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

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

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

The best food for taming a Aberrant Ovis is Sweet Vegetable Cake.

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

Check the interactive spawn map on the Aberrant Ovis 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 Ovis?

A baby Aberrant Ovis takes 2 days to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Aberrant Ovis Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Aberrant Ovis

VARIANT

Aberrant Ovis

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

9 mapsFull Map →

The Aberrant Ovis spawns on 9 maps, typically found in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. 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 Ovis Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 0s|Effectiveness: 100.0% (+75 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Sweet Vegetable CakeBest	1	0	75 Lvl (225)

Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

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 Kill80 XP

1 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 Ovis's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Mutton, Pelt. The corpse has 35 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Creature HPBody HP: 240 (12 events)

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~10~8 hits	60%~15~6 hits
Raw Mutton	60%~11~8 hits	40%~7~6 hits
Pelt	40%~10~8 hits	60%~15~6 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

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Aberrant Ovis is modified by 12 different type-specific multipliers. It shrugs off 7 damage types but is weak to 5, 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.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

40%-60%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

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	96.0	+19.20	+4.00%
Stamina	100.0	+10.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	85.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1200.0	+120.00	+2.00%
Weight	90.0	+1.80	+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 Ovis has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Hit the Head (1.5x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

HeadJaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Aberrant Ovis can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Its ability to break Metal structures makes the Aberrant Ovis a serious raid threat - account for it in base defense.

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 Ovis Tips & Tricks

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

Everything you need to know about the Aberrant Ovis in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Aberrant Ovis has 96 base Health, 106% base Melee Damage, 90 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

The Aberrant Ovis gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 2 days. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

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

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

Stamina sits at 100 base, providing tires quickly. Melee starts at 106% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. The Aberrant Ovis has 96 base Health - extremely fragile. Weight capacity starts at 90, giving it not built for hauling.

Taming the Aberrant Ovis doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Sweet Vegetable Cake.

After taming, the Aberrant Ovis earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Defeating one in the wild grants 1 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.79 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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