How do you tame a Aberrant Arthropluera in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Aberrant Arthropluera is a passive tame. Approach it carefully without startling it and place Broth of Enlightenment in your last hotbar slot, then feed it by hand.

What does a Aberrant Arthropluera eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Aberrant Arthropluera is Broth of Enlightenment. It also accepts Spoiled Meat, Raw Meat, Raw Fish Meat.

Where can you find Aberrant Arthropluera in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Aberrant Arthropluera 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 Aberrant Arthropluera?

A baby Aberrant Arthropluera takes 2 days and 3 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 18°C and 22°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Aberrant Arthropluera Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Aberrant Arthropluera

VARIANT

Aberrant Arthropluera

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

8 mapsFull Map →

The Aberrant Arthropluera spawns on 8 maps, typically found in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. 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.

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Aberrant Arthropluera Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 0s|Effectiveness: 100.0% (+74 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Broth of EnlightenmentBest	1	0	74 Lvl (224)
Spoiled Meat	12	5:30	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Meat	75	37:00	37 Lvl (187)
Raw Fish Meat	186	1:32:30	10 Lvl (160)

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp18°C – 22°C

Maturation Time2d 3h

Quick Info

Saddle

Arthropluera SaddleLv.54

Carried By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill318 XP

4 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

Arthropluera SaddleBase: 13.1 XP · Lv.54

52 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Chitin, Raw Meat from a Aberrant Arthropluera corpse. The corpse has 230 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Chitin	40%~9~8 hits	70%~17~6 hits
Raw Meat	60%~11~8 hits	40%~7~6 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.

Damage Resistances

The Aberrant Arthropluera has 13 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 4 resistances and 9 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +400% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

Piercing ProjectilesCompound bow, crossbow

140%+40%

Demolition ExplosivesDemolition charges

150%+50%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	480.0	+96.00	+4.00%
Stamina	200.0	+20.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	175.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1200.0	+120.00	+2.00%
Weight	100.0	+2.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	106.0%	+5.30%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Aberrant Arthropluera varies across 1 hitbox zone. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 2.5x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.

Headr_jaw

2.50x

Can Damage

The Aberrant Arthropluera can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Factor the Aberrant Arthropluera 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

Aberrant Arthropluera Tips & Tricks

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

Welcome to the full Aberrant Arthropluera 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.

At base level the Aberrant Arthropluera has 480 base Health, 106% base Melee Damage, 100 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Aberrant Arthropluera is a passive tame — approach carefully and hand-feed it Broth of Enlightenment without knocking it out. See the taming calculator for exact food counts and timing.

Breeding Aberrant Arthroplueras produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 18°C and 22°C. Full maturation takes 2 days and 3 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Aberrant Arthropluera can harvest Chitin, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Aberrant Arthropluera is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Variant category.

With 200 base Stamina, the Aberrant Arthropluera has average stamina. Melee starts at 106% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. The Aberrant Arthropluera has 480 base Health - reasonably durable. Weight capacity starts at 100, giving it a reasonable inventory size.

Taming the Aberrant Arthropluera doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Broth of Enlightenment.

After taming, the Aberrant Arthropluera is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 18°C–22°C temperature window. A wild Aberrant Arthropluera is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.2 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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