Master Trainer’s Touch in Crimson Desert is a pair of gloves tied to the horse training system, and they are more useful than they might initially appear. The item description frames them as ‘Gloves once favored by a legendary trainer who spent their entire life with horses‘, and in practical terms, that translates to a meaningful buff to horse XP gain that speeds up levelling considerably.

Getting them requires working through a specific faction quest chain in Hernand, but the reward is worth the effort. That said, here is how to unlock Master Trainer’s Touch in Crimson Desert.

Note: The contents of this article will be updated later on as we discover other features of Master Trainer’s Touch in Crimson Desert.

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How to get Master Trainer’s Touch in Crimson Desert

The Master Trainer’s Touch is a reward for completing the Race in Hernand quest, which sits within the House Serkis questline, specifically the Hooves Through the Wind quest chain. It does not unlock independently. The best approach is to work through all available faction quests in Hernand as they appear, since the questlines are interconnected.

Completing them in order will eventually lead to House Serkis offering the Race in Hernand mission.

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How to complete ‘Race in Hernand’ in Crimson Desert

Once the quest is active, look for a noble on horseback near the wooden bridge next to Bloomwood Ranch. He is waiting there for the race to begin. Call out the horse, mount up, and approach him to trigger the start. The race counts down from three and gets underway immediately.

The destination is the House of Healing. The route is marked clearly on the minimap with sequential waypoints, so navigation is not the challenge. What matters is maintaining momentum and managing stamina throughout the race.

Letting the horse’s stamina drain completely mid-race will cost time that is difficult to recover. Keep an eye on it and pace accordingly rather than going flat out from the start.

Finishing the race rewards the Master Trainer’s Touch gloves in Crimson Desert.

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How to use Master Trainer’s Touch in Crimson Desert

To use the gloves, go into the character’s gear slot and equip the Master Trainer’s Touch in the gloves position. Once equipped, the buff becomes active passively without any additional steps needed to trigger it.

To confirm it is working, open the inventory and check the status screen. The gloves will show as an active buff listed as Horse XP Gain (1/10), confirming the bonus is applied.

Read more: How to level up your horse in Crimson Desert (and what it unlocks)

What buff does Master Trainer’s Touch in Crimson Desert offer?

The gloves accelerate how quickly a horse levels up while they are worn. For players actively training horses or spending time riding, the XP gain buff means reaching higher horse levels noticeably faster than without them. There is also an observed effect during horse taming.

When attempting to tame wild or legendary horses makes the process significantly smoother and more consistent. Whether this is a direct mechanical effect or a coincidence is not confirmed, but the pattern has been noted across multiple legendary horse tames in short succession, including three legendary horses.

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Master Trainer’s Touch stats in Crimson Desert

For reference, the Master Trainer’s Touch carries the following attributes alongside the horse XP buff:

• Attack: 11
• Defense: 3
• Critical Rate: Level 1

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