How do you tame a Unicorn in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Unicorn is a passive tame. Approach it carefully without startling it and place Rockarrot in your last hotbar slot, then feed it by hand.

What does a Unicorn eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Unicorn is Rockarrot. It also accepts Base Veggie, Mejoberry, Amarberry.

Where can you find Unicorn in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Unicorn spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Unicorn?

A baby Unicorn takes 1 day and 22 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Unicorn Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Unicorn

VARIANT

Unicorn

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

12 mapsFull Map →

The Unicorn spawns on 12 maps, typically found in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

Explore full interactive mapAstraeos →

Unicorn Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 4m 24s|Effectiveness: 99.8% (+74 Lvl)Lv.150

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)
Berries	479	3:11:12	18 Lvl (168)
+2 more in calculator →

Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time1d 22h

Quick Info

Saddle

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill80 XP

1 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Equus SaddleBase: 22.2 XP · Lv.20

89 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt from a Unicorn corpse. The corpse has 320 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~13~10 hits	60%~20~8 hits
Raw Meat	60%~15~10 hits	40%~10~8 hits
Pelt	40%~13~10 hits	60%~20~8 hits

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

Weight Reduction

Clay-80%

Sand-80%

Cactus Sap-80%

Cementing Paste-80%

Stone-50%

Chitin/Keratin-50%

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Unicorn is modified by 13 different type-specific multipliers. It shrugs off 7 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

40%-60%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

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	+0.00	+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

Aiming matters - the Unicorn has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 2x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.

Headc_neck3

2.00x

Can Damage

The Unicorn can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Factor the Unicorn into your PvP defense plans - it can chew through Metal walls.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Unicorn Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Unicorn - and contribute your own tips. Tips typically cover approach strategies, recommended food, and how to avoid spooking the Unicorn mid-tame.

This page is your complete guide to the Unicorn in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities — plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.

At base level the Unicorn has 240 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 350 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Unicorn is a passive tame — approach carefully and hand-feed it Rockarrot without knocking it out. See the taming calculator for exact food counts and timing.

The Unicorn 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 Unicorn can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Unicorn as a tamable, herbivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Variant classification.

Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. At 240 base HP, the Unicorn is relatively fragile. Its base Stamina of 560 gives it respectable staying power. Weight capacity starts at 350, giving it generous inventory space.

The Unicorn is passively tamed - approach it carefully and feed it by hand without knocking it out. Its preferred food is Rockarrot.

Once tamed, the Unicorn earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Killing a wild Unicorn yields 1 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.44 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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