Shinehorn
Shoulder Pet · 14 maps
Overview
Shinehorn is a small herbivore that functions as a Shoulder Pet. It provides weight reduction for gathered resources and can be carried by larger flying and swimming creatures. This makes it useful for efficient resource transport during aerial or aquatic expeditions.
It can be airlifted by Argentavis, Desmodus, Griffin, Karkinos, Megalosaurus, Tropeognathus, Kaprosuchus, Procoptodon, Pteranodon, Quetzal, Tapejara, or Tusoteuthis for rapid deployment across the map.
Spawn Locations
14 mapsShinehorn spawns in bio-zones and caves. It is rare and appears across 14 ARK maps. Look for it in underground areas or designated ecological zones where rare herbivores tend to cluster.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Shinehorn is tamed passively. Feed it Plant Species Z Seed to complete the process. Aggeravic Mushroom also works but provides significantly less affinity per use. The tame takes about 1 minute with 5 Plant Species Z Seeds at level 150 on official settings. No narcotics are needed. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plant Species Z SeedBest | 3 | 28 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Aggeravic Mushroom | 13 | 2:48 | 72 Lvl (222) |
  | 934 | 3:37:42 | 0 Lvl (150) |
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Shinehorn yields Hide and Raw Meat. The Hatchet yields the most Hide, while the Pick favors 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 ridden, Shinehorn gathers a wide variety of plant-based resources. Its melee attack harvests Berries, Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Stimberry, Rare Flower, Rare Mushroom, Plant Species X Seed, Plant Species Y Seed, and Wood at 10× efficiency. It also gathers Fiber and Cactus Sap at 8×. This makes it ideal for farming seeds and stimulant berries.
Damage Resistances
Shinehorn has a strong weakness to Instant HurtDinos, taking +120% more damage. It is highly resistant to Radiation, taking -100% damage. Explosion and melee attacks from metal weapons also exploit its vulnerabilities. Avoid using spike walls or ranged turrets, as it resists those damage types.
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 115.0 | +23.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 180.0 | +19.80 | +2.20% |
 Torpidity | 60.0 | +3.60 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 180.0 | +19.80 | +2.20% |
 Food | 450.0 | +45.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 100.0 | +2.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.50% | +11.50% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The Head has a damage multiplier of 3x, making headshots highly effective for knocking out Shinehorn. Focus attacks on the jaw area for maximum efficiency.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch structures. Build at least in Wood to protect against Shinehorn damage.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeleeHerbivore Small | 12 | 66.0 | — | — | — | — |
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
Shinehorn Tips & Tricks
Shinehorn takes +120% more damage from Instant HurtDinos, making it vulnerable in dino-heavy combat zones.
It is completely immune to Radiation damage, allowing safe operation in irradiated biomes.
Its melee attack gathers most berries, seeds, and wood at 10× efficiency, ideal for stimulant and crop farming.
It can be carried by flyers like Argentavis and swimmers like Tusoteuthis, enabling mobile harvesting from the air or sea.
This page covers Shinehorn's stats, taming, breeding, harvest specs, and combat data. For precise planning, use the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map tools available on the site.
