Equus

Equus

Dossier Equus.png

Creature

Group

Mammals

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Loyal

Release Versions

256.0
Mar 31, 2017

753.0
Apr 26, 2017

506.0
Apr 26, 2017

1.1.06
Dec 20, 2018

599.0
Nov 30, 2018

311.74
Jun 11, 2020

678.15
Sep 1, 2021

Variants

• Aberrant Equus
• Eerie Equus
• Noctis
• R-Equus
• Unicorn

Spawn Command

cheat summon Equus_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Equus/Equus_Character_BP.Equus_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Equus
cheat summon Equus_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Equus/Equus_Character_BP_Aberrant.Equus_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35
Variant R-Equus
cheat summon Equus_Character_BP_Eden_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Dinos/BiomeVariants/Equus_Character_BP_Eden.Equus_Character_BP_Eden'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Equus (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Equus_Character_BP_STA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Equus_Character_BP_STA.Equus_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Passive

Level Requirement

Level 10

Preferred Kibble

Simple Kibble

Preferred Kibble

Kibble (Dilo Egg)

Preferred Food

Rockarrot

Preferred Food

Fresh Spinach 

Equipment

No Saddle Needed
Equus Saddle (Level 20)

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Data

XP for kill

4 XP

Feces Size

Medium

Drag Weight

125

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

• Aberrant Megalosaurus
• Argentavis
• Blood Crystal Wyvern
• Ember Crystal Wyvern
• Fire Wyvern
• Forest Wyvern
• Ice Wyvern
• Karkinos
• Lightning Wyvern
• Mammoth
• Megalosaurus
• Poison Wyvern
• Quetzal
• Tek Quetzal
• Tropical Crystal Wyvern
• Tusoteuthis
• X-Argentavis

Immobilized By

• Bola
• Bear Trap
• Large Bear Trap
• Plant Species Y Trap
• Net Projectile

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse

Reproduction

Gestation Time

7h 56m 11.429s

Baby Time

4h 37m 46.667s

Juvenile Time

18h 31m 6.667s

Adolescent Time

23h 8m 53.333s

Total Maturation Time

1d 22h 17m 46.667s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

• Equus
• Aberrant Equus
• R-Equus

• The Island
• The Center
• Scorched Earth
• Ragnarok
• Extinction
• Valguero
• Genesis: Part 1
• Crystal Isles

• Aberration
• Valguero

• Genesis: Part 2

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Equus is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

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Species

Equus magnus

Time

Pleistocene

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Loyal

Wild

Equus magnus appears to be an ancestor of the modern horse. Based on its stripes, it may be the African variant of Equus giganteus, which appeared in North America during the Ice Age, but that is pure conjecture. Its behavior in the wild is similar to that of other wild members of the Equus genus - it sustains itself by grazing, while keeping safe from predators by living in herds and outrunning its attackers via superior speed and stamina.

Domesticated

Horse and man have long been partners in survival, and this remains true on the Island. In Equus, survivors will find a trusty steed or pack animal that can carry them swiftly across land. Taming an Equus has proven interesting, requiring carefully approaching the creature in the wild, mounting it, and then carefully soothing over time by feeding it vegetables. In fact, Equus' reliability has lead some survivors to construct special saddles for them. I even encountered a man who added extra saddle-pouches that doubled as mobile crafting stations for chemical supplies, foodstuffs, and other items. Although not as robust as what you might find within a village, this utility helped him live a nomadic, solitary lifestyle. Some survivors employ Equus to herd and wrangle other creatures with a specialized lasso. This tool is sometimes effective for self-defense as well, as Equus is limited in battle on its own...at least compared to aggressive prehistoric carnivores.

„

~ Helena

Behavior

The Equus will trot around the island and poses no threat to any survivors. If a player gets near one, they will flee. If you wish to get near one to tame, use a Ghillie Suit. Overall their behavior is similar to that of modern wild horses.

Appearance

The Equus appears like a mixture of zebra and a large modern breed of domestic horse. It has a long wild mane, zebra like stripes, a tail like a horse and a shaggy beard like a goat's. From the dossier it appears to be comparable to larger horse breeds in terms of size, such as the Shire horse.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Equus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Equus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Equus will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Equus's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Equus's "body" magenta.

• Equus
• R-Equus

Region 0:
Body

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 4:
Stripes

Region 5:
Legs and Beard

Region 0:
Main

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 2:
Borders

Region 3:
Spots

Region 4:
Extra

Region 5:
Back

Unicorn (Variant)

Main article: Unicorn

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The Unicorn is a variant of the Equus distinguished by its white coloring and the horn protruding from its forehead. Only one wild Unicorn may exist at a time. Once tamed, another Unicorn may spawn in its place, as the tamed Unicorns no longer block wild spawns. Players can utilize cross server transfer to find other Unicorns to breed with. They can be transferred to Aberration maps as well. Unicorns can breed with other Unicorns, but they can not breed with an Equus.

In ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile, the Unicorn has some noticeable differences.

Drops

• Raw Meat
• Hide
• Pelt

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	240	+48	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	560	+56	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	1500	+150	+10%
Weight	350	+7	+4%
Melee Damage	9 / 11	+0.45 / +0.55	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1.75%	20%
Torpidity	420	+25.2	N/A	0.5

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2
Walking	450	?	?	1158.3	965.2499	1158.29988	5
Swimming	600	?	?	?	?	?	?

• ¹These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non imprinted.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		10	500	0	620
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		9

Buck Kick		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		100	500	0	620
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		11				38.5	3.5

Whinney		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	500	0	620

Buck Feed Response		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	500	0	620

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.

Equus

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Combat

General

The Equus is a useful early game tame. It's fast and deals torpor with its buck attack so you can tame other creatures early game.

Strategy

Equus are a passive creature that when startled, will attempt to flee. Bolas and any kind of ranged/short range weapon is effective at stopping and killing them along with most tames.

Weaponry

Bolas are effective against the Equus. Mostly every other weapon is also effective.

Dangers

The Equus itself doesn't appear to present any immediate threat. Predators nearby are your biggest worry, as focusing on the tame or kill may distract you from your surroundings. If you attempt at taming it, it may kick you and set your torpor immediately at 50%, leaving you unable to defend yourself against nearby predators around. The Equus may pose a threat in PVP as it can quickly transport your enemy, and deal torpor to you, possibly knocking you out.

Weakness

Most weaponry or creatures should be able to kill them without much trouble - provided you can keep up with it.

Taming

All numbers in these charts are inaccurate as of now. Still need more testing before saying by how much with any accuracy. For now have at least 10 extra Kibble for Kibble tames so as not to be under and lose the tame due to having to jump off. (update: a 150 Equus requires 31 Troodon Kibble to tame. Times appear to be the same though only a longer total because of the extra feeding intervals)

In ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile, the Equus is tamed with Kibble (Dilo Egg).

• Base
• Mobile

Level 1		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	2	01:04	0:01:04
Rockarrot	3	01:12	0:02:24
Crops	12	01:44	0:19:12
Fresh Barley	12	01:44	0:19:12
Fresh Wheat	12	01:44	0:19:12
Soybean	12	01:44	0:19:12
Dried Wheat	12	03:29	0:38:24
Sweet Vegetable Cake	30	00:49	0:24:00
Mejoberry	74	01:12	1:28:48
Berries	119	00:48	1:35:12

Level 30		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	4	00:42	0:02:08
Rockarrot	7	00:56	0:05:36
Crops	29	01:39	0:46:24
Fresh Barley	29	01:39	0:46:24
Fresh Wheat	29	01:39	0:46:24
Soybean	29	01:39	0:46:24
Dried Wheat	29	03:18	1:32:48
Sweet Vegetable Cake	71	00:48	0:56:48
Mejoberry	176	01:12	3:31:12
Berries	282	00:48	3:45:36

Level 60		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	6	00:38	0:03:12
Rockarrot	11	00:52	0:08:48
Crops	45	01:38	1:12:00
Fresh Barley	45	01:38	1:12:00
Fresh Wheat	45	01:38	1:12:00
Soybean	45	01:38	1:12:00
Dried Wheat	45	03:16	2:24:00
Sweet Vegetable Cake	113	00:48	1:30:24
Mejoberry	282	01:12	5:38:24
Berries	450	00:48	6:00:00

Level 90		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	8	00:36	0:04:16
Rockarrot	15	00:51	0:12:00
Crops	62	01:37	1:39:12
Fresh Barley	62	01:37	1:39:12
Fresh Wheat	62	01:37	1:39:12
Soybean	62	01:37	1:39:12
Dried Wheat	62	03:15	3:18:24
Sweet Vegetable Cake	155	00:48	2:04:00
Mejoberry	387	01:12	7:44:24
Berries	619	00:48	8:15:12

Level 120		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	10	00:35	0:05:20
Rockarrot	19	00:50	0:15:12
Crops	79	01:37	2:06:24
Fresh Barley	79	01:37	2:06:24
Fresh Wheat	79	01:37	2:06:24
Soybean	79	01:37	2:06:24
Dried Wheat	79	03:14	4:12:48
Sweet Vegetable Cake	197	00:48	2:37:36
Mejoberry	493	01:12	9:51:36
Berries	788	00:48	10:30:24

Level 150		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	12	00:34	0:06:24
Rockarrot	23	00:50	0:18:24
Crops	96	01:37	2:33:36
Fresh Barley	96	01:37	2:33:36
Fresh Wheat	96	01:37	2:33:36
Soybean	96	01:37	2:33:36
Dried Wheat	96	03:14	5:07:12
Sweet Vegetable Cake	240	00:48	3:12:00
Mejoberry	598	01:12	11:57:36
Berries	957	00:48	12:45:36

	Level 1		Feeding Interval	Time
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	2	01:04	0:01:04
	Rockarrot	4	01:04	0:03:12
	Crops	14	01:43	0:22:24
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	34	00:49	0:27:12
	Mejoberry	85	01:12	1:42:00
	Berries	135	00:48	1:48:00
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	1	00:00	0:00:32
	Rockarrot	2	01:36	0:01:36
	Crops	5	02:00	0:08:00
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	12	00:52	0:09:36
	Mejoberry	29	01:14	0:34:48
	Berries	45	00:49	0:36:00
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	1	00:00	0:00:32
	Rockarrot	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Crops	1	00:00	0:01:36
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	2	01:36	0:01:36
	Mejoberry	3	01:48	0:03:36
	Berries	5	01:00	0:04:00
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	1	00:00	0:00:32
	Rockarrot	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Crops	1	00:00	0:01:36
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Mejoberry	1	00:00	0:01:12
	Berries	1	00:00	0:00:48

	Level 30		Feeding Interval	Time
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	5	00:40	0:02:40
	Rockarrot	8	00:54	0:06:24
	Crops	33	01:39	0:52:48
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	81	00:48	1:04:48
	Mejoberry	201	01:12	4:01:12
	Berries	322	00:48	4:17:36
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	2	01:04	0:01:04
	Rockarrot	3	01:12	0:02:24
	Crops	11	01:45	0:17:36
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	27	00:49	0:21:36
	Mejoberry	67	01:13	1:20:24
	Berries	108	00:48	1:26:24
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	1	00:00	0:00:32
	Rockarrot	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Crops	2	03:12	0:03:12
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	3	01:12	0:02:24
	Mejoberry	7	01:24	0:08:24
	Berries	11	00:52	0:08:48
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	1	00:00	0:00:32
	Rockarrot	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Crops	1	00:00	0:01:36
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Mejoberry	1	00:00	0:01:12
	Berries	1	00:00	0:00:48

	Level 75		Feeding Interval	Time
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	8	00:36	0:04:16
	Rockarrot	15	00:51	0:12:00
	Crops	62	01:37	1:39:12
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	153	00:48	2:02:24
	Mejoberry	382	01:12	7:38:24
	Berries	611	00:48	8:08:48
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	3	00:48	0:01:36
	Rockarrot	5	01:00	0:04:00
	Crops	21	01:40	0:33:36
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	51	00:48	0:40:48
	Mejoberry	128	01:12	2:33:36
	Berries	204	00:48	2:43:12
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	1	00:00	0:00:32
	Rockarrot	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Crops	3	02:24	0:04:48
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	6	00:57	0:04:48
	Mejoberry	13	01:18	0:15:36
	Berries	21	00:50	0:16:48
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	1	00:00	0:00:32
	Rockarrot	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Crops	1	00:00	0:01:36
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Mejoberry	1	00:00	0:01:12
	Berries	2	01:36	0:01:36

	Level 150		Feeding Interval	Time
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	14	00:34	0:07:28
	Rockarrot	27	00:49	0:21:36
	Crops	110	01:36	2:56:00
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	274	00:48	3:39:12
	Mejoberry	684	01:12	13:40:48
	Berries	1093	00:48	14:34:24
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	5	00:40	0:02:40
	Rockarrot	9	00:54	0:07:12
	Crops	37	01:38	0:59:12
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	92	00:48	1:13:36
	Mejoberry	228	01:12	4:33:36
	Berries	365	00:48	4:52:00
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	1	00:00	0:00:32
	Rockarrot	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Crops	4	02:08	0:06:24
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	10	00:53	0:08:00
	Mejoberry	23	01:15	0:27:36
	Berries	37	00:49	0:29:36
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	1	00:00	0:00:32
	Rockarrot	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Crops	1	00:00	0:01:36
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Mejoberry	2	02:24	0:02:24
	Berries	3	01:12	0:02:24

	Level 300		Feeding Interval	Time
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	26	00:33	0:13:52
	Rockarrot	49	00:49	0:39:12
	Crops	206	01:36	5:29:36
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	515	00:48	6:52:00
	Mejoberry	1286	01:12	25:43:12
	Berries	2058	00:48	27:26:24
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	9	00:36	0:04:48
	Rockarrot	17	00:51	0:13:36
	Crops	69	01:37	1:50:24
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	172	00:48	2:17:36
	Mejoberry	429	01:12	8:34:48
	Berries	686	00:48	9:08:48
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	1	00:00	0:00:32
	Rockarrot	2	01:36	0:01:36
	Crops	7	01:52	0:11:12
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	18	00:50	0:14:24
	Mejoberry	43	01:13	0:51:36
	Berries	69	00:48	0:55:12
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	1	00:00	0:00:32
	Rockarrot	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Crops	1	00:00	0:01:36
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	2	01:36	0:01:36
	Mejoberry	3	01:48	0:03:36
	Berries	5	01:00	0:04:00

	Level 450		Feeding Interval	Time
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	38	00:32	0:20:16
	Rockarrot	72	00:48	0:57:36
	Crops	303	01:36	8:04:48
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	756	00:48	10:04:48
	Mejoberry	1889	01:12	37:46:48
	Berries	3022	00:48	40:17:36
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	13	00:34	0:06:56
	Rockarrot	24	00:50	0:19:12
	Crops	101	01:36	2:41:36
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	252	00:48	3:21:36
	Mejoberry	630	01:12	12:36:00
	Berries	1008	00:48	13:26:24
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	2	01:04	0:01:04
	Rockarrot	3	01:12	0:02:24
	Crops	11	01:45	0:17:36
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	26	00:49	0:20:48
	Mejoberry	63	01:13	1:15:36
	Berries	101	00:48	1:20:48
	Kibble (Dilo Egg)	1	00:00	0:00:32
	Rockarrot	1	00:00	0:00:48
	Crops	1	00:00	0:01:36
	Sweet Vegetable Cake	2	01:36	0:01:36
	Mejoberry	5	01:30	0:06:00
	Berries	7	00:56	0:05:36

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Ingredients for Simple Kibble: 1 ×  Cooked Fish Meat, 1 ×  Small Egg, 5 ×  Fiber, 5 ×  Mejoberry, 2 ×  Rockarrot, 1 ×  Water

Preferred Food

• Simple Kibble
• Rockarrot

Taming Strategy

The Equus requires a unique non-violent taming method. Like most non-violent tames, the chosen food must be placed in the far right hotbar slot. Like the Tapejara, the Equus is a timid animal and will flee when startled. If a trapping/immobilizing method is not used, it is recommended to use a Ghillie suit and duck when approaching the Equus to reduce the chance that it will run. If Rockarrot is the food item in your hotbar, when close enough to feed it, "Feed Rockarrot to tame." will appear above the Equus. Press E to feed the Equus one food item the press E again to mount it. The Equus must be mounted to continue the taming process.

After successfully mounting the Equus, an effect depicting a hand holding a lasso around a bunch of Amarberries will appear in the lower right corner of the HUD. When the Equus begins to buck, the effect's icon will illuminate and include text to alert the player to press E to avoid being forcefully dismounted. The icon will blink a couple of times and then the player will be dismounted if E is not pressed in time. Avoid spamming E because pressing it more than once will dismount the player. If the player dismounts, whether by mistake or by failing to feed the Equus at the appropriate time, the Equus will kick the player once causing Torpidity. If the player's Fortitude is insufficient, the player will be knocked out for a brief period. Each time the player is forcefully dismounted, the taming effectiveness will be decreased.

During the taming process, the Equus will be uncontrollable and may cover a large area. It will tend to gallop first in the direction it's facing before changing direction, and may run off of cliffs or into water. If there are any predators in the area, the interference may reduce taming efficiency or cause the loss of the Equus. If the Equus swims in water for long enough the player will be dismounted and unable to remount.

Grabbing the Equus with an Argentavis, Megalosaurus, Karkinos, or Quetzal and dropping it into a premade trap structure is the most secure method of taming while preserving a high taming effectiveness. A Bola can be used for temporary immobilization but it is recommended to rapidly build an enclosure around the Equus in case it breaks the bola and runs away before being knocked out. If this happens, the player runs the risk of the Equus being killed by a hostile dinosaur or fleeing into a body of water and dying due to Piranha or drowning from passing out while still in the water. Another player with an Equus and a Lasso can be used to secure the Equus for the duration of the taming process. A Bear Trap can be used to immobilize the Equus but this will negatively affect the taming effectiveness.

If the taming process is incomplete and the taming effectiveness has been drastically reduced, the entire process can be restarted by knocking the Equus out. This will reset the taming effectiveness.

Utility

Roles

• Aberration Jack of All Trades: High Weight, very high stamina and extremely low stamina consumption, high speed and health make the Equus your Jack of All trades on maps with no flyers such as Aberration, as well as having better stats than most early game mounts such as a Raptor and being easier to tame than more advanced mounts such as a Ravager or a Sarcosuchus.
• Valguero and Ragnarok Easy Starter tame: on Ragnarok, the Equus is very common at the highlands biome the biome which you can farm wild Rockarrots and easily tame an equus, as well as Valguero, Horses spawn very commonly near the The Farm (Valguero) where you can farm wild Rockarrots and tame a horse.
• Knock-Out: The kick of a well-bred Equus is to be feared and respected; with a torpor inducing attack that scales with its melee damage, a horse can quickly outpace most other tranquilizing methods. This can make the Equus an invaluable tool for both taming and combat scenarios. However, beware that the damage from the kick can possibly kill your potential taming target or decrease taming effectiveness if the target is kicked after it has been knocked unconscious. To make it even easier, Bolas can be thrown from the horse's back to immobilize your target, be it a fleeing prey animal or an aggressive predator. For this role, level primarily Health and Melee Damage. (default: Rmb, , ).
• War Horse: The Equus can be used as a battle mount with its low stamina drain and reasonably high health (Level Speed and Stamina)
• Mobile Crafting: Their saddle acts as a Mortar and Pestle similar to Castoroides and Thorny Dragon with Smithy.
• Trapper: The saddle allows making Lassos, which can be thrown at creatures to tether them to you. You can then move where you want.
• Gatherer: the Equus can gather berries by attacking bushes or small trees.
• Racing Mount: In ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile, the Equus comes with a stat known as Equus Power. Equus Power determines the speed and stamina of the Equus for racing. It can also be bred for the chance to attain one of six racing classes. These are Lazy (0-1.99), Normal (2.00-3.09), Swift (3.10-4.50), Maiden (4.51 - 6.64), Racing (6.65 - 13.32), and Thoroughbred (13.33-16.15).
• Travel: The speed and stamina of an Equus allows it to outrun and outpace a huge majority of the creatures. With its kick attack, it can discourage most of the creatures that hunt it.
• Scout: The Equus' speed can make it a very viable scout for sneaking into other player's bases, provided there is a hole which it can fit through.
• Pet: The Equus' size is good enough to fit in a base, so keeping one for companionship is okay but not strategically useful.
• Carrier: The Equus reduces the weight of many items, so packing lots of cementing paste, chitin, and many other items can be useful for a walking mortar and pestle.

Weight Reduction

The Equus reduces the weight of the following resources by the listed amount while they are in its inventory:

Resource	Reduction
Achatina Paste	80%
Cactus Sap	80%
Cementing Paste	80%
Chitin	50%
Clay	80%
Keratin	50%
Sand	80%
Stone	50%

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Equus, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

• Dino Dossier revealed on 1/9/2017.
• Equus can be ridden with or without the saddle.
• Real Horses are social animals that live in herds, which means real Equus were social herd animals. Ark's Equus can occasionally be found in groups, but they are most often found wandering alone.
• The Equus has the longest period of gestation, probably because of Unicorn variant.
• You can get a good amount of experience on Ragnarok by running on the coast of highlands, gathering the Basilosaurus corpses, gathering berries with the Equus, and mass crafting narcotics.
• The Equus is one of four creatures that spawn on all maps the others being Coelacanth, Parasaur and raptor.

Changelog

Patch	Changes
256.0	Equus and Unicorn is added to the game
259.0	Rebalanced Equus Saddle cost
275.0 Aberration Expansion Release	Added Aberrant Equus
309.4	Fixed an edge case that caused the player to be destroyed when mounting an Equus and equipping its saddle
312.65	Reduced Equus maturation time. Now matches the Procoptodon
332.1	Reduced Equus gestation time (from 13h 13m 39.043s to 7h 56m 11.429s)

Gallery

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  Using the Lasso on an Equus