How to Tame Unicorn in ARK
An extremely rare variant of the Equus. Only one spawns per map at a time.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Skittish
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Unicorn Taming Details
Unicorn is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Crops.
Alternative foods: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Unicorn drops Raw Meat, Hide.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Unicorn on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Unicorn is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Crops in its inventory (alternatives: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Unicorn.
Unicorn base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 240 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 560 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 350 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.8% |
| Torpidity | 420 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Unicorn spawns on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos.
Unicorn variants
- Aberrant Equus
- Eerie Equus
- Equus (Genesis: Part 2)
- Noctis
- R-Equus (Genesis: Part 2)
Related tools & resources
Unicorn — Background & Lore
The Unicorn is a rare white variant of the 
Equus with a horn and fixed colors. Usually only one wild Unicorn exists on a map at a time, so finding one is mostly luck.
Where to find it
In ASE it can appear on The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Lost Island and Fjordur; Valguero and Crystal Isles may hold more than one. In our data the ASA version appears on The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero and Astraeos.
Taming
A passive tame, like the Equus. You need to be at least level 10, and Ghillie Armor helps you get close. It prefers 
Rockarrot and 
Simple Kibble. Bring more food than the numbers suggest.
Breeding
It only breeds with other Unicorns, not with Equus. Gestation takes about 7.9 hours, and the baby matures in about 1.9 days at 1x.
Uses
A fast, good-looking mount that can be ridden bareback, or with the 
Equus Saddle (level 20). Like the Equus, it carries 
Stone, 
Clay, 
Sand and 
Cementing Paste at reduced weight.
Tips
Clear predators from the area before you start. Losing it means waiting for the next one to spawn.