blue | Light Radius +50% |
| Purple | Light Radius +60% |
Unique Drops
- Wooden Display Pedestal (Low)
- Premium Chest Blueprint
- Spicy Crawfish Recipe
- Advanced Tonic
- Manure
FAQ
What is the best pet in Halcyon Days at Taoyuan?
The Fox is generally considered the best overall pet because it increases taming success rates.
What is the fastest mount?
Gold-rarity Wolves, Tigers, and Leopards can provide up to 30% movement speed while mounted.
How many taming attempts do I get?
You only get three attempts before a beast loses patience and the taming process fails.
Where can I farm Blueprints?
The Metal Cave is one of the best locations for collecting blueprint drops.
How do I unlock the Tamer of All Beasts achievement?
You must tame at least one of every beast species in the game.
