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

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

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

The best food for taming a Aberrant Moschops is Raw Mutton. It also accepts Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Fish Meat.

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

Check the interactive spawn map on the Aberrant Moschops 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 Moschops?

A baby Aberrant Moschops takes 2 days to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 16°C and 20°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Aberrant Moschops Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Aberrant Moschops

VARIANT

Aberrant Moschops

Spawn Command

Information

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Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

9 mapsFull Map →

Found across 9 maps in most regions of the map. Green zones have the highest spawn density. Each species has a population cap per area, so wiping out other creatures nearby can trigger new Aberrant Moschops spawns.

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 Moschops Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 26m 7s|Effectiveness: 99.9% (+74 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Raw MuttonBest	12	26:07	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Prime Meat	15	32:56	74 Lvl (224)
Cooked Lamb Chop	29	1:04:41	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Prime Fish Meat	36	42:01	74 Lvl (224)
Berries	2850	43:12:11	1 Lvl (151)
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Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp16°C – 20°C

Maturation Time2d

Quick Info

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill477 XP

6 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

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Aberrant Moschops's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw 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
Hide	40%~9~8 hits	60%~14~6 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.

Gathering Abilities

Harvest Guide →

Levelable HarvestSapRaw Prime MeatRaw Prime Fish MeatRare FlowerRare MushroomLeech BloodOrganic Polymer

Damage Resistances

The Aberrant Moschops's damage profile includes 12 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. With 6 resistances and 5 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +120% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. 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%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	360.0	+72.00	+4.00%
Stamina	300.0	+30.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	300.0	+18.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	300.0	+30.00	+2.00%
Weight	200.0	+4.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	106.0%	+5.30%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Aberrant Moschops has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Hit the Head (1.5x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Aberrant Moschops can damage: Thatch, Wood. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

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 Moschops Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Aberrant Moschops in ARK: Survival Ascended. Players share the best approach angles, food recommendations, and tricks for safe passive taming.

Welcome to the full Aberrant Moschops 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.

The Aberrant Moschops starts with 360 base Health, 106% base Melee Damage, 200 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

Taming the Aberrant Moschops is done passively: sneak up and offer Raw Mutton from your last hotbar slot. The taming calculator has detailed quantities for each level.

Breeding Aberrant Moschopss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 16°C and 20°C. Full maturation takes 2 days. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

The Aberrant Moschops, a tamable, omnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is well-known across multiple maps. It falls within the Variant classification.

Its base Stamina of 300 gives it average stamina. With 106% base Melee Damage, the Aberrant Moschops has respectable melee power. The Aberrant Moschops has 360 base Health - moderately tough. 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 Raw Mutton.

As a tame, the Aberrant Moschops is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 16°C and 20°C. A wild Aberrant Moschops is worth 6 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.5 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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