Equus
Breeding · 21 maps
Overview
Equus is a medium-sized herbivore used primarily for breeding. It reduces the weight of several resources in its inventory, making it valuable for transport efficiency. The creature can be airlifted by Argentavis, Karkinos, Megalosaurus, Quetzal, or Tusoteuthis for fast deployment.
It is commonly tamed to assist in resource transport due to its significant weight reductions on key materials like Clay, Sand, and Cementing Paste.
Spawn Locations
22 mapsEquus spawns in chalk hills, deserts, desert mountains, forests, grasslands, mountains, oases, and snow biomes. It is uncommon and appears across 21 ARK maps. Look for open terrain with sparse vegetation for the best chance of spotting one.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Equus is tamed passively. Feed it a Rockarrot and immediately mount it. Press the action button when prompted to feed it again. The process takes about 9 minutes with 23 Rockarrots. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 RockarrotBest | 12 | 4:24 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Archelon Algae | 12 | 8:48 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Crops | 48 | 37:36 | 72 Lvl (222) |
 Mejoberry | 299 | 2:58:48 | 34 Lvl (184) |
    | 479 | 3:11:12 | 18 Lvl (168) |
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Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing an Equus yields Hide, Raw Meat, and Pelt. The Hatchet yields the most Hide and Pelt, while the Pick maximizes Raw Meat.
Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.
Gathering Abilities
While mounted, Equus gathers a wide variety of resources. Its attacks harvest berries, seeds, mushrooms, rare flowers, rare mushrooms, fiber, sap, and wood. It gathers these at a 10× multiplier, making it highly efficient. Notable resources include Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Stimberry, and Cactus Sap, all gathered at peak efficiency.
Weight Reduction
Equus reduces inventory weight by -80% for Clay, Sand, and Cactus Sap, -50% for Stone and Chitin/Keratin, and -80% for Cementing Paste. Pair with a Argentavis to maintain reductions during aerial transport.
Damage Resistances
Equus has a +120% weakness to Instant HurtDinos and a +100% weakness to spike walls, making it highly vulnerable to both. It resists fire damage by -60% and resists certain melee and ranged turret attacks by -50%. Avoid fire-based weapons when hunting it.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)1 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 240.0 | +48.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 560.0 | +56.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 420.0 | +25.20 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 1500.0 | +150.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 350.0 | +7.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.75% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The head has a damage multiplier of 2.0x, making headshots effective for faster knockout. All other zones have standard multipliers.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch. Build at least in Wood.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeleeHerbivore Small | 9 | 49.5 | — | — | — | — |
| BuckKickHerbivore Small HugeTorp NoResources | 11 | 6050.0 | — | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
Equus Tips & Tricks
Equus reduces the weight of Clay by -80%, making it ideal for large-scale building projects.
It harvests Mejoberry and Stimberry at a 10× multiplier while ridden.
The creature can be carried by Quetzal, enabling rapid long-distance transport.
It is highly vulnerable to spike walls, taking +100% bonus damage.
Equus resists fire damage by -60%, reducing effectiveness of flame-based weapons.
This page details Equus's stats, taming, breeding, harvest capabilities, and combat data. For precise planning, use the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map tools located on this page.
