Unicorn

Unicorn

Creature

Groups

Fantasy Creatures, Mammals

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Loyal

Release Versions

256.0
Mar 31, 2017

753.0
Apr 26, 2017

506.0
Apr 26, 2017

521.0
Nov 30, 2018

311.74
Jun 11, 2020

1.1.06
Dec 20, 2018

Variants

•  Aberrant Equus
•  Eerie Equus
•  Equus
•  Noctis
•  R-Equus

Spawn Command

cheat summon Equus_Character_BP_Unicorn_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Equus/Equus_Character_BP_Unicorn.Equus_Character_BP_Unicorn'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

 Passive

Level Requirement

Level 10

Preferred Kibble

 Simple Kibble

Preferred Kibble

 Kibble (Griffin Egg) 

Preferred Food

 Rockarrot

Preferred Food

 Fresh Spinach 

Equipment

No Saddle Needed
 Equus Saddle (Level 20)

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Data

XP for kill

4 XP

Feces Size

 Medium
 Unicorn Residue 

Drag Weight

125

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

•  Aberrant Megalosaurus
•  Argentavis
•  Blood Crystal Wyvern
•  Ember Crystal Wyvern
•  Fire Wyvern
•  Forest Wyvern
•  Ice Wyvern
•  Karkinos
•  Lightning Wyvern
•  Mammoth
•  Megalosaurus
•  Poison Wyvern
•  Quetzal
•  Tek Quetzal
•  Tropical Crystal Wyvern
•  Tusoteuthis
•  X-Argentavis

Immobilized By

•  Bola
•  Bear Trap
•  Large Bear Trap
•  Plant Species Y Trap
•  Net Projectile

Can Damage

 Thatch
 Greenhouse

Reproduction

Gestation Time

7h 56m 11.429s

Baby Time

4h 37m 46.667s

Juvenile Time

18h 31m 6.667s

Adolescent Time

23h 8m 53.333s

Total Maturation Time

1d 22h 17m 46.667s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

The IslandRagnarokValgueroCrystal IslesLost IslandFjordur

Midgard

Common        Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Unicorn is a rare, small, herbivorous mammal and the fantasy variant of  Equus

It was first added in  ARK: Survival Evolved on the 31st of March, 2017.

Basic Info

Behavior

The Unicorn will appear as a rare variant of the  Equus, passively trotting around The Island. When in the presence of a  Human, they will become startled and run away. Only one wild Unicorn may exist at a time, making these creatures even more difficult to find.

Appearance

The Unicorn is similar to the  Equus, with the only noticeable differences being the white color, is slightly higher and the horn that protrudes out of the Unicorn's head.

Color Scheme and Regions

The Unicorn always spawns with the same color scheme and has no color regions.

This means it is currently impossible to make alterations to the Unicorn's colors.

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Taming

All numbers in these charts are inaccurate as of now. Still need more testing before saying by how much with any accuracy. For now have AT LEAST 10 extra Kibble for Kibble tames so as not to be under and lose the tame due to having to jump off.

ARK: Survival Evolved

Level 1		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	2	01:04	0:01:04
Rockarrot	3	01:12	0:02:24
Crops	12	01:44	0:19:12
Fresh Barley	12	01:44	0:19:12
Fresh Wheat	12	01:44	0:19:12
Soybean	12	01:44	0:19:12
Dried Wheat	12	03:29	0:38:24
Sweet Vegetable Cake	30	00:49	0:24:00
Mejoberry	74	01:12	1:28:48
Berries	119	00:48	1:35:12

Level 30		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	4	00:42	0:02:08
Rockarrot	7	00:56	0:05:36
Crops	29	01:39	0:46:24
Fresh Barley	29	01:39	0:46:24
Fresh Wheat	29	01:39	0:46:24
Soybean	29	01:39	0:46:24
Dried Wheat	29	03:18	1:32:48
Sweet Vegetable Cake	71	00:48	0:56:48
Mejoberry	176	01:12	3:31:12
Berries	282	00:48	3:45:36

Level 60		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	6	00:38	0:03:12
Rockarrot	11	00:52	0:08:48
Crops	45	01:38	1:12:00
Fresh Barley	45	01:38	1:12:00
Fresh Wheat	45	01:38	1:12:00
Soybean	45	01:38	1:12:00
Dried Wheat	45	03:16	2:24:00
Sweet Vegetable Cake	113	00:48	1:30:24
Mejoberry	282	01:12	5:38:24
Berries	450	00:48	6:00:00

Level 90		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	8	00:36	0:04:16
Rockarrot	15	00:51	0:12:00
Crops	62	01:37	1:39:12
Fresh Barley	62	01:37	1:39:12
Fresh Wheat	62	01:37	1:39:12
Soybean	62	01:37	1:39:12
Dried Wheat	62	03:15	3:18:24
Sweet Vegetable Cake	155	00:48	2:04:00
Mejoberry	387	01:12	7:44:24
Berries	619	00:48	8:15:12

Level 120		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	10	00:35	0:05:20
Rockarrot	19	00:50	0:15:12
Crops	79	01:37	2:06:24
Fresh Barley	79	01:37	2:06:24
Fresh Wheat	79	01:37	2:06:24
Soybean	79	01:37	2:06:24
Dried Wheat	79	03:14	4:12:48
Sweet Vegetable Cake	197	00:48	2:37:36
Mejoberry	493	01:12	9:51:36
Berries	788	00:48	10:30:24

Level 150		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	12	00:34	0:06:24
Rockarrot	23	00:50	0:18:24
Crops	96	01:37	2:33:36
Fresh Barley	96	01:37	2:33:36
Fresh Wheat	96	01:37	2:33:36
Soybean	96	01:37	2:33:36
Dried Wheat	96	03:14	5:07:12
Sweet Vegetable Cake	240	00:48	3:12:00
Mejoberry	598	01:12	11:57:36
Berries	957	00:48	12:45:36

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Ingredients for  Simple Kibble: 1 ×  Cooked Fish Meat, 1 ×  Small Egg, 5 ×  Fiber, 5 ×  Mejoberry, 2 ×  Rockarrot, 1 ×  Water

Preferred Food

•  Rockarrot
•  Simple Kibble

Taming Strategy

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Much like the  Equus, the Unicorn requires  Ghillie Armor and a substantial amount of Taming food. However, be aware that Unicorns are much rarer, and thus must be handled more carefully.

You can also pick it up with an Argentavis and drop it in a large pen make sure it can't run into danger.

Do not use any material used to knock out the unicorn, as it will kill it. Using the Tusoteuthis isn't recommended, as it will also kill it.

Utility

Roles

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• Stylish Steed: The Unicorn has a very beautiful appearance, and riding around on it is a way of showing a tamed Unicorn off.

Weight Reduction

The Unicorn reduces the weight of the following resources by the listed amount while they are in its inventory:

Resource	Reduction
Achatina Paste	80%
Cactus Sap	80%
Cementing Paste	80%
Chitin	50%
Clay	80%
Keratin	50%
Sand	80%
Stone	50%

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Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Unicorn, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

• On single player if you've already tamed one you will have to cryopod it and wait 24 hours of real time gameplay before another wild one will spawn

• Unicorns mostly spawn in west zones 1 and 2 on The Island, but are still relatively rare.
• Wild Unicorns have a yellow outline while viewed with  Tek Helmet in scan mode.
• Unicorns can breed with other Unicorns, but cannot do so with other  Equus.
• The  Dermis of an Unicorn will display as  Equus instead.
• Contrary to a popular belief, Unicorns do not increase the chance for twins or triplets to be born.
• On Valguero and Crystal Isles there may be more than 1 unicorn at the same time

Changelog

Patch	ARK: Survival Evolved Changes
256.0	Unicorn is added to the game
259.0	Rebalanced  Equus Saddle cost
295.102	Fix preferred kibble for Unicorn.
309.4	Fixed an edge case that caused the player to be destroyed when mounting an Unicorn and equipping its saddle
312.65	Reduced Unicorn maturation time. Now matches the  Procoptodon
332.1	Reduced Unicorn gestation time (from 13h 13m 39.043s to 7h 56m 11.429s)
343.7	The egg incubator gestation monitoring buff will now correctly display the embryo stats of Unicorns

Gallery

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  Unicorn on the beach
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  Showing off on a recently tamed unicorn