Equus
Equus Overview
In ARK: Survival Ascended, Equus occupies the harvester niche - is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It is a herbivore tamed through passive taming, with Rockarrot as its top-tier food, and brings 560 base Stamina with solid stamina reserves to the table. It gives live birth after a gestation period, with offspring maturing over a lengthy period. Once tamed it harvests Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt more efficiently than most player tools. Players target Equus once they need a reliable workhorse beyond the starter mounts.
Spawn Locations
22 mapsFound across 22 maps in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. Green zones have the highest spawn density. Each species has a population cap per area, so wiping out other creatures nearby can trigger new Equus spawns.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Equus Taming Calculator
Open Calculator→| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 RockarrotBest | 23 | 8:48 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Archelon Algae | 24 | 18:24 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Crops | 96 | 1:15:60 | 66 Lvl (216) |
 Mejoberry | 598 | 5:58:12 | 13 Lvl (163) |
    | 957 | 6:22:24 | 5 Lvl (155) |
Breeding
Open Calculator →Quick Info
Equus SaddleLv.20
XP Calculator
Full Calculator→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.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Harvesting a dead Equus yields Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. The corpse has 320 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.
Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.
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
Harvest Guide →Weight Reduction
Damage Resistances
The Equus's damage profile includes 13 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. With 7 resistances and 6 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +120% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.
Base Stats
Full Stats→| 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
Damage dealt to the Equus varies across 1 hitbox zone. Its weakest point is the Head at 2x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.
Can Damage
Open damage calculator →The Equus can damage: Thatch. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.
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
Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Equus. Players share the best approach angles, food recommendations, and tricks for safe passive taming.
Welcome to the full Equus guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.
The Equus starts with 240 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 350 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.
Taming the Equus is done passively: sneak up and offer Rockarrot from your last hotbar slot. The taming calculator has detailed quantities for each level.
The Equus gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 1 day and 22 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.
Once tamed, the Equus can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.
