State of Survival Unicorn Pet Build and Deployment Guide

To get the most value from the Unicorn pet in State of Survival, raise its level in the Pet Sanctuary, unlock its skill slots through grooming, prioritize troop lethality and rally capacity skills, and assign it as the lead pet for joint offensive rallies and facility defense.

Role and Core Bonuses

The Unicorn is an offensive combat pet tailored for PvP events, including Reservoir Raid and State vs. State (SvS). Unlike gathering or infected-hunting companions, its buffs apply directly to competitive battle scenarios.

Deploying and investing in the Unicorn provides three primary benefits:

Troop Combat Multipliers: Increases Attack, Defense, Lethality, and Health across Infantry, Riders, and Hunters.
Rally Bonuses: Expands both March Capacity and Rally Capacity when assigned as the lead march pet.
Sanctuary Stat Additions: Supplies passive settlement stat bonuses that remain active even when the Unicorn is not actively marching outside base.

During combat, the Unicorn's innate active ability triggers periodically to deal direct burst damage to the enemy frontline while applying an offensive stat buff to your deployed forces.

Pet Sanctuary Progression Tracks

Upgrading the Unicorn in the Pet Sanctuary requires dividing resources across three distinct mechanics: Pet Level, Grooming, and Pet Skills.

Progression Track	Required Resource	Combat Benefit
Pet Level	Pet Food	Increases base Troop Attack and Troop Defense
Pet Grooming	Grooming Tools / Biscuits	Raises star tier, expands stat caps, and unlocks skill slots
Pet Skills	Skill Manuals	Adds customizable combat passives and enhances abilities

Feed the Unicorn Pet Food until you hit level thresholds, then use Grooming Tools to raise its star rating. Grooming increases the pet's attribute caps and opens additional passive skill slots required for advanced combat builds.

Recommended Skill Priorities

Once skill slots are unlocked through grooming, prioritize passive skills that enhance frontline breakthrough and rally size:

Troop Lethality: Prioritize raw Lethality first to overcome enemy Health pools directly during battle calculations.
Troop Health: Strengthens the survivability of your frontline Infantry screen, protecting backline Hunters and Riders from incoming damage.
March Capacity Expander: Increases total march volume, which is vital for rally leaders engaging in Capital Clash and Fortress battles.
Targeted Troop Amplification: Add specialized Rider or Hunter damage boosts that match your strongest hero generations and Chief Gear stats.

Deployment Scenarios

Because active pet slots per march are limited, deploy the Unicorn where its team-wide multipliers provide the highest yield.

Rally Leader

Assign the Unicorn to your primary march when initiating offensive rallies against enemy settlements, SvS bunkers, or the Capital. The Unicorn's shared rally capacity increase and universal offensive buffs scale across all allied troops joining the march.

Garrison Defense Anchor

Place the Unicorn on defense when garrisoning an alliance facility or holding your settlement against incoming rallies. Its periodic burst damage helps eliminate enemy frontline Infantry waves, reducing durability loss on defended structures during multi-wave sieges.

Resource Management Tips

Pet materials are scarce, so manage your upgrade items efficiently:

Save Resources for Events: Hold Pet Food, Skill Books, and Grooming Tools for SvS Preparation stages or Pet Sanctuary Training events to claim milestone rewards while upgrading.
Dismantle Unused Manuals: Recycle low-tier skill duplicates and obsolete pet materials in your inventory to acquire materials for high-tier manuals suited for the Unicorn.
Watch Soft Caps: Avoid spending excessive Pet Food on high levels with diminishing returns until other sanctuary pets reach the minimum levels needed to activate their passive settlement bonuses.