Mountain Cougar
Level 18 Wildlife · Sacred Heart Mountains
Mountain Cougar is one of the wildlife threats a player meets in Desperados Destiny, sitting at level 18.
Field notes
A large high-altitude cougar, distinct from the lower-elevation Mountain Lion. It ambushes from the ridgeline. The Sacred Heart Mountains are its range; everything else is an intrusion, including the player.
What you are walking into
Mountain Cougar is level 18, carries 162 health, and is classed Stalker. That makes it a mid-game threat that expects a built character. It fights by attrition — damage that keeps working after the hand is played, so a long fight favours it rather than you. Every exchange resolves through the Destiny Deck: you draw five cards, choose what to hold, and the resulting poker hand decides how the action lands. Suit matches amplify the result, so the same fight against Mountain Cougar plays out differently each time you take it on.
Where to find Mountain Cougar
Mountain Cougar is encountered at Sacred Heart Mountains. You will need to have discovered and travelled to that location before it can appear as a target, and travel between regions carries its own risks — routes are rolled for interception, and a bad roll puts an encounter between you and your destination. The full entry for Sacred Heart Mountains covers what else is there.
What it drops
A kill pays 216 experience and between $7 and $18. Its loot table can yield Cougar Pelt, Lion Claws and Animal Sinew. Drops are rolled per kill, so a full set takes repeat hunting. The first time you kill any species it is also recorded in your Field Guide, which pays a large one-off experience bonus and counts toward the Guide's completion milestones.
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