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

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

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

The best food for taming a Aberrant Manta is AnglerGel.

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

Check the interactive spawn map on the Aberrant Manta 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 Manta?

A baby Aberrant Manta takes 1 day and 13 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Aberrant Manta Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Aberrant Manta

VARIANT

Aberrant Manta

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 Manta spawns on 8 maps, typically found in oceans, deep rivers, and underwater caves. 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 Manta Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 9m 24s|Effectiveness: 92.7% (+69 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
AnglerGelBest	20	9:24	69 Lvl (219)

Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time1d 13h

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; the values above already reflect official rates.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Aberrant Manta's corpse can be harvested for Raw Fish Meat. The corpse has 230 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
Raw Fish 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 Manta has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. 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.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	307.2	+15.36	+1.00%
Stamina	270.0	+54.00	+4.00%
Torpidity	700.0	+42.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1000.0	+100.00	+2.00%
Weight	200.0	+4.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	106.0%	+5.30%	+5.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.25%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Aberrant Manta varies across 1 hitbox zone. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.5x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Aberrant Manta can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Aberrant Manta out.

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 Manta Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Aberrant Manta in ARK: Survival Ascended. Tips typically cover approach strategies, recommended food, and how to avoid spooking the Aberrant Manta mid-tame.

This page is your complete guide to the Aberrant Manta 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 Aberrant Manta has 307 base Health, 106% base Melee Damage, 200 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

The Aberrant Manta gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 1 day and 13 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

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

The Aberrant Manta is a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Variant group.

At 307 base HP, the Aberrant Manta is moderately tough. Melee starts at 106% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. Its base Stamina of 270 gives it decent staying power. A base Weight of 200 means modest carrying capacity.

This is a passive tame: no tranquilizers needed. Get close without startling it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. Its preferred food is AnglerGel.

As a tame, the Aberrant Manta is well-suited for deep-sea exploration, cave diving, and ocean resource runs. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Killing a wild Aberrant Manta yields 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.21 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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