Minecraft Legends: How To Unlock The Brilliant Beetle Mount | Swap Mounts Guide

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There’s a better way to explore the Overworld in Minecraft Legends. Very early in the story, your hero can find a special mount that makes exploration easy. The Brilliant Beetle is a semi-hidden mount upgrade that gives you the power to climb mountains (or walls) easily and glide when jumping off cliffs. If you’re struggling with annoying peaks and difficult biomes, the Beetle Mount makes traversal so much more convenient. You really don’t want to miss this.

Minecraft Legends is a unique twist on the RTS genre. You control the hero — and while they can’t fight on their own, they can command a customizable army of mob minions. By collecting and commanding your forces, you can defend villages and destroy strongholds. There are multiple unit types, and as you expand your war campaign, you’ll earn new structures that will help you in battle. Between defending helpless villagers, you’ll need to explore a vast Overworld map that’s full of useful treasures and upgrades. One of those upgrades is the incredibly useful Brilliant Beetle. We’ll explain how to find it in the full guide below.

The Brilliant Beetle is a handy alternate mount — it isn’t quite as quick as the standard Horse Mount, but the Beetle has a unique ability.

The Brilliant Beetle can be found before completing the Night Beacon quest. It appears during the night at a “?” to the east of your Well of Fate. Open your map and place a marker to navigate to the location.

Your horse mount will follow you. You can swap back to your horse at any time. Beetles can also randomly be found in the overworld — I haven’t tested if these can also be mounted, but I know the Beetles at the special marked location on your map can be.

The Beetle is incredibly useful for climbing