Griffon Speed

[caggles.2674]

The griffon is markedly slower than the other 4 mounts on the ground. I was under the impression that the basic ground speed of all mounts was supposed to be the same. Is that not the case?

[Andy Madman.5921]

The basic ground speed of all mounts is different. From what I currently understand, Jackal has the highest base ground speed followed by Raptor. I'm not too sure after them two. In terms of highest potential speed/distance travelled in time Griffon has the most by far. However you need to gain some height to make use of that insane speed.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

One Redditor has posted data from testing the land speeds. I've written a tl;dr for it and that contains links to both The Bandicoot's original research and follow up.

The short story is:

• Raptors are 50% faster than sustained swiftness player characters under sustained swiftness. Jackals are slightly faster.
• Leaping raptors are nearly twice as fast as swift PCs, while leaping Jackals are a tick slower.
• Skimmers over water are as fast as the non-leaping other two
• Walking Griffon is 25% faster than a swift toon, while airborne it's a tad slower (relative to the ground) than the raptor/jackal.
• Airborne Griffon, landed Skimmer, and Springer are roughly the same speed.
• Fully maxed Griffon can reach (relative) ground speeds more than double that of any other mount. (Requires proper conditions and micromanagement to sustain this.)

[EhidnaMAD.4682]

There was a study about mounts speed which you can read [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/71ytep/spoiler_some_science_and_math_behind_the_joy_of/"https://reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/71ytep/spoiler_some_science_and_math_behind_the_joy_of/")

(edit to add link normally)