Chibi-Festive Shinehorn (Green)

A green festive chibi with a level bonus

The Chibi-Festive Shinehorn (Green) is a Chibi-Pet that our records list for both ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. It arrived with the Winter Wonderland 7 event in version 355.3, and every event since has kept it available. The ARK Wiki describes Chibi-Pets as mostly cosmetic, with one practical extra: a higher level cap. The in-game text says it this way: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Raising the level cap

With the chibi equipped, kills of selected predators feed it experience. It can level five times, and each level adds 1 to the maximum level of whichever survivor has it equipped when the level-up happens, up to 5 in total. Those extra levels stay for good. Creatures on the list include the Alpha Carnotaurus, Alpha Mosasaur, Alpha Tusoteuthis, Alpha Basilisk and Alpha Fire Wyvern, as well as the Enraged Corrupted Triceratops. Only ASA counts the Astral Direwolf, Astral Raptor and Alpha Ossidon, while the Alpha Dakosaurus and Alpha Tridacna count only in ASE on Steam.

Slots, death and loot

ASE players equip it in the off-hand slot; ASA has a separate Chibi slot. The pet then follows the survivor's movement from a spot to their front-left. While riding, it rests in the survivor's lap, and while the survivor is in bed it sits close by. Chibis are treated as items, not unlockable skins: they drop with the rest of the inventory on death and vanish if that death cache is never picked up.

Our records list 2 loot crates that can contain it, Fishing Items (Valentine's) and Fishing Meat (Valentine's). It weighs 0 and stacks to 1.