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

The Aberrant Stegosaurus is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Regular Kibble for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

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

The best food for taming a Aberrant Stegosaurus is Regular Kibble. It also accepts Base Veggie, Mejoberry, Amarberry.

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

Check the interactive spawn map on the Aberrant Stegosaurus 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 Stegosaurus?

A baby Aberrant Stegosaurus takes 2 days and 3 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 22°C and 28°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Aberrant Stegosaurus Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Aberrant Stegosaurus

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Aberrant Stegosaurus

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

9 mapsFull Map →

The Aberrant Stegosaurus 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 Stegosaurus Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 40m 56s|Effectiveness: 99.8% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 500Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Regular KibbleBest	32	40:56	74 Lvl (224)
Archelon Algae	80	48:01	74 Lvl (224)
Crops	319	3:11:25	62 Lvl (212)
Mejoberry	425	3:11:16	55 Lvl (205)
Berries	638	3:11:24	41 Lvl (191)

Required Narcotics (Regular Kibble ×32)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp22°C – 28°C

Maturation Time2d 3h

Quick Info

Saddle

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill398 XP

5 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

Stego SaddleBase: 31.4 XP · Lv.26

126 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Aberrant Stegosaurus yields Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Keratin. The corpse has 360 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.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~15~12 hits	60%~22~9 hits
Raw Meat	60%~17~12 hits	40%~11~9 hits
Raw Prime Meat	3%~1~12 hits	2%~0~9 hits
Keratin	2%~1~12 hits	3%~1~9 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

Weight Reduction

Bingleberry-75%

Damage Resistances

The Aberrant Stegosaurus has 13 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 7 resistances and 6 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +200% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. 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	624.0	+124.80	+4.00%
Stamina	300.0	+30.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	500.0	+30.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	6000.0	+600.00	+2.00%
Weight	500.0	+10.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	106.0%	+5.30%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+2.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Aberrant Stegosaurus has 3 hitbox zones, each with a different damage multiplier. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.67x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there. Avoid the Tail (0.7x) - it's the most armored zone.

BodyCnt_Spine_003_JNT_SKL

0.70x

HeadCnt_Neck_004_JNT_SKL

1.67x

TailCnt_Tail_000_JNT_SKL

0.70x

Can Damage

The Aberrant Stegosaurus can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Aberrant Stegosaurus 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 Stegosaurus Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Aberrant Stegosaurus. Players often share optimal trap layouts and torpor weapon comparisons for the Aberrant Stegosaurus.

Everything you need to know about the Aberrant Stegosaurus 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 Stegosaurus has 624 base Health, 106% base Melee Damage, 500 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Aberrant Stegosaurus is a knockout tame — render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.

Breeding Aberrant Stegosauruss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 22°C and 28°C. Full maturation takes 2 days and 3 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Aberrant Stegosaurus as a tamable, herbivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. Classified under the Variant group.

Its base Melee Damage sits at 106%, giving it decent hitting power. With 624 base Health, the Aberrant Stegosaurus is impressively tough. Stamina sits at 300 base, providing average stamina. A base Weight of 500 means massive inventory space.

To tame the Aberrant Stegosaurus, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. For best results, use Regular Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.

Once tamed, the Aberrant Stegosaurus is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 22°C–28°C temperature window. Defeating one in the wild grants 5 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.29 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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